MTW or MTW2?

**Double A** · 03-31-2011, 05:41

I never got the chance to play MTW (or STW). I came in at Rome. So I guess M2, which I have spent hundreds of hours devoted to.

If anyone can tell me if I can buy MTW via download I'd greatly appreciate it. I've already looked on Steam and GOG, but no dice.

**drone** · 03-31-2011, 06:03

Originally Posted by Double A

If anyone can tell me if I can buy MTW via download I'd greatly appreciate it. I've already looked on Steam and GOG, but no dice.

We wish, if they did they would have to update the game to fix the various problems some systems have with it. I think you are stuck getting hardcopy.

**Double A** · 03-31-2011, 06:05

My computer is from 2007. I doubt Shogun or Medieval are compatible. AoE II was barely compatible, and the startup for that only worked twice out of about 100 times.

What about Eras?

**Motep** · 03-31-2011, 06:16

Originally Posted by Double A

My computer is from 2007. I doubt Shogun or Medieval are compatible. AoE II was barely compatible, and the startup for that only worked twice out of about 100 times.

What about Eras?

An easy way to get it, but it works no better (much to my dismay).

**Double A** · 03-31-2011, 06:20

Gah!

Maybe it would work on an inadequate Mac?

**Motep** · 03-31-2011, 06:24

I think there is a way to tinker with the drivers of your video card to make it work.

That having been said, I have never gone to such extremes, so I can do nothing to verify this.

**Double A** · 03-31-2011, 06:30

I'm not a very good tinkerer.

Maybe I'll just use my dad's computer. It's somewhat older than mine. It played Rome and BFME, but not Oblivion, so I hope it's "bad" enough. I'm just glad that DRM is only a recent ~~crap up~~ invention.

**caravel** · 03-31-2011, 09:27

Originally Posted by Double A

If anyone can tell me if I can buy MTW via download I'd greatly appreciate it. I've already looked on Steam and GOG, but no dice.

If you can post your system specs, I can give a fairly good idea of whether it will run or not.

Originally Posted by Double A

Maybe it would work on an inadequate Mac?

The version in eras, is v2.01 - the same as "Gold Edition" and the same as original MTW with VI installed.

The game won't run on a Mac.

**Raz** · 03-31-2011, 12:01

MTW TO MY GRAVE AND BEYOND!
M2TW TO THE GRAVE TO STAY!

Vanilla M2TW held barely any challenge in both the campaign and the tactical battles, even on VH/VH. Compared to the hardest setting on vanilla MTW there is actually no challenge. Bringing mods into it throws the balance of challenge and fun and enjoyment and atmosphere out of sync. Whilst you can do much more with the somewhat-polished M2TW engine, even the most challenging and fun mods available for it still fall well short of the original MTW.

Plus I there's a whole load of nostalgia behind MTW with me. :P

**Double A** · 04-01-2011, 03:07

Originally Posted by Asai Nagamasa

If you can post your system specs, I can give a fairly good idea of whether it will run or not.

The version in eras, is v2.01 - the same as "Gold Edition" and the same as original MTW with VI installed.

HP Compaq dx2200 MT
XP v5.1.2600
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz processor
1GB RAM (maxed)
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS video card (2006 model)