The little touches that make RTW the best

[Razor1952]

I guess you may have seen the lawnmower thread, well I'd like to open a thread devoted to showcasing the small details that show the immense thought put in by the development team at CA. Details particularly that others may not have noticed.

I start with my own small list.


1. Obviously the grass, the scythed chariots cut it, the horses running past make it wave, its great stuff for detail.

2. On the campaign map the trees , almost all trees softly bend and sway.

3. Storms on the campaign map, I guess most people have seen these but they are really cute IMO.

4. Wonders are visible during battles, though I havn't fought one where the wonder was included in the actual battle square.

[Quietus]

- Units getting knocked down by friendly Cavalry, then standing up again.
- Units falling off walls and bridges.
- Position of your troops during battles reflect that of the campaign map.
- General deaths in the battlefield.
- Lots of voiceovers for the units.
- Buildings, Volcanoes and other structures.
- Pila getting lodged on body parts on screenshots.

[Quillan]

For me, it's the funny stuff.

The description of the acqueducts in the construction report: "What have the Romans ever done for us? This! That's what!"

The description of the Judean zealots, which concludes "but each group is its own one true resistance movement, or people's front, or popular front."

The strange speeches, depending one what "unusual" traits your general might posses:

"And I promise an extra ration of hay to the bravest horse on the field!"

"Hello. Today we are gathered to do battle. Regrettable, isn't it? But sometimes, you know, life is like that. You have to do something you don't want to do, just because some else is telling you to do it. I didn't want to be here myself, but my mother said I'd better make a reasonable showing of it all, so here we go."

"There's enough wine in camp to float a boat. It's all yours, as soon as they're dead. Oh, yes. And the camp women will be suitably, err, appreciative!"

[Red Harvest]

One of the things that I was sort of aware of but hadn't really watched closely enough until today:

Stationary units opening files for the unit behind them to march through, then reclosing after the men pass. Was watching my skirmishers deploy through my phalangites (out of phalanx.)

[Gregoshi]

During a winter turn on the campaign map, one of my spies sneezed.

[hung41584]

the guys flying around when cavalry run through or towards them.

[The Stranger]

I guess you may have seen the lawnmower thread, well I'd like to open a thread devoted to showcasing the small details that show the immense thought put in by the development team at CA. Details particularly that others may not have noticed.

I start with my own small list.


1. Obviously the grass, the scythed chariots cut it, the horses running past make it wave, its great stuff for detail.

2. On the campaign map the trees , almost all trees softly bend and sway.

3. Storms on the campaign map, I guess most people have seen these but they are really cute IMO.

4. Wonders are visible during battles, though I havn't fought one where the wonder was included in the actual battle square.

i've seen boats and villages on the battle map

[The Stranger]

One of the things that I was sort of aware of but hadn't really watched closely enough until today:

Stationary units opening files for the unit behind them to march through, then reclosing after the men pass. Was watching my skirmishers deploy through my phalangites (out of phalanx.)

yes i saw that to

[sassbarman]

Saw my first flood today, it was a little flooded area beside a city on the black sea with a little cloud over it and some rain. It was kinda cool.

[The_Emperor]

Nice little touches?

When enemy cavalry charged my Pike Phalanx a number of horses reared up and refused the charge... While others impacted the Phalanx.

I also laughed when I saw a Unit of enemy Falxmen standing Idle and one of the men smelled his armpit!

[Arrowhead]

Ele's trowing people into the air...

[Paul Peru]

I also laughed when I saw a Unit of enemy Falxmen standing Idle and one of the men smelled his armpit!

There's some scratching and farting also, and I think I heard someone say "Get on with it!" or words to that effect when I waited a long time before starting a battle.

[Grand Duke Vytautas]

Why is RTW better than MTW IMO?
1. superb graphics, special effects on battlefield (the beauty of a battle, arrow fire, dust, weather changes, grass, objects and many more) and campaign map (seasons, storms, floods, volcanic eruptions, animations of character movement, climate zones, wonders trees, rivers, sea wawes, trading cogs and caravans, hills and many more)
2. More advanced city managment, funny traits.
3. Pre-battle speeches (yes!)
4. Ability to view your settlement on CM
5. and many more cool things which make this game so great

What aspects make MTW better than RTW IMO?

