proposals for blood DLC

[panzerschreck]

Perhaps we will have blood DLC (we know that DLC is necessary because some countries like germany forbids blood/ gore ingame and the problem of Pegi 16).

In the previous threads about blood or gore, most of the players who wants this feature asked for realistics features not like in shogun II
, less blood but better blood.
here are some proposals:
-naval battles: when a ship sinks: shouts of the rowers, if the ship is broken: some animations with rowers (we know that they won't be rowers, CA confirmed it, but it's possible to add a few of them at the very moment when the ship is cut in two parts (critical hit)). We can imagine also, when the ship is sinking, among the corpse, some rowers floating...
-scorpios: projectile crossing the corpse of the soldier(s)
-balistas, onagras: man mutilated (head or arm, leg off) or smashed down
-war chariots with iron scythes: men mutilated by the scythes (but here is the problem of the bad animation of men flying in the air)
-when buildings falls onto men, men smashed down with blood, crushed.
-wounds: in shogun, it was uggly because the men were covered by blood like if they have swimmed in a bath of blood: wounds have to be more realistic, like a hit of gladius etc.
-blood, for example when you receive a pilum in the neck or whatever: not big splash but realistic ones.
-head off, leg or arm off with big hits.
-others animations perhaps (adding more violence or realism)
-possibility of throwing stones from the walls of a town with wounds appropriated.
-possibility of pushing men from the ladders (if there are ladders from infantry!!!)
-for the elephants: men smashed down under the legs of the elephant, crushed, baddly hit by the tusks or thrown in the air by the trunk of the elephant).
-burned corpses in ships, men in flames cautch in a fire, etc.


what do you think? Others ideas?

[SturmChurro]

Something like the effects from Spartacus would be great.

[panzerschreck]

Something like the effects from Spartacus would be great.

Are you joking?

[[N2]Kami]

I think make the body part fall off the main body with each slice/thrust/hit ... anything that will make a kill like in CoD 5 is great. I think in shogun 2 only some animation have the head,arm cut off.
And blood, blood everywhere, blood in armor,shield,battlefield,weapon,...
Remember burned and crushed corpse too

[Sebt1890]

Would be nice but honestly that will take a lot of processing and gpu power. I'm happy with blood and dismemberment. I wish they would show impalement from spears or possibly from the tusks of the elephants.

[Arcani 4 Ever]

CA would be really dumb if they don't take the desire of Total War fans for blood and not please their demands and release a Blood Pack DLC.

I believe the not blood in total war games is a really stupid idea. And the way they defend it is even more stupid *Because we all know deep down that the true reason they don't give us blood is because they can't make extra profit if they give us blood on day 1*

But, even despite the evil intentions regarding this, i still will purchase the Blood Pack. Simply cuz CA won't feel the same without it.

[geala]

Perhaps we will have blood DLC (we know that DLC is necessary because some countries like germany forbids blood/ gore ingame and the problem of Pegi 16).
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This is wrong, blood and gore in games are not forbidden in Germany, CA was just too lazy to get the DLC accepted, I think they did not even started a trial. Perhaps dismemberment was the problem. Annoying. For R2TW I would like only to have the most common injuries depicted. Blood on the body from wounds, guts shown at some of the dying guys (typical for belly wounds) and perhaps dismembering. Very decent, no huge blood fountains please.

[kronpas]

No-blood isnt a gmae breaker, and its safer and quicker to slash off the whole "gore" thingy from the base game though. I dont really mind as long as the blood DLC is dirt-cheap ($1) like S2.

S2's blood fits with the game's theme. Or perhaps its because I ve watched so much silly Japanese "gore' movies with over the top fountain of blood style I didnt even see it as weird anymore?

[Arcani 4 Ever]

No-blood isnt a gmae breaker, and its safer and quicker to slash off the whole "gore" thingy from the base game though. I dont really mind as long as the blood DLC is dirt-cheap ($1) like S2.

S2's blood fits with the game's theme. Or perhaps its because I ve watched so much silly Japanese "gore' movies with over the top fountain of blood style I didnt even see it as weird anymore?

People ain't complaining about the Blood Pack being a DLC. They are mostly complaining about the reasons why CA doesn't put it in right from the start.

