http://www.g4mers.com/previews.aspx?id=499
Loads of new pics, must be the tutorial with the Normans and saxons, looks quality. Go to the images and their are loads of new ones featuring the Norman conquest of england
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http://www.g4mers.com/previews.aspx?id=499
Loads of new pics, must be the tutorial with the Normans and saxons, looks quality. Go to the images and their are loads of new ones featuring the Norman conquest of england
mmm nice find
And btw the English start without London :eeeek:
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Originally Posted by Stig
That must be the tutorial, i'm sure of it.
Check out the custom battle screen on oage 5, very good stuff
Thanks for that didn't see it yet.
Looks good, different factions can start with different money, good for our MP campaign. Makes things easier.
Now hope that you can fight England vs England.
Yeah, looks like the Norman invasion against the Saxons
http://www.g4mers.com/images/previews/shot_77_499.jpgDoesn't accumen exist any more?
EDIT:Sry, my nick really has a point.
sorry can't see your pic, try to link to the picture instead of the thumbnail
cool screens seeing them makes me want it more
Looks like to simulate the defensive position of venice they have made it accesable only by birdge. Venice will be very difficult to lose as a player...I hope the computer will station a large army on the bridge.
I noticed that in the last page the previewer says that many things aren't yet finished ("are in a premature phase") and that they 're expecting (actually they 're hoping for ;)) a final version more refined and full with new points of interest. The "many" part is a bit concerning, although I don't know how scheduling is handled down there. But given that the preview has an early September date, well, one can only wonder heh
I think that by now they're near the end. Atleast all units will be done I think. Maybe tweaking the AI a bit, making some things look better and loads of testing.
I don't think so. The faction in the British Isles is called "England" (and it has apparantly gotten less frisky faction goals this time round: 45 regions including Jerusalem, instead of 45 regions including Rome, Constantinople and Jerusalem). The factions in the first battles depicted are called "Saxon" and "Norman" respectively. I think indeed William's invasion of England (with some castles that are considerably larger than they were in 1066, but that's nitpicking) is the tutorial. Perhaps we'll even see the Norwegians?:laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Blind King of Bohemia
Nice screens mate.Clears up a lot of things:2thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by King Noob the Stupid
I believe I read that titles are gone, so maybe they decided to get rid of the concept of leaving a leader in a city/castle (like in RTW) as a governer as well....I guess we will have to wait and see how it plays out
In that case I think they're going to do some extra work on that map, no way a tutorial shows the entire map .. I thinkQuote:
I think indeed William's invasion of England (with some castles that are considerably larger than they were in 1066, but that's nitpicking) is the tutorial. Perhaps we'll even see the Norwegians?
Look at how easy Ragusa is to defend!
http://www.g4mers.com/images/previews/shot_80_499.jpg
I am very much looking forward to a Norman tutorial/campaign!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ringeck
And excellent screens, by the way! Thank you very much Blind King.
Now I'm really excited :2thumbsup:
Guillaume
You know, in some screenies you get the impression that the battle field map has indeed been extended - especially in the siege ones, and no, I don't think it's still confined merely to historical battles. Let's hope that's the case, that is.
Also, that main menu screen looks very nice :2thumbsup:
:balloon2:
One of the screenshots says "restricted area" on the campaign map, so it would seem that the whole of the campaign map will indeed be in tutorial, but one will have no way of interacting with it.
And yeah, that multi-walled citadel does look too large to have been built for another 200 years or so (not that I'm going to complain about getting to play with a big castle). Also what's with the English mail pants?
If you look at the screenshot of the Portugese unit roster you can see a crossbowman with what appears to be a pavise. Also a figure for the attack of arquebusiers- 18. So, pretty high, but perhaps not high enough to decimate those Gothic Knights? I guess we'll see.
the campaign map really looks nice. on the 4th page of the screenshots, the upgraded farming along the main roads looks impressive, do i see sheep roaming in the country side? maybe on increased farming levels new resources may appear like wool trade.
How this for a Historical inaccuracy...
William was 38 in 1066 not 50...
Not that I really care but someone might get a laugh out of it... :laugh4:
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Originally Posted by King Noob the Stupid
I'd be dissappointed if they got rid of accumen
There's one thing I just really thought of now, since they have the Saxons in the tutorial than that probably means that they have indeed raised the faction limit(even if only by one)!! :jumping:
No, they just renamed HRE.Quote:
Originally Posted by Randarkmaan
You sure?
Could you have have campaigns in Rome where the factions had different names in each campaign?
they're clearly HRE. Dunno if they were renamed.
on one of the pics it says "Saxons"... yeah it is very rudimentary and looks like the HRE, but it COULD be proof of increased faction limit...
I think you could with provincial campaigns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Randarkmaan
And besides this is CA, they can if they want too :laugh4:
:furious3:ing Normans are going to taste some serious wrath if I can play as the Saxons. :rifle: Freeeeedom!!
I like the screenshot that says: "The boundaries of our kingdom may be impressive, but take heed that as they become larger, they become more costly to defense properly"
I'm glad the use the Old French word there.