Aaaand what did I say about crappy patches followed by rip off dlcs....
Hannibal at the Gates Campaign Pack
Aaaand what did I say about crappy patches followed by rip off dlcs....
Re: Hannibal at the Gates Campaign Pack
A DLC that expands politics in the existing game would be much better, I would actually pay for that.
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Don't worry guys! Hannibal may be at the gates, but he can't get in because the Siege AI is still broken!
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Re: Hannibal at the Gates Campaign Pack
I laughed.Originally Posted by fallen851
The art of war, then, is governed by five constant
factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations,
when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;
(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
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Posted on twc by Craig or Will, not sure which it was. And everything aside, I also hate how they are completely ignoring the org. They don't even bother to come around here anymore. This is where it all started back in the day. Am I wrong?
Hey all,
Some news from the studio!
We’re delighted to announce the next major Campaign Pack DLC for Total War: ROME II will be centred around one of Rome’s most fearsome adversaries: Hannibal.#
Dropping players into the Western Mediterranean at the outbreak of the 2nd Punic War, Hannibal at the Gates features a new campaign map focused on the tinderbox geopolitical situation that brought two ancient world superpowers to all-out war; with sworn rivals Scipio and Hannibal at the very heart of the conflict.#
Five playable factions will feature a wealth of new units. Main protagonists Rome and Carthage will benefit from a new civil tech tree based around diplomacy, while the challenge in the shadow of these mighty empires for newcomers Syacuse, the Arevaci and the Lusitani will be formidable.
In addition to this, another significant free content update for ROME II will also drop soon, benefitting all players regardless of whether they own any DLC. Details will be revealed in the next episode of Rally Point, coming soon.
Re: Hannibal at the Gates Campaign Pack
I tried hard to get them to come back permanently but it seems like most of their social interaction is gone, completely gone from this forum at least.
Hmmm, they have me cautiously optimistic.
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Re: Hannibal at the Gates Campaign Pack
Actually this particular hannibal brought a lighter, so he's just one torch away from you at this very moment if he is in fact already at your gates.
Re: Hannibal at the Gates Campaign Pack
The trailer looks nice though, and so is the screenshot from the game. I love those Carthaginian detailed shields.
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Re: Hannibal at the Gates Campaign Pack
I was hoping that the next major DLC with a new campaign would be a Barbarian Invasion like the ROME I, with the same map with the core game, transfering the player to the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, fighting to save the empire.
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Very good!!
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Actually guys I think I just might get this one AND CiG together if I like how it's done. The major obstacle before Hannibal (apart from the logistical nightmare of sustaining his army in northern Italy) was political opposition back in Carthage. In fact, had he received the proper reinforcements he asked for, Rome would have fallen.
He destroyed several Consular armies and managed to outmaneuver the biggest one, which had set sail to Spain. Upon returning to Carthage and dumping a miniature mountain of equestrian rings, and asking to get more troops, the politicians replied that "he obviously was doing well enough as it is". And Rome was notorious for her ability to churn out full fleshed out armies within the span of months to a a few years. I daresay as brilliant as he was as a strategist and tactician, he lacked Caesar's political cunning.
Not to mention that Scipio was just a brilliant a commander, who had the full backing of Rome and her armies.
The art of war, then, is governed by five constant
factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations,
when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;
(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
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LMFAO!!Don't worry guys! Hannibal may be at the gates, but he can't get in because the Siege AI is still broken!
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You know I've given a big thumbs up to CIG. I like it so much more than the main campaign. If they would just tone down the agent spam a little, I'd be hard pressed to say I didn't like it almost as much as ROTS (to use a similar DLC expansion for comparison).
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