FFLink
There is.
+1,380|6905|Devon, England
What's the multiplayer like on this game?

Good enough for 4 mates just to have a quick game on, or is it like that Sins of a Solar Empire, where you'd need a few weeks to play one game?
icecold2510
Member
+31|6508
goddamn
i've been downloading this game since 10 this morning at ~300kb/s

it's only at 75%

wtf
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6752|Long Island, New York
Okay, question:

Say I wanted to download the extra units from Steam, even though I bought the game retail...would it still work? Seems like it would, seeing how E:TW is activated and installed through Steam.
Fallschirmjager10
Member
+36|6674
Getting this game tomorrow What are the extra units?
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6752|Long Island, New York

Fallschirmjager10 wrote:

Getting this game tomorrow What are the extra units?
HMS Victory - Britain
Ghoorkas - India
Rogers Rangers - Britain
Corso Terrestre Guerillas - Spain
Ottoman Organ Gun - Ottoman Empire
Bulkeley’s Regiment - France

But you can't buy them separately apparentely.
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6994|Great Brown North
well EB called me this evening. my copy SHOULD be in tomorrow
Fallschirmjager10
Member
+36|6674

Poseidon wrote:

Fallschirmjager10 wrote:

Getting this game tomorrow What are the extra units?
HMS Victory - Britain
Ghoorkas - India
Rogers Rangers - Britain
Corso Terrestre Guerillas - Spain
Ottoman Organ Gun - Ottoman Empire
Bulkeley’s Regiment - France

But you can't buy them separately apparentely.
Wtf, so you can't like unlock them later in the game? That's bullshit.
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6994|Great Brown North
you can probably mod them in later
Bevo
Nah
+718|6735|Austin, Texas

FFLink13 wrote:

What's the multiplayer like on this game?

Good enough for 4 mates just to have a quick game on, or is it like that Sins of a Solar Empire, where you'd need a few weeks to play one game?
Looks quick. I'm about to join a quick little battle here. Will edit with results

5 minutes later...

did a quick land battle, sieged the serbs as the ottomans. Won pretty easily.

I don't think the whole turn-based thing comes into play with multiplayer. Just different battle "instances".

Last edited by Bevo (2009-03-08 18:59:58)

unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|6986|PNW

Episode 3 fucked me over. I took almost the entire east coast and the pirate base. Took the entire day. Then Episode 4 undid everything I accomplished and gave me a handful of colonies.

Ima going back to Rome for campaign stuff after this is done. That's bullshit.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2009-03-08 20:19:58)

Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6752|Long Island, New York
What's episode 4 even about anyway?

War of 1812?
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|6921|67.222.138.85

Grand Campaign wrote:

That stupid American campaign sucks. Play enough of it so that you don't embarrass yourself, then drop that shit like it's hot and come play me.
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6994|Great Brown North

Bevo wrote:

FFLink13 wrote:

What's the multiplayer like on this game?

Good enough for 4 mates just to have a quick game on, or is it like that Sins of a Solar Empire, where you'd need a few weeks to play one game?
Looks quick. I'm about to join a quick little battle here. Will edit with results

5 minutes later...

did a quick land battle, sieged the serbs as the ottomans. Won pretty easily.

I don't think the whole turn-based thing comes into play with multiplayer. Just different battle "instances".
cooperative campaign mode is being patched in


unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Episode 3 fucked me over. I took almost the entire east coast and the pirate base. Took the entire day. Then Episode 4 undid everything I accomplished and gave me a handful of colonies.

Ima going back to Rome for campaign stuff after this is done. That's bullshit.
you're talking about the "road to independence" right? then don't play it. just go play the grand campaign.

unless you can't skip it, then just do the absolute minimum to get passed it

Last edited by krazed (2009-03-08 21:18:56)

unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|6986|PNW

krazed wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Episode 3 fucked me over. I took almost the entire east coast and the pirate base. Took the entire day. Then Episode 4 undid everything I accomplished and gave me a handful of colonies.

Ima going back to Rome for campaign stuff after this is done. That's bullshit.
you're talking about the "road to independence" right? then don't play it. just go play the grand campaign.

unless you can't skip it, then just do the absolute minimum to get passed it
1) Yeah. Play the grand campaign...and wait 3 minutes between each turn for people to run around the screen. (edit: nm, found the setting hidden in the game where it wasn't shown in the manual). Then again, they do it on campaign 4. [/void]

2) Why can't I buy land? If I have the gold, I should be able to purchase huge chunks of territory.

3) How hard would it have been to turn the year count off? Once you play it through, you shouldn't have to go 'OH SHIT IT'S 1750!'

