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Events: NA / Re: NA1 Events. next Public LB, Thurs 9 Eastern. 8/18

« on: August 20, 2016, 04:03:49 am »

Community name: DrTaco
Steam Name: DrTaco, Puncher of Skulls
Age: 21
Location/Timezone: EST/ETD
Regiments: 13te, Public Regiment
About yourself: Ran the 13te as a regiment for several (+5) years in several line battles before I handed it off to a second. Regularly play with the Public Regiment in the NA Hardcore linebattles.
Why you would be a good admin: I'm more or less doing this because I think I can help organize the Public Regiment (At least more than it already is), but I don't have any real ties to any of the regiments here so I won't play favorites when someone breaks the rules.
Previous Experience (if any): ~5 years of operating a Regiment for M&M and NW, a good portion of that time being spent with 'Public' regiments in one way or another.

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Blood & Iron / Re: Feedback

« on: August 02, 2016, 04:27:39 am »

melee hits are based on the end of the weapon (judged by the weapon length) making contact with the hit boxes, as far as i've seen there's not much wrong with it. the two regular stabs have a much greater chance in playing than the rifle butt hit, which has a 1 in 10 chance of playing.

medics restore health, this resolves the problems that the mod (and nas) had/have of being hit and being on low health after bleeding for a bit. the system is now arguably better than nw in that you now have an option of restoring lost health, otherwise you were probably going to die anyway

Just because the chance is low doesn't mean it's a good thing - it isn't. You're adding randomness to a system that absolutely should not have randomness in it - no exceptions. Your handling of your character's melee attacks should NOT BE UP TO CHANCE. AT ALL. If I want a stab, I don't want to have a chance of absolutely whiffing because the RNG chose a rifle butt.

The medics help, yes. The medics are good. But, and I think most of us will agree, the chance of someone bothering to play medic on the public server is low. Incredibly low. But if you're balancing this for events then fine, but as soon as the medic dies (And they will because everything is so damn accurate), the system will just piss people off because they'll be bleed out with no way to stop it.

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Blood & Iron / Re: Feedback

« on: August 01, 2016, 11:57:48 pm »

I have serious problems with melee in Napoleonic Wars anyway, but the added randomness to the animations on the downstab on the bayonet make this even worse.
Video to help explain my point

Combat animations should NEVER be randomized in any meaningful way.
Currently there are 3 animations for downstab. A lunge, the normal downstab, and a rifle butt. The ranges for all three of these animations are entirely different and the most infuriating fucking thing in the world. You don't know what attack will happen, and it's impossible to judge the range when it does because you can't guess where the hit will even land! That adds nothing but frustration and randomness to the already random-feeling combat that NW gives.

Combat animations need to properly be telegraphed in Mount & Blade, and this clearly isn't. L'aigle suffered from this problem too (And I believe it still does). I know this and most games that involve muskets are almost entirely shooting oriented, but that's no excuse to make melee worse from the base game.

Bleed adds nothing meaningful to the game and discourages melee.
I'm not sure if I need to say anything here. Medics are always in short supply and from my brief experience not very fun to play. I'm encouraged to avoid melee even more because getting hit even once (And you will get hit by something), you're going to die. And there's nothing you can do about it.

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Community / Re: What if Napoleonic Wars...

« on: September 28, 2013, 08:14:40 am »

What good would be left in the world?

What if there wasn't NW

I would be a much happier warband player.

What if NW didn't have an overhead thrust.

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Servers / Re: Napoleonic Wars: Administrative Applications

« on: July 29, 2013, 09:47:17 pm »

Community name: DrTaco
Steam Name: DrTaco, Puncher of Skulls
Age: 18
Location/Timezone: United States, EST/GMT-5
Applying for (Ts/Servers): Administrator for NA_1
Regiments: 13te/13th Rifles.
About yourself: I joined the 13th Rifles after playing in a few Line Battles as a public player, and stayed there for a year, then took over after the previous leader was banned from several servers. Then I quit after a year or so after that because I lost interest in leading the regiment and all the "politics" involved with it, and joined 5arge's "Pubs". I've been playing video games since I was very young.
Why you would be a good admin: I have no tolerance for people regardless if I know them and like them. I'll try to treat everyone fairly regardless if I personally don't like them at all, or I am very good friends with them. I will also try to work with other admins and players to make the best impression on the community, even if it's an unpopular decision. Of course, i'll be active in the servers and Taleworlds forum, but I will not visit this forum frequently, if i'm honest.
Previous Experience (if any): 13te Rifles server, 13te Minecraft Survival, Zancraft Minecraft Survival, Prussian Army Public server

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News & Announcements / Re: Developer Blog 17 - Napoleonic Wars v1.1 Public Beta!

