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post Jun 26 2012, 12:28 PM, updated 7y ago

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Anyone excited about this ?

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Guess we'll know probably in 2 weeks times when CA announce the new game at Rezzed on July 7th. Anyway I've got mixed feelings on this though I loved the original Rome though it's because of the mods and not the vanilla games.

The historical representation of the vanilla games is so bad though it games birth to legendary mods like Europa Barbarorum and Rome Total Realism (to name a few). In fact RTR is still being developed to this day though quite slow from what I can see from the dev forum. EB has moved to Med2 engine and knowing EB it wont probably be released in few more years.

Anyway most Total War players know regarding the difficulty regarding to modding with the Warscape engine which is being in use since Empire and has been almost perfected with Shogun 2. I believe the next game will continue to use Warscape as it seems to be a good engine comparing to the old Rome engine which was used on Rome and Medieval II.

My concern will be regarding the historical representation of the time period if Rome II is indeed on the horizon. I do not wish to seeing Flaming Pigs anymore (though they were recorded to use one time around 266 bc IIRC) or German Screeching women. tongue.gif

Certainly I don't want to see Roman families unless it's done to on maybe small campaign (DLC anyone ?) regarding Roman civil war.

I did posted on Total War facebook saying that releasing Rome II will show how uncreative Creative Assembly are but it was deleted soon. icon_idea.gif

I know many people especially Europeans would like to see European setting games but with China is on the rise of pc gaming markets and Europe economic is somewhat crumbling at this moment isn't it wise for CA to go for something new like Chinese Warring States Period for example ?

What do LYN Total War gamers think ?
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post Jun 26 2012, 12:42 PM

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I'll buy it on day 1 if they make a total war game on china dynaties.
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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Jun 26 2012, 12:42 PM)
I'll buy it on day 1 if they make a total war game on china dynaties.
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post Jun 26 2012, 01:03 PM

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Me, I would like 7 Warring States as the main game, then 3 Kingdoms period for DLC/expansion.

But Rome again ? Very mixed feeling. Maybe 2014 release but not next year.

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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Jun 26 2012, 12:42 PM)
I'll buy it on day 1 if they make a total war game on china dynaties.
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me too..i want three kingdoms multiplayer cry.gif
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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Jun 26 2012, 12:42 PM)
I'll buy it on day 1 if they make a total war game on china dynaties.
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Had hoped that they will do China since ages ago - don't understand if there's a conflict to depict China dynasties or they just not interested with China history games? It is really a pity that Koei's Three Kingdoms series are usually very limited to the China/Jap players as well.

@TS: Rome II would be fun to have but do hope they will mix in new game modes/plays (like allowing you to going into first-person mode in battle as the general/King to wreck havor (or to run/hide away) or a bit more customization/variation to the units build tree besides the simplified blacksmith/armorer enhancement). Far-fetched but who say I can't dream, eh?
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Good, i hope they can improve the general traits issue.
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QUOTE(ik3da @ Jun 26 2012, 02:41 PM)
Had hoped that they will do China since ages ago - don't understand if there's a conflict to depict China dynasties or they just not interested with China history games? It is really a pity that Koei's Three Kingdoms series are usually very limited to the China/Jap players as well.


I think because of their market is mainly US and Europe. But for a TW games I think this will do to generate sales with Chinese market (if they don't crack the game lah ... tongue.gif )

QUOTE(ik3da @ Jun 26 2012, 02:41 PM)
@TS: Rome II would be fun to have but do hope they will mix in new game modes/plays (like allowing you to going into first-person mode in battle as the general/King to wreck havor (or to run/hide away) or a bit more customization/variation to the units build tree besides the simplified blacksmith/armorer enhancement). Far-fetched but who say I can't dream, eh?
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Depends on the time period I guess. I'm already sick to the death of Rome era starting 280-270 bc.
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Screw 3 kingdoms. Give me the full glory of the Warring States(or Spring and Autumn) period of China!
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QUOTE(nipaa1412 @ Jun 26 2012, 03:00 PM)
Screw 3 kingdoms. Give me the full glory of the Warring States(or Spring and Autumn) period of China!
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Yes. That's what I want for the main game. The 3 kingdoms can come later as DLC/expansion. Add Taiping Rebellion for later on to use new technologies as in FOTS.
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Jun 26 2012, 02:54 PM)
I think because of their market is mainly US and Europe. But for a TW games I think this will do to generate sales with Chinese market (if they don't crack the game lah ...  tongue.gif )
Depends on the time period I guess. I'm already sick to the death of Rome era starting 280-270 bc.
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LoL - I think quite a lot of US/EU people wouldn't mind whether it is about Chinese dynasties or Japanese shogunates, many just want to conquer the world biggrin.gif I don't mind the era but it will be boring if it ends up being the same story/units/game play with only shinier graphics.

QUOTE(nipaa1412 @ Jun 26 2012, 03:00 PM)
Screw 3 kingdoms. Give me the full glory of the Warring States(or Spring and Autumn) period of China!
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As long they (preferably some big/trust-worthy company) willing to kick start the China storyline, I am willing to throw in money for it. 3KD, Warring States, anything. Just something fresh preferably.
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However that being said, I do remember the last time I visit TW forums, there was a vocal demand from the forumers there for a ROME 2 sequel

I just hope that it will be just as fun as Shogun 2 biggrin.gif
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I hope the barbarian factions will be more diverse, instead of waiting for another expansion for that.

Punic War and Hanibbal should be emphasized.


Added on June 26, 2012, 3:32 pmMajor improvements they can do is offer more tactical choices on the battlefield, just like the usual stuff during normal war. Burning down the forest, setting blocks, smokes, floods, etc.

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post Jun 26 2012, 03:34 PM

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I don't think there will be generic barbarian/greek factions anymore. I just hope that you don't have to purchase as DLC if you want to play Arverni or Pergamun for example.

Just imagine if Carthage is only available if you purchase throuh Steam only. tongue.gif

On a second thought I kinda hope that the next game is Rome II so that these europhiles (on TWC etc) found out that modding it will need programming degree to understand binaries instead of simple text base which can be modded with notepad like the old Rome. rclxms.gif
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I love Empire total war, at least conceptually. Too bad they botched that one so bad.
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True. Rome II is the highest expectation so it will be better to use matured warscape engine rather than gamble with a new one. Don't want Empire repeat. That game was so bad on release and only really really playable (without mods) a year after release.
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QUOTE(MrUbikeledek @ Jun 26 2012, 03:36 PM)
I love Empire total war, at least conceptually. Too bad they botched that one so bad.
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Of all Total Wars, it is only Empire that I never played. Something bout the naval/EU empires that I am not clicking with - probably too much guns and cannons for me.
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Got nearly 700hrs for Empire. tongue.gif Just started playing Napoleon right now though since I'm basically done with Shogun2. Have played all clans in Sengoku, finished 2 campaigns in ROTS and one campaign in FOTS. Taking a break from samurais this couple of weeks.
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Jun 26 2012, 03:34 PM)
I don't think there will be generic barbarian/greek factions anymore. I just hope that you don't have to purchase as DLC if you want to play Arverni or Pergamun for example.

Just imagine if Carthage is only available if you purchase throuh Steam only.  tongue.gif

On a second thought I kinda hope that the next game is Rome II so that these europhiles (on TWC etc) found out that modding it will need programming degree to understand binaries instead of simple text base which can be modded with notepad like the old Rome.  rclxms.gif
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Maybe CA should also introduce a politics system to reflect the city state nature of the republic. Some cities councils may be more supportive of foreign powers during war, some not and resist. Maybe it should work like religion. icon_rolleyes.gif

Rage if they make certain factions DLC. Haha...

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QUOTE(Blackscreamerz @ Jun 26 2012, 03:48 PM)
Maybe CA should also introduce a politics system to reflect the city state nature of the republic. Some cities councils may be more supportive of foreign powers during war, some not and resist. Maybe it should work like religion.  icon_rolleyes.gif


Probably not for the warscape engine. Too complicated for total war masses. tongue.gif

QUOTE(Blackscreamerz @ Jun 26 2012, 03:48 PM)
Rage if they make certain factions DLC. Haha...
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They did this in Shogun2. People will rage but they will buy some more. rclxms.gif I can see it happening though maybe for some minor of no consequence factions on the edge of britain maybe.

As long as there's no 3 roman families I'm okay. Though I'm totally bored with europe. Will still buy any TW games though no matter what.
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Yes I'm actually been waiting for a Rome 2 game biggrin.gif
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I've been waiting too. Just hope that it's not next year but next next year. tongue.gif
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The gameplay mechanics haven't improved much since Shogun. Hmmm how can this series be improved?
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Defines gameplay mechanics ? Turn base campaign + real time battles is what TW is anyway.

Now that RII is official I'll need a new pc... rclxms.gif

I'm interested in the recruitment feature from what I've read. Now we can recruit legions rather than individual units to make up legions. Definitely a great feature and that one that I have always dream of since the original Rome. Already tested this feature in my own testing mod and on early version of RTR 7 alpha build though didn't make it on the final RTR VII though.
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Jun 26 2012, 12:28 PM)
Anyone excited about this ?

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QUOTE(khelben @ Jun 26 2012, 05:57 PM)
Yes I'm actually been waiting for a Rome 2 game biggrin.gif
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f*** YES!! I'VE WAITED YEARS FOR THIS!! icon_idea.gif rclxms.gif cheers.gif party.gif

DAY ONE BUY!!
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Rome 2 set to release in 2013, yet to announce which quarter.

Sources:

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Total-War...ease-44184.html

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/07/03/total-wa...al-rumpy-pumpy/

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/02/total-wa...-to-pc-in-2013/




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Yea, saw someone talked about ancient chinese dynasty. I think it would fit the total war series perfectly since chinese warfare is usually known for quantity. Sad enough, I think its a risky business decision for CA since most ang moh kids are not very receptive of an asian theme game.

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QUOTE(Binaryteo @ Jul 4 2012, 07:43 AM)
Rome 2 set to release in 2013, yet to announce which quarter.

Sources:

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Total-War...ease-44184.html

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/07/03/total-wa...al-rumpy-pumpy/

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/02/total-wa...-to-pc-in-2013/
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Yea, saw someone talked about ancient chinese dynasty. I think it would fit the total war series perfectly since chinese warfare is usually known for quantity. Sad enough, I think its a risky business decision for CA since most ang moh kids are not very receptive of an asian theme game.
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I thought Shogun is Asian? Haha, I think the Chinese dynasties would be a great theme to be frank - unique/basic units, rise/fall of countries, generals, etc. - China have almost all of them. If Creative is worried, they can easily do a survey via FB for their next game as well, I would definitely enjoy the bit of fresh air smile.gif

*Disclaimer: I do like Rome/Medieval theme as well, in case Rome 2 fans wanna whack me.
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If they did Chinese dynasties, I only fear the most is their historical accuracy. Westerners usually have their Chinese history haywire
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holy cow.. my favorite game.

i definitely pre order if there is any
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QUOTE(nipaa1412 @ Jul 4 2012, 10:08 AM)
If they did Chinese dynasties, I only fear the most is their historical accuracy. Westerners usually have their Chinese history haywire
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If they can pick up the history book on Japan and do Shogun, I would assume that it shouldn't matter much to do China, no? Unless China have re-written all their history to the point that nothing is accurate anymore.
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we can hope for a chinese dynasty after rome ii and dlc/expansions. say in 2015 at least ?
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QUOTE(ik3da @ Jul 4 2012, 10:32 AM)
If they can pick up the history book on Japan and do Shogun, I would assume that it shouldn't matter much to do China, no? Unless China have re-written all their history to the point that nothing is accurate anymore.
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I suppose they could but I am skeptical. For example, there are some games where you are in Ming Dynasty but you wear a Manchu attire rclxub.gif
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Jul 4 2012, 10:54 AM)
we can hope for a chinese dynasty after rome ii and dlc/expansions. say in 2015 at least ?
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As long it don't turn out to be a 10 years wait for a real-life bidding/trading game, I wouldn't mind the wait.

QUOTE(nipaa1412 @ Jul 4 2012, 11:06 AM)
I suppose they could but I am skeptical. For example, there are some games where you are in Ming Dynasty but you wear a Manchu attire rclxub.gif
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Haha, I am not capable enough to differentiate the attires but I do have confidence that Creative artists are not that incapable in researching on what they need to draw biggrin.gif If they actually failed to Google the proper attire for a specific dynasty, then they really deserve a smack in the head.
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Depends on the next bueget from SEGA if SEGA is still the publisher. In the earlier days they are relying on Ospreys. Now CA have the budget to actually hire real historians.
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Day 1 buy.

No, make that CE pre-order.
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CE for me also
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If they give golden eagle as part of CE I'll grab one.
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If they give out a figurine as how Shogun 2 did, and they make it a legionnaire figurine in full armor - pre-order CE for me.
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QUOTE(unknownhammie @ Jul 4 2012, 10:27 AM)
holy cow.. my favorite game.

i definitely pre order if there is any
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post Jul 9 2012, 11:44 AM

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Who wants to pre-order ?

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/ro...2/10622825.html
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Jul 9 2012, 11:44 AM)
Hmm, roughly RM140 estimated for normal edition? CE is not going to be cheap in that case, lol.
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QUOTE(Eiensakura @ Jul 9 2012, 11:50 AM)
Total War memang all the while that price range one.
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Guess that I am a little too used to Steam/promotional pricing - still plenty of time before 2013, I gonna keep my eyes out for more promotion news *fingers crossed for more goodies like Borderlands 2 CE.

Also something to read bout Rome 2:
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QUOTE(ik3da @ Jul 9 2012, 11:48 AM)
Hmm, roughly RM140 estimated for normal edition? CE is not going to be cheap in that case, lol.
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If I'm not mistaken since Rome I all standard edition game cost MYR 149 while expansion around MYR 109. I bought ETW SF Edition at MYR 210 kalau tak salah. Shogun II with Hattori cost MYR 159 kot. Didn't buy retail for FOTS. Bought online for USD 17.

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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Jul 9 2012, 12:24 PM)
If I'm not mistaken since Rome I all standard edition game cost MYR 149 while expansion around MYR 109. I bought ETW SF Edition at MYR 210 kalau tak salah. Shogun II with Hattori cost MYR 159 kot. Didn't buy retail for FOTS. Bought online for USD 17.
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Bought mine (Shogun 2 + RotS + packs) during previous Amazon promotion for USD15 (I think) and nearly bought FotS in recent Amazon promotion for USD8. Decided to wait for Steam summer (whenever it is) cause I haven't even complete my RotS yet. Plus, I don't really like guns, think it is a little too overpowered to be fun.

Regret not getting the CE for Shogun 2 though, the figurine turned much better than what I thought.
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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Jun 26 2012, 12:42 PM)
I'll buy it on day 1 if they make a total war game on china dynaties.
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oh plz no more asian total war, it's freaking boring, just look at shogun 2, the units are pretty much the same because it's a civil wars in a one small country

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I like a lot what I'm reading especially this :

The opening shot was a close-up on Roman consul Scipio Aemilianus, giving orders to his men on board a warship. Total War: Rome 2 runs on a new engine that supports the largest and most detailed battles in the series’ history, to the extent of supporting full, in-engine cutscenes. In place of a traditional general’s speech, then, the siege of Carthage began with an actual conversation between Scipio and his men, before zooming out to take in the sight of the Roman fleet approaching the heavily-defended shoreline.

http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/total-war-...layer-and-mods/
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dayum....habis...sure need to upgrade PC alrd....everytime a new total war out, i need to upgrade PC.
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QUOTE(transhumanist92 @ Jul 10 2012, 11:26 PM)
oh plz no more asian total war, it's freaking boring, just look at shogun 2, the units are pretty much the same because it's a civil wars in a one small country
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Yeah, that's one of the part I don't like too much about Shogun 2.
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QUOTE(transhumanist92 @ Jul 10 2012, 11:26 PM)
oh plz no more asian total war, it's freaking boring, just look at shogun 2, the units are pretty much the same because it's a civil wars in a one small country
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how about china ?

it should be interesting
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LoL, so much effort on the trailer.
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QUOTE(khelben @ Sep 27 2012, 09:19 PM)
LoL, so much effort on the trailer.
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and to be honest, maybe i am comparing/too used to/spoiled by full CGI cinematics *coughblizzardcough*, it didnt turned out that it was worth the effort (and cost too probably) lol
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RESURRECT THREAD!

