Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Or go for the real challenge, Poland. The szlachta (nobility) of Poland were all equal to each other, no man regarded as being higher than any other, and the king was elected (although this part was moreso in idealogy than actual practice, although it did occur) from amongst the szlachta to be "first among equals".
That way we've got a semi-eastern semi-western faction with a fairly difficult starting situation.
EDIT - Waiting on Braden for a battle return.
Last edited by Lucjan; 11-12-2006 at 04:57.
Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Just to say that HRE died early in my first English game - and apparently in Monarch's. The killer seems to have been the Danes. So it does look like we thought that HRE are going to be a challenging faction - which is good.
Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Guys, a quick question: If I were to uninstall BI, it wouldn't automatically uninstall Rome, right ?
Not too long ago I uninstalled MTW VI, and it also uninstalled MTW in the process.
Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Wait..econ, you have the game already? O.o And I have to wait until Tuesday... grrrrr
Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
I fear it does. I got a warning message of that kind just before I tried to uninstall it.Originally Posted by Dutch_guy
Yup, some initial impression here:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=71819
I've been playing as much as I can since Friday evening and it's growing on me. My English campaign on VH/VH is surprisingly challenging, without either repeated mass AI stacks or +7 type stat bonuses. It reminds me of STW/MTW in that regard. I'm only now about to storm Paris; the Scots have besieged Eginburgh and are about to take it back; the Poles beat my Crusade to Antioch when the shore was just in sight; the Pope hates me and fries my generals; it's all good. (Well, apart from the smell of burnt flesh, I suppose.)
Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
What kind of bonusses does VH give to the AI in M2, have you got any idea ?
Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
No, they are not very apparent. I asked but did not get much joy:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=71739
The VH campaign may help explain why the Pope hates me and I have few friends. The powerful Venetians did approach me with an alliance though.
On the battlefield, the match ups do not feel "unfair" - my units don't fare worse when facing equivalent AI units - so I suspect VH battles may be the default for experienced players.
Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Just to let you know I have a battle to do tonight. Sorry for the delays here, I'm just all over the place with illness....
Will play this battle tonight AND post my last battle report up tonight as well.
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Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Ok, just to let everyone know that i have the save file but the Uploader doesnt appear to be working (either that or my net connection is timing out).
I'll upload it from work tomorrow morning
What a pain
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Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Why do the forums look all bugged out and weird lately? I don't like it..
Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
I would be willing to do HRE PBeM campaign. The only reason I dropped out of this one was because it wasn't that enjoyable being in the Upper House. I couldn't download all the mods, so I couldn't ever be consul, thus the fun ebbed away after the first 15 years. But it certainly is the best PBeM the Guild has ever had.
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Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Save file uploaded (suspect issues with a slow internet connection last night at home), will post TWO battle reports tomorrow morning (will upload stuff from work as its fast and reliable at least!).
BTW – we suffered zero casualties in that last battle.
http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/251-sum-Manius1.zip
M2:TW campaign – I’d love to take part in it as a member of whatever we use as an equivalent of the Senate Upper House.
My current PC will firmly NOT play M2 in any form; and I am not adding anything to it (seeing as its still physically in “bits” but working since the last problems I had).
New PC is on the cards in about 10 months (i.e. when a loan is paid off).
So, doesn’t really matter to me what faction we play in it but I’m looking forward to it!
20+ years of LARP and RP experience in a Medieval setting means I’ll be well up for playing characters.
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Re: The Will of the Senate PBM - out of character thread IV
Just to let you guys know, I will be away from Wednesday to Sunday night
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