« on: May 19, 2013, 07:26:14 pm »

I'm not sure why you guys are arguing about rifle melee - it's balanced now. I can now use my fists just as effectively to fight the ballerinas with bayonets.

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Community / Re: All factions are dying.

« on: April 10, 2013, 01:31:45 am »

Prussia is not dying, it is not growing. It is, and always will be, the pinnacle for which other factions aim to achieve.

I was under the impression they a dared not to reach for such heights.

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News & Announcements / Re: Developer Blog 7 - We’re Back!

« on: January 17, 2013, 01:10:43 am »

The steps taken for this are that most of the visual destruction will be client-side, so players will be able to customise their settings to achieve the best performance.

And.. How low is the average computer going to put these?

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Community / Re: What would you undo/redo in NW?

« on: December 05, 2012, 02:05:27 am »

Mele.. Eer.

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Community / Re: Mount and Musket or Napoleonic Wars?

« on: November 26, 2012, 10:16:50 pm »

MM

Liked the combat better, liked the graphics better, liked that it was free.

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Regiments / Re: 13te Infanterie-Bataillon

« on: November 16, 2012, 12:42:46 am »

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,254837.15.html > Use this. Please.

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Community / Re: Your very first experience in NW

« on: November 13, 2012, 03:25:00 am »

Wishing the MM servers were back u -- I mean...

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Other Games / Dwarf Fortress

« on: November 11, 2012, 08:36:56 pm »

So what is Dwarf Fortress?
Dwarf Fortress is a part rogue, part simcity in a high fantasy universe. In Fortress mode, you take command of seven drunken, antisocial, depressed, unethical, and at some points brain dead, Dwarves. The mission of these seven dwarves is to build a successful and wealthy mountainhome (Successful and wealthy is sort of subjective here). Along the way, the player fights threats of invasion from many different civilizations, animals, massive animals, the monsters of the caverns below, floods of the water and magma kind, vampires and other creatures of the night, and occasionally from themselves, all the while keeping their Dwarves fed, hydrated, clothed, and overall happy. In the Adventure mode, you are put into the shoes of a single sentient being (Dwarf, Elf, Human, the like) and travel across the world completing quests and fighting horrific beasts, and most of the time, being instantly murdered by them. Legends mode looks into the history of the world, looking at the various cities, landscapes, and people. (Some of the more badass than others)

Worlds are created from scratch. These can range from pocket size, to massive worlds. There are several ways to customize your world. mineral frequency, civilization number, and so on and so forth. The map, unless dictated otherwise, is generated randomly, some taking a step further and reproducing Europe. Each of these individual worlds you create has their own civilization names, people, and histories. There are no story lines, and you are free to do as you wish. Without getting killed of course.

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The gameplay is rather simple nightmarishly hard to understand at first, and rightly so. There is no official guide, or manual, or handout that explains what you should do first, and what kind of sick and twisted vegetable soup this is. The graphics in Dwarf Fortress are not very good. In fact, ARE NO GRAPHICS The 'graphics' in this game are ASCII. Computer characters representing a figure in the game. Thankfully, these are not tossed about at random. An Elephant, for instance, is a capital E. If you aren't a fan of this, several community mods Like Phobeus and Ironhand actually add graphics to the game, if a bit primitive. The basis of the game rarely utilizes the mouse. Most of the game is controlled by keystrokes and arrow keys, such as d for designation, d again for mining, and using the arrow keys and enter to select what wants to be mined. Oh, be careful about mining. There is a physics for this game, and if you mine too much without supporting columns, the cavern WILL collapse and brutishly murder your mining Dwarves if they are unlucky.

In itself, the game is brutal and unforgiving. One mistake can mean the end to your fortress (or worse). s there is no way to "win" the game. Every fortress, no matter how successful, is bound to be destroyed somehow; this has prompted the trademark phrase of the community: "Losing is fun."

You can find the download Here
You can find the Community forums Here

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Regiments / Re: 13te Infanterie-Bataillon

« on: November 11, 2012, 07:13:16 pm »

If you want to contact us, do not post here. We'll probably not respond. Use our forums or use Taleworlds: http://13terifles.enjin.com/home   http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,254837.15.html

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Regiments / 13te Infanterie-Bataillon

« on: November 11, 2012, 07:12:38 pm »

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,254837.15.html

This unit is a part of the Prussian Army

Pro Gloria Et Patria.

