Going a viking

[Geoffrey_FiztRogers]

Ok thought i would try the Norseman this time. Only problem is how do i raid along the coast when i have to wait to build a port to get off the beach? I sent a little army into England and it just kept running around till it reach a proviance and the port was not destroyed when I plundered. Is they any way to maybe alter the game to allow longships to pick up troops without ports? They did beach them when they needed to so it woudl fit if they could do so.

[ZIM!]

im afraid not it would be unrealitic anyways.everybody knows the vikings were big babies that didnt like getting thier feet wet http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

[TheViking]

Pfff you maybe should get more educated b4 you speak zim

[ZIM!]

but mighty Thor himself told me that???? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[MasterM!nd]

I think I missed something around here, afaik it aint possible to play the Norsemen (norwegians) per default is it ???

/me runs around in circles looking very confused.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

[Geoffrey_FiztRogers]

well I meant the Danes since they are the ones with the vikings in game. Guess I will have to wait for the expansion pak

[TheViking]

Zim, If it was Thor it was an imposter. The real gods name is Tor. muhahahahahahaha

[MasterM!nd]

Quote[/b] (TheViking @ Jan. 02 2003,20:13)]Zim, If it was Thor it was an imposter. The real gods name is Tor. muhahahahahahaha
Yea 'Thor' is that sissy imposter they made up in the US... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif


Geoffrey_FiztRogers -> I dont think the difference will be big atleast not when it comes to units and so, cos at that time Denmark, Norway, Sweden where pretty much alike... But ok wouldnt hurt ppl's feeling being able to play as their own country, kinda like in EU2 where every european faction is playable.. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[khurjan]

personally i think there should be light troops or raiders in game who can land in small bands of 20 to 60 soldiers and are allowed to pillage a maritime province...this can simulate piratical activities or costal raids as carried out by vikings and muslim pirates or sea ghazis

[Knight_Yellow]

Viking u take the vikings way to seriously and u think they where great whereass in real life they sucked.
if they didnt suck then they would have been around for a lot longer.

[Sjakihata]

No, you cannot play the Norseman. Only The Danish, and at that time the game takes place Denmark had formal and official adopted the Catholic faith. It was the decision of the King, thus many followed. However, quite a few heretics still believed in Odin, Tor (Thor), and Loke (Loki).

And yeah, it would have been nice if they had made longboats to be able to land on shores. I think we have to wait untill the Viking Expansion will be released. Moreover it would be more accurate if those raids and plunders took place in the early viking era and the more organized invasions in the late viking era.

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VIKINGER VINDER ALTID http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[CBR]

Quote[/b] (Knight_Yellow @ Jan. 03 2003,11:20)]Viking u take the vikings way to seriously and u think they where great whereass in real life they sucked.
if they didnt suck then they would have been around for a lot longer.
Last time I checked I found something called Danelaw but I have not seen anything about a Scotlaw...


CBR

[Ueriah]

Vikings are a great troop type in the Early game, and it's a big asset to the Danes that they can build them from the get go. As time marches on, though, other troop types tend to overshadow the Viking armies, and if a Danish ruler lacks the foresight to create infrastructure to allow for the production of more advanced troop types (besides hoardes and hoardes of Vikings) then the Danes will be at a decided disadvantage in the High and Late periods.

The God of Thunder hath been lifting weights again... he's mighty Sore

[Gregoshi]

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif Greetings and welcome khurjan. You seem to have stepped right in the middle of a war between the Vikings/Danes and the Scots. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

MasterMind, my feelings are hurt that I can't play the US... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[MasterM!nd]

Quote[/b] (Gregoshi @ Jan. 03 2003,09:07)]http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif Greetings and welcome khurjan. You seem to have stepped right in the middle of a war between the Vikings/Danes and the Scots. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

MasterMind, my feelings are hurt that I can't play the US... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Hehe was there anything at all except indians (and vikings :P ) in America around the time where MTW takes place ? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

But yea even I kinda would love a strat game which includes the USA, atleast on the same basics like EU2. Yesterday I watched 2 movies about the civil war (The Patriot and one about George Washington and his fight against some Hessians mercs), really made my cry out for a strat game that covers those times... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[MasterM!nd]

Quote[/b] (Sjakihata Akechi @ Jan. 03 2003,06:23)]No, you cannot play the Norseman. Only The Danish, and at that time the game takes place Denmark had formal and official adopted the Catholic faith. It was the decision of the King, thus many followed. However, quite a few heretics still believed in Odin, Tor (Thor), and Loke (Loki).

And yeah, it would have been nice if they had made longboats to be able to land on shores. I think we have to wait untill the Viking Expansion will be released. Moreover it would be more accurate if those raids and plunders took place in the early viking era and the more organized invasions in the late viking era.

