Alexander Expansion

**caesar100** · April 27, 2010, 03:37 PM

Is the Alexander Expansion worth buying?

And could someone tell me the historical battles on it (dont ask why)?

Thanks

**~~Warhammster~~** · April 27, 2010, 04:54 PM

Yes

**The Mad Monk** · April 27, 2010, 09:26 PM

Battle of Chaeronea, Granicus, Halicarnassus, Issus, Gaugemela, Hydaspes.

The Historical battles are actualy far better than the campaign, well the HB are pretty much a campaign in itself. For every battle it shows you a 3 min statrgic cutscene that walks you through the strategic movements and personal life of Alexander the Great.

**MortenJessen** · April 28, 2010, 04:47 AM

Hi there.
If you want to be challenged from start to finnish, Alexander is worth the money. You are trown straight into a loosing war, bad economy and a really unhappy population at home. And you only got 100 turns to remake Alexanders campaign. It is immensely fun to fight the battles in Alexander, since no matter how outnumbered and out gunned you are, you just need to win every battle to keep up momentum. You will learn alot about phalanx warfare in Alexander, making playing as the Seludics and Macedonia in Rome far more fun afterwards.
Y.S.
M. Jessen

**Hopit** · April 28, 2010, 07:13 AM

and it makes AI smarter and fixes a bug with the phalanx, so ti makes mods more fun

**~~Warhammster~~** · April 28, 2010, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by Hopit

and it makes AI smarter and fixes a bug with the phalanx, so ti makes mods more fun

Which bug?

**eXistenZ** · April 28, 2010, 11:07 AM

Well, you probably find it very cheap, so why not.

The historical battles, narrated by brian blessed are very good, much better then you'll see in any other TW-game

**Hopit** · April 29, 2010, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Warhammster

Which bug?

well, 2 (or more) phalanx units fight against each other and suddenly units start moving backwards, as if some1 is punching them in the face and they keep going, and going and that unit becomes useless.

**~~Warhammster~~** · April 29, 2010, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Hopit

well, 2 (or more) phalanx units fight against each other and suddenly units start moving backwards, as if some1 is punching them in the face and they keep going, and going and that unit becomes useless.

That works as intended, units with heavy spears do push back their opponents. The reason you only think about it when pitting 2 phalanxes against eachother is becuase then there are 2 units that do not yield so both get pushed.

**Hopit** · May 02, 2010, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Warhammster

That works as intended, units with heavy spears do push back their opponents. The reason you only think about it when pitting 2 phalanxes against eachother is becuase then there are 2 units that do not yield so both get pushed.

random units get moving away from their unit and they keep moving backwards even when no1's around? yeah that is normal

**caesar100** · April 28, 2010, 02:43 PM

Thanks everyone. Thats all I needed.

**|Sith| Max** · May 03, 2010, 02:19 AM

Hopit is not lying. this "Moonwalker bug" exists. however so few soldiers participate in the event, that its really not so big a problem. its also funny. funny things are nice. Nice things are good. thus this bug is good. while this statement is controversial i trust Bruce here will destroy any and all counter arguments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVCe0oWdnrE

**mrhectic** · July 13, 2010, 09:51 PM

the battle at gaugemela what were the original arangements of the troops at different stages of the battle. if the alexander expantion is any good at being historically acurate, unlike rome total war which wasnt, should i buy it?

**Fireright** · July 14, 2010, 05:34 AM

I kinda like Alexander and both Gold Edition 2 and Rome Anthology contain the game, and theyre cheap as chips these days, so not much lost by buying it and giving it a whirl.

Not much replay value though, maybe a couple of times to 'beat your personal best' and see if you can complete faster than your previous attempt.

Its not really a campaign for those who prefer a slower pace as you've got to keep moving, and theres no diplomats available so you cant bribe foes. If the AI feels youre slacking Advisor Victoria will appear and scold you for being behind schedule and a naughty boy. Kinda sexy

**HERO_331** · July 14, 2010, 08:31 AM

@mrhectic: At Gaugamela I believe that Alexander deployed the main phalanx in the middle; Parmenion commanded the left flank and Alexander was on the right flank with his Companion Cavalry. I 'm pretty sure that when the phalanx advanced, it did so at an angle as to refuse on the Persian flanks, but I don't remember which one. Hope that somewhat answers your question.

As for Alexander, the historical battles are quite accurate. Like someone said earlier, before each battle you get a 3-5 five minute narrative that gives the historical background leading up to the battle. Also, the deployment positions at the start of each battle are somewhat accurate. The campaign is extremely linear though. You can only play as one faction, and you have no choice as to where to expand.

Overall, it's pretty accurate for a video game. I'd buy it if I were you. And had the $ of course.