Napoleon: Total War (0)

Campaign

Napoleon: Total War (NTW) focuses on the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic wars. Campaigns include Napoleon's Italian campaign, the conquest of Egypt, and the traditional grand campaign seen in previous titles. For the grand campaign the game reverts back to the traditional European map seen in previous titles. durgin the grand campaign the player can either control the nation of France, or one of the four major Coalition nations that opposed France during the Napoleonic wars.

Set in the early 1800's, the game vastly differs from previous Total War games for a number of reasons. The primary difference is the passage of time. NTW's turn system now progresses the game two weeks as opposed to six months. This change was made in order to better simulate the bloody actions of the war.

Total war takes a literal sense in NTW. In addition to the removal of religious buildings and units, none militarist industry and vast trade systems seen in Empire, NTW focuses all production on military might. Players build Lumber Jacks to reduce the cost of ships, factories to reduce the cost of cannons and tax offices to keep order. Opera houses and secret societies increase public order by happiness, but all intents and purposes every building is built with Total War in mind.

Research that was first introduced in Empire has been streamlined in NTW. The player can only build schools on specific towns; the cost of which is the loss of a secret society. There are only 3 branches of research to focus on now (military, industry and administrative) and gentlemen still take the role of speeding up or stealing technology.

Taxes and trade are much similar to Empire. You can adjust taxes for both the rich and poor. Increasing taxes too much stems growth and encourages social disorder, while cutting taxes can damage your war effort. Upgrading administrative buildings can increase tax revenue. Trade is handled through diplomacy and the construction of ports, which allows you to trade with more nations.

Combat in napoleon is similar to Empire but features improved options and game play. Enemies are still not competent but pose more of a challenge in battle. Generals, being harder to come by, can have a much more drastic effect on war if they are wounded or killed. Battles are still fought in real time with large armies conscripted from cities. A new addition is drop in battles, where you can choose to allow a player to take command of the opposing army, giving more challenge and interactivity to the game.

Rewards for conquest have been revamped once again. When the player captures a city, he can either occupy it with minimal unrest penalty, loot the city for money at the risk of riots, or establish a city-state that allies with the player's nation. City-states function in a similar manner to minor nations and will not provide you with tax revenue.

Achievements

Napoleon: Total War features 65 , the majority (51) of which can be earned within the single player and co-op campaign. Napoleon: Total War is also Steam activated, much like Empire: Total War, the previous title in the series.

DLC

NTW features two DLC packs. The first is the Units of the Coalition pack, which offers new elite units for each nation. The second it the Peninsular Campaign, which adds a new campaign with a new map (Spain/Portugal) and four playable factions (France, Spain, Portugal and England). When playing as Spain the game stresses guerrilla warfare and subterfuge.

Multiplayer

Napoleon: Total War features multiplayer battles in three configurations, land, sea and siege. The game supports battles between up to eight players. For the first time in the series the option to participate in a co-op campaign is included. It is played in a similar manner to the single player campaigns. Each player is given an allotted period of time per turn to carry out their faction's unit movements, build orders, and other tasks before their time period runs out and control switches to another player. If a land or sea battle occurs with an AI controlled faction during the co-op campaign there is an option for one of the human participants to take control of the AI and the fight the battle against the other player.

• Steam Achievements

  Complete each requirement to receive the achievements.

  Unlockable	How to Unlock
  A Different Slant	Play a MP naval battle with every faction
  Absolute Power	Win a MP Land Battle without losing any units
  Broad Military Outlook	Play a MP land battle with every faction
  Bronze Tower of Pisa	Win Italian Campaign in easy
  Celebrated Field-Commander	Win 10 land battles
  Daredevil	Win a match against someone with double your skill rating
  Defensive Strategy	Win a battle using only Light Infantry and Artillery
  Desert Veteran	Win a MP Egypt Campaign as France
  Diplomat's Pin	Make all major nations like you (very friendly)
  Distinguished Service Medal	Win a match against a player with double your skill rating
  Expecting Calm Seas	Win a match having spent half as many funds as your opponent
  Felix Austria face bellum!	Win Europe Campaign as Austria
  First-rate Bully	Win a match with only first rates
  Gives to the Poor	Win campaign having given enemy player 50000 gold
  Golden Obelisk of the Pharaos	Win Egypt Campaign in hard
  Grand General Star	Win Silver in 5 Historic Battles
  Hardened Veteran's Badge	Win 15 SP Campaign land battles
  Hero of Arcole Commemorative Medal	Win Italian Campaign in hard
  Historians' College Acknowledgement Badge	Play a historical land battle
  Imperial Fencing Academy Master's Needle	Win 10 sword duels
  Indomitable Force	Win 10 MP Land Battles in a row
  Italian Veteran	Win a MP Italian Campaign as France
  Jack Frost's Chosen	Win Europe Campaign as Russia
  Just Desserts	Other player's faction is last to die
  Making Headway	Win a MP naval battle
  Marksman Brooch	Win 10 pistol duels
  Nautic Star Emblem	Win ten SP Campaign naval battles
  No Shore Leave	Play 100 multiplayer naval battes
  Palace Guard Penchant	Play the game for 30 hours total
  Platinum Star of Glory	Win Gold in all Historic Battles
  Prolong the Inevitable	Possess 15 regions without taking one by other players
  Prussia's Glory	Win Europe Campaign as Prussia
  Quadriga in Prussian Silver	Win Europe Campaign in medium within historic time
  Rack and Ruin	Sink 1000 Ships
  Restaurator	Win a MP Italian Campaign as Austria
  Revolutionary Cocarde	Start any campaign, battle or historical battle
  Rule Britannia	Win Europe Campaign as England
  Russian Doll on Green Ribbon	Win Europe Campaign in easy
  Seasoned Captain	Win 10 decisive victories
  Shield of the Protector	Have 10 protectorates at one time
  Swashbuckler	Board 5 ships in a single battle
  Take Up Office	Play a MP Campaign
  The Blitz	Take other player's capital within 20 turns
  The Bronze Armchair of Comfort	Win any Campaign by autresolving only
  The Bronze Date	Win Egypt Campaign in easy
  The Emblem of the Enlightened Society	Win a prestige victory
  The Explorers' Society Badge	Cover 50,000 sea or land miles with your armies and fleets
  The Eye of the Ever Watchful General	Play the game for 50 hours total
  The Hand-and-Dagger on Black Chain	Assassinate 15 people
  The Hero's Skull Badge	100000 soldiers die in battles with you, friend and foe
  The Imperial Crown on Brocade Band	Win Europe Campaign in hard
  The Imperial Laurels	Win European MP Campaign as France
  The Imperial School of Strategy Crest	Have three generals with full skill level in one campaign
  The Imperial Wreath	Conquer all of Europe
  The Lion and Sabers Medal	Win any campaign without a single autoresolve
  The Lion and the Mouse	Win a match without any ships of the line
  The Man of the Bosporus is still healthy	Win Egypt Campaign as Ottomans
  The Medallion of the Imperial Psychopath	Declare war on all nations the first turn, never make peace, and win the game
  The Merchant's Navy Medal of Gratitude	Gain 8000 per turn in trade revenue
  The People's Crown	Have a 100% approval rating
  The Quick and the Deadly	Win a match without any infantry
  The Ribbon of the Promising Strategist	Capture 10 regions
  The Seal of the Grand Coalition	Have 6 allies simultaneously
  The Silver Dromedairy Legionaire	Win Egypt Campaign in medium within historic time
  The Silver Olive Chaplet	Win Italian Campaign in medium within historic time
  The Tireless Watchman Brooch	Play the game for 10 hours total
  Unqestionable Loyalty	Win 50mp land battles
  Wind On Your Back	Win 6 MP Naval Battles in a row

System Requirements

Minimum:

• • OS:Microsoft® Windows Vista®/XP®/Windows® 7
  • Processor: 2.3 GHz CPU with SSE2
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista®/Windows® 7)
  • Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0c shader model 2b compatible GPU
  • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 21 GB free space

Recommended:

• • OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista®/XP®/Windows® 7
  • Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM (XP), 4 GB RAM (Vista®/Windows® 7)
  • Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0c shader model 3 compatible GPU
  • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 21 GB free space