So what are your thoughts on how 1.5 is performing?

**AussieGiant** · 10-07-2009, 13:38

I'm on a H/H UP campaign and decided to be aggressive from the off.

Took flanders from the Spanish and have been bounced around each turn by France ever since. Each battle could be the end at that particular moment, so it's been a real treat to experience.

CAI has been solid. I managed to ally and get trade from my two land neighbours so I always have a little bit of money coming in. Ports are being blockaded left and right as I got spanked by the French navy in the Channel. I've gone defensive everywhere else to try and build up some navy strength.

France has assassinated two of my Generals!! Bastards are doing a good job against me.

Only one performance issue.

The new XP drivers 191.07, from Nvidia (I have a 8800GTX) do not work with E:TW. I get all sorts of Campaign screen visual issues. I've moved back to the previous ones.

**Slaists** · 10-07-2009, 16:22

Originally Posted by AussieGiant

I'm on a H/H UP campaign and decided to be aggressive from the off.

Took flanders from the Spanish and have been bounced around each turn by France ever since. Each battle could be the end at the moment so it's been a real treat to experience.

CAI has been solid. I managed to ally and get trade from my two land neighbours so I always have a little bit of money coming in. Ports are being blockaded left and right as I got spanked by the French navy in the Channel. I've gone defensive everywhere else to try and build up some navy strength.

France has assassinated two of my Generals!! Bastards are doing a good job against me.

Only one performance issue.

The new XP drivers 191.07, from Nvidia (I have a 8800GTX) do not work with E:TW. I get all sorts of Campaign screen visual issues. I've moved back to the previous ones.

Hmm, why do you let them do that to you? Pre 1.4, I always held a small fleet of sloops handy to raid my enemies' ports. I believe, sloops are still good for that function despite being elevated to the super-sloop status. If France declares war on you, raid their Atlantic ports. No ports - no French navy in the channel.

**AussieGiant** · 10-07-2009, 16:50

It's the first time I've played UP, so I got caught with my pants down.

I lost a 4 on 4 naval battle and was outgunned...on "hard" that makes it a pretty competative battle for my skill level.

Once I lost the Channel fleet I've had to focus on keeping Flander rather than spending on naval power.

The prices in 1.5 for troops on Hard Campaign are much higher.

**peacemaker** · 10-08-2009, 04:50

Playing as N/N

I've noticed that many of the German minors are willing to stop a war with you...if you give them some obscure territory in America

Playing as France, my west side was tied up at Strasbourg, held by only a few militia, while my main armies were marching on the pirate islands. My King died and Austria had a war of succession against me-both Wurtemburg and Great Britain joined in. I beefed up all my militia in France, took the british ports, and waited for them to charge me.

A few years later, Wurttemburg's half-stack army got reinforcements from an almost-full Austrian stack and they marched for Strasbourg.

The battle for Strasbourg was fought rather easily. Despite being outnumbered, I began throwing all my citizenry in the buildings of the fort. Barricades were made to fire at the enemy as they ran down the various staircases to ground level. As soon as the battle started, my troops were ordered to run back and man the cannons on the walls. The wall cannons work as they shouldl; they fire at a decent range and have pretty good aim. Unfortunately, it's roundshot and therefore nearly useless against infantry. While the cannons take out maybe 3 or 4, musket fire pouring down from the walls is enough to destroy an enemy unit.

The AI split in half, surrounding my walls. They then decided to make their advance on the corner that had no barricades and therefore would be easiest to get down to ground level after taking the walls.

Unfortunately, My ring bayonets had stopped them from taking the walls, and I began noticing that my unit of 85-ish men left was fending off unit after unit of Austrian militia. Instead of surrounding my fort and storming from all sides, they decided to all charge my weakest corner. The assault failed.

Within the next few years (and after taking London from the British) I asked Wurttemburg for a peace treaty. They asked for some Territory in canada that was constantly being raided by Indians and offered an Alliance, too. My european front is now secure.

**aimlesswanderer** · 10-09-2009, 03:28

The Diplomacy AI still seems to be whacked. As Spain on H/H, I'd taken the Netherlands, Westphalia and Hannover. Prussia had been chewed down to Saxony by the Poles and was in a desperate situation, being also at war with Austria. I couldn't be bothered to fight them any more, so I asked for peace, but they wanted Hannover! Errr, I told them to efff off, and they were dead a few turns later.

The Cherokee, after a mere 20 or so failed attempts to attack Florida, asked for peace. I am not sure if this is the AI deciding that it was a waste of time, or whether it noticed the 3/4 stack walking over. Anyway, at least it spares me the need to fight a siege battle every turn or 2, since the autocalc has forgotten the fortifications.

At 1732, I have yet to actually declare war on anyone! They've all declared on me. I'd like to not be at war with so many people, but I can't help it unless I give away all my territories.

**Fisherking** · 10-19-2009, 09:32

In a different line all together, what I noticed was that after 1.4 and prior to the hot fix in 1.5 the game ran as smooth as glass.

It was easy on the hardware, regardless of the glitches in the campaign map. It was running 10 to even 20 degrees cooler and not over taxing any one part of the system.

After the hot fix in 1.5 it has run very hot. The Warpath Campaign is the worst offender but the GC has been heating things up too. Naval battles draw more than they ever did before and land battles are worse on the hardware than ever.

I don't know what the changes were, but I thought that it was worth mentioning.