Hiroki Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Seeing as our old thread was actually one for the demo, and seeing how the game is coming out tomorrow, or perhaps the day after, I felt it fitting to have a thread asking who shall be getting this excellent looking game from Creative Assembly, and Activision. Links you may want to look at, if you are unfamiliar with the game: http://www.totalwar.com/community/rome.htm And http://www.totalwar.com/game/ I know I am going to be swooping this game up as soon as it gets in. It is pre-ordered and pre-paid for, so as soon as it hits the shelves, I'll have my copy. How about the rest of you, however? What do you plan on doing? Keep in mind that this was one of the top games at E3, it got the best PC Strategy game of the show Award I believe, as well as an even greater Best PC GAME of the show, not to mention the runner up for overall Best Of Show and Technological Excellence. So that should say something, I hope you have it pre-ordered, or you might not get it.
Samuel Dravis Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Heh. I've been waiting for this game for at least two years. I'm not a fanatic about getting games as soon as they are released though, so I'll just go to the store and see if they have it. Or maybe wait a day and see if someone's got a promo sale on it.
Breton Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Yeah, I'm going to buy it. Pity it won't come out here for a few more weeks. *goes play demo*
Doomie Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 My poor tortured brother... The official site states that it won't be here untill october somewhere. In Europe, that is. He's living of mods for the friggin Demo. Mods that allow you to create your own maps with the three races given. *Sigh.*
Hiroki Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 Well Doomie, if you're in America, you can taunt him when you get it tomorrow.
Captain Wilson Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Damn you Us Folk I shall be purchasing it
Hiroki Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 *Taunts Captain Wilson about getting it tommorow*
Hiroki Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 Sorry for the double post, but did you say your bro has mods that let you make battles with the demo?
Samuel Dravis Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Originally posted by Hiroki Sorry for the double post, but did you say your bro has mods that let you make battles with the demo? Totalwar forums, man. Go there. It has everything.
Hiroki Posted September 24, 2004 Author Posted September 24, 2004 Well, I've been playing it for hours since I got it...I was up until 5 AM playing it last night. I've had a real time with it. Doing a few custom battles, sieges and raids. But the real fun is in the Imperial Campaign. Though, at this time I can only play a Roman faction, I believe the others open up after you beat the Imperial Campaign with one of them. I am not sure. All in all though, this game has even more factions that ME:TW did. Very impressive. Anyone else got there copy as of yet?
Samuel Dravis Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 No. I've been out of town since Thursday. Haven't been able to aquire a copy yet. Tomorrow looks likely though.
Samuel Dravis Posted September 29, 2004 Posted September 29, 2004 Bought. I'm going to have to play it tonight or tomorrow. No time now. But it's MINE!!!
Hiroki Posted September 30, 2004 Author Posted September 30, 2004 Well, any news yet? I'm having a ton of fun with mine still. I started several games over, but I finally found one I enjoyed. As the Julii, I've conquered a lot, and have maxed out my Senate rating...though the people are only half way on me.
Samuel Dravis Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 I just started the Imperial campaign as the Julii. Destruction, death and assorted carnage is now being rained down upon anything that makes me angry. One battle I lost only 1 pikeman. "Heroic Victory"? Slaughter!
Hiroki Posted September 30, 2004 Author Posted September 30, 2004 I did one battle that was so great, it put two crossed swords by the city it happened in. When I held my mouse over it, it said: "This is the sight of a famous Battle!".
Samuel Dravis Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 Awesome. I need to have a battle like that. You have any really massive battles yet? I don't have enough troops right now. In Medieval, I had a few tens of thousands, and my average invasion group was around 2-5K. Totally wasting the enemy. Heh. The only problem is that they just evacuated the province when I poured my guys in. They accumulated around 25K troops in one province because of that.
Breton Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 I had some time waiting for the bus today, so I went into a computer games shop, and guess what I found . Think it came out just today. Just about to install it now.
Samuel Dravis Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 So how many people in the Swamp are actually playing this game? 4? Not a good showing. C'mon fellow swampies! If any of you liked Civ3, you'll like this too. Also, the TW series has a much different 'feel' from other RTS games. The "Age" series (AoM etc) feels like a totally different genre than RTW. Try the demo. It's pretty good, although the strategic map is not in it.
Hiroki Posted October 1, 2004 Author Posted October 1, 2004 And the strategic map is a huge part of it. I have massive armies at this point. Every group I send in has nearly a full 20 units in it. 16 at the least. I usually send 16 units in, and then hire some barbarian mercs before the assault. I send the Barbarians in ahead of the Legions. No need to waist good, Roman lives.
Samuel Dravis Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 I just played some more. I'm wasting the Gauls. My largest army is about 10 units, but I haven't lost a single battle yet.
Mex Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Originally posted by Samuel Dravis I just played some more. I'm wasting the Gauls. My largest army is about 10 units, but I haven't lost a single battle yet. Wimp, turn the difficulty up or something.
ET Warrior Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 I enjoyed Shogun Total war when I got it back when it first came out. I also like the demo for Rome Total War okay. But if i'm going to spend my time on an RTS I think i'll stick with my Age of Kings / Age of Mythology
Samuel Dravis Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Originally posted by Pal™ Wimp, turn the difficulty up or something. Ha. I'm just a superior commander. Normal Difficulty for the first run through, then I'll up it later.
Breton Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Heh, been playing it all night. Got a bit in a rough spot there when I lost an entire army to the Gauls, had 7000 in deficit, a senate yelling at me and a city taken over by rebels. But now I have a nice, healthy economy, I wasted those Gauls with my horses, and I'm just about to reclaim that city. And I'm still playing on the tutorial map, but that's not important
Breton Posted October 3, 2004 Posted October 3, 2004 Heh. Been playing for two days straight now. Fun! There's one thing that's really bugging me, though. Probably a noob question, but I am a noob, so... How do you get lots of men in each unit? See, they just stuck at around 20 people in each unit (13-14 for cavalry), even though I know there can be hundreds in each. And I just can't find out how you get more men into them. Anyone can help?
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