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    Re: The Hyborian Age: Total War

    It is most likely Very dead. But if you want to talk to Al (the guy who was making this) about it, the place he's most active is his blog; http://theblogthattimeforgot.blogspot.com/
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    Sticky: Re: Ab Urbe Condita "VI" Information & Download Thread

    Marian units seem insanely strong. 1v1, Carthaginian sacred band can't stand toe to toe with them.
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    Installation Guide Issue

    So in the installation guide where it says under 3. Additional "O/S Specific" Mandatory Instructions



    I've gotten to the part where I'm to download Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable...
  4. Thread: Is it good?

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    Re: Is it good?

    I don't care for most Steam reviews, because usually people's reasons there for liking games are very different to mine, and I don't care about metacritic. The folks here at TWC have a similar...
  5. Thread: Is it good?

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    Re: Is it good?

    It was 68% off back in April from GamesPlanetUK, but their keys are region locked to Europe only. Even still, it was $20 on Steam not too long ago, which is a good price for my budget. Might be a...
  6. Thread: Is it good?

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    Re: Is it good?

    Thanks for the detailed breakdown. It's pushed me over towards the getting it side. Just gotta wait for a sale ($80 is a bit too expensive for my gaming budget these days).
  7. Thread: Is it good?

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    Is it good?

    I'm not sure if I'm going to buy it or not. Want to know the consensus of the esteemed folks here if the game is good or not. I've not got much trust for Creative Assembly these days, and the things...
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    Re: Spears vs Swords

    No idea where he's from specifically, but he's appeared in a fair number of sparring videos from Academy of Historical Fencing on YouTube, and he's quite good with British military sabre and sword...
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    Re: Spears vs Swords

    I almost always categorically disagree with anything Lindybeige says, but a minor correction to your point that he's not an active practitioner. He is actually, and he trains with the Academy of...
  10. Crash at beginning of turn (Unspecified error box)

    Playing a Taksashila campaign, and randomly (but regularly) I'm having a crash whenever it gets to the Eleutheroi faction's turn and it's about to go to mine. I get a box that says "Unspecified...
  11. Sticky: Re: [三国上] Rise of Three Kingdoms - Official Mod Preview

    Is there a changelog for what's different in 2.0 in comparison to previous versions?

    Please disregard, I found it in the Download page.
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    Re: Expectations. Realistic or otherwise.

    These are all great ideas, but perhaps I'm a bit too jaded by Creative Assembly, because we'll probably not get any of them, or if we do, they'll be implemented poorly.
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    Re: Baktria and India?

    Do you know who it is? If it's Dr. Rafe de Crespigny (he's retired as a professor now, so he might have more time) then that's a relief. If it's someone like CJ Peers, then any hope there is worth a...
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    Re: Chariots and Crossbows?

    Chariots in this period were relegated to command platforms. Cavalry (predominantly horse archers and some lancers) were already the norm for over 300 years at this point. Crossbows were common and...
  15. Re: New Historical total war era - Total War: Three Kingdoms!

    I thought they hired Stephen Turnbull to help them with Shogun 2. Not that he's a historian of the calibre of say someone like Karl Friday, but he still is one.
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    Speaking of Three Kingdoms anime, there's was actually a really great one made that ran from 1992 to 1994 as three OVAs 2 hours each that goes through the entire history. The first video was...
  17. Re: New Historical total war era - Total War: Three Kingdoms!

    Yes, I was talking about the provincial forces. During the reign of Guangwu they were still quite formidable, but he took steps to reducing their effectiveness for worry that commoners knowing...
  18. Re: New Historical total war era - Total War: Three Kingdoms!

    Your best bet is to start here: https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/html/1885/42048/index.html Read Rafe's stuff, specifically Generals of the South.

    Additionally, go to this forum:...
  19. Re: New Historical total war era - Total War: Three Kingdoms!

