rorarii
05-14-2007, 05:10
Hi, first, sorry I meant Sab'yn
I downloaded 080 beta and have been playing that as the Sab'yn ... just to try something different. First off, EXCELLENT mod, dare I say better than RRTTRRrrr?? ok, here's my impressions -
good bits;
(1) I like how hard it is! I set it to hard and ITS HARD. My generals are all 0 stars and its difficult to get them higher, while enemy generals are higher. Advancing my towns is also more difficult, things are more expensive.
(2) New government Policies - Arabian towns have strange new policies (buildings) .. like, client of king etc, which I'm not familar with but suspect they're historically accurate .. well done.
(3) I like the Arab Bow-spearmen, shot the enemy with arrows and if they get too close, use the short spear two-handed .. well done, historically accurate. (I think?)
(4) Have you noticed how the the Battle AI is BETTER in RTW than M2TW, which is CRAP ... one reason to stick with RTW.
not good bits;
(1) Phalanxes must have carbon-fibre armour .. I surrounded a phalanx and pelleted it with arrows and javelins .. and I didn't kill one!!!??????? say what? is this to compensate for poor phalanx AI? (not keeping a battle line) Or do the major civilizations have steel armour while I only have bronze weapons??? (gives that impression)
(2) I think Roman Accensi were Levy spearmen while Rorarii were light javelinmen, you have them in reverse order, but as facts are vague, I cannot be certain here.
I'm now downloading 081, hope that will be even better!
Thank YOU!
R
I downloaded 080 beta and have been playing that as the Sab'yn ... just to try something different. First off, EXCELLENT mod, dare I say better than RRTTRRrrr?? ok, here's my impressions -
good bits;
(1) I like how hard it is! I set it to hard and ITS HARD. My generals are all 0 stars and its difficult to get them higher, while enemy generals are higher. Advancing my towns is also more difficult, things are more expensive.
(2) New government Policies - Arabian towns have strange new policies (buildings) .. like, client of king etc, which I'm not familar with but suspect they're historically accurate .. well done.
(3) I like the Arab Bow-spearmen, shot the enemy with arrows and if they get too close, use the short spear two-handed .. well done, historically accurate. (I think?)
(4) Have you noticed how the the Battle AI is BETTER in RTW than M2TW, which is CRAP ... one reason to stick with RTW.
not good bits;
(1) Phalanxes must have carbon-fibre armour .. I surrounded a phalanx and pelleted it with arrows and javelins .. and I didn't kill one!!!??????? say what? is this to compensate for poor phalanx AI? (not keeping a battle line) Or do the major civilizations have steel armour while I only have bronze weapons??? (gives that impression)
(2) I think Roman Accensi were Levy spearmen while Rorarii were light javelinmen, you have them in reverse order, but as facts are vague, I cannot be certain here.
I'm now downloading 081, hope that will be even better!
Thank YOU!
R