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Guys, I'd like to see China in its Warring States period. There we have many lengendary warriors, the man Sun Tzu himself, the teachings of Lao Tse and Confucius fresh out of their mouths. And how...

lol "war-herds"
I love the english language, you can paste anything and it becomes a word with its own merit.

I bought Mount and Blade Warband and its DLCs in the summer sale. The Viking Conquest is my first campaign on the franchise, and I'm playing with no cheats, and full damage.

Boy, is it rough. I'm...

Every time I log in here, I see that poll, and M2TW Kingdoms is ahead of, by large margin. The game, and its engine, really stand out as successful, in its core.

I would love to see a Total War version of Paradox games, like Victoria, or Europa Universalis. The possibility of playing a fleshed out game as Brazilian Guarani Natives, or as Zulu, or as or as...

You'll have a problem there. The best mods weigh a ton.

To me, ETW is an incomplete game. the Darthmod wraps the package, readying it for play. Much more enjoyable, and convincing.

Also, for M2TW, go for Stainless Steel. Beefs up the game...

Europa Universalis IV, as I know, has the element of Casus Belli to diplomacy, and its extension, war. Usually one or more of your neighbors, whichever People you are playing, has stakes on lands you...

But how could it not catch on when archery was widely used?
I'm being unusually petulant here, but this evades common sense. Arrows inflict damage, so you shield against them the best you can....

But where are they in Shogun 2? Where are they in sengoku Jidai based movies and anime?
Until your post, I swear, I had never seen a personal japanese shield.
Is it an omission of sorts, an...

I've heard on more than one occasion that the TW franchise goes without competitor, which follows such quality hiccups, and DLCs extravaganza. Do you guys think this is so?

I played a normal short campaign with United Provinces, and had a jolly easy good time. But ultimately, I failed it. I bought the New York province, required to win, from the British, for 90k moneys,...

pity don't you think? quick light ships would have a new strategic importance if this was so.

Question: shooting down the masts of an enemy ship in battle and withdrawing from it, what happens to the demasted ship?

There you have it. I had to be logged in to download this specific file. Thanks.

ok, got it running after renaming it for the teutonic campaign.
Boy, what a treat! Amazing work by the...

Since you mentioned rakes, how to effectively use agents to disrupt a region? Does sabotaging farms and other things hurt the AI? Does converting population help in anything?
Also, can I hurt the...

So, it's doable if I tribute them semesterly with the money's worth for, let's say, 3 regiments? Maybe in the span of a 6 turn wars it may reap rewards.

I love M2TW trait system. After Empire, it appeared the developer brushed this aside, tending to a "practical" way of things. And with Shogun 2 added player customization, a trend in today's gaming. ...

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I'm currently playing Empire, with the Darthmod (incredible piece of work) and I was thinking of the growth and wealth system in cities, and I said to myself "wow, this doesn't come up...

Hell yeah a whole wide world would be great. Europa Universalis, but Total War-like! That would be ambicious, gargantuan, and absolutely great!

Putting myself on their shoes and thinking of supply and demand of themes explored:
I'm not betting on either China Warring States nor Medieval Europe. Shogun 2 is recent, so the East Asian setting...

Me again. I'm playing Darthmod, and I'm 4 years into the Ottoman campaign. Is there a overhaul mod for turkish campaign background music? All those hapsichords playing are fine and dandy but in the...

Really wanted to share this. Venece's ally, the Iroquois Federation, somehow got his hands on Greece Southern bit, lol! To fit the topic scope, think of it as epic diplomatic accumen by the Iroquois...

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I'm interested in this mod, but the link in the stickied topic doesn't work. Can someone patch me up?

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I installed the mod today, and I'm 5 years into my first campaign in the Darthmod, as Ottoman, and actually second campaign in ETW. I have only fought one battle, but I'm blown away by...

Anyone knows a Dark Ages mod?

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I'd like to ask two things:
is there a mod for character traits? Compared to Medieval 2, the generals and agents are SO uninteresting!
is there a soundtrack overhaul for the campaign? I...

Hello.

By investing in a nation (read gifting it with lots of money) will I help it boost its military?
I'm playing Dutch, vanilla, and there are some factions , which I don't want to affiliate...

Pedestrian questions: have far, in range units, can a unit see a hidden one?

That compass in naval battles, what does it point to, and how is it relevant to me?

Are loan swords worth :wub:?

Hey I'm also playing Shimazu! Looking at your screenshot was eerie because my game is almost like that! Except that that castle you have in Shinkoku island, I made a vassal instead, which became the...

First playthrough of Shogun 2; Realm Divide'd couple days ago. Takeda and Hojo are enemies now. I broke for peace with the former, handing them a 7 year old family member. The next turn their army...

Yari cavalry is indeed useful, and fearsome, with their 60 horses a piece.

I have the ROTS dlc. The attendants are useful, filling auxiliary roles. They're dirt cheap.

As for the bows, I...

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Delete this, but after a brief search nothing came up.

Where are shields?

Gameplay wise I don't even remember they are there. But one day (I've been playing for 3 weeks now) I...

What about French presence? I know that they had footing in Vietnam and the likes, but what about Japan? Shogun 2 FOTS has french troops I assume for unit variety, but still, there has to be a...

Hello all! (first, please move this thread where it's better fit; I looked at stickies and didn't find anything)

I have played Rome 1, Medieval 2 and just a tiny taste of Rome 2. I've been playing...

Playing for some hours now, as poor Masselia. Having a thrill! What a splendid looking game. Visually very rich, and deep as well. The hellenic culture and tech options I have as Masselia are...

Installed the game earlier today and started a campaign as Massalia; I'm in the fourth turn. My first hour at R2TW.

Astounding and delicious campaign map! What a treat!I feel like 9 years old,...

A weak solution to this I think I found here
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2006431

Bigger fonts =(
is it true that the game is not made to resolution greater than 1300?

- more on the historical side but:
why do the italian republics have preference to urban militian units?
is it because of the the urban italian lifestyle? is it a shadow of legion tried and true...

[I've played ETW for 30 minutes]
Superficially, the time period of those two are galaxies apart, and ... even graphically, it's hard to point the best one, because of said period difference.

In...