Loads of new pics! (Portugese mag exclusive)

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

http://www.g4mers.com/previews.aspx?id=499

Loads of new pics, must be the tutorial with the Normans and saxons, looks quality. Go to the images and their are loads of new ones featuring the Norman conquest of england

[Stig]

mmm nice find
And btw the English start without London

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

mmm nice find
And btw the English start without London

That must be the tutorial, i'm sure of it.

Check out the custom battle screen on oage 5, very good stuff

[Stig]

Thanks for that didn't see it yet.
Looks good, different factions can start with different money, good for our MP campaign. Makes things easier.

Now hope that you can fight England vs England.

[Myrddraal]

Yeah, looks like the Norman invasion against the Saxons

[King Noob the Stupid]

http://www.g4mers.com/images/previews/shot_77_499.jpgDoesn't accumen exist any more?

EDIT:Sry, my nick really has a point.

[Stig]

sorry can't see your pic, try to link to the picture instead of the thumbnail

[The Blind Samurai]

cool screens seeing them makes me want it more

[Dr_Who_Regen#4]

Looks like to simulate the defensive position of venice they have made it accesable only by birdge. Venice will be very difficult to lose as a player...I hope the computer will station a large army on the bridge.

[L'Impresario]

I noticed that in the last page the previewer says that many things aren't yet finished ("are in a premature phase") and that they 're expecting (actually they 're hoping for ;)) a final version more refined and full with new points of interest. The "many" part is a bit concerning, although I don't know how scheduling is handled down there. But given that the preview has an early September date, well, one can only wonder heh

[Stig]

I think that by now they're near the end. Atleast all units will be done I think. Maybe tweaking the AI a bit, making some things look better and loads of testing.

[Ringeck]

Correction, the Norman campaign does not look like a tutorial. The faction select screen on page 6 kinda confirms it

I don't think so. The faction in the British Isles is called "England" (and it has apparantly gotten less frisky faction goals this time round: 45 regions including Jerusalem, instead of 45 regions including Rome, Constantinople and Jerusalem). The factions in the first battles depicted are called "Saxon" and "Norman" respectively. I think indeed William's invasion of England (with some castles that are considerably larger than they were in 1066, but that's nitpicking) is the tutorial. Perhaps we'll even see the Norwegians?

[hoetje]

Nice screens mate.Clears up a lot of things

[Dr_Who_Regen#4]

http://www.g4mers.com/images/previews/shot_77_499.jpgDoesn't accumen exist any more?

I believe I read that titles are gone, so maybe they decided to get rid of the concept of leaving a leader in a city/castle (like in RTW) as a governer as well....I guess we will have to wait and see how it plays out

[Stig]

I think indeed William's invasion of England (with some castles that are considerably larger than they were in 1066, but that's nitpicking) is the tutorial. Perhaps we'll even see the Norwegians?

In that case I think they're going to do some extra work on that map, no way a tutorial shows the entire map .. I think

[Vladimir]

Look at how easy Ragusa is to defend!

[Guillaume le Batard]

I think indeed William's invasion of England (with some castles that are considerably larger than they were in 1066, but that's nitpicking) is the tutorial. Perhaps we'll even see the Norwegians?

I am very much looking forward to a Norman tutorial/campaign!

And excellent screens, by the way! Thank you very much Blind King.

Now I'm really excited

Guillaume

[Dutch_guy]

You know, in some screenies you get the impression that the battle field map has indeed been extended - especially in the siege ones, and no, I don't think it's still confined merely to historical battles. Let's hope that's the case, that is.

Also, that main menu screen looks very nice

[Furious Mental]

One of the screenshots says "restricted area" on the campaign map, so it would seem that the whole of the campaign map will indeed be in tutorial, but one will have no way of interacting with it.

And yeah, that multi-walled citadel does look too large to have been built for another 200 years or so (not that I'm going to complain about getting to play with a big castle). Also what's with the English mail pants?

If you look at the screenshot of the Portugese unit roster you can see a crossbowman with what appears to be a pavise. Also a figure for the attack of arquebusiers- 18. So, pretty high, but perhaps not high enough to decimate those Gothic Knights? I guess we'll see.

[highlanddave]

the campaign map really looks nice. on the 4th page of the screenshots, the upgraded farming along the main roads looks impressive, do i see sheep roaming in the country side? maybe on increased farming levels new resources may appear like wool trade.

[Bob the Insane]

How this for a Historical inaccuracy...

William was 38 in 1066 not 50...

Not that I really care but someone might get a laugh out of it...

[Maizel]

http://www.g4mers.com/images/previews/shot_77_499.jpgDoesn't accumen exist any more?

EDIT:Sry, my nick really has a point.

I'd be dissappointed if they got rid of accumen

[Randarkmaan]

There's one thing I just really thought of now, since they have the Saxons in the tutorial than that probably means that they have indeed raised the faction limit(even if only by one)!!

[TB666]

There's one thing I just really thought of now, since they have the Saxons in the tutorial than that probably means that they have indeed raised the faction limit(even if only by one)!!

No, they just renamed HRE.

[Randarkmaan]

You sure?
Could you have have campaigns in Rome where the factions had different names in each campaign?

[Lord Adherbal]

they're clearly HRE. Dunno if they were renamed.

[Randarkmaan]

on one of the pics it says "Saxons"... yeah it is very rudimentary and looks like the HRE, but it COULD be proof of increased faction limit...

[TB666]

You sure?
Could you have have campaigns in Rome where the factions had different names in each campaign?

I think you could with provincial campaigns.
And besides this is CA, they can if they want too

[Barbarossa82]

ing Normans are going to taste some serious wrath if I can play as the Saxons. Freeeeedom!!

[Ignoramus]

I like the screenshot that says: "The boundaries of our kingdom may be impressive, but take heed that as they become larger, they become more costly to defense properly"

I'm glad the use the Old French word there.