Rome II General Info Thread

[Overdriven]

It's funny how much the influence of the EB mod shows in this game. Faction, province and settlement naming conventions are the same, and even unit names have been copied from it (I doubt eg Illyrian coastal levies would be in there if not for EB). I bet those guys feel kind of cheated.

Cheated? If I were them I would feel pretty proud if their influence as a mod as impacted new changes for the full game.

[okiN]

Yeah, but on the other hand their work (research, design etc) is kind of getting ripped off by CA, who will profit from this game. It's a fifty-fifty thing whether to feel honored or offended, IMO.

[Taser]

Yeah, but on the other hand their work (research, design etc) is kind of getting ripped off by CA, who will profit from this game. It's a fifty-fifty thing whether to feel honored or offended, IMO.

Why not both?


If I had been a part of that, I'd be both honored and offended. Honored they thought it was a good way to go to construct part of the game around but offended they didn't include me and the others that put a lot of work into it somehow or at least thank us in some way.

Won't lie though I'd probably be more offended than honored.

[Overdriven]

I still don't see it. You're a modder, you work for free, it's what you do when you take up the task. What would you seriously expect in return from the company who made the game? If it were me knowing they saw my changes and ideas were good enough for a major title would be great, no matter how small they are, seeing as how most game developers wouldn't even register changes a mod made. Let alone implement some of it.

[Teeth]

http://uk.ign.com/videos/2013/07/10/rome-2-total-war-battle-of-the-nile

Oh my god, 5:18. They throw their javelins while running and they look like a bunch of laser beams. There is not even a throwing animation, god that looks fucking dumb. Javelin system in RTW was fine, just a little too slow. They cocked it up bad now.

Europa Barbarorum started out as a research project which offered its findings to Creative Assembly to improve historical accuracy especially to avoid Hollywood barbarian factions. CA turned down their help so they decided to make their own mod using their research. Having CA implement a lot of their information in the new version of RTW is kind off a late fulfillment of their original objective. I'd say the EB guys would be mostly happy about this, wouldn't say honoured because CA has been an asshole to them in the past.

[okiN]

Yeah, the javelin thing struck me as ludicrous as well, I kind of assumed that it couldn't possibly be final. I dunno, we'll have to wait and see, but it was just too bad to be true.

[ThePoopy]

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[Franke]

Could it be that those projectiles were highlighted yellow because of the unit firing them was selected at that point?

[Tor!]

http://maps.totalwar.com/

The map, description of areas and what mercenaries you can get there 

[Lars]

http://maps.totalwar.com/

The map, description of areas and what mercenaries you can get there 

Raetia has the best landscapes and big varriorr spirit

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[Leesin]

Guess I'm not the only one hoping those Javelin effects are placeholders and not the final product  .

[Molly]

I would have bought Medieval 3 instantly... Rome 2 - not really interested tbh :3

[Havoco]

There was a lot of things that scared me in that  last video. The units started routing after like 30 seconds of combat for the Egyptians; the javelin graphics too. It just seems like their continuing there fast battle mentality from shogun. And what's worse is that I heard the guy doing darth mod won't be continuing into Rome 2.

Now maybe they had the difficulty set on easy, idk. But still that battle lasted like 10 minutes

And by the fuck aren't they displaying the testudo formation yet?

[Butan]

And what's worse is that I heard the guy doing darth mod won't be continuing into Rome 2.

He said that for each new sequels of TW : I have no doubt he will see every flaws of the game and start modding again. Even though CA really mistreated him in the last modders-CA event where they didnt even send him an invite, he complained on the forums, and a CA official almost pissed on him publicly (with politically correct words ofc).

I still don't see it. You're a modder, you work for free, it's what you do when you take up the task. What would you seriously expect in return from the company who made the game?

Money, a position in the game industry, fame, gratitude.

There was a lot of things that scared me in that  last video.

Nothing new here : each TW games followed the "casual" trend of the past 10 years and progressively added ways to feel like in front of a good movie, more than trying to illustrate what it means to be a general.

Will probably pirate a copy and wait for a good mod that I will spend 100 hours on before maybe giving money to CA they barely deserve.

[Lt_Anders]

He said that for each new sequels of TW : I have no doubt he will see every flaws of the game and start modding again. Even though CA really mistreated him in the last modders-CA event where they didnt even send him an invite, he complained on the forums, and a CA official almost pissed on him publicly (with politically correct words ofc).

Huh really? Where's that link?