Why TATW WON'T be made for Shogun 2...

**Soul Reapir** · March 31, 2011, 04:56 PM

Honestly think this thread will get closed but I need to share my thoughts on this whole "TATW Shogun 2" shenanigans. Shogun 2 in its current state is, quite frankly, a b**ch to mod. Even if the TATW team wanted to move to Shogun, I doubt they could accomplish as much as they did with the ME2TW engine. Another thing is that they would almost have to work from scratch. I've watched this mod grow up since they beginning and let me tell you, I don't even want to wait for it again for three years let alone CREATE it!

Now for the good news. A Rome 2 total war is almost inevitable. Arguable the best TW in the series, SEGA would do right to shape up their act and deliver the TW game we all have wanted since ME2 for the sequal to Rome. Not to say Shogun 2 is bad. Its just not amazing per-say. But your best bet is to wait for Rome 2 TW for another TATW mod. The Rome era is more "useable" then Japan anyway, and I'm sure SEGA with finally take fan's advice and release better modding tools for it.

So there you have it folks. TATW is never going to be made for Shogun 2. Let it go. But fret not, we still have a rapidly updated TATW for ME2, and Shogun 2 to carry us over. And Hopefully when Rome 2 TW is released the TATW team will be ready to move on and give us the next step in the TATW franchise, cause thats really what its turning into.

**galdre** · March 31, 2011, 05:25 PM

so... why won't TATW be based off of S2?

**alreadyded** · March 31, 2011, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Soul Reapir

and I'm sure SEGA with finally take fan's advice and release better modding tools for it.

They couldn't even if they actually wanted to, for pretty much the same reasons you stated, it just is not moddable.

**Trailhog250** · March 31, 2011, 05:50 PM

I would bet money KK wants TATW to stay on M2TW engine for the rest of it's days. It is perfect the way it is, and arguably the best TW game for it. (With the exception of RTW, but I haven't played LotR TW on it)

Look as the progress!

Who remembers:

Fan: "Hey are there iconic cities from the movies? Minas Tirith and such?"
Legolose: "Sorry, not possible. It's hardcoded"

I DO NOT want to see TATW started over from scratch. And neither does the team (atlease I hope so

), they can continue to expand upon this for a long time now after such a TW groundbreaking discovery

**Lugiahua** · March 31, 2011, 05:56 PM

because Sega and CA did not release the modding tools. period.

**Erunion Telcontar** · March 31, 2011, 06:20 PM

Our only hope, as fans, is that when TW: Rome 2 comes out (as seems inevitable) it will be on a new engine (following CA's Evolution - Revolution pattern) which, we hope and pray, will be more mod-friendly.