New Demo VS Old Demo

[PROMETHEUS]

To me the landscape now looks much less impressive , may be they reduced tree numbers and something about the grass and terrain , the texture and stuff dunno but it looked better befoure , I remember in agincourt I could see a true forest all around now I see parse trees woodland .... then the fgrass was spreading far and more dense and it didnt really caused any lag problem looked muhc better , the textures of units looked crisper or bumped somehow .... now are tuned down , there are no more reflexions no more bloom effect that was so nice and gived everything a great look . now it just looks like a RTW mod with different skins and better AI ....

[Myrddraal]

Prom, it sounds like you're computer has detected new auto settings for the graphics.

If you could play it before with the graphics turned up, try turning them up now...

[shifty157]

I just played otumba for the first time. I managed to win but barely. Some moments were really touch and go especially when the aztecs attacked from behind right into my crossbowmen and i realized that all of my other units were engaged. The AI seems much better finding holes in the line which caught be surprise at times. It managed to squeeze an aztec bodyguard unit through a small gap between my battleline and the cliff and then it attacked my musketeers. I thought they were gone but they managed to hold off the bodyguard and even kill the general long enough for some reinforcements to help them out.

That was a very hectic battle.

[Aracnid]

I am really peeved with the graphics decrease. I played it on high or highest on all before and now when I put it on the same level it just looks worse for a very minor fps increase.

[PROMETHEUS]

Prom, it sounds like you're computer has detected new auto settings for the graphics.

If you could play it before with the graphics turned up, try turning them up now...

No I like to play at lag level all at max to take screens and watch the battlefield , befoure lagged a lot all at max , but I expected that , tough graphics where breathtaking , now all at max is no more like befoure ...

[Forward Observer]

Darn, and I just went out and spent almost $200 at NewEgg to upgrade from a G6800 series NVidia card to a G7600GT to be able to take advantage of the some of the new graphical enhancements in MTW2.

Oh well, such is the life of PG game enthusiast.

[blahblahblah]

The AI is tenfolds harder in the new demo. I'm able to play on shader 2 in my new demo with lagging in the beginning of the battle and getting better as it wears on.

Big improvement, especially combat animations. More like the swordsmen executing kill moves and seeing whether or not his man can parry or resist it.

[Polemists]

I think this goes back to shading issues. For me personally I have a 3 ghz and a crappy ass graphics card. When it's up at Shader 2 it's laggy as hell but when it's down on shader one it's just fine. There are some noticeable graphics differences but that's life.

I like the new demo better for a couple of reasons. One the menus are better, secondly I can choose a few combat options now where as every single button was grey in demo one (like fire at will and skirmish.)

The Aztecs are a nice challenge. Not easy in the least means and the old CTRL-A charge does not work against them. In last battle even with groups, and movement and flanking it was rough I think i ended without about 6-8 guys.

[x-dANGEr]

Hmmz.. This sounds really bad.. They made the graphics worse so more people can play it? How wrong is that! Should they just add a couple more options for people to customize their own experience, whether they want to enjoy an extremely graphics detailed battle or a minorly detailed one..

[Incongruous]

Thank god that they have made it playable for all thos poor sods without the newest CPU's, it also seems to of had the side-effect of toning down the graphis of the game, which although decreases the eyes candy increases the chances of most of us being able to play the game without needin a serious upgrade.