Seeking Head to Head MP Campaign Opponent

[ztrain909]

Hi all,

I am seeking a dedicated head to head mp campaign opponent, who is available on Sunday's.

I would prefer this opponent be interested in playing battles a little more historically accurate. By this I just mean not " running" your entire army all over the battlefield at all times like its TW ARENA.

I would not mind trying a campaign in any or all of the following games, all modded of course( I have all DLC's for all listed games).

1. Napoleon Total War - mod- NTW3
2. Shogun 2 - mod - Radious but am open to other mod suggestions
3. Rome 2 - mod - DEI and R2 Realism but am open to other mod suggestions
4. Attila - mod - Fall of The Eagles but am open to other mod suggestions

I'm not interested in flying through the campaigns and battles. I don't mind taking my time and am hopeful said opponent would feel the same way. My main intentions of posting is to find an opponent who is slow and calculating rather than finding someone who likes the 3 min battles of Rome 2 vanilla and running around the battlefield like a chicken without a head.

I'm available to play on pretty much Sunday only. Preferably morning( Central Standard Time - US), but should be available all day most of the time.

Here are a few basic "realistic type" ground rules that I would like to play battles with

1.No running of infantry at anytime unless charging at proper charge range
2.Only infantry,skirmishers/archers and light cav in trees, no heavy cav in trees
3.Cav only run at periodic times, NOT all the time all over the battlefield
4.No artillery in trees, arty cannot move thru trees either or shoot into trees except when enemy is coming out of trees
5.Units cannot move thru other units, there must be clear lanes open
6.Skirmishers/archers and light cav can run, but not at ALL times
7.only skirmishers/archers can pass thru infantry lines, no other units can pass thru units
8.No direct fire targeting of Generals
9.Horse arty can run, but only when redeploying to a different battlefield position if the player wishes
10.No direct fire targeting of artillery when it is limbered up
11. No 1 unit suicide attack charge at arty, must be a concerted attack by multiple units to destroy artillery
12. No 1 unit by themselves going along edge of map to rear of enemy lines, u can use 1 or more units to scout though, but 1 unit would never be alone by themselves behind enemy lines without supporting units

I understand these rules might seem very restrictive to the average TW player. That's because I have no desire to play TW like its a video game , nor do I desire to use the normal "gamey" type of tactics that will win you a TW contest. I am obviously looking only for a very specific type of player. I've been guilty many times of playing opposite of these very rules that I am proposing here. That's why I am suggesting them. I want to try and have a different kind of TW battle. I simply want to try and have a more realistic battlefield experience which I believe is way more immersive than your normal TW MP game.

My Steam name is same as here, Ztrain909

If anyone is interested feel free to connect on Steam or you can respond here or leave me a pm.

Thank you

[Nightbringer]

I'm not really available on a consistent basis, but I hope you find a good opponent.

[ztrain909]

but I hope you find a good opponent.

I appreciate that. Seeing as I have played TW since the first Medievil, I doubt there will be many applicants. Rarely have I seen players that might enjoy a more realistic type of approach.

I'll be here, I'm in no hurry. If your ever interested, just let me know.

When I said "dedicated," I did just mean dedicated to playing by the rules, I have started mp campaigns with some only to make it to first battle and have them totally forget about the rules. I guess most TW players just can't help themselves. :)

I'd rather find one compatible opponent and take months or years to finish one campaign, rather than play every weekend with a player who isn't compatible with my play style.

[SilverShield]

could be nice. tho how was playing campaign battles vs another human even possible? - emphasis is on campaign battles really. thx

[Nightbringer]

It's completely possible in the newer games silver, you can even play as the ai forces they fight against.

and if you do go against silver, be prepared, he is a ruthless foe :)

[ztrain909]

SilverShield,

Nightbringer is correct. That is exactly how I play head to head mp campaigns. The opponent would fight as the ai. Imo, it changes how you play your campaign because instead of always facing the ai in battles now your facing a human player. Different tactics, no more mad melee rushes by the predictable ai. Now you might have to approach your campaign and the battles you choose differently, especially when facing a formidable opponent.

Since I suck to begin with, you might even find it harder to play the ai more than me. :)

For myself, I enjoy challenges up to a certain point. That's why I decided to play all my battles not using any icons, mini maps, flags, etc while fighting the battle.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM1...oY6BnhK0zOo0Lw

It's just more difficult when facing an opponent who will not honor any kind of "realistic" type rules because without those help aides my reaction time is much slower.

So you can judge for yourself with the link above if you would be interested. If not, I completely understand.

Even for a sub par player like myself, even I get tired of the ai predictability(in SP campaigns) and am hoping another player is also.