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Krataar: Sep 13, 2011; Drums in the deep

In what movie did Sean Bean even have a Shako?

# ? May 3, 2012 01:05

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# ? May 21, 2013 08:15

Rubber Slug: Aug 7, 2010; THE BLUE DEMON RIDES AGAIN

I think that's from the Sharpe's series, though I have yet to watch it.

# ? May 3, 2012 01:06

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Pretty much, rarely wore it though outside a couple of scenes in the series as Cornwell wrote the character to be a scruffy rogue.

The shako is one of my favourite military head dresses.

# ? May 3, 2012 01:10

Krataar: Sep 13, 2011; Drums in the deep

Is it better to hang out in IRC or TS?

# ? May 3, 2012 01:37

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Krataar posted:

Is it better to hang out in IRC or TS?

Depends really, we need to use our IRC channel more though. Most of us lurk in either though.

Keep an eye on this thread too I always mention when we goon up in a group and take to the field.

# ? May 3, 2012 01:52

babies havin rabies: Feb 24, 2006

sixide posted:

Hmm, positional damage might explain most of my issues if I'm stabbing them in the legs accidentally.

Still doesn't explain how a guy with his back turned to me motionless can dodge 15 bayonet stabs, but I guess maybe that's just lovely netcode.

M&B has three locations for damage, as far as I know: Legs, torso & arms, and head. I'm not sure what the armor values are in NW, but you definitely want to go for the face every-time, and be moving forward if possible in your thrusts. You also want to be the proper distance from your opponent so that the bayonet strikes him near the end of the thrust. The game takes your/your opponents vectors into account as well as the distance.

# ? May 3, 2012 03:11

Gamerofthegame: Oct 27, 2010; Could at least flip one or two, maybe.

In this location damage doesn't matter. Either you wisely move forward with your bayonette stab and one hit someone or you have to do another hit. Doesn't matter where it lands. (So long as it, you know, lands.)

Shooting does do more damage with head damage, though that only really effects pistols. Shoot center mass, folks.

You sometimes wiff people because of lag. There are usually over a hundred people playing after all, with strong EU and NA communities that get all intermixed. Just a thing that happens I'm afraid.

# ? May 3, 2012 04:47

Rubber Slug: Aug 7, 2010; THE BLUE DEMON RIDES AGAIN

Who are these "69thFAG" people with the red cocks who keep TKing goons?

# ? May 3, 2012 06:21

Stoic Commie: Aug 29, 2005; G's up
Hoes down

Rubber Slug posted:

Who are these "69thFAG" people with the red cocks who keep TKing goons?

I reported them in the forum with an entire album of screenshots, they probably won't be back.

# ? May 3, 2012 06:30

Commissar Kip: Nov 9, 2009; Imperial Commissariat's uplifting primer.

Shake once.

Stoic Commie posted:

I reported them in the forum with an entire album of screenshots, they probably won't be back.

Link please.

Nurdbot, Ill work on the video this weekend. In the middle of helping my old lady move.

# ? May 3, 2012 08:15

Rubber Slug: Aug 7, 2010; THE BLUE DEMON RIDES AGAIN

In other news, I made a new face for my player

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3911100/2012-05-02_00004.jpg

# ? May 3, 2012 08:30

ANGRYGREEK: May 3, 2007; If you meet the Storm Spirit on the lane, gank him.

Looks like a dead, bloated Hun.
Definitely material for the regiments "Faces of War" album.

I kinda like my randomly generated face, it looks like a french movie star (of soft porn). But if I want to make it wackier, how can I do it without making it irreparable? Can you save one character, edit it and save the new one under a new name?

# ? May 3, 2012 09:31

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Could always just start a new profile if you want to experiment with faces and genders really.

Got that Kip, and nice work just taking screenshots and kill messages Stoic man. If people are loving with you in this game in the obvious ways with TKing and blocking just get evidence and drop it off at the forums. Sometimes the nice things about small slightly spergy communities is that unfunny people who actually waste time get told to gently caress off.

# ? May 3, 2012 12:19

SquadronROE: Mar 18, 2012; In the Grim Darkness of the Future, there is only war.

...and delicious ice cream.

SeanBeansShako posted:

We currently have slots in two North American line battles that take place at 8PM and 9PM est on fridays and tuesdays if that helps.

I'm definitely gonna need to hang around for some melee/marksmanship training at some point. I'm the worst at melee, ever. I think I might have managed to stab myself somehow.

I'm getting better at marksmanship though. I think the best idea is to just not fire at ranges where bullet drop matters. That seems to be key. Also, I'm a pretty drat good artillery shot as long as it's not with mortars.

# ? May 3, 2012 13:02

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

We'll do some training later before this small scale line battle, two lines with practicing officers just lining up and charging each other.

I want to get it so half of us at least survives the accidental 'OH poo poo CHARGE' moments on the battlefield.

