1914 total war?

**wisefather** · 07-02-2006, 19:28

Hi

I know this isnt a medievil 2 total war topic, but i would dearly like to see a ww1 total war game, i was wondering if anyone else would fancy seeing a ww1 game ^^

**Oaty** · 07-02-2006, 20:10

By this time rank and file was obsolete. Horses were drawn to carriages rather than charges.

So considering CA's style I'd say not a chance

**Fwapper** · 07-04-2006, 21:06

WWI warefare was massively different to Medieval warfare. (though the dumbass generals didn't seem to realise this.)

The air was thick with metal, and the ground was pitted with muddy shell holes. When men tried to run across no man's land they were just mowed down. For example, in the battle of the Somme, there were 60,000 British casualties on the first day. These men were just mown down by the German machine guns. They couldn't move quickly for the barbed wire, and the mud, which was so deep it swallowed whole tanks. (no joke) Cavalry charges were just impossible. No horse could ever get over no-mans land. WWI warefare was so absolutely unique and not at all similar to anything else that it just wouldn't make a good game, and is totally not in the style of other TW games...

phew. I'll shut up now. That was just me spewing out my standard grade history...

Fwapper

**Comrade Alexeo** · 07-05-2006, 09:44

No, I assure you a good WW1 mod/game is possible with a Total War engine - it'd just be difficult. I can tell you the various ways "The Great War: Total War" was going to get past those obstacles, but it is irrelevant.

A WW1 game is neither impossible nor pointless - its just that no one will bother when WW2/Nam are vastly easier and "cooler."

**Comrade Alexeo** · 07-05-2006, 10:24

Learned it was the opposite of that actually. Strategic is relatively easy - substitute an enormous line of forts for an enormous line of forts and trenches at the start, and you've got the Western Front.

The problem comes with representing the trenches properly on the battle-map. Several theories were presented on how to simulate them, but none was really any good.

**][GERUDO][Mojoman** · 07-06-2006, 17:02

dont think ti would be possible....the war had absolutely no short term strategy like medieval or rome (where u make quick decisions like flanking etc) only long term strategy (and not very good strategy) like when to attack, where to attack....the actual battles just went like this: artillery bombardement, charge....with 2 lines and 1 of them staying still, there isnt much strategy....

**Keba** · 07-02-2006, 20:11

Originally Posted by wisefather

Hi

I know this isnt a medievil 2 total war topic, but i would dearly like to see a ww1 total war game, i was wondering if anyone else would fancy seeing a ww1 game ^^

It's unlikely. The limitations of the TW engine prevent a proper representation of a more modern front line. Anything past the Napoleonic age is unlikely, as the lack of large formations and concentrated forces makes it impossible to represent.

Thus, unless they make an entirely new engine capable of recreating a front stretching from the English Channel to the Mediterranean, it is unlikely that you will see such a total war game.

However, I do seem to remember a thread in the Arena about a game similar to TW, but in WWI ... however, I do believe that the battles were akin to the battles of Age of Empires (namely, fairly small numbers of troops).

**Comrade Alexeo** · 07-04-2006, 09:43

Originally Posted by wisefather

Hi

I know this isnt a medievil 2 total war topic, but i would dearly like to see a ww1 total war game, i was wondering if anyone else would fancy seeing a ww1 game ^^

I tried running a WW1 mod briefly, but its simply too complicated and not popular enough to really ever be feasible... sadly.

**iraklaras** · 07-04-2006, 20:37

Originally Posted by wisefather

Hi

I know this isnt a medievil 2 total war topic, but i would dearly like to see a ww1 total war game, i was wondering if anyone else would fancy seeing a ww1 game ^^

lol?