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    Sticky: RTR VII Download Mirrors and Installation Guide

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    RTR VII
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    Re: England: The Evil Empire

    This guy's book may do significantly less for historical fact than Thomas Crapper's designs did for sanitation systems in the Western World, but he is far from stupid.

    He has found a little niche...
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    Re: Lets talk Bollywood

    Each to their own matey. :)

    Myself, I don't enjoy films like Private Ryan etc. What's so fantastic about seeing the depiction of fit young guys in their prime being slaughtered in a wash of blood...
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    Re: Realistic Or Rushed Off?

    Hmmmm! It must be a long time since you played RTR, because, unless I am very much mistaken, the RTRPE 1.9 Roman order of battle is the same as that of RTR Gold, from which it was ported, and...
  5. Thread: Byzantine glory

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    Re: Byzantine glory

    I know this is going to sound a bit silly but I find leading a "Byzantine" army into action quite an emotional experience!

    I always imagine Caesar's shade looking down approvingly on the children...
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    Re: GettysBurg *Film*

    I've seen both, out of sequence unfortunately, but enjoyed them nevertheless.

    When doing epics like these it must be difficult to strike the balance between action, historical accuracy and the...
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    Re: Lets talk Bollywood

    Maybe it's time Bollywood did a "Pirates of the Indian Ocean - The Curse of Captain Arrrgh!", and perhaps we could persuade the good cap'n to play himself :sword: - if he could learn to dance and...
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    Re: Stability & Reliability

    For what it's worth, I'm 170 turns into a 3.0 French campaign and it's all been running very smoothly; as well as if not better than vanilla.

    The only thing I've noticed is that the "switching off...
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    Re: Lets talk Bollywood

    Naw, I've no Indian blood in me as far as I'm aware, I just think they're great fun. Sometimes I think Hollywood takes itself far too seriously, whereas I like the sheer escapism of Bollywood, and...
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    Re: LAca's Byzantine Heavy Spearmen

    Hehe - they sure are nifty! I wonder how much we'd have to pay him to reskin the entire Byz. lineup. :)

    I'm holding off starting a new campaign until your next release, so I can play with these...
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    Re: Lets talk Bollywood

    Actually, I think Bollywood films are incredibly good fun, if a bit on the long side. No one could ever complain of being short changed by them as they all last an average of three hours. :laughing:...
  12. Thread: The Last Legion

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    Re: The Last Legion (trailer)

    Hehe - well, I've seen the film and it has its moments; unfortunately, they are precious few! It runs like a kids' film tarted up for adults.

    The film looks good and Colin Firth plays Colin...
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    Re: EB July Map and Features Preview

    I think "pin-legs" is an old RTW problem. I seem to recall that it could sometimes be cured by going into the Advanced Video options and making sure that either "Reflections/Glints" and/or "Unit...
  14. Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- The "Official" Thread *Warning, here there be spoilers*

    I would like to believe that Dorian wasn't suspended just for that infraction, but knowing his penchant for "shooting from the hip" I guess that it's unlikely he was.

    Am I the only one who thinks...
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    Poll: Re: PotW 67 - The Vote

    They are all PDG but my vote goes to "Fate Approaches" - it just oozes atmosphere. :thumbsup:
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    Re: LAca's Byzantine Heavy Spearmen

    Wow! It's just what Byzantium needs, These guys are the bee's knees. :)

    Will you be adding them to PDER soon?
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    Re: Byzantine Playerz!!!

    They are the lyrics from the song "Secret Love" from the musical "Calamity Jane". The film starred the gorgeous Doris Day :D
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    Re: Byzantine Playerz!!!

    As Doris Day might have said:

    "Once I had a secret love
    That lived within the heart of me
    All too soon my secret love
    Became impatient to be free

    So I told a friendly star
    The way that...
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    Re: Reality Traits & Supply

    @ Edi Birsan

    That is actually an excellent point. I've long thought that the entire aspect of unit attrition has never been addressed realistically in the TW series. I think that it would be...
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    Re: British or English?

    I am both British and Welsh and wear both hats quite comfortably.

    I don't really get worked up about either, as both are just labels that are accidents of birth.

    I am more concerned about...
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    Re: Reality Traits & Supply

    Cheers mate, as Bill and Ted would say "That is most excellent dude!" :thumbsup:

    Hmmm. I guess SS is harder than vanilla but I didn't find 3.2 that onerous on M/M and it was well worth the extra...
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    Re: Reality Traits & Supply

    Hehe - I guess that I have to include myself amongst those who like an easier life, and invariably play on M/M (pauses to acknowledge the withering glances of the VH/VH brigade :tongue:).

    I know...
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    Re: XGM - Diadochi : Bugs & Issues

    Hehe - somebody must have poured water on the fuse.

    I'm flattered that you think so, but I'm not part of RedFox' team. Just a fan of the mod who's enjoying playing it. :thumbsup:
  24. Thread: Lusted batle AI

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    Re: Lusted batle AI

    As a true Jedi knight, equipped with partial plate armour, I'm sure the last thing Lusted will do is give in to the Dark Side. :jedi:

    LTC is balanced well enough, without the added complication of...
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    Re: XGM - Diadochi : Bugs & Issues

    Hi Margio,

    As RedFox pointed out in the first post of this thread, this mod is a "Public Beta", so it's a "work in progress" and you are going to find some inconsistancies along the way.

    Our...
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    Re: Lands to Conquer 3.0

    This is well impressive Lusted. Three cracking new campaigns and maps, and all for just 40 Mb.

    This truly is the "Tardis" of mods and, once again, you show that you can enhance the game...
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    Re: REALITY mod... more realistic or unrealistic?

    Lol - you must be well lucky with your crop of generals. The traits of my lot cause such a morale hit to my armies I reckon I'm better off without them.

    I'll swear the last time I suicided a...
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    Re: captains needs supply?

    If your army is within reach of the sea you could do what I tried.

    Playing as THE Roman Empire I laid siege to Canakkale, which is right on the coast, and supported my army with a fleet and a...
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    Re: EB July Map and Features Preview

    Nice preview guys. EB continues to astound! I guess I've "whored" around a bit when it comes to gaming and mods but I've not come across a better set-up than EB. To paraphrase the old advert...
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    Re: Two real disappointments with 4.0...

    Hehe - that's exactly what I've done. In its current form I'm giving 4.0 a miss, it's "bought in" too many ideas from other modders which just don't work for me, either in the campaign or the...
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    Re: Reality Traits & Supply

    @Chola_Kingdom

    This really isn't a "I don't like Byg's mod because it stops me blitzing" issue. As I stated in my last post, I don't blitz and and I do like a leisurely campaign. This is about...
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    Re: Reality Traits & Supply

    Hehe - thanks for the suggestion matey but I guess it still leaves me stuffed, because I play the game M/M and I like a leisurely paced campaign (400 turns is far too short :)).

    One man's "way too...
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    Re: Reality Traits

    I've just been reading your thread and I'm incredibly impressed with what you have achieved with your mod, and I can understand why a lot of people appreciate and enjoy it. It's not personal, it...
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    Reality Traits & Supply

    Is there any way of switching off these new "Reality Traits"? I've only been playing 4.0 for a couple of hours and my irritation level with them is incredibly high.

    This is a level of...
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    Re: Byzantine Playerz!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hehe - there's nothing quite like the sight of the Varangians laying into the flank of some Armoured Swordsmen. :)
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    Poll: Re: Byzantine needs pikemen

    I voted yes because its reasonable that the Roman Empire (Byzzy to its friends :)) should have heavy spearmen, especially considering the historical Hellenic/Latin influence on military development....
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    Re: XGM - Diadochi discussions and announcements

    The main file downloaded fine for me, even if it did take just over 2 hours, but then I've only a cruddy 1 Mb connection!

    I've tried the latest update and the campaign is getting harder. The AI...
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    Re: Did M2TW rip you off???

    There is no way Med 2 is a rip-off. It's a perfectly good game despite its flaws and then, have you ever come across a perfect game?

    Med 2's problem is its predecessor; Rome is a tough act to...
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    Re: A Praise to Rome and all TW Games

    http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1329/58939020040823screen002qz5.jpg

    Before I chanced across Shogun in a bargain bucket at a local shop, just over three years ago, I was quite happy playing the...
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    Re: XGM - Diadochi discussions and announcements

    I took out the Athenians a lot easier second time round because they'd split their forces pretty much down the middle. There were 4/5 units in Athens when I laid siege to it and the remainder...
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