New R2 Trailer

[Lemur]

Better images of the new campaign map, which I know the Orgahs have been itching to see ...

[Barkhorn1x]

Wow!

But really, how much of that is actually game footage and how much was render? IF that strat map was actually game footage then I am excited as I love the look. Don't know how having an Alexandria the size of Texas will work with the Tac tiles however.

...and why does Cleo sound like the Natasha character from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show?

[Hooahguy]

Also 2 new images:
http://imgur.com/a/iW6nw

The minimap looks way too small, in my opinion.

[Lemur]

The minimap looks way too small, in my opinion.

Hmm. Depends on what resolution the screen was at when the game was being run, no? I would hope that R2 will function something like a responsive design web page ... you know, with elements scaling differently at different resolutions ...

[Arjos]

I do like how it all blends together and I do wonder whether you will really zoom in the battle map just like that...
But the Isthmos is an 8 lanes highway! XD

[frostsid]

PCGamesN article about Rome with some info here.

[Barkhorn1x]

PCGamesN article about Rome with some info here.

Good find. So that is the map then - I like it although cities are freakin' HUGE! I do like that the terrain is differentiated clearly enough that you can indeed tell what type of terrain you'll be fighting on. If that works as planned that will be excellent as now you can position yourself on the Campaign map to use terrain to your advantage. In prior games it was more than a bit of a crap shoot as to where the opposing forces would end up being placed.

Oh and one minor nit from the later games addressed = the army/navy banner shows the relative army/navy numbers again and don't have that ugly "power bar" attached to it.

[Barkhorn1x]

OK - watched it again in Hi-Def (obsess much?) Anyhow it looks like the campaign map until the 0:35 mark and then a very convenient cloud formation shows up and it transitions to a render. This tells me that the transition from Strat to Tac maps won't be smooth like that. One can dream but oh well.

Small nits:
0:52 - What a Friday before a long weekend in the Senate?
0:57 - A warship basically PT-109s a ship of the same size?
- Roman officers - much like 70's era hockey players - don't wear helmets

[B-Wing]

Looking at that first screenshot, I'm so excited to see a R:TW with no more "rebels" covering half the map. I like the blue for Egypt. Also noticed one of their campaign map armies was Ethiopian, unlike the others. Interesting. He didn't have a proper banner over his head, though, so not sure what that indicates.

[Ca Putt]

I'd assume it's a dignitary, maybe also some other sort of Agent it Looks much like agents in Shogun 2.

[Ituralde]

The new campaign map looks really beautiful!

And with the way cities look right now, I can understand that they were thinking about not having to include the "Show City"-Feature from Rome. They can and hopefully will add all the details right into the city you see on the map!

Thanks für info on the trailer and those two screenshots!

[B-Wing]

I'd assume it's a dignitary, maybe also some other sort of Agent it Looks much like agents in Shogun 2.

Well, he's carrying a shield and spear, so it would be new to me. Makes me hopeful that CA is going to have campaign map models for all ethnicities this time around.

[Moros]

PCGamesN article about Rome with some info here.

The only thing I was hoping, well as far as history goes for the Arabians, was that they wouldn't be wearing pants.

[B-Wing]

Pervert.

[Moros]

Pervert.

Yeah, that came out wrong!

[Ca Putt]

I don't remeber exactly but I'm pretty sure R2TW agents will be nothing like those in RTW. Dignitaries don't always have to be guys in togas but it's plausible to see them in martial attire. It could also be an agent similar to the Foreign Veteran seen in FotS.

[The Outsider]

I also have a feeling that we will see quite a wide rqnge of agents, possibly there will be agents unique to cultures?

[edyzmedieval]

That campaign map is beautiful, really liking it. And especially the detailed cities.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Btw, we still have those "Mummy returns" units. They wear a bit more armor but still..