SUBSIM's totally awesome Empire: Total War thread

Sonarman · 04-20-08, 12:45 PM

I see they are talking about pushing into the 19th Century and have some steam train still shots, which begs the question will we see steam warships in the game too?

Raptor1 · 04-20-08, 01:23 PM

I would definatly like to see either the game going into the mid-1800s up to the early-1900s or an expansion going in that direction, with Ironclads, Monitors, Armored Cruisers and Pre-Dreadnoughts and all that

AJ! · 04-20-08, 01:48 PM

There could be a chance. It does look interesting, like M2TW going into early gunpowder age

Shyzar · 04-25-08, 06:59 PM

This game is my most anticipated game of 2008 (it even beats Spore).

Medieval 2 was probably one of my most played games ever and this one looks like it will be another one. But it was pushed back to Q4, which is unfortunate.

TheSatyr · 05-05-08, 08:06 AM

CA says they've been working on this game for about 4 years,so hopefully it won't be as buggy as RTW and MTW2 were on release.

I'm still kinda annoyed that they didn't update STW with the RTW engine like they did with MTW. After all,if it wasn't for Shogun's success there wouldn't be a Total War franchise.

HunterICX · 05-05-08, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSatyr

I'm still kinda annoyed that they didn't update STW with the RTW engine like they did with MTW. After all,if it wasn't for Shogun's success there wouldn't be a Total War franchise.

its 50/50 for me about revamping STW in a new jacket.

first of all I sometimes reinstall the game (including the Expansion) and play it for a while, the game has good memories as I played the game nuts when it was out, what really stayed with me was the Music it suited perfectly with the game also the cutscenes where nice.

thought I would like to see it in graphics of today but I guess it wouldnt be the same thing you played back then.

dificulty of the TW engine is that they have to pick era's where people somewhat run into eachother in large box formations I think the Imperial Era would be the last era it would be posible to do so.

HunterICX

AJ! · 05-05-08, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

dificulty of the TW engine is that they have to pick era's where people somewhat run into eachother in large box formations I think the Imperial Era would be the last era it would be posible to do so.

HunterICX

That hit the nail on the head. They couldnt go any further then the imperial era as tactics of modern day warfare couldnt be done in a TW game without loosing its trade mark gameplay.

The next total war game would have to be a remake or in a time period before Empire TW.

04-20-08, 12:45 PM	#1
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	I see they are talking about pushing into the 19th Century and have some steam train still shots, which begs the question will we see steam warships in the game too? __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.

04-20-08, 01:23 PM	#2
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I would definatly like to see either the game going into the mid-1800s up to the early-1900s or an expansion going in that direction, with Ironclads, Monitors, Armored Cruisers and Pre-Dreadnoughts and all that __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

04-20-08, 01:48 PM	#3
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There could be a chance. It does look interesting, like M2TW going into early gunpowder age __________________

04-25-08, 06:59 PM	#4
Shyzar Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	This game is my most anticipated game of 2008 (it even beats Spore). Medieval 2 was probably one of my most played games ever and this one looks like it will be another one. But it was pushed back to Q4, which is unfortunate. __________________ Since ancient times, there has never been a war that did not have a political character. -Máo Zédong Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper. -Carl von Clausewitz

05-05-08, 08:06 AM	#5
TheSatyr Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 545 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	CA says they've been working on this game for about 4 years,so hopefully it won't be as buggy as RTW and MTW2 were on release. I'm still kinda annoyed that they didn't update STW with the RTW engine like they did with MTW. After all,if it wasn't for Shogun's success there wouldn't be a Total War franchise.