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#1: Napoleon Total War Author: Saspi,

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:50 pm
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Apparently a new title will be released... I hope CA makes honour to my hero of all times...
It wont be an expansion, but a new title. At least thats what they say.
Anyway ill keep you updated with the info, and i dont know when ill come back lol

#2: Author: Nighthawk, Location: Somewhere in Cyberspace, but always on the Battlefield.

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:36 pm
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i don't think Napoleon Total War will be CA's next game, reason is that the era is the same era as ETW. Maybe there will be a Napoleon expansion for ETW, but not a new game based in the same era. For the next TW game i would like to see Shogun 2 TW or Three kingdoms TW based on the three kingdoms of Chinese history, or maybe they can dream up some fantasy total war or CAVEMAN Total War.....lol

#3: Author: Saspi,

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:55 am
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Well the guys in CA say its not an expansion, but im afraid Nighty is right... only reason they dont call it expansion is to make a 50 dollar deal, instead of making it a simple 30 dollar expansion.

And Id say I would probably have more fun with a caveman total war fashioned the old way, rather than stupid empire.

#4: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:23 am
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Napoleon expansion pack is sure , it was featured in some French magazine.
Feature List:

It's not an Addon like Kingdoms, it's a Stand Alone game: (????????????????? stand alone ?) Shocked

sounds like they want to milk some more money, they can sell this expansion pack ... sorry... Smile

'standalone' game to people to who didn't buy ETW (and have no idea how broken it's Smile

I suspect a lot people who bought ETW won't buy into Napoleon so they need to expand their market range.

- the focus will be on different heroes of the history
- 3 campaigns: Napoleon in Italy, Egypt and Russia
- Trafalgar and Waterloo are included
- better diplomacy (no way Smile

- better multiplayer(better ? Very Happy

) with online achievements (lmao Smile

- possible voice control feature
- uniform editor

Anyway,I must say I'm not buying into into Very Happy

I've already paid premium for this game which is not upto my expectations,I really doubt it's any different than ETW, some reskin some fixes but same problems under the hood probably.

#5: Author: Saspi,

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:44 pm
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Since u are good looking for info gothic, mind getting us some images?

#6: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:51 pm
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I WONT BUY THIS!!

If thats the next TW game ill give up with TW simple,play some med2 but that will be it.

#7: Author: FloFri,

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:30 pm
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mmh very surprising...
i thought i've heard any guy of Creative A. talking that it will be ROME 2

#8: Author: FloFri,

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:30 pm
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mmh very surprising...
i thought i've heard any guy of Creative A. talking that it will be ROME 2
we will see how true this is

#9: Author: Colin747, Location: Northern Ireland, UK

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:19 pm
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lol flo need help finding the edit button

its almost worth buying just to kill the french and trafalgar and waterloo lol

#10: Author: Saspi,

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:04 pm
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Tremblez Colin ! vos projets parricides
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix !

Viva Napoleon Bonaparte !!! Viva le Empereur !!! Mort ÃƒÂ la britannique, ÃƒÂ l'exception de l'Ecosse!!!

#11: Author: FloFri,

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:08 pm
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— Saspi
Tremblez Colin ! vos projets parricides
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix !

Viva Napoleon Bonaparte !!! Viva le Empereur !!! Mort ÃƒÂ la britannique, ÃƒÂ l'exception de l'Ecosse!!!

napoleon sucks...

colin we have to fight together this time Shocked

it will release in february 2010

#12: Author: CelticJay, Location: Germany

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:34 pm
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Flo count on me Razz

#13: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:02 pm
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new screens

Trailer : I'm Napoleon (lmao Laughing

)

http://www.sega.co.uk/games/napoleon-total-war/?t=EnglishUK

Preview:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/101/1014877p1.html

IMO it's reskinned ETW.

#14: Author: CelticJay, Location: Germany

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:22 pm
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maybe it is a standalone game to get more money for it and everything of it is a copy ( just added napoleon as a general) Laughing

#15: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:35 pm
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Looks like ETW was beta for Napoleon

"will build on the engine and framework of Empire Total War, but will add a whole host of new features and extra touches that the developers didn't have time to include in the first game. Kieran Brigden, Communications Manager at Creative Assembly, explains: "The way that Total War development works is we do a kind of evolution-revolution cycle. We create revolutionary technology for one title - in this case Empire, which had a brand new engine written from the ground up - and all new AI. Then, for the next game, we take that technology and evolve it - in this case with Napoleon. We've taken everything we've achieved with Empire and Empire's engine and just pushed it to the limit. Napoleon is essentially the culmination of what we wanted to do with Empire, given the time to take it further."

some other info :

Napoleon: Total War™ is the new chapter in the critically acclaimed Total War series and opens up a new narrative layer to the genre-defining franchise. From the early Italian campaign to the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon covers two decades of relentless battles, a backdrop of a world in flames against which the story of an extraordinary military career unfolds.