So far only the Rome (duh) faction announced, with 8 factions in total. Wonder what will be included

Rome is split between the Julii (Julius Caeser), Junii (Brutus, or Brutii in Rome I), and Cornelii (Scipii in Rome I, the faction of Scipio Africanus).

In so far, i can tell Carthage will be in, what minor subfactions is a bit beyond me. Greek states will be in, probably Macedonia, Athens and Sparta. Barbarians a bit broad to categorize, with Gaul, Iberia, Celts, Germanic :S

But still, can't wait for the game to be released, getting the collectors edition box set for sure.
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But still, can't wait for the game to be released, getting the collectors edition box set for sure.
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Nope. but safe to say we won't see it till like Oct 2013
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Nope. but safe to say we won't see it till like Oct 2013
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I never played Rome Total War before although it's one of the most acclaimed title in the Total War series.

Only got hooked to Shogun and Medieval. Skipped Rome and Empire/Napolean and went for Medieval 2 and Shogun 2. Just wasn't really interested in Roman history or it's timeline, wasn't interested in gunpowder age as well. Empire battles was underwhelming when I played the demo. I prefer swords and arrows.

Who knows maybe Rome II will be the awesome-sauce I need for good strategy gaming.

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QUOTE(Skidd Chung @ Dec 14 2012, 12:10 PM)
I never played Rome Total War before although it's one of the most acclaimed title in the Total War series.

Only got hooked to Shogun and Medieval. Skipped Rome and Empire/Napolean and went for Medieval 2 and Shogun 2. Just wasn't really interested in Roman history or it's timeline, wasn't interested in gunpowder age as well. Empire battles was underwhelming when I played the demo. I prefer swords and arrows.

Who knows maybe Rome II will be the awesome-sauce I need for good strategy gaming.

Still hoping for ROTK style total war since we have a lack of Koei's titles in English!!!  vmad.gif
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rome is still the best when it comes to the overall experience be it the visuals, music, voice acting, impact and what not.
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Check this out :
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Check this out :
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Release date : – September 3rd, 2013
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glorious rome

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Pre-purchase up in GMG.

USD59.95 - 25% = USD44.96
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Anyone knows how to get the collector's edition ? All the links only gives standard pre purchase edition. I want the onager !
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hmm i may be skipping the CE since need to go through proxies and it is already damn expensive than any of my blizzard's CE (or other games CE for that matter)

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today is last day of GMG 25% off pre-purchase.
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today is last day of GMG 25% off pre-purchase.
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http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/my/en/pc/g...al-war-rome-ii/ should i pull the trigger and f*** the CE for good? lol
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The game will be at 9.99 on steam, after a year and bundle with all pre-order dlc.
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The game will be at 9.99 on steam, after a year and bundle with all pre-order dlc.
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a year? dream on
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today is last day of GMG 25% off pre-purchase.
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got new code yo whistling.gif whistling.gif

GMG25-55FJ7-ADQ3P
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got new code yo  whistling.gif  whistling.gif

GMG25-55FJ7-ADQ3P
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Haha looks like still can tahan it then.

Game is only out in Sept right?
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Haha looks like still can tahan it then.

Game is only out in Sept right?
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The game will be at 9.99 on steam, after a year and bundle with all pre-order dlc.
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got new code yo  whistling.gif  whistling.gif

GMG25-55FJ7-ADQ3P
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** This voucher is valid until 1500 UTC 24th May. Only available on listed titles above.


i'll wait until 24th may la whistling.gif
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Anyone knows how to order collector's edition ?
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Anyone have any ideas regarding this ?

By default if you go to Steam (from Malaysian IP) the price will be in USD which 59.99 or about MYR 180.

However if you use a browser (I never tested on Steam directly) but on http://store.steampowered.com and add /?cc=uk at the end the price will now show in GBP which is 29.99 or roughly about MYR 130.

So my question is this allowed ? Anyone knows ?

You can also add /?cc=ru which will give the price in russian currency which is equivalent to about USD 30 which is more cheaper.

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just upgraded to a GTX660 for this. so psyched for September! ROMA VICTOR! icon_idea.gif
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after game release..wait few month same like shogun 2 give huge discount
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Anyone knows somebody in Russia ?

steambuy.com/goods.php?idd=1527080#single-item-instruction-tab

Freakin cheap.
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Anyone knows somebody in Russia ?

steambuy.com/goods.php?idd=1527080#single-item-instruction-tab

Freakin cheap.
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There are loads of information coming now since the the embargo is lifted. Thought I wanted to wait but last night I took the plunger and pre purchased already.
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There are loads of information coming now since the the embargo is lifted. Thought I wanted to wait but last night I took the plunger and pre purchased already.
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GMG no more discount, now a bit regret LOL
where you PO'd from?
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GMG no more discount, now a bit regret LOL
where you PO'd from?
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Steam trader. Look for iHEO. Vietnamese but he purchased from Russian Steam story (said that his brother is in Russia). Sold me for USD34.

I don't consider preorder but prepurchased since I paid in full. tongue.gif Rome II is now already in my gamelist and even have a desktop icon already. Just wait until predownload start. Hopefully at least 48 hours earlier. Even with unifi 30GB took a lot of time to download and Steam server might be congested too.

Already applied leave on 3rd and 4th September. rclxms.gif

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Check this out!! Last in-game footage before release...

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I'm looking for someone to play co-op campaign sometimes when the game is released. Add me on Steam if interested.

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198006768355/

TSB is selling now.

https://www.tsb.com.my/product.cfm?id=653

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What time the game wil be unlock ? 2AM 4 September ? I have never preordered any games from Steam before so does Steam unlock at the same time world wide ?
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QUOTE(Blackscreamerz @ Aug 2 2013, 09:53 AM)
everytime a new total war out, it means my graphic card is outdated.  sad.gif
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Aug 21 2013, 01:38 PM)
I'm looking for someone to play co-op campaign sometimes when the game is released. Add me on Steam if interested.

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198006768355/

TSB is selling now.

https://www.tsb.com.my/product.cfm?id=653
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Does the TSB set will included the culture pack too?
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Steam trader. Look for iHEO. Vietnamese but he purchased from Russian Steam story (said that his brother is in Russia). Sold me for USD34.

I don't consider preorder but prepurchased since I paid in full.  tongue.gif  Rome II is now already in my gamelist and even have a desktop icon already. Just wait until predownload start. Hopefully at least 48 hours earlier. Even with unifi 30GB took a lot of time to download and Steam server might be congested too.

Already applied leave on 3rd and 4th September.  rclxms.gif
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could you get one for me ? i mean the prepurchase of the game..i think it is very cheap one and i'm a cheapskate tongue.gif
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What time the game wil be unlock ? 2AM 4 September ? I have never preordered any games from Steam before so does Steam unlock at the same time world wide ?
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Bro...buyin from iheo...does d pre order dlc includes ....? The greek pack?
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What time the game wil be unlock ? 2AM 4 September ? I have never preordered any games from Steam before so does Steam unlock at the same time world wide ?
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you can check the store page on Steam for the release date for our region.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/214950/
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Bro...buyin from iheo...does d pre order dlc includes ....? The greek pack?
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if steam version, should be included.
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Yes as long as you purchase before 3 September. Got few more days to go. At TWC many people already bought from him and all give thumbup.gif

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread....-Rome-II-Prices

Just add him on Steam and tell him what games you want. Last month he actually sell for USD33. Now increase to USD34 (9 ringgit difference !!!!!)

Anyway within 15 minutes I received the Rome II (as Steam gift). Activate it already and only waiting for pre-download. I think the TFT2 items already in my inventory. Not that I play TFT2 much.

QUOTE(memphiz_zero88 @ Aug 28 2013, 06:46 AM)
you can check the store page on Steam for the release date for our region.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/214950/
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That's what I was wondering as by it looks like the game will be unlocked here at 1 or 2 am on the 4th.

QUOTE(Rextor @ Aug 27 2013, 05:15 PM)
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Just add him as Steam friend.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/iHEO/

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That's what I was wondering as by it looks like the game will be unlocked here at 1 or 2 am on the 4th.
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usually 1 am
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gin preloading via Steam from 10:00 PDT / 18:00 BST today (28th Aug) in order to be as ready as possible to begin their conquest of the ancient world on launch day, with only the day one content patch including Pontus, an additional playable faction, needing to be downloaded once the game is live.

Please note that ROME II will be region-locked in some territories, if you are buying a copy from overseas please check with your retailer if you will be able to activate it your home country. Further details on the regions this effects are here: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War_ROME_...al_Restrictions


??? ..... stil can buy from iheo ... ?? ... start worrying me sad.gif
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I'm looking for someone to play co-op campaign sometimes when the game is released. Add me on Steam if interested.

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198006768355/

TSB is selling now.

https://www.tsb.com.my/product.cfm?id=653
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Contacting IHEO, added you as friend in Steam
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QUOTE(riderz135 @ Aug 29 2013, 12:01 AM)
gin preloading via Steam from 10:00 PDT / 18:00 BST today (28th Aug) in order to be as ready as possible to begin their conquest of the ancient world on launch day, with only the day one content patch including Pontus, an additional playable faction, needing to be downloaded once the game is live.

Please note that ROME II will be region-locked in some territories, if you are buying a copy from overseas please check with your retailer if you will be able to activate it your home country. Further details on the regions this effects are here: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War_ROME_...al_Restrictions
??? ..... stil can buy from iheo ... ?? ... start worrying me sad.gif
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as you mentioned in steam chat last night, russian store still selling region free copy, same as other stores. the region lock might be applied soon. as long as your copy doesn't have the (RU+CIS) tag, should be okay.
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No idea man. I receive the game as a gift (not keycode through email) and have been able to activate and preload it. Just have to wait until 3 pm 3rd September to actually verify. I'm still working on that day (applied leave on 4th) so have few hours to see if people can play it.
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Hmm found a copy of Rome 2 for $45. Not sure should I pick it up or not.
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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Aug 29 2013, 02:08 PM)
Hmm found a copy of Rome 2 for $45. Not sure should I pick it up or not.
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TSB is selling for MYR 159 but without Greek Pack (I assume). Can purchase the Greek pack on Christmas/New Year sale for a bit discount probably or wait next near if no rush to play Spartans.

With regards to Russian Store, just in case we cannot run the game because of region lock, can we still purchase/activate another Rome II key on the same Steam account ?
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Aug 29 2013, 02:12 PM)
TSB is selling for MYR 159 but without Greek Pack (I assume). Can purchase the Greek pack on Christmas/New Year sale for a bit discount probably or wait next near if no rush to play Spartans.

With regards to Russian Store, just in case we cannot run the game because of region lock, can we still purchase/activate another Rome II key on the same Steam account ?
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That site's Rome 2 comes with Greek States Pack for $45.

The problem is, even Shogun 2 runs like turtle whenever I try to play.
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I have MYR20 voucher from TSB so if I but it just cost MYR139. Hope my Steam gift copy have no issue and will probably a retail for Gold version next year.

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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Aug 29 2013, 02:12 PM)
TSB is selling for MYR 159 but without Greek Pack (I assume). Can purchase the Greek pack on Christmas/New Year sale for a bit discount probably or wait next near if no rush to play Spartans.

With regards to Russian Store, just in case we cannot run the game because of region lock, can we still purchase/activate another Rome II key on the same Steam account ?
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I think you need to contact Steam support first and ask them to remove the game from your library before you can activate another one.
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I think you need to contact Steam support first and ask them to remove the game from your library before you can activate another one.
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If that's the case then okay. I'm just afraid the whole account will be lock. Gonna lose more than 30 games I have there.
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Price in USD
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Was gonna buy off Iheo but then i saw the whole region thing. I think i'm just gonna PO at GMG.
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Was gonna buy off Iheo but then i saw the whole region thing. I think i'm just gonna PO at GMG.
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btw, if u have friends with 20% compensation discount, can ask him to buy for $47.99 from GamersGate. of coz if u also got that, can ignore this message.

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Any1 deal with cdkey warehouse before? This looks ok to me.

https://cdkeys.com.au/products/Total-War%3A...rder-Bonus.html
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Any1 deal with cdkey warehouse before? This looks ok to me.

https://cdkeys.com.au/products/Total-War%3A...rder-Bonus.html
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Isn't it cheaper in GMG?

Eidted: Nevermind. Forgot to change the currency.

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Just bought & downloading preloaded.. 9.9gb @ 1mb/s around 3 1/2hours..damn
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Just bought & downloading preloaded.. 9.9gb @ 1mb/s around 3 1/2hours..damn
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Does your preload has another separate download/icon for culture pack? mine dont have. DL via steam.
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Does your preload has another separate download/icon for culture pack? mine dont have. DL via steam.
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dlcs are downloaded with the base game, so no separate icon for it. you can check the dlc in the game properties under DLC tab.
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Does your preload has another separate download/icon for culture pack? mine dont have. DL via steam.
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http://www.steamtrades.com/forum/11QQX/h-r...kerbal-w-paypal

$33 for rome 2


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QUOTE(memphiz_zero88 @ Aug 30 2013, 10:59 AM)
dlcs are downloaded with the base game, so no separate icon for it. you can check the dlc in the game properties under DLC tab.
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nop... only preload
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already preload it. I bought from Nuuvem. cheaper 1 dollar than iHEO. but i believe the offer had ended. can't wait for the launch date! btw, for those who wondering about the size, you can read about it here:

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A hot dessert wind was forcing Gero to hold on tightly to the old walls of the settlement. He felt the tiny droplets of sweat trickling from his head, caused not by the near unbearable heat but by what he saw before him. Banners uncountable, a red sea flowing in waves over the Carthaginian coastline as men poured out of the galleys that had brought them here. They had returned, after all these years. He wondered about his men, if their defences were ready for this moment of truth. It wouldn't be more than three days before they would face the onslaught in its full splendour, the return of the monster hungry for gold, blood and glory. The return of Rome.

In a few days time the moment we have all been waiting for the last years will finally be there: the arrival of Rome 2 Total War! While excitement is building up, the Rome Total Realism team has been planning its future. Since our latest release for the RTW: Barbarian Invasion engine, RTR VII, the team has been reinforced by a mix of veteran Warscape modders and new professionals. Together, we are eager to start work on the new title that is to be released. Therefore I am proud to announce the existence of a new mod team, that will be known under the name Rome 2 Total Realism!

For those unfamiliar with the RTR modding family, I'd like to explain what our core values are. The team is an international group of modding specialists with a special interest in history. Our two core values are and have always been a good combination between a challenging gameplay and increased historical accuracy, the 'realism'. This is achieved through a modding process supported by- and carried out in a constant dialogue with professional historians. We plan to work on historically accurate units, that will be enriched by detailed descriptions. Battles will be made more fun and challenging by a clever combination of coding and historical source information. All in all, we will attempt to modify the campaign mechanisms in such a way that we're able to provide you with a great and unique gaming experience.

