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Rokkaku
07-17-2002, 03:13
From whgat Ive heard, looks like the only contrast between factions are the unique unit and colour, am I wrong.
bruteztrausen
07-17-2002, 03:22
well the english have different shields than the rest of the countries but the body is like the other factions. It can change the weapons too but they have the same body.
Hirosito
07-18-2002, 02:00
yes there will be quite a differnece especially in ythe eastern and european counrties

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Hirosito Mori

Gentile or Jew
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
Rokkaku
07-18-2002, 02:06
cool, that is what i was hoping for...
Emp. Conralius
07-18-2002, 10:13
I'm very happy as to how it has turned out so far. So much variety between units.
A Nerd
07-19-2002, 04:30
I think the only difference between the factions armies should be there garb and thier stats...now if we are to differentiate the countries themselves we can do this in a much more entertaining fashion; with politics, religion, personal prefereces for the before mentioned, nationalism, work ethic, desire for conquest and/or subjugation, history and honor, etc...
Emp. Conralius
07-19-2002, 04:49
Thats probably a reason why the Mongols were left out. They weren't exactl political.
A Nerd
07-19-2002, 22:13
Perhaps we can interprit some of their intentions or embellish some of the ones they took for granted and add them to the game of an expansion...therefore political buffs would be content witht the effective army because they now have reason to conquer the world!
Vanya
07-19-2002, 23:56
During WW2, the Japanese told each other horror stories about the US Marines...

That to become a marine, a man had to kill both his parents, drink the blood of babies, etc.

Quite funny when you look back at it. I'm sure Dubya makes the world see us as a bunch of trigger-happy rowdy cowboys running amok lassoing innocent, law-abiding "terrorists" and whatnot...

GAH!

What was this thread about?

Oh, yeah!

GAH!

All factions will have "similar" units, but their look and combat factors and bonuses will differ from faction to faction.

All will have a spear unit, a cav unit, an axe/mace/sword unit...

Eastern factions will have more cav options that Western (or viceversa?)...

Western boys will pack more armor...

GAH!
Rokkaku
07-20-2002, 02:20
ummm,we do see u as crazed cowboys in britain.
lol!
and the unit factors and combat bonuses are diffren,t absolute coolness!
Aelfred Magna
07-20-2002, 02:55
Conralius,

Sure the Mongols were political . . . "War is Politics by Other means," remember? http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

I'd say having one of your emmissaries (sp?) showing up in your great hall carrying his ears in his hands is quite a political statement

I WANT MY MTW! http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
Yager
07-20-2002, 03:15
Why send him back with his ears in his hands when you can just use a catapult to toss his head over the castle wall? Now that is Mongol style..

I doubt very many Americans mind being seen as Cowboys. I don't.
Thane Talain MacDonald
07-20-2002, 03:26
Actually, we're not all cowboys, but we are all excellent marksmen http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif