You deceitful bastards...

[DoogansQuest]

So why play a game, where there's opportunities to make your own ending, if you're just going to play it the way it went historically every time?

It's the same way with all the RTW mods. Everybody picks Rome, conquers historically, then starts over.

[Killerbee]

Wonderful why not mod it so when start the battle it shows the movie.

YOU is written along the screen.

And you lose.

Seriously , what's the matter with you ?

[War lord]

Seriously , what's the matter with you ?

What do you mean?

[Killerbee]

Wonderful why not mod it so when start the battle it shows the movie.

YOU is written along the screen.

And you lose.

Why the " you" ? Why the "and you lose" ? And why the irony ? He was just enthoused ..

[Yawyack]

I cannot believe this is so contentious, especially as its only turn 1 in the game . Well it’s pretty easy to turn it off, I just hope HS keeps it the way it is. I just don’t see the point in playing a 300/Thermopylae Mod, and then messing with that entire foundation. But hey ho, whatever you do with your personal mod is upto you. If you are gonna mod Thermopylae then don’t forget to add the Thespians, Thebans, and helots (?). Or add an army made up of Papa Lazarou and his wives. Whatever. I’m off to bed…

[Halie Satanus]

But hey ho, whatever you do with your personal mod is upto you. If you are gonna mod Thermopylae then don’t forget to add the Thespians, Thebans, and helots (?).

Three years late but I just spotted this, I'm nothing if not observant.

It is stated (somewhere) that the scripted battle is set on the last day, after everyone but the last few remaining Spartans has gone home for tea. More specifically it is after the Persians have nipped though the secret pass in the hills and Leonidas and his bro's are making their last stand.

There, I do hate lose ends..

[Yawyack]

Three years late but I just spotted this, I'm nothing if not observant.

It is stated (somewhere) that the scripted battle is set on the last day, after everyone but the last few remaining Spartans has gone home for tea. More specifically it is after the Persians have nipped though the secret pass in the hills and Leonidas and his bro's are making their last stand.

There, I do hate lose ends..

Ah, I must have missed that.

6 1/2 year conversation resolved!

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

A valid point. I really don't care; it'd be rather anticlimactic if the God-King died on the first turn. Mod's fun, regardless.

[Aradan]

The mod is *centred* around the very concept of Leonidas' sacrifice, his will to fight with the certainty of death. It's not like you have to do everything in a historically accurate way in the mod (far from it), but making Leonidas live and Xerxes die at Thermopylae really just defeats the purpose.

[War lord]

The mod is *centred* around the very concept of Leonidas' sacrifice, his will to fight with the certainty of death. It's not like you have to do everything in a historically accurate way in the mod (far from it), but making Leonidas live and Xerxes die at Thermopylae really just defeats the purpose.

Yes but if you can win then why not let you?It's not like the ingame battle is anything like the real one anyway.

[Hakomar]

War Lord, why are you so aggressive and rude? All you do is critisize and be negative. For gods sake man, have a change of heart.

Edit: Necroed by accident. Ah well, there is no second page.

[Halie Satanus]

Yes but if you can win then why not let you?It's not like the ingame battle is anything like the real one anyway.

It is what it is, don't like it go to the mod workshop and learn how to change it yourself.

Good Luck.

[DaVinci]

It is what it is, don't like it go to the mod workshop and learn how to change it yourself.

Good Luck.

100 % right.
Although the thread is very old, i just spotted it.

Some mod players forget obviously, that the mod product is a creation along the will of the makers, ie. just like a book, an authors product.

[And then players can make their own personal submodding, if wished ... or even publicly, if permission is given].

Nothing to add to the theme.

[Halie Satanus]

LoL.

[alistairmills]

i won the battle at Thermoplyes fair and square my spartans held out the whole 45 mins but unfortunately leonidas died in the last 2 mins -.- but ofc i had it on a medium difficult =D

[Alco]

Aw, I would like to play as Leonidas and not have him die! I always enjoy the whole change history of the TW games. Anyways I think this mod looks awesome, let me know if their is a way to keep Leonidas around. Thanks

[ArtoriusMaximus]

ummmm he can die thouygh when you face him again right? like to fully conquer campaign and all???

[ArtoriusMaximus]

nvm i found the answer in general discussion soo just ignore my first comment

[briajb]

I feel like , I killed Xerxes on turn 1. Now I feel that any further actions on my part would shame the entire Persian race.

[Megas Antiviros <3 Gaesatae :p]

I have a great idea: give him 15 hitpoints, but please don't leave him immortal