Patch 14 Beta Notes

[Causeless]

Only CA knows.

[Huberto]

Only girly men play with unit flags turned on.

p.s. I've forgotten now how does Pila work; it happens automatically only when charging? Or something else. Too busy clicking everywhere all at once to notice such details in battle.

I imagine TWR2 battles are a little like playing Starcraft?

[Praetorian_BGX]

I imagine TWR2 battles are a little like playing Starcraft?

Actually Company of Heroes 2 totally went that way...(SEGA strikes again).....

[Humble Warrior]

Only girly men play with unit flags turned on.

p.s. I've forgotten now how does Pila work; it happens automatically only when charging? Or something else. Too busy clicking everywhere all at once to notice such details in battle.

I imagine TWR2 battles are a little like playing Starcraft?

Yes, it`s only when charging which is dumb. No reason why you can`t get men to throw from standing and we know it historically was done of course against enemies charging at them!

I forgot, I hate how testudos work in this as well- There are no sides to it.

I suspect it`s that warscape engine.

Man, sometimes I wish I was a fly on the wall to hear how CA came up some of their stupid ideas. What they need is a TW fan or group that can advise CA when they`re losing what makes TW great, but they must be independent and I noticed that CA does not like independent minded people, even if it`s better for them in the long run. It`s their way (fill their binding contract) or the highway.

[Huberto]

I suspect it`s that warscape engine.

Man, sometimes I wish I was a fly on the wall to hear how CA came up some of their stupid ideas.

It's a combination of engine/time/competence limitations and then I really have come to believe there are corporate higher ups, guys like Tim Heaton or James Russell who come to armed with a briefcase full of "market research" about videogames that tells them they need to mess with TW and make it faster, lighter, sexier, with an abundance of kill animations, buttons and flashing crap all over the place. But what often shines through it the pure stupidity of it all.

[alQamar]

No I am posting issues I encounter myself. I do not have access totalwar.com forums anymore. My account has been suspended forever.

[Cavalier]

No I am posting issues I encounter myself. I do not have access totalwar.com forums anymore. My account has been suspended forever.

I think I saw a similar guy reporting that bug in the Patch 14 beta test/report thread, though. So hopefully it will be fixed.

[alQamar]

I think I saw a similar guy reporting that bug in the Patch 14 beta test/report thread, though. So hopefully it will be fixed.

Hope so too Cavalier, reinstalling is not a good option. It would take only a couple of minutes for me, but if I am not the only one, I think this solution is not a good workaround.

[Cavalier]

Hope so too Cavalier, reinstalling is not a good option. It would take only a couple of minutes for me, but if I am not the only one, I think this solution is not a good workaround.

Yeah reinstalling would be a drag. That aside, I personally made a post regarding the AI not besieging for multiple turns, and a CA person responded, so hopefully the AI will be more likely to besiege for 1-2 turns in the full patch as well.

[Protector]

BTW

1 week now with patch 14 beta

How long has been the average beta patch mode ... 1 week, 10 days or even longer ?

[Sir_Pee_Alot]

Its not a bug, Its because you dont own the DLC that he hosted a map from.

And posting here wont fix bugs. They got there support forum and there the devs look from what bugs they need to fix same go for people that post on the main page of TW they need to post them in the support forum.

EDIT: I see lolz ok yeah that is a bug i seen it too "Thats there way of trying to let you buy all DLCs" .
A re install did it for me. Why dont you make a new account.

[alQamar]

Probably you misread my posting Pee, I tried to host a map in MP, not someone else. So far I still have not catched the reason for this bug, which is appearantly one.
At Ieast I can join other games when they use patch 14 beta.

[IronBrig4]

I still lost an admiral and most of a fleet in a naval battle. It wasn't because I was outnumbered, but because my ships went completely spastic after the initial ram. They wouldn't respond to commands and let the enemy ram them over and over. Naval combat is still all but unplayable after nearly a year.

[Huberto]

I still lost an admiral and most of a fleet in a naval battle. It wasn't because I was outnumbered, but because my ships went completely spastic after the initial ram. They wouldn't respond to commands and let the enemy ram them over and over. Naval combat is still all but unplayable after nearly a year.

If the transport ship insta-lock-and-board dont getcha then magic ramming ability will. As the player ramming can be very fiddly but the AI is almost perfect in this regard. Kiss your expensive naval units goodbye. The trick is having ballistae hang back to knock out their ships easily which in itself is incredibly stupid but there you have it. I wish CA would work on improving naval battles...

[Stívarðr Reynitré]

I still lost an admiral and most of a fleet in a naval battle. It wasn't because I was outnumbered, but because my ships went completely spastic after the initial ram. They wouldn't respond to commands and let the enemy ram them over and over. Naval combat is still all but unplayable after nearly a year.

Obviously all your able seamen were prematurely ejaculated from the ship and thus rendered the vessels stationary.

(I'll get my coat. Sorry.)

[Lionheart11]

Field battles and fort battles are rather still suicidal and stupid, the general charges in and the troops follow him.

[IlluminatiRex]

The general's unit flag is squared fyi, i've never had too much trouble finding the General Unit.

Though that may have something to do with my youth

[Humble Warrior]

The general's unit flag is squared fyi, i've never had too much trouble finding the General Unit.

Though that may have something to do with my youth

You won`t see anything if you have Unit flags off unless you zoom in real close and some Generals, especially on foot, don`t look like Generals... but that`s how I like it. I`m not complaining. I`ve always played total war like that. I don`t mind if they`re actually holding flags or its on them historically like in Shogun, but I don`t like bouncing arcade looking things I can see a mile off.

[Humble Warrior]

disregard doublepost.

[Stívarðr Reynitré]

Still no sign of an update patch? An apology? Hell, even an acknowledgment that they have ed up?