Hope for Egypt

[Pindar]

After seeing the seemingly unending ahistoricity of the Egypt faction all I can hope for is that the game will be easily moddable (if that's a word): then proper Greek units can be brought in, the other, declared anathema and consigned to the void. alas

CA go and sin no more

[Rosacrux]

Pindar,

I think you should fear not. They have gone the vile way (incorporating an a-la Hollywood Cleopatra-Pharaoh-Tut-Pyramids blah blah blah style to a faction that should be primarily Greek) but we ARE going to mod the heck out of this game, if the modding support is half as good as they claim it to be.

Soon after release, Mods like MedMod shall give Ceasar's what is Ceasar's due (actually, give the Lagids what the Lagids is due).

This game is going to be one of the major hits of 2004 (and 2005, I guess) so they are handling it that way: Appeal to the masses. The hardcore fans and history buffs that loved STW and MTW ain't their main target group any more, I fear.

You can tell that by the host of fantasy units that inhabit the land of RTW (flaming pigs, wild dogs, restless mice, whatever) so flavoring a couple of Greek factions (like the Lagids-Ptolemeans and the Seleukids) in an Egyptian or Eastern manner, is only to be expected.

[Intrepid Sidekick]

As has been said before. There will be historic Ptolmeaic Egyptian units as well as the more "fanciful" types already in the game.

But the game will be mod-able so, if after playing it, you feel that we haven't done a faction justice, you can change it or add to it as you wish.
Try playing the game first though. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[The Wizard]

Well that'll be nice... maybe someone will make a total conversion, making MTW or STW with the RTW engine :0

[Pindar]

Thanks for the replies. Particularly, from the "Intrepid Sidekick". I guess we will have to wait and see with the hope change is always possible (or at least moddable).

[PSYCHO]

Quote[/b] (Intrepid Sidekick @ Oct. 17 2003,09:25)]As has been said before. There will be historic Ptolmeaic Egyptian units as well as the more "fanciful" types already in the game. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
Thanks, and what of the Britons, Gauls and Germans?

[Belisarius]

Quote[/b] (Wizzy @ Oct. 17 2003,11:00)]Well that'll be nice... maybe someone will make a total conversion, making MTW or STW with the RTW engine :0
I hope so.... you dont hardly even need to change the map for a MTW mod.