Demo Release.

[fenir]

From memory, CA release the demo roughly 2 to 3 weeks before game release? I think thats right.


If so, i think it's out in the next few days. So i would expect it by friday i would say. That gives us two weeks to get hyped up.
And it's usually a friday release, so we have the weekend to play, and then chat endlessly.


Sincerely

fenir

[Monk]

Very misleading topic. For a second I thought the demo was out.

Also I wouldn't waste your energy trying to predict when the demo will be out. A lot of folks at TWC have been trying to do that, and many have since exploded. It's a tragic scene.

It will be soon.

[fenir]

lol true monk.

But i don't TWC, i am an orgah. We are semi - patient.

ALso, I would bet you a bed and breakfast at your place, it's out by friday.



Sincerely


fenir

[CBR]

That gives us two weeks to get hyped up.

You mean some people aren't already hyped up?


CBR

[pevergreen]

I've been in a state of long-term hyped-up-ness since this subforum was created. Its exhausting!

[Belgolas]

Yup I am always hyped. Infact I can harldy wait till the next Total War is annouced :p.

[pyradyn]

Agreed Misleading topic head I almost had a heart attack!.....Now all I can do is go back to invading the French a common German past time.......*Pulls up E-Mail ever 5 mins*

[Marten]

Fenir you ! I expected the release date by reading the topic.

The hype is tremendous. I was in beta of wow (i know ...) 200 years ago, i really enjoyed the game for 2 month. At release (was also in february i think) the download of the final client was nearly impossible - server crashed every 2 minutes. Kept me away from the game: First i lost patience, then interest.

I even expect 200 posts "CA - I CANT DOWNLOAD ON STEAM, BECAUSE ...." when download of the final files starts on steam. They will go crazy ...

[peacemaker]

wait the demo is going to be on steam? Does that mean I have to go install it now so I can immediately download the demo when it comes out or is it just going to be open for download on, say, filefront?

[CBR]

Might as well install it as you are gonna use it in 3 weeks time anyway.


CBR

[pevergreen]

Most likely the demo will only be avaliable to download through steam, we arent sure though.

[peacemaker]

hmmm...thats not great news, with my slow internet...Where can I download steam?

[Belgolas]

hmmm...thats not great news, with my slow internet...Where can I download steam?

If people used google there would be a lot more questions answered and less troubleshooting threads. You can download steam at http://store.steampowered.com/

Anyways steam can more than handle the small Total War community. There nearly isn't as many total war players as lets say HL2. Downloading with steam is much faster then most file sharing sites because there is no bandwidth cap. So you can download at the fastest you internet connection allows. So even though it is only on steam it will still be faster to download through steam then file shack, file front, gamers hell or whatever because of no bandwidth caps.

[Polemists]

True, steam's download speed is not to bad as long as the file is working properly.

There will be problems of course, there always are, but I am hoping for a simply download and play demo. We shall see. (i don't want to punch in a code or something stupid)

This thread is misleading, and yes there is a demo, when is anyone's guess today is as likely as tommorrow.

TWC does this daily, 10 posts it will be out morrow 10 posts of where is it 10 more posts of maybe tommorrow. It's why they have like 90 threads

That said I think CA is aware people want the demo, I'd say getting it this week seems likely.

[Fisherking]

Well it is three weeks to the day before Release Day!

If there is going to be a Demo prior to release it had better come soon.

Most of us have already lost our minds waiting for things to develop.

It no longer feels as though time is standing still…now it feels like it is backing up!!!

It is early, but I have already been checking the sites….and nothing! Bah!

[pdoyle007]

Shouldn't there at least be a new unit or faction inf today? They seem to release them about lunchtime UK time and I'm on my hat-trick of first posts

[Stiboo]

Hi Fenir

thanks for the post

Looking at your Sig, it mentions a certain R.T Smith - I thought to myself It can't possibly be the same R T (Bob) Smith from the 1980s and ZX Spectrum computer games, who made some of the best wargames ever ?

I’ve just done a Google for him and OH MY GOD it’s the same man !!!!!!!

Bob Smith was lead designer on MTW2, and worked on all the other TW games, in his early days in the 80’s he made the strategy games Arnhem, Desert Rats ( North Africa 1940-42), And Vulcan ( Tunisian campaign Nov42 – May43) these games blew me away and were the games that got me into computers and wargames. I even started making AFV models to see what the tanks really looked like ( graphics were sooo bad back then) I even wrote Bob a few fan letters, and asked about what games he would be doing next etc..

