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Barkhorn1x
10-23-2003, 19:55
I very much liked this aspect of M:TW, as sometimes I wanted to start from scratch and other times I wanted to begin w/ some level of development.

Have the devs. commented on this issue?

Barkhorn.

Scipio
10-24-2003, 02:28
good question I think you should in a good game be able to play early era as maybe the rise of the egyptions and things like that 700bc etc but then I geusse it wouldnt be rome total war it would be classical age total war

magnatz
10-26-2003, 12:00
According to the FAQ the games covers about 250 years, so it would be somewhat shorter than MTW. But splitting it in two or three periods still makes sense IMHO - I'd hate if I always had to start with the Punic wars.


Quote[/b] ]Q. When is it set.

A. Timeframe = 264 BCE (1st Punic War) through 14 BCE (death of Augustus) - the main campaign will be the rise of the Empire from the Republic, including Civil Wars and the various reforms of the Roman army - Velites/Triarii/Hastati vs Marius' mules and so on. There's loads of juicy stuff in that period: the Punic Wars, Hannibal, Spartacus, Pompey, Caesar in Gaul just to name a few of the big ones... add more historical depth and it's almost more than we could cover in one game. But we may stretch that a little in the historical battles, to include the Teuteberg Forest and maybe one or two other notable battles.

The Wizard
10-26-2003, 12:58
That's true... something like the Republican era, Marian era.... and, well, I don't know anything else http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

Leet Eriksson
10-26-2003, 15:24
well i'll probably play RTW mostly in the timeframe when marius reformed the legions,this is when the legionnares became literally invincble

Beelzebub
10-26-2003, 17:49
Aren't RTW turns one season like Shogun, instead of 1 year like RTW? If so I'm sure the campaign will have options for various starting years(periods). There may not be such a profound impact between each "periods" like in MTW, where suddenly you get the option to build a crapload of new units and buildings http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif .

The Wizard
10-26-2003, 18:08
Well, according to my 'sources', a year in RTW is divided into two turns: the dry season and the wet season. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Ironside
10-26-2003, 20:48
Citera[/b] (Wizzy @ Okt. 26 2003,11:08)]Well, according to my 'sources', a year in RTW is divided into two turns: the dry season and the wet season. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Ahhh winter (=dry season, all water is now snow http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ) and summer (=wet season, it rains more in the summer than in the winter http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif ), that sounds good http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

It would be surpricing if they didn't have 'periods' it's been in the game since MI.

Funky Phantom
10-27-2003, 03:55
Dry season and wet season? Whats wrong with winter and summer? :/

It'll end up looking silly because the seasons will end up being the same in places like North Africa, the Middle East and Wales http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif