Napoleon's Campaigns Demo

[Pocus]

Dear players,

Here is the demo v 1.01c of our game:

http://ageoddl.telechargement.fr/latest/NCP_Demo.zip

Weight: 514 Mb (English or French Setup ony)

What is in the demo:

The 3 tutorials:
I - User Interface and Movement Orders
II - The Command Chain
III - Attacking the Enemy

The Jena scenario, 19 turns, playable either as the French or the Prussian (PBEM allowed!)

The Trafalgar scenario, 11 turns, playable either as the French/Spanish or British. (PBEM allowed!)

The manual, in the docs folder.

To reduce the size of the demo, winter terrains have not been included. Also some restrictions have been put in the demo, but they should have no impact of the scenarios provided.

On behalf of all the team, Enjoy!

[DON]

A very generous demo! I think people who have never played an ageod game will be astonished when they play the demo and realize what they have been missing.

[Lasse]

Wonderfull! downloading as we speak. Will there be any chance of buying the download and hardcopy in one? for a little extra? can't wait to jan. to play the game leure:

[RELee]

Thank you, sir, for this very generous demo. Gives me time to indulge myself while waiting an appropriate time period before purchasing yet another game, since I just purchased AACW only a couple of weeks ago.

When compromising home economics with a non-gamer, one has to make use of all his wiles.

[ussdefiant]

Is it supposed to be that replacements / auto-garrison does not seem to work in the demo? I don't see any units regaining strenght from battles, and auto-garrison does not seem to work with 80+% controlled cities with depots in them.

[bbriley]

I loved the first tutorial in the demo, the graphics, the battle and movement development, and - I am happy to report - I crushed the Prussian Army after some early setbacks and won the battle. However, I too notice a lack of auto-garrisoning. And I never could find Warsaw on the map of Poland. Anyway, I was very impressed and will be buying the full game shortly. Thank you, Ageod in La Belle France!

[Pocus]

Replacement recovery is indeed disabled in the demo. We have to make sure some parts of the code were removed so that no individuals capable of spreading material on peer to peer network could make it work as a full game.

[Le Tondu]

Replacement recovery is indeed disabled in the demo. We have to make sure some parts of the code were removed so that no individuals capable of spreading material on peer to peer network could make it work as a full game.

Excellent!

[bbriley]

Replacement recovery is indeed disabled in the demo. We have to make sure some parts of the code were removed so that no individuals capable of spreading material on peer to peer network could make it work as a full game.

Very astute and understandable.

There are many layers of depth to this game, I am finding. I am so impressed with what you have done, both in your historical research and in your building a game to allow so many degrees of freedom. On the other hand, a war is - to me - by definition, a violation of our true being and relationship to one another.

[Pocus]

Demo updated to 1.01c

A note on replacements: hits recoveries* can still be done in the demo, but replacing a whole regiment is deactivated.

*: If you checked 'Historical Attrition', only on depots though.

[Hrothgar]

I've been playing the demo, and I'm hugely impressed. I loved the appearance of AACW--the map makes me think of period maps I've seen--but Napoleon's Campaigns is gorgeous. I've never seen such a well-presented game. And the appearance is just the beginning. It plays like I always dreamed a Napoleonic game would. Unhappily, I really want the cd and, more importantly, a printed manual--I vastly prefer having a paper manual to peruse over being restricted to reading it on the computer. So, I'll be anxiously awaiting the release of the boxed English version [if only my French were a little better, I'd order the French box just to get it sooner!].

Well done, folks. This game should definitely boost your reputation as first-class game developers.

[bbriley]

I've been playing the demo, and I'm hugely impressed. (snip) Unhappily, I really want the cd and, more importantly, a printed manual--I vastly prefer having a paper manual to peruse over being restricted to reading it on the computer. So, I'll be anxiously awaiting the release of the boxed English version [if only my French were a little better, I'd order the French box just to get it sooner!].

I got a printed manual - I went to a Fedex Kinko's site, uploaded the manual (.pdf file), and ordered it printed and bound with a coil binder, card stock for front and rear cover, etc., and directed the order to a nearby Kinko's in our city. The next day, I went to that local Kinko's to pick it up. I paid about $10 US over the internet. Now I can study it in our living room chair at my leisure!

[joram]

Unfortunately the demo is very buggy for me. In the Trafalgar scenario, I couldn't select some of the commands from the map, had to go to the ledger to do it. I was just trying the Jena scenario and it crashed completely.

The game also takes forever to load and the opening screen, the buttons are half hidden by some brown box with a credit's button on it.

I'm all for demo's but this is a bit subpar for Ageod. Hope you can get it fixed soon.

[Lonster]

..... the buttons are half hidden by some brown box with a credit's button on it.

