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Post by Kage2020 on Feb 8, 2004 18:02:17 GMT -5
Given that 40k is a wargame, I'm wondering if anyone out there has the PC game Total War, whether that by Medieval, Shogun or whatever? Reading through the manual - I only get the odd minute to do this - I see that you can play online... Anyway, I was just wondering whether anyone played this game? Must admit that a part of me is wanting to 'battle it out' online, but I'm not very experienced with the system...  Kage |
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Post by zholud on Feb 9, 2004 11:59:22 GMT -5
I played Shogun a year or so ago, but my version is ‘localised’ thus possibly unworking with ‘proper’ ones. |
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Post by Kage2020 on Feb 9, 2004 18:49:56 GMT -5
Ah well... it just seems like a far superior way of battling than the wargame. Although you don't get magic, which is a shame. Oh and you don't get to paint miniatures, which can be therapeutic... <sigh> Kage |
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Post by Sojourner on Feb 10, 2004 16:58:50 GMT -5
I have Medieval.
I'm the King of Spain. Who are you?
Anybody think a WFB mod would be Schweet?
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Post by CELS on Feb 10, 2004 17:01:29 GMT -5
Except in WFB you have Steam tanks, gyrocopters and flamethrowers.....
Laaaaaame....
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Post by Skabbhatt on Feb 10, 2004 17:18:07 GMT -5
I play Medival as the Kalif(?) of the Almohads, the Spanish, Turkish and Egyptian dogs are crushed! And soon the decadent Empire of Byzan will join them in oblivion! *evil laughter* |
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Post by Kage2020 on Feb 10, 2004 17:32:09 GMT -5
Bugger... So everyone is rather experienced in the the game. Grrr.... I was hoping to use that as a means of experimenting with battles with a bit more 'oomph' to them then GW games... Kage |
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Post by zholud on Feb 11, 2004 13:16:33 GMT -5
To say the truth I still prefer turn-based strategies to RTS ones... more thought, less action |
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Post by Kage2020 on Feb 11, 2004 18:34:28 GMT -5
The reason I'm rather fond of the game despite my general dislike of this type of 'strategy/construction' game is that it allows a great deal of flexiblity in terms of logistics... and then you get to fight if you want as well! This, for me, is what wargames should be like... Ah well... if someone wouldn't mind tutoring me (i.e. don't be completely nasty), would someone fancy an online battle? (Then all I've got to do is be able to apply my knowledge of military science... never a thing that I'm good at! ) Kage |
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Post by Sojourner on Feb 12, 2004 13:30:44 GMT -5
Kage, this is a PC game...It doesn't get that complicated; playing it for a day teaches you all you need to know. There are no tricks that are beyond the minimal-intelligence demographic that the producers have to cater for...
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Post by zholud on Feb 12, 2004 14:04:57 GMT -5
(Then all I've got to do is be able to apply my knowledge of military science... never a thing that I'm good at! ) I may try to search and buy medieval total war this week-end and within ext week we may try to smash our forces |
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Post by Kage2020 on Feb 12, 2004 19:57:45 GMT -5
Kage, this is a PC game...It doesn't get that complicated; playing it for a day teaches you all you need to know. There are no tricks that are beyond the minimal-intelligence demographic that the producers have to cater for... GW produced Total War?!?  I'm more concerned that it offers an abstraction with is more plausible, that is all... Kage |
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Post by Sojourner on Feb 27, 2004 9:44:12 GMT -5
I've never played a game that swings as much as this one. I'm currently in the mid-1300s with Germany and the remaining nations are down to about 6. I've been through a hundred-year period of obscurity as germany gets eaten by France before france itself collapsing under the pressure of the Arab hordes. Spain and Turkey are slugging it out across the whole of Europe, the Golden Horde has come and been wiped out twice. The Polish have just fallen apart and most of the lands gone to me. Germany is back in the running.
Damn I love this game.
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Post by Dazo on Aug 13, 2004 0:26:30 GMT -5
I play medieval and viking invasion they rock, if i could figure out how you actually set it up to play on line and if you are still wanting to i'd love to have a game with you
And to all you other fools the only true nation is that of denmark hahaha my viking housecarls will slay you all
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Post by Kage2020 on Aug 13, 2004 11:38:54 GMT -5
<sigh> Reminds me that I'm going to have to get back to this game in a short while. Only a month-and-a-half or so and I'm going to have tons of free time... excpet when I'm flipping burgers or whatever someone with my qualifications will always end up doing! |
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