Which Civ are you going to play first?

**Kagemusha** · 05-28-2006, 20:57

Same as in MTW.HRE.I like to have more then one enemies and to be in the center of the map.

**Zalmoxis** · 05-29-2006, 09:33

Byzantium, it's the closest thing to playing any Romanian state from that period.

**naut** · 05-29-2006, 12:42

So many options, it made my eyes bleed ...

But seriously the Scots, because they are the Scots

**screwtype** · 05-29-2006, 13:34

Originally Posted by Zenicetus

I never played MTW, so I'll probably start with England because I assume it's one of the easier factions for learning the game.

Speaking of which, does anyone think it's worthwhile getting a copy of Viking Invasions to go with MTW? Not that I'm interested in the VI campaign itself, but I heard that VI has some good improvements over the vanilla game.

**Dutch_guy** · 05-29-2006, 13:44

Speaking of which, does anyone think it's worthwhile getting a copy of Viking Invasions to go with MTW? Not that I'm interested in the VI campaign itself, but I heard that VI has some good improvements over the vanilla game.

You should, if only for the improvements and for the MP.

**ivoignob** · 05-29-2006, 13:47

Originally Posted by screwtype

Speaking of which, does anyone think it's worthwhile getting a copy of Viking Invasions to go with MTW? Not that I'm interested in the VI campaign itself, but I heard that VI has some good improvements over the vanilla game.

Yes, get the copy! There are improvements like the prebattle-scout window etc. and a lot of new units for VI and MTW.

**econ21** · 05-29-2006, 15:11

Originally Posted by screwtype

Speaking of which, does anyone think it's worthwhile getting a copy of Viking Invasions to go with MTW? Not that I'm interested in the VI campaign itself, but I heard that VI has some good improvements over the vanilla game.

Absolutely - since you can't get a patch without VI, it's probably the "must-have" of the three TW expansions. I can't remember all the details - but saving between battles was godsend. Make sure you patch subsequently it though, or your kings will all die at 56.

BTW, the VI campaign itself is rather neat. Like you, I was not at all interested in it in advance, but it is much tougher at a strategic level than MTW (in a way, it's a throughback to STW - a real bar room brawl of a campaign). I had a lot of fun in PBMs as Wales and Saxons. Northumbria was fun in solo play (you're between a rock and a hard place).