Spread out battles?

[Davout]

Hello

From the trailer it looks like the map is going to be very grand and amazing but wont this mean that lines will be very spread out? How much can a server take or what is planned for that? I hope it won't be a search for ages die in seconds type of thing.

Anyway I hope you can answer my questions, kind regards.

Davout

[Hinkel]

Well, the map itself is 4 x 4 kilometer.

There are some different battle parts discussed and planned. Besides a grand battle, there might be smaller battle scenes to choose from.
Like when you choose "Millers Cornfield" battle scene, you will be able to spawn near the cornfield with the historical troops, which took part in that battle part and so on. The entire battle field is still available in that fight, but the spawn points are closer to each other :)

[Davout]

Ahh okay. What server capacity have you planned for in terms of players?

[Wolfy]

I think Hinel once said thats it can possibley hold up to 600 players was it? :P

[Hinkel]

I think Hinel once said thats it can possibley hold up to 600 players was it? :P

Theoretically, there is NO limit for player capacity.

[Primergy]

But try to find a player pc's who are able to work with 600 players on cryengine :D

[Zevrow]

Do you really think these guys will have 1 guy spread out across the map in a line, I doubt it :D

[SgtPepper]

Do you really think these guys will have 1 guy spread out across the map in a line, I doubt it :D

works in other games, why not here?

[Zevrow]

I mean in general, this can happen, but no all the time :D

[Soulfly]

Looking at Games like Battlegrounds 2 and Napoleonic Wars...yea it works great and will work for this game, if you have good admins and leaders ;)

[William]

awsome lines with 100 men XD 5 vs 5 would be awsome ^^

[GeorgeCrecy]

If anything, my question would be in terms of whether we would have anything similar to Commander Battles in Warband: Napoleonic? That might make up for the possible lack of players in smaller private servers or when few people are on to play. However, I would stress a remake of the movement of the NPC's if such a thing were to be included, so that they actually march in formation, can perform wheels, march by column into line, etc.

[Estus]

Would be nice if each officer carry a compass pointing north and may have some guidance.