EMPIRE installing as i type

[Deathchant]

And i am wondering, is it worth doing the Vanilla Campaign or should i mod the game straight away with something like darthmod?

any opinions would be appreciated!

[Whooz]

Hmm, got the same, Darthmod looks pretty great, currently playing Vanilla Empire, you should just experiment with both...

[MorganH.]

Mod it right away is my advice
Pick one of these;
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1071

[Ahlerich]

i highly recommend rolling back to the last restore point once the installation is finished

[Centurion Legio IX Hispana]

i highly recommend rolling back to the last restore point once the installation is finished

[SonOfCrusader76]

i highly recommend rolling back to the last restore point once the installation is finished

You really don't like this game, do you?

[♔Drewoid13♔]

skip vanilla. Start playing Darthmod or DMUC immediately. You won't miss anything skipping vanilla.

[P|A|ntZ]

If you are going to play Darthmod, I would suggest waiting for 5.6. It should be out this weekend (probably) and it specifically tailored to work best with ETW 1.6, as well as adding some great new features. I'd stick with Vanilla for a few days. Maybe play through the early 1-4 episodes.

[Tim_Ward]

Play vanilla first for a bit, *then* decide what Mods you want after looking over their change logs.

[Rilder]

I personally haven't felt any reason to mod ETW yet and I've put 130+ hours on it, but that's just me. I tried APE a couple times but I always uninstall it, hell I don't even play with AUM.

[decimator22]

I agree with the above, try Vainilla first. I enjoyed it even thought I bought it from the first day of release. After you tire with it, try a mod.

[♔Drewoid13♔]

hahaha. its not easy to like the vanilla game

[SonOfCrusader76]

hahaha. its not easy to like the vanilla game

Well, I do!! The only thing that's annoyed me so far is when I have men on the walls and they don't open fire!!

[Kuhndog]

Well, I do!! The only thing that's annoyed me so far is when I have men on the walls and they don't open fire!!

Yes this is quite annoying, I could eliminate the enemy so much faster in Fort Battles if this would happen.

[SonOfCrusader76]

Yes this is quite annoying, I could eliminate the enemy so much faster in Fort Battles if this would happen.

What happened was the enemy had some cannons in the fort and I had men on the wall who weren't firing. So, I started to move them down the steps, whereupon the cannons opened fire, destroyed the wall and decimated the unit in the process! Last time I send men up the walls when there are cannons in the fort.

[Kuhndog]

What happened was the enemy had some cannons in the fort and I had men on the wall who weren't firing. So, I started to move them down the steps, whereupon the cannons opened fire, destroyed the wall and decimated the unit in the process! Last time I send men up the walls when there are cannons in the fort.

I go for the cannons first. If I have my own cannons, I will blow several holes in the forts and try to charge cavalry in to take them out. If I don't have enough cavalry or any at all, I will try to get my infantry to scale the walls on the side of the cannon as fast as I can and charge the cannons as and engage in melee where in turn I will enter the Square Formation preventing the enemy cavalry from making a counter charge and routing my infantry.

[P|A|ntZ]

Well, I do!! The only thing that's annoyed me so far is when I have men on the walls and they don't open fire!!

TIP: Try toggling the fire at will button off and then back on. Sometimes works to wake up a regiment and have them run to the edge of the wall if they're already on top of it.

[SonOfCrusader76]

TIP: Try toggling the fire at will button off and then back on. Sometimes works to wake up a regiment and have them run to the edge of the wall if they're already on top of it.

OK - thanks for the tip.

[Kuhndog]

I haven't really seen enough reason to HATE the vanilla game. A couple of bugs, but I haven't found any reason to mod it yet. Perhaps I will try the new Darthmod to see what all the hip is about.

[Lumina]

I haven't really seen enough reason to HATE the vanilla game. A couple of bugs, but I haven't found any reason to mod it yet. Perhaps I will try the new Darthmod to see what all the hip is about.

Haha someone who thinks like me about Vanilla.