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    Default RTR 6.1 or BI

    I've been waiting for RTR 6.1 before giving it a try. Of course BI is now (or soon) out and my question is which should choose to play (and why)? In order to play RTR I'll have to uninstall everything and face the possibility that I'll have to 'fiddle' with various registry settings in order to re-load 1.2. (BTW, brilliant design there CA - another system to prevent piracy no doubt!). OTOH I'm not sure that I'm willing to pay $33 (with tax) for BI 'sight unseen'.
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    I've installed RTR 6.1 and am planning to do a fresh separate separate install for BI - so I can have both on my computer. But maybe that won't work for the registry type reasons you've mentioned?

    If you have to choose, may be you should go with BI first? There should be a fair amount of discussion and buzz about it here, so it might be fun to be in among the crowd. Also if you have never played RTR, it may spoil you for the vanilla game. However, once the novelty of BI wears off, you might find RTR more satisfying in the long run.

    Personally, I had a fair amount of time with RTR 5.4 and 6.0 - although they were brilliant, I'm ready to try BI now. Hopefully by the time I've finished with it, EB will be out.

    I suspect the long term choice for me will be between EB and RTR 7.0 (which will likely be made for BI).

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    RTR 7 with BI But for now - Both (You can't play them both ? Why ?)
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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    [inside joke]I went with the Banana option.[/inside joke]

    Honestly, I'm playing TFT v1.75. Now I might be biased, but that's probably all the RTW gaming I'll be doing for awhile. I'll definitely be buying BI in the next couple days though just for the new modding possibilities.

    And then I'll buy Civ4 next month.

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    RTR 6.1 has been like a fresh game to me, so I'll stick with it until BI is out and patched. I'm not worried that BI will not be a good game, but I'm sure the old same 1.0 bugs will need to be addressed, and I'm in no hurry. The dual install idea also sounds like a good idea, and I've never had registry problems with other dual installed games. The price is another good issue. BI seems to have a full game price for an expansion game, but maybe that's the way things are heading and CA is just getting out there first.

    BTW I'm definitely waiting on Civ4. It seems very ambitious, and that often translates into the need for several patches. I really want Civ4 to be great, but they kind of annoyed me with Civ3.

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    You can just copy your RTW 1.2 folder and use that for the RTR install. Best thing to do is to have your default RTW 1.2 and use that for BI, have one fresh copy of 1.2 just in case RTR 6.2 requires a fresh install and then another copy of RTW 1.2 for RTR 6.1 to use until RTR 6.2 comes out.

    I have only installed RTW once but use another copy for RTR and a couple of copies for EB and it works fine.


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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    I guess I wasnt clear and I dont want to give the wrong impression or start rumours. The 'registry issue' relates to comments/problems I've seen about trying to do a clean install of RTW 1.2 after uninstalling it (which is recommended for RTR 6.1). One of the solutions is to clean out the registry of lingering RTW 1.2 references prior to re-installing i.e. a pain in the butt.

    I'd guess a dual install of RTR and BI will be possible but I'll wait for some other brave soul to try it first

    Stuie, you're not comparing civ to a banana are you?

    It seems to me from the first reviews of BI that BI and RTR are to some degree polar opposite improvements to RTW. BI seems to have maintained the 'fantasy' side of the units (which doesnt bother me too much) while RTR has removed them. CA has the best chance to change the BIG problems with RTW but I wonder whether they have bothered to do so (and will they have introduced new problems - after all, 1.2 wasnt a great success IMO). OTOH RTR may have wanted to fix many things but a mod can only do so much. On the big plus side for RTR is the fact that many 'real' TW players use it and and it has gone through enough iterations so that most of the bugs should be gone (thats why I waited for 6.1). BI, OTOH, may be just as bad (bugwise) as RTW (although I hope not).
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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Quote Originally Posted by CBR
    You can just copy your RTW 1.2 folder and use that for the RTR install. Best thing to do is to have your default RTW 1.2 and use that for BI, have one fresh copy of 1.2 just in case RTR 6.2 requires a fresh install and then another copy of RTW 1.2 for RTR 6.1 to use until RTR 6.2 comes out.