Also, I butchered some classic Napoleonic quotes and threw up an expanded bio about Duke Dickbutt under the OP if you like my terrible terrible humour.

# ? May 3, 2012 13:11

Krataar: Sep 13, 2011; Drums in the deep

When is the training? I should probably hear the goon commands since I've only heard the reddit ones when they were first forming.

# ? May 3, 2012 15:57

GyverMac: Aug 3, 2006; My posting is like I Love Lucy without the funny bits. Basically, WAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Any free spots on the LB later? I'm itchin' for some shootin'.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:15

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009

SeanBeansShako posted:

Also, I butchered some classic Napoleonic quotes and threw up an expanded bio about Duke Dickbutt under the OP if you like my terrible terrible humour.

This reminds me of the Finnish beer brand Sandels - named after Colonel (later Marshall) Johan August Sandels, a hero of the Finnish War 1808-1809 and depicted as a great culinarist in the poetry of J.L. Runeberg. His force of 1800 men forced back a Russian force of 8000 men at the battle of Koljonvirta.

Wikipedia posted:

These events and others in the Finnish War were later retold in a series of epic poems by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Runeberg's poem tells a story of Sandels having a feast while the enemy mounts a premature attack. Sandels continues his meal and is accused of cowardice, after which he raises and rides to the battle, drives back the enemy and is praised by his men.

Truly a goon.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:16

Wooper: Oct 16, 2006; Champion draGoon horse slayer. Making Lancers weep for their horsies since 2011. Viva Dickbutt.

Anyone showing up for training get into the linebattle. Training is usually an hour before the linebattle, check the steam group events.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:18

Brooks Cracktackle: Oct 17, 2008

SeanBeansShako posted:

We'll do some training later before this small scale line battle, two lines with practicing officers just lining up and charging each other.

I want to get it so half of us at least survives the accidental 'OH poo poo CHARGE' moments on the battlefield.

Also, I butchered some classic Napoleonic quotes and threw up an expanded bio about Duke Dickbutt under the OP if you like my terrible terrible humour.

Forward, you dongs! Do you want to live in your mother's basement forever?!

# ? May 3, 2012 16:39

GyverMac: Aug 3, 2006; My posting is like I Love Lucy without the funny bits. Basically, WAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Nenonen posted:

This reminds me of the Finnish beer brand Sandels - named after Colonel (later Marshall) Johan August Sandels, a hero of the Finnish War 1808-1809 and depicted as a great culinarist in the poetry of J.L. Runeberg. His force of 1800 men forced back a Russian force of 8000 men at the battle of Koljonvirta.

Ah, the Finns, of all us Nordic countries you guys got the best war stories.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:40

Owlkill: Jul 1, 2009

Wooper posted:

Anyone showing up for training get into the linebattle. Training is usually an hour before the linebattle, check the steam group events.

What time's the linebattle scheduled for? I'm at work so I can't check Steam events, def. want to make training and the battle though.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:42

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

I'm imaging him eating a really big sandwich and he keeps getting interrupted because he needs to fight those goddamn Russians already.

Also, we got some small scale line battle practice stuff happening in an hour. Only 20 goons need to show up for the fight agains the 72nd.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:43

Krataar: Sep 13, 2011; Drums in the deep

I'm gonna try to get in on this. Where do I need to be and what do I need to be on to get to this battle.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:45

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Krataar posted:

I'm gonna try to get in on this. Where do I need to be and what do I need to be on to get to this battle.

Meet up on TeamSpeak in a few minutes to transported to a land of wonder and fantasy (possibly Kips server if it is still up).

I got a feel more than twenty of us will show in the next hour. So the guys doing the line battle will pop into one of the channels below and we'll go do some pubbie wrecking on a siege or conquest server.

I'm itching to do some drumming.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:55

Krataar: Sep 13, 2011; Drums in the deep

I found two TS servers, but I am unsure which one I'm supposed to be in.

# ? May 3, 2012 16:58

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Krataar posted:

I found two TS servers, but I am unsure which one I'm supposed to be in.

Camping The Stairs is our main one, I think the other is our spare?

Also, if your an Aussie and want in on the line battles check this thread out they are starting some here. Might have to roll with pubbies but hey funs fun.

SeanBeansShako fucked around with this message at May 3, 2012 around 17:02

# ? May 3, 2012 17:00

Wooper: Oct 16, 2006; Champion draGoon horse slayer. Making Lancers weep for their horsies since 2011. Viva Dickbutt.

Todays linebattle was poo poo again. 1vs1 regiment is pointless but also goons can't shoot for poo poo. We need to practice.

# ? May 3, 2012 19:24

GyverMac: Aug 3, 2006; My posting is like I Love Lucy without the funny bits. Basically, WAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Wooper posted:

Todays linebattle was poo poo again. 1vs1 regiment is pointless but also goons can't shoot for poo poo. We need to practice.

