RTW, BI , ALX and MTW2 exes

[Davidos]

Hi all I am a long time fan of RS3.

In the game menu there is an option to choose which exe you play with. What is there difference? I always played on Alex since it is the latest. Does it make a difference with the AI?

Also I play some mods on MTW2. I like the graphics but sometimes things like unit movement and the general feel is not like RTW.

Who likes the the engine of MTW2?

[ur-Lord Tedric]

If you play 'Pikes' then ALEX' is probably best...

If you want 'Shieldwall' then it's BI (all the testing I did was on BI)...

RTW Vanilla probably not recommended - otherwise it's sometmes best to be subjective and see. Whilst the 'newest', ALEX' was indeed tweaked for its campaign, which is narrower and more specific in scope than the original Grand Campaign.

[AnthoniusII]

Hi all I am a long time fan of RS3.

In the game menu there is an option to choose which exe you play with. What is there difference? I always played on Alex since it is the latest. Does it make a difference with the AI?

Also I play some mods on MTW2. I like the graphics but sometimes things like unit movement and the general feel is not like RTW.

Who likes the the engine of MTW2?

Its all about personal taste. RTW engine provides some STILL UNIQUE features that NO OTHER TW game offers even today, like sapping, multi army wall assault etc. M2TW though is more versitile and adoptable when it comes to new animations, high resolution textures and high polygon models. A feature that does not exist in RTW and its mod is the divercity within a single unit. What i mean. A unit of those I create can have 5 diferent helmets, up to 12 diferent shields , 4-6 diferent swords and sword scabbards, 4-5 diferent bodies , 4-5 diferent legs, heads and the list continues. Can you calculate the amount of combilations? In RTW the soldiers look cloned.
A M2TW mod example:

What any RTW mod can not have..In this example:
Soldiers use:
5 bodies
4 legs
5 heads
6 shields
4 swords
4 sword scabbards
4 maces
2 lances
5 helmets
4 helmet aventails
2 diefent belts.
The horses use:
6 bodies (diferent colors)
4 body armors.
I still play RSII and other RTW Mods for their unique game engine and because modders transformed the game to a complete new one. Bothe RTW and M2TW/Kingdoms mods are enjoyable to play. Infact even CA/SEGA never reached the standards in their last 2 historical games (Rome II and Attila) of these two games mods ones! So my advice is simple. Do not have a delima. Play both RTW and M2TW mods that offer plenty of enjoyable gameplay.