Old World from Soren Johnson

devoncop · May 22, 2022, 12:33:29 PM

Into tutorial 4.

Hint...you don't need to build new units (as I did) unless you want extra insurance to fight the Romans as you get given an army a few turns in to deploy against them.

Upgrades to your guys and assigning Generals and assigning decent Generals is essential though...should be fun :bd:

Gusington · May 22, 2022, 01:04:47 PM

I am also in Tutorial 4...I love the Ambition/Legacy mechanic.

Gusington · May 22, 2022, 01:05:42 PM

Philip was assassinated! And things were going so swimmingly too :/ Welcome...Alexander!

Gusington · May 22, 2022, 01:06:14 PM

These tutorials are very good...they feel almost like mini-campaigns.

devoncop · May 22, 2022, 01:31:15 PM

Agree totally Gus.

There are some complaints that sone folk said they were too long so skipped the last tutorial or two. Those same folk then generally post complaints about a mechanic that is explained in the tutorials they couldn't be arsed with completing saing it is not clear how it works ::)

Scourge of the instagram age. Short attention spans.

I am really looking forward to starting my first game proper but only if I beat the bloody Romans in tutorial 4 !

Geezer · May 22, 2022, 01:41:15 PM

I picked it up for my birthday today. Played the first two tutorials so far. Very well done. Should be many hours of fun in this one.

Gusington · May 22, 2022, 02:42:52 PM

^Happy birthday! And yeah I see myself playing Old World for 100s if not 1000s of hours.

Just got done with tutorial 4...devon just to be clear once you defeat the Thracians at the end of tutorial 4, it then moves on to tutorial 5 where you assemble an army and then go to war against Rome. I save that for tomorrow :)

Then on to my first proper game! Not sure if I will try a scripted campaign or a skirmish as the Persians.

devoncop · May 22, 2022, 03:21:23 PM

Sorry...my mistake ...I am on tutorial 5 now...I lose track :)....that is where you face the Romans in the last tutorial.

So difficult to decide my first proper playthrough ....and on what difficulty level !

Tripoli · May 22, 2022, 04:25:23 PM

Just because of the buzz on this page, I just got it. Now where do I go to buy more free time? ;D

solops · May 22, 2022, 04:38:09 PM

All I can add is - beware assassin goldfish.

Gusington · May 22, 2022, 04:53:01 PM

;D

devoncop · May 23, 2022, 12:12:59 AM

Tutorials finished. Rome in ruins :bd:

I think for my first playthrough I will go for a normal type difficulty but change the option for AI Empires so they start with just the one city like me rather than their usual 3.

I will expect to be crushed nonetheless but it may take them longer. :hide:

Having now done more of the combat the system is very good. The AI does gang up on your units so protecting the flanks really is important.

JasonPratt · May 23, 2022, 07:52:42 AM

Wait wait, go back: what was PoE2 again??

Pete Dero · May 23, 2022, 08:05:36 AM

Quote from: JasonPratt on May 23, 2022, 07:52:42 AM
Wait wait, go back: what was PoE2 again??

https://store.steampowered.com/app/560130/Pillars_of_Eternity_II_Deadfire/

Gusington · May 23, 2022, 08:24:42 AM

Devon which faction are you playing as? I kick Rome's arse tonight and then it's time for me to put on my Old World Big Boy Pants and start a real game. Also how many difficulty levels are there? I think I read or saw somewhere that there are seven? I could be remembering that wrong.