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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    Gah! I got Cortez killed (suspect friendly fire)

    So one of the Spanish units is a unit of Pavise crossbows.
    They don't deploy the Pavise per-se, it sits on their backs then they turn back to the enemy & crouch down to reload.

    The Aztecs get some guys that chuck some HUGE arrows at you

    French & English knights have had a visual upgrade: new helmets & English have a new war hammer.
    The Billmen seem to have a new bill but has a bit of a texture glitch.
    Last edited by hoom; 10-24-2006 at 19:46.
    maybe those guys should be doing something more useful...

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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    Quote Originally Posted by hoom
    The Aztecs get some guys that chuck some HUGE arrows at you
    Just a guess, but atlatls? I haven't seen any of the new demo screens.
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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    good the old bill was wayyyy too small for the english billmen, and i still dont understand why the yeomen carry hammers...?

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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    I didn't see any of the 'you spin me right round' move in my one play of Agincourt :)
    ...but there is a new 'spin' move thats an eyesore

    I've also had difficulty getting cav to charge with lances, didn't notice similar issue with original demo O_o

    Also some screenies:
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    New bills, hard to see but there is a hook on the back, still quite small though


    One of these things just doesn't belong here...
    Last edited by hoom; 10-24-2006 at 21:31.
    maybe those guys should be doing something more useful...

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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    I don't understand why the yeoman carry hammers either but that is off topic.

    Could someone please cover there thoughts on Aztecs and Spanish :)

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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    Quote Originally Posted by CrownOfSwords
    ... and i still dont understand why the yeomen carry hammers...?
    The archers carrying hammers is pretty accurate for Agincourt. They used the hammers to knock in the pointy stakes, and then used them to knock off the pointy French during the following mud/blood bath.

    My Amazon sponsored download is currently chugging at a rather slow 11.9kb/s, and is saying I need another 13 hours... Seeing as I'm sneakily using my work pc, I'll have to wait until tomorrow evening before I can take any useful part in the demo impressions discussions. Bah.

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    Question Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    What are the Turks (one of my favourate factions) like in the new MTW2 game?

    Do the JHI (Jannisarry Heavy Infantry) still pack a nasty punch?

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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    Nobody knows but the answer is probably yes

    Can the "Arrow Warriors" throw their darts absurdly far? Historically the Aztecs revived the use of a spear throwing device and flexible darts to impart an insane velocity to the thrown projectile
    Last edited by Furious Mental; 10-25-2006 at 16:01.

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    Default Sv: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    I noticed that archers will when using fire arrows fire in a different way now.
    Now it looks like it rains fire and looks awesome

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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    Quote Originally Posted by hoom
    Gah! I got Cortez killed (suspect friendly fire)

    So one of the Spanish units is a unit of Pavise crossbows.
    They don't deploy the Pavise per-se, it sits on their backs then they turn back to the enemy & crouch down to reload.

    The Aztecs get some guys that chuck some HUGE arrows at you

    French & English knights have had a visual upgrade: new helmets & English have a new war hammer.
    The Billmen seem to have a new bill but has a bit of a texture glitch.
    im glad the hammers and bills looked silly and way too small i cant wait to see what they look like now. What about the AI is it better? Is the gunner reloading glitch fixed? I really hope so.

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    Default Re: Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

    Otumba is very challenging. Frame rate looks improved from the early demo.

    What I want to know is this... are we going to see tactically useful terrain, like that small bluff on the right side of the Spanish lines, in the campaign game? Or the hills in Pavia? Is the auto-generated terrain in campaign battles going to be this interesting, and tactically useful?

    Yeah, I know... we need to see the final game to know this. I just didn't want to get too excited from the demo, which is very nice. I remember being disappointed in the RTW auto terrain, after seeing the demo.
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