Compared to Napoleon's Campaigns?

[vicco]

What is the difference of Wars of Napoleon with the Napoleon's Campaigns? If there is a thread on this, please just point me to the link. Thanks!

[loki100]

basically the original relied on a series of individual campaign scenarios with no linkage. The core of WoN is a grand campaign 1805-1815 but there are plenty of campaign scenarios as well.

the result is the game has a much more developed diplomatic routine (an improvement over that in Pride of Nations) and coalition building/destruction is as important as actual fighting. Also while France and GB are hard coded to be at war, other powers have their own interests, so its not simply France vs the rest. As an eg, if Austria wants to 'win', it can't just fight France, it has serious interests in the Balkans and regaining Silesia from the upstart Prussians is an option. Prussia in turn needs British controlled Hannover and so on.

Add on all the engine improvements from CW2/EAW and it plays very differently to the original - even in the scenarios.

[TC271]

Does the player control every nation in his coalition? For instance if I have a coalition of Russia, Prussia Austria and GB do I have manaul control of all the armies so I can create a true integrated operational approach as the allies did in 1813?

[loki100]

Does the player control every nation in his coalition? For instance if I have a coalition of Russia, Prussia Austria and GB do I have manaul control of all the armies so I can create a true integrated operational approach as the allies did in 1813?

there is a mechanism around 'expeditionary corps' where your allies may give you units that operate under your own control. But otherwise, no. The rest of your coalition fight under their own command and aims.

I'm not sure you can characterise the Allies in 1813 as 'integrated', more that they had finally decided that fighting Napoleon was their immediate shared goal?

[Pocus]

See the product page here:

http://www.ageod.com/products/593/details/Wars.of.Napoleon

A grand campaign, play one among 7 countries. Full diplomacy system, new screen for easy promotion of generals, seeing your national modifiers, command your AI allies with a paint-the-map tool, what if options and more...

[TC271]

there is a mechanism around 'expeditionary corps' where your allies may give you units that operate under your own control. But otherwise, no. The rest of your coalition fight under their own command and aims.

I'm not sure you can characterise the Allies in 1813 as 'integrated', more that they had finally decided that fighting Napoleon was their immediate shared goal?

They had operationally integrated their forces in Germany in so far as each army had corps from different nations it it - example Bluchers army in 1813 had Russian and Prussian elements, the prussian/Swedish forces in the North and the main allied army in Bohemia had troops from all three nations.