More Empire Info at .com

**Jack Lusted** · 08-22-2007, 17:14

More info in the Empire section at the Total War website, including more info on features, new screenshots, and a mention of the ai.

http://www.totalwar.com/

**Swoosh So** · 08-22-2007, 17:26

Well i have to say bringing back a compeditive ladder is a very positive step

"A brand new multiplayer component will include player rankings, leagues and ladders and completely new gameplay modes."

**Jack Lusted** · 08-22-2007, 17:37

We made the multiplayer fedback thread at .com for a reason.

**icek** · 08-22-2007, 17:46

Nothing new for those that read the interview from other threat

**Monarch** · 08-22-2007, 19:26

Originally Posted by Jack Lusted

We made the multiplayer fedback thread at .com for a reason.

**Furious Mental** · 08-23-2007, 03:04

To be honest I can only think of ten European states from the period large enough to compete on a reasonably equal basis- Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, Poland, Austria, Russia, Ottoman Empire, Sweden.

**Ignoramus** · 08-23-2007, 03:48

You forgot the Dutch.

**Husar** · 08-22-2007, 17:49

Not bad, but I'd be more impressed by some high-res screenshots and maybe some high-res trailers.

Some tiny screenshots tend to look better than big shots, especially when it comes to texture and model quality.
I don't really doubt the game looks good, but I want to see it myself.

Concerning gameplay, I hope it will be similar to what we have and I'm looking forward to seeing how sea battles are controlled. I wonder whether an engagement on the sea will result in a tactical sea battle and a boarding battle will then be played as a seperate battle again. Would make sense since otherwise you might lose your whole fleet playing the boarding battle, or maybe boarding is done automatically?

**SaFe** · 08-22-2007, 18:27

Not sure i understood this corrctly.
Let me quote from the totalwar.com:

The game will include 10 playable factions including Britain, Prussia, France, Spain, America and the massive Ottoman Empire.

Only 10 factions???
Hopefully i'm mistaken here.

**Randarkmaan** · 08-22-2007, 18:36

10 playable fations, and 'cause the map will be very large, it said 3 continents (By that I hope you mean Eurasia, America and Africa, and not just Europe, Asia and America), there will probably be a lot of unplayable factions (I'm guessing mostly European factions will be the playable ones, so unplayable factions will probably be some African nations and Asian nations, and some Native Americans might be good, like the Iroquouis confederacy or Sioux nation). I also think that when it comes to converting this game to represent different periods it will be one of the best, seeing as how the inclusion of most of the world will bring about the inclusion of bows (in Asia, Africa and America), armour values (armour was still used by the Europeans at the start of the period I think, though Asian nations continued to use armour into the 19th century), swords (Asia and Africa), Spears (Asia and Africa), Elephants (Mughuls), you name it.