1. Definitely the smarter campaign and battle AI.
2. Civil wars
3. Ability to take prisoners
4. Ability to give a title to a governor
5. More events which actually influence the flow of the game (excommunication, random events, mongol invasion)
6. Game periods (early, high, late)
7. Fewer, fewer bugs

The most wanted feature I'd like in these games to be add is the simplier plan of managment.

So untill the patch v1.2 I didn't know which one of these games to play, my mind wanted to play MTW, but my heart said yes to RTW. After the patch was released I now only play RTW. What a perfect game RTW would be if CA add the best features of MTW!

[The Stranger]

as the games get bigger the danger of bugs also increases.

[Mikeus Caesar]

Little touches i like are these:

1) When in the big german forests with the big trees, things that your men say echo in the forest.

2) If you position the camera just in front of a boulder from an onager, you hear the cool rumbling whoosh it makes as it flies through the air.

3) The generals speeches, obviously.

'They may have the moon people on their side, but we have our lovely hats. And with these hats, we will protect ourselves from their fearsome gaze!'

'A battle is a hard thing to do, especially before breakfast'

[Kraxis]

-The way horses and chariots die differently when speeding along and standing still. I especially like the rolling chariotwheels.

-How cavalrymen will attack both right and left when going through an open formation (most noticeable when you attack a horse formation in horde from the rear).

-The hiding animation (quite believeable).

The rest has been mentioned by others.

[ThePeskyPorker]

"....my mother said I'd better make a reasonable showing of it all, so here we go."


Oh man! The first time I heard that one I was on the floor for a good 5 minutes :-)

[Grand Duke Vytautas]

"....my mother said I'd better make a reasonable showing of it all, so here we go."


Oh man! The first time I heard that one I was on the floor for a good 5 minutes :-)

Yeah, me too CA has made some really nice jokes as you advance in the game Cheers

[General Carnage]

There are so many great little touches that make the game perfect. One of the most important aspects is the fact that the game can run with huge numbers of troops on the battlefield with a relatively average spec PC.

The grass has to be one of my favourite things ever. It must have taken some genius to do that without making your graphics card quit.

The general's speech before the battle never ceases to amaze me. Whenever I think I have heard every possible combination, an entirely new section of speech springs up suddenly. Truly fantastic.

[Ghostmonkey]

Yesterday, before a battle with the Gauls (I'm the Julii) my general says this fantastic little tid-bit "These men are barbarians. They are cruel, savage, and hairy beyond all reason!"

I almost fell out of my chair.

[Vlad Tzepes]

Echo in woods.

Soldiers cough while waiting for the enemy.

All kind of sounds on the battlefield.

But weather... I really do miss Shogun weather. Shinano by fog... what a thrill to hear Takeda coming!

[Mikeus Caesar]

'And any man who lives through this battle shall be my sister!! There shall be free frocks and jollies for all!!'

Yet another crazy deluded general....

[Crownsteler]

peasants, always funny.... ;)

[Azi Tohak]

Something along the lines of: "And I can promise you the company of...appreciative...camp followers."

Nice.

Azi

[Oaty]

Peasants grabbing there ass when taunting the enemy.......

Yea yea yea don't ask why I had peasants on the battlefield.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

When I have peasents on the field, it is generally for that hillarious taunt.

[The Stranger]

peasants, always funny.... ;)

armenian archer also do this

[Betito]

For those of you who played MTW, i guess you (and me? for sure!!) got very tired of the construction reports: just remember when you had about 50 provinces and you managed to get 30 buildings finished by the end of the turn... that would translate into 30 individual construction reports (you know, either a clickfest or a spacebar-fest), which was very tedious IMO.

So one of the details i certainly appreciate in RTW is the summarized report

[Mikeus Caesar]

Please don't remind of the building reports from MTW....i had once conquered nearly the whole map, and i had something being built in every province, with the 1 turn building cheat on. So much clicking!!! The clicking!!! The boxes just wouldn't go away!!!

[The_Mark]

Quite strange, actually, that usually RTW posts are about it's overall crappyness compared to the previous games..

For me, nothing beats tricking your MP opponent into running into a wood where my Germanic phalanx lays in ambush... And then imagining his face when he realises that his men just impaled themselves into a forest of spears