How many people are still playing?

[A Nerd]

My computer had some work done. ETW was deleted. I have to reinstall, which I plan to do. Probably give the French a go when I do. Would love to invade England, in all my campaigns I have yet to do so. I have taken Paris on several occasions as a variety of different factions, but have yet to take London. Perhaps as France I will.

[Fisherking]

I hadn’t played since the last patch so I decided to give GB a go. (been mostly on NTW)

There are a lot of changes! At least to GB but a few in the way the game plays.

No one said much about it so far.

The starting forces are changed. They are for the most part weaker, particularly in England and Jamaica.

I noticed the CAI acting a lot different in diplomacy even more than any by the BAI. Trade seems to have been tweaked too.

Anyway ETW is still in the top 10 on Steam (#8) while NTW had dropped to 13.

I find that a bit curious because ETW seems almost primitive, compared to the game play in NTW.

[Nelson]

I started a Prussian campaign a few days ago.

15 turns in with 8 or 9 regions but I’m hotly pressed by the Austrians, Poles and Russians.

Squares have been my salvation as I have seen a lot of enemy light cavalry.

[Slaists]

After a long break, I fired up a GB campaign last night. The BAI does behave differently now. At times, it can even keep a line...
It seems, interceptions have been retweaked now too. I was intercepted by the AI and, on battle open, I found myself in column formation thrown directly into the combat with no time to arrange troops, almost like an ambush situation. I think, it makes it much more realistic.

[maximus92]

Having just received the game yesterday, I must say I am totally impressed. Graphics stunning, gameplay (so far, started RTI and am at the French and Indian War) absolutely amazing. Think I'm gonna hold off getting NTW for awhile.

[Peasant Phill]

I would also be impressed if I just started to play ETW just now but with all the former versions of it under their belt most 'veterans' are a bit jaded. I'm still playing it though and I'm still enjoying it immensely.

[Fookison]

Still playing ETW and enjoying it very much. Recently purchased NTW and am impressed with some of the upgrades and the improved AI. All around, great game, worth the money I spent on it. Many hours of enjoyment.

[Davis International]

I'm still given 'er on Empire. I have all the TW titles presently installed so I play whichever game has the historical setting im in the mood for. I have just read 2 Napolean books, a duke of wellington book, a book about the british empire and now I'm reading one about English rakes. So I am pretty into the period right now. Empire is a great title, I admit it was a bit buggy at first, but I don't seem to have much of a problem these days except for the odd one, which is expected with every PC game.

[crpcarrot]

I've started playing after a long time. i gave at patch 1.3 i think so quite a while. The campaign is going pretty well though i have noticed noone bothers to invade Britain and briatain ahs sent two stacks agfsint me now probably with a 10-20 turn gap between them. Totaly usless attempt. the second stack was nearly all cavalry and 2 units of infrantry so they got beat by jsut my town militia. the stupid thing is i got 3 full stack british navies in the indian ocean doing nothing. and each of these stacks has 2-3 trade ships in them. its pretty stupid for the AI to waste so much upkeep while doing nothing.

[Lancome]

I am a true General! I play all my total war games ranging from RTW- ETW.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I've started playing after a long time. i gave at patch 1.3 i think so quite a while. The campaign is going pretty well though i have noticed noone bothers to invade Britain and briatain ahs sent two stacks agfsint me now probably with a 10-20 turn gap between them. Totaly usless attempt. the second stack was nearly all cavalry and 2 units of infrantry so they got beat by jsut my town militia. the stupid thing is i got 3 full stack british navies in the indian ocean doing nothing. and each of these stacks has 2-3 trade ships in them. its pretty stupid for the AI to waste so much upkeep while doing nothing.

YOU would waste upkeep. The AI doesn't need to bother about it.

[edyzmedieval]

Restarted playing ETW after going crazy on NTW again...
The scope is still want brings me back, the variety. I so wish many NTW features were included.

