Rome 2 Patches, Hotfixes, Betas and Such (patch 17 live!)

[Jarmam]

This is a really, really, really good patch with some incredibly welcome changes. The only complaint I can muster is that they've undermined the brilliance of their own economic system by further dumbing down economy expotential growth and ease of management. On Legendary the economy was quite managable at launch - now its a joke how overpowered you become as you expand. But! This can be modded easily. The important stuff is the AI changes, the unit formation changes, hp/defense/pikemen balance changes (tho Spartan Pikes still need a nerf) and the victory point things, all of which are great.

Going to test how the AI performs in siege battles with gates right away - they might not be a complete joke anymore! Tallyho!

[ReluctantSamurai]

Improved impact animations when pig carcasses hit the ground when fired as poison rounds form artillery in battles

Splatt!