Rumour regarding M2TW Demo

**Tamur** · 08-16-2006, 18:25

News threads lately make me want to get my German back so I can keep up on M2TW!

**hoetje** · 08-17-2006, 18:30

Is it actually sure that a public demo will be released very soon?Or do we have to wait 'till october or so to test the game?

**SaberHRE** · 08-17-2006, 20:14

Release before end of summer!

Dont want to screw up my exams!

**hoetje** · 08-17-2006, 22:59

Originally Posted by SaberHRE

Release before end of summer!

Dont want to screw up my exams!

Okay,so that means you don't know right ? :P

**Myrddraal** · 08-18-2006, 00:17

I would imagine any demo we see with be a couple of battles. Maybe they'll be scripted, hopefully the AI won't need it.

I would be very surprised if they don't use any scripting at all. If nothing else, I expect a little in-game intro done with a script.

**TB666** · 08-18-2006, 00:50

Well it will probably be historical battles like always so yeah a scripted AI but CA can't screw the AI up, it is damn near impossible consider the improvements they did to the AI in the 1.5/1.6 patch for RTW. And pretty much all previews shows a improvement as well.
But in my case I'm not playing the demo to see how the AI is but how it will run on my computer.

**Chad** · 08-22-2006, 08:45

Can't wait to try it out

**Mikhal** · 08-18-2006, 21:44

does anyone have any idea if we will be able to try the strategic mode out in a way so you can manage some cities and try some agents and not just walk with your general as in the rome demo.

**hoetje** · 08-18-2006, 21:48

I don't think they will include the campaign map in the game.
Just custom battles (with 1 or 2 factions) i think.

**Tamur** · 08-18-2006, 22:19

Mikhal, a demo with the strategy portion of the game as well would be approaching or over 500Mbs to download. Far more than any game site wants to host.

Also, that would be a huge amount more work for the programmers with little payoff --- I'd guess a majority of the audience for the demo (even here at the weird Org) are far more interested in the battle engine. So I wouldn't expect it.

**therother** · 08-19-2006, 00:28

Originally Posted by Tamur

Mikhal, a demo with the strategy portion of the game as well would be approaching or over 500Mbs to download. Far more than any game site wants to host.

Never underestimate the bloatware effect:

http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/gam...mo_en.exe.html