RTW release date

Just fingering through my latest copy of PC Gamer magazine, and i notice they have a release date of 24 September in mind. Hopefully a week earlier than the last ditch 1st October. :rtwyes:

Also, i noticed it said, that CA were considering recently, so late to the official release, that they might do 6 month turn arounds in the campagin, rather then the usuall 1 year. Although they said this would mean adding new weather effects(snow on the campaign map), plus the fact that historicaly battles usally occured during the summer. A bit silly to be considering that so close to it's release dont you think ?

Theres a post mentioning RTW is supposedly going gold today! and if thats the case... that release date looks about right ~:wacko:

So theres no weather effects on the campaign map?, thought i saw snow on some pics of the campaign map.

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Also, i noticed it said, that CA were considering recently, so late to the official release, that they might do 6 month turn arounds in the campagin, rather then the usuall 1 year. Although they said this would mean adding new weather effects(snow on the campaign map), plus the fact that historicaly battles usally occured during the summer. A bit silly to be considering that so close to it's release dont you think ?

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I swear I heard that currently the system was 2 or 4 seasons not one year. If u look at some of the pics there is snow on the campmap. Maybe they are considering changing it from summer/winter to 6 months?

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Originally Posted by Myrddraal

I swear I heard that currently the system was 2 or 4 seasons not one year. If u look at some of the pics there is snow on the campmap. Maybe they are considering changing it from summer/winter to 6 months?

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It is 2 turns per year, summer and winter. And it certainly isn't going to change now ~;)

thanks for the info Jerome ~:)

did you deliberately not comment on the going gold? or just "forget" ~;p

Good news on the 2 turns a year part, automatically doubles the potential length of the campagne :knight:

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Originally Posted by RTKLamorak

thanks for the info Jerome ~:)

did you deliberately not comment on the going gold? or just "forget" ~;p

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It's CA company policy not to comment on the release status of games - that's left for official Activision announcements, because of potential last-minute adjustments and so on. Hence I am "not commenting" ~;)

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Originally Posted by King Edward

Good news on the 2 turns a year part, automatically doubles the potential length of the campagne :knight:

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And the guys who posted in this thread have been where for the past 6 months???

The 2 turns per year/weather effects have been common knowledge for a LOOONG time.

Sheesh.

Barkhorn.

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Originally Posted by Barkhorn1x

And the guys who posted in this thread have been where for the past 6 months???

The 2 turns per year/weather effects have been common knowledge for a LOOONG time.

Sheesh.

Barkhorn.

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those guys might have a job and a social life ~:pat: ~;p

What period does the campaign span in years?

I'm trying to get a feel for how many reigns a faction will have before winning the game, for PBM purposes.

In Shogun, with four turns per year and a smaller map, you tended to only have a couple of reigns so PBM was not really on. With MTW, you could have many kings, hence the many PBMs in the Throne Room.

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Originally Posted by Basileus

those guys might have a job and a social life ~:pat: ~;p

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What, w/ R:TW in development??

~;p

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Originally Posted by Simon Appleton

What period does the campaign span in years?

I'm trying to get a feel for how many reigns a faction will have before winning the game, for PBM purposes.

In Shogun, with four turns per year and a smaller map, you tended to only have a couple of reigns so PBM was not really on. With MTW, you could have many kings, hence the many PBMs in the Throne Room.

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Runs from 260BCE to 14CE - although you can play beyond - but no more events will happen. So... that's a maximum of 548 turns - give or take.

Barkhorn.

So in theory we can keep a Rome PBEM going for as long as there is someone else left to fight on the map.

Should keep things interesting.

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Originally Posted by JeromeGrasdyke

It is 2 turns per year, summer and winter. And it certainly isn't going to change now ~;)

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Well, i was quite concerned when i read, and i quote...."What's even more remarkable is that Creative are still deliberating over this feature so late in in the game's development" PC GAmer magazine.

At least i can rest assured that you have decided now, for definate ~D

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Originally Posted by Essex_Cohort

"What's even more remarkable is that Creative are still deliberating over this feature so late in in the game's development" PC GAmer magazine.

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Where do these game zine writers get this crap from anyway?? ~:dizzy:

That was just completely made up. Never trust 'em.

Barkhorn.

When does fall (autumn) start in the UK?

Since we have an official release date of fall 2004, the earliest would be right after the equinox on Sep 22, 2004. Any sooner and CA won't be holding its promise ~:joker:

Seriously though, if release is late Sep/early Oct this would be a rare occasion of a software company shipping in the early part of the official ship range. When I first heard about "fall 2004" I automatically assumed "just before Christmas 2004". Kudos for CA for sticking to the earlier date.

Afrit

I have it pre-ordered. Supposed to ship on 9/22/04 in the US. We'll see.

EDIT: You know, I usually could care less what my avatar looks like, but I just noticed mine in this part of the forum. GAWD! That is unflattering, even if I am Celt by ancestory. Were these assigned randomly, or did Gregoshi hand-pick this one?

According to the German game magazine GameStar the release date is set to 24th September US and the 29th September German version.

Just thought I would give my piece to the speculation...

Quid

October 1st in Great Britain? WHY???

I think that they will keep delaying the game until finally in February 2005 CA will go bust and Activision will never publish the game. :D

i've found that if you call your local gamestop (software retailer here in the states) and ask them when they'll have a software release, they are usually pretty accurate. just make sure you call fairly often to check for pushed back dates :)

K.