    On the one hand, I'm excited about the game, on the other hand I'm really bothered by the anachronistic armor and weapons used by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Lu Bu from 900 years later. It would be akin...
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    Re: Bronze Age: Total War (Preview & download)

    I'm using the Provincial Campaign mode to play the Sea People invasion who start as a horde (as much as I like all of the factions; especially Assyria and Babylon, I prefer in Total War games...
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    Re: Bronze Age: Total War (Preview & download)

    Well, I am grateful to all three of you, because I had been anticipating playing this for quite a long time and it is most excellent.
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    Re: Bronze Age: Total War (Preview & download)

    I wouldn't exactly call it abandoned. It appears to me to be relatively feature complete.
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    Re: Bronze Age: Total War (Preview & download)

    Awesome, thanks again. :)
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    Re: Bronze Age: Total War (Preview & download)

    Man, you work quickly. Keep up the great work, it is most excellent. :)

    Finally started a campaign. For some reason I can't save. Not sure why that is. Nevermind. Campaign script most likely, and...
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    Re: Bronze Age: Total War (Preview & download)

    Awesome stuff, thank you for the translation.
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    Re: Bronze Age: Total War (Preview & download)

    Thanks for the link LanPirot. Mod is quite solid. Would be nice to have a full translation, but even with a partial one it's generally playable (Campaign is a bit difficult but with some practice I...
  27. Re: "The Last Kingdom: Wrath of the Norsemen" -Submod!

    I hope you eventually do a let's play of this. Really enjoy your videos.
  28. Sticky: Re: The Last Kingdom - Bug (Reports) & Technical problems & Support

    For some reason I'm unable to get the game to launch. When I use the included shortcut, I get an invisible window from steam that in Task Manager is "Allow game launch?", which I can only close...
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    CTD Unspecified Error

    I did a clean install of Medieval 2 kingdoms, followed all of the regular mod installation instructions, installed EBII. Campaign worked fine, but I wanted to fart around with custom battle before...
  30. Thread: Chariots?

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    Re: Chariots?

    Nope. By the time of the Three Kingdoms period, and even the Late Han, chariots had been superseded by cavalry in warfare. They were used as transportation vehicles for individuals, but in terms of...
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    Re: Installation Wars: Round 2

    Go to your download folder, right click on the zip icon, and there should be "extract EBII" or something similar that appears in the dropdown menu. Click on that, and it will extract the files into a...
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    Sticky: Re: These are NOT bugs (please don't report them)

    I don't know if this was reported yet or not, but I was messing around in Custom Battle with the Saka, with the Ysaninu Aysna unit, when I realized that there was an invisible man riding a horse...
  33. Re: Explain to Me Like I'm 12: How can I get this working on steam?

    That won't work with this one. Already tried.
  34. Re: Explain to Me Like I'm 12: How can I get this working on steam?

    seems my method no longer works ever since Medieval 2 was updated on Steam. None of the methods on steam to get mods working will fix it either.
  35. Re: Explain to Me Like I'm 12: How can I get this working on steam?

    I know this is an old thread. Hopefully you figured it out before hand, but if not you can do this:



    First you'll probably want a launcher replacement, because the original launcher for...
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    Re: AI bribes whoever they want

    And another important thing to note is that he left Gongsun Zan's service not to serve Liu Bei, but because his elder brother died and he left to observe the customary 2 year mourning period. He did...
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    Re: Generals need more Hit Points!!!

    The only general out of the one mentioned who historically had any sort of "dealing" with hundreds of troops is Guan Yu. All of the other ones, there is no mention of any individual exploits that...
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    Re: Alexander III of Macedon tomb found.

    They're not a spoof site, but they're not a reliable news source. Most people I've talked to in the historical community are saying this is a fake. Specifically because World News Daily is more of an...
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    Re: Sneak Peek: Light Unit Armor Progression

    That is only true to some extent. Cao Cao for example had 12 sets of horse armour used by his bodyguards, and that was considered a lot at this period. But most military historians figure this to not...
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    Sticky: Poll: Re: Total War: Age of Bronze [Bronze Age Modification]

    In regards to Bronze Age equipment and fighting, I'd suggest picking up Dan Howard's book "Bronze Age Military Equipment". It is absolutely indispensable for work like this. Also, taking a look on...
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