I think most gaffers primarily game on a console, which would explain the lack of interest.
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Total War: Rome 2 |OT| I Came, I Saw, I Came
- Thread starter Lingitiz
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I think most gaffers primarily game on a console, which would explain the lack of interest.
Melville
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Here's a new video showing a battle from the prologue campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP76FR0d_6o
I was thinking more in relation to something like Civ V, but yeah I can see the complexity turning people off.
Gonna add this to the OP. Thanks
Chance Hale
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AuthenticM
Member
Will this game hit GOG eventually ?
Probably not as they're using Steamworks, and no TW game is on the platform.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
Every game in the series since Empire has been Steamworks, so it's not likely, unfortunately.
Ordered it, even though I most likely will not be able to play in on any other setting than lowest.
Saw some pictures of the game on Reddit by people that already had theirs shipped to them. The box looks great and apparently also has a flip-cover (which I love about boxed games)
Saw some pictures of the game on Reddit by people that already had theirs shipped to them. The box looks great and apparently also has a flip-cover (which I love about boxed games)
AuthenticM
Member
Seems like the best place to ask. Will someone play coop with me for Shogun 2? I really want to learn how to play this series. Loved Rome 1 and Shogun 1, but I have been away for such a long time. Plus I never really learned how to play the game. When my friend taught me Sins of a Solar Empire, I adored that game. I want the same with this series!
Perhaps its a good idea to tell us where you live (if you live in the US people from Europe cant easily play with you and vice versa).
I am excited for this game, just hoping that they bring the ''impact'' factor back from games before Shogun 2. I feel the units in Shogun 2 were too easily killed, and therefore I never really had a connection with my troops.
Whereas in Rome 1 and Medieval 2 I actually felt like there was a massive clash between troops
I'm excited to be Sparta and have a few units last for a while and get really attached to them. I wish this game can out yesterday so we could enjoy the long weekend
Enosh
Member
viking hat and beard
medieval viking 3 confirmed!
edit: forgot we already had 2 ^^
still not a fan of the unit cards
maybe juts a matter of getting used to them but they seem excessively big
Yeah me either, and the general sentiment seems to be pretty negative on them. Mods to replace them will likely be made pretty quickly.
Chance Hale
Member
What are those concerns?
SpartanForce
Member
Some background history for you all:
"[...] After this it was customary to serve in the army for a year; one might then join the staff of a governor. Caesar served in the east from 80 to 78. When he was sent to Nicomedes, the king of the Bithynians, to take over a naval squadron, he is said to have shared the king's bed. Throughout his life this episode furnished his opponents and his soldiers with matter for ribald jokes. For pederasty enjoyed no esteem in Rome. It was widespread (though not to the same extent as among the Greeks), but even more widespread were the reproaches - or at least innuendoes - that it attracted. During Caesar's triumph after the Gallic War, the public sang:
Caesar screwed the whole of Gaul, Nicomedes Caesar.
See now, Caesar rides in triumph, after screwing Gaul.
Nicomedes does not triumph, though he screwed our Caesar."
I lol'ed so hard.
"[...] After this it was customary to serve in the army for a year; one might then join the staff of a governor. Caesar served in the east from 80 to 78. When he was sent to Nicomedes, the king of the Bithynians, to take over a naval squadron, he is said to have shared the king's bed. Throughout his life this episode furnished his opponents and his soldiers with matter for ribald jokes. For pederasty enjoyed no esteem in Rome. It was widespread (though not to the same extent as among the Greeks), but even more widespread were the reproaches - or at least innuendoes - that it attracted. During Caesar's triumph after the Gallic War, the public sang:
Caesar screwed the whole of Gaul, Nicomedes Caesar.
See now, Caesar rides in triumph, after screwing Gaul.
Nicomedes does not triumph, though he screwed our Caesar."
I lol'ed so hard.
not_so_special
Banned
im from europe and want to play coop shogun 2
SpartanForce
Member
I want too. What's your Steam ID?
DaciaJC
Gold Member
The unit cards and only one turn per year (with no campaign seasons) are the main ones. The combat speed also looks a tad too fast, but I can't say for sure until I've tried it out myself.
Same as Rome 1 I guess.
Rome is supposed (set roughly in) the period between the second punic war and 0 AD
Medieval is twice that many years (1100-1500)so that gets 1,5 year/turn.
I believe they go for 200 turns a game. Shorter than that is too short, longer is too long
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
Yup, I'd imagine that's the reason. I believe the attrition mechanic has been kept, but it's now tied to location/terrain rather than seasons.
Thanks! I was lucky Quick did the graphics.Just wanna say you did a very good job on this OP, Lingitiz.
Happy to see you ended up making it, despite having to start a bit late etc because I forgot about the release date
So yeah, congratulations with your first OT.
It was a good chance to see all the changes in the game over Shogun 2. Definitely excited to see how campaigns play out with new the army limits.
DaciaJC
Gold Member
They determined through telemetry that 300 turns was the "sweet" spot for a campaign, and since 300 years adequately covers the history of the Roman Republic and a bit beyond, 1tpy made the most sense. But that comes with its own issues. I would rather have 4tpy where the seasons go through a natural progression, movement ranges are more realistic, and characters don't age so quickly.
Vanilla RTW had two turns per year, summer and winter.
mercenar1e
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leader of the Iceni
Personally, I still haven't played much of Shogun 2 even after installing it, so I'm going to pass on Rome 2 for the moment.
Legato.Reborn-
Member
In the TW series you will find yourself next to a faction with maybe 5 regions and somehow from the abyss of the fog of war there will pop out 5-10 fully stacked armies ready to siege you.
DaciaJC
Gold Member
Yes, all of the playable factions are unlocked from the get-go.
fluffydelusions
Member
Not sure if posted or shocking but they said they are planning to fully support modding
http://www.gamefront.com/total-war-rome-ii-team-plans-to-fully-support-modding/
http://www.gamefront.com/total-war-rome-ii-team-plans-to-fully-support-modding/
Good news, although I'm not how different this is from their previous support with Shogun 2. Darthmod is pretty much essential for that game. The AI behavior tweaks and fixes make it so much more challenging.