Will scripts be implamented?

[High Voltage]

This game will need scripts or triggers, not for maps, but units. For example, a script that has soldiers throw javalins at the enemy, they charge into them(like the romans). Or something like soldiers stopping and taking cover behind their shields when under arrow fire and not close to the enemy.

It would be cool to have customizable scripts/triggers for our armies, for example: throw javalin when enemy is x distance away.

This would add much realism and give the affect of issuing highly customizable orders(orderly withdrawl up hill then charge down, open formation to allow cavalry to pass through then close in on them, etc.)

[theforce]

Hmm the game will have scripts in TW2 for collapsing walls. Also l would like firearchers to put forests on fire.

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[Toda Nebuchadnezzar]

yeah man fire archers would be great...

just imagine your sitting in the forest thinking:

"haha they can't see me then i'm gonna rush out and kill them all hahaha..."

then suddenly the whole forest is set on fire and they all die.
That would be good plus the graphics (however bad they be) would still add wonders to the game.

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[Rath]

Yeh so we can recreate that battle from Princes of Thieves in the Robin Hood campaign http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Kraellin]

if you want to see fire-arrows, the use of pitch and burning oil, try the stronghold demo. quite fun setting those fields with pitch on fire ;)

K.


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[theforce]

Well we have to say and see mate what the developers have for us. More info is going to be released when we reach the shipping day.

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[Catiline]

Funnier watching the enmy run about as balls of flame falpping hteir arms Krae

What, why's everyone looking at me like that

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[Kraellin]

flaming bodies are always humorous, cat ;)

the use of scripts and trigger sets and macros is used quite well in various games. i also hope that CA begins to implement these into their games.

K.


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[theforce]

I have high hopes for the game my demands are a good servers and good multiplayer code. Also l am afraid the accuracy of AI with artillery will be perfect like many other games like that. Triggers can be easily done in Shogun and l wouldn't mind if they beefed up the specs and included a bit better graphics.

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