AEF (American Expeditionary Force) A US Faction Minor Mod for Napoleonic Wars

[SeanBeansShako]

Simply looks amazing, a wonderful gift to the long time American community of the mod and DLC . Can't wait for release!

[usnavy30]

It's coming along nicely. Are the fake troops placeholders for something else?
Can't wait for the release and War of 1812 mod

[Blitz_craig]

No, the 3 historically fake units will be in the game after download and installation of the faction re-skin. There are limitations to how units can be changed without changes in the module system, which I can not alter and have this minor mod be compatable with the vanilla Napoleonic Wars. Therefore, the fake US Highland and Rocket Units. The Cadet Cavalry was just some creative license on my part. I am glad you are also looking forward to the War of 1812 mod since this re-skin minor mod is designed to be a warm-up promotional for that major mod. The War of 1812 major mod will not have any fake historical units since we can code just about anything into the game with the module system. Although, that mod will be light on cavalry as it did not play a large part in the heavily wooded landscapes of the US-Canadian border where the war was mostly fought, but that will be made up for in extra specialist infantry units. I personally think cavalry messes up the game a lot because of the inability of infantry to form square to counter it.

[SeanBeansShako]

One last question though, what will you be doing for the taunts? You can't have the God Save The King one for a start of course :p.

[usnavy30]

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Ah the fake units are creative ideas due to module limits without using the source code that's fine by me.

[Charles William]

well he might ask Hinkel for some American battle cry's from NS  anyways i hope this reskin will turn out to be a promotional not as something that might hurt the life expectancy of War of 1812 but well every mod dies sometime we just dont know when.

[Blitz_craig]

One last question though, what will you be doing for the taunts? You can't have the God Save The King one for a start of course :p.

Changing the sound files is going to complicate the installation instructions to much. If it is important for someone to do this, they can do it on their own initiative by backing up the vanilla brit sound files and then change them out for the brit sound files from an american themed mod like North & South.

[Raddeo]

Why do you have fake highlanders in this reskin? Can't you simply change them into normal infantry?

[SeanBeansShako]

Why do you have fake highlanders in this reskin? Can't you simply change them into normal infantry?

BRF files. It is locked in I believe.

Hope somebody throws up a nice taunt pack to go with it.

[Blitz_craig]

Why do you have fake highlanders in this reskin? Can't you simply change them into normal infantry?

BRF files. It is locked in I believe.

Hope somebody throws up a nice taunt pack to go with it.

I looked into this further and there are only 4 British cheers, excluding the female voices, that would need to be replaced so it is simpler than I thought. I will see if I can use with the ones from North & South. Stay tuned.

[Raddeo]

Sean, I believe that I'm quite familiar with BRF files And I'm pretty sure, that it's not a problem to change highlanders into normal infantry. Just change clothes' models, change name and then change type in txt files.

[Charles William]

Sean, I believe that I'm quite familiar with BRF files And I'm pretty sure, that it's not a problem to change highlanders into normal infantry. Just change clothes' models, change name and then change type in txt files.

ah yes but we just cant use all of the US Units that's for the main mod.    and remember this is just like a demo for the main mod and its made for promotion and people's request to let them experience US fighting different factions in NW.

[Blitz_craig]

Sean, I believe that I'm quite familiar with BRF files And I'm pretty sure, that it's not a problem to change highlanders into normal infantry. Just change clothes' models, change name and then change type in txt files.

ah yes but we just cant use all of the US Units that's for the main mod.    and remember this is just like a demo for the main mod and its made for promotion and people's request to let them experience US fighting different factions in NW.

As I explained earlier in the thread, the highland pipers can not be eliminated from the game without changes in coding which would make this project incompatible with the vanilla Napoleonic Wars. The same goes for rockets. Some sort of highland and rocket unit must therefore remain in this minor mod. The major mod for War of 1812 will not have these constraints and any glaring historical inaccuracies.

[Raddeo]

Oh, I forgot about pipes. But it's also easy to replace pipe model with flute, drum or trumpet, then replace animation and finally replace sounds They're only unit which is using pipes, so it wouldn't affect any other troops.

But I believe that I should understand this

ah yes but we just cant use all of the US Units that's for the main mod.    and remember this is just like a demo for the main mod and its made for promotion and people's request to let them experience US fighting different factions in NW.

as "don't talk about it anymore, it's not to be discussed" So I'll be quiet now.

[Charles William]

Oh, I forgot about pipes. But it's also easy to replace pipe model with flute, drum or trumpet, then replace animation and finally replace sounds They're only unit which is using pipes, so it wouldn't affect any other troops.

But I believe that I should understand this

ah yes but we just cant use all of the US Units that's for the main mod.    and remember this is just like a demo for the main mod and its made for promotion and people's request to let them experience US fighting different factions in NW.

as "don't talk about it anymore, it's not to be discussed" So I'll be quiet now.

no problem anyways Blitz don't forget to fix the spelling Comming to "Coming"  . please continue to support the mod till its release, all i can say now is were close to finishing it