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Napoleon: Total War The Khartum and Zulu Mod

Mod For: Napoleon: Total War

Created By: kungfuserge, panzerschreck, dartanianx, husserl tw and lasallian

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INTRODUCTION

The time period between the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War was relatively peaceful compared to the periods before and after. Much of it is considered the Victorian Age, the years Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain. During this time industrialization transformed cities as factories sprang up in the Western Hemisphere and new nations were created in Europe. These new European nations (Belgium, Italy, and Germany) were eager to colonize, find resources, and expand their businesses overseas just like their European neighbors. This increased the competition of Imperialism, and the scramble for land outside of Europe increased in pace and intensity. Time was of the essence, however, because lands out of European influence getting harder to find. The areas that saw the most attention during this period were Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. As Europe grew tense, little wars broke out in these areas mostly because of the suppression by the Europeans on the indigenous peoples. These wars and engagements were usually characterized by a technological superiority of the Europeans over the suppressed. The European powers didn't have to commit abundant resources for waging these wars. They were able to conduct these wars with a limited amount of weapons and manpower, and little public support. Sadly, few wargames represent the wars of the Victorian Age. The Anglo-Zulu War and the Mahdist War were two such wars, involving Great Britain and several different native peoples of Africa. The Khartum and Zulu Mod for Napoleon: Total War has brought these two conflicts to the turn-based strategy genre with exceptional historical accuracy.

THE MOD

The Khartum and Zulu Mod for Napoleon: Total War is focused on two conflicts. One is the Mahdist War which took place 1881-1899 and was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese and the Egyptian, and later British, forces. The mod is also focused on the Zulu War which was fought between the Zulu Kingdom and Great Britain in the first half of 1879. The latest version of the mod is version 1.0, and there is an optional sub-mod download for it called the Zulu Maps Mod which is in beta version 2. The main mod features four new factions (Natal British Contingent, Corsaire, The Mahdist, and Zulu) and one reworked vanilla faction (Bedouins). Several new units have been added as nearly all the units of the new factions are from the mod. Many new generals and commanders have been created, including Lord Chemlsford (leader of the British contingent during the Battle of Isandlwana), Col. Anthony Durnford (also present at Isandlwana), Cetewayo (King of the Zulus), Lord Kitchener (Mahdist War), Gordon Pacha (Mahdist War), and Muhammad Ahmad (religious leader of the Mahdist War).

The mod also has historical regiments and portrays them accurately. Several specific Zulu War contingents are represented, including: Natal Native Contingent, 2^nd Wawickshire, 24^th Regiment, 17^th Natal Lancers, Bromhead Squadron, and Rorke's Drift Regiment. Not to mention the Isandlwana artillery, the InGobamakhosi Bender of Kings, the Ufasimba, and the Gatling gun. Mahdist War units are also available, like the Mahdist Warriors, the Beja people, the Mahdist Ansar, the Baggara of Darfur, 42^nd Foot Infantry, British Colonial Artillery, and the indispensable Maxim gun. All of the units in the mod are stunning and up to par with Napoleon: Total War standards. Gloss, shaders, 3D models, and texture details are exceptional. The uniforms, repeating rifles, and machine guns have been created from scratch and are represented accurately. The sounds are mostly realistic as well. However, I do have one complaint concerning the sound of the machine guns. The gun fire noises for them are at too long of intervals. I believe the firing rate for them was much faster than they are represented in the mod. The muzzle flashes for them are also just as slow, not to mention too bright. Though, these are just little cosmetic details. The mod also contains a soundtrack taken from movies made about the period.

Other graphic changes have also been made. Not only does each unit have a unique unit card, but they also have detailed unit-specific information panels. The main menu features a background movie (which I believe is a scene from the movie The Four Feathers). Loading splash screens are also included; of battle scenes relating to the mod. Not much of the UI has been changed however, and much of it is recognizable to the novice NTW player. But this is of no concern because the mod utilizes the vanilla UI very nicely. Like, for example, the deploy trenches button now deploys overturned wagons like what is seen in the film Zulu. Also, the unlimber button is used to unlimber the machine guns. So as you can see, there wasn't really any need to change the GUI much to accommodate the mod. But this because the colonial wars of the 19^th Century used similar tactics as used in the Napoleonic Wars. But, unfortunately, it would take World War I to figure out this mistake. Loading times are fast too, just like the vanilla game.

The mod features many new maps, representing the terrain of the Zulu War. These are bundled in the Zulu Maps Mod beta 2. From plateaus to lakes and from Rorke's Drift to Isandlwana, the mod adds a total of ten new maps. The terrain is accurate and as they were during the late 19^th Century. For example, canals and an awkwardly shaped mountain inhabit the Isandlwana map. The Rorke's Drift map features huts, farm houses, walls made of sandbags, and tipped over wagons. The accurate maps and units make it easier for those who want to reenact those infamous battles.