And the next Total War game is....

[The Walrus]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

That basically sums it up

OH MY ****ING GOD

[jackwei]

How will Colonial wars work?

Will their be land dispute over who claims this area for an example :- dispute between the british and french on how owns the region?

Will you be able to be build forts in order to occupy regions and make them permanent?

Will settlements be sacked by native americas and pirates?

Will there be a colonial capital a major city that controls all their wealth and lands?

Will you be able to make decisions on events in order to go to war or prepare for war?

Will the jacobite rebellion in scotland happen?

Can u establish trading posts in america and india?

[General A. Skywalker]

Today should be an international holiday!!

My favourite era in a TW game, I'm so happy!!! (Hope it's not just 18th century but also Napoleonic Wars!!)

And I'm tired of swords and armour, I want muskets, cannons and bayonets!!




... mmhhh early 19th century Redcoats... *rrrrr*

[sapi]

We've got a forum up for the new game; this thread will be merged into an identical one here

[Garnier]

What about the campaign map. How is it going to work? Are they using the same campaign map engine as RTW/M2TW? Since they've not mentioned anything about it, I'm inclined to believe that it is so...

[Jack Lusted]

As has been said multiple times now, Empire will use a brand new engine.

[Thamis]

I just say two words to you: modding support?

Ah well, maybe one more: tea

Modding support:
This is something that we're taking into account throughout development.

Tea:
Yupp!

[Garnier]

As has been said multiple times now, Empire will use a brand new engine.

Well, I try not to make assumptions about what that new engine might be like. I'm hoping for either a risk style map, or a 3d map that's not just a grid with "zone of control" etc.

We'll see.

[sapi]

Grids are gone

(check the interview here)

[Scythian Nick]

I hope they include Holland as a faction though

The best thing about Holland being a faction would be the ability to make all Europe orange, a la the Moors or the Scythians.

[Yoda Twin]

apparnetly theres no more squares on the campaign map now? Hows that going to work?
Also apparently theres a fire button so you can get he timing perfect.
Its all about formations now apparently. Anyone played American Conquest, men standing in front of cannons on a grape shot= bye bye units.

[Prof]

well...not exactly my favourite era, but I didn't hate Imperial Glory and tw games have the habit to be much better than IG so I'm looking forward to it

[Garnier]

Grids are gone

(check the interview here)

Ah I didn't see that before. That's good news.

One last major theme of total war games has been the unit system, where you recruit individual units, that lose men, leaving you with crowds of small individual units, and the more variety of units there is, the more smaller units you have that can't fit on the battlefield with your 20 unit army...

This is hoping for a lot I assume, but I dearly wish they would switch to a recruitment based on numbers, which is drawn from the populations. You'd set a certain percentage or something to be drafted (or in those days, tricked or kidnapped) into the army.

[Prof]

As it sounds my bet's on a 3000 dual-core cpu to play it properly... and a huge graphics card... add two GB or RAM (or maybe three) and twenty gigs of hard disk space. Yep that should be about it. Maybe higher though

But seriously, if they live up to expectations this is a game I will gladly buy a new machine for.

seconded...I already started saving money ^^

[Rex Armeniae]

I think all Napeloenic: Total War players crapped their pants today

[killerxguy]

Ah I didn't see that before. That's good news.

One last major theme of total war games has been the unit system, where you recruit individual units, that lose men, leaving you with crowds of small individual units, and the more variety of units there is, the more smaller units you have that can't fit on the battlefield with your 20 unit army...

This is hoping for a lot I assume, but I dearly wish they would switch to a recruitment based on numbers, which is drawn from the populations. You'd set a certain percentage or something to be drafted (or in those days, tricked or kidnapped) into the army.

Seconded!

[Kracker Jack'D]

apparnetly theres no more squares on the campaign map now? Hows that going to work?
Also apparently theres a fire button so you can get he timing perfect.
Its all about formations now apparently. Anyone played American Conquest, men standing in front of cannons on a grape shot= bye bye units.

that's just the post i was looking for. thank you. i was hoping you could have more options for you individual units, ie. platoon, company, battalion volleys. awsome.

please guys keep posting details on these threads. i can't look at any official gaming sights since i'm in iraq and they have a blocking system. (that means no porn either

[Atterdag]

This is really, really, really awesome!

CA has won my heart for now

[Rex Armeniae]

i'm in iraq and they have a blocking system. (that means no porn either

Man, I feel sorry for you

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