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VIKINGER VINDER ALTID http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
Could be found having some kinda mod allowing the Vikings to be true believers of Valhalla, rather than just being christians (we cant make crusades anyway). Then we could show the rest of Europe some pagan kick ass warfare in the name of our true lord Odin... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[khurjan]

Quote[/b] (MasterMnd @ Jan. 03 2003,03:03)]
Quote[/b] (Gregoshi @ Jan. 03 2003,09:07)]http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif Greetings and welcome khurjan. You seem to have stepped right in the middle of a war between the Vikings/Danes and the Scots. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

MasterMind, my feelings are hurt that I can't play the US... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Hehe was there anything at all except indians (and vikings :P ) in America around the time where MTW takes place ? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

But yea even I kinda would love a strat game which includes the USA, atleast on the same basics like EU2. Yesterday I watched 2 movies about the civil war (The Patriot and one about George Washington and his fight against some Hessians mercs), really made my cry out for a strat game that covers those times... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
hi there all http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif ....lol i did didnt i http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif...well its kind of good http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif....oh yeah there is a game for civil war been developed unfortunately its bit stalled for lack of distributor for it in us...it looks to be released in Q3 2003 now...look forward to it been announced most likely on gamespot first.

lol let me say that i will prefer a viking band over a scot warband any day...becuase forget braveheart movie scottish battles were no where like what was shown in the movies http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/pat.gif

[Naagi]

Ok since everyone seems to be kicking up dust. Those movies are revolutionary times mate, not civil war. Although I guess you could call it that, it confuses us Americans. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif Our civil war was in the 1860's between the north and south.

Naagi http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[khurjan]

well i am a newly minted american since i moved from good olde englande in march 2002 http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif....so i got two civils on my hands the english one and american one

[MasterM!nd]

Well its kinda the English civil war, but ok I'll go with saying they are revolutionary times rather than from the civil war... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[khurjan]

lol well you can say that...but i am surprised how many people fall for patriot's description of battles...they are pretty inaccurate as far as military historians are concerned

[MasterM!nd]

Quote[/b] (khurjan @ Jan. 03 2003,12:45)]lol well you can say that...but i am surprised how many people fall for patriot's description of battles...they are pretty inaccurate as far as military historians are concerned
I never said it was accurate, just that it made me wanna play a strategy game coverng that period... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I guess thats was comes from being a war movie fan... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif


As far from how the battles where carried out, if they just where remotely as shown in The Patriot or other movies covering that period ( 2 armies moving forward, stopping, shooting, reloading, shooting etc etc) I'll have to say that they where darn stupid and not worthy being called tacticians at all... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

[khurjan]

ever heard of game called ages of rifles its by ssi and you can pick it up for 5 bucks atm it has tons of mods including for american revolution but i warn you graphics are your standard 2dish 3d

[MasterM!nd]

Yea Ive heard about it might be worth checking out, and the graphics mostly dont matter in great strat games... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[khurjan]

its a pretty addictive game especially when you move game scenarios in ages so your tactics that worked against napoleon of charging desperately against his units in open ground reaped me total diseaster in russo-jap war of 1905 i lost 70,000 troops in 3 turns http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

[TheViking]

Quote[/b] (Knight_Yellow @ Jan. 03 2003,11:20)]Viking u take the vikings way to seriously and u think they where great whereass in real life they sucked.
if they didnt suck then they would have been around for a lot longer.
Knight_Yellow: thats only your opinion. And we still are around. Theres still many of us that belive in Asatron (i dont know what kind of word the english have for that). And dont try to insult me. Scotland couldnt even remain as a Kingdom. Now your only Englands puppets

[Naagi]

TheViking I've seen you guys use that word before, Asatron or a variation of it. Explain to me sometime what exactly this is, I believe its a religious word but know little about it. I think it was used in a post about some guy claiming to be a barbarian pagan(not sure) instead of a wiccan pagan. Totally stealing the thread here.

Naagi http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[khurjan]

lol as i said scotland had a strong viking influence too which makes it strange that scots dont recognise it...there was a proggie on bbc about it in 2001 when they showed that 6 out of 10 scots from north and west side has viking dna in them

[TheViking]

Quote[/b] (Naagi @ Jan. 03 2003,23:37)]TheViking I've seen you guys use that word before, Asatron or a variation of it. Explain to me sometime what exactly this is, I believe its a religious word but know little about it. I think it was used in a post about some guy claiming to be a barbarian pagan(not sure) instead of a wiccan pagan. Totally stealing the thread here.

Naagi http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif
Its the name on our religion, the vikings belief

Its 2 words Asa and Tro:

Asa comes from Asar and Asynjor. Which is old words.
Asar = gods
Asynjor = godesses

Tro = Belief

I hope this was what you wanted.

[Gregoshi]

Okay, let's keep the nationalistic chest thumping light hearted and good natured. Besides, you're both wrong. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif Now I just need to come up with a clever reason why you're both wrong... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

For those with an interest in the American Civil War, the new movie Gods and Generals opens in the US in mid-February. It is a prequel to the great movie Gettysburg and made by the same people. I, for one, can't wait. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

[khurjan]

hey big G i seen the small preview of that all i can tell you for strategy fans and history buffs its a movie pretty close to historical accuracy

[TheViking]

I might be wrong many times but not this time hahahaha http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif