(Originally written for another thread, but this all still applies.)
I'm holding off doing my Steam Review till I've played more, but I can give you my first impressions.
I'm really enjoying...
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(Originally written for another thread, but this all still applies.)
I'm holding off doing my Steam Review till I've played more, but I can give you my first impressions.
I'm really enjoying...
I'm finding unit collision works quite well, with lighter units having a slightly looser engagement, and heavy units hitting like a freight train. I'll have to look out for those eager soldiers...
Just so you know, this has been debunked by the Creative Director of Pharaoh on the Total War Discord.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
I disagree with all of this. I feel that your comments here do not reflect the game I am playing and thoroughly enjoying. As a fellow long time Total War player, going back over 20 years to Medieval...
Total War is alive and well, with different games appealing to different parts of the community as has always been the case.
That said, Pharaoh is by far the most traditional historical Total War...
Pharaoh doesn't have choosing of traits.
Pharaoh characters have three characteristics. Traits, Competencies, and Titles.
Traits are gained automatically through your character's actions and...
Indeed. I got to play a little of Pharaoh over the weekend as they were doing an Early Access Weekend for preorders and this game is huge.
The campaign map's as big as Rome 2's in terms of...
Re: Advertised cosmetics pack
Yes I've seen the advertised cosmetic packs. And I've also seen people moan every single time CA does any kind of pre-order or early adopter bonus, regardless of what...
It's neither a reskin, nor a cash grab.
It has similarities to some of the things in Troy because two games in the same series are always going to have similarities. They're also both set during...
I get what you're saying. I think the way to look at Pharaoh is that they're making a game in the vein of Shogun 2, rather than Rome 2.
So the goal here is not to portray the entire Bronze Age,...
Collection of links.
Rock Paper Shotgun: Creative Assembly have “absolutely no plans” to bring ancient Egyptian mythology to Total War: Pharaoh | Rock Paper Shotgun
Game Watcher: Total War:...
Thanks Flinn.
Yes. On the Pharaoh site there's an FAQ
So 8 factions, 4 Egyptian, 2 Canaanite, 2 Hittite. Considering how large Egypt alone looks in the First Look video, I don't think...
EDIT: Can't figure out how the video tag works, so here's the Reddit thread: New Pharaoh teaser with small glimpse of the campaign map : totalwar (reddit.com)
Final countdown teaser for tomorrow's...
First impressions, cautiously optimistic with a couple of concerns.
* While I prefer the broader settings of the Romes, Medievals, etc, and I'm bit disappointed they don't seem to have gone for...
Great question!
Well, I recently accidentally managed to create the Cimmerian campaign from hell!
(For reference: Rome 2 Grand Campaign, Hard/Hard, A More Aggressive AI, More AI Armies 2, and...
The real world always takes precedent, especially when you're dealing with things totally beyond your control. So you really don't need to apologise.
Congratulations again, and stay safe!
All...
Seleucids have never really interested me as I tend to prefer to start small and the large number of satrapies put me off, but damn that sounds like a fun one! I might have to reconsider giving them...
A belated thank you to everyone for my very surprising first place in the AAR of the year. I'm not sure I deserve it, especially given how few updates I posted, but I'm honoured to have been seen...
Welcome to the the Writer's Study DavidBN. It's always nice to be able to meet new authors, and to see some of the older games getting some attention too.
I really enjoyed "A Peaceful Encounter,"...
I believe they looked to history for inspiration. For example the Ver Sacrum was an actual rite carried out by the Sabines and Samnites.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ver_sacrum
And...
Unfortunately not, sorry. It's a combination of a memory and what others have been saying on Reddit, but I can't pin down the exact post/article, sorry.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
What they said was they hoped to be able to do something like that, possibly through Total War Access. Unfortunately looks like that didn't come to fruition as there's been no mention recently.
...
If you bought it for Steam then yes you have to wait till 2nd September as none of Troy has been released for Steam yet.
If you bought it for Epic then I imagine you'd probably be able to play the...
Sounds like the best of all worlds really.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
Congratulations Oga and Kilo, welcome to the hallowed halls of MAARC champions. And thanks to everyone who took part.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
What you're describing sounds like Caesar in Gaul's end game challenge, when all Gaul rises against you. (The other factions have a different challenge.)
Best bet is to plan ahead, decide which...
This is a tough one. Voted, and good luck to you both.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
To add to what Zoner16 and LolISuck said, another factor that has to be taken into consideration is Covid-19. I've already seen promising TV series, and even some that were already recommissioned for...
Voted and best of luck everyone.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
Congratulations Hitai and Cookie, both well deserving winners. And thanks Caillagh for organising this months MAARC.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
Voted... just squeaking in below the wire.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
Voted. Quite the selection and it was very difficult to choose just one.
All the Best,
Welsh Dragon.
Good question.
First I check if any of the first Chapter Objectives call for a technology. Then I check whether any will give me early access to agent types or early bonuses to income or units...
“Toutatis Favours The Brave” (A Nervii CiG AAR.)
Chapter 25: Messenger of the Remi
While the rest of the tribe continue to march, I send for the other chieftains and also Tanco. Whatever the...
Thanks Alwyn. Yes, if there's one thing I've learned from reading soldiers accounts and novels written by soldiers, it's that humour is an essential part of staying sane in a warzone, plus it gave me...
But the same can be said if Ogres are first, and then DoW are called the "shameful reskins" by some. Some people just have an unreasonable belief that everything has to be made from scratch and won't...
As Steph said we know of 6 races in Warhammer 3 base game (4 Chaos races, Kislev and Cathay,) so none of them are going to be the preorder. However there are 9 playable Legendary Lords according to...
Might want to split the Warhammer 3 discussion off into its own "Re: Total War: Warhammer III announced" thread, for ease of use and to give new players somewhere clear to discuss it.
Also Kislev...
“Toutatis Favours The Brave” (A Nervii CiG AAR.)
Chapter 24: The Rear Guard
As Belenus' bright chariot begins it's journey back towards the earth once more, it seems that he too smiles upon our...
Thanks Turk. That's a good summary of what I'm aiming for here, showing war in all its facets and not just falling into the warrior culture = glorifying war trope. About the only thing that you can...