Frequently Asked Questions

[Turin]

Oh I can answer this one.

It's not bugged so much as gimped. At very high values, charge bonuses do seem to have an effect.

All in all, it seems that it is the weight of the horse that matters the most.

From what I understand:

Light horse: least charge effect, fastest speed
Heavy Horse: medium charge effect, medium speed
Cataphract horse: greatest charge effect, slowest speed

[Del Arroyo]

So Khelvan, where'd you go to school?

Seriously, sounds like some great work you guys are doing on the mod here. I don't have RTW but if I ever get it I'll have to give EB a go. Also, though I'm sure your-all's efforts are quite extensive, if you want some ideas for maximizing the AI, you might look at Wes' MedMod for MTW.

DA

[Big_John]

Seriously, sounds like some great work you guys are doing on the mod here. I don't have RTW but if I ever get it I'll have to give EB a go. Also, though I'm sure your-all's efforts are quite extensive, if you want some ideas for maximizing the AI, you might look at Wes' MedMod for MTW.

i'm pretty sure wes is/was a consultant for EB in some capacity.

[Colovion]

i'm pretty sure wes is/was a consultant for EB in some capacity.

True story.

[khelvan]

Except Wes had access to AI build routines for MedMod. CA felt it was best not to allow us to see the AI in RTW, so we can't make even rudimentary changes. In that respect, Wes hasn't really been able to help us at all, unfortunately.

Err, why do you want to know where I went to school?

[Ludens]

It's not bugged so much as gimped. At very high values, charge bonuses do seem to have an effect.

All in all, it seems that it is the weight of the horse that matters the most.

From what I understand:

Light horse: least charge effect, fastest speed
Heavy Horse: medium charge effect, medium speed
Cataphract horse: greatest charge effect, slowest speed

Actually, it is armour value that determines charge effect, not mass (though it does play a role). It was discovered in this thread, which, for some reason, never made it to the Ludus Magna: I bet you don't believe this: cavalry charge is broken.

[Del Arroyo]

Except Wes had access to AI build routines for MedMod. CA felt it was best not to allow us to see the AI in RTW, so we can't make even rudimentary changes. In that respect, Wes hasn't really been able to help us at all, unfortunately.

Err, why do you want to know where I went to school?

Fine, better question would be Where are you from in St. Louis? Always good to see another St. Louisan on such an international board

Too bad about the AI, tho. I wonder what CA was thinking?

DA

[khelvan]

Ahh, the St. Louis question, where did you go to school! This is the only city I've ever lived in where people's first question is to find out what secondary school you went to - it's really weird. Like you can judge someone's demographic by the school district. It's really quite prevalent here.

Anyway, I have only lived in St. Louis for a few years, so I didn't go to school here. I grew up in several different places, and have several different degrees, so that is a question with a long answer. I currently live off of Olive, west of 270, in an unincorporated area of St. Louis near Creve Coeur.

[jerby]

woohooo...khelvan is only, and it's sunday...hmmmm..

just kidding..i'm not gonna start all over

[Rilder]

umm just wondering but will this mod be split up to allow for easier downloading for your 56k fans

[edyzmedieval]

Ahh, the St. Louis question, where did you go to school! This is the only city I've ever lived in where people's first question is to find out what secondary school you went to - it's really weird. Like you can judge someone's demographic by the school district. It's really quite prevalent here.

Anyway, I have only lived in St. Louis for a few years, so I didn't go to school here. I grew up in several different places, and have several different degrees, so that is a question with a long answer. I currently live off of Olive, west of 270, in an unincorporated area of St. Louis near Creve Coeur.

Expect somebody knocking at your door, and some rockets and bombs coming from the sky....

Split up?! Yeah, that would be a good idea. Small version and Full Version.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Ahem... I don't think he's talking about a small version and a full one; but one full version with two download options: Total and Split.

