ROME:Total War - PCGamer UK Feb 2003

[ShadesWolf]

PCGAMER (UK) Feb 2003 has a preview of Rome:Total War. The preview is 8 pages long and there is also a video on the CD.

The graphics look amazing and the article tells quite an interesting story.

I will attemp to scan the pages in so you can all have a look for yourselves. But this wont be until later tonight.

The Release date say Feb 2003, but i think this is a typo, and should be Feb 2004. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif
There is then another section in the mag which say release date Christmas. So I dont know

Anyway back to the article. I will also post some of the pictures from the disc.

See you all later.....

[Catiline]

LOL, Xmas, that's a good joke. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

[FasT]

FEB the 8th it come out on ...In shops not sure..

[Stormer]

Cool, shade is it the same video as the intro we all downloaded you still trying to scan the pages up http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[ShadesWolf]

Ok im back...... and as promised below are the scanned pages from PCGAMER.

The video is a different story, its the same as the one you have all seem, such a pity, I was hoping for some ingame stuff. Never mind.

Edited by administrator.

[MacGregor]

Damn I wish it was really coming out in Feb 2003.

[Jacque Schtrapp]

Damn you CA I will die as a bachelor, old and alone

[Vertigo10]

Bah, at least you guys over there GOT a preview. The Feb 2003 edition of PCGamer US has nothing. Absolutely nothing Bah

-Vert

[Emp. Conralius]

......words cannot express what i'm feeling as of now...

[Sir Chauncy]

Disappointment perhaps? I for one was hoping for

BARBIE: TOTAL WAR.

Playable factions include Ken, Barbie, the other one, the other one, and the other one.

Glorious acheivements include getting the house after the divorce and Who gets custody of the Kids.

RPG type simulations of how much working out to do before Barbies' outlandish and improbable figure causes her own spine to snap and building up money to pay for Kens dental plan.

Coming as soon as the dolls develop knee joints...

[The Marcher Lord]

Brilliant Shade - many thanks, saved me the cost of a PC Gamer next Thursday http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

[Pretz]

Whoa, very good... now God willing, I will pick this up next month.

BTW does this mean we can only play Roman legions?

[Vertigo10]

Nope; according to some other posts, there are many other factions. I believe it's explained in the Next TW Game is Rome: Total War post in the Entrance Hall.

-Vert

[and another thing....]

I`m already apologising to the wife for all the various late nights, weekends when I`m going to be completely not interested in anything she`s going to say, want to do or work around the house that is not going to get done.

[Kas]

Thanks m8

Kas http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Vertigo10]

Quote[/b] (and another thing.... @ Jan. 11 2003,13:20)]I`m already apologising to the wife for all the various late nights, weekends when I`m going to be completely not interested in anything she`s going to say, want to do or work around the house that is not going to get done.
Way to stay ahead of the game http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

-Vert

[Kraxis]

Gurgle... ghwhpts urrgh rall thaftaswht... *chokes on saliva*


*Bip bip bip bip*

Doctor: Can you explain the reason for his cardiac arrest?
My mother: He saw the preview of Rome: Total War... It has ruined our lives *sob sob sob*
Lawyer: So so, there is never anything that is so bad it is not god for something. We will demand 34373783 million dollars to settle this.

MY GOD If they just manage to complete half that they will still have to wait many years before anybody can even compete with them. GAH

[Jagger]

Absolutely amazing If they pull it off, it will be game of the year, if not the decade.

[Tmscience]

this is great, cant wait http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Acronym]

Thanks ShadesWolf, check's in the mail http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Why does CA have to tease us like this??? Please CA just put all the ingame movies and screens on your website

BTW, read about the rtw movie we've all seen. Apparently everything is ingame except the facial animations. I think we're going to have better fans than everquest.

[Kraellin]

whelp, time to upgrade the other computer. doom3, rome:tw...it had to happen...this shld boost the old economy a bit :)

K.

[Spino]

I just sh|t my pants.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

[solypsist]

new computer time.

[Acronym]

This looks sweet

you can expect similar changes in the high-level risk-style stretegy section too. Primarily, that it's no longer a risk-style section built out of chuncks. Instead, it's something considerably more ambitious. Rome: Total War features a continuous 3d map covering the whole of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and you can zoom down at any point on the map to the battlefield. In theory you could walk your army across the 3d terrain all the way from France to Egypt. This means ythat you can expect to meet on approximetely 10,000 battlefields...

