Napoleonic Battle Corps [NBC]

[Gunner24]

NBC is a group for MP Napoleonic gamers, we play any "Napoleonic" style MP games.  At the moment that is Empire Total War "mod" TROM, ntw2, LG and Napoleon Total War as soon as it's released.

Anyone can be a general forum member regardless of other memberships elsewhere.  However, we do ask that anyone who wants to be a full NBC member, using the NBC "tag" in MP games should not belong to another Napoleonic Clan. 

Please take a look around and introduce yourself in the "Meeting Room" Forum if you register.

http://napbc.freeforums.org/index.php

[AJ]

Damn good place to be, I like it.  Thank you Gunner.

[Gunner24]

Most NBC are now waiting for the v2 of LG before getting started again in PBEM, and looking forward to MP games, new members are welcome, we only ask one important thing, good behaviour on the battlefield / forums, entry is free and easy, no red tape or complicated tests to pass.....post in the meeting room and you will be accepted.

[Gunner24]

Now we have v2 NBC will be using Teamspeak (TS) to meet and arrange MP games, anyone is welcome to join us if there is room :

Quick and easy download from here :
http://teamspeak.com/

When installed connect to :

Quote:Address: 208.100.9.178
Port: 4142

Then scroll to the bottom and click on "NBC Multyplayer Lobby"

[AnkLrd]

*** To join [NBC] ranks simply start a new topic writing your username in the meeting room ( http://napbc.freeforums.org/nbc-meeting-room-f10.html ) and introduce yourself.

[Gunner24]

NBC are now starting to use Xfire for voice chat.  Full info is here. 
http://napbc.freeforums.org/post13307.html#p13307

xFire is FREE to use, it takes a few minutes to download and install, it is easy to make and save chat rooms for voice and type.
http://www.xfire.com/about_pro_voice/

It has 16 million users ????????????????????????.

[Gunner24]

To avoid any confusion, this is NBCs current rule about voice chat in LG.

1. Voice chat in game is allowed, for general game discussion and social chit chat.

2. Voice chat in game is NOT allowed for giving help and advice on game play tactics and orders - that should be done with the in-game F9 system.

The rule applies to "real" games, voice chat is used as much as wanted in training and testing battles, to help new people understand all the game features and operations.

If other organisations want to use voice chat in battles, NBC will "go with the flow".....we prefer to use the F9 system, as brillently designed by JMM, but if others insist on real voice chat NBC will not refuse to battle against them.

[AJ]

The rule applies to "real" games, voice chat is used as much as wanted in training and testing battles, to help new people understand all the game features and operations.

Gunner is soooo right about the usefulness of Voice chat for training purposes. We fight a lot of MP training battles and the ability to "Pause" and discuss a situation or behavior is an invaluable learning tool. Why did that happen? what did you do to cause this behavior? etc..

[AnkLrd]

[NBC] - Xfire
http://www.xfire.com/communities/napbc/

[Gunner24]

Since using voice chat NBC have now changed their idea's on using it.  Due to LG being such a complex game we now use voice chat with BOTH sides being on the same voice channel, so everyone in the game can hear each other, so using F9 is still very, very, very, important, but some voice chat can also be used, like saying

* "turn east, not west as per the last F9 message".
* move the 6th Corps north near that village we were trying to hold in F9 message"
* "Don't move near the river like you were planning to do".

With both sides being able to hear each other it becomes impossible to "cheat" too much as you will be heard by the other side - unless your giving falsh information of course !......all in all the F9 combined with real live voice chat makes the game even more enjoyable, and more sociable.

NBC current policy :

To avoid any confusion and mis-understanding the following now applies to all NBC MP games :

1. Voice chat in game is allowed if wanted.

The reasons for the change are :

Quote:1. It is a lot more fun !...and that's why we're all here.
2. There is NO way to know who is using it, if it should not be used.
3. The game is so complex that any help using voice chat should be welcomed.
4. No one has to use voice chat if they don't want to.
5. Full use of F9 orders can still be used to draw the plans.
6. We need it before the game starts to check all kinds of things, OOBs , Doctrines, Maps, Battle length, all this is too much to do on type chat. If we are using voice chat to get the game started, turning it off after the start seems odd to say the least.

[AJ]

I think Gunner 24 omitted to say that we do use separate Allied and French Chat rooms for pre Battle deployments and  planning etc....

[Gunner24]

use separate Allied and French Chat rooms for pre Battle deployments and  planning

That is an option for those that enjoy long planning sessions, like.......AJ....ha.......come one guys, lets get going, who are we waiting for, oh it's me !!, ha.

Only kidding, this very usefull, one side go into a seperate room, make their plans and then everyone returns to the main lobby to fight.

[AJ]

That is an option for those that enjoy long planning sessions, like.......AJ....ha.......come one guys, lets get going, who are we waiting for, oh it's me !!, ha.

I know, I'm an old windbag, Grog already posted about how I talk to myself all through the Battle

[Gunner24]

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Some changes to the NBC Campaign (still under test).
http://napbc.freeforums.org/post12993.html#p12993

[Gunner24]

Campaign number 2 is due to start very early in the new year, new members are always welcome in NBC and if joining now could help us finish off Campaign number 1 - for some practice ready for the second one.