An embarrassing question from a MTW newb.

[Ulfang]

I miss MTW :) Haven't played it much since I got RTW but decided to have another go with it last week but unforunately my comps have changed since I last played it and it doesn't like my Radeon Card now or at least the drivers.

The battles were a lot more interesting in MTW and a lot longer and harder to win. Even with all the mods in RTW there's not many battles you lose even on the harder levels.

Only problem I have with MTW is going back to the Risk style movement. I much prefer the movement system in RTW and also the Sieges. In RTW they look good but are almost unplayable because of your troops movement ai (fighting in the city streets being a nightmare) but in MTW the siege combat was pretty poor due to the fact you couldn't put anyone on walls so overall I prefer the RTW system but prefer the MTW time period and battles.

Also I'd agree with bribing those Welsh to join your ranks in the Early Period. They're very useful at the beginning of the game. You need to keep Wessex well defended because of the channel crossing. I prefer to sort things out in France first as you don't really need to worry about Scotland, Wales and Ireland .... unless you are playing the XL mod where those countries are playable.