Also mentioned in the article are day/night cycles, different climates for different regions, each side has totally unique units, flaming pigs(against elephants), digging under castle walls, seasons change, build forts to guard mountain passes, place units in the woods for ambushes, ford rivers, and move your army through different more difficult or easy routs http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif

[Sjakihata]

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I need words... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Shahed]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

Thx for the posting http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif

[Jango Fett]

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif Someone please slap me.

[The Great Dane]

I find myself feeling like when I was a kid waiting for christmas - the wait was to damn long http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

I all my excitement I still have that little worry, if they can pull this off and stil keep the playability intact?

It isn´t the first time we all get carryed away at wonderful graphics only to find, that designers forgot the other parts that make a game great.
HOPE NOT http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

[LadyAnn]

Have you noticed the Roman soldier on first page does look like a naked woman? Somehow there are two pieces of locks to protect his ... nipples. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

If not, looks like he is wearing a bra too http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Annie

ps.: continuous strategic map, have we discussed that before here? Am happy

[Jacque Schtrapp]

I am puzzled by the possible mechanics of the new strategic map. If there are no provinces, what will represent who controls what areas of the map? Previously the province borders contained the faction colors and indicated who was in control of what region. If the new map lacks these individual borders I am curious how they will exhibit regional control.

It is thrilling to see so many of the concerns and ideas expressed right here in this forum are being addressed or incorporated into the future of the Total War series Thanks devs

[sassbarman]

Yep I'm going to be late for work, oh hell i'm gonna quit and just sit and stare at those screenshots. aaahhh

[Schultzy]

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif

Jesus H Corbett
That looks and reads like it's going to be one hell of a game. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif
Also, at one point, i started to think i was reading the forum's MTW improvements wish-list when it started to go on about the Diplomacy, crossing allied territory,demanding tributes, signing treaties....lol
As Wolfie Smith once said: "Power to the People" http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

Simply stunning
Thank you for the scan Shades, now i just need a pc that will run it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Rosacrux]

Damn you CA Danm you, damn you, damn you

We've planned on a little Rosacrux with missy... you know, a kid? Well, where am I supposed to find time to devote to my will-be-born-within-the-year child, if RTW comes around?

Damn you people, you are mean http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[Stephen Hummell]

i remember just about a year ago i heard of crusader total war, (which changed into medieval total war), that year i put my self through so much stress waiting for the game. So now for rtw i wont get so hyped up for the game.

[and another thing....]

I`ve just read it all again - I bet other developers are now thinking "bollocks".:joker:

If it delivers what it says (and I`m going to be hitting the knees praying that it does)this is going to make every other rts game look a bit lightweight.

I suppose that the only downside, and I`m sorry to have to mention it,is what happens next. Will there be a MW4?

[Nord]

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eh... oh sh*t, god damnit.. that's so beautiful I'm almost in the process of crying.

[Vertigo10]

Just wondering, I've seen this SPQR banner on a few of the new screenshots, and many of the old ones posted in the Entrance Hall. Anyody care to speculate what it might mean?

-Vert

[Vertigo10]

Quote[/b] (Acronym @ Jan. 11 2003,14:23)]BTW, read about the rtw movie we've all seen. Apparently everything is ingame except the facial animations. I think we're going to have better fans than everquest.
Yeah, I'm just wondering; Does that mean that if a kill is not made by a soldier, do they dodge and block with their shield like they do in the video (for the general vs. general part)? That'd be fairly interesting; no more mindless swinging...could make actually watching each individual soldier fight be quite interesting.

-Vert

[Shahed]

SPQR means "The Senate & People of Rome".

[FesterShinetop]

Wow... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif it looks absolutely stunning Hope it does come out this year, just bought a new computer last week so with a little luck I just need a new 3d card when this baby hits the shelves http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

[Sjakihata]

Read the article and cry...

SPQR: Senatvs Popvlvsque Romanvs, Roman People and Senate.

[King James I]

Quote[/b] (Jacque Schtrapp @ Jan. 11 2003,17:04)]I am puzzled by the possible mechanics of the new strategic map. If there are no provinces, what will represent who controls what areas of the map? Previously the province borders contained the faction colors and indicated who was in control of what region. If the new map lacks these individual borders I am curious how they will exhibit regional control.

