Third Age players ....Choices & Habits

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

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Player Choices and Habits ...for the record....

1. What campaign settings do you use? Example M/M medium campaign/ medium battles...

2. Do you play for the battles, changes in the campaign map/game politics , role playing, or all of it.

3. What Third Age version do you use and do you use any sub-mods?

4. Do you have computer skills or are you a computer dummy like the guy that made this thread?

5. Do you add your own bits and pieces to the game? Change the data .Example: All spear militia now have 2 hit points instead of one.

6. if you could add one thing to the game what would it be?

Thanks for taking time out to answer... Yes, there is a poll but I really would prefer to hear what you'all have to say. ..

[Vifarc]

Player Choices and Habits ...for the record....

3. What Third Age version do you use and do you use any sub-mods?

RC+R submod

5. Do you add your own bits and pieces to the game? Change the data

No, but I'll want spies not dying trying going in towns.

6. if you could add one thing to the game what would it be?

Maybe one day I'll do a submod for these carefull spies, that would stop the about-to-die spie for the turn.

[Withwnar]

1.3, no submods, VH/VH. Battles are good, sometimes awesome, but I'm more of a campaign map kind of guy; especially now with Middle-Earth being the map.

4. Do you have computer skills or are you a computer dummy like the guy that made this thread?

Yes, skills. Oh... wait... this is some kind of nerd test isn't it?

5. Do you add your own bits and pieces to the game?

Very little. I gave Mithlond Warriors AP, nerfed Trolls in a previous game, and have adjusted arrow firing angles (downward; walls) in the past.

6. if you could add one thing to the game what would it be?

What a good question! Virtual Reality interface (Matrix style)? Failing that: the ability to let a buddy control the battle while I jump into 1st person mode.

EDIT: that "add one thing" isn't possible, so: I'd love to able to recruit units from other factions. Having some Rangers and Dwarven infantry in my Silvan army would be awesome and really add to the alliance feel. It has been discussed in a few recent threads, including Suggestion for the Elves: Options of expansion.

[Danny_K_1]

One thing I could add? Just custom buildings and it would be absolutely perfect.

[ackrite26]

1. Usually VH/VH, depends what type of campaign I want to play. H/H for a more laid back game.

2. More for the roleplaying aspect. But all of it.

3. 1.3 with RR / RC

4. I would say I have moderate computing skills

5. I started learning from the Mod Workshop a couple days ago. I have changed some of the staring script for the campaign. Added some traits and ancillaries. Also added Círdan as a starting general in Mithlond for the High Elves (complete with unique traits, ancs, description etc)

6. Unique buildings and fortresses in the battle map. And adding princesses and marriage between certain factions.

[Maca]

Player Choices and Habits ...for the record....

1. What campaign settings do you use? Example M/M medium campaign/ medium battles...

2. Do you play for the battles, changes in the campaign map/game politics , role playing, or all of it.

3. What Third Age version do you use and do you use any sub-mods?

4. Do you have computer skills or are you a computer dummy like the guy that made this thread?

5. Do you add your own bits and pieces to the game? Change the data .Example: All spear militia now have 2 hit points instead of one.

6. if you could add one thing to the game what would it be?

Thanks for taking time out to answer... Yes, there is a poll but I really would prefer to hear what you'all have to say. ..

1) THis is tricky, I put medium in the poll, but that's for battles, campaign VH. I hate the battle bonuses, there's no fun in having your elites beaten by an average enemy one-on-one.

2) All of it. I have gone through a stage where I almost never fought my own battles, but that was before my first Silvan campaign.

3) TATW 1.3 no submods. I am cursed with an inability to install mods\submods, the only reason that I got this one in the first place was because it was only the second that I ever could get to work. The other was Europa Barbarorum for RTW.

4) I put in computer skills, but a choice between would have been better, I am no expert, but can do things.

5) I used to change it for 1.1 and 1.2, but haven't done anything to 1.3, yet. That remindes me, I must give the Elven swordsmen AP. This is all I ever do, and it's so minor that I put no in the poll.

6) Just one thing? Sure, Realistic cities would be nice, as well as more heroes, but what I would really like, and wish for, is fantastic AI diplomacy. Backstabbing, plots and alliances of conveniance from the AI factions would add real depth to any campaign. Ohh, just saw Withwinar's idea, about the buddy controlling. I use the delete key to zoom in on my fighting generals all of the time, bringing the camera down right behind their heads like a third-person. If only it were possible, the idea would be great!

[PSIHOPAT]

1 - VH/VH alwais

2 - All parts from the game are very important for me,but i have great pleasure in battlefield because my skill and interest is far high there than in economy.I prefer militaristic power oriented.

3 - Third age 1.3 + last RC/RR

4 - The point is not exactly clear for me.because with computer can be made many things,and all of this require more or less skill.

5 - Of course i make little modification in the mods,confirmed later to be errors(or not) with every new patch or mod released(or not)...but obvious i don't make absurd things like giving 2HP to militia.

6 - There are many things to be said about that,but to be written there....see what i say about that

Thanks for taking time out to answer... Yes, there is a poll but I really would prefer to hear what you'all have to say. ..

