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Swoosh So
01-03-2003, 13:08
Go on admit it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Kocmoc
01-03-2003, 13:15
i played SP 5 times, with different factions.... it was always silly after some years.

the AI is stupid and if u close to win it, he come with already dead factions or all fight vs u, jsut to make it a bit harder for u.

its still too easy imo, but i did it jsut to see what they did, the SP campain is well done, but i dont play it anymore as its jsut boring.

koc

Knight_Yellow
01-03-2003, 13:20
i have to admit that i no longer play sp for two main reasons.....

1. Vry incompetent ai.

2. why let my 1mb cable connection go to waste??? MP is the only thing keeping this game alive.

but CA r treading on dangerous grounds by not releasing another patch.

i hope that TW keeps going strong for many a year to cum.

i can actualy imajin myself storing a comp just sos in fifty years i can drag it out and show the grandkids where RTS came into its own.

TheDanesZandy
01-03-2003, 14:09
I do playing the Danes wich is the hardest fraction to play .

But the game itself comes alive on-line , figthing a brain is much more fun than a AI .

Smacking littel puperty high shouting boys on-line is so much fun ;o)


TheDanesZandy

http://www.foxypro.dk/danes/thedanes1.htm

Swoosh So
01-03-2003, 14:12
I agree mike i like the start of the campaigns but it seems to get abit lost as the game progresses http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

Tera
01-03-2003, 14:17
Since currently I'm having conn probs, I began again an SP campaign...bit boring but still Total War after all, need a dose. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

I think it's good to play some SP, because it's fun and satisfying sometimes, especially when it's challenging.

Magyar Khan
01-03-2003, 14:23
i played once russians to see the mongols invading, after that i stopped.

Shahed
01-03-2003, 14:31
Only played 1 so far. As Egypt (expert). Takes a bit too much time when you have 40,000 troops and 350 each of spies, assasins, alims. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif Takes too long to keep track of everyone. When I stopped playing it would take 30 mins just for one turn, not counting the battles. Including battles I cud be sitting there for 2 hours ezy for one turn.

I will get back to it, maybe 2 turns per week per or so.

What I love about Campaign which is totally absent in MP is strategic depth, and long term planning.

EDIT: gotta get back to work will post savegame so u c what i mean later http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Magyar Khan
01-03-2003, 14:44
i played once russians to see the mongols invading, after that i stopped.

Alrowan
01-03-2003, 16:04
i still play it.. love the whole game

i guess i do a lot with it... make maps, play SP, play MP

FasT
01-03-2003, 21:32
Find it borin after a couple of hours.Think it had a total of 8hrs off me.

evilc
01-04-2003, 00:45
i've never played the campaign

Dionysus9
01-04-2003, 01:34
I tried the campaign a few times but it got too tedious for me.

I want to command my troops in battle, not order around a bunch of buraecrats like a glorified adminstrator or bean-counter.

I spend my time on the battlefield when I can.
No SP for me.

Kas
01-04-2003, 01:48
I don't like the MTW SP...I still play a STW campaign now and then http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

Kas http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

LordTed
01-04-2003, 18:40
Quote[/b] (evilc @ Jan. 03 2003,17:45)]i've never played the campaign
Your 3d card doesnt support it u told me

baz
01-04-2003, 18:51
i played once, the day i got the game was spain but once i had won couple battles and the map opened up i found it boring...playing the AI when you have a better army aswell is imo stupid http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif like koc said though i do think it is well done

Stormer
01-04-2003, 19:49
i still try out the mtw single player mods there so much fun and mp gets boring with out no campagin map http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

AMPage
01-04-2003, 20:23
I play the campaign off and on. It just becomes to much mirco and takes forever just to do one turn. I guess some people like that though. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

FasT
01-04-2003, 20:41
Im gunna give it another go now...I just build armies quick and let the AI take over vices etc...
I really only like the battle part..building takes 2 long..

Just started as English in a few turns i conqeured a few provinces...My plan is 2 make my borders strong..and protect my ass with ships to stop them invading behind me..Kind of a planned rush i guess im usin..Well i see how it goes over the next few days http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

AMPage
01-04-2003, 21:35
I could make a big list of things i don't like about the sp campaign, but i'll name 5 just for the heck of it.

1) Campaign map is nasty looking

2) If you order an attack on a province and the enemy attacks you and retreats your attack gets canceled out

3) Landing on an island to attack and no way of getting off if it dosn't have a port

4) I don't like dropping armies on another province to attack i'd rather have movement for armies

5) When you attack a province knowing what the enemy had in it that turn and they switch or add units to the battle before it starts and you can't see what they changed. You fight the battle and it's to much for your army so you withdraw getting a -3 moral on your generals V&V. Ranking should be based on kills/losses...

Major Robert Dump
01-04-2003, 23:37
Good points, Amp.

Also, when the campaign has progressed and you start getting into the really large battles the game begins to get to you. Battles with 7000 troops vs 6000 troops take a good 2 hours to play if you don't use the speed slide. It is enough to make you resolve battle automatically, but doing so is like rolling the dice. And then after you kick the computers ass in that battle, you have to fight again next turn 6000 vs 5000 and so on each tun.

AMPage
01-04-2003, 23:53
Well when i play the campaign, i play it fast. The max i had to fight was about 3,000 troops and they were rebels from a revolt in one of my newly taken provinces. The most i had to fight from a faction is about 2,000 troops, after i made them retreat to one or two provinces left.

How are your battles so big, is it the era you play or do you sit and build up? I always play early era and attack and build when i can and never had to fight such huge battles.

Major Robert Dump
01-05-2003, 08:38
I've only started in early and I've only played on difficult as turks. I've tried 4 times now. the first time I ran out of time http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif and on 2 I was conquered.

the last time was the charm and I ended up having to fight a massive Almohead empire that had conquered france and england. At one point Almo had 18,000 troops poised in Egypt to attack me. this went on for about 10 turns and when I disposed of the Almoheads it turns out Italy had rebuilt and I got to fight more biggies.

I think it took me about 40 hours to finish 20 turns towards the end there.

Dex
01-05-2003, 16:34
not played sp since I installed patch and probs started to
occur http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif Got hooked on mp thou, at least untill new job took up all my spare time. Resisted till now cos I know I'll get addicted again and what little spare time I have will disapear http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif Will have to start a new campain now after reading this thread http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Dex

FasT
01-05-2003, 17:38
all is goin well...hehe dont understand vice and virsus etc but who cares i just wanna fight build correct buildings for the units i want and just march across europe...
SP campaign give it a couple of days i guess.....

YunDog
01-06-2003, 08:12
All I play is SP campaign - I used to play MP but all the problems with MP just used to make me frustrated. Its still fun for me - the games take me weeks to play - a few hours a day - I like to let the turns run and build the best units and then waqe huge wars with them. I have agents in my provinces but I usually dont bother moving them all around. Im currently playing my 4th full campaign as the egyptians Im still having fun http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Nobunaga0611
01-06-2003, 08:36
I play the Sp campaign when I have a lot of time, enough to get my MP fix and still have time left over. This actually never happens, so I don't play the SP campaign. I get tired of dealing with the enormous battles as well. I'm glad they're there, suprisingly, because its more realistic. In SP I like realism, MP I like playability. I get kinda tired of dealing with 2-3 5,000 man Almohad armies.