Total War: Rule Britannia, literally.

[Genivaria]

They need to expand micromanaging and give US the option to automate it.
Some of us LIKE micromanaging and getting really into the game.

I bet you pick planned economy in Victoria 2, you damn commie.

Oh god, the only reason I like the Socialists is because I can push for Social Reform, Laissez-Faire makes things SOOO much simpler.
And yes, I am aware of the irony.

[Genivaria]

I want a Tech Tree, more political depth, Attrition and Logistics, more traits and ancillaries, more focus on other factions, NAVAL WARFARE, and if possible make it to where a single unit can have multiple special abilities.
Like a barbarian warband being able to use shield wall AND Warcry or a Roman Legionary able to use multiple tactical formations.
Hell while I'm at it, let the Romans use their pila to repel cavalry like they actually did.

Charge into THIS BITCH!

[Orcoa]

I want a Tech Tree, more political depth, Attrition and Logistics, more traits and ancillaries, more focus on other factions, NAVAL WARFARE, and if possible make it to where a single unit can have multiple special abilities.
Like a barbarian warband being able to use shield wall AND Warcry or a Roman Legionary able to use multiple tactical formations.
Hell while I'm at it, let the Romans use their pila to repel cavalry like they actually did.

Charge into THIS BITCH!
(Image)

These guys or this!

[Forsher]

MTW is the strangest game. I have a civil war. Then I get invaded. The new owners aren't very nice so the loyalists rebel. The rebels in the Civil War rejoin me...

On the other hand, I've heard MTW has a more difficult AI than some of its successors.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

I want a Tech Tree, more political depth, Attrition and Logistics, more traits and ancillaries, more focus on other factions, NAVAL WARFARE, and if possible make it to where a single unit can have multiple special abilities.
Like a barbarian warband being able to use shield wall AND Warcry or a Roman Legionary able to use multiple tactical formations.
Hell while I'm at it, let the Romans use their pila to repel cavalry like they actually did.

Charge into THIS BITCH!
(Image)

These guys or this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... eOLeLX0Q9U

[Orcoa]

These guys or this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... eOLeLX0Q9U

Ah that song makes me wish to fight in the name of the Allfather all over again

[Cromarty]

WHAT

From the features thread on TWcenter:

Branching Storyline triggers - "The map will also be scattered with invisible, branching storyline triggers which demand consequence-laden choices and dilemmas beyond the merely military regardless of which nation/state/tribe/faction you play as."

Link:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=547893

Sooo it's got an event chain, one of things that make Crusader Kings 2 so good.

I fail to see how this is a bad thing.

[Cromarty]

I want a Tech Tree,

Is likely happening.

more political depth,

Kinda the main message of the trailer.

Attrition and Logistics,

I think this is mentioned in an IGN article.

more traits and ancillaries,

This is confirmed.

more focus on other factions,

Nothing on this yet.

NAVAL WARFARE,

Combined land-sea battles are already confirmed.

and if possible make it to where a single unit can have multiple special abilities.
Like a barbarian warband being able to use shield wall AND Warcry or a Roman Legionary able to use multiple tactical formations.
Hell while I'm at it, let the Romans use their pila to repel cavalry like they actually did.

This would be interesting.

[Pribram]

I bet you pick planned economy in Victoria 2, you damn commie.

Oh god, the only reason I like the Socialists is because I can push for Social Reform, Laissez-Faire makes things SOOO much simpler.
And yes, I am aware of the irony.

Simpler?My economy failed every time with laissez-faire or at least it was'nt so succesfull as planned economy (and thats good for me)

[Genivaria]

Oh god, the only reason I like the Socialists is because I can push for Social Reform, Laissez-Faire makes things SOOO much simpler.
And yes, I am aware of the irony.

Simpler?My economy failed every time with laissez-faire or at least it was'nt so succesfull as planned economy (and thats good for me)

If your nation already has an established economic base (more then 5 factories) then its better just to let the Cappies run things.
USA is stuck in Laissez-faire from the beginning. You want State Capitalism? Try Europe.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

Simpler?My economy failed every time with laissez-faire or at least it was'nt so succesfull as planned economy (and thats good for me)

If your nation already has an established economic base (more then 5 factories) then its better just to let the Cappies run things.
USA is stuck in Laissez-faire from the beginning. You want State Capitalism? Try Europe.