I’m so happy Bob has followed his dream all these years, no wonder the TW games have been so good !

It’s even made me forget about the DEMO for a few seconds…...

wow

[Polemists]

Someone please edit this so it reads like

Demo Release (Gossip) Demo Release (not yet released)


I can only cry when seeing this thread so many times

because i want demo

[gollum]

*offers hankerchief to polemists*

!it burnsus!

[Husar]

If the demo won't come before release then there is no way for me to preorder, that would be sad for CA, wouldn't it? They wouldn't want that, would they?
I want to know it works before spending any money on it.

[Polemists]

Well CA has put up a demo page and so it looks like they are releasing one....but sadly no one knows when

[Sir Beane]

Shouldn't there at least be a new unit or faction inf today? They seem to release them about lunchtime UK time and I'm on my hat-trick of first posts

There should be. We'll see who gets there first.

I too thought that this thread meant the demo had been released! Think before you write the title, or risk being mobbed by disappointed fans.

I'm almost certain the demo will come out before the game. It always has before.

[Polemists]

Yes the rapid demo legions are only barely kept in check by the fact that the game is coming out soon. Yet not even I can stop the 2933520 fans over at Total War Center from mauling you...so be cautious

I'm hoping for demo today....but no such luck I think

[Sir Beane]

Yes the rapid demo legions are only barely kept in check by the fact that the game is coming out soon. Yet not even I can stop the 2933520 fans over at Total War Center from mauling you...so be cautious

I'm hoping for demo today....but no such luck I think

Total War Centre must be a terrifying place at the moment. Their membership is on the whole not as patient and forgiving as those of us at the Org.

[Polemists]

Total War Centre must be a terrifying place at the moment.

To give you some ideas guys, at this moment they have 722 replies to thier demo thread

722


I am not making that up.


So be greatful you have some form of moderation...in some way.

I want demo badly, but I do have limits

[Lusitani]

Hi Fenir

thanks for the post

Looking at your Sig, it mentions a certain R.T Smith - I thought to myself It can't possibly be the same R T (Bob) Smith from the 1980s and ZX Spectrum computer games, who made some of the best wargames ever ?

I’ve just done a Google for him and OH MY GOD it’s the same man !!!!!!!

Bob Smith was lead designer on MTW2, and worked on all the other TW games, in his early days in the 80’s he made the strategy games Arnhem, Desert Rats ( North Africa 1940-42), And Vulcan ( Tunisian campaign Nov42 – May43) these games blew me away and were the games that got me into computers and wargames. I even started making AFV models to see what the tanks really looked like ( graphics were sooo bad back then) I even wrote Bob a few fan letters, and asked about what games he would be doing next etc..

I’m so happy Bob has followed his dream all these years, no wonder the TW games have been so good !

It’s even made me forget about the DEMO for a few seconds…...

wow

Sorry for the offtopic but....those were really great games...i specially liked Vulcan.
Hmm that took me back for a while... lol

V.

[Sol Invictus]

Yeah the mob over at the TWC is ready to storm the barricades. If the demo is not out by Friday, I will be inclined to join them.

[SpencerH]

Didnt we have to completely uninstall the M2TW demo prior to M2TW, and didnt that effect subsequent installations by those who never got the message about the problem?

[Sir Beane]

Yeah the mob over at the TWC is ready to storm the barricades. If the demo is not out by Friday, I will be inclined to join them.

We chall join with our brothers at TWC, and the other TW fansites. We shall join with them and we shall form the First Great ETW Crusade. We shall take back our holy game and demo from the infidels who hold it as their own, and we shall rejoice in the playing of it.

Of course since this is a TW crusade we will get stuck next to an allied town's zone of control and by the next turn half of us will have disbanded.

[Sol Invictus]

We chall join with our brothers at TWC, and the other TW fansites. We shall join with them and we shall form the First Great ETW Crusade. We shall take back our holy game and demo from the infidels who hold it as their own, and we shall rejoice in the playing of it.

Of course since this is a TW crusade we will get stuck next to an allied town's zone of control and by the next turn half of us will have disbanded.

Yeah, something always steals my joy.