You play through the game once, and you shouldn't have to worry about this stuff on a replay. Being able to 'tweak' game settings didn't hurt Warcraft 1/2/3 at all. Giving you about 100 turns sucks.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2009-03-08 21:47:48)

unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|6986|PNW

This game needs a bit more work. Tried to capture a First Rate with a pirate fleet on a sea battle. Knocked out all the masts and peppered it with grapeshot from a few ships while another was boarding. Suddenly, I get the victory message. NO! Con-fucking-tinue. So...I guess there's a time limit after 'victory' that I don't know about, because it ejected me a couple minutes later. It didn't even count as a lost ship for them, and it couldn't even move.

The visual accomplishments are cool, but this has most of the same shit in it that pissed me off about every other Total War. Only it's worse, because capturing a ship's supposed to be some kind of a fat trophy pat on the back kind of thing. Especially a floating fortress.

Can't take over the world without a resorting to cheat, because 50 years just isn't enough time. Back to where I started in Rome. Beat the game, grab a trainer, conquer all territories. I'm sorry, but the time cap's really killing it for me. I'll play Warcraft 3 Risk before I do that online.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2009-03-09 00:03:49)

Flecco
iPod is broken.
+1,048|6879|NT, like Mick Dundee

The ME:TW2 time cap is bigger than 100 turns. It's about 400 (I think).
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
Varegg
Support fanatic :-)
+2,206|7024|Nårvei

Bevo wrote:

Anyone been able to successfully demand surrender?

I've clicked the button a few times, and it greys out as if it was accepted, but nothing happens. There was no popup to say it was refused...
You have to maintain siege for some rounds first, the round or two before the settlement will give up you can force surrender to save time, they will never surrender in the first round ...



Haven't gotten to play as much as I liked the first weekend but I have crushed the French, The Pirates, Wurtemburg, Preusia, Savoy, Irquiose and Spain in Grand Campaign as the English ... cashflow is steady and trade with the "evil" Moslims yields great income ...

Hot damn what a great game

Hints
*Be sure to check your ministers, a bad minister can cost you a lot of money ... every so often you boot a bad minister and replace him with a new and hopefully better one ...
*Be sure your trade routes are open, a blocked port or a leech scimming your route can also cost you heaps of income or entire stop you trade income.
*Be aware of the red lines at sea, placing a vessel on a red line lets you scim your enemies trade ... hover the line to check who trades how much ... nifty for a few bucks
*Fire lines ... keep your infantry at max two lines for max firepower, line 3 and 4 will never fire ... prolly old news for experienced players
*Cannons ... normal mode at longe range but be sure to switch for cannister shot for short range, cannister shots totally wipes out an enemy platoon at short range ...
*Keep happiness at a high level, happiness lets the tax manager charge more ... research and happiness buildings are vital when you later play at hard ... keep your provinces at yellow as minimum ...
*Cash is King
Wait behind the line ..............................................................
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6994|Great Brown North
the time cap SHOULD be 200 turns on the long campaign afaik

even that is too low for me... some modding will be in order
FFLink
There is.
+1,380|6905|Devon, England

krazed wrote:

Bevo wrote:

FFLink13 wrote:

What's the multiplayer like on this game?

Good enough for 4 mates just to have a quick game on, or is it like that Sins of a Solar Empire, where you'd need a few weeks to play one game?
Looks quick. I'm about to join a quick little battle here. Will edit with results

5 minutes later...

did a quick land battle, sieged the serbs as the ottomans. Won pretty easily.

I don't think the whole turn-based thing comes into play with multiplayer. Just different battle "instances".
cooperative campaign mode is being patched in
Is it? For how many people (please say 4)?
RavyGravy
Son.
+617|6620|NSW, Australia

im loving the naval battles, won my first proper one with 2 5 rates against 6 brigs but im no so into the land battles atm, but i havent had any outside the America campaign yet
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6994|Great Brown North
@Link

only two i think... can't say for sure yet
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|6986|PNW

Every flaw in this game would fade into the back of my mind if it had Jason Vorhees and Captain Barbossa.
legionair
back to i-life
+336|6837|EU

Awesome game!

For beginners I could suggest to start with India. Later you get enormous population to manage and great resources if trading with British and Spain.
Flecco
iPod is broken.
+1,048|6879|NT, like Mick Dundee

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Every flaw in this game would fade into the back of my mind if it had Jason Vorhees and Captain Barbossa.
https://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Flecco/Barbossa_1.jpg

GOGO GEOFFRY RUSH!


Can you play as the pirates for the grand campaign?
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
legionair
back to i-life
+336|6837|EU

A dollar to the person who tells me how to change government or at least monarch. Is it possible?

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