Does anyone like RTW anymore

[AchubaNanoiaBR]

I used to play RTW non-stop with my old computer. Then when I bought a new one with a 21" widescreen monitor I stopped playing, because RTW looks horrible in 1680x1050... and I won't deny, I'm a graphics guy!

Lately I've been playing more M2TW and some Xbox360 games... but now I have a new addiction: Mount&Blade! An excellent game, I haven't been playing anything else now.

[Flakk]

i still play RTW. actually i prefer it over MTW2 and Empire dunno why i just like the ancient setting...
also iv been willing to buy a 22inch lcd to replace my 17inch lcd but i think im starting to change my mind since you said RTW looks horrible on high res.
can you plz post a pic of how it looks ?

[Helgi]

Oh HELL YEAH!!!
Love RTW over MTW2
can't say anything about ETW yet though.

[Veles Shadow]

To be honest I like RTW better than M2TW because although I like the graphics better in Medieval it's too slow and I'm more interested in the RTW period even though that happens

[coalition]

This forum is making me cry...

I am so glad to see interest in RTW...

[SubRosa]

i still play RTW. actually i prefer it over MTW2 and Empire dunno why i just like the ancient setting...
also iv been willing to buy a 22inch lcd to replace my 17inch lcd but i think im starting to change my mind since you said RTW looks horrible on high res.
can you plz post a pic of how it looks ?

I have a 22 inch flatscreen (not lcd mind you), and RTW looks fine. There are lots of pictures here, just click on the thumbnails to see the full size pictures.

[Centurion1]

I'm the same as sub rosa just upgraded my monitor to a 22'' and i think it looks downright sexy. I enjoy graphics and i think they look better for all the tw series (and some other games). Just like they say bigger is always better

[AchubaNanoiaBR]

I think I must be doing something wrong then... my campaign map looks blurry, the unit cards are pixelated and the battles also look blurry unless I zoom in. I have all settings at max except for antialising (spellcheck?), resolution set to 1680x1050, but still looks quite bad.

Any tips for me then?

[Ariovistus Maximus]

I like to play a game of RTW when I take a break from EB. It goes a lot faster.

I'm looking forward to the RTR VII release too.

[Schiltrom]

I love RTW, have since I got it (last year, when I was in Australia). A friend of mine lent me M:TW. I thought: "THIS IS (not Sparta) AWESOME. Let's update!!!". So yeah, that's a RTW story (I also got M2). So I love all of them still (though with unit standardisation and all, E:TW gets a bit repetative).

I don't play EB because for some reason all factions have the same unit set in custom battle (didn't try campaign, got too annoyed with the unit stuff)

[Ariovistus Maximus]

I don't play EB because for some reason all factions have the same unit set in custom battle (didn't try campaign, got too annoyed with the unit stuff)

Yeah, the single player custom battle makes no sense. You need to use the multiplayer (there is a single player icon and a multiplayer icon for EB) version to get a good unit list. And spend time with your good friend, the recruitment viewer.

And read the AAR forum for insperation.

[Schiltrom]

Yeah, the single player custom battle makes no sense. You need to use the multiplayer (there is a single player icon and a multiplayer icon for EB) version to get a good unit list. And spend time with your good friend, the recruitment viewer.

And read the AAR forum for insperation.

thanks

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Nyet Prablyem, Tovarich

[SubRosa]

I think I must be doing something wrong then... my campaign map looks blurry, the unit cards are pixelated and the battles also look blurry unless I zoom in. I have all settings at max except for antialising (spellcheck?), resolution set to 1680x1050, but still looks quite bad.

Any tips for me then?

It sounds like you may not be playing it in your monitor's native resolution. I understand that LCD monitors sometime look that way when you change them to different resolution. Also, if you have a widescreen monitor (which you probably do if it is an lcd), make sure you have the game set to use Widescreen in the Video Options.

[Caius]

Nyet Prablyem, Tovarich

Privet tovarisch!

[Caius]

God this forum is empty these days. It brings a tear to my eye. Cmon i know you are all still out there. Myself, well i haven't updated because of logistical issues but that doesn't mean i would stop rtwin it. I know there are still players out there, why just last week i converted two of my mates to be rtw fanatics so i know the game still has some entertainment value.