We ripped their poo poo up in melee though.

However there was something strange about the shooting; as a spectator i hovered over the enemy line and saw our shots litterally land inches right infront of them and right behind them without any damage done. Maybe lag messing with the hitboxes?

# ? May 3, 2012 20:04

SpaceViking: Sep 2, 2011; Who put the stars in the sky? Coyote will say he did it himself, and it is not a lie.

GyverMac posted:

We ripped their poo poo up in melee though. However there was something strange about the shooting; as a spectator i hovered over the enemy line and saw our shots litterally land inches right infront of them and right behind them without any damage done. Maybe lag messing with the hitboxes?

Yeah, I'm not sure what the deal was with shooting. The last (serious) round, the shots were all going in the right place, they just weren't actually hitting. I'm inclined to say the RNG was just loving us over that round.

# ? May 3, 2012 20:13

the night dad: Oct 23, 2006

SpaceViking posted:

Yeah, I'm not sure what the deal was with shooting. The last (serious) round, the shots were all going in the right place, they just weren't actually hitting. I'm inclined to say the RNG was just loving us over that round.

There's something hilarious, and also hosed up, with how the bullet shots render. I've see them damage yet still go through the person to create a dirt puff, or simply not show up at all when they miss.

~warband engine~

# ? May 3, 2012 20:19

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

I'm pretty sure they've designed it now so that the further a musket ball goes, the chances of it missing get higher and higher.

We really need to mod a custom crosshair that is easier to use when they release the modding kit too. Also, there still some goons playing on the 51st Siege server I'll throw up a casual American fun time announcement and that'll be it for NW tonight.

Tommorow though, NA LINE BATTLE.

# ? May 3, 2012 20:51

SpaceViking: Sep 2, 2011; Who put the stars in the sky? Coyote will say he did it himself, and it is not a lie.

SeanBeansShako posted:

I'm pretty sure they've designed it now so that the further a musket ball goes, the chances of it missing get higher and higher.

We really need to mod a custom crosshair that is easier to use when they release the modding kit too. Also, there still some goons playing on the 51st Siege server I'll throw up a casual American fun time announcement and that'll be it for NW tonight.

Tommorow though, NA LINE BATTLE.

I'll try to be there for the line battle tomorrow.

# ? May 3, 2012 20:53

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Apparently regulars have had there numbers capped too, so only 30 of us will make it at least until they return the server numbers to 250.

If that is the case I'll try and set us up two community events a day so that everyone gets a chance to play.

# ? May 3, 2012 20:55

Alain Perdrix: Dec 19, 2007; Howdy!

No homo posted:

There's something hilarious, and also hosed up, with how the bullet shots render. I've see them damage yet still go through the person to create a dirt puff, or simply not show up at all when they miss.

I am guessing that it is just an unintentional glitch, though IRL, you can get a musket ball to punch through a dude and keep on going, depending on what you hit and at what speed the projectile reaches him. Being a soft lead ball, penetration is not as great or consistent as with modern spitzer bullets, but my uncle once shot a goddamn moose with his flintlock rifle and found the ball embedded in the trunk of a tree on the other side. Is there any chance at all that Napoleonic Wars is modelling this kind of penetration? Maybe adapted from how the cannonballs work? That would be neat!

# ? May 3, 2012 21:03

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Could always have a goon science experiment on the practice server, line up two goons and shoot one in the head and see if it goes through?

Also, American goons it is your time to shine in pub stomping now.

# ? May 3, 2012 21:05

Alain Perdrix: Dec 19, 2007; Howdy!

SeanBeansShako posted:

Could always have a goon science experiment on the practice server, line up two goons and shoot one in the head and see if it goes through?

I approve of this idea.

# ? May 3, 2012 21:07

Wooper: Oct 16, 2006; Champion draGoon horse slayer. Making Lancers weep for their horsies since 2011. Viva Dickbutt.

Here's an idea for some long range shooting practice. Set friendly fire damage to 0% for friends and 1% for self. Go to a huge map and shoot at friendlies, you know you hit if you get damaged yourself.

# ? May 3, 2012 21:10

Rubber Slug: Aug 7, 2010; THE BLUE DEMON RIDES AGAIN

Wooper posted:

Here's an idea for some long range shooting practice. Set friendly fire damage to 0% for friends and 1% for self. Go to a huge map and shoot at friendlies, you know you hit if you get damaged yourself.

I like this idea. I really need to practice shooting, at all ranges.

# ? May 3, 2012 21:37

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# ? May 21, 2013 08:15

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Remind me to stick that as the setting on sunday when we do training yeah. Not a bad idea.

EDIT:

Somebody posted this in the 'WAH WOMENS IN MY HISTORICAL GAME' thread:

SeanBeansShako fucked around with this message at May 3, 2012 around 22:12

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