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Congratulations to the winners and thanks to Alex and Turk! The quality of the submissions was impressive and the winning pictures are amazing.

I was impressed that you negotiated a city from the Mongols - I should have guessed what they'd do afterwards! Generally, I like it when AI factions act like a human player, but I imagine this was...

Thanks everyone for your comments and thanks to DVinci for the suggestion of Fourth Age Total War. (To be fair, credit for this review belongs to Drtad, I simply published it). :)

pxfofo, at the moment you have 21 posts. Based on Shankbot's Unofficial Guide, I think you'll be able to vote when you have 25 posts.

Goutlard, I'm impressed with the work you're doing on this...

Yes, it depends on the types of units, for me. If I have cavalry superiority, my ranged units go in front, otherwise they'll be behind a line of melee units.

If the enemy waits on a hill, I'd...

I'd say that Rome II re-creates the historical situation to an extent. The campaign would differ from history in ways that might annoy you. In the main campaign, AI Rome sometimes expands and...

Yes, I associate arcade games with those things too - and also with games that are completely unforgiving. Arcade games often require you to exactly the right thing at exactly the right moment or you...

You're welcome! Morticia's advice is good.

I've heard people complaining that newer Total War games are arcadey, too. As I see it, to be arcadey, a game should have a significant similarity with...

Yes, Rome II tech trees include techs to recruit agents.

I agree that it doesn't seem historical that you'd need to research recruiting a champion. Everything in a strategy game doesn't have to...

Delicious story-telling, I enjoyed the encounter with the young messenger, particularly his dialogue. The details are done well, such as the effortless stealth of Tanco and the retraining hand on the...

This is an exciting moment. It looks like I had a lucky guess about Zaadi's plan! :) Zaadi is tricky, but so is Mubsamat. Zaadi seems to be making the assumption that his opponent's army are around...

Welcome back! The arrival of the Persian army is well done and your writing makes the battle exciting - the attack by the Persian cavalry on the Syrian missle troops looks like a dangerous moment. I...

Those victories do look heroic, considering the odds. How did you manage to defeat 286 men with just 21?

The dialogue between Dieter and Wolfgang is hilarious!

Looking at the Balance of Power...

There are great moments here, particularly when Muriel encounters the battle mage and the surprises when she meets the undead alchemist. I wonder if Muriel will be able to find out more about the...

An intriguing concept, I like the phrasing (such as "dirty and treacherous stairs").

Influence or loyalty?

My experience is similar to yours, I research technologies that I need in the early stages. As Carthage, for example, I'll research some naval technology, because I'll use a fleet of cheap melee...

You mentioned that you'd be happy with the 1212 AD time period. If you'd like to see the Medieval 1212 AD mod in action, Zachman1201 demonstrates the game-play that this mod offers in Tracing My...

This advice is good. I'd like to suggest another option for barbarians. The TWC Wiki says, on its useful Cultural Groups page, that:



As I understand it, barbarians can recruit different naval...

These sound like great additions if they could be done.

If the game was remastered, I'd like to see AI factions being a little more effective at sustaining and expanding medium-sized empires. In...

There seem to be two views on this. One view is that a civil war happens when two (or more) parties break away at once. The other view is that a civil war happens when a sufficiently large part of...

Great pictures! Voted.

Voted, good luck to all!

Voted, a difficult choice!

Voted, good luck all!

Thanks, that's useful to know.

Yes, I'd be very happy to see an Empire 2.

The 1700 to 1800 time period is a good one. Line infantry are useful but their muskets are slow to reload and inaccurate, so cavalry is still a major...

The war against the rebels was quite challenging and I enjoyed it. I needed to fight some of my best armies - with experienced units, army traditions and skilled generals - which was fun. At the...

Congratulations to the winners, your pictures are amazing! Extra congratulations to Hitai on your medal and thanks to Turk. :)

Thanks, Leonardo.

Maybe you were suggesting that turning off the AI in ETF could make it possible to use More Reasonable Diplomacy with ETF? This might be possible; I can't guarantee that it...

It looks like the Kingdom of Jerusalem is well-defended, despite the strong attacks around Aqaba.

How frustrating, to lose your chance of a warm water port after doing everything you could to get there!

Congratulationsto the winner! Thanks to all who entered, and to Turk for running the competition.

I didn't say that there is no way to disable the improved AI. I said that ETF has improved AI. It does.

Voted, good luck all!

Great pictures! Voted.

Cool pictures! Voted.

Impressive pictures! Voted, good luck to all!

Voted, a difficult choice.

Voted, these are both great pictures!