Few Questions

[MuppetGank]

Just started playing this game and like it ALOT more than Empire, but i have a few questions id like answers for:

1. I have a very good pc and very good connection but i can only play agasint people in AUS/NZ area (as im also in this area), is this the same for everyone? are there many aus/nz players out there? Also how do i view ping/latency in game?

2. Where/How do you play this game online, so far ive only used the lobby room in the games main menu (which doesnt have much activity) Ive heard about the "hamanchi" but is it worth downloading? and what about PBEM where do i play/find players for that, can you play PBEM without kingdoms?

3. I dont have Kingdoms.... is it really worth it? atm im playing the lands to conquer MOD which gives a huge improvement to the AI and im pretty happy with it.

4. Any links to good sites/posts giving tips on how to control units/formations/groupings would be very helpful as im having trouble getting my armies to do what i want them to do.

[Neige]

3. I dont have Kingdoms.... is it really worth it? atm im playing the lands to conquer MOD which gives a huge improvement to the AI and im pretty happy with it.

4. Any links to good sites/posts giving tips on how to control units/formations/groupings would be very helpful as im having trouble getting my armies to do what i want them to do.

3. Yes it is. It gives a lot of extra fun. And also it patches your game to the latest version and fixes some serious bugs. So, yeah, buy it!

4. Read this and search for other guides on the forums.

[Silent Assassin]

3. Yes it is. It gives a lot of extra fun. And also it patches your game to the latest version and fixes some serious bugs. So, yeah, buy it!

4. Read this and search for other guides on the forums.

Thx Archer for the Advertizing

[MuppetGank]

Does Kingdoms fix all the bugs that arnt fixed in 1.3? Like pathfinding/unit placement in castles, cavlary not behaving properly etc... or is kingdoms only good for the content?

[Neige]

Well.. pathfinding isn't fixed. But the content is great. Besides, there are many mods that improve those things witch require Kingdoms.

[soloman1129]

I would recomend Kingdoms! I used to love playing the crusades campaign untill we got a stupid new PC with stupid Vista. Now I cant install Kingdoms. I understand a few people are having a problem with Vista... I'm not a fan of it