Field Command: Napoleon mod for Napoleon: Total War

We at Field Command: Napoleon often get this question in our Discord. This is a great question because it gives us the opportunity to explain what we think Napoleon: Total War should be about. NTW3 has become perhaps the "iconic" mod for Napoleon: Total War, but we wanted a different experience that NTW3 doesn't aim to provide. Don't get us wrong, we appreciate what they've done - so much so that we use some of their maps - but here's what we'd say are the defining characteristics of Field Command that make the mod stand out as its own experience entirely:

1. Bigger Battles. We're not just talking about scaling units up to more than 200 men. Players can field 45-unit armies each. That means a 4v4 has the potential for games featuring more than 70,000 men. Have you ever wanted to fight a lag-free battle with near 1:1 scale? You just might have the chance to with Field Command.
2. Grand strategy is more important than unit stats. Though some soldiers received "better" equipment and had more experience, like the famous Old Guard and other noteworthy formations, the simple fact is these men were all mortal, and bullets do not care about the reputation of their target. More to the point, everyone in this period fought with roughly equivalent weaponry - a smoothbore, flintlock musket, and firing twice a minute in combat conditions was considered "good". In game terms, this means while some units have better statistics than others, everyone is relative to the limitations of human ability and technology. The result is a combat experience that places overwhelming importance on Generalship and clever commanding rather than reliance on unit statistics alone.
3. Accessibility. Some mods for Napoleon go into fine detail with musket models, ammunition types, hidden morale mechanics, and so on. We are not concerned with these subtle details - you are the general of a division. Your job is to seize the field and beat the enemy. You are not concerned with the model musket ~200 men in your 7,000-9,000-man division are using. All that matters is understanding the fighting capacity of your troops, where they need to be, and what needs to be done. The deliberate intent by the development team to set Field Command's "level of abstraction" to the point-of-view of a divisional scale means new players need not wade through intricate details, but simply hop into a game and lead large armies!
4. Stability. As a result of the simplified nature of Field Command compared to others, stability is vastly improved. With FCN 8.0, we have included Large Address Aware which allows this mod to reach new horizons in the realm of stability and gameplay. This allows unlocked sound channels, larger than before armies, and smoother gameplay!
5. It's about the experience. Field Command features beautiful detail in uniform design, reworked animations, and truly awesome FX for explosions, smoke, gore, and impacts courtesy of our mod partner, TheColdFront (of American Civil War mod fame). We built this mod totally around the player experience. It's about you, the gamer, having the best possible experience we can provide.
6. We are focused on gameplay and game balance. Many of us in the development team have played Napoleon Total War for years in various mods. Field Command: Napoleon has quickly become our favorite due to it's great balance between historical accuracy as well as game balance. We are able to showcase our passion for history through our unit cards, uniforms, and roster design, but also showcase our passion for balance through unit stats and gameplay.

For the best results, uninstall overhaul mods like NTW3 and Darthmod, uninstall Napoleon and manually delete your Napoleon Total War folder in "\Steam\steamapps\common", then reinstall Napoleon. This is a true “clean install”.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

1. Delete all other mods including older versions of FCN
   
   
2. Drag and drop all file contents (except "user.script.txt") to your Napoleon Total War folder (NOT YOUR NAPOLEON DATA FOLDER. SIMPLY THE NAPOLEON TOTAL WAR FOLDER). This can be found here C:\Program Files(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Napoleon Total War. Please replace all files when prompted.
   
   
3. Next, drag and drop the user.script.txt in your NTWscript folder. This can be found at: "C:\Users[your username]\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon\scripts
   
   
4. You're all set. Hit play via Steam!

Note: Directions will slightly change when 8.0 is released, but this is mostly the same!

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