I have to admit that I am really enjoying playing HW again. PBEM in HW is very similar to how its played in CM1. Started my first PBEM battle this week,we are fighting the battle of Ligny from the Waterloo mod. There were a few hick-ups regarding orders with a couple having to be repeated and a regiment of Britsh foot guard being a bit tougher to deal with then some expected but beyond that the battle was a heck of a good scrap which ended in a draw.I am well pleased at this point, distance wise this was a good test I believe of the TCP/IP system. Connection with the host server was quick and easy and the battle progressed without any disconnects or other connection related issues which was a surprise and a definite improvement over what was. Three guys from the UK and myself in Washington state in the US,the game was hosted bye a fellow in Wales. Was around a two and a half hour battle with four of us playing.
Played my first multiplayer battle yesterday via TCP/IP in over a year. In addition you can't split regiments which can be a pain when dealing with your cavalry ,would be handy to be able to recon in something less then regimental strength (you can create smaller cav units in the editor but still can't split regiments ).
They are a function of the AI and you have to assign commanders at that level in the oob editor. You can of course create battles through 1814 if the Prussians weren't present.Īs far as command and control is concerned.as you noted division and Brigade are not modeled in the 2d and 3d environments. Unfortunately the campaign of 1806 is over and the Prussians are all but gone ( you have 10 line Infantry 2 heavy cav, 4 light dragoon and 1 Hussar regiments available and no Uhlan or Landwehr available in the oob editor ) that said your good from 1809 through the invasion of Russia as you don't have the historical Prussian assets to fight the campaign of 1806 or anything later then 1812/1813. I'm under the impression that the only units above regiment modeled are corps and armies. But the sad historic truth is that Spanish field armies were swept out of the field with relative ease when operating alone.Īnother question about the game, regarding C&C. There is notice however, quite a few fine feats of arms performed by Spanish regiments, in Talavera and the Albufera, for instance. Government all but crumbled, being substituted by a constellation of Provincial Juntas, which distrusted each other.
Undrilled and badly led troops were no match for the seasoned French armies. Consider that Spain was thrown into total disarray by the 1808 invasion, and even with massive financial backing on behalf Britain, Spanish field armies from 1809 onwards tended to take the field well before being really ready. From the discussions I've been reading, it seemed to me that it covers Napoleon's 1812 campaign against Russia and the 1805-1806 campaign, as well.Īs for the Spaniards. However I didn't spot that thing about the time being 1809. To be honest, Coalition Armies were very, very bad. īefore I forget the game comes with Map,Doctrine and OOB editors. As mentioned above I am just starting to get into multiplayer again so can't accurately compare the two in that area. There is a doctrine editor supplied with the game that allows you to edit how your units respond to certain circumstances. When threatened bye Cavalry the friendly Infantry AI will form square on its own to defend itself and on the flip side if the Cavary unit you sent to recon an area spots something tasty it will abandon its mission and charge off after it. I would have to say in single player that the friendly AI in HW is more complex and reactive,which can be good or bad depending on the situation. Based on what I do know I would say both titles compare very well to one and other. I have SOW but haven't had it installed for a long time so don't know what changes and improvements have been made over say the last 6 or 8 months. SOW and HW are very similar titles especially graphically ( both titles appear to use sprites ). To say that HW was buggy upon release would be an understatement !! However the game has come a long way since then. DAMN !! ya know I spent 2 days trying to remember the name of that game.
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