Attila: Total War

[LongBlade]

I can handle either ugly or flaccid but not both.

Hey, "flabby-eared" isn't so bad.

[Gusington]

'Rather dashing' is better.

[Sir Slash]

Is Flac-cid better or worse than Flatu-lent? My start-up also tells me my drivers are out of date, which they aren't. And that Gus is ugly. Such a belligerent game. Must be the "Hun" influence.

[Gusington]

Flatulent is fun. Flaccid isn't fun for anyone.

[bob48]

....and flaccid flatulence is just plain messy.

[Gusington]

^I don't think that exists.

Bawb please tell me you are going to purchase Attila Total War. If ever there lived a bloke ripe for Hun-slaying, 'tis you.

[bob48]

I regret to say that I doubt I will. I do have Rome II but rarely play it - I just don't have a great interest in that period. I prefer Fall of the Samurai , its my favourite TW game by far. Now if they would just do one on the TYW/ECW..........

[LongBlade]

^I don't think that exists.

There's no such thing. It's a phallusy.

[Gusington]

But Bawb...aren't you the [in]famous Hunslayer of the North?

[bob48]

But Bawb...aren't you the [in]famous Hunslayer of the North?

Only at weekends, if Mrs B lets me borrow the, erm, leather stuff........

[Nefaro]

My launcher kept telling me my video drivers needed updating when they didn't. And that I was ugly.

My issue was on the other end of game launching.  Sometimes the TW:A process just refuses to shut down when I exit the game.  It then refuses to start back up and will not let me exit & restart Steam either. 

Basically the Steam client just freezes up and won't let me do anything in it.

I have to reboot my damn computer to reset it.   




Also be wary of using a faction which begins the campaign at war with the Huns.  There have been many reports that starting as the Ostrogoth horde (at war with Huns) means that the Hunnic hordes will chase & attack you to the ends of the earth, ignoring every other ripe city and faction along the way.  Terminator Huns.  **Insert Terminator background music here**

[Gusington]

Over at that hive of scum and villainy [TWCenter] a user has posted an odd method of improving Attila's performance:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?680877-Attila-Performance-Improvement-Guide

Basically, use your Rome II icon to start the game launcher, and then select Attila. I haven't tried it yet myself. But I will.

EDIT: The one catch appears to be that Steam thinks you are playing Rome II. I don't know how much that matters to you. Also, CA has said they are updating the launcher. Not sure if it's related.

[Nefaro]

Here ya go, Gus.

My governor is such a filthy hooker..

[Gusington]

^A filthy pirate hooker? Opposite of flaccid!

I actually remember that one from Rome 2.

[undercovergeek]

enough of you double entendres and card twaddle - is it any frikking good?