So any ideas on how to reconnect to our lost brethren. (curse you etw and the flow of modern technology!!!!!!!!!)

Just few people play it. The forum might be dead, but look at Shogun forum. It's even dead.

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Privet tovarisch!

Yah Ahmerikaneets; yah vih gavarityeh tolka nim nogah pa Russkyie

So don't test me too hard.

[Centurion1]

o Vy k yavl'ayetes' amerikanskimi. YA - takzhe, no ya uznal, chto nebol'shoj russkij ot moyej babushki i ya goschu u sem'i tam. horosho ya sdelal, poka oni ne stali posledovatel'ami putinism lol

Ha i like to keep my Russian handy so that my cousins cant cuss me out without my knowledge

[Ariovistus Maximus]

AAAAAA! BRAAAIIIIINNN OVERLOOOAAAADDD!!!

I told you; I only speak a little! I can pick out a word or two in there.

But let me figure it out and I'll PM you. I'm already ahead b/c I don't have to try and translate from cyrillic!

[Centurion1]

Ha Arivostius eagerly awaiting your translation. Yeah i'm a little shaky on my cyrillic i make sure not to do anything that requires reading it while visiting!!!
Oh read your weapons study, VERY intresting wish you had continued with it a little further. I just perused it though so maybe i am missing something

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Hehe it might be awhile; but then you never know... I've not really looked at it for some time; I got stuck on the alphabet. Those english letters throw me for a loop. I really like Russian though. Neat language.

Glad you like the essay! Yeah, I didn't go too far into each one. One of my challenges in writing is that I either do an extrememly short synopsis, or I do pages and pages and pages, like the summary of Rome on that essay. Quite a bit longer than the others.

Keep in mind, though, that I have only posted the first chapter... That one is really just an introduction to the main part, which is chapter 2. See, the whole thing was actually for an uncle of mine, and all he wanted was the study of weapons itself. So I got into it, and then I decided that it would be pointless to give raw statistics of the weapons if you don't understand the peoples that used the weapons. And chapter 3 will cover tactics, which will enhance the value of understanding the weapons.

Chapter 3 will incorporate screenies of EB. I really like it b/c its a nice medium where I can get nice consistent pics. Whereas if I get 'em off the internet, one pic will be a sketch, one will be 3-D, one will be a painting, etc.

Yeah, any additional material for the first chapter would be great though. Anybody has any ideas... lemme know.

Thanks centurion1!

[Caius]

People, please retake the topic of conversation. If you want to talk (AM and Centurion1), you have several ways of doing that. Thanks.

[Ariovistus Maximus]

OOPS! Sorry Caius! Been off in my owwwn little world here. I will stop stealing threads.

But man it seems like there is nobody in the Colliseum!

[Prussian to the Iron]

i jst turned BI off, lol.


i love empire, but i sometimes like to go back to the basics(for me; RTW was my first total war game. BIG step up from Empire Earth 1 :P

i'm still waiting for TATW to download.......3rd time i had to re-download it......grrrrrrrrrrr......

[Caius]

Sorry Caius! Been off in my owwwn little world here. I will stop stealing threads.

But man it seems like there is nobody in the Colliseum!

Don't worry.

Omanes seems to have left the .org for a period of a month, I'd say.

[Sandeu]

Well for me my favorite Total War is RTW/BI, I have all (I mean ALL of them) the Total War games with expansions and have them all installed, but I still find myself playing RTW

[Guru]

Bought the gold edition some days ago and downloaded the Europa Barbarorum mod.. I'm currently playing the vanilla campaign as the Julii, figured I'd play the original once through before getting started with the mod. Love the game, even thought the graphics feel a bit rough. Just wish the game had Empire-like sea battles..

[Centurion1]

My apologies Caius, i seduced AM into the off topic conversation. . Thanks for the help staying on topic (bows to your focus)

[Owen Glyndwr]

I still play R:TW (well, EB, actually) I prefer it a whole lot to M2. I used to play M2 all the time, but got tired of how annoying sieges tend to be (peasants beat feudal knights? now come on!).

But yeah, R: TW all the way. EB, Guild Wars, and Civ IV are really the only three games I play nowadays.

[Caius]

Civ IV are really the only three games I play nowadays.

You do? I do also, but I'm not good at it.

(Notice how you get off-topic faster)