The Repucblic of Venice is a Community RPG/AAR that seeks to create a Political and Military leadership body from TWC members, working together to bring about Venetian dominance of the European continent.
The Republic of Venice exists, simultaneously, in two separate spheres. One, the RPG takes place on the forums here. Government ministries are run, finances are determined and dispersed, policy is discussed, orders are issued, and results are tabulated. This is where your character(s) reside(s).
The other sphere exists upon a centralized save game, ETW running a variant of APE:TI, and the end goal focus of the community members.
There are many different kinds of characters: political figures, military leaders, policy debaters, even rabble rousers and regular civilians. Your character within the forum determines your role upon the map, and your rise to power within the structure of the Empire see’s your influence over events increase.
However, never think yourself safe. Always, someone is thinking they can do your job better. Always, someone hopes to make their accomplishments shine in contrast to your failures. Politiking, backstabbing and dueling are all integral parts of the TRV world. So, if you wish to be powerful, you must earn it.
Anyone can join, and anyone can rise through the ranks. Intelligence, character, dedication and availability all factor in to the general assessment of your Character’s renown. So, join on in, find your niche, and rock it to the top!
The department for Ancient History at Humboldt-University Berlin has a colloquium, which is usually for scholars presenting their research or qualification thesis (M.A. and PhD). This week on Wednesday, there is a speech (including discussion afterwards) about Total War modding and it is public, so anyone interested can visit.
With Empire out and people playing it now with fewer problems - we hope! - a fellow gaming site has opened its doors to the TWC. Members may now upload their ETW replays onto GameReplays to share with other gamers. In addition, GameReplays recently instated a competition pitting ETW battle replays against one another for prizes. You may check out both the replay section and info on the competition on their site.
Please be aware that the TWC takes no responsibility for this competition: it is not run by the TWC. Read all rules carefully before agreeing to join the competition.
The submission stage for the Empire Total War contents has ended. Please follow the link below to vote for your favorite AAR featuring stories from the ETW demo!
The competition is hot and heavy here in the PotW forum. This week we were blessed with a superb submission by mastaace. This ingenious tapestry combines literally hundreds of screenshots into a picture of a charging Ghulam, complete with lance. The reduced size here does not do this work justice, come see it Here
Picture of the Week Forum Competitions Report October 30, 2008
The latest from the PotW and UESW contests. A look at some recent events, a review of the PotW Medal winners, and a glance at some of the future plans for the PotW forum.
Fellow TWC'ers. The following documentary was created by Lord Chretzel some two years ago with the support of professors and fellow peers using a rendition of a TW modification some of you may well know (NTW2). It depicts the battles of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806, a year when history was said to end and a little known Corsican officer become king of all Europe.
The film itself was done as a free project by Lord Chretzel, a TW modder!, and runs some 41 minutes long. (Those of you who have but a moment to spare may watch the trailer.) Please take the time to enjoy the following documentary as it may change the minds of those doubtful of the upcoming TW game and bring inspiration to those who have studied this period for many a year.
RockPaperShotgun.com has posted a new exclusive interview with Empire: Total War's Lead Designer James Russell. During the Q&A they discussed political changes in the 18th century, changes to the campaign map, the role of Generals and naval battles.
we will soon have an exclusive Q&A session for E:TW with the game's developers.
We would like you to submit questions in this thread that you would like to see answered; of course, not all will be included but the shorter, more succinct and specific those are, the more chances are those will make the final list.
TWC Citizens can post their questions in this thread.
Please help us by not asking questions that have been answered already by CA or asked again in the thread, questions that regard matters like button colours and wig shapes and exact modding specifics.
Greetings TWC’ers on behalf of the content staff I would like to start off this segment by linking you the viewers to some resources and tipping you off on previews regarding SEGA and CA’s latest installment to the award winning TW franchise, EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR
For previews and articles regarding features such as the Campaign Map, Diplomacy, Agents, Continents and more TWC recommends Issues 192 and 193 of PC Gamer magazine which contain screenshots and exclusive insiders information. Here is one pictureless tantalizing tip bit - http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=170570
Also, don’t forget to Visit the Official site www.totalwar.com for the latest screenshots and video posts featuring Naval combat, dueling and field action.
*9 minutes 45 seconds of full action packed cinematic material *brought to you in an amazing 1024*720 resolution: be ready to be blown away by the level of detail. *full audio featuring epic music scenes from great music composers - the SFX invites you to put up your speakers to the maximum *3D Map by SeleukosART *In-game effects by D|need *much, much more !