It is thrilling to see so many of the concerns and ideas expressed right here in this forum are being addressed or incorporated into the future of the Total War series Thanks devs
I'm theorizing that they will have different colours on the zoomed out map donating whose faction owns what piece of land, also in the preview it says that governors can be installed in settlements, so maybe each settlement will have flags donating who owns the settlement. Damn we hope we find more information soon, cos they make no mention of trade, anything about ships, or how units and armaments are recruited/produced e.t.c.

[Foreign Devil]

Did you see those ladders? Did you The ladders And the elephants And the ladders http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

[muffinman14]

Holy f'n sh*t

I feel like the world isnt hell in a can of spam anymore O my dear God thank you for having CA make this...blob..*druuls*
game.

Hoy hoy hoy hoy yes yes holy pee omfg http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

[fenir]

Well looks like DD was right.

There will be supply, an interactive map, and real positioning.


CA, Breaking up families since 2000AD. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif


Ooooooh Honey, I seen this really nice game I would like for my Xmas present next year.

*answer* ABSOLUTELY NOT

oh Dear http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

fenir http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

[and another thing....]

Well looks like DD was right.

There will be supply, an interactive map, and real positioning.


CA, Breaking up families since 2000AD.


Ooooooh Honey, I seen this really nice game I would like for my Xmas present next year.

*answer* ABSOLUTELY NOT

oh Dear

fenir

You could always buy it for her in an attempt to introduce her to Total War and say that it will bring you even closer together http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

And if that works, I`ll try it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Magyar Khan]

it looks hyping nice and if the games potential is being abused again i personally get to London.

i hope they skip some sp-campaigns in favour of a patch.... and that many features (logfiles/replays) are added to create our own campaigns... sigh
lets hope this dream dont end up in a soapbulb

[keet]

I love everything mentioned.

my two big things of the moment are:

1. The ability to coordinate attacks with allies and move through their territory. That is great as this will allow more treaties and diplomacy options which were lacking in MTW.

2. The new strategic map. This is said to allow full zoom and placement. Very strategic indeed.

My big mystery is how this works.
Will RTW be turned based or real time?
From the article it says you could march your troops across the map and zoom and place them everywhere so how does this work?
Is it still turn based and they can just move so far at a time then the ai gets a turn?

Also, I guess the cities themselves will replace the province boundaries and maybe we will have a cultural color like civ3 has.

Any ideas here?

[Alrowan]

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Gah

i think im going to practice being a hermit until this comes out... and i think im gonna need a GF who knows why Total War is so important... so fun..... damn, im gonna need a job just to pay for electricity

[Basileus]

appreciate that you took the time and scanned the pages for us shade, looks like a mighty fun game..love those elphefants hehe http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Knight_Yellow]

*runs into his street and exclaims*

ITS BETTER THAN SEX

well not exactly but bloody hell.

heres 10 things im going to give up a good bit of my life for....

1. elephants
2. SPQR did u see the flag ha ha i geuss joining the spqr clan was even sweeter
3. ladders
4. night fights
5. fire
6. big continual map (i think it will be like imperium galactiga 2's map)
7. garrisoning buildings/walls
8. missions
9. wonders
10. advanced street fighting

theres more but my synapses have given in.

oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god.

*imajins wat peter monyelouxe's (bloody silly name) face will be like when he reads that*

well i doubt that we will need to upgrade our machines for any more than $100 max... well id say a 2ghz athlon, 512mg ddr, geforce 4, should do it vry nicely. by the end of summer these things will be a lot cheaper anyway.


*cries and doesnt try to hide it*

[Lord Romulous]

OMFG http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif

check out the seiges.
- men on walls, seige ladders, tunnelers, battering rams
whole cities

the diplomacy
- treaties, tribute, pass through allies land.

- the 3d strat map
that is actually the battle map as well being able to guard stategic points like mountain passes. make raids and ambushes

as you can tell this what i have dreamed of in a game but never thought anyone could possibly make it.

if all these elements make it in to the final version i will gladly pay 200 bucks for this game (australian - eg 100 american)

and i dont care if i need a new computer to play it.

[barocca]

questions raised concerning copyright issues of posting images in forum,
but if shade had merely copied word for word and posted a few cutout images there would be no problem,

and considering it was many many weeks after UK previews of medieval before even a glimmer appeared in ozzie magazines, info which was of lesser quality than UK mag info,
and not long before the darn thing was in the shelves anyway, my personal opinion is it can stay,

That said it's not my decision,
this issue has been raised in discussion amongst staff,
expect a decision soon,
if we kill the piccy links we will still leave the discussion open...

