EB to BI's 1.6

[Ludens]

The thing is. I don't own BI as well, and I can't afford it. Thusly, it would be bad from my point of view to see those who have BI being able to play more advanced versions of EB then those who don't.

I think you misunderstand what is being said. Khelvan has repeatedly stated that EB 1.0 will be compatible with R:TW 1.5. What is being proposed here is that someone ports the next releases (0.8 to 1.0) to BI, which is a relatively simple operation.

[Jolt]

I think you misunderstand what is being said. Khelvan has repeatedly stated that EB 1.0 will be compatible with R:TW 1.5. What is being proposed here is that someone ports the next releases (0.8 to 1.0) to BI, which is a relatively simple operation.

This would be the correct statement.

Look, if you want that extra cheese, you have to pay up. Otherwise you still have a nice, free pizza to enjoy, and while it might not be as big and tasty as with the extras, it's still way better than you can expect to get for free. What I'm trying to say here is that there is absolutely no reason at all not to allow those who bought BI to ripe the benefits from it, when the port is so easy and those without it still can play.

What if we can't afford extra cheese? While someone is making an hamburger that is supposed to be for all to enjoy, it sucks for those who can't actually buy the game to see it advance to BI, leaving the normal RTW obsolete. I misunderstood what was said, and I thought EB would move to BI.

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This would be the correct statement.



What if we can't afford extra cheese? While someone is making an hamburger that is supposed to be for all to enjoy, it sucks for those who can't actually buy the game to see it advance to BI, leaving the normal RTW obsolete. I misunderstood what was said, and I thought EB would move to BI.

What about the people who can't afford MTW2? Should CA not release the game because some people who have MTW1, do not have the money to buy MTW2? If you can't afford to buy the "extra cheese" then live with RTW but let's not stop progress because of it! RTW has BEEN obsolete ever since EB and RTR came out! We're just extremely fortunate that so many improvements to this game are free!

[Cheexsta]

Also, what does BI offer, really? A horde or two, which did not happen historically. Loyalty would just be harsh on the Selucids. Night fighting can already be implemented, as RTR has demonstrated. Religions were all essentially Meidterranean apart from a few, and this would once again be mainly a Selucid problem.

Hordes didn't happen historically? What about the Cimbri and the Teutones? The Helvetii, or even the Gauls who invaded Greece and then formed Galatia? They could all be described as "hordes" as far as game mechanics go.

Loyalty would be good, IMHO, especially for the collapsing Seleucids. Though it would probably be better if civil wars were quite rare, but potentially devastating when they occurred. As an aside, Loyalty can already be added to 1.5 mods (see TFT v1.95)...

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[QUOTE=Jolt]This would be the correct statement.



What if we can't afford extra cheese? While someone is making an hamburger that is supposed to be for all to enjoy, it sucks for those who can't actually buy the game to see it advance to BI, leaving the normal RTW obsolete. I misunderstood what was said, and I thought EB would move to BI.[/QUOTE

Personally, I like to play BOTH EB and RTR. If you can't afford BI you'll be out of luck with RTR when version 7 comes out; I quote from their website:

"Updated 05/19
Q. What version of Rome Total War will I need to play Rome Total Realism 7.0 and its future versions?

A. You will need a fully patched version of RTW Barbarian Invasion, also known as BI 1.6."