More Pictures of the Preview

[ptoss1]

I don't know if somebody has already posted this but here you go:

http://rome2lips.tumblr.com/

http://rome2lips.blogspot.ca/

Shrine of Mars

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Egyptian Infantry

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Egyptian Archers

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Gaius Caesar Legio XIII Mercenary Recruitment Screen

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Legionary Cohort

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Hastati

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Leves

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Velites

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Mercenary African Elephants

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Brave of the King - Seleucus

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Ptolemy Theos

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Legio XIII vs. The Cast of Horus

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Pikeman

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Legatus

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Flagship Octeres

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Egyptians Kill Themselves with their Own Weapons - Bottom Left - Srsly WTF?

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Good Physics

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Weird Physics - Egyptian Artillery Now Has New and Improved Explosive Forces

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Bad Physics

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Poor Dead Elephants - Camels Too But Nobody Cares

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Tactical View

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[AngryTitusPullo]

Thanks mate. The Legio XIII vs. The Cast of Horus is very epic. I can already imagine my Legio II Augusta vs Army of Caratacus when I invade Britain in my campaign.

[ptoss1]

Notice the unit stat differences:

Egyptian Infantry

Weapon Damage: 20
Melee Attack: 20
Charge: 15
Melee Defence: 45
Armour: 45

Mercenary Egyptian Infantry (so apparently Mercenary Egyptians have better equipment but inferior combat skills)

Weapon Damage: 20
Melee Attack: 20
Charge: 15
Melee Defence: 35
Armour: 60

Legionary Cohort (twice as powerful as the Egyptian Infantry)

Weapon Damage: 50
Melee Attack: 40
Charge: 25
Melee Defence: 50
Armour: 105

Legatus:

Weapon Damage: 40
Melee Damage: 40
Charge: 40
Melee Defence: 80
Armour: 70

Legio XIII:

Total Forces: 1692 (520 reinforcements)

The Cast of Horus:

Total Forces: 2360 (520 reinforcements)

[oOIYvYIOo]

Notice the unit stat differences:

Egyptian Infantry

Weapon Damage: 20
Melee Attack: 20
Charge: 15
Melee Defence: 45
Armour: 45

Mercenary Egyptian Infantry (so apparently Mercenary Egyptians have better equipment but inferior combat skills)

Weapon Damage: 20
Melee Attack: 20
Charge: 15
Melee Defence: 35
Armour: 60

Legionary Cohort (twice as powerful as the Egyptian Infantry)

Weapon Damage: 50
Melee Attack: 40
Charge: 25
Melee Defence: 50
Armour: 105

Legatus:

Weapon Damage: 40
Melee Damage: 40
Charge: 40
Melee Defence: 80
Armour: 70

Legio XIII:

Total Forces: 1692 (520 reinforcements)

The Cast of Horus:

Total Forces: 2360 (520 reinforcements)

Well done.

[weirdoascensor]

"African Elephants"
CA don't bother to make More than One Elephant Models, huh...

Those are certainly Indian.

"Pikemen"
How Generic.

"Physics"
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"Flaming Balls"
Some Egyptians get too Excited...

"Octeres-Egyptian Infantry"
Wait...Does it means Transported Units can assist Naval Marines? Now that's a good news...Transported Units are present at the decks of the ship that transports it! I wonder about Elephant Transports...

[MathiasOfAthens]

"African Elephants"

Wait...Does it means Transported Units can assist Naval Marines? Now that's a good news...Transported Units are present at the decks of the ship that transports it! I wonder about Elephant Transports...

I dont know man, you might not want elephants on your ships when your fighting.

[Antiochus]

I completely dislike units cards. These units cards are from older period - archaic Greece, before 6th century BC! In period of Rome 2 paintings were colorful, 3d structure and very realistic. I can't play these, ahistorical units cards.

CA completely ignored fans. They promised us that Ramzes era never will come back. In screens and video we can see Bronze age tunics, hats, shields, make-up etc. Please make historical Egypt.

