Rome total war

Kaleun · Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:00 pm Post subject: Rome total war

Hi,

Well this has got to be the game that kicks ass the most!! Just bought it and wow!!! this is going to be good.

This is going to keep me going untill SH3!! and even then i'm sure it will run along side it in greatness in a different sphere of simulation!!

I must crush the world MAAAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH (evil sounding laugh)! Thumbs Up

Seeadler · Joined: 14 Mar 2001 Posts: 1992 Location: Germany

FAdmiral · Joined: 21 Sep 2001 Posts: 3043 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

The battle maps are great and very entertaining but the campaign
part of RTW is not up to par of the older MTW. It limits you to just
3 Roman factions and taking orders from the senate leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I liked the total control of each empire in MTW better....

JIM

Kaleun · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:10 pm Post subject:

I believe once you completed it one of the roman factions you can replay it as any faction. I've also heard mention that there is a mod that unlocks/allows you to play them all from the word go

Egan · Joined: 21 Sep 2001 Posts: 2325 Location: Red Clydeside

It brilliant, isn't it? Seiges as great. Senatorial ranks are great. the battles are so, so cinematic I keep having to stop myself watching it and go and fight instead!

I especially love the feature where, once you have taken a city, you can go and explore it any time you want and watch the population go about it's business.

This is the game I always secretly wanted Civ 3 to be. Very Happy

I like the Senate thing and like to way you have to watch yourself from time to time. In fact, if there was two things in the game game I would love to see one would be even more detail to the roman politics side of it ( Imagine being granted dictatorships or joining houses with two other factions to form a triumvirate before things slide into civil war.

The other thing I would like to see if maybe two more Roman factions, One of them being the House of Claudius - a very important family indeed and the power and growth of any one independant house being toned down slightly in order to make it that little bit more important to work with the other factions and build yourself up.

I also love being able to choose an heir. thats a very welcome addition.

FAdmiral · Joined: 21 Sep 2001 Posts: 3043 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

Kaleum, do you know where I can find that mod that unlocks all the
other empires to play. I hate the Roman side and just refuse to play
it while the dumb senate wants to give out stupid orders...

JIM

Kaleun · Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:51 pm Post subject:

After much searching - and going thru the pain barrier (i'm presently off work with the most lethal bout of flu ever (could even be Ebola!!!!))

Drum Roll!!!! Thumbs Up

http://www.twcenter.net/downloads/db/?mod=39

Also try

http://www.twcenter.net

for all total war needs of what ever flavour!!

I go now back to Beecham's Flu capsules and a duvet!! :dead:

kaleun

FAdmiral · Joined: 21 Sep 2001 Posts: 3043 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

Thanks, hope you feel better....

JIM

oche · Joined: 07 Jul 2002 Posts: 217 Location: Santo Domingo

This game is SUPERB. If you like strategy, wargames and the roman and classic periods then this is a definite MUST HAVE.

NeonSamurai · Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 504

Heh as for the senate they can kiss my... manuscript Smile

Im bigger then the 2 other factions and senate combined so if i get realy anoyed ill just wipe them all out and burn rome to the ground Smile

Kaleun · Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject:

Just check the official site (www.totalwar.com), patch v1.1 is out - it addresses mainly multiplayer issues but more importantly some stability/crashing issues.

Kaleun

FAdmiral · Joined: 21 Sep 2001 Posts: 3043 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

I have been playing one faction for about a week now and after losing
a few battles at first, got the hang of it and now I win all the time.
Not too hard to figure out how, I just use only mounted units outside
the cities (about 6). When my enemies attack the cities, I attack them
and between me and the AI units from the cities, get them in a crossfire
and tear them to shreds. If a very large enemy army catches me on the
open countryside, my mounted units simply run away & do not fight them.
I have not lost any of the last 15 battles that way. All the while I have
been building my attacking forces and will go on the offensive very shortly taking the enemy cities. BTW, I have 3 enemys and no allies.
I don't like the way the game handles naval battles so I just stay away
from them. If I could control the navy more (like the army) I would use
them alot more.

JIM

oche · Joined: 07 Jul 2002 Posts: 217 Location: Santo Domingo

Well you have been lucky to have played normally because i've tried to play over the last 2 weeks but since there the game is too buggy, i finally gave up until they give us a patch that will solve all the CTDs bugs (crash to desktop), meanwhile i'm back on Medieval Total War and playing some SH2 and PA as well. Waiting for Sid Meir's Pirates! next month too!!

Egan · Joined: 21 Sep 2001 Posts: 2325 Location: Red Clydeside

snap_ · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 3

Rome Total War is very nice.