A Lot of New Info from Gamestar

**Alpha TWC** · July 26, 2013, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Revan The Great

I don't know. I'm excited for the game, and I want it to be great like I'm sure you do. But sometimes it seems like you go out of your way to be an apologist. If things are as they're described, I think it shows a lack of basic functionality, even if the actual AI performance is toned down. The ships aimlessly meandering, never attacking? Not putting archers on the walls?

There's a line between 'making it easier' and 'making it stupid easy through completely dysfunctional AI'. It makes me a little worried, though I hope the article's impressions are incorrect.

But we're one month from release day. Surely at this point the AI should be mostly ironed out by now and they're spending this time polishing the game, chasing down a few last bugs, etc.

For example is confirmed that the build of the battle of the Nile is more than 3 months old

The build for demostrations, public pre-release event, etc is not the same build that CA (like all other software house) are working on in this moment.

**BunnyPoopCereal** · July 26, 2013, 07:59 PM

Testudo formation is probably in the tech tree but I think it should be limited to a certain type of units.

**vietanh797** · July 26, 2013, 08:02 PM

I think they already said that test version for all events and interviewers was the build 3 months ago which pretty much an out of date version

**Doc Riedenschneider** · July 26, 2013, 08:16 PM

If the report came from the latest build of the game then this hype train will slowly plummet into the core of the earth. It was a thrill, gentlemen

**Semper_Fidelis** · July 26, 2013, 08:24 PM

I hope this isn't Rome Total War but with better graphics. If the AI hasn't changed, even with their promises, what else have they fibbed about?

**Kinjo** · July 26, 2013, 08:45 PM

Nooooo what did I miss?

**BeastG33** · July 26, 2013, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Kinjo

Nooooo what did I miss?

Tried to rep you for this because I laughed hard but I was told I must "spread rep around" before repping you again. Such is life.

The AI issues sounds really worrying. If the AI still stands in the middle of towns and lets you shoot it to death with arrows while standing still, well, the .gif pretty much sums up my reaction.

**Sharpe** · July 26, 2013, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Kinjo

Nooooo what did I miss?

FIGHT HIM SON

**IGdood** · July 26, 2013, 09:08 PM

Will we have voice acting like this?

Can Mark Strong do a THE DAY IS OUUUUURS impression?

**Sir Robin** · July 26, 2013, 09:52 PM

As far as I can recall, don't they always say the AI is vastly improved and we always find they are "exaggerating," at best? I feel sorry for whoever does the AI for Total War games. Or do you think they hire a new guy for each one because the last one quits.

**iuliuscaesar1396** · July 26, 2013, 10:07 PM

Are there supposed to be pictures? I can't see anything!

**Sir Robin** · July 26, 2013, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by iuliuscaesar1396

Are there supposed to be pictures? I can't see anything!

They pulled the pics due to copyright legal issues.

**Kinjo** · July 26, 2013, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by iuliuscaesar1396

Are there supposed to be pictures? I can't see anything!

Yeah we missed the party.

What were the pictures of for those who saw them?

**Eofor** · July 26, 2013, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Kinjo

Yeah we missed the party.

What were the pictures of for those who saw them?

Scans of a German magazine article with some old screenshots. You didn't really miss anything if you don't speak German.

**TotalWarFan202** · July 26, 2013, 10:16 PM

Can someone show a link of any sort?

**-=PHX=-Hades** · July 26, 2013, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by TotalWarFan202

Can someone show a link of any sort?

It's just a link to a terrible German site with a TON of ads. The pics weren't really anything special anyways.

**DogSoldierSPQR** · July 26, 2013, 11:43 PM

I can understand peoples complaints about the AI, it does sound a bit confused from what is being said. I don't really care when it comes to clever AI. I'd rather not have an AI that can see every little gap in my line and flank everything etc.
However, if the AI cannot even come up with a good enough defence, put archers on the wall and even form a straight line of spear troops...it is not looking good at all. I want a competent AI not a clever AI.

I'm a formation destroyer but I'm kind of getting the feeling that there won't even be a formation to destroy :O

**Anna_Gein** · July 26, 2013, 11:57 PM

I hope they will quickly fix the Ai (Anna make a worry face). Were not the limitations about the armies there to avoid ai mini-stacks.

I am sad too about the assassinations videos and the battle speechs.