Joram, I think that "brown box" that covers most of the pictures is how it was designed. I was a little surprised by it also.....but if you notice, as you put your mouse over the picture they will "rise" away from the box. Some designs you like (the map) and some designs...well....(my opinion changed once I thought it was designed that way)

[Pocus]

Hi Joram,

I see you are in demo 1.01a, please download it again, the latest one is much more stable.
Also the log reports that it tooks you 150 seconds to load the database only, this is really slow. I would like to get your dxdiag file, as it seems your system does not meet the specifications for the game.

[joram]

I was afraid of that. Is it possible to patch the demo or do I have to download the entire half-gig again? Also, the notice at the top says it's 1.01c but you refer to 1.01d. Is the link the same?


Also, all my equipment is a bit old but to the best of my knowledge meets your system requirements. I do appreciate the response.


Here's my dxdiag.

[Pocus]

The demo can't be patched sorry. It is in 1.01c, not d.

Your equipment is perfectly valid for NC. I have an older equipment even, and I develop on it! But it takes me much less time to load the game, so your system must have some problems, like fragmented HD or with too few space, or programs running in the background.

[joram]

Probably the latter! Thanks, I downloaded it overnight. I don't know where I got the 'd' from. I must be seeing things. Will try it again over the next few days.

[joram]

Ok, 1.01c works much better. The replacement thing is real annoying but I guess I understand why you did it. Still get a good feel for the game but if someone doesn't actually read the forums, they will probably think it's bugged. Might want to attach a little readme to the demo stating what's in and what isn't.

One question though, is the menu supposed to look like this? It looks like all the buttons are cut in half to me. Kind of weird. But that's just a cosmetic complaint of course, all in all the rest of it looks gorgeous.

[Pocus]

We will see for replacements, can be confusing perhaps.

[PhilThib]

One question though, is the menu supposed to look like this? It looks like all the buttons are cut in half to me. Kind of weird. But that's just a cosmetic complaint of course, all in all the rest of it looks gorgeous.

This is an artistic design. It is supposed to be like a small desk with drawers view from top...

[bbriley]

This is an artistic design. It is supposed to be like a small desk with drawers view from top...

I must be dense! I never thought of it that way. But it is actually very clever and artistic. In each half-open drawer, there is a classic painting of (or from?) the Napoleonic era.

It is also - in an unrelated topic - fascinating to me how the name and person of Napoleon draw such varying reactions. From admiration to amazement to hatred. He was certainly a charismatic and brilliant and (on a social level, at least) presumably caring person. But he also seemed to have been somewhat corrupted by his success and the adulation of his army and of the French populace. The biographies I have seen of him also show this bifurcation of perspectives of the authors. Amazing phenomenon. And yet we are ALL human in need of wholeness - to condemn Napoleon would be harmful. And to put him on a superhuman pedestal would be equally harmful. But his life serves as a source of much learning for all of us, I think.

Bon Jour, Messieurs et Mesdames!

[joram]

Ahhh, I was dense too until even bbriley pointed it out. I see it now!

[Adlertag]

I must be dense! I never thought of it that way. But it is actually very clever and artistic. In each half-open drawer, there is a classic painting of (or from?) the Napoleonic era.

It is also - in an unrelated topic - fascinating to me how the name and person of Napoleon draw such varying reactions. From admiration to amazement to hatred. He was certainly a charismatic and brilliant and (on a social level, at least) presumably caring person. But he also seemed to have been somewhat corrupted by his success and the adulation of his army and of the French populace. The biographies I have seen of him also show this bifurcation of perspectives of the authors. Amazing phenomenon. And yet we are ALL human in need of wholeness - to condemn Napoleon would be harmful. And to put him on a superhuman pedestal would be equally harmful. But his life serves as a source of much learning for all of us, I think.

Bon Jour, Messieurs et Mesdames!

True !

Below a quote from Comte de Narbonne to Napoleon (1810) :

"Some people say you are a God, some others say you are the Devil but everyone agree you are more than a man"...

[Philippe]

I'm still having trouble visualizing that escritoire and open drawers.

Perhaps if I saw a photograph of the model it would make things a bit easier for me.

I do, however, like the putti in the corners very much.

I don't own the game yet and have only looked at the demo. But for some strange reason every time I watch the opening credits I start wondering if I have any Courvoisier in the house...

[Field Marshall]

Great Demo! Both of our Clubs are considering adding this game and we will post here when we do!!

[PhilThib]

Thank you

[Field Marshall]

Like I said in ther other forum I bought my copy and am excited...I hope it doesn't take too long to get here...

[tagwyn]

Ol'e Bony was just a genius first class - that is all there is to him. Take him or leave him. I'll take him. I do not view him as a monster. apy: