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NTW Moddability

2010-06-29T14:24:55Z

84.58.153.47:

This list was mostly created by TopCat on the TWC [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=7616430#post7616430]

== Things that can be modded ==

===Units===

* Unit Sizes
* Unit abilities can be changed / swapped

===Morale===
* Unit costs, prices and campaign movement points.
* Unit accuracy and reload skill
* Unit formation spacing
* Size of unit's collision model
* Unit movement speeds
* Unit firing arc

===Weapons and projectiles===

* Weapon apperance (skin only)
* Rate of fire
* Range
* Gravitational effect on projectiles
* New projectiles can be added, using old models and skins
* Explosions can be altered graphically and physically

===Unit graphics===

*Unit skins and cards can be edited completely

===Custom battles===

* Starting armies can be edited.

===Models===
* Models can be made for Empire and imported into Napoleon, but this has many side-effects (unit card, faces etc.)

===Battle equipment===
* Can be swapped among units; new equipment cannot be added.

===UI===
* Appearance of UI can be fully changed
* All in-game movies are editable
(NOTE: UI BUTTON CHANGES CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF LUA)
* The effect of UI buttons can be edited.

===Sounds===

* Sounds can be changed.
* Sound triggers can be modded, but little is known about them.

===Animations===
* Animations corresponding to actions can be changed.

===Scripting===
* NTW has a comprehensive scripting language, but requires a decent knowledge of Lua to mod successfully. It doesn't contain most functions seen in RTW/M2TW (such as spawn), but offers many workarounds.
* Region traits can be used to award building-like effects via script

===Mapping===
* Region ownerships can be changed
* Starting units can be moved anywhere on the map
* Building slots can be changed and added/removed
* Diplomacy can be changed
* Starting units can be altered slightly (size and actual unit. See below for more)

===Technologies===
* New techs can be added (created from scratch)
* Tech effects can changed slightly.
* Tech research time can be changed.

===Buildings===
* New buildings can be added and existing ones modified
* All building effects can be changed

===Battle Maps===
* Battle maps can be edited using tools for ETW (which are compatible with NTW)

===Naval Battles===
* Ship speeds can be edited.
* Ship crew and cannon can be edited
* Morale can be edited
* Ship skins and damage appearance can be edited.

===Firing drills===
* Certain things such as two rank fire can be forced into the game, but the actual drills are hardcoded.
* The effect drills have on reload and accuracy can be edited.

===Text===
* All in-game text is editable - units, buildings, tooltips, characters, settlements, UI text etc

===Morale effects, fatigue effects, general "rules"===
* The effect that certain factors have on morale and fatigue can be edited. (New ones cannot be added)
* In-game rules are editable. These includes projectile misfire rates, naval projectile incendiary rates, the effect that firing drills have on reload rates etc.

===Campaign AI===
Campaign AI is fairly moddable. It appears that all variables influencing CAI behaviuor are exposed, and moddable, but you can't change the algorithms behind AI decision-making.

==Things that can't be modded==

===Models===
* Models can't be edited or added. A converter is being worked on.

===Mapping===
* New regions cannot be added.
* Region borders cannot be added.
* Campaign map features (hills, rivers etc) cannot be edited

===Buildings===
* Building slots on the campaign map cannot be added
* New building chains cannot be added

===Animations===
* Animations cannot be added, created or edited (see above for more info).

===Weapons & projectiles===
* New weapons (swords, machine guns etc) cannot be added.

===Custom battles===
* Starting money cannot be edited.

===Firing drills===
* Completely hard coded

===Officers, flag bearers and drummers===
* There is only one slot available for each of these. New ones cannot be added but ordinary soldiers can be placed in the slots available.

NTW Moddability

2010-06-29T14:24:33Z

84.58.153.47:

This list was mostly created by TopCat on the TWC: [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=7616430#post7616430]

== Things that can be modded ==

===Units===

* Unit Sizes
* Unit abilities can be changed / swapped

===Morale===
* Unit costs, prices and campaign movement points.
* Unit accuracy and reload skill
* Unit formation spacing
* Size of unit's collision model
* Unit movement speeds
* Unit firing arc

===Weapons and projectiles===

* Weapon apperance (skin only)
* Rate of fire
* Range
* Gravitational effect on projectiles
* New projectiles can be added, using old models and skins
* Explosions can be altered graphically and physically

===Unit graphics===

*Unit skins and cards can be edited completely

===Custom battles===

* Starting armies can be edited.

===Models===
* Models can be made for Empire and imported into Napoleon, but this has many side-effects (unit card, faces etc.)

===Battle equipment===
* Can be swapped among units; new equipment cannot be added.

===UI===
* Appearance of UI can be fully changed
* All in-game movies are editable
(NOTE: UI BUTTON CHANGES CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF LUA)
* The effect of UI buttons can be edited.

===Sounds===

* Sounds can be changed.
* Sound triggers can be modded, but little is known about them.

===Animations===
* Animations corresponding to actions can be changed.

===Scripting===
* NTW has a comprehensive scripting language, but requires a decent knowledge of Lua to mod successfully. It doesn't contain most functions seen in RTW/M2TW (such as spawn), but offers many workarounds.
* Region traits can be used to award building-like effects via script

===Mapping===
* Region ownerships can be changed
* Starting units can be moved anywhere on the map
* Building slots can be changed and added/removed
* Diplomacy can be changed
* Starting units can be altered slightly (size and actual unit. See below for more)

===Technologies===
* New techs can be added (created from scratch)
* Tech effects can changed slightly.
* Tech research time can be changed.

===Buildings===
* New buildings can be added and existing ones modified
* All building effects can be changed

===Battle Maps===
* Battle maps can be edited using tools for ETW (which are compatible with NTW)

===Naval Battles===
* Ship speeds can be edited.
* Ship crew and cannon can be edited
* Morale can be edited
* Ship skins and damage appearance can be edited.

===Firing drills===
* Certain things such as two rank fire can be forced into the game, but the actual drills are hardcoded.
* The effect drills have on reload and accuracy can be edited.

===Text===
* All in-game text is editable - units, buildings, tooltips, characters, settlements, UI text etc

===Morale effects, fatigue effects, general "rules"===
* The effect that certain factors have on morale and fatigue can be edited. (New ones cannot be added)
* In-game rules are editable. These includes projectile misfire rates, naval projectile incendiary rates, the effect that firing drills have on reload rates etc.

===Campaign AI===
Campaign AI is fairly moddable. It appears that all variables influencing CAI behaviuor are exposed, and moddable, but you can't change the algorithms behind AI decision-making.

==Things that can't be modded==

===Models===
* Models can't be edited or added. A converter is being worked on.

===Mapping===
* New regions cannot be added.
* Region borders cannot be added.
* Campaign map features (hills, rivers etc) cannot be edited

===Buildings===
* Building slots on the campaign map cannot be added
* New building chains cannot be added

===Animations===
* Animations cannot be added, created or edited (see above for more info).

===Weapons & projectiles===
* New weapons (swords, machine guns etc) cannot be added.

===Custom battles===
* Starting money cannot be edited.

===Firing drills===
* Completely hard coded

===Officers, flag bearers and drummers===
* There is only one slot available for each of these. New ones cannot be added but ordinary soldiers can be placed in the slots available.

NTW Moddability

2010-06-29T14:23:28Z

84.58.153.47: /* Things that can't be modded */

== Things that can be modded ==

===Units===

* Unit Sizes
* Unit abilities can be changed / swapped

===Morale===
* Unit costs, prices and campaign movement points.
* Unit accuracy and reload skill
* Unit formation spacing
* Size of unit's collision model
* Unit movement speeds
* Unit firing arc

===Weapons and projectiles===

* Weapon apperance (skin only)
* Rate of fire
* Range
* Gravitational effect on projectiles
* New projectiles can be added, using old models and skins
* Explosions can be altered graphically and physically

===Unit graphics===

*Unit skins and cards can be edited completely

===Custom battles===

* Starting armies can be edited.

===Models===
* Models can be made for Empire and imported into Napoleon, but this has many side-effects (unit card, faces etc.)

===Battle equipment===
* Can be swapped among units; new equipment cannot be added.

===UI===
* Appearance of UI can be fully changed
* All in-game movies are editable
(NOTE: UI BUTTON CHANGES CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF LUA)
* The effect of UI buttons can be edited.

===Sounds===

* Sounds can be changed.
* Sound triggers can be modded, but little is known about them.

===Animations===
* Animations corresponding to actions can be changed.

===Scripting===
* NTW has a comprehensive scripting language, but requires a decent knowledge of Lua to mod successfully. It doesn't contain most functions seen in RTW/M2TW (such as spawn), but offers many workarounds.
* Region traits can be used to award building-like effects via script

===Mapping===
* Region ownerships can be changed
* Starting units can be moved anywhere on the map
* Building slots can be changed and added/removed
* Diplomacy can be changed
* Starting units can be altered slightly (size and actual unit. See below for more)

===Technologies===
* New techs can be added (created from scratch)
* Tech effects can changed slightly.
* Tech research time can be changed.

