Flaming Arrows!

[Fearless]

Is it me but the flaming arrows fired by the Romans in the Gamestar video appear to incinerate the charging calvary. Will all arrows fired be flaming. Methinks I will have to by an extinguisher at this rate with all this flame about http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Nelson]

I've got to believe that CA turns on the constant flaming arrows to enhance the pre-release visual hype. When playing the game I expect them to work like the flaming arrows in Medieval because otherwise flaming arrows don't really make any sense.

[SwordsMaster]

cant you puor some nitroglicerine on those arrows for visual "catch"? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif

[Kraxis]

I don't like the way the flaming arrows are used...

I don't mind the fact that there are flaming arrows, but would they really light up a man and his horse like a torch? I don't think so, and even if it did, it certainly didn't look like a yellow corona. BAH http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-furious3.gif

The elephant archers don't shoot flaming arrows, so it doesn't seem that the fire was added for the sake of viewing. I fear it is present in the game. I know they have stated it will not be, but that was the TC smoketrail arrows from long ago. They could have been forced to do it... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[Spino]

Not too long ago there was a post by a developer either here or in the official forums who said that in the retail release of RTW flaming arrows can only be used against structures.

Either CA has changed their minds and left the flaming arrows in for the sake of eye candy and the 'wow' factor or the flaming arrows were left in solely to impress people at E3 and/or journalists that review press demos.

[Fearless]

I truly hope your right Spino http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

[Aymar de Bois Mauri]

Me too... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-yes.gif

[Kraxis]

Spino, I remember that, but E3 is supposed to present the game in its full glory. And we are getting to a point with RTW where it must be considered finished in technical terms, basically leaving bugs and balance.
So I can only fear when I see the flaming arrows are there for some units, as the only units that could shoot flaming arrows in VI were foot archers...