[Kraut]

I completely dislike units cards.

Me too. The unit cards should, in my opinion, look like the unit on the battlefield for easy recognition.
I still hope this is going to be changed.

[ptoss1]

Me too. The unit cards should, in my opinion, look like the unit on the battlefield for easy recognition.
I still hope this is going to be changed.

Hmm...
After seeing them in higher definition they look fine to me.
Not great but serviceable. I doubt they'll change them since it looks to me like they've put quite the effort into making them distinctive.
You can clearly see the difference between Egyptian unit cards and Roman unit cards which is more than what Shogun 2 had.

[Darvich]

I can't play these, ahistorical units cards.

I genuinely feel sorry for you.

[JackDionne]

I completely dislike units cards. These units cards are from older period - archaic Greece, before 6th century BC! In period of Rome 2 paintings were colorful, 3d structure and very realistic. I can't play these, ahistorical units cards.

CA completely ignored fans. They promised us that Ramzes era never will come back. In screens and video we can see Bronze age tunics, hats, shields, make-up etc. Please make historical Egypt.

I am not crazy about the unit cards either, nice to know it's not just me.

[Iaius Statius Laurentius]

I agree completely about the black-figure vase styled unit cards. I hope they're placeholders or something... they're just jarringly anachronistic. I totally like the idea of card art looking like period art (loved the Shogun II: RotS unit cards) but black figure art was centuries out of date by now. We need Hellenistic / Roman style paintings -- vivid, colorful, lifelike!

[ptoss1]

I agree completely about the black-figure vase styled unit cards. I hope they're placeholders or something... they're just jarringly anachronistic. I totally like the idea of card art looking like period art (loved the Shogun II: RotS unit cards) but black figure art was centuries out of date by now. We need Hellenistic / Roman style paintings -- vivid, colorful, lifelike!

Not likely. If that was the case, they wouldn't have gone to the effort of differentiating Egyptian and Roman cards.

[Captain Arrrgh!]

I agree completely about the black-figure vase styled unit cards. I hope they're placeholders or something... they're just jarringly anachronistic. I totally like the idea of card art looking like period art (loved the Shogun II: RotS unit cards) but black figure art was centuries out of date by now. We need Hellenistic / Roman style paintings -- vivid, colorful, lifelike!

My guess is that a mod for unit cards will be one of the first things available.

[AngryTitusPullo]

We now have a picture confirmation of 20 units per army finally.

[ptoss1]

We now have a picture confirmation of 20 units per army finally.

Ya. That's the limit. Ofc somebody's going to post a comment about how they hope CA will change it just for them before launch. Alpha blah blah blah disappoint.

Since Theos won, I guess Cleopatra's ****ed.

[LEGIO_XXX ULPIA]

on the first image: where are,on the campaign map, the minor cities (like palmyra?)
I can read name...but i don't see the citY!

[The Roman Republic]

I don't know if somebody has already posted this but here you go:

Shrine of Mars

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Egyptian Infantry

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Egyptian Archers

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Gaius Caesar Legio XIII Mercenary Recruitment Screen

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Legionary Cohort

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Hastati

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Leves

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Velites

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Mercenary African Elephants

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Brave of the King - Seleucus

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Ptolemy Theos

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Legio XIII vs. The Cast of Horus

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Pikeman

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Legatus

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Flagship Octeres

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Egyptians Kill Themselves with their Own Weapons - Bottom Left - Srsly WTF?

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Good Physics

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Weird Physics - Egyptian Artillery Now Has New and Improved Explosive Forces

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Bad Physics

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Poor Dead Elephants - Camels Too But Nobody Cares

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Tactical View

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[kiwimaster]

Why do none of the ranged units have their stats displayed while the melee units do?

[ptoss1]

Why do none of the ranged units have their stats displayed while the melee units do?

I'm guessing they're not finished yet.