Guides & Strategy
Everything you need to win on the campaign map and the battlefield — built from the same verified data that powers the unit database and comparator.
Beginner’s Roadmap
Your first campaign, turn by turn: recruiting, economy, diplomacy, and the first battle without getting overwhelmed.
C3 · CampaignCampaign Walkthroughs
Starting positions, provinces, and conquest priorities for France, Great Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Spain.
C3 · FactionsFaction Guides
Per-faction breakdowns: recruitment pool by role, strengths vs the all-faction average, starting regions and how to play the profile.
C4 · BattleBattle Tactics & Mechanics
Line infantry, cavalry charges, artillery, generals, and terrain — how the battle engine actually rewards you.
C4 · NavalNaval Warfare Guide
Broadside, raking, wind, the three ammunition types, ship roles and a line-of-battle tactic that wins at sea.
C5 · RankedUnit Tier List
A data-driven ranking of every unit from the stats we pulled — infantry, cavalry, artillery, and ships.
C6 · AchievementsAchievements Guide
What the campaign and battle achievements ask of you, and the most efficient paths to clear them.
C6 · MultiplayerMultiplayer Guide
Army composition, etiquette, and the multiplayer meta for head-to-head Napoleonic warfare.
C6 · SetupInstallation & Settings Help
Installing, performance settings, and fixing the common crashes and launch errors.
C1 · ModsMod Hub
The biggest overhauls — DarthMod, NTW3, LME — what they change and how they reshape the game.
C1 · ModsMods Guide & Compared
The three major overhauls side by side, plus a safe general install checklist and how to pick one.
C0 · CompareEmpire vs Napoleon
Which game to play: setting, theatres, factions, naval combat and campaign feel, side by side.
C0 · UnitsUnit Types & Best Units
Infantry, cavalry, artillery and ships — real average stats and top examples from the full database.
C0 · BattlesHistorical Battles
All twelve standalone scenarios — Lodi to Waterloo — and how to play them.
C0 · BuyEditions & DLC
Gold vs Definitive Edition, the four DLC packs, and which version to buy on Steam.
C0 · VerdictReview & Worth It?
Release date, Metacritic 81, Definitive Edition, and where the community and mods live in 2026.
C0 · CheatsCheats & Console Commands
Open the console and the community-confirmed commands: add_money, toggle_fow, auto_win and more.
C0 · FixTroubleshooting
Crashes, graphics stuck on Medium, install and sound fixes for modern Windows.
C0 · AgentsAgents
Spies and Gentlemen in the Grand Campaign, plus Priests, Provocateurs and Guerrilleros in the Peninsular.
C0 · PoliticsGovernment & Diplomacy
Government forms and religion by faction, the government building, and diplomacy options.
C0 · TechTechnology & Research
The three tech schools, how Gentlemen speed research, and what to prioritise.
C0 · SiegeSiege Warfare
Breaching walls with artillery and holding the ramparts — attack and defend.