Napoleonic Wars version 1.006

Version 1.006 for Napoleonic Wars has been released. You can download the upgrade patch on our download page. The changelog is:

New features:

  • Added “Litovskiy Ulanskiy Polk”, Lithuanian Lancer Regiment, to Russia.
  • Added new swords for British Musicians and 95th Rifles, Austrian Infantry and Jägers.
  • Added new wall scene props for mappers - in desert and wood styles.
  • Added more destruction stages for some walls (that are commonly used in custom siege maps) and improved their textures.
  • Added new French Officers pants.
  • Pioneer earthworks can now be removed by using the shovel in alternate mode (accessible by press X).
  • Added the top ten community maps from the mapping contest.
  • Released full source code for modders.

General Changes

  • Remade all equipment for Russia: Cartridge bags, belts, etc.
  • Remade Austrian battle flags.
  • Players are now forced to walk when surrendering.
  • Improved textures of British and Austrian saddles.

Balance changes

  • Reduced the length of the bayonet slightly.
  • Increased the length of all cavalry swords.
  • Made the readying animation for the upper stab slower.
  • Upper stab chamber attacks are now not blockable anymore just like the lower stab.
  • People getting bumped by a horse now stay on the ground a bit longer before getting up.
  • Removed the damage a rider would receive when his horse dies.
  • Horses don’t rear up anymore when hit by a bayonet to their front.
  • Reduced the amount of bullets and damage of the Musketoon.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an exploit that allowed players to spawn objects on the map.
  • Fixed an exploit that allowed players to spawn with multiple firearms.
  • Fixed an exploit that allowed players to spawn naked.
  • Fixed a bug that made upper stabs unblockable when in crouch-mode
  • Fixed a bug that when a rocket launcher is picked up whilst someone is using it the player using it would get stuck.
  • Fixed small historical errors on Russian uniforms.
  • Fixed the mirrored banners above players.
  • Fixed stones not spawning near the walls that got destroyed.
  • Fixed some upside down texture errors on roofs.
  • Fixed some cases where you would not be able to spawn explosion crates.
  • Removed riding skill from pioneers.
  • Fixed several specular and normal map issues.