First Total War developer blog!

**Ano2** · September 08, 2006, 06:42 AM

http://totalwardev.blogspot.com/

'Check the infantry blobbing improvement and general slow down in combat speed, that’s just a taste of what’s coming.'

**Flotch** · September 08, 2006, 06:56 AM

This week was demo time, you guys and gals wanted it so you are going to get it real soon.

okay, let's see

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · September 08, 2006, 07:02 AM

:tooth:
The new interaction between CA and the fans is just great.

**Giurza** · September 08, 2006, 07:28 AM

oh yah baby yah... it is shaggadelic!!! I really hope this fan<>CA communication will work out and continue to grow as we will stare in awe at the new M2TW and then NTW...
cross me fingers lads

**DougyM** · September 08, 2006, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by Giurza

oh yah baby yah... it is shaggadelic!!! I really hope this fan<>CA communication will work out and continue to grow as we will stare in awe at the new M2TW and then NTW...
cross me fingers lads

NTW? dont count on it.

CA already said they dont like that period.

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · September 08, 2006, 07:42 AM

Too bad the demo will be a pre-beta build tho

But that would explain some of the bugs in the demo video we saw.

**The Strategy-Player** · September 08, 2006, 08:46 AM

This blog is official right?

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · September 08, 2006, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by The Strategy-Player

This blog is official right?

Yes it is.

**Rusty Catapult** · September 08, 2006, 10:23 AM

What is that infantry blobbing that CA is talking about being fixed?

**0ldboy** · September 08, 2006, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Rusty Catapult

What is that infantry blobbing that CA is talking about being fixed?

Yeh? What is that? BTW dont know if any of you guys have seen it yet or noticed that in the new video preivew - religion - the units speeds are humain. No more uber fast units, and thats for sure.

**The Strategy-Player** · September 08, 2006, 11:55 AM

So then a demo actually can come next week and not in October? (Cant think that he means October is very soon...)

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · September 08, 2006, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by The Strategy-Player

So then a demo actually can come next week and not in October? (Cant think that he means October is very soon...)

Well soon is a very broad term

**smoke** · September 08, 2006, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by The Strategy-Player

So then a demo actually can come next week and not in October? (Cant think that he means October is very soon...)

Yes i talked to one of the devs today, and he said it is ''imminent''.

**Ano2** · September 08, 2006, 02:31 PM

Crap I go to Amsterdam from the 12th to the 15th, hope it gets released earlier as opposed to later.

**PorT_Lobo** · September 12, 2006, 05:54 PM

Great news..... Even a Pre-Beta the Demo will be very very wellcome :p!!!!

Go Go Go Go CA!!!

**Der_Zenturio** · September 12, 2006, 06:17 PM

Good read, thx!

Demo imminent....... :tooth: :tooth: Oh boy, this is good stuff.

But what in god's green earth is infantry blobbing? He lost me with that one. :hmmm:

**Swe_gamer** · September 13, 2006, 03:00 AM

"This game build hasn’t been tweaked to play just right yet, so no need to spam the forums with “Guns, get it together”, “Pikemen, what the!”, “Missiles, golly gosh!”, “Cavalry, it’s gonna be spam time all over again.” That’s all being done or has been done as I type this message."

It sounds strange marketing wise that they would release a demo with apparent faults in so many ways as described above so long time before release (if very soon is very soon). The demo is a major selling point for games so I would really try to make it as good as possible before releasing it. But hey personally I don´t complain but as a product strategy I find it a bit odd, especially if the demo is out very soon. Friday this week maybe?