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[QuintusSertorius]

Sorry Quintus, I was trying to say if that would work for units that could have both spear and sword.

For cavalry, yes. For infantry, no.

Infantry are bugged in M2TW, two melee weapons doesn't really work, they switch between them seemingly at random. That's why we don't have any infantry with spear and sword, and why pike phalanxes don't have a secondary weapon.

[Rad]

Infantry are bugged in M2TW, two melee weapons doesn't really work, they switch between them seemingly at random. That's why we don't have any infantry with spear and sword, and why pike phalanxes don't have a secondary weapon.

This will always vex me. Classic RTS games like Battle for Middle Earth managed to enable weapon switches without any issue... drifts away to fond childhood memories*

[alex33]

Pssst btw top tip: take part in the screenshot contest folks! http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...enshot-contest

[Roma_Victrix]

I just want to say that I am tickled pink by the use of the Starship Troopers gif as a way to say you guys are killing bugs in the game. Lol.

[tentaku]

I just want to say that I am tickled pink by the use of the Starship Troopers gif as a way to say you guys are killing bugs in the game. Lol.

When I first saw starship trooper movie, I thought when did they make a movie for Starcraft....

[alex33]

I just want to say that I am tickled pink by the use of the Starship Troopers gif as a way to say you guys are killing bugs in the game. Lol.

I'm a huge Starship Troopers fan since I saw it about a year ago. One of the best satire pieces of all time!

[Baharr]

Ah, bug-squashing? 2.35 progress?

Desire to know more intensifies

[QuintusSertorius]

I've been doing my part!

[Domaje]

Oh no, 2.35 will be released in the near future and I'm only half way to the marian reform... It can't be right !

I hope you have included the changes to the diplomacy you wrote and released in a thread on this forum QS. I don't know if you had a lot of feedback about it, but it is so much of an improvement to be able to use the diplomatic options properly.

[QuintusSertorius]

Oh no, 2.35 will be released in the near future and I'm only half way to the marian reform... It can't be right !

I hope you have included the changes to the diplomacy you wrote and released in a thread on this forum QS. I don't know if you had a lot of feedback about it, but it is so much of an improvement to be able to use the diplomatic options properly.

Did you mean the removal of the difficulty-based normalisation in the descr_faction_standing, or the update to the AI diplomatic stance script? Both are in 2.35, though feedback is always useful.

[Marie Louise von Preussen]

EB2 is the only thing that brought me back to M2TW and to the TW series in general. And it's the only thing that truly breaks the paradigm of 'mere game' with enough immersion, historical accuracy, fidelity and so on. It's nice to be able to hear taunts in Koine Greek, or Gaulish - it's a brilliant concept that other mods and games have never managed to realize properly, even in the TW series. Overall, a very good job.

[Domaje]

Well, I did not saw any files here changing the normalisation of the relations between factions. But I got the changes you made to the AI diplomatic stance, which allow to make peace with AI without the Force Diplomacy script, and better, factions to make peace between themselves. I play on H/M and it really smooths the campaign a lot, as the factions are willing to peace out when they suffer to much from war, meaning they tend to lose settlements less often. Thought it do not mean a passive AI, there are a lot of fights, and a lot of wars, but they are not never ending - unless for that First Syrian War !
The map is nice too, as there is not so much "bordergore".
Here's my romani campaign, on turn 270.

[Sar1n]

I'm hoping Scorpions will finally be useful, so I can enjoy Roman campaign properly. They just plink away, scoring few kills, unlike Oxybeles, which is IMO most devastating ranged unit in EBII.

[Rad]

I'm hoping Scorpions will finally be useful, so I can enjoy Roman campaign properly. They just plink away, scoring few kills, unlike Oxybeles, which is IMO most devastating ranged unit in EBII.

I find Scorpions extremely useful. They have a long range of fire, so they can easily provoke the AI into attacking me. Otherwise, I face an AI that just stands in place, or even worse - it marches away to the other end of the map.

[Sar1n]

I find Scorpions extremely useful. They have a long range of fire, so they can easily provoke the AI into attacking me. Otherwise, I face an AI that just stands in place, or even worse - it marches away to the other end of the map.

You can do that with three times cheaper unit of light cavalry that does not slow you down on campaign map, and is able to actually do better if it survives the kamikaze assault.

[Rad]

I think that the Scorpions have the movement speed of infantry. Will need to check that though

[James the Red]

For cavalry, yes. For infantry, no.Infantry are bugged in M2TW, two melee weapons doesn't really work, they switch between them seemingly at random. That's why we don't have any infantry with spear and sword, and why pike phalanxes don't have a secondary weapon.

Could this be used to give shields an attack animation? Say for example give Hoplites the ability to use both their spears and shields as weapons. Is it possible to make units attack with their left hands without dropping the weapon in the right?

[Wulfburk]

Isnt there a shield bash animation in the game already? I see them use it oftenly.

[Roma_Victrix]

Am I the only one who is super impressed by the attention to detail on the plaid clothing of the new Helvetii unit? Looks pretty damn realistic to me; fantastic stuff, you guys!

Ah, bug-squashing? 2.35 progress?

Desire to know more intensifies

I've been doing my part!

Nice. The only good bug is a dead bug, am I right?

[Lusitanio]

An impressive unit, very detailed. I will be waiting to fight against them x)