New interview - only 5 starting factions !

**L'Impresario** · 08-22-2006, 20:08

The 2nd part is out, and I can safely say that all things mentioned are no news at all (except perhaps for the 5 starting factions, but that's no biggie at all).

BTW am I the only one noticing that the wording of most answers is exactly the same with that of previous interviews?

**Midnight** · 08-22-2006, 20:23

Just... why? Why bother placing a pointless restriction that a huge number of people are going to mod to remove?

I really, really hope the starting factions haven't got all the attention, leaving the others not as well fleshed-out (again).

**Martok** · 08-22-2006, 20:39

Originally Posted by L'Impresario

BTW am I the only one noticing that the wording of most answers is exactly the same with that of previous interviews?

No, I noticed that as well. I think it's safe to say that any and all interviews will be almost a word-for-word rehash of what's been said before. (Stupid legal NDA's....)

**Orb** · 08-22-2006, 20:43

Midnight has the right of it, I think. In RTW, the Romans had a fair bit of work put into them, while the others were underdone.

**hoetje** · 08-22-2006, 20:59

Originally Posted by L'Impresario

The 2nd part is out, and I can safely say that all things mentioned are no news at all (except perhaps for the 5 starting factions, but that's no biggie at all).

BTW am I the only one that the wording of most answers is exactly the same with that of previous interviews?

I noticed that too ! omg, sometimes, you got three lines that just appear in every interview :P

**Hochmeister** · 08-23-2006, 01:51

How good is the A.I. in the real-time battles? Can players use the environment to their advantage?

We’re always striving to make improvements to the battle AI as the Total War series has developed and Medieval II will of course continue this trend. The new environment rendering system has allowed us to create impassable terrain for the first time in the series which will allow the player to tailor their tactics according to the environment, perhaps protecting their flanks with hills or cliffs. The AI will work similar ploys into their deployment and tactics

How to say something without saying anything??

Oh well hopefully CA will inform us closer to the release date as this must be commercially sensitive information I guess. Trying to stay positive