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[Deadmeat1471]

I was watching time commanders today, and thought it might be a good idea to try a quasi-play together style thing.

Using Rome Total War+BI, we choose a battle either in a campaign or a historical map. Then we decide whos going to play our side and parts of our side.
Then, via screenshots of the game and minimap with info on dispositions of enemy and friendly forces, players can choose what to do for a period(1 minute?, until the current 'action' is fulfilled? aka a cavalry charge) in as much detail as they want. I do it, more screens, more info, and we can comment on how those people do at each point, but only after they have done it.

Key point- decisions by the leaders in the battle must not be discussed until after that 'turn' has passed. This is to stop them changing their mind due to hearing a better idea! the whole point is to discuss individual 'generals' strategies.

Sound like a good idea? or any additional ideas? should it be a campaign or historical/user downloaded scenarios?


*I will do an example one in a bit and people can laugh at my strategy as an example game 

[Deadmeat1471]

I think campaign would be best, as there is a severe lack of historic maps to choose from in RTW (All the best ones aren't even in it.).

So we have a choice of Julii(North front), Scipii(South front), Brutii(East front).

[Keita]

Brutii I'm voting for, I always have a fun time early game and challenging late game.

[Erkki]

This might work better with STW/MTW but that just imho. For the sake of history and realism as well. 

edit: never got MTW work, latest try killed my 7 year old computer and had to buy a new one so not too keen... but STW I have installed.

[Keita]

This might work better with STW/MTW but that just imho. For the sake of history and realism as well. 

edit: never got MTW work, latest try killed my 7 year old computer and had to buy a new one so not too keen... but STW I have installed.

Is that the first MTW or #2?

STW, now that's going back on the nostalgia train =D

[Deadmeat1471]

This might work better with STW/MTW but that just imho. For the sake of history and realism as well. 

edit: never got MTW work, latest try killed my 7 year old computer and had to buy a new one so not too keen... but STW I have installed.

I loved MTW, the only way I could get it to work however was to roll back my video drivers everytime i wanted to play
STW would be ok, but its not as good as RTW, especially for this type of thing.

RTW is solid anyway, so provides a good game

Brutii I'm voting for, I always have a fun time early game and challenging late game.

Agree there, I've always loved Brutii. Fighting the Greeks is both challenging and fun!

[Erkki]

AI wasn't broken in the 2 first TWs, it sees the elevations...  And you cant exploit it on the strategic map. 

[Keita]

Julii I always found a little to easy to just rofl stomp over EVERYTHING and Scipii was a little tiedious with the island hoping.

Also, with MTW mine works fine on my Windows 7 laptop... but I guess it's because it's one of those re-releases (more specifically, the PCGamer gold edition one with Viking Invasion bundled in).

[Deadmeat1471]

Julii I always found a little to easy to just rofl stomp over EVERYTHING and Scipii was a little tiedious with the island hoping.

Also, with MTW mine works fine on my Windows 7 laptop... but I guess it's because it's one of those re-releases (more specifically, the PCGamer gold edition one with Viking Invasion bundled in).

Maybe I'll take alook, I havent tried it on win7 yet.... if it works I am DEFINITELY switching to that!

[Keita]

XD

I call the Brits! Unless we're doing Viking Invasion then the Irish! Cazy guys get some funny units.

[Deadmeat1471]

IIRC the Irish had some amusing dart chuckas or something 

[Keita]

Yer, you get some specific infantary two-handed swordsman, dart throwers, and Kerns which are better peasents with MORE DARTS!

[Deadmeat1471]

Also Erkki has a point, I always remember STW being formidible to play against. In RTW you can tend to have 'glorious victories' EVERY battle, which is a tad ego stroking 

[Deadmeat1471]

Yer, you get some specific infantary two-handed swordsman, dart throwers, and Kerns which are better peasents with MORE DARTS!

Heh, If it works, we have to be the English in the global campaign. It's just the rules. I want France annexed by the genius and determination and glory of Bay12.

*And Ireland, and Scotland, and...... JERUSALEM!

[Keita]

Yer, you get some specific infantary two-handed swordsman, dart throwers, and Kerns which are better peasents with MORE DARTS!

Heh, If it works, we have to be the English in the global campaign. It's just the rules. I want France annexed by the genius and determination and glory of Bay12.

OH RAH!