I had to go for a controlled economy every time in my Russia campaign. My wonderfully intelligent corps of elites kept building factories in the wrong places. And the wrong sort of factories.
"Oh, lets not build, say, a furniture factory in Finland, where there's a lumber mill churning out a bajillion tons of quality timber every cycle. No, we're going to build another ammunition factory. In Poland. Which is at least five provinces distant from every source of saltpeter. BRILLIANT. Also there are six other ammunition factories which are all failing because of the massive glut on the market."

[Aethyopea]

Does anyone else here play Europa Barbarorum?

[Noders]

200 plus hours logged on Empire and 150 on rome xD

[Oterro]

Yup. Supposedly it will be 'different every time you play' and some such, but it smells to me like a method of limiting gameplay.

Especially after Sega's previous admission that they don't like people getting 100+ hours of playtime out of a game.

The way you described it sounds like there'll be more ''pop up'' events ala the Marian reforms and such, and they're trying to sell that to plebs as a story line.

I'm okay with that as I liked things happening beyond war-peace-war-peace-war-peace-babbyisformed.

[Aethyopea]

Yup. Supposedly it will be 'different every time you play' and some such, but it smells to me like a method of limiting gameplay.

Especially after Sega's previous admission that they don't like people getting 100+ hours of playtime out of a game.

The way you described it sounds like there'll be more ''pop up'' events ala the Marian reforms and such, and they're trying to sell that to plebs as a story line.

I'm okay with that as I liked things happening beyond war-peace-war-peace-war-peace-babbyisformed.

You want a story that's TWO war-and-peaces AND a kamasutra? That's like 4000 pages or something!
Though it would be cool if every unit in your army had a seperate backstory you could access. It's much more satisfying horrible to send peasants to their deaths if you know that young Julius the Goatkeeper with clubfoot who fell into hard times and was forced to tag along with the army is the one being gutted by angry berserkers to buy your army time to move in for the kill

[An Slanaitheoir]

I have been playing M2TW for a while (about 600 hours spread between it and Kingdoms according to steam). I got Rome and the earlier games with a expansions as CDs, but then my computer stopped working and I haven't reloaded it yet. I did just get Empire and Napoleon (have played Napoleon yet), I have 131 hours logged for Empires and just downloaded Darth mod.

[Gaelic Celtia]

recently downloaded the third age total war mod for M2TW and it is honestly the best mod i have ever played.

[Charlotte Ryberg]

recently downloaded the third age total war mod for M2TW and it is honestly the best mod i have ever played.

So if I were to create new models in the future, would 3ds Max work or do I have to resort to Blender?

[Marihuanus]

Rome- The Brutii/ The Greek Cities

Empire- Poland

[Lenehen]

Empire- Poland

How'd you play as poland? I never have enough money to defend my lands from Prussia, Austria and Sweden as well as building up my infrastructure -_-

[New Babylonia]

Empire- Poland

How'd you play as poland? I never have enough money to defend my lands from Prussia, Austria and Sweden as well as building up my infrastructure -_-

Really Len, what difficulty do you play on. i can take over Prussia and Austria on hard, and then Sweden just says "OH SHIT I'M GONNA BE NEXT!" And then surrenders giving me all their tech and money.

[Ende]

Wait, there's going to be a Rome II?

I loved Rome: Total War. The only civilization I could never conquer was the Armenians.

[New Babylonia]

You seen the trailers for it? Its going to be amazing. They are finally going to put naval invasions in there. Its also a perfect excuse for me to buy a $1200 gaming computer just to play it.

[Lenehen]

How'd you play as poland? I never have enough money to defend my lands from Prussia, Austria and Sweden as well as building up my infrastructure -_-

Really Len, what difficulty do you play on. i can take over Prussia and Austria on hard, and then Sweden just says "OH SHIT I'M GONNA BE NEXT!" And then surrenders giving me all their tech and money.

VH/VH Cheeky sod I just have trouble at the start, I have mainly militia, i'm surrounded by nations who declare war on me almost immediately and Prussia and Sweden both field large armies of Line Infantry very quickly -_- Care to share any pearls of wisdom then?

[Oterro]

How'd you play as poland? I never have enough money to defend my lands from Prussia, Austria and Sweden as well as building up my infrastructure -_-

Who needs money when you have unyielding Polish spirit.