Campaign + battle screenshots (Marathas, Austria, Prussia, France, England)

[PowerWizard]

Hi Orgahs!

I have posted this stuff at TWC, reposting here for the amusement of all. For those of you still waiting to play the game... get some fresh new campaign screenshots!

I made these with different factions (Austria, UK, France, Prussia, Marathas), because I don't know yet how toggle_fow works, hehe.

Feel free to ask, although I haven't played too much yet. The game is most definitely STUNNING, all the glitches from the demo are gone (at least in the naval battle I tried). Run to your local game store, if you haven't bought it already.

Here are the screenshots I made the fresh new game, I hope you enjoy.

WARNING, IMAGE-HEAVY

Austria

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England

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France

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Prussia

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Naval battle (England vs. France)

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Scroll down for the rest...
post #2 - Marathas
post #10 - United Provinces

[PowerWizard]

Marathas

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[Noddy The Beefy Egg]

Marathas

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[Monk]

Awesome screens PowerWizard! Spoiler tags here are named [spoil] however.

I have two questions.

Have you played enough to get a good sense of the strategic AI and if so what are your impressions?

How do the load times (battle, campaign, ect) compare with the demos? Are the worse? The same? Better?

[PowerWizard]

Awesome screens PowerWizard! Spoiler tags here are named [spoil] however.

Well, the game is awesome. I had some fears about this game, but all are gone. The complexity of the game has improved considerably, and that alone makes up for the minor glitches you can find on the campaign map (which could have been done better imho).

I have two questions.

Have you played enough to get a good sense of the strategic AI and if so what are your impressions?

I played on normal difficulty, so don't take my word for granted. I sensed that AI is more reasonable in army movements and diplomacy, as well as in battle units positioning (finding defensable spots, hiding behind barricades, no suicidal cavalry etc.). But this is only my FIRST IMPRESSION, so that could change. However I think we've got a nice game out.

My TW ranking looks like this now:
Empire: Total War > Rome: Total War > Medieval II: Total War > Rest

How do the load times (battle, campaign, ect) compare with the demos? Are the worse? The same? Better?

They are not as ludicrous as in the demo. Although it's a bit slower than in M2TW.

[Monk]

They are not as ludicrous as in the demo. Although it's a bit slower than in M2TW.

That is definitely good to hear.

I played on normal difficulty, so don't take my word for granted. I sensed that AI is more reasonable in army movements and diplomacy, as well as in battle units positioning (finding defensable spots, hiding behind barricades, no suicidal cavalry etc.). But this is only my FIRST IMPRESSION, so that could change. However I think we've got a nice game out.

Hm. Sounds promising! Let's see if it can live up to my hopes. Thanks for the quick response, and thanks for the screens!

[pevergreen]

On loading times: My battle loading times have increased to about 1 minute max.

At turn end, its 2-3 seconds PER faction.

[PowerWizard]

At turn end, its 2-3 seconds PER faction.

Go to Game Options and uncheck "Show AI movement", it will slow down end turn time a bit. :)