Empire Total War, after patch 1,5..

**Zerosliver** · November 07, 2009, 02:58 AM

So I'm wondering, are you guys playing ETW for a change? If you do, do you use any mods?

I'm currently playing the latest Darthmod with the additional units mod (aum) and it's the first time I'm actually having fun in this game.

I'm currently playing as the United Provinces (aka my homeland) and captured Brussels and France.
Ive taken French Guyana and new Andalusia in the americas and I am now plotting an invasion into the main continent of India from Ceylon.
I'm loving it, I'm getting a healthy 8-10k income a turn, while I'm even raising up armies and fleets.

Anyone care to tell me their story?

**pwf224** · November 07, 2009, 09:44 AM

I'm not sure this is the place to discuss ETW

**Grislok** · November 07, 2009, 01:54 PM

I would like to discuss it here with KGCM players if we could. Whose call is that?....Dave? He's been extremely absent and the site has very little life anymore. What do you say?

**Dave Scarface** · November 13, 2009, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Grislok

I would like to discuss it here with KGCM players if we could. Whose call is that?....Dave? He's been extremely absent and the site has very little life anymore. What do you say?

Yes, I have been away, and this is not the place to discuss ETW. This mod forum is only for discussion on KGCM.

Thread Closed.

**Zerosliver** · November 07, 2009, 03:46 PM

There has been a discussion in these forums about ETW before, but when it just came out. (even in dave's retirement thread)

I would like to know from all the kgcm'ers what they think of it now.

**Slanted** · November 07, 2009, 07:08 PM

I have been playing it more lately with a bunch of different random mods that don't chance much more than factions but I was thinking about Darthmod but I will wait till I am done with my current campaigns.

**Grislok** · November 07, 2009, 09:53 PM

I played through 1.2 and then stopped and ran my Aztec campaign on KGCM. I tried again with 1.5 and found the experience very compelling compared to my first go at it. I ran a Sweden campaign VH/H to 1750 before sadly conceding defeat. British invasions of Finland and constant Russian attacks left me with 2 territories of my original 4 or 5 by 1750. Never had a good economy going and lost every important naval battle until I was without a navy by late 1730s. Humbling and great fun. I do not seem to have all the problems everyone says troubles them and I even enjoy siege battles. A certain small percentage of battles have the enemy making squares or walking around and getting shot but I just justify it by thinking how often that probably did happen in real life. I am now 40 turns in on an Austrian VH/H campaign that has been very different. The Ottoman empire has been pushed all the way back to Turkey proper fairly easily and three sets of three merchant ships have made it to the trade ports and remain unmolested. I am at war with Russia, Barbary and pirates besides Ottomans, and have taken Moscow. I use no mods, though I wish to open all the factions, and really love this game.

**Zerosliver** · November 08, 2009, 04:41 AM

@Grislok: Glad to hear you like it as much as I do now.

I'm gonna try the Ottomans next, however the Austrians have a tendency to attack on turn one and I only have melee units at my disposal.
Plus I think CA made many Ottoman regions too low on income.

Anyone else care to share their experiences?

**pwf224** · November 10, 2009, 09:56 PM

I've tried IS 2.1.1 and it's been the best mod I've ever played for ETW. Not much time for games though lately with schoolwork, but when I do I've been trying to squeeze in some ETW. I wish the AI and siege battles were fixed though, but other than that it's gotten a lot better with 1.5.

My favorite faction is GB though, even though I am disappointed they don't have any Irish units. I wish America was playable in the Grand Campaign too. I know that there are some semi-stable mods that unlock it, but I don't want to take the chance.

**Slanted** · November 11, 2009, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by pwf224

I've tried IS 2.1.1 and it's been the best mod I've ever played for ETW. Not much time for games though lately with schoolwork, but when I do I've been trying to squeeze in some ETW. I wish the AI and siege battles were fixed though, but other than that it's gotten a lot better with 1.5.

My favorite faction is GB though, even though I am disappointed they don't have any Irish units. I wish America was playable in the Grand Campaign too. I know that there are some semi-stable mods that unlock it, but I don't want to take the chance.

All you need to do is finish the Road to Independence campaign and stage 4 of it is America on the Grand campaign map.

**Grislok** · November 10, 2009, 10:35 PM

My forts at Constantinople have repaired themselves through countless siege battles. I was led to believe this was impossible with the game in current state.

**pwf224** · November 12, 2009, 02:19 PM

I never got that far but I'll try it. Does it play like every other GC game with America in place of the 13 colonies, or is there more, such as different starting regions for factions and so forth.