Total War: Warhammer

solops · January 29, 2018, 08:00:09 PM

I took a screenshot of the strategic map to post, but it is over 4 megs :(
I used the Radious mods for several of the TW games but then stopped. His mods pretty much just add so many units to each faction that they all wind up with the same armies. And TW Warhammer I & II are the first TWs that do not seem to need a lot of help. I use a camera mod and a unit re-sizer to make critters bigger or smaller on the battlefield...no stat changes.

Gusington · January 29, 2018, 08:07:39 PM

Just began besieging my first Bretonnian city...if I successfully sack I think it's worth close to 22,000!

That kind of gold can help me fund the rebuilding of the north lands, which have been ransacked by Beastmen repeatedly.

At turn 105 things are coming together! Still haven't fully figured out the Monstrous Arcanum though. This game has some serious legs. I can see getting 100s if not 1000s of hours here, not even counting Warhammer II, the Mortal Empires campaign, or, I dare say...Warhammer III.

Who could have foreseen this when the original Shogun came out almost 20 years ago??

Sir Slash · January 29, 2018, 11:23:59 PM

I actually predicted it but you all laughed at me. Who's laughing now? I know, I know. It's you still laughing at me. :-\ Seriously, this is the best TW in quite awhile. My Dwarven troops can rout any army they're up against, but can't for the life of them catch any of the buggers when they run away. They just run like hell in their heavy armor carrying their axes and get left behind. It's frustrating but funny as hell to watch.

Gusington · January 30, 2018, 08:34:06 AM

Bretonnian campaign next for me, then dwarves, then vampires.

solops · January 30, 2018, 01:10:22 PM

Quote from: Gusington on January 30, 2018, 08:34:06 AM
Bretonnian campaign next for me, then dwarves, then vampires.

How can you NOT wanna be DINOSAURS??!!
GRRAAUUWWWR!

Sir Slash · January 30, 2018, 01:32:22 PM

Bretonnia's got kind of a weird Victory Condition in that you have to acquire a certain amount of 'Chivalry' to win. You have a little Chivalry Meter at the top of the screen and it tells you how much you've got. It increases by winning battles, building certain things and actions you do in the campaign-- sounds easy, but maybe not. After winning a battle against the Greenskins I had 2 choices of what to do with the prisoners I had captured, Ransom them for profit or Execute them. I thought for sure executing them would be a Chivalry No-No, but no it made no difference at all. And ransoming them actually caused Chivalry to go down. :o So I just killed them. Easy but not very chivalrous I say. Also, Raiding enemy territory causes Chivalry to go down too. So... a little iffy as to what to do or not do here.

Gusington · January 30, 2018, 01:36:59 PM

Norsca has a similar mechanic with Chaos. Do certain things to align yourself (with evil) and prepare for the final Chaos invasion. There are tons of little subtleties to try and understand along the way. I feel I am on the precipice of cracking the game open tonight once I take that Imperial city...can't wait!

But the dinosaurs just don't do it for me. Just weirdness.

solops · January 30, 2018, 01:45:19 PM

GRRAAUUWWWR!

Crunchy vampires...chewy dwarves...yum!

Gusington · January 30, 2018, 01:56:10 PM

^ Makes me nervous

mirth · January 30, 2018, 01:58:12 PM

Quote from: Gusington on January 30, 2018, 01:56:10 PM
^ Makes me nervous

me too....what are we talking about?

Gusington · January 30, 2018, 02:18:31 PM

You.

mirth · January 30, 2018, 02:21:32 PM

makes sense

Sir Slash · January 30, 2018, 02:28:15 PM

I would have thought Dwarves are too hairy to be 'chewy' and probably tough and stringy too. But Vampires... They would have to be 'old' tasting like my first wife's meatloaf. Or was that my first WIFE that tasted 'old'? Not important. I would think the easy way to beat Lizardmen would be to attack at night or a cold day when they're all hiding under a rock. Or maybe hang a really big mirror up and watch them charge into it over and over. Could work.

Gusington · January 30, 2018, 02:29:18 PM

Nauseating and funny at the same time!

OJsDad · January 30, 2018, 02:36:30 PM

Quote from: Sir Slash on January 30, 2018, 02:28:15 PM
I would have thought Dwarves are too hairy to be 'chewy' and probably tough and stringy too.

I don't know, that describes the field mice the puppy has been hunting in the fields, and he likes to chew on them. He also likes to toss them in the air and catch them.