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NagatsukaShumi
04-04-2002, 07:11
After watching Braveheart earlier this week this sudden question sprung to mind in my head, will Medieval Total War allow the ability to execute or torture people? (Note-This came to mind after seeing William Wallace recieve torture at the end of the film)

Wouldn't it be cool to, after a huge battle, capture the enemy general and take them back to one of your provinces for either torture on enemy plans or for execution for their hostilities against you? I think this would be a pretty cool option as it was a key way to scare the peasants back then

I am currently e-mailing a CA worker about the prospect, I know it's highly unlikely they'll listen but I'm trying, anyway back to the topic

Executions would be a great option in my view as a way to make the peasants fear and increase their loyalty to you, and a pretty good way of bunking off important enemy figures like William Wallace, King Richard etc

I also sent the following to CA "I think it'd be pretty cool also to have some sort of unit which, kind of like the ninja from Shogun, sneaked into the enemy provinces and tried to kidnap or arrest enemy generals (E.g. If you include William Wallace, like a mag I read said you would, you could go into the rebelling Scotland and arrest him and bring him back to England to recieve punishment etc)." I think a unit like that would be good, or maybe the feature to bribe nobles or kings to hand over key generals

Executions could also be a cool feature if you could be captured by rebels and executed in some sort of Revolution or something, people will probably disagree with that, but it'd make guarding your King much more important than before

I don't know about you, but I thought i'd make my first topic one that'd get a few people talking and thinking, also I have put in a P.S. in the e-mail that I will post any additional idea's from you guys to them

Vlad_The_Impaler
04-04-2002, 15:31
i would like to see betrayl/kidnapp/arrest of enemies generals/leaders; it could be fun; but i dont see the point of torture; what?..bust enemies morale and make martirs or symbols? maybe that..but what else ?
i think the most interesting part must remain the battle

NagatsukaShumi
04-04-2002, 20:23
I read somewhere that you could get some sort of units that you would use but you wouldn't want their actions to be traced back to you, and it also so said revealing another leader used these units secretly would seriously put them out of sorts with peasants and other leaders, now I think about it, torturing their generals or people to do with them might leak some sort of info so you can, like I said make them look bad, but thats just going on what I read on the PCGamer website

Also the idea did spring to mind also when I remembered the roleplay factors of becoming more feared etc. killing key enemy or rebel figures would seriously increase loyalty and fear as people would realise they would get killed if they go against you.

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Sir Kuma of The Org
04-05-2002, 06:07
There will be assains in this game but how exactly it will work against Historical figures, i don't know...

james
04-05-2002, 23:31
hmm i wonder what weapons they will use probably crossbows with poison on them http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif

Gothmog
04-06-2002, 11:14
Well, one can just add more bloody cut scenes.



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Whitey
04-06-2002, 11:43
hmm...I'm more interested in Capture and Surrendering than Execution,

james
04-06-2002, 19:43
i wonder how you make allinaces or......

Toda Nebuchadnezzar
04-10-2002, 01:43
Making alliances will be the same as in STW obviously!

The idea of capture and Ransom is not bad. You capture their general or daimyo on the field of battle (instead of attack click twice and they try to capture unit) then you could ransom the general back to the nation, or simply kill him. In the renders or cinematics on the community forum, you can see a picture of a man in prison, so maybe this is that.

Obviously then you could be captured or your generals also which would be good. Decide between high honour or loss of cash.

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Toda Nebuchadnezzar
04-11-2002, 02:35
Check this link out.
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