New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

**Bob the Insane** · 07-14-2006, 16:48

Interesting to note that although there appears to be landbridges in the game there is not one between Britain and Flanders...

**SpencerH** · 07-14-2006, 17:11

The high-res version is definitely worth the download for those who're not 'bandwidth limited'. I thought there was gonna be blood in MTW2 but it seems not to be. I find it strange to see a two handed sword stuck through someones chest in what amounts to anime-level graphics without seeing some blood. Perhaps CA believes MTW2 is less likely to get a 'Mature' rating that way but I doubt it. Is it just me or does MTW2 seem more like a 'medieval movie generator' than a strategy game? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

**TB666** · 07-14-2006, 17:41

I thought there was gonna be blood in MTW2

There will be but it will accumulate on the troops as the battle rages on.
You can see it at the end on the turk and english trooper.

**SpencerH** · 07-15-2006, 12:54

Originally Posted by TB666

There will be but it will accumulate on the troops as the battle rages on.
You can see it at the end on the turk and english trooper.

I've looked very closely and there is no blood. There is a funny red mark on the face of the turk but it's present in earlier scenes so I think it's a graphics error.

**SpencerH** · 07-15-2006, 13:08

It seems logical to me that the number of recruitment slots will be dependent on the city/castle size.

From the video, the recruitment time for peasant archer, jinettes, and mailed knight was 1 turn.

I think the number on the card reflects how many of each unit that city has the capacity to make (possibly that turn rather than every turn) ie they can produce 3 units of jinettes but only 1 unit of mailed knights (plus two other units). If its true that a city may not have the resources to produce mailed knights every turn, then we wont be able to use cities as "knight factories" (or whatever) that churn out a new uber unit every turn or two.

**4th Dimension** · 07-15-2006, 13:21

Hm I noticed one more thing.
That felow governing that first town has these sharacteristic: Command/Chivary (I soppouse this replaced managment. Will it act the same?)/Loyalty/Piety(What's this?)
But The King in the castle doesn't have, Loyalty, instead he has Authority.
Will this mean our king's finaly wont go renegade if they win more than a fiew battles.
Also maby that Authority affects diplomacy. Any ideas what it may affect?

**Furious Mental** · 07-15-2006, 13:39

In MTW the faction leader had "influence", so I assume authority is something like that.

"I've looked very closely and there is no blood."

There is definitely blood. This is something clearly said by CA and many journos. You can also see it plain as day in some screenshots.

**alman7272** · 07-16-2006, 00:52

Originally Posted by 4th Dimension

Hm I noticed one more thing.
That felow governing that first town has these sharacteristic: Command/Chivary (I soppouse this replaced managment. Will it act the same?)/Loyalty/Piety(What's this?)

Piety is in the original MTW. It is how religious he was, I believe. More religious means more papal/popular favor (if the province had a high zeal).

**TB666** · 07-15-2006, 13:59

Originally Posted by SpencerH

I've looked very closely and there is no blood. There is a funny red mark on the face of the turk but it's present in earlier scenes so I think it's a graphics error.

What about the guy he stabs ??
He is either very muddy or bloody.
I doubt CA has removed it considering it is one of the new things for the engine that they are advertising about.

**Husar** · 07-14-2006, 20:27

Originally Posted by SpencerH

The high-res version is definitely worth the download for those who're not 'bandwidth limited'. I thought there was gonna be blood in MTW2 but it seems not to be. I find it strange to see a two handed sword stuck through someones chest in what amounts to anime-level graphics without seeing some blood. Perhaps CA believes MTW2 is less likely to get a 'Mature' rating that way but I doubt it. Is it just me or does MTW2 seem more like a 'medieval movie generator' than a strategy game? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

The funny thing is, if those animations are more or less random, then we might also see that sword penetrating some plate armour without any problem.

**Silver Rusher** · 07-14-2006, 19:48

Originally Posted by Bob the Insane

Interesting to note that although there appears to be landbridges in the game there is not one between Britain and Flanders...

Great! Now the common French invasion of England will be a bit more tough, I hope.

@Ituralde, when I first saw that video it seemed like the rebels to me. I will have a closer look.

I, for one, think the landbridges are realistic. Think about it, if you are travelling a very short distance overseas it would be easy to use local fishing boats to make the journey for a few troops, then send the boats back to pick more up etc. Of course, these landbridges would have to be VERY taxing on movement points to be realistic.

One more thing: If they get the AI right this time, it will probably be a very good thing that they are using the Rome map again. The only reason I didn't like that campaign map was because of the poorness of the AI.