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Matrix · 30-06-2005, 21:10

I got the game too now.

After having downloaded the Spanish and German versions first.

The battles are drop dead gorgious! However, I played the tutorial, and after having conquered that city northwest of Rome, what more is there to do?

Is that simply the end of the tutorial?

Shabbaman · 30-06-2005, 21:29

The tutorial is pretty short indeed. Go and try a epic campaign.

btw, this thread should be in "other other games"

akots · 30-06-2005, 21:35

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quote:Originally posted by Matrix

I got the game too now.

After having downloaded the Spanish and German versions first.

The battles are drop dead gorgious! However, I played the tutorial, and after having conquered that city northwest of Rome, what more is there to do?

Is that simply the end of the tutorial?

Cool. Also note that if you turn the RTS camera off and press in Insert on num-keyboard, you can zoom in and watch all these soldiers actually fighting down there. Or marching. That is the best feature. Also, make sure to download patch 1.2 and some of the bug fixers. There are a plently of these on totalwar.org but imho one by player1 is the best.

I'm also thinking of starting a game with RTR mod or SQPR mod. Have not yet decided which one to select.

Matrix · 04-07-2005, 12:46

I know I can zoom in during the battles. That's what makes it so great.

I haven't download any patch yet, but I also wonder whether the cracked exe would still work.

But then again, a 'patched' crack shouldn't be difficult to find either.

Yesterday night I played on until 3:00 AM, while I had to get up at 8:30 AM. This game is more addictive than Civ3!

I haven't experienced the one more turn-syndrome this much since Civ1...

Shabbaman · 04-07-2005, 14:14

I had the same, but it got boring after several campaigns. I could have upped the difficulty level, but I didn't see that as a challenge (neither do I for civ, btw).

You can find all sorts of deodorant at gamecopyworld.

Dell19 · 04-07-2005, 14:20

Same for me. It always seemed to be a case of using the same tactics of using mounted units first and then routing the enemy for few casualties whilst if you let the AI control your army then it would probably lose or suffer heavy losses.

Shabbaman · 04-07-2005, 15:47

Eventually I couldn't be bothered with the actual fighting. I liked the campaign level, but that got tedious in the end. BTW, reading your post reminded me what annoyed me most with this game, and rts in general: the horrible pathfinding...

akots · 04-07-2005, 21:53

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quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman
... the horrible pathfinding...

There are means to fight that actually! It is way better in patch 1.2 and once you get a hand with missile units turning skirmisher mode on/off rapidly while moving it is almost flawless.

Matrix · 01-11-2005, 00:27

I finished a campaign as House of Julii a few days ago. The end was tedious. Here's the end map:

21.06KB

Then I started as the Gaul, but with battle & campaign at medium difficulty. I like the battles being tougher, but not the campaign. So I put that on halt and started as Egypt with easy campaign and medium battles.

@Shabbaman: I can imagine it gets boring when you've finished several campaigns.

I might just finish the Celtic campaign after Egypt (or start again), but after that the game used up.

By the way, you don't see the map at the beginning, and I was interested to see where everyone started, so I searched for cheat codes and found "toggle_fow" to be entered in the console (after pressing tilde), et voila:

21.19KB

akots · 01-11-2005, 01:43

You can always play Total Realism mode. http://www.rometotalrealism.org/

It is the greatest mod on 3-times bigger map with very cool units and absolutely new strategies. It is also way more tough than the original game.

30-06-2005, 21:10	#41
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	I got the game too now. After having downloaded the Spanish and German versions first. The battles are drop dead gorgious! However, I played the tutorial, and after having conquered that city northwest of Rome, what more is there to do? Is that simply the end of the tutorial? __________________

30-06-2005, 21:29	#42
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,494	The tutorial is pretty short indeed. Go and try a epic campaign. btw, this thread should be in "other other games" __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

04-07-2005, 12:46	#44
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	I know I can zoom in during the battles. That's what makes it so great. I haven't download any patch yet, but I also wonder whether the cracked exe would still work. But then again, a 'patched' crack shouldn't be difficult to find either. Yesterday night I played on until 3:00 AM, while I had to get up at 8:30 AM. This game is more addictive than Civ3! I haven't experienced the one more turn-syndrome this much since Civ1... __________________

04-07-2005, 14:14	#45
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,494	I had the same, but it got boring after several campaigns. I could have upped the difficulty level, but I didn't see that as a challenge (neither do I for civ, btw). You can find all sorts of deodorant at gamecopyworld. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

04-07-2005, 15:47	#47
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,494	Eventually I couldn't be bothered with the actual fighting. I liked the campaign level, but that got tedious in the end. BTW, reading your post reminded me what annoyed me most with this game, and rts in general: the horrible pathfinding... __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

04-07-2005, 14:20	#46
Dell19 King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Grantham. Posts: 1,359	Same for me. It always seemed to be a case of using the same tactics of using mounted units first and then routing the enemy for few casualties whilst if you let the AI control your army then it would probably lose or suffer heavy losses.

01-11-2005, 00:27	#49
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	I finished a campaign as House of Julii a few days ago. The end was tedious. Here's the end map: 21.06KB Then I started as the Gaul, but with battle & campaign at medium difficulty. I like the battles being tougher, but not the campaign. So I put that on halt and started as Egypt with easy campaign and medium battles. @Shabbaman: I can imagine it gets boring when you've finished several campaigns. I might just finish the Celtic campaign after Egypt (or start again), but after that the game used up. By the way, you don't see the map at the beginning, and I was interested to see where everyone started, so I searched for cheat codes and found "toggle_fow" to be entered in the console (after pressing tilde), et voila: 21.19KB __________________

01-11-2005, 01:43	#50
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	You can always play Total Realism mode. http://www.rometotalrealism.org/ It is the greatest mod on 3-times bigger map with very cool units and absolutely new strategies. It is also way more tough than the original game. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)