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Is this guy's version legit though? I'm scared of getting one of those regionally locked versions. $33 down the drain if that happens -.-'
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Is this guy's version legit though? I'm scared of getting one of those regionally locked versions. $33 down the drain if that happens -.-'
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totally legit, i can vouch for him.
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So it's definitely the worldwide version? Do you know him personally and is he Malaysian? If he is I'd rather transfer the money to his account directly. Paypal's rates are extortionist. rclxub.gif
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So it's definitely the worldwide version? Do you know him personally and is he Malaysian? If he is I'd rather transfer the money to his account directly. Paypal's rates are extortionist.  rclxub.gif
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he's vietnamese, i bought a copy from him and it's row version
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he's vietnamese, i bought a copy from him and it's row version
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Awesomesauce. How much did you transfer over to him in USD and Ringgit in order to get it to $33 exactly? I know paypal charges a fee to send money over to another account but I'm not sure what the rate is but I do know it's painful! tongue.gif
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Awesomesauce. How much did you transfer over to him in USD and Ringgit in order to get it to $33 exactly? I know paypal charges a fee to send money over to another account but I'm not sure what the rate is but I do know it's painful! tongue.gif
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Wait, so sender has no fee and the receiver has to pay it? And oh yeah forgot to ask, it comes with the Greek Pack DLC right? $33 is kinda like too uber-cheap.

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Wait, so sender has no fee and the receiver has to pay it? And oh yeah forgot to ask, it comes with the Greek Pack DLC right? $33 is kinda like too uber-cheap.
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63.84 inclusive of fee, i got tf2 items as i'm assuming that i'll be getting them dlcs as well. either way, it's a steal.
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63.84 inclusive of fee, i got tf2 items as i'm assuming that i'll be getting them dlcs as well. either way, it's a steal.
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I just bought a couple of games. That dude is 100% legit. The only bad thing was Paypal's extortionate currency conversion rate of RM3.44 per dollar ohmy.gif

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if I can play starcraft 2 without problem than can I play this ? not sure with my laptop though ....

previously can play empireTW
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if I can play starcraft 2 without problem than can I play this ? not sure with my laptop though ....

previously can play empireTW
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Should be, I read that Rome 2 has lower spec requirement than Shogun 2.
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Base on steam, approximately 3pm tomorrow local time.
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Same. sweat.gif

This or Brave New Worlds.
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14 hours to go until the free greek dlc is gone. You better figure out what you want to do before it ends. biggrin.gif
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reviews are popping out at metacritics! excited...

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/total-war-rome-ii
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Need to wait until after work only can come back play. Drooling while reading the review.
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Reviews arent very good though, from what i heard but hows user feedback?
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I wonder how it will run on my rig (see sig). Shogun 2 I can run on mix up of high/ultra though I mostly turn the ultra setting to high as I prefer to play with highest unit count.
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more or less.. hope the time on steam is correct tho...
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YES CAN PLAY !!! but got update

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So no issue with those purchasing from Steam seller like iHEO ?I'm still at the office.
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i can run shogun 2 on ultra..but in rome 2 only medium...need to upgrade my pc ASAP $$$$$
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i can run shogun 2 on ultra..but in rome 2 only medium...need to upgrade my pc ASAP $$$$$
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What's your pc spec ?
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I guess mine will be low/mid and a little high. No ultra this time.
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weird from rome 1.. hahaha.. totally no idea how to play..
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using crappy pc , can feel the heat below my desk although the side panel open d.

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What setting do you used? Tinking bout upgrading my cpu to i5
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What setting do you used? Tinking bout upgrading my cpu to i5
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I read the initial review is ok wor. 80% at least.
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Not bad lor. I'm trying out the prologue for now. Sparta, please wait for me baby <3

Edit:

First Playthrough: Macedon
OK first time on campaign map. Prologue was boring as heck so I skipped it lol. I'm one of those guys who likes learning through trial and error of boring school-like tutorials.

I'm trying out one of the Successor Kingdoms: Macedon. The graphics are strangely blurry when it comes to the animated objects. You can see like...something wrong there. I've got it on Ultra settings mind you. I think they're need a lot more optimization for it since there's a lot complaints about this on their forums. CA have acknowledged this issue on reddit so they should be working on it chop chop. Shogun 2 looks a lot better than this. It doesn't look anything like the reviews to be honest. There are no issues with scrolling or zooming around the map, but it looks like shit. So yeah. At least there's that.

The world map is HUUUUUUUGE. I mean seriously, I can't imagine conquering all of that in less than a year (in real life lol). So there's that. I love how they copied the Shogun unit icons style. I'm trying to get a fix on who my allies and enemies are and where to start conquering haha.

Alright 272 BC. Trade agreement inked with Athens, my client state. I've recruited a few mercenaries and some more militia hoplites since I'm looking to expand east toward Tylis who I'm apparently at war with by default. I can't move my army due to a stance-thing or whatever so I end my turn. There are so many damn other factions (the highest so far in any total war game I think?) and their faction emblems are soooo pretty and detailed. The bad thing is it takes forever to get to my next turn lol.

So next turn. You can expand your cities by adding an extra slot and there's an animation on the map as you do showing how your city is organically growing larger and more buildings and walls pop up. I've moved my main army over to Tylis' land and I'm within reach of my first conquest/siege by the next turn. I can't wait for my first battle! I've conquered Antheia and destroyed Tylis even though the game said I would have lost badly, I managed to somehow win with only 54 deaths. Hoplites ftw. There was that attrition thing going on while I was besieging the city. It was kinda odd that my peeps kept dying but it must be a new feature. It kinda sucks though for long sieges if 50 peeps out of 700 die every turn LOL.

Ok so another new thing. Armies are linked to generals so you can't just split parts of them apart to conquer multiple cities at once once you clear out a significant enemy army so yeah. You need a general per army. Creating a new army pimps it up with a general from a list of available candidates. Generals also can't move while recruiting units in their home regions.

So the AI is kinda retarded. Epirus kept sending a fleet against my city. First it was 500 vs 150 (him), which I managed to nearly lose because I'm a total noob at naval battles xD Then he had like 50 soldiers left in that navy and he kept attacking me over and over with that one stack until it finally died.

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The units are so condensed in close brawls until it looks like they kill by pushing enemy troops.  blink.gif
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ah what about multiplayer? I usually buy a game for multiplayer ;p ..do we have many LYN member playing this? What about the AI, total war always got bad AI with cheats, like their army get buff / mysterious ghost army
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ah what about multiplayer? I usually buy a game for multiplayer ;p ..do we have many LYN member playing this? What about the AI, total war always got bad AI with cheats, like their army get buff / mysterious ghost army
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steam selling at 60usd...
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oh man totally sold out at tsb. anyone knows where to get it for a cheaper price.

steam selling at 60usd...
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You can grab it for $47.99 from GMG.
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Hi, where do you download the greek culture pack?? i pre-ordered it but i couldn't find the place to dl greek pack
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It's already part of your game. Right click Rome II -> Properties -> DLC. It should be there.

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Hi, where do you download the greek culture pack?? i pre-ordered it but i couldn't find the place to dl greek pack
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It's already part of your game. Right click Rome II -> Properties -> DLC. It should be there.
No problem. I sell it a bit cheaper if you're interested, but no Greek DLC since it's no longer a preorder biggrin.gif
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Playing the game fine. My rig as in the sig. Below is what Rome II auto detect setting. Playing smoothly.

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oh man totally sold out at tsb. anyone knows where to get it for a cheaper price.

steam selling at 60usd...
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You can check with this guy

http://steamcommunity.com/id/iHEO

I purchased from him for USD34. Make sure to mention specifically you want in in Steam Gift and not the Steam Key. Steam Key will not work now I guess since he/she purchased the game from Russian Steam store.
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Playing the game fine. My rig as in the sig. Below is what Rome II auto detect setting. Playing smoothly.

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Bro you're using one of those foxconn motherboards right? This is kinda off topic but I'm thinking of trying to build a pc for playing Rome II and gaming specifically. Is this board any good? http://www.foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetai...&U=en-us0000475

FOXCONN Inferno Katana GTI Soket 1156
RM388 (their price). Legit or not?
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Bro you're using one of those foxconn motherboards right? This is kinda off topic but I'm thinking of trying to build a pc for playing Rome II and gaming specifically. Is this board any good? http://www.foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetai...&U=en-us0000475

FOXCONN Inferno Katana GTI Soket 1156
RM388 (their price). Legit or not?
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Well no complaint for me. As for legit I'm not sure. Better check in hardware thread since I'm not familiar with price etc. RM 388 seems cheap for though. Have you compared with usual Low Yat shop ?

http://www.startec.com.my/pricelist/hardware-pricelist/
http://www.viewnet.com.my/downloads/viewne...y_pricelist.pdf

1156 is for first gen i series right ? What CPU you use ?

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Well no complaint for me. As for legit I'm not sure. Better check in hardware thread since I'm not familiar with price etc. RM 388 seems cheap for though. Have you compared with usual Low Yat shop ?

http://www.startec.com.my/pricelist/hardware-pricelist/
http://www.viewnet.com.my/downloads/viewne...y_pricelist.pdf

1156 is for first gen i series right ? What CPU you use ?
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No worries, the hardware dudes have shown me the light. Apparently that mobo is crap. I have no idea yet regarding the possible "project gaming pc" that I'm looking to set up. I'm looking for a roughly ~2k budget just for the PC alone (not including monitors/keyboards/mouse and random shit I can just grab from home). Rome II has made me realize what a POS my laptop is lol. Shogun II runs fine on Ultra but Rome II brings it to its knees, crying and bleeding.
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QUOTE(Th3R3ds @ Sep 5 2013, 09:20 AM)
lol.. mine is not even an 'i' series, am just using quad core window vista with 4gb ram ddr2 and some normal graphic card and i can play High setting smoothly..  thumbup.gif
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i see everyone can play it on high or extreme setting, but I could not cry.gif FML~
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Even though the game detect Extreme setting it still been downgraded. You can check with the gfx log. I was over budget about 80MB.
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Because you are using a laptop as laptop components are much slower than the same desktop component.You didnt state which version of i7 as if you have the ULV version, then, I am sorry to say but you have to get a desktop. The desktop version of i7 has 4 to 6 hyperthreading cores but the ULV version only has 2 very low performance cores with hyperthreading.

Laptops just doesnt goes well with Total War games from my experience.

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i7,8GB Ram,GT540M...can't play.  GG
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I have the same card but an inferior processor. I can run it just fine.

i5-2410M
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My screenshots: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/file...s/?id=175452374
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/file...s/?id=175665055

OK it kinda looks like crap but still. Can run fine brows.gif
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I can run fine on Extreme settings with spec below, but I lower shadow to get smooth experience,
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Apparently this game require more ram/graphic ram.
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Can the present owners of Rome 2 enlightened me why this game is being shit upon by the gamers in metacritic?

A bloody 4.4 from users? I only trust users because most official reviewers are biased or paid for. And it was 4.7 earlier, the average scores are being pushed down and everyone is complaining how this is Total War Capture the Flag?

WTF is wrong with this game? I almost bought it, but decided to save for XCOM.

If it's really this bad, I will probably not buy it even when its on sale.


AngryJoe has highlighted some bad AI as in all TW games but is it game breaking?

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Can the present owners of Rome 2 enlightened me why this game is being shit upon by the gamers in metacritic?

A bloody 4.4 from users? I only trust users because most official reviewers are biased or paid for. And it was 4.7 earlier, the average scores are being pushed down and everyone is complaining how this is Total War Capture the Flag?

WTF is wrong with this game? I almost bought it, but decided to save for XCOM.

If it's really this bad, I will probably not buy it even when its on sale.
AngryJoe has highlighted some bad AI as in all TW games but is it game breaking?
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The Internet Law of Vocal Minority. It's the guys with the really crappy rigs who b**** and moan about not being able to run it. I'm playing just fine (albeit with less than stellar graphics) on my pos laptop so it's obviously something else. There are some issues with AMD from what I heard, but then again some Nvida-ers are having major issues as well with the graphics so there's probably something to do with that, the graphics themselves wonking out.

There are 100,000+ Rome II gamers online at any one time on Steam. They're obviously playing just fine or with some issues (like me) and can still play regardless. Some of the issues are sort of...gamebreaking in a way. Like the more arcadey time of battles (5 min battles anyone?) instead of the glorious 30 minute battles of Rome 1(R1). Rome 2 is more like Shogun 2 (S2) in that battles resolve more quickly than the older games but even the latter is nowhere near as fast as the former.

Another issue is the massive revamp in the way the game works. The gameplay itself has been changed in a major way compared to the rest of the series, the way settlements are managed, the graphics themselves (which look pretty good) and how armies/navies work and of course, the battles themselves (sieging mechanics has been changed for the better imo). Some people don't like changes. They'll always b**** and moan about it regardless even if it makes the gameplay better because they just want R1, but with better graphics and when the developers attempt to change how the series works with some innovative features, they suddenly throw a fit on the forums demanding refunds and how nobody else should buy this game (standard Steam-gamer behavior).

Are there issues? Hell yeah. There some huge issues that can be fixed...in time. That's the way CA games have ALWAYS worked. Empire TW was literally unplayable at the start due to the bugs. Once they fixed and patched them though, Empire became the gold standard on how to do large-scale Total War and hordes of people claimed it was the "best total war ever". These were the same people who wanted to crucify the developers on release day when Empire just came out with its hordes of bugs. At least R2 is playable from the start. You can't say the same about some of the other games CA has released.

It'll get better over time but it needs that, more time. Nvidia and AMD have not had a chance to release new drivers for the game for some odd reason and CA is going to release their first major patch today addressing the graphics issues. That's the main gripe among the community of gamers, especially those with top end rigs with more GTX firepower under the hood than I can afford.

If you're looking for a review from a real total war fan who's spent 50 hours (compared to my 13) playing the game so far, just check this out: http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/...-50-Hours-later.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 6 2013, 03:57 PM)
The Internet Law of Vocal Minority. It's the guys with the really crappy rigs who b**** and moan about not being able to run it. I'm playing just fine (albeit with less than stellar graphics) on my pos laptop so it's obviously something else. There are some issues with AMD from what I heard, but then again some Nvida-ers are having major issues as well with the graphics so there's probably something to do with that, the graphics themselves wonking out.

There are 100,000+ Rome II gamers online at any one time on Steam. They're obviously playing just fine or with some issues (like me) and can still play regardless. Some of the issues are sort of...gamebreaking in a way. Like the more arcadey time of battles (5 min battles anyone?) instead of the glorious 30 minute battles of Rome 1(R1). Rome 2 is more like Shogun 2 (S2) in that battles resolve more quickly than the older games but even the latter is nowhere near as fast as the former.

Another issue is the massive revamp in the way the game works. The gameplay itself has been changed in a major way compared to the rest of the series, the way settlements are managed, the graphics themselves (which look pretty good) and how armies/navies work and of course, the battles themselves (sieging mechanics has been changed for the better imo). Some people don't like changes. They'll always b**** and moan about it regardless even if it makes the gameplay better because they just want R1, but with better graphics and when the developers attempt to change how the series works with some innovative features, they suddenly throw a fit on the forums demanding refunds and how nobody else should buy this game (standard Steam-gamer behavior).

Are there issues? Hell yeah. There some huge issues that can be fixed...in time. That's the way CA games have ALWAYS worked. Empire TW was literally unplayable at the start due to the bugs. Once they fixed and patched them though, Empire became the gold standard on how to do large-scale Total War and hordes of people claimed it was the "best total war ever". These were the same people who wanted to crucify the developers on release day when Empire just came out with its hordes of bugs. At least R2 is playable from the start. You can't say the same about some of the other games CA has released.

It'll get better over time but it needs that, more time. Nvidia and AMD have not had a chance to release new drivers for the game for some odd reason and CA is going to release their first major patch today addressing the graphics issues. That's the main gripe among the community of gamers, especially those with top end rigs with more GTX firepower under the hood than I can afford.

