Are there ANY battles in EUIII?

**Tajir** · April 11, 2007, 10:14 PM

Hello, after paying well over $700 for a new computer, then returning it and paying a $100 re-stocking fee and getting a new one, my M2TW game is just bugging up right to left, and its really scratched up.

I'm putting that aside, anyhow, because the micro-management just isn't there.

I've looked into Civilization IV, my runner up for game to buy this week.

But, as never seeing any screenshots of battles in both Civ4 and EU3, I'm wondering of either games have battles.

If so, please post screenshots of EU3 battles. And secondly, can you go through a list of features in the game.

Thanks a lot.

**John I Tzimisces** · April 11, 2007, 10:18 PM

Battles are completely abstract in EUIII, the campaign is where the meat is.

Battles are basically autocalc-ed.

Personally, I prefer EUII, but a patch was recently released for EUIII...so hm...

**Tajir** · April 11, 2007, 10:32 PM

Wow. A game without battles. Man, how am I going to live without my battles?

Are there battles in Civ4?

**imb39** · April 12, 2007, 01:04 AM

Very limited, basically the same in EUIII (as in the results are pre-determined) but you get to see a basic graphic as to what is happening. If you are after battles and strategy, then the TW series of games is it, I'm afraid.

**Eric** · April 12, 2007, 01:44 AM

Not really. There's Supreme Commander. But it's a farcry from the Total War games. I'm afraid Creative Assembly has cornered the market when it comes to grand strategy games in Total War-style. Except for Imperial Glory, but like EUIII and CivIV, the real good stuff of Imperial Glory is in the campaign. The battles are... unsatisfactory.

Battle for Middle Earth II has a "War of the Ring" mode that's... kind of like a Total War game. But not really.