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    Default New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    A great new trailer has been posted on gamespot:

    http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/m...war/index.html

    I think it's great how soldiers on the battlefield actually fight properly with each other, instead of the RTW style of sparring in front of an invisible enemy to kill someone 2 ft behind.
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    Yep - pretty impressive stuff! Very nice shots of the campaign map in action, lots of smooth animations on display as well.

    Good find sir!

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    Grrrrrr! is there a way to dl those without joining gamespot!!!?

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    Looks sumptuous. Wonder what it's running on though?

    From the campaign map there, it seems that Ireland is one province on the map. Now as I recall, the English didn't control the entire country and the area around Co.Dublin was the only area continually in their hands, so maybe a second province should be created to reflect this?

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    Arabia wasnt entirely a single province either, nor was the area now known as egypt, but still, they are single in MTW2. You cant expect CA to get everything right, thats what modders are for

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    New trailer with Interface and stuff. Have no sound at work, but i think there is also commentary.

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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot

    You can watch the low-res version at gamespost withouth joining, I think. If you want to download the high-res version though you have to click on the link below.

    http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/gam...06_hd.zip.html

    Thanks to TB666 for making me aware of that option!

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    Thanks Silver Rusher, David and Ituralde. They have been added to the M2:TW Video thread.
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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    The HD version is on Fileplanet.


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    Thanks alot Silver Rusher and Ituralde for the heads up, and source for dl.

    I dont see alot of difference from Rome, especially with the interface, however, the machine used to play the game in the movie seems quite bad and doesnt do the game any justice.

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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    The best thing out of this movie is definately the battles. Must say, they looked incredible, the real cotact fighting. Other than that and the non-clone armies, it did pretty much look like RTW from the campaign map on... which was to be expected of course, but meh. Lets hope they get the details right or allow modders to fix them if their wrong...

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    Meh

    Not too much of a heads over Rome methinks

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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    The recruitment system seems different. Apparently the number of units of any one type is limited: say, in one turn, you can only get 3 archers or two knights. You have to see the HD trailer to pick it up. I didn't see it on fileplanet, but these nice people have it, first movie.

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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    They stated that 17 factions were playable. I didn't know this, but it may have already been revealed. Battles do look great. I noticed a couple soldiers fallen over on their hands and knees, not yet dead, which adds a nice touch of realism. I hope they don't go overboard with the fatalities, though.

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    Oh the game looks so great and lovely!! No matter how good the game looks, its crap if the AI sucks IMHO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good
    The recruitment system seems different. Apparently the number of units of any one type is limited: say, in one turn, you can only get 3 archers or two knights.
    Sounds intriguing - it might encourage more historical army composition. Could be particularly useful for makers of "realism" mods.

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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    Whenever I see the great new battle animations and models, I think this would be wonderful for M&B...

    If only this wasn't RTW 1000 years later, but MTW 2.

    Ah, well.

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    very nice! There is hope yet!

    From the combat, it looks like the running through ranks thing has mostly been fixed - lots of close combat including charges that looked pretty good. Animation is very fluid and the combat looks much more realistic.

    Campaign map looks excellent.

    I like the new recruitment thing. Multiple units per turn is good - more combat.

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    Nothing new in that vid. It was no more informative about how actual battles play out than any of the others.

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    Well if you look closely at the High-Res version then there actually is some new stuff in it, beside the commentary which tells you that you cann choose from 17 different factions at the beginning of the game.

    Also the new recruitment system gets displayed well as somebody else has already mentioned. You can recruit 3 units in Toledo in one turn, probably depending on the size of the castle, and you can choose from different pools of units. It will be interesting to see how fast they replenish. Probably Peasants and Militia units will be available more often than say knights. This would really help to get the Medieval army mix right.

    Also I wonder if anyone has noticed that strange faction, which is occupying Navarre. It's a white flag with a blue cross. Which faction is it, in previous screenshots Portugal had control over Navarre, could this be the Portugese flag? Unfortunately the part of the minimap that would help shed light on this is obstructed by the big SEGA sign, too bad.

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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    Well never mind, after looking at that screenshot from Byzantium, where you can get a good look at the minimap, Portugal is displayed as White with Blue borders which corresponds nicely to that faction owning Navarre in the video.

    Sorry for the double-post too, but I can't seem to find the edit button on this forum.
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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    Interesting to note that although there appears to be landbridges in the game there is not one between Britain and Flanders...

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    The high-res version is definitely worth the download for those who're not 'bandwidth limited'. I thought there was gonna be blood in MTW2 but it seems not to be. I find it strange to see a two handed sword stuck through someones chest in what amounts to anime-level graphics without seeing some blood. Perhaps CA believes MTW2 is less likely to get a 'Mature' rating that way but I doubt it. Is it just me or does MTW2 seem more like a 'medieval movie generator' than a strategy game? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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    I thought there was gonna be blood in MTW2
    There will be but it will accumulate on the troops as the battle rages on.
    You can see it at the end on the turk and english trooper.

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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob the Insane
    Interesting to note that although there appears to be landbridges in the game there is not one between Britain and Flanders...
    Great! Now the common French invasion of England will be a bit more tough, I hope.

    @Ituralde, when I first saw that video it seemed like the rebels to me. I will have a closer look.

    I, for one, think the landbridges are realistic. Think about it, if you are travelling a very short distance overseas it would be easy to use local fishing boats to make the journey for a few troops, then send the boats back to pick more up etc. Of course, these landbridges would have to be VERY taxing on movement points to be realistic.

    One more thing: If they get the AI right this time, it will probably be a very good thing that they are using the Rome map again. The only reason I didn't like that campaign map was because of the poorness of the AI.
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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    Quote Originally Posted by SpencerH
    The high-res version is definitely worth the download for those who're not 'bandwidth limited'. I thought there was gonna be blood in MTW2 but it seems not to be. I find it strange to see a two handed sword stuck through someones chest in what amounts to anime-level graphics without seeing some blood. Perhaps CA believes MTW2 is less likely to get a 'Mature' rating that way but I doubt it. Is it just me or does MTW2 seem more like a 'medieval movie generator' than a strategy game? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
    The funny thing is, if those animations are more or less random, then we might also see that sword penetrating some plate armour without any problem.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ituralde
    Sorry for the double-post too, but I can't seem to find the edit button on this forum.
    That's probably 'cos you're a n00b. I don't think n00bs get edit buttons. At least, I seem to recall that when I first started posting here, I couldn't edit my posts either.

    I think you usually get de-n00bed after about post 35 or so.

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    Junior members can't edit their posts and are barred from most forums. Promotion to member status doesn't follow set criteria, read the FAQ for details.

    I liked the preview, the game strikes me as being far more polished then RTW.
    The new recruitment system sounds cool. In previous TW games recruiting an agent (a single man) meant that you couldn't recruit any troops or construct a ship. "Sorry basileus, we can't muster any new hoplites because we're devoting all our time and manpower to training a diplomat"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good
    The recruitment system seems different. Apparently the number of units of any one type is limited: say, in one turn, you can only get 3 archers or two knights.
    I think that a great idea more realistic
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    Default Re: New video at Gamespot (official trailer)

    I have no idea how it works, just that there are numbers in the right hand corner of the unit card on the recruitment screen, and clicking on a unit to put it in the queue decreases the number. And the unit is greyed out when the number goes to zero.

    I couldn't tell if you get all the ordered units in one turn or not, however. But it is a good sign, I think.

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