    I have only installed RTW once but use another copy for RTR and a couple of copies for EB and it works fine.


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    Thanks. Unfortunately, I have the BI demo in the mix. It may uninstall completely I suppose and 'revert' to 1.2 but I just dont need the PC hassles if it doesnt.
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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Chiv:TW, which will be for BI, so I will buy BI. And then Civ4.

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    BI demo is not installed to play it so it shouldnt cause any problems.


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    BI....No contest

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    BI is the only way.

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Are those choices for BI because you didnt like RTR?
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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Well i think you shood play them both, 6.1 till BI comes out then BI when its out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpencerH
    Are those choices for BI because you didnt like RTR?
    No. Simply because BI interests me whereas RTR does not

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orda Khan
    No. Simply because BI interests me whereas RTR does not

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    Why dosent RTR interest you?

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Because there are Huns in BI


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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    This may be a rather dumb question and may have been answered many times over but I havent been able to find this answer.

    When I install BI will I still have the option to play the original RTW campaign with the senate and all. Like have a choice for RTW campaign or BI campaign.
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    Default Sv: Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Quote Originally Posted by SpencerH
    Are those choices for BI because you didnt like RTR?
    Well I hate RTR.
    I think it is the worst piece of crap mod ever made.
    But I would have voted for BI even if RTR was good.
    The new features and the AI improvements is enough for it to kick any mod out now in the behind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MiniKiller
    This may be a rather dumb question and may have been answered many times over but I havent been able to find this answer.

    When I install BI will I still have the option to play the original RTW campaign with the senate and all. Like have a choice for RTW campaign or BI campaign.
    BI will be a seperate part in the RTW folder and it should also update RTW to the latest (1.3) You will end up having 2 different shortcuts on your desktop: one for RTW and one for BI.


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    ahh IC, thank you kindly
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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Quote Originally Posted by SpencerH
    Are those choices for BI because you didnt like RTR?
    No, I haven`t tried RTR. To much for a dialer to download. I don`t think I`ve missed anything either, that time period is played to death.
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    Default Re: Sv: Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Quote Originally Posted by TB666
    Well I hate RTR.
    I think it is the worst piece of crap mod ever made.
    But I would have voted for BI even if RTR was good.
    The new features and the AI improvements is enough for it to kick any mod out now in the behind.
    Why do you hate RTR ? I though it was a great mod, played it alot.

    Anyway , I will play both , I will keep updating RTR - and play BI.

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    I did not Hate BI but to be honest I prefer Vanilla, simply because these days I play more MP. So i will look forward to BI more.

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    none of those options.

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Quote Originally Posted by CBR
    BI demo is not installed to play it so it shouldnt cause any problems.


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    You are correct sir.

    I havent looked at it since the first day it came out and forgot about that. I guess that means I have the same version as the clean install since I was careful to remove the bugfixer prior to testing the demo.
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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Quote Originally Posted by Viking
    No, I haven`t tried RTR. To much for a dialer to download. I don`t think I`ve missed anything either, that time period is played to death.
    Ah, but I only bothered to finish one campaign (3 or 4 partials though) and that was quite a while ago.

    It looks like BI is the clear winner. I guess I should have added some more poll options in order to determine whether the BI choosers were generally RTW 'positive or negative'.
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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Much more importantly, have they even played RTR?

    i would suggest waiting to see if BI is worth buying, while playing RTR at the moment.

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Quote Originally Posted by Shaun
    Why dosent RTR interest you?
    Should it? BI has more to offer as far as I am concerned. Do not expect everyone to share your opinion. If you enjoy it, great, I am not interested.

    Because there are Huns in BI
    ........And there were Scythians and Parthians in RTW. BI interests me more

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    Default Re: RTR 6.1 or BI

    Moved! Well that pretty much kills the thread (although I think the question is 80% answered anyway).
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