Your First Custom Battle in M2:TW Will be...

**Guillaume le Batard** · 10-04-2006, 14:40

Custom battles are always my first stop after installing a Total War game -- to get a feel for changes to the combat mechanics, as well as take a peek at the unusual units. Just curious as to what your plans are for your very first custom battle in Medieval II Total War.

Will it be a test battle of two spear units to gauge combat speed rates?

Will it be a random quick-battle so that you can just jump in without making any decisions?

A chance to get re-acquainted with a favorite faction? A particular unit?

I have a real weakness for audio effects, and a decent sound system through which to absorb it all, so my first custom will undoubtedly be an battle between random factions with musketeers and gunpowder artillery.

Cheers,

Guillaume

**Furious Mental** · 10-04-2006, 14:53

When I get a new Total War game my first battle is always a 4v4 battle just so I can see as many of the new units as possible

**Lusted** · 10-04-2006, 15:35

Same, my first custom battle will be between Sicilly, Spain, Venice and England to decide who to play first.(yes, i am aware Sicilly isn't a starting faction, but im sure it wil be as easy to unlock as factions were in RTW).

**Ulstan** · 10-04-2006, 16:22

To send various knights hurtling full tilt into packed ranks of spearmen to see what results.

**Orda Khan** · 10-04-2006, 17:09

My first custom battle will be a historical battle that I create myself to depict the Battle of Legnica (Liegnitz)

.......Orda

**Tamur** · 10-04-2006, 17:15

...a 1v1 battle -- two units of vanilla pikemen each side, a flat map, and a stopwatch

After that, Ulstan's idea is battle #2.

**The Blind Samurai** · 10-08-2006, 03:13

Originally Posted by Lusted

Same, my first custom battle will be between Sicilly, Spain, Venice and England to decide who to play first.(yes, i am aware Sicilly isn't a starting faction, but im sure it wil be as easy to unlock as factions were in RTW).

no no no you get all the factions at a costum battle i will be the turks vs the mongols and germans with my allies the french

**Praetorian308** · 10-08-2006, 05:35

A big German

vs French peasant slaughter.

**Zimfan40** · 10-08-2006, 05:57

Originally Posted by Praetorian308

A big German

vs French peasant slaughter.

One of my friends does something similiar against Frankish peasants in RTW. He called it "peasant revolt".

**Sun of Chersonesos** · 10-04-2006, 17:15

id like to get a feel for what my faveourite faction is going to be, and what faction i will first use in the multiplayer custom battle. I will undoubtedly pick Venice first for no apparent reason.

However as Guillaume was talking about getting a feel of being-in-control and knowing what your doing, in my opinion the best way to do that is to play the prologue/tutorial.
Hopefully there will be a little tutorial on how to custom battle, scenario's,money, these new auto-rules with the 6 max and whatnot.