===Buildings===
* New buildings can be added and existing ones modified
* All building effects can be changed

===Battle Maps===
* Battle maps can be edited using tools for ETW (which are compatible with NTW)

===Naval Battles===
* Ship speeds can be edited.
* Ship crew and cannon can be edited
* Morale can be edited
* Ship skins and damage appearance can be edited.

===Firing drills===
* Certain things such as two rank fire can be forced into the game, but the actual drills are hardcoded.
* The effect drills have on reload and accuracy can be edited.

===Text===
* All in-game text is editable - units, buildings, tooltips, characters, settlements, UI text etc

===Morale effects, fatigue effects, general "rules"===
* The effect that certain factors have on morale and fatigue can be edited. (New ones cannot be added)
* In-game rules are editable. These includes projectile misfire rates, naval projectile incendiary rates, the effect that firing drills have on reload rates etc.

===Campaign AI===
Campaign AI is fairly moddable. It appears that all variables influencing CAI behaviuor are exposed, and moddable, but you can't change the algorithms behind AI decision-making.

==Things that can't be modded==

===Models===
* Models can't be edited or added. A converter is being worked on.

===Mapping===
* New regions cannot be added.
* Region borders cannot be added.
* Campaign map features (hills, rivers etc) cannot be edited

===Buildings===
* Building slots on the campaign map cannot be added
* New building chains cannot be added

===Animations===
* Animations cannot be added, created or edited (see above for more info).

===Weapons & projectiles===
* New weapons (swords, machine guns etc) cannot be added.

===Custom battles===
* Starting money cannot be edited.

===Firing drills===
* Completely hard coded

===Officers, flag bearers and drummers===
* There is only one slot available for each of these. New ones cannot be added but ordinary soldiers can be placed in the slots available.

NTW Moddability

2010-06-29T14:22:25Z

84.58.153.47:

== Things that can be modded ==

===Units===

* Unit Sizes
* Unit abilities can be changed / swapped

===Morale===
* Unit costs, prices and campaign movement points.
* Unit accuracy and reload skill
* Unit formation spacing
* Size of unit's collision model
* Unit movement speeds
* Unit firing arc

===Weapons and projectiles===

* Weapon apperance (skin only)
* Rate of fire
* Range
* Gravitational effect on projectiles
* New projectiles can be added, using old models and skins
* Explosions can be altered graphically and physically

===Unit graphics===

*Unit skins and cards can be edited completely

===Custom battles===

* Starting armies can be edited.

===Models===
* Models can be made for Empire and imported into Napoleon, but this has many side-effects (unit card, faces etc.)

===Battle equipment===
* Can be swapped among units; new equipment cannot be added.

===UI===
* Appearance of UI can be fully changed
* All in-game movies are editable
(NOTE: UI BUTTON CHANGES CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF LUA)
* The effect of UI buttons can be edited.

===Sounds===

* Sounds can be changed.
* Sound triggers can be modded, but little is known about them.

===Animations===
* Animations corresponding to actions can be changed.

===Scripting===
* NTW has a comprehensive scripting language, but requires a decent knowledge of Lua to mod successfully. It doesn't contain most functions seen in RTW/M2TW (such as spawn), but offers many workarounds.
* Region traits can be used to award building-like effects via script

===Mapping===
* Region ownerships can be changed
* Starting units can be moved anywhere on the map
* Building slots can be changed and added/removed
* Diplomacy can be changed
* Starting units can be altered slightly (size and actual unit. See below for more)

===Technologies===
* New techs can be added (created from scratch)
* Tech effects can changed slightly.
* Tech research time can be changed.

===Buildings===
* New buildings can be added and existing ones modified
* All building effects can be changed

===Battle Maps===
* Battle maps can be edited using tools for ETW (which are compatible with NTW)

===Naval Battles===
* Ship speeds can be edited.
* Ship crew and cannon can be edited
* Morale can be edited
* Ship skins and damage appearance can be edited.

===Firing drills===
* Certain things such as two rank fire can be forced into the game, but the actual drills are hardcoded.
* The effect drills have on reload and accuracy can be edited.

===Text===
* All in-game text is editable - units, buildings, tooltips, characters, settlements, UI text etc

===Morale effects, fatigue effects, general "rules"===
* The effect that certain factors have on morale and fatigue can be edited. (New ones cannot be added)
* In-game rules are editable. These includes projectile misfire rates, naval projectile incendiary rates, the effect that firing drills have on reload rates etc.