It's my pleasure...but i am curious why your interest is much bigger for this very important things than for game developer...because as far i know,you are not part of the team of TA game developer...and what you really can do if you hear interesting ideas here?....just to record the poll and ideas?....for what exactly ?....

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

It's my pleasure...but i am curious why your interest is much bigger for this very important things than for game developer...because as far i know,you are not part of the team of TA game developer...and what you really can do if you hear interesting ideas here?....just to record the poll and ideas?....for what exactly ?....

And PSIPHOPAT, maybe he is just curious? And we have "suggestions"-thread too.

Well this thread and it's duplicate in the Stainless Steel forums http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=315405 gives an overall view as to some asspects of the community both here and there. A quick look at the poll numbers gives you an idea of the way folks roll around here. Between the two threads it's had over a thousand views so I think the poll is indeed a true representation of both community's.

Some of the suggestions for mod enhancements have been really good like using the Settlement Govenor's like the one used in Roma Surrectum. and finally some of the modders read these threads {Hi P.B. & Caesar Clivus,..} and it just might give them a few ideas...

[Kahvipannu]

1. VH/VH

2. I play almost every battle everytime. Usually I roleplay a bit, I keep my eye on factionleader and heir. And I prefer to control all my cities, so I keep governors in them, if possible.

3. I recently downloaded RR/RC, but haven't tryed it out yet, otherwise clean TATW

4. Computers don't like me so I believe I'm average user.

5. simple no.

6. I would add "village system" and economy from Rusichi-TW in TATW, I just loved it. It would really bring more life to factions like Eriador and Rohan.

And PSIPHOPAT, maybe he is just curious? And we have "suggestions"-thread too.

[Myshkin]

Here are my answers...

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The battles?: Yes, I play for the battles too.
Changes on the campaign map/ game politics: Yes, I applied changes and I would love to enhance politics.
Roleplaying: No, I have done hardcore DnD and I feel TW is a different area. So yes, but not here...
All of it: Yes, apart of RP.
Very hard: All the way baby!
Use sub-mods?: Sure, I like some. I also like to make my own changes.
Change data?: Not sure what you mean as "data". Yes, since I try mods, I changed the data...
Got comp skills: Does a doctoral on programing and a bag full of other practicaly useless papers, which I have worked for 30 years like a dog to obtain count?
Introduce a change: One more thing I need to do now is add merchants to my mod...

Note: Nobody voted for easy! I read an a article written by a game designer who claimed if a game is very difficult at "medium level" and people have to play on easy to win, they immediately disregard the game as crap -because nobody likes to play on easy.

[Jean=A=Luc]

1. What campaign settings do you use? Example M/M medium campaign/ medium battles...

VH/VH

2. Do you play for the battles, changes in the campaign map/game politics , role playing, or all of it.

Battles and the role play aspect of course.

3. What Third Age version do you use and do you use any sub-mods?

1.3 and RC/RR

4. Do you have computer skills or are you a computer dummy like the guy that made this thread?

Hardly an expert but I'm usually able to do my own "tech support".

5. Do you add your own bits and pieces to the game? Change the data .Example: All spear militia now have 2 hit points instead of one.

Sometimes I edit the EDU and EDB (export_descr_buildings) though rarely.

6. if you could add one thing to the game what would it be?

Faction specific buildings/tech trees, traits, ancillaries, anything to create a more authentic Middle-Earth atmosphere.

[Ultra123]

to add something to the game would definatly be adding unique builings in every aspect on the battle map. im sure this can be done but from modding mount and blade i can tell u its no easy feat probably harder on the med2 engine. its such a huge amount of work draiwng its all on the pc. i duno wot people use here to mod things for the tw series but i used to use wings 3d and thats long with all the polygons and that, it takes weeks jst perfecting a single building.

[Vaz]

1. What campaign settings do you use? Example M/M medium campaign/ medium battles...
M/M, M/VH, VH/M, VH/VH

2. Do you play for the battles, changes in the campaign map/game politics , role playing, or all of it.
Battles, making my own history. No offence to the developers, but Stainless Steel, All Under Heaven, and Broken Crescent all hold my heart for Campaign map features. That's not to say the things like Biography, and Faction/Region Specific Buildings don't interest me - They do, but the campaign is just a way for me to get my troops with Strategy.

3. What Third Age version do you use and do you use any sub-mods?
1.3 Vanilla, with some of my own modifications, and Divide and Conquer. I'm thinking about including RR/RC, though, for something different.

4. Do you have computer skills or are you a computer dummy like the guy that made this thread?
Computer skills as in how? I can make a ballistic's report, and I'm pretty good on word. But I've modded Dawn of War, and M2TW, so I know my way around. Otherwise, I'm pretty poo.

5. Do you add your own bits and pieces to the game? Change the data .Example: All spear militia now have 2 hit points instead of one.
Yes. Pretty much always. Just to practise.

6. if you could add one thing to the game what would it be?
Eriador Released. And Trolls riding Mumak's as Heavy Cavalry.