[Ignoramus]

I would also be impressed if I just started to play ETW just now but with all the former versions of it under their belt most 'veterans' are a bit jaded. I'm still playing it though and I'm still enjoying it immensely.

Maybe it's a good thing my computer wasn't up to scratch 2 years ago...

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I still like ETW. I prefer DMUC because of the unit sizes and somewhat improved tactical AI. All-in-all, though, I was quite happy with the game.

Many of the old hands have been progressively more annoyed from RTW forward. They liked the old quasi-chess approach which emphasized field battles above all else.

[Peasant Phill]

Actually, I've been caught off-guard far more in ETW (DMUC) than I ever was with in MTW. If I was beaten back in MTW it was because I was stretched to far, because I took too many risks. In ETW (DMUC), if I take 1 risk it could be 1 to many to protect my current resources.

[rolin]

I'm currently playing ETW a GC with Austria. It makes still fun.

[Fluvius Camillus]

I started a VH/M game as my own country the United Provinces. I am doing well enough, it is my first campaign on ETW and I am having quite a hard time.

I like this game A LOT, I've played it for the past week for hours. I love the game and the naval battles, despite all the criticism I heard. I play the Special Forces Edition and haven't patched up, are those patches save game compatible?

Many of the old hands have been progressively more annoyed from RTW forward. They liked the old quasi-chess approach which emphasized field battles above all else.

I am a RTW - Europa Barbarorum - BI - Alex - MTWII (and Kingdoms) veteran. I liked all those games (EB the most), I really like the bigger focus on diplomacy ETW has. I was becoming tired of the blitzes and countless battles.

~Fluvius

[Fisherking]

Steam does automatic updates when ever you load the game. You always have the newest patches just by accessing Steam on-line.

Mods are the only thing you can add or have an out of date copy of.

[Fluvius Camillus]

Steam does automatic updates when ever you load the game. You always have the newest patches just by accessing Steam on-line.

Mods are the only thing you can add or have an out of date copy of.

So there are actually advantages of Steam, well thank you.

~Fluvius

[PlanoChase]

i just started playing it

[A Nerd]

I have a French campaign currently rolling. Britian took the 13 colonies. They then made a move from there on some of my local holdings and sent a stack after Paris that I defeated in a fort near the city. Currently, I have 1/2 of the 13 colonies (thanks Britian) and am rolling south. A few more military researches and I will raise an army to march on the UK. Much of holdings in the American theatre will soon be mine! Well, except for what my ally the Spanish hold...for now.

[Heartfire]

I succumbed to the N:TW features.

I started a Prussian game and tried to steamroll the German states, but Austria intervened and almost won the war for themselves. But, the French finally marched against the Austrians and are helping put pressure on them. If I can win a few more battles I should be in good shape to change the tide of the war. Silesia and Prague are hotly contested zones. Not to mention the Russians keep trying to take Poland...

[Furunculus]

Moi.

[Peasant Phill]

I've started a long Dutch campaign recently. The first time I'm heavily relying on my naval tactics. Wish me luck

[Fisherking]

good luck!

watch out in India...

[Mailman653]

I assume there isn't a mod that ports NTW features into ETW? Kind of like the mod that ported over Kingdoms features into MTW2.

[Fisherking]

No

The code is not the same.

[Forward Observer]

I was playing Shogun2 so much that I was afraid I would burn out, so to break things up a bit I recently started an English campaign in Napoleon.

By alternating sessions between the 2 games, the play is staying fresh for each.

Now, if I could just port howitzers to Shogun2 and warrior monk archers to Napoleon, ----I'd have two really weird games!

P.S. I somehow thought I was in the Napoleon forum when I posted this. However, I have also started a French campaign in Empire just to add to the confusion
of trying to manage three TW campaigns in three different games at the same time. If I give up sleeping and bathing, I could probably fit in a Med II campaign too.

Cheers