The Total War of tommorow

[big bad badger]

This thread is to discuss the possiblilities of the future Total War games. Imagine a time where graphics are so refined we se every single individual man differently, with expressions and emotions. Imagion a time when the sound in games is so good, we hear every individual footstep.

In future Total Wars I would love for far more realistic sieges. We get siege weapons like Trebuchets, Rams and Onagers and we can utterly demolish the town. Falling debris injures passing units, perhaps even killing them. Debris will block paths, causing anoth Plan of Action. Fires will rage, causing death and severe injuries. Random peasants fighting for thier homes with rusty forks before being cruelly slain.

OOO I Can't wait for the future!! What would you like? Be as far out as you like.

P.S I posted here because I can't find any where else. A kind moderater would move it I hope if its wrongly placed? Thanks.

[imb39]

Well either here or Community News.

As to what I want... Well After M2TW, one focussed on China would be interesting as that is one area that is still relatively unknown and I love programs such as The Water Margin. Sorry if I have offended anyone with that statement...

[Atheist Peace]

I think this belongs in either RTW/BI, or MTW2, possibly. It is a total war discussion, so it certainly belongs somewhere in the "TW Community," not Common Community.

Pertaining to the question ... I would want to see something with China perhaps also, or a musket era game wouldn't be bad, or even a game about the World Wars. A TW about the Ancient times, before the "classical age," would be amazing though.

[therussian]

I'd like a "Three Kingdoms" TW based in China. If not, then a Japanese (at least).


Just don't name it Shogun II: Total War

[Habelo]

Id like something diffrent, mayby aztek vs inka? they gotta have some tactics in war?=)

[King Henry V]

Well being your typical bigoted European :wink: , I would not want a Chinese TW. Instead I would rather have something like Colonialism: Total War (1792-1914) or putting EUI (1492-1792) onto a Total War Engine.

[Ramon Gonzales y Garcia]

Has anybody ever played the game "Braveheart"? (1999, Eidos Interactive). That game gave u 3D battles, real time (or shall we say equal time) movement of armies, the ability to choose how to equip/reequip ur soldiers (choose ur best men to be armed with the best weapons/armor) vs Total War (ur hi experience hastati becomes obsolete after Marian reforms, ur hi exp levy spearmen remain levy spearmen). the ability to choose how many peasants to work on building, to work on the farms, etc. It gave u the ability to raid trade caravans... problem was, it was buggy as hell... I think TW could take hints from that game.
One big point, IMO is equal time movement, in TW now and in MTW2, strat map movement is turn based, which leaves us with several problems. esp the uncatchable army thing. and reequipping soldiers (I would want my best men to be given the best armor/weapons)
It doesn't really matter where the setting will be. China, Napoleonic times, MesoAmerica, even remakes... as long as it doesn't have magic in it (at least we could get rid of that magic glowy thing in RTW).

[Last Roman]

Im kinda getting tired of Europe, something in Asia would be nice But a EUI version, like King Henry said, would be cool too.

[bigfootedfred]

I imagine them doing any of three things.

Classical Europe, think persians ect.
Even older, based around a diffrent area...ancient eygpt.
Or Napoleonic era europe.

[Kanaric]

I DEFINATELY want to see a Chinese total War, specifically three kingdoms. That time period and setting is PEFECT for a total war game. More so than any other.

edit: I would say renaissance, but MTW2 covers that FINALLY.

[Cain The Kohan]

Beh i would love Bug Free Total War

[Lugdunum batavorum]

I would like to have an TW with an active role for unit officers. For example I'd like to order the officer of an infantry unit to guard a flank of my army while advancing towards the enemy.
And if they performed well in a serie of battles, you should have the opportunity to promote them to captains or generals.

[_GunneR_]

I'd like to see battles be more realistic in the strategy sense with commamnds being given and sent by messengers also the abilty to promote units to better quality and promote regular soldiers to captains and generals and the rest also i like the idea of units evolving to suit their fighting place, and more emphasis on formations and types of weapons used. A game that could have you play a larger role in the politics and a chance to be devious and cunning would be great like playing the senate against each other for example

[guyyug]

Beh i would love Bug Free Total War

your asking for to much

i wouldnt mind seein a game based around asia with the mongols and such

[_GunneR_]

Yeah an Asian Area game would be great as the map would be all new to me with the campaign being a discovery the whole time

[{nF}remix]

guys, i think what the op meant was not speculation on what era/setting the next tw will be in, but what would you like to see in total war future (50,000 troop battles, Huge Realistic Sized Cities, etc).

I think there is another thread for speculation on what the next TW game could be.

Forgive me if this wasnt what the OP wanted though.

[big bad badger]

guys, i think what the op meant was not speculation on what era/setting the next tw will be in, but what would you like to see in <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=total%20war" onmouseover="window.status='total war'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">total war</a> future (50,000 troop battles, Huge Realistic Sized Cities, etc).

I think there is another thread for speculation on what the next TW game could be.

Forgive me if this wasnt what the OP wanted though.

Yes this is what I wanted...

[shadowarmy75]

I would want one where you don't have to do things for the AI.

MTWope
RTW:Senate
MTW2ope
I'm unsure about STW. I'm sure if they make a TW in China then there will also be a mission giving emperor.

[the_mango55]

I would want one where you don't have to do things for the AI.

MTWope
RTW:Senate
MTW2ope
I'm unsure about STW. I'm sure if they make a TW in China then there will also be a mission giving emperor.

That is only if you play a Catholic faction for MTW, or a Roman one for RTW. Play a Muslim or Orthodox faction or in RTW play any faction besides Rome, and you don't have to do crap for the AI.

Plus the pope doesn't tell you what to do, he just makes suggestions and sometimes gives you money if you do them.

[Decimus Equitius]

I would like to see a more realistic campaign map. One where there is other things that affect your campaign like a lightning strike causing a huge forest fire destroying a number of your towns. I would also like to see caravans behind armies and the ability to raid these caravans and cut off enemy supplies and kill them all by starvation. Or make it so you can poison a well. Also the option to choose whether your general rides with Cavalry or walks with his elite infantry. Maybe even a real time campaign map would be nice. The one thing I would really like is a recruitment system similar to Kingdom under fire for Xbox. Where you recruit a basic unit then you can pick all the armour and shields and weapon type for that unit. And as experience grows you can upgrade the unit from light infantry to heavy infantry. Or make his weapons armour , or shield better or different.