New trailer

**CBR** · 08-13-2008, 14:40

http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/958390...TW_081208.html

In-game footage of naval combat. One paddle steamer included.

CBR

**Jack Lusted** · 08-13-2008, 14:54

I hope you all enjoy the trailer, you can finally see the beauty of naval battles in action.

**The_Doctor** · 08-13-2008, 16:09

WOW, I like.

One thing thought, the music and the sound effects where too loud and I couldn't hear the guy.

**Elmar Bijlsma** · 08-13-2008, 16:22

Yup, the narrator was very hard to hear, especially later in the video.

I hope the tracer-like effects of the cannonballs can be turned off. There was a screenshot that had a cool blurring effect trailing the cannonballs, but that what was shown in the video was none too pretty.

**rajpoot** · 08-13-2008, 16:31

Awesome, absolutly awesome!! I watched the video thrice, because I kept getting lost watching the ships in action, and forgot to hear the narrator.
I just hope that the 2/5 comes soon, can't wait.
And like Elmar said, a toggle option for the tracer would be nice, here, and in the land battles too. No problem if it isn't there, no big issue, but it'll be nice.

And three cheers for all you guys at CA, specially the man who did the water.

**Mailman653** · 08-13-2008, 17:26

Awesome! D/l right now

Wonder how many posts will be made before someone mentions "where is the land combat?!"

**batemonkey** · 08-13-2008, 17:28

WOW - can i have it NOW please!

**darrin42** · 08-13-2008, 23:29

Unbelievable! Cant describe it any other way. CANT WAIT for some land Battle clips to!

But Im wondering to myself, why this has not been posted on the official total War site.?

**Belgolas** · 08-14-2008, 01:28

Well I got to say I am impressed! And looks like my rig is powerful enough to run it max judging from the video.

This is going to be an amazing game and probably one of the best strategy games of 2009 and maybe one of the top of all time.

**hoom** · 08-14-2008, 09:42

Too many ships moving in improbable directions for square-riggers, like battle lines passing each other at 180 degree opposite angles. Too many ships "fighting" with furled sails.

Looked pretty good to me.
Passing at 180 degrees was pretty much standard tactics with all the guns down the sides of the ship.

Possibly a bit much billow in the sails?
The bounce & wind response on the square sails looks pretty good, just to me seems a bit too large movement.
Problems with the Jib & Gaff sails though

There is impact blood & ragdoll
Destructible rigging
A steam ship in there
Individual ship names (hope that carries over to the land units!)
Cannon trails look a bit silly
Water looks very good

Generally looks very promising.

**pevergreen** · 08-14-2008, 10:36

Historical accuracy just took a back seat for me

There goes my dreams about the girls, now its all on this. Bah.

**Zenicetus** · 08-14-2008, 15:52

Originally Posted by hoom

Looked pretty good to me.
Passing at 180 degrees was pretty much standard tactics with all the guns down the sides of the ship.

Ah, no... it wasn't. Not like that. Do you know anything about sailing?

There is impact blood & ragdoll
Destructible rigging
A steam ship in there
Individual ship names (hope that carries over to the land units!)
Cannon trails look a bit silly
Water looks very good
Generally looks very promising.

That's just eye candy. Is that all we're looking for in a game like this? If the ships don't move like real sailing ships, then what's the point?

Would the hardcore land battle enthusiasts accept a gross distortion in the way armies can maneuver? In sailing terms, what they're showing in some of those clips is the equivalent of infantry having the same movement speed as cavalry.

**Dradem** · 09-23-2008, 10:21

I know this isn't new but I didn't find a thrread about it.
Intrepid Sidekick said that there was a new video out but didn't find it so went for a look.

Originally Posted by Intrepid Sidekick

Since I made this post there has also been a preview trailer including actual naval battle footage. There are 4 other movies coming.
Anyway I have to get back to the coal face of game development.

http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.ph...113&size=large

It looks amazing

Originally Posted by Martok

Is there a set schedule for the remaining four movies, IS? Or are you just releasing them "whenever they get done"?

**pevergreen** · 09-23-2008, 10:51

Egads, but I thought the exact same thing this time two years ago, looking at M2TW.

My fanboy flag will not be raised for trailers, only speculation! (Main reason being all the sites these trailers are on seem to hate me, they wont work most of the time)

From the little I saw, very impressed.