Animations in battles

**tonibiker** · November 06, 2007, 11:23 AM

I never noticed that anyone of soldiers kill your enemy with a sword through a body or something like that.I see that on the pictures but not in the game.
Why?Is it depends on something?
The battles are really better and much more interesting then rome total war.Graphic are briliant but I love to see great animations and effects more than everything
When they make "HEAD OFF" kills or ARROW IN THE BODY?That would be great.

**Lost Crusader** · November 06, 2007, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by tonibiker

I never noticed that anyone of soldiers kill your enemy with a sword through a body or something like that.

There is such animation in the game, I've seen it several times.
My favorite one is when a swordsman stabs the enemy that has already fallen.

**tonibiker** · November 06, 2007, 12:45 PM

i see just when pikeman stubs the enemy

**toysoldier30** · November 06, 2007, 01:57 PM

Ya i haven't really seen much either, but i think that is perhaps because I haven't really taken the time to look. Perhaps you need to up the graphical settings or something because I'm sure they are supposed to be in there. Or take the time to watch an entire battle and there might be tons of hidden ones.

**Black Prince IV** · November 06, 2007, 02:25 PM

I zoom in on one guy and just watch him till he dies or I have to check on the battle. The only animation I hate is when a guy with an axe or halberd hits another guys legs out and they do a flip and die.

**Lost Crusader** · November 06, 2007, 03:29 PM

tonibiker, is this what you had in mind?

Originally Posted by Black Prince IV

The only animation I hate is when a guy with an axe or halberd hits another guys legs out and they do a flip and die.

Yeah, I hate that one, too.

**tonibiker** · November 07, 2007, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by Black Prince IV

I zoom in on one guy and just watch him till he dies or I have to check on the battle. The only animation I hate is when a guy with an axe or halberd hits another guys legs out and they do a flip and die.

ha ha thats sucks really

Originally Posted by zingerburger

I think it has something to do with the Effects Detail setting in the Graphics Options. From what I've seen, if you turn it all the way down it's pretty much like Rome: Total War battles, where the soldiers just swing their weapon with the one animation. But if you turn the setting up you'll more likely see the cool kills.

my graphic is all maximum so...

**zingerburger** · November 06, 2007, 03:44 PM

I think it has something to do with the Effects Detail setting in the Graphics Options. From what I've seen, if you turn it all the way down it's pretty much like Rome: Total War battles, where the soldiers just swing their weapon with the one animation. But if you turn the setting up you'll more likely see the cool kills.

**supekele** · November 06, 2007, 06:29 PM

How can you hate the flippy animation? I love it! If I had a Bill I'd run around doing that to all my friends.

**Bob The Fearless** · November 07, 2007, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by supekele

How can you hate the flippy animation? I love it! If I had a Bill I'd run around doing that to all my friends.

HHHmmmmm I have a Bill Hook, I use it for chopping wood.

Best I'm careful who I lend it to eh!

How come you guys get time to watch the battles so closely. It takes me all my time getting everyone running around the field feeling tired.

**D|major** · November 07, 2007, 01:09 PM

Well, there are some nice animations in M2TW. But they dont appear often and they are not as nice as they could be. In my two M2 videos (look at my signature for them) i tried to get the best shots out of the replays, but if you run the video slow you can see some glitches at the animation (as if one frame was completely out of line).
But I heard there are some mods which fixed the animations and made them look better. Maybe you should try one....