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Suggested Approaches

A) Easy Space Waster

• 1)   Right-click-hold-down and drag and copy the whole Nir folder and rename it Eylau.
• 2)   Delete all but one scenario folder within Eylau. (For the sake of what follows I'll refer to the Su folder as an example, but it could be any one of them. Just substitute whichever you choose for "Su" in everything that follows). Hereafter, all instructions refer to the new Eylau folder and the Su folder nested inside it. Don't touch the original Nir folder from now on.
• 3)   Delete all files inside the Su folder, leaving it empty.
• 4)   Download the two zip files in Box 1 below and unzip them into the empty Su folder. (Not all files are on all mirror servers. Choose a suitable site to download from. These are listed in the top of each box).
• 5)   Download the first zip file in Box 2 below and unzip it into the Eylau folder itself, not into the scenario folder. The second zip file in Box 2 then goes into the Su folder.
• 6)   At this point you could likely play a game using just the 2D maps (but in that case first preset your game to start in 2D view). To play in 3D zoom-out views, download the two zips from Box 3 and unzip them into the Su folder.
• 8)   To play using the large 3D normal view, you will need to download a program called FileSplitter. Once you have done that, create a new work folder somewhere and unzip FileSplitter into it. Then download the four zip files in Box 4 and unzip them into work also.
• 9)   You will now have eleven Map3d3-*.zip files in work (numbered 1-11). These files are not zip files! They have been split. So first double-click FileSplitter and select "Join", then click on one of the eleven files in the window that opens. FileSplitter will join these files and produce as output Map3d3.zip (approx 14 Meg). This file you can double-click to unzip it. Unzip it into the Su folder. You are now ready to play using the large 3D view.
• Installation and gaming support is available from the Napoleonic Wargame Forum.  Also see our FAQ.
• There are just a few known bugs with the Line-of-Sight (LOS) grid.
• FINALLY  Please use our Guestbook or Feedback Form at the bottom of this page to say thanks to Greg! And don't forget our Newsletter. The Newsletter will include info about future updates and corrections to Battlefield Eylau.
• A superb selection of Additional Artwork is available from Thomas Klimisch (under Battles, towards the bottom of the page). These files must be unzipped into the the Eylau folder itself, not into the scenario folder (similar to Step 5).
• Remember to check for Updates (or subscribe to our Newsletter).
• Happy wargaming!

B) Space Saver (Our recommended Approach)

• 1)  Create a new folder called Switch to NiR and another called Switch to Eylau. These folders can be anywhere on your drive.
• 2)  Select a scenario folder within your Napoleon in Russia main Nir folder (a scenario you play less frequently) and move that scenario folder to Switch to NiR to secure it. I don't mean just the contents, but the whole folder. (For the sake of what follows I'll refer to the Su folder as an example, but it could be any one of them. Just substitute whichever you choose for "Su" in everything that follows).
• 3)  Create a new empty Su folder within the Nir folder, thus replacing the one you have just moved. All further references are to this new folder, and not to the one you have secured in the Switch to NiR folder.
• 4)  Move the following files from out of the main Nir folder to the new Switch to NiR folder. Move, don't copy, so you'll know later if you are on the right track. Be very careful and make sure to double check the list:
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• Icons3d1.bit
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• Icons3d2.bit
• Icons3d2.bmp
• Icons3d4.bit
• Icons3d4.bmp
• Icons4d0.bit
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• Icons4d1.bit
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• Icons4d2.bit
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• Units.bmp
• 5)  Download the two zip files in Box 1 below and unzip them into the new empty Su folder. (Not all files are on all mirror servers. Choose a suitable site to download from. These are listed in the top of each box).
• 6)  Download the first zip file in Box 2 below and unzip it into the Switch to Eylau folder (See Step 1 above), and then also copy them into the main Nir folder itself. (You have previously moved out the same file names in Step 4 above, so when copying these new versions into the Nir folder you should not get any overwrite queries from Windows. If you do, you need to investigate why). The second zip file in Box 2 then goes into the Su folder.
• 7)   At this point you could likely play a game using just the 2D maps (but in that case first preset your game to start in 2D view). Note that you should still complete Step 10 and 11 below even if you don't want the 3D maps. To play in 3D zoom-out views, download the two zips from Box 3 and unzip them into the Su folder.
• 8)   To play using the large 3D normal view, you will need to download a program called FileSplitter. Once you have done that, create a new work folder somewhere and unzip FileSplitter into it. Then download the four zip files in Box 4 and unzip them into work also.
• 9)   You will now have eleven Map3d3-*.zip files in work (numbered 1-11). These files are not zip files! They have been split. So first double-click FileSplitter and select "Join", then click on one of the eleven files in the window that opens. FileSplitter will join these files and produce as output Map3d3.zip (approx 14 Meg). This file you can double-click to unzip it. Unzip it into the Su folder. You are now ready to play using the large 3D view.
• 10) SECURING EYLAU  To secure Eylau, copy the Su folder into Switch to Eylau. (I don't mean just the content, but the whole folder).
• 11) DOUBLE CHECK  Switch to NiR should now contain the original Su folder from Step 2 above, plus the files you secured in Step 4, whereas Switch to Eylau should contain the Su folder you have just copied there in Step 10, plus the files you unzipped into there in Step 6.
• 12) To go back to playing Napoleon in Russia, delete the Su folder within Nir and then simply copy the contents of the Switch to NiR folder into the main Nir folder (ie. you are copying the Su folder plus the listed files). To switch back to Eylau, copy the contents of Switch to Eylau instead.
• 13) If you have a space problem on your C drive, you can of course delete the Su folder from the Switch to folder belonging to the game you are currently playing (since it is already sitting within the main Nir folder). But just remember to move this Su folder from NiR back to its correct Switch to folder before switching again, else you will lose it!
• Installation and gaming support is available from the Napoleonic Wargame Forum. Also see our FAQ.
• There are just a few known bugs with the Line-of-Sight (LOS) grid.
• FINALLY  Please use our Guestbook or Feedback Form at the bottom of this page to say thanks to Greg! And don't forget our Newsletter. The Newsletter will include info about future updates and corrections to Battlefield Eylau.
• A superb selection of Additional Artwork is available from Thomas Klimisch (under Battles, towards the bottom of the page). The existing versions of all these files must be backed up from the Nir folder to the Switch to NiR folder first (similar to Step 4). Then unzip the new ones into the Switch to Eylau folder, and then also copy them into the main Nir folder itself (similar to Step 6).
• Remember to check for Updates (or subscribe to our Newsletter).
• Happy wargaming!