The new improved launching pila mechanics.

[=Vastator=]

One of the things that i was really worried about from the last videos (Teutoburg and Nile) was the throwing pila mechanics: if you noticed, legionaries threw their pila while running at full speed and in a really fast way; completely irrealistic, awful to look at, and a significant immersion-breaking thing.
From the last prologue videos we can see now that pila armed infantry that are ordered to charge, when are about to throw their pila, they stop a bit, throw them with a specific new animation, and make the final charge. Though this process could seem a bit (but only a bit) too fast, this IMHO is so much better than what seen in Teutoburg or Nile .
Sooo much better and more realistic
Do you like it or do you think that it could be improved a bit more?

[jtfjtfjtf]

I think the overall battle speed is still a little too fast.

[General George S. Patton]

ya, just a bit slower and it would be amazing

[walterbarrett]

It could be a little faster yeah but I think it's just nitpicking at this point. It's totally acceptable.

[Revan The Great]

I think it looks pretty good. Big improvement over the original Rome where every single guy in the unit had to walk into position, and then they all fire in unison. So clunky.

[sanbourne]

Can anyone point where I can see it? Meaning time and video?

[jtfjtfjtf]

At 2:45

[=Vastator=]

At 2:45

Notice also some other things from this video (that it seems coming from a recent build).
The soldier 3D portrait on the low left corner is now a lot better than before (ugly as hell, with the whole face covering the space): now we can see the whole helemet and a bit of torso.
Some minor improvement to the UI cards: for example the Hastati one had a rectangular shield before (wrong), now have an oval shield (it resembles the actual unit much better).

[Marcus Claudius Marcellus]

Notice also some other things from this video (that it seems coming from a recent build).
The soldier 3D portrait on the low left corner is now a lot better than before (ugly as hell, with the whole face covering the space): now we can see the whole helemet and a bit of torso.
Some minor improvement to the UI cards: for example the Hastati one had a rectangular shield before (wrong), now have an oval shield (it resembles the actual unit much better).

Yeah, very happy to see that, I hated the portrait things before but they look really nice now.

[BunnyPoopCereal]

Notice also some other things from this video (that it seems coming from a recent build).
The soldier 3D portrait on the low left corner is now a lot better than before (ugly as hell, with the whole face covering the space): now we can see the whole helemet and a bit of torso.
Some minor improvement to the UI cards: for example the Hastati one had a rectangular shield before (wrong), now have an oval shield (it resembles the actual unit much better).

You're right thanks for pointing that out.

Regarding your Pila comment. I swear I read somewhere that you can unlock throwing while running as part of the technology tree. But apparently that feature is limited to elite/heavy units.

[=Vastator=]

You're right thanks for pointing that out.

Regarding your Pila comment. I swear I read somewhere that you can unlock throwing while running as part of the technology tree. But apparently that feature is limited to elite/heavy units.

That will not be so good if it would be so. Only light units with light javelins should be able to do this. I don't want to see legionaries with superpowers.

[Captain Arrrgh!]

I want them to run even faster and throw at the same time.
I also miss their first arrow trails. CA should put them back and not bow to whining.

[Grimbold]

At 2:45

Still too fast.

[Sun Jetzu]

Still too fast.

Did Lionheart and POM get a DEmo?

[Lionheartx10]

Did Lionheart and POM get a DEmo?

We were both taken to Rome back in July for the Press Event on the site of HBO's Rome series where we got to play the Prologue Campaign in Full

[Sun Jetzu]

We were both taken to Rome back in July for the Press Event on the site of HBO's Rome series where we got to play the Prologue Campaign in Full

Its times like these that I take a deep breath and say "LIONHEART REPLIED TO MY COMMENT ON LIONHEART!!!!"
lol but in all truth how was Rome? Did you meet POM too?
How were you chosen to go? How did the game feel to you compared to say when you got your hands on Shogun.
Also I just subbed to you ;D

[=Vastator=]

We were both taken to Rome back in July for the Press Event on the site of HBO's Rome series where we got to play the Prologue Campaign in Full

Have you recorded the siege battle with walls of the Prologue (Bonavium ??), and if so are you allowed to upload it?
BTW some nice videos you made.

[Captain Arrrgh!]

Still too fast.

Salmonites. The lad said salmonites. I knew there was something... fishy... about those people.

[Stoferr]

The new animation looks great I didn't like the previous one were the pilas just 'spawned'. This is a great improvement, thanks CA

[lacrossepl9]

Huge improvement that looks awesome! Great job CA