Whether you play as the legendary General or against, the outcome of war can never be guaranteed. The course of history relies on your ability to lead your troops through the most intense battles as never seen before in a Total War game.

The genre-defining franchise brings Napoleon to life:
Napoleon: Total War defines a new standard within the genre with exciting characters and a cinematic narrative, mind-blowing battle sequences and an unrivalled mix of turn-based and real-time strategy.

Three new episodic campaigns:
Take command and lead your armies on land and sea over three campaigns: Italy, Egypt and Mastery of Europe. The seamless mix of objective-based missions and sandbox experience makes this the most complete Total War experience to date.

Cutting-edge multiplayer:
Napoleon features fully integrated multiplayer modes and a complete set of online functionalities: Steam achievements, gameplay bonuses, uniform editor and voice communications.

All new Napoleonic battles and units:
Advanced weaponry enables new tactical options and even more exciting real-time battles on an epic scale, while the highly detailed environments and improved battlefield buildings guarantee a realistic recreation of famous historical battles.[/b][/quote]

#16: Author: Nighthawk, Location: Somewhere in Cyberspace, but always on the Battlefield.

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:58 pm
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If you ask for my opinion then i think it's a total ripoff, it's what ETW should have been and wasn't.....yet with such a poor ETW they have a cheek to hit us with a new game. ETW should be fixed, and be the game CA promised before even thinking of trying to con us with a game that we should actually have had when we paid for ETW.

#17: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:23 pm
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Aye mother fookers! They charged Ã‚Â£35 for a game that wasnt finished and still isnt yet they decide to spend there time building a new one with the same promises as before.I was talking to ranger early on he was saying no one is happy on the total war forums,maybe they will rethink....If not they should give ETW owners a 80% discount.

#18: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:07 am
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Completly agree ! but ... I don't you will get any discount, a lot people will buy because there will be "Napoleon" it's fetish for a lot of folks ...
As long as people will buy they won't do anything (what for ? ) The promised mod tools but they didn't release them because mods could make great Napoleon mod.What for they should allow people to mod game of they can do it and charge people some hard cash ? Evil or Very Mad

New youtube video :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTZMKIZSrE&feature=channel_page[/b]

#19: Author: Colin747, Location: Northern Ireland, UK

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:06 pm
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looking at some of the tw forums there seems to be plenty of people who are willing to buy this

#20: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:37 pm
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proably mostly single player junkies...

#21: Author: FloFri,

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:41 pm
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it will be an alone stand add-on, that means you don't need etw.
shouldn't be full price then, cause it's still an Add-On.

#22: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:39 pm
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http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/49863/Creative-Assembly-Responds-To-Negative-Napoleon-Total-War-Reaction

Creative Assembly Responds To Negative Napoleon: Total War Reaction
Aug 24, 2009 at 11:01 AM - Andrew Burnes - 9 Comments
Elements of the Total War community felt slighted by last week's Napoleon: Total War announcement, believing that the British developer was leaving Empire in a broken state to move on to the next big thing. Despite having stated that this was not the case, Creative Assembly was forced to write up a sizable community update to convince the vocal minority that good times were ahead for all TW gamers:

The reaction on the forums to the recent announcement of Napoleon has suggested there is a level of misunderstanding about a few points. I'd like to shed light on a few of these, directly, if I may.

Why are you releasing another TW game without fixing Empire?

We have not given up on supporting Empire. The major AI upgrade patch is still very much being worked on and is coming shortly. It will be with you a good while before Napoleon's release. Napoleons development is ongoing, just as our support of Emprie is ongoing. We recognise Empire had problems on release and we've dealt with the vast majority of stability and performance issues people are having. We now need to balance and address gameplay issues. The AI particularly. We have listened to everything you have said and are looking to address as much as possible. Empire has not been forgotten and a major gameplay upgrade is coming, and coming soon.

Why did you lie about releasing an MP campaign? Where is it?

The MP Campaign for Empire has always been a beta product. However, despite it simply being a test of the technology we still want it to be fun and enjoyable, something that's worth your time and our effort. So we've been working on it since release, building it to a state where its stable enough to beta test by you all and is indeed a great deal of fun to play. The MP Campaign Beta has not been forgotten, work is ongoing and it will be released before Napoleon allowing us time to absorb your comments and feedback (Which is ultimately the point of a public beta). To stress: Empire's MPC Beta is still under development and will be coming shortly it has not been dropped or forgotten and will be available soon.

