I am just returning to PC gaming after a few years of just consoles. I really miss RTS games and I am very excited about this one!
TehMac
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Great suggestions, I like them, but I think CA recognizes the issue with artillery and will amend that automatically. As for the cavalry, I think cavalry should be rare-ish, but I can't completely agree, because even Britain had a sizable force of horsemen.
TehMac, my history leaves me lacking, I have no clue how much cavalry the Britisch could field in the 1700's. Here's some interesting stuff from wikipedia 
"By the start of the eighteenth century, the cavalry establishment had been divided into household and line units. The household establishment consisted of four troops of Horse Guards and two of Horse Grenadier Guards, while the regular establishment was composed of nine regiments of Horse and eight of Dragoons.[2] The "horse" regiments would in theory fight mounted as cavalry, while dragoons were originally mounted infantry - they would fight dismounted, but were provided with horses for swift movement. By the middle of the century, the term had come simply to mean light cavalry.
Regiments were, at this time, known by semi-permanent nicknames or by the names of their colonels; in 1751, in an attempt to reduce confusion, regiments were assigned numbers in order of their seniority. The cavalry regiments of the line were numbered in three separate sequences; 1st through 4th Horse, then 1st through 3rd Dragoon Guards, then 1st through 14th Dragoons. "Dragoon Guards" was a new title, and did not denote a Guards' role; it was adopted by the three senior horse regiments in 1746, when George III reduced them to the status of dragoons in order to save money.
The first "light horse" regiment was raised in 1745, for service in the Second Jacobite rising, and proved so successful that light troops were added to most cavalry regiments in 1755. In 1759, five complete regiments (the 15th to 19th) of Light Dragoons were formed, and the distinction was made between the light cavalry (Light Dragoon regiments) and the heavy cavalry (Dragoon and Dragoon Guard regiments). Henceforth, all newly raised regiments of cavalry would be denoted Light Dragoons.[3] By 1783, the 7th to 14th Dragoons had become the 7th to 14th Light Dragoons, changing from heavy to light roles.
The various troops of Horse Guards and Horse Grenadier Guards were regimented in 1788, forming the 1st Regiment of Life Guards and 2nd Regiment of Life Guards; together with the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards they formed the Household Cavalry. The same year, the remaining four Horse regiments were retitled as the 4th through 7th Dragoon Guards."
@ azndude, I'd aim for 4gb of ram, but otherwise you're looking just fine, it should run Empire: Total War pretty well.
"By the start of the eighteenth century, the cavalry establishment had been divided into household and line units. The household establishment consisted of four troops of Horse Guards and two of Horse Grenadier Guards, while the regular establishment was composed of nine regiments of Horse and eight of Dragoons.[2] The "horse" regiments would in theory fight mounted as cavalry, while dragoons were originally mounted infantry - they would fight dismounted, but were provided with horses for swift movement. By the middle of the century, the term had come simply to mean light cavalry.
Regiments were, at this time, known by semi-permanent nicknames or by the names of their colonels; in 1751, in an attempt to reduce confusion, regiments were assigned numbers in order of their seniority. The cavalry regiments of the line were numbered in three separate sequences; 1st through 4th Horse, then 1st through 3rd Dragoon Guards, then 1st through 14th Dragoons. "Dragoon Guards" was a new title, and did not denote a Guards' role; it was adopted by the three senior horse regiments in 1746, when George III reduced them to the status of dragoons in order to save money.
The first "light horse" regiment was raised in 1745, for service in the Second Jacobite rising, and proved so successful that light troops were added to most cavalry regiments in 1755. In 1759, five complete regiments (the 15th to 19th) of Light Dragoons were formed, and the distinction was made between the light cavalry (Light Dragoon regiments) and the heavy cavalry (Dragoon and Dragoon Guard regiments). Henceforth, all newly raised regiments of cavalry would be denoted Light Dragoons.[3] By 1783, the 7th to 14th Dragoons had become the 7th to 14th Light Dragoons, changing from heavy to light roles.
The various troops of Horse Guards and Horse Grenadier Guards were regimented in 1788, forming the 1st Regiment of Life Guards and 2nd Regiment of Life Guards; together with the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards they formed the Household Cavalry. The same year, the remaining four Horse regiments were retitled as the 4th through 7th Dragoon Guards."
@ azndude, I'd aim for 4gb of ram, but otherwise you're looking just fine, it should run Empire: Total War pretty well.
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Here's an interview from Gamesreactor:
http://www.gamereactor.eu/text.php?id=151
And a preview from Eurogamer:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=242108
What we can expect:
French troops speak French; regardless of language you set the game on, troops will speak in their native tongue.
The campaign map is one map, but it is divided by theaters for "quick scrolling"
You can scroll through the whole thing, but you can also just quickly click a button, and you're in a different theater.
http://www.gamereactor.eu/text.php?id=151
And a preview from Eurogamer:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=242108
What we can expect:
French troops speak French; regardless of language you set the game on, troops will speak in their native tongue.
The campaign map is one map, but it is divided by theaters for "quick scrolling"
You can scroll through the whole thing, but you can also just quickly click a button, and you're in a different theater.
TehMac
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The Land battles look absolutely stellar indeed, the animations are amazing, and the elephants at the end blew me away.
However, CA said that we could expect battles in which there are more than 10,000 units on screen, as opposed to under, by previous Total War standards.
However, CA said that we could expect battles in which there are more than 10,000 units on screen, as opposed to under, by previous Total War standards.
TehMac
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WOW!
This looks truly epic, I am utterly blown away, it looks truly awe inspiring, and I can't wait to see where they're going next with this engine.
http://www.shackvideo.com/?id=13154
There's the Shack's, which I recommend.
This looks truly epic, I am utterly blown away, it looks truly awe inspiring, and I can't wait to see where they're going next with this engine.
http://www.shackvideo.com/?id=13154
There's the Shack's, which I recommend.
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This game looks like it will end my life. CA has really done a good job also listening to their fan base. I've read a lot over at their forums of what gamers wanted to see in future installments, and it looked like CA granted their wishes. I honestly don't think there could be a more dedicated developer than CA.
I didn't see all that much in the trailer except what I think is Cuba. While I loved the Kingdoms expansion's 'zooming in' of the region, I prefer a smaller number of cities so it doesn't become too congested. On the other hand, if they made the game like Kingdoms with fully zoomable regions, then it would be so much more realistic, and more difficult to conquer the world in 100 turns.
The ability to capture resources sounds interesting. I don't know if that would actually do anything other than cut off some money though.
Download the high res version of the campaign trailer here: http://www.gamedaily.com/games...paign-gameplay-trailer
Looked absolutely stunning. Will be dedicating a fair amount of time on this review
Looked absolutely stunning. Will be dedicating a fair amount of time on this review
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I'm not going through 7 pages of threads, but it looks like land armies can fight sea based navies.
Cool.
Cool.
That would be crazy... I hope it's limited to support like calling in some half-assed/useless/inaccurate artillery to mess with a coastal fort.
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