Impresions on the new demo!(Spanish vs Aztecs)

[Orda Khan]

i'm worried for mp just cause of the sheer amount of computing power that will be needed for a smooth 4v4.

My thoughts exactly. It looks like 2v2 max for a smooth running game but I hope I'm wrong.

it still feels like rome, but more solid. they polished up some of the annoyances of rome... the units listen, speed is not outrageous, killing seems slower, even when carving up the pajama wearing aztecs. cav get their comeuppance after the initial charge, but possibly can disengage a bit too easily to recharge.

I agree, it feels better than RTW but just does not feel as logical as MTW.

hard to tell with such a script, the point is to kill the aztec chiefs asap, and watch for the flank. first battle i didn't realize i had control of the reinforcements and they sat there for ages if you put your guns on guard mode, they'll hold, and you can flank with the cav and demolish the left flank, kill the chief, and turn and face the attack from the right hill top, and hold the second wave of birds and coyotes.... remember you have some kick arse units in the woods to flank the second wave of chiefs.... the battle is fun though.

Played the demo for the first time today and the scripting does not reveal any more than previous demos. Agincourt and Pavia were predictable but at least in Otumba you are massively outnumbered. I took the fight down onto the plain where my cav proved their worth. Halfway through the battle I realised my guns were not on fire at will, I'm sure they would have killed many more than they did. Out in the open the Aztecs are no match.

i think my main complaint is the camera control, even on total war camera, it doesn't come close to the ease with which one could move the camera with only the mouse in mtw:vi. and the backwards clicking, i'll never remember. my twitch is weak, weak!!!

Try slowing the camera speed and turn. I thought the camera control very much like RTW, mouse turning is a nightmare, nowhere near the smooth control of MTW/VI. I slowed the settings down to about 25% and that at least stopped the camera rotating madly

.........Orda