New Demo VS Old Demo

**Dan.o6** · 10-27-2006, 12:37

I think it's an improvement, it runs a lot smoother on my PC compared to the old one. As for the faces and icons, I don't think they are neccessary but it definately isn't the end of the world.

**LadyAnn** · 10-27-2006, 14:23

There are not enough girls playing this game, so they wanted to make it more appealing :D

Just kidding.

Anniep

**Jambo** · 10-27-2006, 14:34

I cannot for the life of me fathom out why the smilies bother people so much?! They serve the purpose of relaying important information to you, the controller, quickly. In that respect, they do their job perfectly. Get over it and focus on the more important aspects of the game, i.e. is the AI any better...?

I'd arge the AI is massively improved in the second demo; Agincourt is no longer a walk in the park and I've lost my first two attempts at Otumba. :)

**Ituralde** · 10-27-2006, 15:01

I'm not gonna deny the AI or the awesome gameplay provided by the demo and I enjoy playing it very much. That makes those little design decisions all that harder to understand. It was perfect for me in the first demo, but then they decided to change it for whatever reason and that's what's bothering me.

Of course I can play the game with those smileys and with those hearts but I'd rather not have them in. The first demo showed that it can be done without them.

Well, seems like I'll have to live with it, haven't found any promising entry in the preferences file yet. But I can and will voice my concern about them.

Cheers!

Ituralde

**Gith** · 10-27-2006, 16:13

The best thing about the new demo - it runs on my PC. And, it runs well without me having to turn the graphics all the way down or buy a $100+ upgrade to play a $50 game.

**LadyAnn** · 10-27-2006, 16:52

Originally Posted by Ituralde

I'm not gonna deny the AI or the awesome gameplay provided by the demo and I enjoy playing it very much. That makes those little design decisions all that harder to understand. It was perfect for me in the first demo, but then they decided to change it for whatever reason and that's what's bothering me.

Of course I can play the game with those smileys and with those hearts but I'd rather not have them in. The first demo showed that it can be done without them.

Well, seems like I'll have to live with it, haven't found any promising entry in the preferences file yet. But I can and will voice my concern about them.

Cheers!

Ituralde

I would like to see morale and fatigue information on the unit card. It was a request and I am glad the request was filled. I have not seen how distracting the icons are, am unable to download the demo. But it seems these crucial information is made available and I cheer that.

In general, anything appearing on the card (iconwise) is moddable. There must exist a little image file somewhere that you can blank out or putting a better icon. However, it is not moddable if the information never made available in the first place. So, before you complaint too much and the developers say "screw it, can't please everyone of anything" and take that away, perhaps you should wait a bit until the game is out and someone could figure out how to mod it.

Annie

**Ituralde** · 10-27-2006, 17:43

@LadyAnn

Unfortunately the information on Morale and Fatigue is not displayed right on the unit card which would be a good addition but it is displayed when you mouseover untis right beside the text where it says Tired for the Fatigue or eager for the Morale.
Here's a screenshot to give you a better impression:
https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y7...t/Spanish1.jpg

I don't like the look of them and can spot the 'wavering' text as fast as I can discern whether the smiley has its lips down or up, that's all I guess, seems like I'm rather alone with that opinion. Also the smiley for eager and the smiley for good morale are the same, so in the end you still have to read what it says right next to the icon to get the exact information.

**Puzz3D** · 10-27-2006, 18:41

I played Agincourt and won easily. It was like playing against a newbie online.

It looks to me like the stakes are a lot thinner in the new demo. I think the stakes were much too thick which left too little space between them in the older demo.

I had a lot of lag in that battle and graphics problems. I believe it was caused by the 2 year old video driver I have to use with my ATI 9800 Pro so that I can play MTW/VI online without severe lag.

**LadyAnn** · 10-27-2006, 19:23

Originally Posted by Ituralde

@LadyAnn

Unfortunately the information on Morale and Fatigue is not displayed right on the unit card which would be a good addition but it is displayed when you mouseover untis right beside the text where it says Tired for the Fatigue or eager for the Morale.
Here's a screenshot to give you a better impression:
https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y7...t/Spanish1.jpg

I don't like the look of them and can spot the 'wavering' text as fast as I can discern whether the smiley has its lips down or up, that's all I guess, seems like I'm rather alone with that opinion. Also the smiley for eager and the smiley for good morale are the same, so in the end you still have to read what it says right next to the icon to get the exact information.

Sorry, I didn't realize it was not on the card.
Mouse over is not good. And yes, I agree it is not informative enough.