What are the differences between MTW and RTW?

I've been a RTW junkie for about a year now, and on a whim, I bought MTW-Gold. It installed ok, but I haven't played it yet. How is it different from RTW? thanks

IceWolf

Hi IceWolf,
Perhaps this thread could help you out. Hope this helps, cheers!

Icewolf, expect to lose your first few battles. You have to be more tactical in this total war game.

Hey IceWolf, good to see you picked up MTW; I think you'll find it was a good purchase. ~:cheers:

In my opinion, there are three key differences between RTW and Medieval:

1.) Visuals: MTW's graphics are obviously somewhat primitive compared to Rome's. Troops appear on the battlefield as simple 2D sprites instead of the full 3D models you're used to.

2.) Campaign map: Instead of a 3D map, Medieval's is a 2D Risk-style map. This is significant because armies, fleets, and agents move differently in MTW than in Rome -- instead of posessing a certain amount of movement points, they all simply move from province to province (or between sea regions, in the case of ships).

3.) AI: At both the empire level and (especially) the combat level, Medieval's AI is far for more competent than in RTW. The computer is generally much better at attacking with good-sized armies -- you won't see very many battles where you're invaded by a pitiful half-stack of troops! ~;) Likewise, the battle AI employs its units against you in a fairly logical and sensible manner. It's not perfect, of course, but on average you'll find the combat AI provides a good challenge; you have to use actual tactics and good maneuvering to be victorious. :yes:


For further details, you should follow Omanes' recommendation and check out this thread.

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