[barocca]

we have seasons back - yee haa

mind you the flaming pig's have me a bit concerened, (page#6)
do these come as distinct units? or will every legion have it's own detatchment of flaming pigs?

[Lord Krazy]

There is no point in flaming pigs,
they wont get offended or find it funny http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

LK http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Lord Romulous]

i wonder how PCGammer could have got the release date wrong.

i mean come on it is on 25 font or something surely someone would have spotted it before it went to print.

on copyright.

i am for ever thankful to shades for posting it but if i was pcgammer id be mighty upset that someone was distributing my work for free. perhaps a few more posts like thanks for the scans now im gunna go out and buy the mag today etc are needed instead of thanks shade you just saved me 6 pounds.

but really, unless pcgammer write to the org to remove it why worry ?
everything is fine until someone tells you not to. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

my two cents

[ShadeFlanders]

I am wondering whether the game is still turnbased strategy and real-time tactical. Seems like it is full RTS now.

[Jango Fett]

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif i just had a wet dream.

[FasT]

thnks for postin info great stuff

[Knight_Yellow]

hmmmmmmm thats the problem u see pc gamer wont write in theyl just sue the complete asses of the org staff. so since this link will get torn down im gonna copy those pics.

oh and they will sue u by the way its perfectly within their rights to do so.

[Knight_Yellow]

Oh and he he im thinking city fights,massive army's, gauls vs SPQR hell why not call it ancient stalingrad.

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

GOD IF U REALY EXIST U WILL SHOOT ME FORWARD IN TIME TO THE DAY THIS IS RELEASED PLZ

[Lord Romulous]

Quote[/b] (ShadeFlanders @ Jan. 12 2003,04:30)]I am wondering whether the game is still turnbased strategy and real-time tactical. Seems like it is full RTS now.
i sincerly hope NOT shadeflanders.

if its a full rts this could turn out to be the most brutal cold shower ever.

i detest full rts games.

click fest = zero strategy = boring.

[ShadeFlanders]

I agree Romulous, I hope strategy remains turnbased but hey Europa Universalis was full RTS as well and I still think those are brilliant games.

[Alrowan]

barocca, i know of a newsagents in sydney that seels both the UK mag and the Aus mag of PC Gamer

[PSYCHO]

OMG

If CA pull this off, they may well have greated nirvana



Alrowan ..where abouts?

[Stormer]

jaw breaking just jaw breaking thxs shade for scans

[Magyar Khan]

and so the GWIS recorded the hyping has started....

[DarknScaly]

Aye - beware of the hype.

CA are, truely, excited about Rome... but I was excited about England in the World Cup and look what happened there.

Once the (Superb) graphics fade from prominence there's an entire game to be proven.

[Michael the Great]

Hey,the game will have a campaign map(just read carefully),but u will be able to zoom anywhere on it,so u can plan ur defence,ambuses,routes.

WHAT DO U THINK,ANY CHACE OF THIS COMMIN OUT IN 3Q 2003???

[FasT]

Pc Gamer out in shops yet???(England)

[Stormer]

erm i think it comes out friday fast, but it could be out now as shade's got it.

[Jacque Schtrapp]

Quote[/b] (DarknScaly @ Jan. 12 2003,10:05)]Aye - beware of the hype.

CA are, truely, excited about Rome... but I was excited about England in the World Cup and look what happened there.

Once the (Superb) graphics fade from prominence there's an entire game to be proven.
I totally agree. While it looks snazzy and sounds awe-inspiring, I for one am reminded of the many promises made about MTW that still go unfulfilled today. However, I also believe that Activision people are intelligent enough to realize that if they truly hope to expand the success of the TW series, they will have to allow the CA progis to actually complete work before they ship the product. Besides, the game engine looks to be performing well and they still have a year or so to focus in on other things such as diplomacy and AI, we'll see how much ends up on the cutting room floor.

[Gregoshi]

The following was posted in the Entrance Hall from Kieron Gillen, author of the preview article:

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Quote (SeljukSinan @ Jan. 11 2003,18:41)
Many thx to ShadesWolf for posting this.


I'd have posted this over there, but can't due to the board-membership system (Which is a good clever and mature system. I applaud).

However, to answer the people in that thread, yes, this is copyright infringement and yes, we could sue you over it. In fact, it'll still be copyright infringement if you type in the article. I wrote the words, and future owns 'em.