If you're looking for a review from a real total war fan who's spent 50 hours (compared to my 13) playing the game so far, just check this out: http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/...-50-Hours-later.
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The Internet Law of Vocal Minority. It's the guys with the really crappy rigs who b**** and moan about not being able to run it. I'm playing just fine (albeit with less than stellar graphics) on my pos laptop so it's obviously something else. There are some issues with AMD from what I heard, but then again some Nvida-ers are having major issues as well with the graphics so there's probably something to do with that, the graphics themselves wonking out.

There are 100,000+ Rome II gamers online at any one time on Steam. They're obviously playing just fine or with some issues (like me) and can still play regardless. Some of the issues are sort of...gamebreaking in a way. Like the more arcadey time of battles (5 min battles anyone?) instead of the glorious 30 minute battles of Rome 1(R1). Rome 2 is more like Shogun 2 (S2) in that battles resolve more quickly than the older games but even the latter is nowhere near as fast as the former.

Another issue is the massive revamp in the way the game works. The gameplay itself has been changed in a major way compared to the rest of the series, the way settlements are managed, the graphics themselves (which look pretty good) and how armies/navies work and of course, the battles themselves (sieging mechanics has been changed for the better imo). Some people don't like changes. They'll always b**** and moan about it regardless even if it makes the gameplay better because they just want R1, but with better graphics and when the developers attempt to change how the series works with some innovative features, they suddenly throw a fit on the forums demanding refunds and how nobody else should buy this game (standard Steam-gamer behavior).

Are there issues? Hell yeah. There some huge issues that can be fixed...in time. That's the way CA games have ALWAYS worked. Empire TW was literally unplayable at the start due to the bugs. Once they fixed and patched them though, Empire became the gold standard on how to do large-scale Total War and hordes of people claimed it was the "best total war ever". These were the same people who wanted to crucify the developers on release day when Empire just came out with its hordes of bugs. At least R2 is playable from the start. You can't say the same about some of the other games CA has released.

It'll get better over time but it needs that, more time. Nvidia and AMD have not had a chance to release new drivers for the game for some odd reason and CA is going to release their first major patch today addressing the graphics issues. That's the main gripe among the community of gamers, especially those with top end rigs with more GTX firepower under the hood than I can afford.

If you're looking for a review from a real total war fan who's spent 50 hours (compared to my 13) playing the game so far, just check this out: http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/...-50-Hours-later.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm Total War fan, but I skipped Empire because I don't like gunpowder age and Rome 1 because I wasn't interested in that era. However I played a lot of Shogun 1, Shogun 2, Medieval 1 and Medieval 2.

I read the link provided. Seems like CA has a lot of work to do with the game. Reviewer says a lot of things are broken and went back to Shogun 2.

The general concern seem to be about broken AI, capture the flag mode, long waiting times between turns and graphic glitches.

I bought Shogun 2 and Medieval 2 on release, both played good although Shogun 2 was released in DX9 instead of DX11 which was patched in later. There were some problems but not entirely game breaking. I'm just worried about the franchise as a whole. I love TW games and it would be a shame if Rome 2 supposedly their best game is being downvoted to oblivion.

Metacritic is among the most accurate in terms of overall user satisfaction with the game. I hope over time as the patches roll in, Rome 2 will stand among the best in the franchise as I also want to play it. My confidence to be honest is shaken in the game mainly due to the no fun 'factors'. In comparison, look at Shogun 2 user metacritic score, it is like night and day.

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The Internet Law of Vocal Minority. It's the guys with the really crappy rigs who b**** and moan about not being able to run it. I'm playing just fine (albeit with less than stellar graphics) on my pos laptop so it's obviously something else. There are some issues with AMD from what I heard, but then again some Nvida-ers are having major issues as well with the graphics so there's probably something to do with that, the graphics themselves wonking out.

There are 100,000+ Rome II gamers online at any one time on Steam. They're obviously playing just fine or with some issues (like me) and can still play regardless. Some of the issues are sort of...gamebreaking in a way. Like the more arcadey time of battles (5 min battles anyone?) instead of the glorious 30 minute battles of Rome 1(R1). Rome 2 is more like Shogun 2 (S2) in that battles resolve more quickly than the older games but even the latter is nowhere near as fast as the former.

Another issue is the massive revamp in the way the game works. The gameplay itself has been changed in a major way compared to the rest of the series, the way settlements are managed, the graphics themselves (which look pretty good) and how armies/navies work and of course, the battles themselves (sieging mechanics has been changed for the better imo). Some people don't like changes. They'll always b**** and moan about it regardless even if it makes the gameplay better because they just want R1, but with better graphics and when the developers attempt to change how the series works with some innovative features, they suddenly throw a fit on the forums demanding refunds and how nobody else should buy this game (standard Steam-gamer behavior).

Are there issues? Hell yeah. There some huge issues that can be fixed...in time. That's the way CA games have ALWAYS worked. Empire TW was literally unplayable at the start due to the bugs. Once they fixed and patched them though, Empire became the gold standard on how to do large-scale Total War and hordes of people claimed it was the "best total war ever". These were the same people who wanted to crucify the developers on release day when Empire just came out with its hordes of bugs. At least R2 is playable from the start. You can't say the same about some of the other games CA has released.

It'll get better over time but it needs that, more time. Nvidia and AMD have not had a chance to release new drivers for the game for some odd reason and CA is going to release their first major patch today addressing the graphics issues. That's the main gripe among the community of gamers, especially those with top end rigs with more GTX firepower under the hood than I can afford.

If you're looking for a review from a real total war fan who's spent 50 hours (compared to my 13) playing the game so far, just check this out: http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/...-50-Hours-later.
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what the shit

this for real? in game battle suck hardcore?

was looking forward to rome 2 !
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what the shit

this for real? in game battle suck hardcore?

was looking forward to rome 2 !
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What can I say, 5 minute battles bro. My longest was like 8 minutes and that was when the enemy had 3 stacks and 2 were coming from the sea (landing ships), which I tried to stop but ultimately failed since they had ranged skirmishers and I only had hoplites at that location. Not exactly my cup of tea but they'll probably fix it to become 10-15 minutes. There are a LOT of battles going on. I'm going as Macedon and I have like a battle a turn per army. There are a lot of issues but most of them are easily fixable.

The battle AI sucks hardcore for the most part on Normal thumbup.gif Or maybe Macedonian Hoplites (the core of my armies and possibly the best infantry in the game) are too OP? sweat.gif
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What can I say, 5 minute battles bro. My longest was like 8 minutes and that was when the enemy had 3 stacks and 2 were coming from the sea (landing ships), which I tried to stop but ultimately failed since they had ranged skirmishers and I only had hoplites at that location. Not exactly my cup of tea but they'll probably fix it to become 10-15 minutes. There are a LOT of battles going on. I'm going as Macedon and I have like a battle a turn per army. There are a lot of issues but most of them are easily fixable.

The battle AI sucks hardcore for the most part on Normal thumbup.gif Or maybe Macedonian Hoplites (the core of my armies and possibly the best infantry in the game) are too OP?  sweat.gif
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So now the battles you no need to actually fight the enemy? Just capture flags? How true is that?
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So now the battles you no need to actually fight the enemy? Just capture flags? How true is that?
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That's not true at all. Battles still take place as usual but their speed has been amped up quite a bit such that your front line descends into a screaming melee of chaotic fighting and all sense of formation is gone, within 5 minutes. Even if you're the sort of strategist like me who prefers softening the enemy up with skirmishers for a bit before moving in the vanguard of your force into theirs. Still 5-7 minutes on average. The capture points are just there (in strategic locations like the middle of the city) for...well I have no idea why CA put them there. They basically like King of the Mountain points where you have to hold them for a set amount of time (90 seconds) with no living enemies around in order to win the battle. They're usually in the middle of defended cities or at strategic points behind the enemy armies on wide open maps.
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That's not true at all. Battles still take place as usual but their speed has been amped up quite a bit such that your front line descends into a screaming melee of chaotic fighting and all sense of formation is gone, within 5 minutes. Even if you're the sort of strategist like me who prefers softening the enemy up with skirmishers for a bit before moving in the vanguard of your force into theirs. Still 5-7 minutes on average. The capture points are just there (in strategic locations like the middle of the city) for...well I have no idea why CA put them there. They basically like King of the Mountain points where you have to hold them for a set amount of time (90 seconds) with no living enemies around in order to win the battle. They're usually in the middle of defended cities or at strategic points behind the enemy armies on wide open maps.
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Ahh ok, so it's like a strategic point or something?

Just wondering why open battles also have flags because I know other TW sieges normally have the town centre to be cleared and occupied to win.
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Ahh ok, so it's like a strategic point or something?

Just wondering why open battles also have flags because I know other TW sieges normally have the town centre to be cleared and occupied to win.
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I have no idea. Apparently they're supposed to represent supply/baggage trains or something.
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I have no idea. Apparently they're supposed to represent supply/baggage trains or something.
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Oh I see. Leave more feedback here about the game. I'm still interested, hopefully the announced patch can fix all the grievances. It's so sad to see a TW game being trashed. Metacritic User score now dropped to 4.3 sweat.gif

Can someone link me the Rome 2 steam store page. I can't seem to find it. Must be my office firewall or something, can't find it in search.

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Oh I see. Leave more feedback here about the game. I'm still interested, hopefully the announced patch can fix all the grievances. It's so sad to see a TW game being trashed. Metacritic User score now dropped to 4.3  sweat.gif 

Can someone link me the Rome 2 steam store page. I can't seem to find it. Must be my office firewall or something, can't find it in search.
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/214950/

You can check out my in-progress review a few pages back. I posted it during the first-time I tried out Rome II. It's got my initial reactions in there.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=62943165

I'll probably be updating it from time to time but I'm about a couple dozen turns ahead of when I started. I might do a new review when I do a second campaign as Sparta.
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/214950/

You can check out my in-progress review a few pages back. I posted it during the first-time I tried out Rome II. It's got my initial reactions in there.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=62943165

I'll probably be updating it from time to time but I'm about a couple dozen turns ahead of when I started. I might do a new review when I do a second campaign as Sparta.
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Thanks man, yeah confirmed my pc blocked it somehow. Can't even load the page.
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Thanks man, yeah confirmed my pc blocked it somehow. Can't even load the page.
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Ok I'm testing it out with FRAPS now to see the actual performance. I have 15 fps on both extreme and low settings on the campaign map....wtf. I'll need to do more testing.
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guys i need help to upgrade my pc for this game

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http://www.anandtech.com/show/4299/dell-pr...rkstation-class

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im thinking upgrading gpu prob hd 7570 and psu since the stock psu only 265W

what u guys recommended,my budget is pretty tight
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Wtf my spartan 300x3 just wipe out a group of elephants wtf wtf wtf still can win lidis. If in medieval 2 sure morale down and run... now elephant got no power no more lol
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Wtf my spartan 300x3 just wipe out a group of elephants wtf wtf wtf still can win lidis. If in medieval 2 sure morale down and run... now elephant got no power no more lol
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Hoplites are the best infantry in the world man. Their long spears are good versus pretty much everything and their armor/shields can shrug off most projectiles. As long as they're not getting double-teamed they should win every single engagement. My Macedonian Milita Hoplites (weakest hoplite unit) just took out Elephants eazy-peazy. Plus, Spartans have the best Hoplites in the Greek world.
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Don't you guys sleep? Its 4AM!!
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 7 2013, 04:08 AM)
Hoplites are the best infantry in the world man. Their long spears are good versus pretty much everything and their armor/shields can shrug off most projectiles. As long as they're not getting double-teamed they should win every single engagement. My Macedonian Milita Hoplites (weakest hoplite unit) just took out Elephants eazy-peazy. Plus, Spartans have the best Hoplites in the Greek world.
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Tot so. Man this spartan r awesome. .

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Don't you guys sleep? Its 4AM!!
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I just woke up a few hours ago. Time to continue my Macedon campaign. 23h and counting.
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You can check with this guy

http://steamcommunity.com/id/iHEO

I purchased from him for USD34. Make sure to mention specifically you want in in Steam Gift and not the Steam Key. Steam Key will not work now I guess since he/she purchased the game from Russian Steam store.
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Awesome tips bro!.. i just deal with him and now dloading the game... thanks
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Just bought the game yesterday and play the prologue. The graphic abit jerky and I am having issue tuning my graphic well. According to support, they mentioned that patches will be released on Friday right? Is there any temporary fine tune for this? I'm currently playing using Nvidia 660M with core i7 laptop. Thanks.
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QUOTE(Jet23sky @ Sep 9 2013, 09:54 AM)
Just bought the game yesterday and play the prologue. The graphic abit jerky and I am having issue tuning my graphic well. According to support, they mentioned that patches will be released on Friday right? Is there any temporary fine tune for this? I'm currently playing using Nvidia 660M with core i7 laptop. Thanks.
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There are beta patches that you can participate.
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QUOTE(Jet23sky @ Sep 9 2013, 09:54 AM)
Just bought the game yesterday and play the prologue. The graphic abit jerky and I am having issue tuning my graphic well. According to support, they mentioned that patches will be released on Friday right? Is there any temporary fine tune for this? I'm currently playing using Nvidia 660M with core i7 laptop. Thanks.
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The patch was released last Friday, didn't help much tbh blush.gif Nvidia have yet to release anything to fix SLI while ATI have release new driver that enable crossfire.

Some say the low performance is caused by poor CPU optimization, only 1 core is running 100% while the others are pretty much doing nothing. That kinda explain why some people with better CPU and weaker GPU are running the game better.
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QUOTE(Nojo @ Sep 9 2013, 02:02 PM)
The patch was released last Friday, didn't help much tbh  blush.gif Nvidia have yet to release anything to fix SLI while ATI have release new driver that enable crossfire.

Some say the low performance is caused by poor CPU optimization, only 1 core is running 100% while the others are pretty much doing nothing. That kinda explain why some people with better CPU and weaker GPU are running the game better.
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Wow that was kinda sux. Anyhow, I even run 1366 resolution yet still face some lagness. Seriously I don't know how to tune my graphic settings well.
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QUOTE(Jet23sky @ Sep 9 2013, 02:46 PM)
Wow that was kinda sux. Anyhow, I even run 1366 resolution yet still face some lagness. Seriously I don't know how to tune my graphic settings well.
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try to lower your army scale to small or medium that is more playable fps.
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what's with all the rants? i think i will wait for sales then...

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The battle look unrealistic and meh.....when selecting big group of armies charge into enemy units....most of my soldier will just stuck behind and doing nothing???
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The battle look unrealistic and meh.....when selecting big group of armies charge into enemy units....most of my soldier will just stuck behind and doing nothing???
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Try to micro them better. If most of them are stuck behind then you're doing it wrong.
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I think they have acknowledged multiple issue and they will get those fixed. Good things is that they promised to have issues fixed and released patches every week. ( Not sure how true it is ). But i'm glad that the support is good.

I still in the prologue stage where I have to defeat two city, and one is on the sea. But I don't really know how to fight on the sea. Its like ramming = win. lol
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lol rome II
im not playing it until it's better optimized, everything maxed out, 5 fps; everything on low 10 fps
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BOTH also looked pretty shit
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wooohooo... just got my Rome II, played on my shitty laptop still works nicely biggrin.gif (with low graphics that is)

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Anyone at that point of a campaign where you rush excitedly to a settlement you don't own when you see it have been taken by rebels, then curse every turn when you sit there and can't attack it due to naval blockade yawn.gif
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Think I will wait for more patches and maybe a sale for Rome 2.

Meanwhile Metacritics User score is now at 4.0, dear God I would never think a TW game can be ranked so low by users. I hope the game can be re-juvenated with the new patches.

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Total War ‏@totalwar 11h

We were to put out patch 2 into beta today, but it has not passed internal testing yet, so further work is required overnight. Stay tuned!

Cool..... Looking forward to patch 2. They really worked hard to fix the thing.
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When your game is released in such a poor state, I am afraid it is gonna be hard to fix. Not the graphical bugs or balance issues but the broken AI that feels like it coded poorly from day 1.

I was hoping this to be good but it looked almost as bad as Sword of the Stars 2.
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Anyone at that point of a campaign where you rush excitedly to a settlement you don't own when you see it have been taken by rebels, then curse every turn when you sit there and can't attack it due to naval blockade  yawn.gif

There's a reason why I'm at war with everyone. Bastards keep blockading everything without even intending to invade. If they don't move, they get F'ed even if they're my closest allies laugh.gif

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When your game is released in such a poor state, I am afraid it is gonna be hard to fix. Not the graphical bugs or balance issues but the broken AI that feels like it coded poorly from day 1.

I was hoping this to be good but it looked almost as bad as Sword of the Stars 2.


It isn't as bad as SotS. At least it's playable. SotS crashed every other time you tried doing something. But the AI is definitely borked. My little sister is probably better at this game than the AI is on very hard. I can hold a province capital with just 4 hoplite units against thousands of enemies and still win rclxub.gif

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Rome 2: Magical flags
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True. I guess because the AI is always trying to capture the flag in siege battle. They don't even use missile units but just rush everything towards the centre.
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Sep 11 2013, 02:02 PM)
True. I guess because the AI is always trying to capture the flag in siege battle. They don't even use missile units but just rush everything towards the centre.
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even a middle of nowhere there is no tactical move as AI will rush directly blindly to the flag at the center.. so we cant even move far from the flag to place our troops in strategic position
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Geez...I pre-ordered the game due to all the good things friends said about the Total War series. Haven't had time to play, but looking at the reviews and player comments... it sounds like pre-ordering a sequel nowadays is the path to pain.

Games come out in a state that leaves players complaining they're paying to be beta testers.

2012: Diablo 3
2013: Rome 2

Lesson learned, from now on don't pre-order!
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QUOTE(sunblaze @ Sep 11 2013, 02:51 PM)
Geez...I pre-ordered the game due to all the good things friends said about the Total War series. Haven't had time to play, but looking at the reviews and player comments... it sounds like pre-ordering a sequel nowadays is the path to pain.

Games come out in a state that leaves players complaining they're paying to be beta testers.

2012: Diablo 3
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Lesson learned, from now on don't pre-order!
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Geez...I pre-ordered the game due to all the good things friends said about the Total War series.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 10 2013, 05:25 PM)
It isn't as bad as SotS. At least it's playable. SotS crashed every other time you tried doing something. But the AI is definitely borked. My little sister is probably better at this game than the AI is on very hard. I can hold a province capital with just 4 hoplite units against thousands of enemies and still win rclxub.gif
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The problem is the borked AI that is incredibly difficult to fix. I doubt they are going to deliver patches with actual AI updates till they ship the expansion. Balance, performance issues and bugs can be fixed easily with patches but I doubt Rome 2's poor gameplay and AI will be fixed that easily.

I hope Sega isnt intending to turn CA into a TA factory. Strategy games need far more development time than other genre and the state of Rome 2 is a god damn joke.
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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Sep 11 2013, 03:59 PM)
The problem is the borked AI that is incredibly difficult to fix. I doubt they are going to deliver patches with actual AI updates till they ship the expansion. Balance, performance issues and bugs can be fixed easily with patches but I doubt Rome 2's poor gameplay and AI will be fixed that easily.

I hope Sega isnt intending to turn CA into a TA factory. Strategy games need far more development time than other genre and the state of Rome 2 is a god damn joke.
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I just can't believe this is rated less than Empire TW in Metacritic by users.

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QUOTE(Skidd Chung @ Sep 11 2013, 04:15 PM)
I just can't believe this is rated less than Empire TW in Metacritic by users.
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At the glance from someone who didnt own it, Rome 2's bugs are absolutely horrible.

It is barely playable, from the horrible videos shown.

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Its playable. Just that lots of bugs and AI need to fix. In fact I found it quite ok though. Though of course it doesn't make the game better than Rome1. But hey, please give them some faith. We will only judge the AI performance after they release the patch. No point bashing them for nothing. Those who wan buy first, yes you may hang on for a while. But in true heart I never regret buying it. smile.gif
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CA released another statement apologizing for the bugs.

http://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/...ca_statement_2/

TLDR: It looks like they're subtly blaming SEGA for rushing it out before they were ready.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 12 2013, 03:53 AM)
CA released another statement apologizing for the bugs.

http://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/...ca_statement_2/

TLDR: It looks like they're subtly blaming SEGA for rushing it out before they were ready.
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A glipse of hope which I'm sure this game will turn out to be good after patching. For my perceptive, after market support is really important that they are willing to acknowledge and guarantee that it won't happen anymore. Just like how FFXIV acknowledge mistake for its first release and did serious of beta test until the expansion is so famous and popular. rolleyes.gif
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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Sep 11 2013, 04:52 PM)
At the glance from someone who didnt own it, Rome 2's bugs are absolutely horrible.

It is barely playable, from the horrible videos shown.
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Well I for one has not personally encountered any of those yet. Granted I have only played for 23 hours so far. In any case besides the performance issue on certain hardware configuration most of the complaints are due to own too high expectation maybe. Many complaints are basically regarding campaign design which they don't agree with.


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QUOTE(Cheesenium @ Sep 10 2013, 05:21 PM)
When your game is released in such a poor state, I am afraid it is gonna be hard to fix. Not the graphical bugs or balance issues but the broken AI that feels like it coded poorly from day 1.

I was hoping this to be good but it looked almost as bad as Sword of the Stars 2.
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Well the game is indeed fixable, but their reputation, however..

QUOTE(sunblaze @ Sep 11 2013, 02:51 PM)
Geez...I pre-ordered the game due to all the good things friends said about the Total War series. Haven't had time to play, but looking at the reviews and player comments... it sounds like pre-ordering a sequel nowadays is the path to pain.

Games come out in a state that leaves players complaining they're paying to be beta testers.

2012: Diablo 3
2013: Rome 2

Lesson learned, from now on don't pre-order!
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QUOTE(khelben @ Sep 12 2013, 07:23 PM)
Well the game is indeed fixable, but their reputation, however..
Wait, what kind of bugs that you faced in Diablo 3 exactly?
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You must be new to Total War. brows.gif It's like this with every other game they release but this is still far better than most. At least it's playable the and the AI presents somewhat of a challenge on Very Hard/Legendary. They just can't handle sieges very well due to a bug (where the AI's units don't fight even though the front lines are mashed up together and you end up with double digit losses and 4 digit kills). Once they remove that particular bug, it's gonna be pretty hard, even for veteran TW gamers. Some of the units are extremely powerful and if you're going as uber-weak factions like Parthia, you're gonna have a really hard time facing them.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 12 2013, 07:27 PM)
You must be new to Total War.  brows.gif It's like this with every other game they release but this is still far better than most. At least it's playable the and the AI presents somewhat of a challenge on Very Hard/Legendary. They just can't handle sieges very well due to a bug (where the AI's units don't fight even though the front lines are mashed up together and you end up with double digit losses and 4 digit kills). Once they remove that particular bug, it's gonna be pretty hard, even for veteran TW gamers. Some of the units are extremely powerful and if you're going as uber-weak factions like Parthia, you're gonna have a really hard time facing them.
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QUOTE(khelben @ Sep 12 2013, 07:23 PM)
Well the game is indeed fixable, but their reputation, however..
Wait, what kind of bugs that you faced in Diablo 3 exactly?
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Perhaps bugs is the wrong word. More accurate would be to say server issues, class issues, exploitable stuff ...

Diablo 3 was more a case of the game at launch did not match what they promised/indicated pre-launch. They've been patching it to improve it, at the usual Blizzard speed. Over a year after launch and they're still trying to recover ground / catch up to the pre-release promises.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 12 2013, 07:27 PM)
You must be new to Total War.  brows.gif It's like this with every other game they release but this is still far better than most. At least it's playable the and the AI presents somewhat of a challenge on Very Hard/Legendary.
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shogun2 on release was FAR BETTER than rome2.
and no i'm not new to total war and i guess neither is angry joe.

and no, 5 FPS on everything maxed out while 10 fps on everything lowest setting is not playable to me. and when either settings yield worse graphics than rome 1, that's just f***ed up.
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QUOTE(Quazacolt @ Sep 12 2013, 10:51 PM)
shogun2 on release was FAR BETTER than rome2.
and no i'm not new to total war and i guess neither is angry joe.

and no, 5 FPS on everything maxed out while 10 fps on everything lowest setting is not playable to me. and when either settings yield worse graphics than rome 1, that's just f***ed up.
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I've been playing since the first Rome, and I have pretty much all of their games except for the original Shogun and Medieval (not sure where to get copies of those). Shogun 2 is one of their most polished games by far. The standalone expansion Fall of the Samurai is pretty epic and is their best example of how to do it right. Before that, Empire was a fluffing mess though, even Rome II isn't as game breaking as Empire was. Plenty of people have issues with graphics and fps rates (including me, stuck at my 20 fps on Ultra). Is it buggy? Hell yeah. But all of this shit can be fixed in time. It's still playable for the majority since it's one of the top 3 most played games on Steam and had a peak of over a hundred thousand gamers online at once in the first week after release. That's pretty impressive considering how niche the Total War genre is. Plenty of people are facing issues and that's not something that can be overlooked or taken lightly and CA are working their asses off, as they should, trying to fix the clusterf*** that the top dudes (coughsegacough) caused by forcing a release before it was ready.

All we can do is wait for them to release the patches that'll fix the majority of the issues and make it playable for the rest of the community that hasn't had a chance to run it. Rome II is their most ambitious title to date and has the potential to be one of the best, if not the best, Total War title to date. Right now it's sitting somewhere between the clusterf*** that Empire was and Shogun 2.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 13 2013, 06:09 AM)
I've been playing since the first Rome, and I have pretty much all of their games except for the original Shogun and Medieval (not sure where to get copies of those). Shogun 2 is one of their most polished games by far. The standalone expansion Fall of the Samurai is pretty epic and is their best example of how to do it right. Before that, Empire was a fluffing mess though, even Rome II isn't as game breaking as Empire was. Plenty of people have issues with graphics and fps rates (including me, stuck at my 20 fps on Ultra). Is it buggy? Hell yeah. But all of this shit can be fixed in time. It's still playable for the majority since it's one of the top 3 most played games on Steam and had a peak of over a hundred thousand gamers online at once in the first week after release. That's pretty impressive considering how niche the Total War genre is. Plenty of people are facing issues and that's not something that can be overlooked or taken lightly and CA are working their asses off, as they should, trying to fix the clusterf*** that the top dudes (coughsegacough) caused by forcing a release before it was ready.

All we can do is wait for them to release the patches that'll fix the majority of the issues and make it playable for the rest of the community that hasn't had a chance to run it. Rome II is their most ambitious title to date and has the potential to be one of the best, if not the best, Total War title to date. Right now it's sitting somewhere between the clusterf*** that Empire was and Shogun 2.
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Its really a potential game for this, just in fact an one month earlier release ( which lots of people didn't aware ) and SEGA kept pressing CA real hard. The release didn't come as what we expected. But i'm sure after patches this will be a great release. And I really want to say those who keep complaining, if not satisfied, just don't buy the next total war game. That's it. lol
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Sep 13 2013, 09:49 AM)
3 days weekend. 3 late night until early morning campaigning starting tonight....
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started mine loooong time ago.. this the the best game to waste a time heheeh
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Has anyone tried the patch beta yet? read the forum alot of people are really happy with it.
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QUOTE(Jet23sky @ Sep 13 2013, 12:55 PM)
Has anyone tried the patch beta yet? read the forum alot of people are really happy with it.
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Well I for one never had issue with the game tbh. No CTD, severe lag etc. Playing on High settings mostly with unit detail and unit count on Ultra. I'm fairly comfortable with the game design though not the implementation. That's stuff can be done by modding. No problem.

Anyway, R2TR is currently looking for some good 2D/3D artist. Anyone interested ? tongue.gif
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Sep 13 2013, 03:49 PM)
Well I for one never had issue with the game tbh. No CTD, severe lag etc. Playing on High settings mostly with unit detail and unit count on Ultra. I'm fairly comfortable with the game design though not the implementation. That's stuff can be done by modding. No problem.

Anyway, R2TR is currently looking for some good 2D/3D artist. Anyone interested ?  tongue.gif
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Total_War_ROME_II:_Patch_2
The patch 2 beta has released. This is basically the most heaven patch ever as we really see a huge improvement in every aspect. I'm currently testing it.
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Will be waiting this game on 75% discount. Maybe will grab it next year summer sales and hopefully that time all the major bugs are patched.
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QUOTE(Mr_47 @ Sep 13 2013, 10:26 AM)
started mine loooong time ago.. this the the best game to waste a time heheeh
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I've got 34 hours logged on Rome 2. R.I.P. Finals haha

QUOTE(Jet23sky @ Sep 13 2013, 10:46 PM)
Total_War_ROME_II:_Patch_2
The patch 2 beta has released. This is basically the most heaven patch ever as we really see a huge improvement in every aspect. I'm currently testing it.
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Interesting. I'm downloading it now to check if it fixes anything for me.

Edit: Fewer FPS drops, turns are waaaaaaaaay faster now. Like 30 seconds per turn for me. The AI seems to be fairly competent now. I've lost like half my battles as Athens vs Epirus on very hard. Stupid African Elephants are imba. I sent half my army and all of my javelins against them and they still won't die. Skirmishers are still stupid as hell though. They don't know when the F to run even with skirmish mode on. Now if they could just boost my FPS in the next fix and give me better graphics without having to build a gaming pc thumbup.gif Oh and yeah, 10 minute battles ftw! I had to micro so hard on slow motion just to get a win with my full stack vs his full stack but I still lost like 33% of my army.

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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 14 2013, 03:53 AM)
I've got 34 hours logged on Rome 2. R.I.P. Finals haha
Interesting. I'm downloading it now to check if it fixes anything for me.

Edit: Fewer FPS drops, turns are waaaaaaaaay faster now. Like 30 seconds per turn for me. The AI seems to be fairly competent now. I've lost like half my battles as Athens vs Epirus on very hard. Stupid African Elephants are imba. I sent half my army and all of my javelins against them and they still won't die. Skirmishers are still stupid as hell though. They don't know when the F to run even with skirmish mode on. Now if they could just boost my FPS in the next fix and give me better graphics without having to build a gaming pc  thumbup.gif Oh and yeah, 10 minute battles ftw! I had to micro so hard on slow motion just to get a win with my full stack vs his full stack but I still lost like 33% of my army.
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Yeah i still experience FPS drops, but this patch is majorly for AI fixed and environment performance fix. So far no fix for graphic setting. I think this one required Nvidia and AMD aid to released new driver to have better tune.

AI is much competent but in the social negotiation, still behave a bit dumb. But overall now its playable and enjoyable at the moment. biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(Mr_47 @ Sep 14 2013, 06:46 PM)
so no more red sky?
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Pretty sure that was fixed by the middle-of the week patch last week. The AI is a lot better in battles now so that's a plus. Their troops actually fight now instead of just moving through your own troops.
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I just finished Rome campaign
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You mean you conquered everything as Rome on Easy mode? yawn.gif

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You mean you conquered everything as Rome on Easy mode?  yawn.gif
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is indian elephant is stronger than the african elephant?
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QUOTE(ultralien @ Sep 15 2013, 03:24 AM)
I just finished Rome campaign
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try on SPARTA.. youll bleed at start hard

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what? without proper image display? blank page?

