First impressions thread

**knoddy** · 03-16-2011, 01:21

updates! load times are epicly long lol might just be my crappy pc
- for some reason the auto detect for graphics settings (if there is one) put everything on ultra which suprisingly my core duo can handle BUT it was choppy as hell so i put everything back to high and battles run much smoother.
- sieges are fun and can be quite hard to defend. the ai splits its troops and attacks from multiple sides
- im really liking the customisation of generals, towns and agents. quite cool!

question - to put a general in charge of a fleet do u just put him on the ships as if for transport? and he automatically takes charge?

**sassbarman** · 03-16-2011, 01:52

Yup it's hard. I'm playing on lengendary difficulty and have just lost my first campaign in eons in 12 turns. A bit of advise if I may BUILD UP BEFORE ATTACKING ANYONE!

**antisocialmunky** · 03-16-2011, 02:12

First TW in a long time to actually earn its score. (That wasn't an expo)

**Krusader** · 03-16-2011, 02:27

Enjoyed it. Pre-ordered Limited Edition so no encryption/pre-loading thingy for me. Quite enjoyed it so far. AI seems better, but need some more battles under my belt before a final verdict can be given.
Tried as Shimazu clan and got my ass handed to me, when the clan I beat up sought allies and got them. Still, played a few battles and it seems to me CA have reintroduced things from older TW titles, like pre-battle speeches. I also enjoyed the hell out of seeing the terrain resemble the campaign map area and the campaign map itself is beautiful and love the artistic style. Much more atmospheric game than previous titles and IMO only RTW and older TW games can compare with atmosphere.

Naval battles were boring though. Think those will get autoresolved.
Scored 3 achievements, 2 in one go even.

Although encountered a CTD doing beginner's naval tutorial, which never is fun.

**Satsuma** · 03-16-2011, 04:01

Originally Posted by Krusader

Although encountered a CTD doing beginner's naval tutorial, which never is fun.

Me too. CTD during the advanced naval tutorial :(
Other than that I haven't had too many problems and it seems to run very well on my Core2 Duo (3ghz) with an ancient 9600GT.

Have to agree with the general sentiment above, the mood and style of the game is simply awesome. Very immersive and engaging. The campaign map looks great and the battles seem to flow well.
AI hasn't been very surprising in it's creativity, and it does like to throw everything at the nearest yari spear wall, but besides that it hasn't done anything overly dumb either, which I guess is a step up from Empire on release.

One thing I'm not sure about though (and this could be how I set up my first campaign), is the time limit for victory conditions.
I'm playing as Shimazu and I'm in Winter 1547. If I understand correctly I ony have until the end of the year 1600 to capture Kyoto, plus 40 other provinces?
I currently have 3 provinces after killing off the Ito, one large(ish) army and a reasonable profit of 3k or so each turn.
Can't see myself capturing another 35 or so provinces in the next 13 years!

osu!

**xploring** · 03-16-2011, 04:33

Originally Posted by Satsuma

Can't see myself capturing another 35 or so provinces in the next 13 years!

osu!

That's 53 years. 1600-1547

Just wondering how many start date are there? And is the auto-run problem from the demo fixed yet?

**Monk** · 03-16-2011, 04:46

This thread makes me very hopeful.

**Satsuma** · 03-16-2011, 15:53

Originally Posted by xploring

That's 53 years. 1600-1547

oh yeah.....
That'll teach me to post at 3am....
FML.

**tigger of kai** · 03-31-2011, 23:07

Hey guys, anyone seen any good printable flowcharts like there have been for the previous games? The in-game encyclopedia is great, but I'd like to keep one for quick reference, especially for the buildings.

**HopAlongBunny** · 03-31-2011, 23:54

Installed and updated.

Have only done the first couple of tutorials :p Controls don't seem too different, but I'll probably have to see if I can customize a lil

Graphics are purty! That won't sustain interest through a campaign but it is nice :)

Now I need to see how long it takes to lose my first S2 campaign!

**Doug-Thompson** · 03-16-2011, 02:25

Originally Posted by knoddy

updates! load times are epicly long lol might just be my crappy pc

Oh no. I have a fine PC and good internet connection. My hardware is well beyond the recommended requirements. I started updating, went to the grocery store, picked up some milk and peanut butter, then went to the pet store to get some pet food. Steam is telling me I'll be able to play in 3 hours and 58 minutes.

EDITED P.S. Oops. Pardon me. New development. Now it's saying 7 hours and 23 minutes. I guess I should be planning a good night's sleep, then getting a few minutes of play time before going to work in the morning. I should also mention that I bought the game on DISC. I'm not downloading from Steam. I'm just trying to activate it. And yes, I got the Limited Edition too.