I'd imagine Shades will be getting a cease and desist from someone at Future come Monday morning. I'd suggest he takes them down before then just to avoid the nastiness.

Sorry about the typo in the article Re: Release Date, btw. I'd imagine Ludicrously tight deadline and the Editor being distracted by the ludicrously good-looking screenshots.

Er... Hurrah for Rome Total War? That'll do.

KG

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[Lehesu]

*Whoop* *Whoop* *Lehesu cynical mode activated*
Sorry to burst any bubbles, but a lot can happen in the year before this is released. It seems to me that they are trying to do too much. I have seen too many games start out ambitious, like Warcraft III and its SIX races, parred to FOUR, and I think we will have to "wait and see" as to how good R:TW will be. I would love it if it gets all done as is this great, although i would have to buy a new comp, but a lot can happen in a year.

[Knight_Yellow]

seee i told u kieron would sue i know his mind....

PS. be realy sneaky like me and just save the pics before they get ripped down.

hmmm if they sue me for that then i kill them, but then theykl sue me for threatning their lifes if they do ill stalk then kill them.........

and so on.

[Stormer]

where the pics go from shades post it says edited by tosa has he taken them away

*marks him down in "too kill" book http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

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[ToranagaSama]

ToranagaSama is almost speechless.

The first thought is to simply give thanks to The Creative Assembly for LISTENING They heard EVERYTHING, EVERYONE, whinned, moaned, groaned, yelled, screamed, whispered, begged, pleaded, implored and cajoled,

.......................EXCEPT...........................

Campaign Multiplay. Does anyone know of any Game Developer that is so obviously connected to their Fan Base??

I am a Total War fan, I will die a Total War, much like that Korean dude who died at his keyboard playing StarCraft.

Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Now let us gather ourselves, did any take note of the next to final paragraph The key word is "THEN" which directly implies "following" RTW, doesn't it?? I think so.


Quote[/b] ]The first thing we're going to deliver is the most spectacular battles ever seen in a game....


Quote[/b] ]Then we're going to give people the richest, most immersive strategy game they've ever played....


Quote[/b] ]THEN we're going to put these things together and hopefully give people a game WORLD that they can totally lose themselves in. We're taking all the experience of the last five years working on Total War and revolutionizing the genre of epic battles which we created with Shogun."

[Emphasis Added.]

Now is MDP, just a little hyped or is he indicating CA's plan? Seems like there is a definite "sequence" to development; or is all that to be included in ROME?

Pay particular attention to the last quote above. Does anyone else read that as a Campaign Multiplay World? At last???

[Magyar Khan]

being connected to SP u mean i guess http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

[RageMonsta]

SHEEP

[deejayvee]

Quote[/b] (Stormer @ Jan. 12 2003,17:23)]where the pics go from shades post it says edited by tosa has he taken them away
Yeah, I know. I didn't check these boards over the weekend and so I have no idea what you guys are all talking about http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/pissed.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

Did someone say they knew where to get the UK PC Gamer in Sydney???

[Beelzebub]

Hey, I forgot is this was in article or not, but are they adding more detail to provincial stats? Like population

[Swoosh So]

Some one email me the pages and ill type them with words and order changed onto wolves animal farm?

[Stormer]

ah swoosh so thoughfull.. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Shahed]

Quote[/b] (Swoosh So @ Jan. 13 2003,09:05)]Some one email me the pages and ill type them with words and order changed onto wolves animal farm?
Negative. Swossh email classified Top Secret http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Swoosh So]

Well im not going to just pop my email up if someone says yes ill send u them ill priv message them my email.

Swoosh

[Swoosh So]

Can someone post in more detail some more info? theres not much here since the thing was removed, Not illegal to discuss rtw is it? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Knight_Yellow]

Toranaga the whole NEXT thing is merely indicating what feature they r going to/have added to RTW.

its to show ppl that they have just discovered sumthing great and wait here cums another thing.

PS. i told u all to copy those pics and i did swoosh i would email u them but i can only send files smaller than 1mg and i think those files r a bit bigger than a meg.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

I think the bit about flaming pigs was a joke...although they would be cool.

[ShadesWolf]

For all of you who missed my scans,

Here is a link to the offical PCGAMER web site
With a copy of the article

PC Gamer article on RTW (http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/previews/default.asp?subsectionid=176&articleid=64850&pagetype=2)