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Goofball
03-12-2004, 00:42
Bought this game last year and was initially very excited about how it looked. #Large amount of customizable units, economic and diplomatic elements, all set in the WWII era. #Unfortunately, after trying to play the game and having everything fall apart on me very early every time (mainly around the economic management and commodity trading side of things), I just gave up. #This is the only game I have ever done this with. #I can't help having the feeling that there is something fundamental I am missing that would make the game playable once I figured it out. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif
Anyone else have any experience with this game?
i too had felt like that one but after spending days figuring out how to play the damn thing i finally enjoyed it :)
RisingSun
03-12-2004, 01:50
Just take a stop and look on the forums. That game is an absolute blast once you figure it out.
I think this would be fun if not for the massive bugs. #I have yet to play through a war without a bug sabotage.
RisingSun
03-12-2004, 03:41
They're called patches. Quite useful new invention. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
Quote[/b] (RisingSun @ Mar. 11 2004,20:41)]They're called patches. Quite useful new invention. #http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
lmfao, so thats what they call em these days http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
Efrem Da King
03-13-2004, 05:36
Took me a full year to work out what was happening. LOVE IT NOW.
el_slapper
03-13-2004, 12:16
That's a general rule for PARADOX games(HoI, Victoria, EU series, Crusader Kings soon) : the first version is full of bugs, the later versions are full of fun. HoI rocks. But the 1.05c, not the 1.00 unplayable thing...
Ivan Bajlo
03-13-2004, 12:35
I'm guessing you never played Europa Universalis 2 so HoI looks complex. Try EU2 first to get the feeling of Paradox engine.
BTW if you think HoI is complex try Victoria - there are few dozen trade goods to manage beside dozen factory types and even more provinces. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
I traded this game in on another.
ShadesWolf
03-17-2004, 14:19
Exelent game,
Takes a bit to get into, but well worth the hours to learn.
el_slapper
03-18-2004, 21:25
Side note : do not forget to DL the CORE mod, once you're in the thing. More enjoyment. More fun.
http://core.roadtowar.com/
RisingSun
03-18-2004, 23:18
Much harder, though. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Its a good game once u patch it...just need to take your time and learn..how many games let you set the entire world on fire with war..not many. I love playing the UK. Can be a real challenge at times.
I didn't know about this CORE project. Is it better? I understand that a new 6.0 patch is due to come out soon. How would it affect an installed CORE game?
RisingSun
03-31-2004, 03:31
It's much harder and requires a lot of fine-tuned economics. I've never played it but it has a lot more events, and supposedly the AI is better.
el_slapper
04-01-2004, 21:18
The AI is far better, & launches nice landings, that the standard engine is unable to manage. Difficulty is higher, mainly because Events have more impact & punish non-historical behaviours.
Played HOI; patched HOI; played HOI; patched HOI; played HOI; patched HOI; Returned HOI.
Released version didn't work; six patches later, A1 still dosen't fortify; Britain dosen't defend; Almost anyone with a cargo ship can steal Albania's oil; Heavy felony to release a game that -either developers didn't check to see if it works - or knew that it didn't work. Imagine selling a car that didn't run or a computor etc., that didn't work.?
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