Preferred unit Size

[Fearless]

Out of curiosity I am interested to know the preferred unit size you start a campaign with and why. I tend to use huge but there is a downside.............longer to build. On the other hand players may use small unit size because of their graphics card.........comments please

[Díaz de Vivar]

I, standard size, of course. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Caledfwlch]

It's gotta be huge, there's nothing like carnage on a massive scale to liven up the day. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Sir Crashalot]

It`s not the size of the unit that matters, it`s how you use it. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

I use default http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Roibeard Mac Mathúna]

I use huge because I have the machine to handle it and I want to see the Epic ... Battles that the box speaks of.

There is a thread started by me http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif which is about the effect of unit size on the strategic campaign part of the game.

Other Thread Name: Effect of Unit Size on difficulty of SP Campaign

[Caledfwlch]

Btw Fearless, if you don't like the long build time on the huge setting, just double all unit sizes in
crusaders_unit_prod11.txt and make production time 1, then make unit scaleable=NO . That'll give you huge units with standard production times. Leave the royal knights alone though 'cos 20 unit size is standard for them.
I can e-mail you the file if you're interested.

[Fearless]

Nice tip Caledfwlch. Another little tip that I shall be printing off. Getting quite a file going on MTW. At this rate I'll be able to print up my own Manual.......Cheers I owe you one

[Fearless]

Oooops forgot...............email me with the file..........ACE

[Caledfwlch]

Consider it done. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Fearless]

At this rate Caledfwlch you'll be entering the Main Hall..................WOW

[einar]

In MTW default, 100 men for infantry units are enough for me, more than 40 men in a cavalry unit maybe are too many , i don't like too huge cavalry units, they can have problems to maneuver in the battlefield.

In STW 80.

[Caledfwlch]

Forgot to add doubling unit costs on relevant units too.

[BatkoMahno]

I play with the Large size. I would love to play HUGE but already with the Large the computer is trying to lagg a little.
It's not an old one -> 2 Ghz,512 MB Ram, XP,GeForce3 Ti200 64 mb.
I still think it should handle huge but its not. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

[solypsist]

I go default because waiting 2 years for a unit just sort of bugs me

[The Last Emperor]

I always go for huge, just love it when there are so many little men charging into one other in battles

[Caledfwlch]

solypsist and anyone else who's interested, Just uploaded Huge Unit Quickbuild for v1.1 to files section if you're interested. Allows all scaleable units to be built in 1 turn instead of 2. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[KukriKhan]

For those who haven't yet found the Org's download section, here's a link:

http://www.totalwar.org/Downloads/MTW_Index.shtml

[IceCold]

I use max size hehe the more the better.

[IceCold]

Athlon XP 2200 Geforce 4 ti 4600, 512 meg DDR Ram. 19 inch Sony Monitor. Soundblaster Audigy etc etc. I think that fast enough hehe.

I know i am showing off my system specs but i cannot help myself hehe.

[Glorfindel]

I like the look of huge units better, though it gets kind of slow on my PIII733, 128 MB RAM ,GeForce 2 http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif, and I dislike the longer training periods. But you just have to love the look of thousands of cavelrymen galloping across the plains http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif.

[Foreign Devil]

Larger units take longer to train? Hmmm.... I aughta try that... *pounds head on desk* stupid computer not running as fast as i want it to..... Off to the RAM purchasing location type place I am.

[Basileus]

Default settings here, will propably never try with any other cause i enjoy it as it is..:)

[Dijeeh]

My 1ghz P3 and GF2 GTS 32mbDDR can't handle much better than default http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

[Koukos]

My P3 866 with GF2 Mx ( 512 DDR) cant handle anything else than default either.

As for the MP is it enough?? And does a 64k isdn line do?? Or Am I prehistorical?

[Gregoshi]

I've always kept mine at the default unit sizes. It is more important with MTW since my machine nearly gets a hernia playing the game. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

Koukos, I'm playing MP with a PII 350 (below min specs) just fine. I haven't tried anything beyond a 1v1 though.

[MonkeyMan]

for those having trouble with their supercomputers not being able to run any more than normal i would reccommend a quick trip to the apothecary. you really should be flying on a 2Ghz machine with a 64Meg Graphics card

Try my advice in here

http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin....=SF;f=2 (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=SF;f=2)

and

also run dxdiag (start, run, typr - dxdiag) go to the sound tab and set hardware acceleration to 'No acceleration'. This is particularly effective if you ever get distorted sound in the game or have an older soundblaster card.

I run a athlon 550 with GF2 and i really am forced to keep in regular unit size. I'm impressed gregoshi's system hansn't given up by now, guess computers were build to last in the olden days http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Brother Derfel]

I only played default until I found this thread and noticed that they can actualy be changed, DOH

Now i have tried Large a few times. Didn;t want to do huge cos I did not like the idea of waiting two years for units to build.


Thanks

[FesterShinetop]

I also play default. But only because my computer also greatly complains when I want to squeeze more men on the battlefield... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif