Does having Alexander/Barb invasion make a difference for this mod

[zachattack]

Is there any difference if I have those or not?

I lost my old disks except for R:TW vanilla and I want to try this, but if I will be missing out on content without alex/BI, then I will re-buy those.

[Velico]

In short, yes. BI has more naval invasions and generally well balanced armies as well as better AI than RTW. Alex has well balanced armies, they retrain (I love that feature), and much better AI than RTW. Alex's AI is usually considered the best but some will argue for BI. It all comes down to personal preference. I use Alex and enjoy the gameplay.

[zachattack]

OK, I will install all of them then.

[LEGIO ROMANI]

Hi there, if you need to buy Alex and BI, a good place to buy them is at AMAZON.com. You can get all three disks for less than $40. Its called ROME TOTAL WAR ANTHOLOGY. This was the best solution for me and I haven't had any problems installing RS2 and the patch plus any of the sub mods. Good luck?

[chris10]

at AMAZON.com. You can get all three disks for less than $40. Its called ROME TOTAL WAR ANTHOLOGY.

coughhh...coughhhh.....$ 40 ?????....RTW Gold goes for $ 4,99 and Anthology for $ 19,99 on ebay and buying a used DVD will be even cheaper

[LEGIO ROMANI]

Ok Chris, so I like to spend money. LOL! If you can get it cheaper, why not! Go for it.

[chris10]

Ok Chris, so I like to spend money. LOL! If you can get it cheaper, why not! Go for it.

Iam well served,thanks ...
I was just about the 40 bucks which would be a scam bearing in mind that the game is pretty old...

[Lord Uxbridge]

Hi there, if you need to buy Alex and BI, a good place to buy them is at AMAZON.com. You can get all three disks for less than $40. Its called ROME TOTAL WAR ANTHOLOGY. This was the best solution for me and I haven't had any problems installing RS2 and the patch plus any of the sub mods. Good luck?

I'm sure I got the anthology for far cheaper about 4 years ago

[LEGIO ROMANI]

I just went online to AMAZON.com. The going price for ROME TOTAL WAR ANTHOLOGY is $20.14 USD new. Sorry, my mistake.

[Paladin247]

If you start playing a campaign w/ one engine, say RTW, can you switch engines to BI or Alex mid-campaign or do you have to start a new one?

[Nota']

I think you can upgrade from RTW to BI or alex but you cant go backwards me thinks.
Make a backup save in case something goes wrong, but as far as I know you can't go backwards.

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

Hi everybody...
Any clear answer guys?????? im also very interested about which is the best to use AL exe or BI exe...????

[RebelCub]

I'm using BI but I've also got Alexander on my computer. I'd be interested to know the real differences myself. Would like to know why the AI in Alexander is different than BI.

[Drtad]

The AI in Alexander retrains it's troops. I've personally noticed that in BI the AI really overdoes the naval invasions imo, but in Alexander they are tuned down a bit (they still build navies though).

I use Alex, but in my opinion it's about the same as BI. Maybe the battle AI is slightly better but I'm not sure.

[♔Greek Strategos♔]

The AI in Alexander retrains it's troops. I've personally noticed that in BI the AI really overdoes the naval invasions imo, but in Alexander they are tuned down a bit (they still build navies though).

I use Alex, but in my opinion it's about the same as BI. Maybe the battle AI is slightly better but I'm not sure.

Thanks for your answer Drtad...

[AspisPhalanx90]

The AI in Alexander retrains it's troops. I've personally noticed that in BI the AI really overdoes the naval invasions imo, but in Alexander they are tuned down a bit (they still build navies though).

I use Alex, but in my opinion it's about the same as BI. Maybe the battle AI is slightly better but I'm not sure.

Agreed, BI the naval invasions are a little hefty. You really need to maintain a navy, and if i play on BI i disregard the rule of not sinking armies in fleets, since alls fair at that point.

I prefer BI still though because of shield wall. the formation just makes me

[Wulfburk]

Rome total war complete (RTW, BI, ALEX) is 9,99 usd in steam, pretty cheap

[carnivore]

Hi
Regarding your question, I can tell you that the AI in Alex is really giving you hard time during battles
Full strong stacks, flanking maneuvers with caverly and a good use of diplomacy.
So if you are looking for a good challange, try H/H with Alex

[drecie14]

I have both Alex and BI...
I play RS2 on both of them too
Yeah Alex AI retrains, BI has naval...
As said earlier, It all comes down to personal preference

[RebelCub]

People keep saying BI has naval....what does that mean? Does Alex's AI not do naval attacks/invasions?