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Welcome Scribble! ~:wave:
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Welcome Scribble!
Hey, everyone. Found myself coming here a lot recently so though I might as well join.
Welcome vpmd! Enjoy your stay here!
Welcome Scribble and vpmd! Pleased to see you here. ~:cheers:
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Good that you've done vpmd. :yes: Welcome!
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Welcome vmpd and Scribble ~:wave:
Greets to all from a nube. (sorta)
I have been playing TW games for two years now and have tried during that time to get answers, do mods, develope friends and in general enjoy the fuller gaming experience of TW. But I must confess, I have never been to a gamers site which was less friendly, less willing to share info and help a new comer, or less unwilling to even direct a guy to somewhere where he can find info, help with mod questions, or generally get to know his way around.
Perhaps I have been away from gaming too long? I started in the PC game world back in '94 playing Crusader WW2 etc. Now a days this gaming world seems a very cold and self centered place. Maybe that's why I always seem to return to playing whatever mod I find best and sticking to single player. Too many hours spent trying to do mods and getting NO help, and too many hours trying to locate how to's for MP play and ...well, I have said enough.
I do not want to add "too many hours of complaining" to my too many hours list. I will stick to listening to my wife complaining that I spend too many hours playing this game! She has no idea how great the TW series is, and that's fine too.
Hello everybody
Ì`m new at this forum but playing TW games since Shogun
currently I`m most playing EB
Welcome Dual939 and ferrizuel!
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Welcomes! :balloon: :balloon3:
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Welcome, dual939 and ferrizuel! Glad to see you join our community here. ~:wave:
Hello i am a new modder tryign to build a team for a rtw mod based on Legend of the Five Rings.
Welcome Apostle Zodd ~:wave:
If you wish to raise your mod's profile by having a thread, feel free to post it in this forum. You can also post your modding news in this forum.
Good luck with your modification ~:)
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Welcome Apostle Zodd! :ave:
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Welcome Apostle Zodd!
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Welcome Apostle Zodd!
Hello there, everybody--it's great to be part of the tribe at last! What's new today?
@Apostle Zodd & puklo: Welcome to the Org, folks! Pull up a chair and make yourself at home. ~:wave:
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Welcome puklo! :jumping:
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Welcome puklo!
Welcome to the .Org puklo ~:wave:
Hi guys,
Been lurking for a month or so, reading a few of the guides for M2TW (all good reads!) and thought I may as well join to offer my 2 florins every now and again.
I got shogun when it was released, but never got another TW game except for M2TW (which I cant even play at the moment due to my sheer stupidity (mental note, when upgrading computers, static electricity is not your friend :furious3: ))
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Welcome to the Org, Tillan! ~:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tillan
Sorry to hear about your computer. As someone who only recently got his own machine working again (after nearly 6 months), you have my deepest sympathies. :smash:
Thanks Martok and Mithrandir. My computer should be fixed in a few days now, but it has been a few months now....
Im getting the TW eras set for christmas and would appriciate peoples opinions, which should I play first? As ive said Ive already played shogun and M2TW (and M2TWs expansion pack) but I havnt touched the other games nor have I ever played shogun with its expansion. So, Shogun (with expansion) Rome, or Plain Medievil TW? Also are there any mods which I should check out? I dont like the mods to change to much stuff (no elves or stormtroopers please XD) I prefer to try out mods that add to the whole experience of the Grand Campaigns, for reference Ill prolly be trying out the long road mod, as well as the Lands to Conquer mods for M2TW, but ive no ideas about the other games. Just a few names would be helpful.
I think thats all for now, Im off to try and figure out where to get some camels for bribary purposes....... theres a safari park down the road from here, maybe they have some...... *wonders off muttering about lockpicks, crowbars wondering what camels eat anyway*
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Welcome Tillan :ave:
I suggest you try RTW vanilla and then the BI expansion without mods. Then install EB for RTW to experience what that RTW, which you will just have seen would be should its potential have been fully realized. It's designed for vanilla 1.5 but there are user re-modifications to make it compatible with BI or Alexander. For BI itself there's Invasio Barbarorum with similar intents yet much less depth, Pike and Musket for RTW/BI and quite a few others.
Try also MTW with VI installed; all campaigns or at least Early and Vikings before installing any mods. As for mods, choices are many, most popular ones being XL, BKB Supermod and Pocket Mod, as well as Pike and Musket (for the post-Renaissance era), Hellenic TW (Ancient Greece), Napoleonic Mod, Samurai Warlords and many more...
You may check the hosted mods and mod download sections for MTW and RTW for yourself. Concerning MiNO, I won't comment...
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Originally Posted by Tillan
STW: If you no longer have your original copy of Shogun, then I would by all means recommend trying it out again. The Mongol Invasion expansion obviously adds the Mongol Campaign, as well as several new starting dates for the main Sengoku Jidai campaign. The expansion also halves the build times & costs for structures, which is nice as it allows for a somewhat faster start.
I'll be honest, though: If you still have your original copy of Shogun, I would just stick with playing that, and not bother installing the Eras version (since it includes the MI expasion pack). Not that Mongol Invasion is bad per se, but it doesn't really add enough to the original game to justify as a separate expansion. In addition, the new Mongol campaign isn't really that great -- it's too easy to win as the Hojo, and too much of a pain playing as the Mongols.
All that said, STW/MI is still a blast to play, and remains one of my favorite games of all time. I've yet to play any other title that has as much atmosphere as this one, it's fairly well-balanced, and the AI remains among the best I've ever seen in a strategy game. So if you don't have your first copy of Shogun anymore, you should definitely give it a go. :2thumbsup:
MTW: My personal favorite out of the entire series! With all the different factions to play, all the religous aspects of the game (Crusades, Jihads, Inquisitions, etc.), and all the dynastic maneuvering going on (royal marriages, civil wars, and the like), the game has a high replayability factor. The atmosphere, balance, and AI aren't quite as good as it is in Shogun, but are still fairly excellent overall.
Medieval's replayability is further enhanced by all the many excellent mods available for it. Whether you're looking for a mod that expands on the main game (BKB, XL, & Pocket Mod, to name only a few), or a mod that changes the game's setting entirely (Pike & Musket, Hellenic TW, Samurai Warlords, etc.), you're almost guaranteed to find something suited to your tastes. :yes:
Finally: MTW has camels. Need I say more? ~;)
RTW: I don't care for Rome; never have. I love the setting (who wouldn't?!), but the computer-controlled factions are so bloody awful -- on both the strategic and tactical level -- that I simply can't stand playing it. Between the limp AI and overly-bright (albeit pretty) graphics, the game has almost a cartoonish feel for me. Both the EB & RTR mods (which are far & away two of the most popular for RTW) have supposedly improved the vanilla game a great deal, but they still can't do anything about the AI. IMHO, it's the most "gamey"-feeling of all the the TW titles (which is not a good thing).
M2TW: Not bad, but not great either. It largely feels like a MTW mod of Rome (although admittedly that's not necessarily a bad thing). It's got a lot of the same problems as RTW, though, which is a strike against it. The AI has been improved somewhat over Rome, but that's admittedly not saying much. I've not played any of the mods for it, so no recommendation there.