QUOTE(Wanie404 @ Sep 15 2013, 10:38 PM)
is indian elephant is stronger than the african elephant?
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i guess. fought african one with before and beat it easy
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QUOTE(Mr_47 @ Sep 15 2013, 11:17 PM)
try on SPARTA.. youll bleed at start hard
what? without proper image display? blank page?
i guess. fought african one with before and beat it easy
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sparta too easy, i tried parthia in legendary mode, the enemy came from every corner, but too boring cuz too far from rome/greece but for indian elephant i guess it's worth it
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QUOTE(Mr_47 @ Sep 15 2013, 11:17 PM)
try on SPARTA.. youll bleed at start hard
what? without proper image display? blank page?
i guess. fought african one with before and beat it easy
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blank page? mine is ok oh
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Parthia isn't bad on Legendary. I lost a few stacks at first because of the different army style and how sucky the infantry is (seriously, lamest weakass madafackers in the game). Apparently you're supposed to go cavalry even though Horse Archers suck vs heavy infantry and their starting cavalry is pretty weak. Of course I got bored because I'm an infantry guy and microing a bunch of horses isn't my thing.

Sparta is easy compared to Parthia biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 16 2013, 12:09 AM)
Parthia isn't bad on Legendary. I lost a few stacks at first because of the different army style and how sucky the infantry is (seriously, lamest weakass madafackers in the game). Apparently you're supposed to go cavalry even though Horse Archers suck vs heavy infantry and their starting cavalry is pretty weak. Of course I got bored because I'm an infantry guy and microing a bunch of horses isn't my thing.

Sparta is easy compared to Parthia biggrin.gif
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yes their infantry sucks, but they have the best archers in the game, the elite persian archer, but less armor compared with rome syrian auxillary
anyway, AI too dumb, it's too easy even on legendary, try nobunaga in legendary on shogun 2, you barely survived the first 10 turns
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QUOTE(Wanie404 @ Sep 16 2013, 12:19 AM)
try nobunaga in legendary on shogun 2, you barely survived the first 10 turns
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i've finished legendary in shogun2 (which you can verify via my steam achievement), hard, challenging, but not impossible
that said, i didn't do nobunaga legendary because lol everyone's surrounding and gang raping you not to mention i just can't deal with weaker foot soldiers (ashigaru) that nobunaga has bonus with
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 16 2013, 12:09 AM)
Parthia isn't bad on Legendary. I lost a few stacks at first because of the different army style and how sucky the infantry is (seriously, lamest weakass madafackers in the game). Apparently you're supposed to go cavalry even though Horse Archers suck vs heavy infantry and their starting cavalry is pretty weak. Of course I got bored because I'm an infantry guy and microing a bunch of horses isn't my thing.

Sparta is easy compared to Parthia biggrin.gif
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Not sure about Legendary since I'm only playing on Normal. I make full cavalry army and the only infantry I have are the garrison units. Very easy to win againsts infantry base factions like the successor states and the Greeks. Haven't fought Rome yet since they're still stuck in Italy from what I have seen.

Right now I'm battling the northers steppe tribes so since they're primarily horsearcher factions too then the fights are pretty balance, except they have no answer to my Kataphract. rclxms.gif
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i think phalanx unit especially macedon foot companion is the only unit that could easily beat war elephants, try this alexander the great hammer and anvil tactics, you will pretty much win every battles lol

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QUOTE(Wanie404 @ Sep 17 2013, 12:10 PM)
i think phalanx unit especially macedon foot companion is the only unit that could easily beat war elephants, try this alexander the great hammer and anvil tactics, you will pretty much win every battles lol

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6 African Elephants stomped half my full stack of Hoplites + Javelins. I sent 3 full units of Hoplites and before that 5 Javelin units to handle them and they still wouldn't bloody die. It got to a point where I was distracted by them and instead of microing properly against easy barbarian infantry I lost half my army and then routed shakehead.gif
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 17 2013, 01:18 PM)
6 African Elephants stomped half my full stack of Hoplites + Javelins. I sent 3 full units of Hoplites and before that 5 Javelin units to handle them and they still wouldn't bloody die. It got to a point where I was distracted by them and instead of microing properly against easy barbarian infantry I lost half my army and then routed shakehead.gif
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yes hoplite/spearman can't fight elephant, the pikeman can(in phalanx formation), macedon foot companion can defeat the elephants in a matter of few seconds heads on, pikeman army can be pretty overpowered since the AI rarely flanks
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Never manage to hire or use/fight elephants yet. Parthians didn't use elephants so I didn't. May try to hire one though if I can find one.
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QUOTE(Wanie404 @ Sep 17 2013, 12:10 PM)
i think phalanx unit especially macedon foot companion is the only unit that could easily beat war elephants, try this alexander the great hammer and anvil tactics, you will pretty much win every battles lol

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You still use archers when you got phalanx? shocking.gif

Why do that when you can spam ballista and bomb everyone to hell biggrin.gif

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QUOTE(Sethmaster @ Sep 17 2013, 05:50 PM)
You still use archers when you got phalanx? shocking.gif

Why do that when you can spam ballista and bomb everyone to hell biggrin.gif
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this is a real historical tactics used in ancient times, i usually go full melee, range units in this game is very underpowered, not worth the space and you might end up hitting your guys anyway, and no you can't spam siege unless it's a custom battle
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QUOTE(Wanie404 @ Sep 17 2013, 06:20 PM)
this is a real historical tactics used in ancient times, i usually go full melee, range units in this game is very underpowered, not worth the space and you might end up hitting your guys anyway, and no you can't spam siege unless it's a custom battle
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nope, I mean spamming 4-10 units of ballista for your H,VH,L campaign or multi, not need for any other range unit liao.
They are damn accurate and pretty much instant kill.
No AI I met ever have their general survive my first 20 inspire-second full of 100 lbs stone bullets.

use to heavy infantry to hold the line, ballista to spam death, cavalry to counter flankers thumbup.gif


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QUOTE(Sethmaster @ Sep 17 2013, 06:36 PM)
nope, I mean spamming 4-10 units of ballista for your H,VH,L campaign or multi, not need for any other range unit liao.
They are damn accurate and pretty much instant kill.
No AI I met ever have their general survive my first 20 inspire-second full of 100 lbs stone bullets.

use to heavy infantry to hold the line, ballista to spam death, cavalry to counter flankers  thumbup.gif
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siege weapons slows you down in campaign map, so not worth it and not every factions have balista anyway
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in previous got, but rome 2 nope

every faction got ballista biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(Sethmaster @ Sep 17 2013, 06:45 PM)
nope, in rome 2 i detect no slowdown in campaign movement.
in previous got, but rome 2 nope

every faction got ballista  biggrin.gif
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nope, i facepalm cuz of how the CA managed to dumbdown the game, i'm not sure if he's correct or not
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I'm pretty sure armies with siege weapons get slowed down. I'm a traditionalist so I'm don't use scorpions/ballistas but there a lot of posts on /r/totalwar about it. Heavy infantry core + cavalry for me biggrin.gif
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I'm pretty sure armies with siege weapons get slowed down. I'm a traditionalist so I'm don't use scorpions/ballistas but there a lot of posts on /r/totalwar about it. Heavy infantry core + cavalry for me biggrin.gif
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will the army move faster in campaign map if the army only consists of cavalry, do you know?
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will the army move faster in campaign map if the army only consists of cavalry, do you know?
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It's the same for me playing Parthia whether I have full army of cavalry or mixed with infantry. On default they move the same distance. In any case since it's 1 turn per year then it doesn't matter. If it's like 12 turns per year then of course armies with heavy weapons should move slower (or lesser distance).
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spartan hoplite charged forward side and cavalry from back.

try to circle the enemy. - this is a tactics from most of China war general.

won every battle.

if outnumbered or flanked try phalanx or box formation.

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Weird...client states do not declare war when i declared war, after patch 2.0. Black patch issues still there.
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Weird...client states do not declare war when i declared war, after patch 2.0. Black patch issues still there.
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did you select them to joint you when declare war?
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QUOTE(Blackscreamerz @ Sep 22 2013, 01:45 AM)
The issue is, the client states doesnt appear under the allies list.
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The issue is, the client states doesnt appear under the allies list.
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They automatically join in on your war, but you don't have to join theirs.
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Are you too weak and were seen as easy pickings or you're too strong and every factions sees you as a threat ? Do you have history of declaring war on weak factions and conquering them ?
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why is every faction enter a war with me? i mean every single of em
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Are you too weak and were seen as easy pickings or you're too strong and every factions sees you as a threat ? Do you have history of declaring war on weak factions and conquering them ?
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actually yes. i've been on war with 2 factions. that is beside to my province. shouldn't the game let me expand my province? then all faction started to break the non aggression pact. trade agreement as well.
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QUOTE(Zelz92 @ Sep 24 2013, 09:58 AM)
actually yes. i've been on war with 2 factions. that is beside to my province. shouldn't the game let me expand my province? then all faction started to break the non aggression pact. trade agreement as well.
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anybody tried playing multi? is there a room for lowyat players?
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Multiplayer laugh.gif I rarely go online but I could play a custom battle or two. I could do an MP campaign if anyone's interested.
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QUOTE(helload @ Sep 28 2013, 05:52 PM)
I would like to play mp campaign please, newbie here... but what is the system like? what happens if I got to stop in the middle (you know, like work and stuffs)...can we liek pause and continue next time?
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hi there,

just updated the game to 1.3 and the fixes
with combination of some gameplay mods, its getting better

im surviving against securid or watever it names it

playing as sparta , 77th turn (using 4 turns per year)

im interested in joining your mp campaign as well
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QUOTE(littlepotato @ Sep 29 2013, 12:20 PM)
hi there,

just updated the game to 1.3 and the fixes
with combination of some gameplay mods, its getting better

im surviving against securid or watever it names it

playing as sparta , 77th turn (using 4 turns per year)

im interested in joining your mp campaign as well
add my steam, encikpali
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Oh right you're the guy who added me. I was wondering who that random dude was. You might wanna ask helload for a game. MP campaign has a maximum of 2 players (sucks yo, 4 would be better biggrin.gif) and I have a really short attention span so I'm not the best of co-players for a lengthy game like Rome. The good thing though is that you can save games biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(littlepotato @ Sep 29 2013, 12:20 PM)
hi there,

just updated the game to 1.3 and the fixes
with combination of some gameplay mods, its getting better

im surviving against securid or watever it names it

playing as sparta , 77th turn (using 4 turns per year)

im interested in joining your mp campaign as well
add my steam, encikpali
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4 turns per year? how to do that ? mod?

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4 turns per year? how to do that ? mod?
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http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread....-turns-per-year
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4 turns per year? how to do that ? mod?
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ya, mod.
and yes, you have to restart your campaign so that the mod will work charmly.

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ok, just got back from the battlefield.
im placing my army atm against the barbaric Scordici up north,
since they are expanding their empire,
i have to do something b4 their army reach my doorstep.

now, just look at the map,
the scordici are expanding just north from my province,
and yeah, they invaded macedonia too..
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so, i ready 2 stack army at the west coast
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2 stack in the middle
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1 stack at the east coast
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all is too invade their provinces.
their full stack army are up north conquering italy and germanic
i knew this because i have 2 spies and 2 dignitaries making intel on them and study their movement
when i saw the line was clear, i made an attack..

the war had not ended yet,
but this is the latest update, 99th turn
i've liberated macedonia and we became strong allies
i dont want to liberated others because not the same bloodline
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i found out their 1 full stack are returning back south to defend their homeland.
probably begging for me to end the war icon_question.gif icon_question.gif icon_question.gif icon_question.gif

but we will not stop,
you ask me why?
you ask me why?you ask me why?you ask me why?
it is bcoz
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 29 2013, 05:32 PM)
Oh right you're the guy who added me. I was wondering who that random dude was. You might wanna ask helload for a game. MP campaign has a maximum of 2 players (sucks yo, 4 would be better biggrin.gif) and I have a really short attention span so I'm not the best of co-players for a lengthy game like Rome. The good thing though is that you can save games biggrin.gif
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lol, enjoyed the company anyway bro... haha... else, a bit boring playing solo, anyways, I also don't have a lenghty time to play RomeII smile.gif

next time play again.. haha..

nice pics littlepotato.. not sure if you can play mp with the modified 4 turns thingy or not tho... if you can somehow activate or deactivate it, im looking forward for another mp campaign (i is sucks at battles...lol)

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QUOTE(helload @ Sep 30 2013, 11:06 AM)
lol, enjoyed the company anyway bro... haha... else, a bit boring playing solo, anyways, I also don't have a lenghty time to play RomeII smile.gif

next time play again.. haha..

nice pics littlepotato.. not sure if you can play mp with the modified 4 turns thingy or not tho... if you can somehow activate or deactivate it, im looking forward for another mp campaign (i is sucks at battles...lol)
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Yeah it was fun even if I did screw up after losing that first stack on autoresolve and never really recovered. Cannot regain momentum when everyone is using the same shitty units but in greater numbers. -.-

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I've added you on Steam few hours ago. My profile here http://steamcommunity.com/id/AdamLestat/
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i'm on parthia legendary now, playing full stack horse archer army, pretty overpowered hit and run tactics you could pretty much defeat an army 2-3 times as large and only suffer few hundreds of casualty but make sure to research the 50% more missile ammunition thingy and use fire arrows so you could save more arrows. And don't waste arrows on enemy archer/skirmisher, you could simply charge them with melee and they'll route immidiately

i think the hardest part for parthia legendary in the beginning is the 2 steppe horse archers tribe on the north, very powerful fullstack horse archer army and you may need one yourself to counter, subjugate one of them and they are proved to be useful till late game, don't attack the selucid satrapies yet as they have many allies and they are not aggressive anyway, you may however want to crush bactria and push north to scythia and then go west from there


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QUOTE(Wanie404 @ Oct 1 2013, 06:45 AM)
i'm on parthia legendary now, playing full stack horse archer army, pretty overpowered hit and run tactics you could pretty much defeat an army 2-3 times as large and only suffer few hundreds of casualty but make sure to research the 50% more missile ammunition thingy and use fire arrows so you could save more arrows. And don't waste arrows on enemy archer/skirmisher, you could simply charge them with melee and they'll route immidiately

i think the hardest part for parthia legendary in the beginning is the 2 steppe horse archers tribe on the north, very powerful fullstack horse archer army and you may need one yourself to counter,  subjugate one of them and they are proved to be useful till late game, don't attack the selucid satrapies yet as they have many allies and they are not aggressive anyway, you may however want to crush bactria and push north to scythia and then go west from there
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Median Cavalry is the answer to Steppe Horse Archers.
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There's no tutorial for this game? Funny because previous versions always have tutorials hmm.gif
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There's no tutorial for this game? Funny because previous versions always have tutorials hmm.gif
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Wut. The prologue is the tutorial. It's enough to get you accustomed to the new mechanics.
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Ahhh, so it's the prologue huh? I didn't know because it brought me to a battle field which I do not really like haha tongue.gif Previous versions have tutorials that teach the economics of the game only right? biggrin.gif
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Ahhh, so it's the prologue huh? I didn't know because it brought me to a battle field which I do not really like haha tongue.gif Previous versions have tutorials that teach the economics of the game only right? biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Oct 1 2013, 09:53 AM)
Median Cavalry is the answer to Steppe Horse Archers.
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Heh...just sharing some pics, this damn full stack rebel army was rampaging in the middle of my empire, none of my troops nearby cos all campaigning, had to rush back some troops with mostly mercs to get the numbers up. (i normally play full Roman)

No mercy when i caught up with them.....bombarded them to hell with my Heavy onagers, and had archers at every exit, very few survived icon_rolleyes.gif Zero Roman casualties...


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I have every single TW game, this is by far the best. Only issue with AI is they seem to be helpless against siege weapons, even 4k army will sit there and be pounded till i OOA. but i think the latest patch has addressed it, after the patch, the AI would charge you after a few salvoes of siege barrage

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I never did any tutorials for the games I played so I can't really say. I prefer learning through trial and error when it comes to gaming.
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QUOTE(-kytz- @ Oct 1 2013, 10:09 PM)
Ahhh, so it's the prologue huh? I didn't know because it brought me to a battle field which I do not really like haha tongue.gif Previous versions have tutorials that teach the economics of the game only right? biggrin.gif
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after that battle is the campaign map (which does have economics naturally)
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QUOTE(jwrx @ Oct 2 2013, 08:43 AM)
I have every single TW game, this is by far the best. Only issue with AI is they seem to be helpless against siege weapons, even 4k army will sit there and be pounded till i OOA. but i think the latest patch has addressed it, after the patch, the AI would charge you after a few salvoes of siege barrage
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while i do not have every TW game, it's still hard to draw a conclusion on which is the best (i have rome, shogun 2 and rome 2 only) and thus far i am siding towards rome 1.

that said, latest patch 3 improved the game TREMENDOUSLY. just had some fun with the prologue:
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rome 2's very much worth it now
Quazacolt: maybe not rm160 worthy, but its pretty damn close at this point
Quazacolt: im getting 20-30FPS on medium/high and few ultra settings
Quazacolt: units look rome 2 and not uglier than rome1
Quazacolt: i actually put everything maxed out/ultra etc minus anti aliasing and anisotropic filtering
Quazacolt: and i still get ~10fps avg and everything looks damn pretty w
Quazacolt: the AI still got some ways to go
Quazacolt: but so far i haven't encounter any "angry joe moments" la wwwww
Quazacolt: my cavalry has a tendency to suicide themselves against pointy sticks
Quazacolt: infantry charges are well, still a mosh pit mud wrestle
Quazacolt: formations work jack shit
Quazacolt: hotkeys are well, the games' dumbed down la so... w

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QUOTE(Quazacolt @ Oct 2 2013, 08:04 PM)
while i do not have every TW game, it's still hard to draw a conclusion on which is the best (i have rome, shogun 2 and rome 2 only) and thus far i am siding towards rome 1.

that said, latest patch 3 improved the game TREMENDOUSLY. just had some fun with the prologue:
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yea patch 3 has really woken up the AI, especially vs Siege weapons. Agents are alot more active now.

Rome 2 to me beats 1 hands down just by the sheer amount of detail in the forces....the sound effects, the way they vary the troops so that every unit looks slightly diffrent, the HUGE number of kill/wounding graphics...i have pass 120 hours..and when i zoom in, i can still see kill action i havnt seen b4...especially love the Gladiators

Rome 1 was alot less tactical cos you could move units without generals, so i tended to just move troops everywhere...rome 2 forces you to plan your campaign trails...cant rambo all over the map.


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QUOTE(jwrx @ Oct 2 2013, 10:33 PM)
Rome 1 was alot less tactical cos you could move units without generals, so i tended to just move troops everywhere...rome 2 forces you to plan your campaign trails...cant rambo all over the map.
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umm, rome 1 generals are among the most OP units in all TW series, you actually played the game on hardest? lol

personally i tend to stick my units with generals regardless. only city defends maybe not as the generals are elsewhere conquering. and afaik, you dont need generals to sit in city for rome 2 too, so to me, not much difference. rome 2 just forces you to do it and in a way, less tactical options.

the unmotivated pre battle speech/overall general commands/chants aren't helping too :/
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why spartans units have cap limit?? , i know they want to be historically accurate but at least make spartan hoplite a lot more powerful than the other generic hoplite to make up for this
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it's certainly a total mess during release..
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I dont know, whether this just happen to me. Realize that this TW's graphic is not like previous TW series. Details is not there and to me, graphic is pretty bad this time.
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post Oct 3 2013, 12:56 PM

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QUOTE(sprix @ Oct 3 2013, 12:30 PM)
I dont know, whether this just happen to me. Realize that this TW's graphic is not like previous TW series. Details is not there and to me, graphic is pretty bad this time.
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Actually I found out that the graphic is much better than previous TW series. The face looks better now and detail. The weather is much realistic. And I have to admit AI is much more challenging. Though I still face some lagness during gameplay. ( I'm using laptop Nvidia660m cause working in Singapore, I can only use my powerful desktop pc on weekend cry.gif ) But I kinda satisfied of what they have offered to us. Though I would prefer to have the family tree function like Shogun instead of the skills points which found it quite imba. laugh.gif

I really don't like the gameplay on the sea. Do they still have the problem whereby ramming will conquer everything???

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QUOTE(Jet23sky @ Oct 3 2013, 12:56 PM)
Actually I found out that the graphic is much better than previous TW series. The face looks better now and detail. The weather is much realistic. And I have to admit AI is much more challenging. Though I still face some lagness during gameplay. ( I'm using laptop Nvidia660m cause working in Singapore, I can only use my powerful desktop pc on weekend  cry.gif ) But I kinda satisfied of what they have offered to us. Though I would prefer to have the family tree function like Shogun instead of the skills points which found it quite imba.  laugh.gif

I really don't like the gameplay on the sea. Do they still have the problem whereby ramming will conquer everything???
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it's called asthetic

finally, i can recruit general using horse !
now i cah have less general dying during battle LOL

you guys already saw the 300 Leonidas Spartan Mod?
naked spartan army with muscular build, LMAO



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I prefer using Vanilla whenever possible, unless the game sucks uber ass like Medieval II. I haven't tried another naval battle, I usually just autoresolve battles whenever I have to. I got massacred the first time around when I had an overwhelming advantage but lost my entire navy xD
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what just happen, a civil war just started..

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you gotta be kidding me right, 12 full stack standing around my hq, sparta

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battles can be a bit confusing.. which 1 is my army
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post Oct 4 2013, 12:06 PM

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Finally manage to finish Sparta campaign through military victory last week after enduring the low FPS and 5 mins long AI turn after like 250~300 turns.

Starting was easy, great relation with everyone and they accept peace treaty on the same turn when they declare war on me after I attack their ally.

The diplomacy AI changes after patch 2 and all hell break lose, I declare war on some faction that's in an alliance with a few factions. They all declared on me and I can't seem to get them to accept peace treaty no matter what I do. Even some faction that's my ally and trade partner since first 10 turns betrayed me.

Then everyone starts to declare war on me, in the end I am at war with everyone except one. I eventually destroy my only ally after they stole 3 of the cities I am about to get by sieging them after I destroyed enemy armies during my turn mad.gif

Planning to start playing a new campaign tonight, what faction do you guys suggest I pick and what mod should I install?
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Parthia.
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Trying Carthage economy victory now. Constantly using agents to harass those that do not want to trade with me. So that some factions that have being eliminated can go back to the game through rebelion.

Finally got Rome back to Italia.
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QUOTE(littlepotato @ Oct 3 2013, 11:39 PM)
what just happen, a civil war just started..

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you gotta be kidding me right, 12 full stack standing around my hq, sparta

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battles can be a bit confusing.. which 1 is my army
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Which gc are you using? The photos seem nice biggrin.gif

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Which gc are you using? The photos seem nice  biggrin.gif
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patch 4 is now out for beta testing!

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «


going to play as an iceni..
tired playing as sparta again .. forgot to backup savegames (170th turn) b4 format my pc yesterday


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will there be gore and blood dlc?
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if you look at the preferences setting ,
there is an option for blood,i guess its not yet been implemented yet.

kalo ada darah, tobat best~!

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will there be gore and blood dlc?
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in shogun the blood splurt looks very cartoony, something you would see in cheap japanese horror movie, hopefully they will make it more realistic this time
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QUOTE(red streak @ Sep 30 2013, 03:41 AM)
is this mod compatible with the new patch, or i have to copy the mod file every time the game has a new update
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is this mod compatible with the new patch, or i have to copy the mod file every time the game has a new update
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Assuming the mod still works, you'll probably have to recopy it after every update.

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QUOTE(Wanie404 @ Oct 6 2013, 06:36 AM)
is this mod compatible with the new patch, or i have to copy the mod file every time the game has a new update
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Don't think so since the startpos was updated for patch 4.
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my 2/4 turn per year doesnt work after patch 4..
even after i redownloaded and replace the starpos..
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hmm i think i should wait for patch 4 before playing the actual campaign... the performance updates is nice tongue.gif
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Anyone know where I can find the building tree (image)? I need it for planning what to built in my capital.
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QUOTE(littlepotato @ Oct 6 2013, 05:28 PM)
my 2/4 turn per year doesnt work after patch 4..
even after i redownloaded and replace the starpos..
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I tried to upload file here but the site wont let me. ANyway it's easy basically to do yourself. Check my tutorial here.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread....ssing-with-Time
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Anyone know where I can find the building tree (image)? I need it for planning what to built in my capital.
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The game's encyclopedia ?
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The game's encyclopedia ?
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The ingame enclyclopedia got it but it didnt say which one can only be build in the capital sad.gif

For example: the aqueduct can be seen in game that it can be constructed in the capital but what about coliseum (lvl 5 upgrade for forum)?
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Tried this ?

http://dsi0fanyw80ls.cloudfront.net/en/buildings

Colleseum is under City Center building tree.

Public Forum > Amphitheatre > Gladiator School > Circus > Colleseum OR Circus Maximus.

I'm not sure you can have both Colleseum and Circus Maximus in the same city.

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Oh shit!!!

Anyone who want to play a crazy campaign

Play as Carthage using Barcid family

Everyone just declare war on you no matter what, lol
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5 days leave starts tomorrow. Rome II midnight-dawn session starts today. Anyone wants to join ?

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QUOTE(Sethmaster @ Oct 10 2013, 04:07 PM)
Oh shit!!!

Anyone who want to play a crazy campaign

Play as Carthage using Barcid family

Everyone just declare war on you no matter what, lol
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I am playing Barcid since 1.0.

Everyone simply rejects my diplomacy actions due to the diplo penalty.

Hard to do business.
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QUOTE(Sethmaster @ Oct 10 2013, 04:07 PM)
Oh shit!!!

Anyone who want to play a crazy campaign

Play as Carthage using Barcid family

Everyone just declare war on you no matter what, lol
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IINM, they declare war on you because they want to invade your client states

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5 days leave starts tomorrow. Rome II midnight-dawn session starts today. Anyone wants to join ?
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Man, I added you in Steam
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QUOTE(ultralien @ Oct 14 2013, 12:33 PM)
IINM, they declare war on you because they want to invade your client states

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In the latest patch, the AI declared war on my client states (CS).

So, if you dont want to get sucked into the war, must break alliance.

But, usually the stronger AI picks a fight with weaker CS of mine. So, I may lose the trade agreement with CS.

But the most frustrated thing now is those that has positive relationship also dont want to trade with me.

Super frustrating playing this game.
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Thought can finish up my Parthian campaign during the leave. Still have about 30 settlements to go.... Maybe this weekend.. cry.gif

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Rome finally has a steam workshop: http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse?appid=214950
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I was about to release playable Baktria but it seems like Baktria was planned to be playable faction in the future. Have new entries in DB and already have faction description etc. What's missing is the family/politics and victory condition.


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Nomadic Tribes Culture Pack is currently available for players who download it before 29th Oct. So many factions!
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Nomadic Tribes DLC....free:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/258270

Apparently someone claimed it's only free for a week. I have no idea if that's true but you should probably install this ASAP!
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QUOTE(red streak @ Oct 23 2013, 02:39 PM)
Nomadic Tribes DLC....free:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/258270

Apparently someone claimed it's only free for a week. I have no idea if that's true but you should probably install this ASAP!
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I think it means, free for one week, if purchasing anytime within this week.
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QUOTE(Blackscreamerz @ Oct 23 2013, 03:36 PM)
I think it means, free for one week, if purchasing anytime within this week.
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It's also free for existing users but I have no idea how long that'll last. It didn't add itself to my library until I manually added it.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Oct 23 2013, 05:16 PM)
It's also free for existing users but I have no idea how long that'll last. It didn't add itself to my library until I manually added it.
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Until 29th October.
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No time for real gaming though. I'll have to wait until the next semester break. CA is so awesome <3

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QUOTE(red streak @ Oct 23 2013, 05:16 PM)
It's also free for existing users but I have no idea how long that'll last. It didn't add itself to my library until I manually added it.
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Yup, took me some time to find the link to manually add it when i saw the news. Should have just auto patch it. What is happening to CA la...
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Yup, took me some time to find the link to manually add it when i saw the news. Should have just auto patch it. What is happening to CA la...
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I suspect they're going to start charging money for the DLC which is why they didn't really inform anyone about it and why you have to manually add the game to your library.
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Taken from CA's facebook over here.
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Just 1 day left to pick up the Nomadic Tribes for FREE off Steam! To thank our fans, the Nomadic Tribes Culture pack is absolutely free and yours to own forever if you download it before the 29th October.
I totally called it laugh.gif Better pick it up fast guys if you haven't already done so.
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There will be blood !
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Damn i missed out on the nomadic dlc.
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There will be blood !
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Blood and Gore Pack brows.gif

http://store.steampowered.com/app/259800/?snr=1_4_4__116


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QUOTE(hfi @ Oct 30 2013, 10:06 AM)
Damn i missed out on the nomadic dlc.
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Too bad. Now it's $7.99 cry.gif
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My framerate drops to a crawl when in rains during battle, is there a way to fix this ?
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My framerate drops to a crawl when in rains during battle, is there a way to fix this ?
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Don't choose rain/fog etc whenever possible. Always choose dry and sunny. That's the only 'fix' this time. biggrin.gif

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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Nov 6 2013, 11:46 AM)
Don't choose rain/fog etc whenever possible. Always choose dry and sunny. That's the only 'fix' this time.  biggrin.gif
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It's all good now. The rain bug is gone. Not sure how i fixed it. Updated my driver and changed few settings.
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u guys can play rome 2 ? ..... mine start to play today ...launching den goes blank black screen ...... anyone experiencing d same issue here ?
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QUOTE(riderz135 @ Nov 8 2013, 03:21 PM)
u guys can play rome 2 ? ..... mine start to play today ...launching den goes blank black screen ...... anyone experiencing d same issue here ?
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Potential solutions ..

http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/...he-black-screen

or

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread....creen-wont-load

I would try the windowed mode first. This may not apply to you, but strangely for me fiddling the in game windowed mode setting hangs the game. Needed to set the option via preferences.script (Users\*your username*\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Rome2\scripts
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Patch 7 beta is out.
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Tried this game on my cousin's PC. Land battle is OK. But Sea battle is beyond me. Prefer the age of sail kind of battle in Empire and Napolean. Not use to this ramming kind of attack. Good news is, the ships is oar powered so you don't really depend on wind.
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Not a fan of the sea battle myself. Usually auto resolve it whenever i can. Seen a funny video where a friendly ship starts to sink and the men jumped off but some landed on another nearby ship and knocked off those men on that ship. Hilarious.
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The sea battles are like funfair yang ada kereta laga-laga.
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Anyone still playing ?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/261050/


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seems expensive
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Yeah. I'm waiting sales later on where the price drops below $5. No hurry to play it anyway.
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Yeah. I'm waiting sales later on where the price drops below $5. No hurry to play it anyway.
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thats what im thinking also safe 50c usd big deal
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http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/my/en/pc/g...aesar-gaul-dlc/

Offers 25% off using discount code.
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Dec 12 2013, 10:06 AM)
still waiting lol
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Just wondering, how is the game fairing for the owners/players here? I am keen to buy this during incoming sales but I wonder if all the patchings are sufficient to fix or smoothen the game so far?
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is this game worth, i have offer from some1 rm36
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is this game worth, i have offer from some1 rm36
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damn 36 i got it for 61 mad.gif
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QUOTE(yiporan @ Dec 19 2013, 10:06 AM)
is this game worth, i have offer from some1 rm36
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Still got that price ? Are you sure RM36 or USD36 ?