The ratings don't mean anything and nobody cares about the ratings. Amazon won't call you to verify if you're 18 years over if you bought a rated M game. Steam won't block your game if you ain't 18 years old. CA is hiding behind the excuse of the ratings to release the Blood Pack DLC.

[Rittsy]

People ain't complaining about the Blood Pack being a DLC. They are mostly complaining about the reasons why CA doesn't put it in right from the start.

The ratings don't mean anything and nobody cares about the ratings. Amazon won't call you to verify if you're 18 years over if you bought a rated M game. Steam won't block your game if you ain't 18 years old. CA is hiding behind the excuse of the ratings to release the Blood Pack DLC.

Buying online usually requires a credit card, so age is not so much an issue. Most 14 year olds don't have a credit card in their own name available, so still need to buy with their parents knowledge. It comes in with brick and mortar stores. In Autralia it is illegal to sell a R18+ or MA15+ game to anybody under under these age brackets and retailers can be hit with a pretty big fine; and if reading these forums are any indicator, a lot of people still buy from actual stores as opposed to online etc. This would hurt sales, and since the game is already relatively niche, you don't want to do that.

[jamreal18]

I want blood dlc for rome 2 to be more realistic compared to shogun 2 which was exagerated. I dont want to see blood splashing to my screen.

Blood on pile of bodies, armors, shields, weapons, wounds are ok, but no more blood fountain pleassseeee!!!!

[kronpas]

Your guess is as good as mine, so I'm not calling you wrong. However judging by the fact that the DLC is only $1, quite cheap compared to the efforts put in it (chopped off limbs and head, blood sprouting etc.), I'm more leaning to the idea CA just didnt want any trouble with the rating system, and didnt want people to perceive their work as "Mature only" kind of game either.

[panzerschreck]

Always sterile discusions about DLC and non-DLC...
Proposals for blood features?

[Raikou]

I want to see wounds more visible on soldiers with big gashes on exposed legs or red stab wounds on various parts of the body.

I'd like to see for elephants men ran over a bit of blood spurts not much but enough to know that guy just took a big hit

The Chariots I don't think we'll see real animations because if we did there would have to be tons of gore because it was MESSY

With all weapons stabbing anywhere near the neck/face area/behind neck/back of head there needs to be blood spurts but on a more normalized scale compared to Shogun 2

I wanna see arms , legs & heads chopped off but mainly by 2 handers for legs and then maybe 1 h swords or axes for arms heads

There needs to be wounds on soldiers that aren't dead. can't stress this enough. Gashes in arms, legs. Cuts on chests and the like.

Injuries should be very visible on the animals too. elephants should have cuts and gashes as well as horses and camels

Elephants trunks should be able to be cut off (think Alexander the great with Colin Ferrel) with blood spurts being very profound

No guts. We all know it's too much. I think we can agree on whats listed as being plausible. This isn't a movie and more importantly graphics aren't there quite yet. maybe another 5-10 years

[Ballacraine]

Perhaps have it available in 2 versions, to limit the GPU loading?

Have a Blood Lite version which would not use the more graphically intensive dismemberment options?

Balla.

[super_newbie_pro]

If CA do a blood pack dont forget all animations of face in the bottom left like the game doom

[BunnyPoopCereal]

If CA do a blood pack dont forget all animations of face in the bottom left like the game doom

LMAO, +rep, that would be great actually. Also, when the soldiers are washed over in blood they should have more than one skin to show it. In Shogun 2 they all looked the same.

[kieran12]

CA should just have it ready to buy when the game comes out. They know people want it so just do it now for those who want it.

[shadowflare1995]

I said this in the last thread about this, and I think it deserves to be said here:

I read somewhere that the Blood Pack for Shogun 2 was the way it was because of a Japanese art style for blood. It was unrealistic, but it fits in with Japanese art. I doubt CA would do that style with Rome 2.

[panzerschreck]

I said this in the last thread about this, and I think it deserves to be said here:

I read somewhere that the Blood Pack for Shogun 2 was the way it was because of a Japanese art style for blood. It was unrealistic, but it fits in with Japanese art. I doubt CA would do that style with Rome 2.

yes, but if they choose a "spartacus" blood pack, it will be too much too!