Why do you never give dates for anything? I want to know when I can get my hands on these things!

Wer've learned about giving dates to the community. The understandable anger we've faced when we've given specific dates and not met them is not worth the little comfort given by us mentioning a specific date (Which you must still wait for). All development has a level of risk attached to it, that is the chance that it will not make a specific day for delivery. We've stopped communicating exact dates as a result of feedback from you. The Empire patch and the MPC beta will be released a significant while before Napoleon, which is scheduled for a first quarter 2010 release.

Why are you releasing Napoleon seperately when all it's content should have been in Empire?

The simple answer to this is that Napoloeons content shouldn't and couldnt have been in Empire. Napoleon is a game in it's own right. It spans three full campaigns, not missions or theatres, three sperate campaigns each with their own maps, factions, missions, opponents, story and unique features. In short: It is big.

Napoleon focuses on a man and his destiny and how this is tied to the rise of a nation, a man who defined an era. Empire was a very seperate theme, defining the interplay of actions between nations over a turbulent period of history.

These are two very different games.

We couldn't, nor would we, have added Napoleon into Empire. It's a huge piece of work worthy of its own title.

Admit it, you're going to give up on Empire and try to sell us another game aren't you?

Not at all. After the major AI upgrade patch that is coming we're going to announce another major piece of DLC for Empire, adding more content to its universe and expanding the game even further. Empire is a title into which we put a lot of time and effort, and to which you all gave a great deal of patience post release. We won't walk away from that. So there is more coming.

You do not need Napoleon to enjoy Empire or play Empire, they are two seperate games. Naturally we'd like people to go for both, but we recognise that choice is yours. Whether you chose one, none or both we want to make your experience reflect our time and energy and be as enjoyable as possible.

Does the community reaction to CA's announcements make any difference?

Yes, and always yes. The point of a public beta to the Multi Player Campaign is to get your feedback, the reason for this post is because we're reading and listening to what you say. There's a lot of reaction to what we've announced with Napoleon and some of it is based on misunderstanding. That's because we're at an early stage of development, we only announced on Wednesday last week and there are a lot of different facts and theories floating around. If you have questions post them here or bug a website or magazine to ask us and we'll answer. Please understand some of what is written is speculation and unless its a specific quote from us it may simply be informed opinion.

Finally, sometimes the community reaction is uplifting and othertimes it is demotivating. We recognise that there's a lot of desire out there to see us do better, given some peoples Empire's release experience. We hope that given the sheer amount of attention we've paid to Empire since it's release and the extras we're looking to provide that we will prove by our action that we're not just here to sell games. We love TW, thats why we make it, and we want you to enjoy it too, as that is ultimately it's purpose. Criticism is always welcome, if its positive and constructive we're far more likely to take ti on board and listen.

#23: Author: Zaika,

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:39 am
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for the new tw I would like to tw choose whatever their own age and make the game's map which we can travel to all over the world not just 1-2 continent

#24: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:10 am
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FYI, looks like Napoleon will have a lobby. Twisted Evil

Sure looks like a chat lobby to me. Cool

#25: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:54 pm
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yes indeed mate.i used that screenie from your post on the grails site Very Happy

ill not be buying this tw game straight away,will give it a few months first

#26: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:35 pm
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OMG new feature !!!! Very Happy

CA new strategy,remove features to add them later again,you can always claim you did some improvements Very Happy

I heard general rally button is back as well.

#27: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:46 am
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Yeah its not new to the series but I certainly like that they listened to us and added it back in. Rolling Eyes

Looks like I might be barking up the wrong tree posting any Total War stuff on the CA site. Confused

I just cant wait for the 23rd. Call me crazy but I still love TW. It sounds like theres a slim possibility at this point but I still hope to play a new TW game(or even an old one) with my friends in the Celtic Alliance. Twisted Evil

Anyway, Happy hunting.

#28: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:46 pm
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no mate theres just alot of us dispointed with etw,who knows ntw might be alot better.time zones dont help ive only seen brownbomber online in mtw the last few days

#29: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:14 pm
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Yeah I know. Sorry about the attitude, my bad. Embarassed

Ill try to keep myself from posting when I'm in a bad mood.

Admittedly I havnt been on MTW2 much lately, though I did get in some 3on3's the other day. Very fun.

#30: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:03 pm
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No problem,i did ask sparta for some 2v2's last night but you wereny on and he didnt feel like playing tw

#31: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:41 pm
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http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5389625/Napoleon_Total_War-Razor1911

might be worth a try before you buy it

#32: Author: Freddy,

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:53 pm
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seeders:144
Leecher:5026
lol

#33: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:57 pm
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who wants a laugh??

Soulfly just bought NTW Very Happy

Waits for the wise cracks.......

#34: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:21 am
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Shocked

#35: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:21 am
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you bought NTW ?!
you little traitor !!!!! Twisted Evil

I uploaded some junk to ebay including Empire Total War so hopefully I will be able to fund CA manager's salary soon Smile

but I will wait and read some reviews because I don't like to be fucked twice.Looked some youtubes it doesn't look that much different and sieges do suck ... well well ...

waiting for your review Soufly Very Happy

#36: Author: Colin747, Location: Northern Ireland, UK

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:22 am
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who is this and where is the real soulfly? Shocked

#37: Author: Nighthawk, Location: Somewhere in Cyberspace, but always on the Battlefield.

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:47 pm
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I ordered NTW too......lol should get it sometime next week....then i'll post an honest review.

#38: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:51 pm
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I had my first CTD last night, after playing a good twentyfour hours, and of course it would involve my first match with Soulfly. Laughing

Figures.

Let me know if you want to try again sometime, its really fun once you get used to it.

#39: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:01 am
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Yes mate ive been enjoying it so far,even been playing etw more Very Happy

Pitty about the game last night it was just starting to get interesting.

#40: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:17 pm
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— Nighthawk
I ordered NTW too......lol should get it sometime next week....then i'll post an honest review.

Cool

I will join you guys soon because I'v just ordered my copy Very Happy

#41: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:37 am
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Sweet! Twisted Evil

#42: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:56 pm
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You have NTW yet gothic?

#43: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:49 pm
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Not yet Sad

but I got new shiny router today Smile

a hardcore fix for my NAT connections problems in MII

#44: Author: Gothic,

Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:39 pm
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I got NTW ! Smile

you can add me guys to your Steam I got new account my email is

gblade000ATgmail.comLast edited by Gothic on Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:26 pm; edited 1 time in total

#45: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:03 am
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I just had to point out that somehow my buddy Soulfly has managed to rack up three times as many hours on Nappy then myself. Shocked

Actually that remindes me, member we where talking about it only using 1 core? Well I found a program that seems to spread out the load. It doesnt really seem to help it run any better but at least I dont have 100% load on one core now. You should take a look at it. Its called CPU Control and its at: http://wareseeker.com/Utilities/cpu-control-1.0.zip/229518
It handles the cpu affinity, which I know can be done with task manager, but that dosent seem to do anything for me where as this actually works. All I do is run the program, go to Napoleon and set it to manual or automatic. I forget which one but try them both with a cpu monitor open and you will see the differance instantly.
Let me know how it works for you. Very Happy

#46: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:15 pm
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Alright mate,never got a chance to try it after we spoke.Ill hopefully try it today.Thanks for the help.

#47: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:08 am
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K. Smile

With all the hours your racking up, the sooner the better if it saves stress on your cpu. Wink

I really think it will help, it did for me, but it might not. I'm really curious to see if it does.

#48: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:25 am
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had it runing early on mate,i never seen any difference in game play it still droped fps after a few hours.ill run it more later give it a better chance

#49: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:15 am
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Yeah like I said, it doesnt run any better for me either, it just keep Napoleon from puting all the strain on one core. Which as a side affect also keeps my temp down.

It sounds to me like something in your computer is getting bottlenecked. Hmm. How much RAM do you have?

#50: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:21 am
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4gb mate,its maybe my card hope to get a new one soon,though that shouldnt cause very low fps on the campain map

#51: Author: Imperator_Romulus,

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:10 am
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It only happens after a few hours of playing right? Does restarting help? It maybe that Napoleon has a memory leak or some such. Oh well, might just have to see what they fix with the first patch.

HAIL CA!!!

#52: Author: Soulfly, Location: Edinburgh,Scotland

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:06 pm
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Hail Imperator Very Happy

Yes after a good few hours,hmmm i think it doesnt ill give it a try when it next happens to be sure.I can cope with a couple problems,still good fun! its not as bad as etw or bc2.

#53: Author: shadow, Location: Newcastle, England

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:06 pm
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Yea bc2 sucks doesn't it Stryker??? Ntw owns Very Happy

#54: Author: Defekt, Location: Sandefjord, Norway

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:14 pm
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Duuude !

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