I would highly favour it. Works great in other mod projects (such as Hosehead's Sea Dogs Add-On Installer).
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[Rilder]

Yea, in other games i've waited a long time for a good mod then find out its like 60 some megs and i cant download it due to my 56k hard drive so splitting it up would really be awesome

[The_Mark]

You might want to consider acquiring a free download manager, those things help a bunch with 56kbs, and even if we split the mod it would still have to be splitten in fairly large segments for 56kbs, as the last build was some 300 megs unzipped by itself. Most download managers (e.g. Gozilla, Getright) feature resuming to an interrupted download, and that feature is worth its weight in gold. As a former 56kber and Gozilla user I hearthily recommend those managers.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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FlashGet.
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[Rilder]

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FlashGet.
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hmm i'l try that... and to test it i'l dl that mod that everyone is telling me to get, RTR.... :P

[Jolt]

Ha ha ha! Occultus! "It's secret!" Oh my god! *dies*

No! It is an obvious reference of the alien question! He will put aliens and they will surely help egyptians rule the world! With they're 3000 B.C Army...

[O'ETAIPOS]

Oh I can answer this one.

It's not bugged so much as gimped. At very high values, charge bonuses do seem to have an effect.

All in all, it seems that it is the weight of the horse that matters the most.

From what I understand:

Light horse: least charge effect, fastest speed
Heavy Horse: medium charge effect, medium speed
Cataphract horse: greatest charge effect, slowest speed

I rather suggest that the problem is in reducing speed of units - maybe they get some percent of the bonus according to the speed they are moving (so hitting enemy just after charge order issued would not be that good than units that have the time to gain speed). Then if you slow the units down, they don't even have the chance to use the bonus.
What you say that v. high bunuses work supports this view - when the bonus is maximised then even one per cent of it could make a difference.

[Chester]

I was asked to make a post. I have not posted here for awhile.

Question 1------- Occultus is latin for secret, right?

Question 2------- Khelvan, what are your degrees? ANd how many years did you spend in school? I'm interested since I might go back for another degree after I finish this one.

[Jolt]

Latin - Occultus = Occult - English

[Teleklos Archelaou]

It just means "hidden" or "secret" even. As they cover up what are for the most part faction banners a logical assumption *might* be that there are hidden faction(s), but then again who knows...

[khelvan]

Umm, if you really want to know, I have a BS in MIS, and an MBA, and I spent about 6 years total in school, though at the end of my MBA degree I was only taking night courses and working full time.

[achilles_04]

hi iv never posted b4 and ddnt no were to type this for sumone to read. but anywayz i was wondering... if u want this mod to be really historically accurate ddnt the Hellenic people fight with an overhand spear in their phalanxes rather than underarm like the macedonians. just wanted to know if their like this in Europa Barbarorum.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

In 272 and in subsequent years, some Hellene hoplites fought overhand with the big hoplon and shorter spear still, but some fought in the macedonian phalanx style underhand with the longer spear and smaller shields, and still some fought with the newly arrived thureos and spears of various length. All the styles might not be perfectly ready for the Open Beta, but all three will be found in future releases.

[Byzantine Mercenary]

please could you split up the file or something, downloading RTR 5.4 took me about 5 hours. I don't mind it takeing that long but all in one go is hard to manage, what about 1 hour chunks or something

[Moros]

how can someone know how long you would download something?
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[khelvan]

Since "large" mods are over 1GB in size, and currently we're running about 220MB, and will probably hit 250MB soon, I don't see any reason to split the file.

[hellenes]

Since "large" mods are over 1GB in size, and currently we're running about 220MB, and will probably hit 250MB soon, I don't see any reason to split the file.

Man thats nice to hear...
But I have a question:
Since this is a total conversion aka "...changing every file possible..." how much of it is complete?
BI isnt a complete conversion since it has most of the things same as RTW but its still at 1G, how much of RTW will be converted in OB?
In percentage approximately?
Cause 250mb sounds a bit small to me...

Hellenes

edit MAN 6666 views AT MY POST!!!

[Simetrical]

please could you split up the file or something, downloading RTR 5.4 took me about 5 hours. I don't mind it takeing that long but all in one go is hard to manage, what about 1 hour chunks or something

I strongly suggest that you take a look at this and get one of the download managers mentioned there.

BI isnt a complete conversion since it has most of the things same as RTW but its still at 1G, how much of RTW will be converted in OB?
In percentage approximately?
Cause 250mb sounds a bit small to me...

It will be much larger once we get all the new models, skins, sounds, GUI, and movies done. BI includes the EXE among other things.

[Tanit]

Just wondering. Is there anywhere on this site where a curious acraeologist could view all the known information on this mod without having to search in the dark corners of forums. (negotiating web sites has never been a strong skill)