Campaign + battle screenshots (Marathas, Austria, Prussia, France, England)

[PowerWizard]

Awesome screens PowerWizard! Spoiler tags here are named [spoil] however.

Well, the game is awesome. I had some fears about this game, but all are gone. The complexity of the game has improved considerably, and that alone makes up for the minor glitches you can find on the campaign map (which could have been done better imho).

I have two questions.

Have you played enough to get a good sense of the strategic AI and if so what are your impressions?

I played on normal difficulty, so don't take my word for granted. I sensed that AI is more reasonable in army movements and diplomacy, as well as in battle units positioning (finding defensable spots, hiding behind barricades, no suicidal cavalry etc.). But this is only my FIRST IMPRESSION, so that could change. However I think we've got a nice game out.

My TW ranking looks like this now:
Empire: Total War > Rome: Total War > Medieval II: Total War > Rest

How do the load times (battle, campaign, ect) compare with the demos? Are the worse? The same? Better?

They are not as ludicrous as in the demo. Although it's a bit slower than in M2TW.

[Monk]

They are not as ludicrous as in the demo. Although it's a bit slower than in M2TW.

That is definitely good to hear.

I played on normal difficulty, so don't take my word for granted. I sensed that AI is more reasonable in army movements and diplomacy, as well as in battle units positioning (finding defensable spots, hiding behind barricades, no suicidal cavalry etc.). But this is only my FIRST IMPRESSION, so that could change. However I think we've got a nice game out.

Hm. Sounds promising! Let's see if it can live up to my hopes. Thanks for the quick response, and thanks for the screens!

[pevergreen]

On loading times: My battle loading times have increased to about 1 minute max.

At turn end, its 2-3 seconds PER faction.

[PowerWizard]

At turn end, its 2-3 seconds PER faction.

Go to Game Options and uncheck "Show AI movement", it will slow down end turn time a bit. :)

[pevergreen]

That is with it on.

Im saying its good. It takes 2 or 3 seconds to do a faction, maximum. Its not a long wait.

[Sir Beane]

That is with it on.

Im saying its good. It takes 2 or 3 seconds to do a faction, maximum. Its not a long wait.

This is good news . I was slightly worried about turn times.

[PowerWizard]

United Provinces

Just some random pictures from the start of the campaign, including a battle with Spain. (The battle map is HUGE, I mean HUUUUUGE. :laughter:)

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