
My mods for Campaign Leipzig, Campaign 1814, and Campaign Bautzen do not use Volcano Man figures in the Unitboxes or Ezjax 3D units.

My mods all use a modified form of Ezjax's grass and 3D details.  Ezjax distinguishes between altitudes by using alternating bands of lighter and darker grass.  I follow the original convention of having the darkest grass at the lowest altitude, with each higher altitude getting progressively lighter.  One consequence of that is that you're almost forced to toggle on the altitude contours when you're playing because the difference in terrain can be quite subtle at times.  In the Campaign Leipzig mod Ezjax's trees and shadows were repainted in fall colors.

The 2D map terrain is derived from my Panzer Campaign mods.  The 2D map unit symbols are derived from very early versions of my Waterloo, Eckmuhl, and Wagram that were originally posted at SDC several years ago.  

The Unitbox and Leaderbox are similar to what I used in the first version the Leipzig mod, but the colors are a tad warmer (especially the Austrians). The portraits in the Leaderbox have been overhauled and are now more colorful and in ovals, as in the other games. The figures in the unitboxes are the ones that came with the game mounted on unit flags.  And in case anyone wonders, the Vistula Legion is mounted on a French flag because it is part of the French army (the flags reflect army organization more than nationality). Besides flags, I've added horses, wagons, and artillery in national colors to the backgrounds, so it is now very difficult to mistake a supply, artillery, or cavalry unit for a body of formed infantry.

I've been going over the 3D unit images and bases to try to make them fit together a little better.  I'm not there yet, and since the figure and base work affects three different games this is one of the things that will improve in later versions of the mod.  The bases themselves have been completely redrawn, and follow a different highlighting convention from the original games (selected units are lighter in color).

There are a few sound files inlcuded with this mod.  I got sick of hearing "God save the King" shouted out in the middle of what were essentially non-Anglophone battles, so a few seconds of one of the background sound tracks has been edited out.  I've never cared for the music selections in the Napoleonic games, so I've provided new victory music.  I've used a lot of Beethoven since he was a contemporary and this game is about battles taking place in Germany with Germans on both sides.  

Because this mod doesn't use Ezjax units there is no Ezjax bloodless option.  But for those of you who like a less cluttered 3D battlefields, I've included an alternate 3D symbol set that omits the piles of dead bodies.



Installation:


The mod mimics the folder structure of the game. Start with a clean version of Campaign Bautzen and apply the latest official patch.  Paste the mod's Campaign Bautzen folder into the John Tiller Software folder.  This will overwrite many files in the original game, so be sure to back up your original first.  Always reapply the mod after an official patch, because if you don't the patch may overwrite part of the mod.


The mod includes desktop icons that you can use as shortcuts on your desktop.  


To use them, make a shortcut from the cpbz application file, and move it to your desktop (in Windows XP move your mouse over the file, right-click, choose create shortcut from drop-down menu, partially shrink your screen by clicking on the middle of three tabs in the top right-hand corner, find the newly created 'shortcut to cpbz' icon - probably the last icon in your Campaign Bautzen folder - and slide it onto your desktop). Go to your desktop and find the 'shortcut to cpbz' icon and right-click.  Then click on properties and change the icon.  Remember that you'll have to navigate back to the Campaign Bautzen folder and look for the Desktop Icon.  Once you've changed the icon (and don't forget to click on 'apply'), you'll probably want to rename the file from the cryptic 'shortcut to cpbz' to something a bit more useful like 'Campaign Bautzen', 'Lutzen', or 'Bautzen'. 


Philippe Divine

padivine@juno.com

15 February 2013