History

The 13th has seen action in many battles throughout history. Serving in the Second Schleswig War against Denmark, the division saw action in the wars major battles, the Battle of Düppeler Heights and the Battle of Als. The 13th also saw combat in the Austo-Prussian war, fighting in several engagements with Austria and it's South German allies, including the siege of Wurzburg. The Battalion also fought in the Franco-Prussian War, fighting in several battles and engagements including the Battle of Borney-Colombey, the Battle of Gravelotte and the Siege of Metz. The Battalion even saw action up into World War 1! The Battalion participated in the initial German drive through Belgium and France, culminating in the First battle of the Marne and fighting in the first and second battle of the Somme. The Battalion bore the brunt of the later Allied offensives, including the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Allied intelligence rated them as a "First Class Battalion."

Ranks and Enlisted
A list of the ranks and positions based on general dedication

Major
DrTaco

Hauptmann(Hptm)

  McWilly                               Sivart

Jäger Spoiler Offiziere Leutnant (Ltn) Vacant NCOs Unteroffizier (Uffz) YangWenli, Hensley Soldaten Gefreiter (Gft) John Adder, Tarnished Soldat (Sdt) Franceman, Dunken Donut, Flashman, Lev Myshkin, DrGuppy, Gunrun, Legit Derp, Windlife Rekrut(Rkt) At this time, Rekruts ranks are held by those who have not attended a training. The period is ~2 weeks. Once they attend the training AFTER two weeks, they are now a Soldat. If we hear about you doing something stupid, you are gone. The utmost respect is expected. Reserve (Rsv) 13te_Rank_Name [close]

Artillerie Spoiler Offiziere Leutnant (Ltn) Egoistic NCOs Unteroffizier (Uffz) Eriksohn Soldaten Gefreiter (Gft) Kookee Soldat (Sdt) MrMcMafia, Leadrin 13te_A_Rank_Name [close]

Trainings
Monday is currently our only individual  training, at 8:00 PM on Monday Nights, EST(GMT-5) 13te_Rifles server.
Thursday and Saturdays are our Prussian Army Trainings
Regimental March

Rules

We have a few very simple rules that must be followed or we cannot allow you to join/stay with us, follow these rules and we will all be able to have fun and enjoy ourselves.

1. Do not troll, this is a very important rule and any breach of this rule will be dealt with severely!
2. Follow the rules of engagement in line battles unless told otherwise. (More on that later)
3. Download Teamspeak 3, you are not required to talk or have a mic but you will at least need it to listen to our commander during line battles.
4. Listen to your commander, we cannot stress how important this rule is! If you cannot follow orders, you are not only disobeying your commander, but you are hurting the entire regiment if we are in a line battle.
5. You should be in the Steam Group, https://steamcommunity.com/groups/13thRifleCommunity Tell me if you aren't.

Teamspeak info

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74.91.116.171

If you do not have Teamspeak, here is the download link, it is free and takes no more than a few minutes to download.
http://www.teamspeak.com/

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Rules of Engagement

For those who are not familiar with the rules of engagement, I shall explain the main points here for you. These apply mainly to line battles except for the double gunning rule, you can not do that ever at any time.

1. Try not to be a dick to anyone, trolling or otherwise. We're (mostly) friends here
2. Follow orders and be able to understand what I want. If you are a jackass,
and make us look like we are, then you're gone
3. All admins are to be respected. At least, in public.
4. Don't regiment hop, if you sign up you're expected to stay unless you have a good reason
5. All server, unspoken, and general rules are to be followed.

Recruitment Policy

1. You Must be mature. This means not dicking around when you're told an order
2. You must be able to take a joke and be friendly with everyone in the regiment, and the community
3. You must have basic knowledge of Warband, or the willingness to learn and get better
4. You HAVE to have Teamspeak. HAVE TO. No exceptions
5. Steam is a very easy and useful way to contact members. Not required, but wanted very much.

Where do I sign up?

If you want to join, look over the Recruitment policy and ask yourself questions about that. If you meet the criteria, go to http://13terifles.enjin.com/forum/m/3627861/viewthread/3760265-recruit-templates to see the recruit template. Sign up there and fill it out with a new thread.

DrTaco
Für König und Vaterland

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