BI demo in PC Gamer !!!

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Wait! I messed up Razz

The Spearmen have a default formation that LOOKS like the phalanx, but doesnt work like it. The Shiltcron(m?) is accurate

Well lets hope it is different

[Strike For The South]

It looks really good espacilly swimming and the shield wall

[Captain Fishpants]

The 'schiltron' (the Scottish term was schiltrum) is an immobile formation for barbarian spearmen. Every stands in a circle, every spearpoint outwards to fend off cavalry attacks and as a result it has no flanks for enemy horsemen to exploit. This is good.

The bad bit is that a unit in a schiltron is immobile, so it's a kind of passive-aggressive manouevre that can really cause problems if you don't have missile troops to counter it.

We did use the term 'hedgehog' for this formation for quite a long time and considered having this as the 'official' in-game term for it, because the word is a very good description of what the unit is doing. On the other hand, given that CA's new owners are Sega, putting a hedgehog in the game might have sent the wrong signals, realism-wise.

[CBR]

On the other hand, given that CA's new owners are Sega, putting a hedgehog in the game might have sent the wrong signals, realism-wise.

Yes I have no doubt some paranoid gamer would have made a connection


CBR

[Mount Suribachi]

given that CA's new owners are Sega, putting a hedgehog in the game might have sent the wrong signals, realism-wise.

Classic


PC Gamer UK is in the shops on August 4th. As the dude says, subscribers get the mag a few days early. PCG UK get a lot of TW exclusives as one of CAs PR dudes, Ian Roxborough used to be a reviewer for them. I'm sure the demo will be on the CA website soon enough.

[Mikeus Caesar]

The original link is a dead link. Can someone get another one? I'd like to see the screenies.

[Viking]

Same for me, the RTR forums don`t work at all.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Try this link for the pics lads:


http://forums.rometotalrealism.com/v...r=asc&start=70

[Orda Khan]

To those who failed to see the screenshots, they were very nice. There were some shots of units swimming......Acceptable as an in-game feature but not so nice to look at. There were no close up shots but the units that were posted did look nice. The Huns were particularly nice, dark, sinister, just the way they should be.
Anyway, let's hope the link comes back to life or better still, the illusive BI demo disc is found on the high street


Edit: Just finished posting and found BKB's post. Thanks BKB, you have made many people very happy

......Orda

[aw89]

Classic


PC Gamer UK is in the shops on August 4th. As the dude says, subscribers get the mag a few days early. PCG UK get a lot of TW exclusives as one of CAs PR dudes, Ian Roxborough used to be a reviewer for them. I'm sure the demo will be on the CA website soon enough.

RTW: BI demo today (If ca realeses it or someone uploads on the imternet)

and FEAR demo tomorrow

sounds good

[TB666]

Looks very good.
A few hours and it is probably on a torrent file.
And stalins ghost is wrong about the carroballistas, they are historical.
You can see carroballistas on Trajan's column.

[Coldfish]

I say PC GAMER doesn`t have yet the DEMO...the guy is lying....why the demo isn`t on any official site?
http://www.pcgamer.com/inthisissue.html

[TB666]

I say PC GAMER doesn`t have yet the DEMO...the guy is lying....why the demo isn`t on any official site?
http://www.pcgamer.com/inthisissue.html

I don't think he is.
I mean CA staff has been here and they didn't say anything so it must be true.
It seems that subscribers gets the demo before the rest who will have to wait a couple of days or until someone makes a torrent.

[xemitg]

The thing I have been most curious about with the expansion pack was the symbols of western and eastern Roman Empires. It looks like CA chose the Chi Rho or I think it’s also called a sigla. I think if this is the case, it is a good choice by CA. These are the first letters of the Greek word "XPICTOC, which means "Christ" and demonstrates the new religious influences over the sons of Rome. It took a lot of Catholic schooling to know that.

[Zawath]

I say PC GAMER doesn`t have yet the DEMO...the guy is lying....why the demo isn`t on any official site?
http://www.pcgamer.com/inthisissue.html

That's the USA version. The demo is in the UK PC Gamer.

[Coldfish]

www.pcgamer.co.uk ..the same shit

i mean...hello!.....that guy is not the only one who is subscriber to PC GAMER magazine...why is just him only?....i have serious doubts about that demo...anyway...whatever...my opinion is less important

[TB666]

www.pcgamer.co.uk ..the same shit

i mean...hello!.....that guy is not the only one who is subscriber to PC GAMER magazine...why is just him only?

Here is two others http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29978