This is a complete overhaul mod for ETW that as spent the last 7 years in development. All units have been completely overhauled, many have entirely different equipment and all have overhauled stats. The mod is MOSTLY in line with history of the period as a whole but not the exact year- some major changes. New Spain and the 13 Colonies have broken from their European counterparts. No waiting to see if the US forms, its a key part of the flavour of the period. I I recommend AUM-EMP's graphics pack to bring up to date and get more interesting uniforms. Key things that you need to know that might not be obvious - no replenishment. The button is still there but it doesn't do anything. This applies to the AI too - Upkeep. The unit card will show only half the upkeep that a unit will cost. I know this is inconvenient but the result is a better game. - Anti-cav bonus. Hussars and other light cav have a bonus fighting other cav Startpos file uses HusserlTW's LoS fix so thanks to him
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Initial Upload of the Prelude to War overhaul mod
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Very awesome. Thanks!
No replenishment? What's the logic in that? Units do so all the time IRL. Sure, it's a rough abstraction at best in the game that's less than ideal, but it's also a quality of life feature to make the game less tedious. That alone makes me unsure of trying this out tbh, and I'm all about historical authenticity and realism.
It adds aspects of gameplay that were otherwise missing. You effectively have to deal with supply lines now and keep the troops flowing, colonies take maval support now and you cant take half the other side of the world with a single brig and army anymore. One of the major wars of the period is the Revolutionary war and that was decided to a great extent by supply lines and it was something entirely missing from the game, you took one army and so long as you won battles you threw a bit of cash at it and bang, more men. It gives a defensive advantage and a more complex game. It also means that losing well matters, guerilla tactics can work and bringing down enough forces matters. Spanish guerilla, russian scorched earth and americans similarly guerilla suddenly all work. Units are bigger so you dont need an afmy to be at full strength to function on the battlefield and with far more complex combat options available the numbers arent as make or break the battle.
It also allows for more campaign options on the army side, you can send light scout forces forwards who move significantly faster to skirmish with the enemy and punch well above their weight without those couole of thousand kills only mattering for two turns.
If there was a good replenishment mechanic then id me all for it but having tried it for hundreds of hours each way, no replenishment is a more challenging, interesting and strategic game.
Thanks for replying. I see your point, especially in regards to offensive, long-range wars. I agree; much the same in Medieval where you need the proper facilities to replenish your own troops (and with the prerequisite culture percentage depending on the version), attrition makes stacked, powerful foreign armies susceptible to the real repercussions of Pyrrhic victories beyond momentary vulnerability before replenishment. Fighting long-range wars is challenging in its own right, especially without large local forces in support.
If only replenishment were more nuanced! I hate to lose super veteran units.