Anyway, anyone got CiG yet ?
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Still got that price ? Are you sure RM36 or USD36 ?

Anyway, anyone got CiG yet ?
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rm36 , the seller sell intel promotion code

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=8008671011
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Did you get it from this guy ?

http://www.steamtrades.com/forum/xrCVG/27x...l-bulk-discount
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anyone gotten the dlc or still playing this game?
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QUOTE(fujkenasai @ Mar 17 2014, 06:15 PM)
anyone gotten the dlc or still playing this game?
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Still playing but not getting the DLCs until it is really cheap or something. Plus plain vanilla is already killing my hours in game, 100+ hours and I still haven't completed the main campaign yet (manually playing each battle/no auto-resolve).
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same thinking
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anyone gotten the dlc or still playing this game?
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I got all the free ones; Greek Factions + Nomadic Tribes but I haven't played it in awhile. I clocked most of my 40+ hours during the first week. The only game I can really play now is Dota 2 because my laptop is at death's door now.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Mar 19 2014, 01:06 PM)
I got all the free ones; Greek Factions + Nomadic Tribes but I haven't played it in awhile. I clocked most of my 40+ hours during the first week. The only game I can really play now is Dota 2 because my laptop is at death's door now.
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Same with me. Haven't bought any DLCs yet though I've been busy these few weeks and haven't played the game much. Too tired even on weekends.

Just wondering when Steam summer sales going to happen ? Plan to buy all DLCs when they're 75% off.
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Mar 19 2014, 01:18 PM)
Same with me. Haven't bought any DLCs yet though I've been busy these few weeks and haven't played the game much. Too tired even on weekends.

Just wondering when Steam summer sales going to happen ? Plan to buy all DLCs when they're 75% off.
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Summer is probably late June or early July if I am not wrong.
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QUOTE(red streak @ Mar 19 2014, 01:06 PM)
I got all the free ones; Greek Factions + Nomadic Tribes but I haven't played it in awhile. I clocked most of my 40+ hours during the first week. The only game I can really play now is Dota 2 because my laptop is at death's door now.
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how were u able to get Greek Factions + Nomadic Tribes?

QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Mar 19 2014, 01:18 PM)
Same with me. Haven't bought any DLCs yet though I've been busy these few weeks and haven't played the game much. Too tired even on weekends.

Just wondering when Steam summer sales going to happen ? Plan to buy all DLCs when they're 75% off.
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same thinking
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how were u able to get  Greek Factions + Nomadic Tribes?
same thinking
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Preorders got the Greek Factions for free and Nomadic Tribes was free for anyone who noticed their promo on Steam and added the DLC to their account xD
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Some issues that remain unsolve even after patching.

- NPC fleet blockading a rebel control city never suffer attrition damage. So they can keep up their blockade forever.
- Velites skirmish mode. Sometimes, they will run toward the enemy instead of away from it.
- In a assault of a celtic type walled settlements, range units that i use to clear the parapet will start shooting at a wall once all the enemy units have been driven off from the top of the wall.
- If you manually engage the enemy fleet in battle instead of auto resolve it, the enemy fleet will never be totally destroyed even if you manage to killed/sunk every last one of them.
- Rebel units never suffer winter/desert attrition. This is quite troublesome especially during my campaign in Africa and Arabia. Seems like the area is infested with rebels.
- On diffculties above normal, NPC spy can damaged every buildings in your settlement in a single action.

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QUOTE(MrUbikeledek @ Mar 24 2014, 02:37 PM)
Some issues that remain unsolve even after patching.

- NPC fleet blockading a rebel control city never suffer attrition damage. So they can keep up their blockade forever.
- Velites skirmish mode. Sometimes, they will run toward the enemy instead of away from it.
- In a assault of a celtic type walled settlements, range units that i use to clear the parapet will start shooting at a wall once all the enemy units have been driven off from the top of the wall.
- If you manually engage the enemy fleet in battle instead of auto resolve it, the enemy fleet will never be totally destroyed even if you manage to killed/sunk every last one of them.
- Rebel units never suffer winter/desert attrition. This is quite troublesome especially during my campaign in Africa and Arabia. Seems like the area is infested with rebels.
- On diffculties above normal, NPC spy can damaged every buildings in your settlement in a single action.
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New FreeLC coming. Seasons (I wonder how that works) and Wonders.
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Hmmm...so I got a real gaming rig and booted it up again, and it doesn't look any better than what my laptop had. It runs a lot faster but there's no difference in graphics between a GT540M and a GTX660 on Ultra hmm.gif
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QUOTE(red streak @ Apr 6 2014, 12:15 PM)
Hmmm...so I got a real gaming rig and booted it up again, and it doesn't look any better than what my laptop had. It runs a lot faster but there's no difference in graphics between a GT540M and a GTX660 on Ultra hmm.gif
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What's your spec and what's your full in-game setting ?
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What's your spec and what's your full in-game setting ?
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Specs are in my siggy. It's already on Ultra by default and it still looks just as crappy as it did on my piece of crap laptop with the GT540M card sweat.gif Only difference is that the FPS is way higher and it's a lot smoother/faster. I was getting like 1X FPS on the craptop.

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QUOTE(red streak @ Apr 7 2014, 03:18 PM)
Specs are in my siggy. It's already on Ultra by default and it still looks just as crappy as it did on my piece of crap laptop with the GT540M card sweat.gif Only difference is that the FPS is way higher and it's a lot smoother/faster. I was getting like 1X FPS on the craptop.
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laugh.gif My old HD 5770 died and while saving for replacement I put my old back up GT 520 and the game auto detects my setting on Ultra. Of course if I run the benchmark on that setting it runs on average around 7-8 FPS.

However to be honest there's not much difference i hardware in terms of graphic because when I set all settings to extreme everything and all box ticked the game looks the same as someone who's using GTX780. The difference is of course only in frame rates. The benchmark even crashed if I set all settings on Extreme with all box ticked though but it's been running between 1-2 FPS before. Really a slideshow.
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Apr 10 2014, 12:54 PM)
laugh.gif My old HD 5770 died and while saving for replacement I put my old back up GT 520 and the game auto detects my setting on Ultra. Of course if I run the benchmark on that setting it runs on average around 7-8 FPS.

However to be honest there's not much difference i hardware in terms of graphic because when I set all settings to extreme everything and all box ticked the game looks the same as someone who's using GTX780. The difference is of course only in frame rates. The benchmark even crashed if I set all settings on Extreme with all box ticked though but it's been running between 1-2 FPS before. Really a slideshow.
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So it really means that the graphics suck for the game eh? I wonder how that reddit dude got that really HD night battle screenshot. hmm.gif I was hoping to get somewhat "Godlike" graphics so I could buy the Blood Pack to spiff it up a bit. But if there's no discernible difference then I guess I'll have to pass on that. I get at least 60+ FPS now compared to the 11+ on the old craptop.
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works fine on my asus GTX670, with everything extreme just that i need time XDD
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QUOTE(red streak @ Apr 10 2014, 01:03 PM)
So it really means that the graphics suck for the game eh? I wonder how that reddit dude got that really HD night battle screenshot.  hmm.gif I was hoping to get somewhat "Godlike" graphics so I could buy the Blood Pack to spiff it up a bit. But if there's no discernible difference then I guess I'll have to pass on that. I get at least 60+ FPS now compared to the 11+ on the old craptop.
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I think it depends on how one view things. Some people like the graphics while some people hate it. There are many people who use G.E.M but I tried it and don't like it. I think if you can run the game with all Extreme/Ultra then the game is beautiful enough and very detail done.
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WoW hannibal at the gates is 15USD while a new game Meridian: New World. cnc like is only 15USD

I'll just wait for the DLC bundle or rome2 to drop price, same engine anyway
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A hot dessert wind was forcing Gero to hold on tightly to the old walls of the settlement. He felt the tiny droplets of sweat trickling from his head, caused not by the near unbearable heat but by what he saw before him. Banners uncountable, a red sea flowing in waves over the Carthaginian coastline as men poured out of the galleys that had brought them here. They had returned, after all these years. He wondered about his men, if their defences were ready for this moment of truth. It wouldn't be more than three days before they would face the onslaught in its full splendour, the return of the monster hungry for gold, blood and glory. The return of Rome.


After months on semi-official open beta testing we are proud to announce the first official release for the Rome II Total Realism project, that will be known under the name Rome II Total Realism.

Find the download link for our Beta 1.3090514 Build here at Steam Workshop. Just click the subscribe button (while login in to your Steam account) and the build will be downloaded the next time you start the game.

For those unfamiliar with the RTR modding family, we'd like to explain what our core values are. The team is an international group of modding specialists with a special interest in history. Our two core values are and have always been a good combination between a challenging gameplay and increased historical accuracy, the 'realism'. This is achieved through a modding process supported by- and carried out in a constant dialogue with professional historians. We plan to work on historically accurate units, that will be enriched by detailed descriptions. Battles will be made more fun and challenging by a clever combination of coding and historical source information. All in all, we will attempt to modify the campaign mechanisms in such a way that we're able to provide you with a great and unique gaming experience.

Successor to Rome: Total Realism for RTW and dedicated to the mod that will make TW:R2 more realistic with unique features, stunning graphics, and in depth history to give the player an amazing experience. The current (Core) pack features are:

    Campaign:
    - City garrisons changes - better unit quality, increased numbers etc..
    - Campaign difficulty levels adjusted, AI bonuses are same for all difficulty settings
    - Campaign attrition effects enhanced
    - Occupation options available to all factions (Occupy, Liberate, Sack etc..)
    - Characters experience is gained a bit slower to cope with 2TPY
    - Unit experience overhaul
    - Ground effects improvements
    - Various units upgrade options enhanced
    - Campaign Army and Navy stances overhaul
    - Unit replenishment overhaul
    - City public order overhaul


    Combat:
    - Fatigue effect overhaul
    - Morale redesign
    - Battlefield Climate effects improved, play now bigger role on battlefield
    - Adjusted gates for flaming attacks, survive much more now
    - Improved deployable, barricade size and durability increased
    - Complete Naval overhaul
    - Complete Combat overhaul
    - Overhaul of special abilities
    - Spotting and hiding enhanced
    - New slashing animations for all axes, maces and celtic longswords - no longer you will see soldiers to stab enemy with axe or mace


    Misc:
    - Startpos changes (starting armies, region changes etc).
    - Authentic (native) unit names
    - Army/Legion name changed
    - New loading/frontend screens
    - Changes in .loc files here and there for better immersion
    - 2 turns per year campaign. We'll get into more turns per year once we started on Era focus campaigns. :-)


Together, we look forward to start work and deliver a great, new gaming experience to you on this new engine. For now, just one question remains:


Are you ready for Rome?

So if you're interested please find the download link for our Beta 1.3090514 Build here at Steam Workshop. Just click the subscribe button (while login in to your Steam account) and the build will be downloaded the next time you start the game.

If you still need for more information, kind check our preview:

Rome II Total Realism : (Weapons & Armor) Preview
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QUOTE(aliesterfiend @ Mar 19 2014, 01:18 PM)
Same with me. Haven't bought any DLCs yet though I've been busy these few weeks and haven't played the game much. Too tired even on weekends.

Just wondering when Steam summer sales going to happen ? Plan to buy all DLCs when they're 75% off.
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http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=...m=rome+2&page=2

50% only wor, wanna still wait i guess i'll wait till the last day lol
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rome on 66% now
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To buy or not to buy

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To buy or not to buy
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Rome 2 is cheap now at about USD 20, very tempting indeed but also attracted to skyrim V bundle at USD 13.
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QUOTE(Binaryteo @ Jun 30 2014, 02:31 PM)
Rome 2 is cheap now at about USD 20, very tempting indeed but also attracted to skyrim V bundle at USD 13.
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gotten rome2's 2 dlc
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QUOTE(Binaryteo @ Jun 30 2014, 02:31 PM)
Rome 2 is cheap now at about USD 20, very tempting indeed but also attracted to skyrim V bundle at USD 13.
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I want 3 kingdom2 total war XP
hahaha
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QUOTE(fujkenasai @ Jun 30 2014, 04:17 PM)
I want 3 kingdom2 total war XP
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Yea, I also wish for that to happen. I think they should just redo the shogun sequel into Asia total war or something just like rome 2, that would be awesome. I dont mind, they come up with multiple dlc for specific Asian countries like 3 kingdoms or the Warring states.


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QUOTE(Binaryteo @ Jun 30 2014, 04:27 PM)
Yea, I also wish for that to happen. I think they should just redo the shogun sequel into Asia total war or something just like rome 2, that would be awesome. I dont mind, they come up with multiple dlc for specific Asian countries like 3 kingdoms or the Warring states.
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there is a chinese mod for the korean, chinese, japanese war though and lots of gun powah!!!
http://tieba.baidu.com/f?ct=335675392&tn=b...141#52315617646

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Started playing this recently.

Oddly didn't get the hook I had with the other Total War series. GUI is very confusing for a person who played the Total War series.

For some reason, I couldn't focus on playing more than 2 hours of the new Total War.
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Creative Assembly announces free Total War: Rome 2 Emperor Edition update

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The Creative Assembly has announced Total War: Rome 2 Emperor Edition, a free update for the swords-and-sandals strategy game that bundles all the free DLC content already released, along with various gameplay enhancements and a whole new singleplayer campaign.

Along with the new content players can apparently expect a reworked politics system, new building chains, improved battle AI, and various visual tweaks and upgrades.


More over here: Strategy Informer
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The game when released was horrendous. Now after patch 14 it is playable.

Anyway for those interested to try the patch 15 Emperor edition beta can do so.

1) In Steam games library, right-click “Total War: ROME II” and select “Properties”.
2) In the Properties window, select the “BETAS” tab.
3) Select “patch15(emperor_edition) -” from the “Select the beta you would like to opt into:” drop-down box.
4) “Total War: ROME II” will update, and the game will be listed as “Total War: ROME II [Patch15 and Emperor Edition]” in the steam games library.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8yl09GcI48...5M1JavPCOr_Uydg

How do I use the Youtube function in here to embed the above in this thread?

Very interesting short documentary.

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Edited.

Double post.

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Creative Assembly's Total War: ROME II now updated to Emperor Edition

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For those who own Creative Assembly's Total War: ROME II you might have noticed it's got a lot more Emperor in its diet. Today marks the launch of the Emperor Edition, which overhauls some key things.

The political system has been reworked with building chains overhauled, and an extensive campaign rebalancing. Armenia joins the playable factions in the Grand Campaign.

We also get the Imperator August campaign - the Roman Civil War, and saw the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. That sounds like it'd make a great movie!

Total War: ROME II automatically upgrades itself to the Emperor Edition through Steam, but Creative would like to remind players that if the update isn't downloading then be sure to opt out of the beta releases, and then restart Steam. Naturally any mods may cause some serious adverse effects right now.

"Alongside all previously released updates and free content it comes with significant improvements to the politics system and civil war mechanic, an overhaul of the building chains, extensive rebalancing of the campaign as well as land and naval battles, an improved UI, tweaked and improved graphics and more," posted Creative.

"Finally the Emperor Edition includes Armenia as a new playable faction in the Grand Campaign as well as in the Imperator August campaign, our largest campaign pack for ROME II to date, which throws you in the chaos of the Roman Civil War that saw the Roman Republic fall and the Roman Empire rise, with Augustus as its sole leader."

Check out the lengthy changelog for Patch 15, which introduces the Emperor Edition.


Source: Strategy Informer

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Compare to the state of the game 6 months ago, is it worth picking now? And gosh....that's alot of DLCs...
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according to this clip rome 1 is better than rome 2 for reality mechanics

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