===Campaign AI===
Campaign AI is fairly moddable. It appears that all variables influencing CAI behaviuor are exposed, and moddable, but you can't change the algorithms behind AI decision-making.

==Things that can't be modded==

===Models===
* Models can't be edited or added. A converter is being worked on.

===Mapping===
* New regions cannot be added.
* Region borders cannot be added.
* Campaign map features (hills, rivers etc) cannot be edited

===Animations===
* Animations cannot be added, created or edited (see above for more info).

===Weapons & projectiles===
* New weapons (swords, machine guns etc) cannot be added.

===Custom battles===
* Starting money cannot be edited.

===Firing drills===
* Completely hard coded

===Officers, flag bearers and drummers===
* There is only one slot available for each of these. New ones cannot be added but ordinary soldiers can be placed in the slots available.

NTW Moddability

2010-06-29T14:21:28Z

84.58.153.47: Created page with '== Things that can be modded: == ===Units:=== * Unit Sizes * Unit abilities can be changed / swapped ===Morale=== * Unit costs, prices and campaign movement points. * Unit acc...'

== Things that can be modded: ==

===Units:===

* Unit Sizes
* Unit abilities can be changed / swapped

===Morale===
* Unit costs, prices and campaign movement points.
* Unit accuracy and reload skill
* Unit formation spacing
* Size of unit's collision model
* Unit movement speeds
* Unit firing arc

===Weapons and projectiles:===

* Weapon apperance (skin only)
* Rate of fire
* Range
* Gravitational effect on projectiles
* New projectiles can be added, using old models and skins
* Explosions can be altered graphically and physically

===Unit graphics:===

*Unit skins and cards can be edited completely

===Custom battles:===

* Starting armies can be edited.

===Models:===
* Models can be made for Empire and imported into Napoleon, but this has many side-effects (unit card, faces etc.)

===Battle equipment:===
* Can be swapped among units; new equipment cannot be added.

===UI:===
* Appearance of UI can be fully changed
* All in-game movies are editable
(NOTE: UI BUTTON CHANGES CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF LUA)
* The effect of UI buttons can be edited.

===Sounds:===

* Sounds can be changed.
* Sound triggers can be modded, but little is known about them.

===Animations:===
* Animations corresponding to actions can be changed.

===Scripting:===
* NTW has a comprehensive scripting language, but requires a decent knowledge of Lua to mod successfully. It doesn't contain most functions seen in RTW/M2TW (such as spawn), but offers many workarounds.
* Region traits can be used to award building-like effects via script

===Mapping===
* Region ownerships can be changed
* Starting units can be moved anywhere on the map
* Building slots can be changed and added/removed
* Diplomacy can be changed
* Starting units can be altered slightly (size and actual unit. See below for more)

===Technologies:===
* New techs can be added (created from scratch)
* Tech effects can changed slightly.
* Tech research time can be changed.

===Buildings:===
* New buildings can be added and existing ones modified
* All building effects can be changed

===Battle Maps:===
* Battle maps can be edited using tools for ETW (which are compatible with NTW)

===Naval Battles:===
* Ship speeds can be edited.
* Ship crew and cannon can be edited
* Morale can be edited
* Ship skins and damage appearance can be edited.

===Firing drills:===
* Certain things such as two rank fire can be forced into the game, but the actual drills are hardcoded.
* The effect drills have on reload and accuracy can be edited.

===Text:===
* All in-game text is editable - units, buildings, tooltips, characters, settlements, UI text etc

===Morale effects, fatigue effects, general "rules":===
* The effect that certain factors have on morale and fatigue can be edited. (New ones cannot be added)
* In-game rules are editable. These includes projectile misfire rates, naval projectile incendiary rates, the effect that firing drills have on reload rates etc.

===Campaign AI:===
Campaign AI is fairly moddable. It appears that all variables influencing CAI behaviuor are exposed, and moddable, but you can't change the algorithms behind AI decision-making.

==Things that can't be modded:==

===Models:===
* Models can't be edited or added. A converter is being worked on.

===Mapping:===
* New regions cannot be added.
* Region borders cannot be added.
* Campaign map features (hills, rivers etc) cannot be edited

===Animations:===
* Animations cannot be added, created or edited (see above for more info).

===Weapons + projectiles:===
* New weapons (swords, machine guns etc) cannot be added.

===Custom battles:===
* Starting money cannot be edited.

===Firing drills:===
* Completely hard coded

===Officers, flag bearers and drummers:===
* There is only one slot available for each of these. New ones cannot be added but ordinary soldiers can be placed in the slots available.