BI battles faster than Rome´s?

[Ciaran]

Is it just me, or are the battles in BI really way faster than the ones in RTW? I´m not only refering to kill speed, but unit movement as well. I´ve tried quite a couple of custom battles , and compared to RTW, units seem to race about the battlefield at a rate that seems similar to using the first time compression setting in RTW.

Oh, and is there maybe somewhere a skin/model pack for BI? Honestly, graphically, I´m definitely not impressed, a lot of units look very edgy and generally weird.

[WarMachine420]

Is it just me, or are the battles in BI really way faster than the ones in RTW? I´m not only refering to kill speed, but unit movement as well. I´ve tried quite a couple of custom battles , and compared to RTW, units seem to race about the battlefield at a rate that seems similar to using the first time compression setting in RTW.

Oh, and is there maybe somewhere a skin/model pack for BI? Honestly, graphically, I´m definitely not impressed, a lot of units look very edgy and generally weird.

at this point now, just wait for MTW2. It's 3 months to the day away.

[Seasoned Alcoholic]

I've just had a look in the bi\data folder, but can't seem to find the descr_battle_map_movement_modifiers text file. Have you tried copying and pasting the one from RTW into bi\data directory to slow battle movement speeds down?

[econ21]

I guess the movement speeds are the same. But there are no phalanxes and more cavalry, so maybe things seem more hectic. Kill speeds should actually be lower. IIRC, they raised defence stats and lowered elite missile attack stats.

However, I strongly recommend that you try Goth's All Factions Mod for BI. It has absolutely gorgeous skins. It keeps the core strategic set-up of BI (which is pretty good, IMO) but tweaks it a little to make it more fun. The unit stats are altered so combat lasts longer - higher defence and morale.

You can find download links and discussion here:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...9&page=1&pp=20

[Garvanko]

I think the battles are just more smoother in BI.

[Ciaran]

Thanks for the pointer, Econ, I´ll try Goths mod as soon as I have the capacity.

@Seasoned Alcoholic: The movement modifiers are, as far as I know, the same as in RTW, there´s no change there.