Rome II

[undercovergeek]

How would that work, technically? Fk-ing a monitor?
Call me intrigued!

pffft, amateur

you want some pictures??

[Tuna]

HA dear God 'Geek you perv.

lol.. Gusington's loins get wet, but if UCG takes it one more step, he's a perv!

[Tuna]

How would that work, technically? Fk-ing a monitor?
Call me intrigued!

pffft, amateur

you want some pictures??

LOL.. NO Pictures, please, this is a family site!

[Nefaro]

Loving the game so far. Yes there are flaws and the UI is not really my thing so far (aestethically speaking and having the info I need at hand at times is lacking), but other than that absolutely love it.

The UI is definitely a big step back from Shogun 2.  They didn't need to try reinventing the wheel.  Especially didn't need to add the transparent backgrounds with text laid over them.  ::)

I've also experienced some poor tactical AI when it comes to them defending the tiny capture point.  Five slinger units score 698 kills versus none for their army.  Complete route with zero losses.  All because the AI is hidebound to taking and holding the damn victory location.  Not good.

[Yskonyn]

How would that work, technically? Fk-ing a monitor?
Call me intrigued!

pffft, amateur

you want some pictures??

Hm.. I must say I have wondered how big you are, more than once.
But no, I'll leave the weener for a sandwich at tomorrow's lunch, thank you very much.

[JudgeDredd]

First Rome II pic - granted - it is a different perspective. But the second one is almost the same.

I can't be bothered to fire them both up and look again. I just remembered playing Shogun 2 and thinking how stunning it was - and that was NOT my impression of Rome II

But I'll leave it there - I don't want things to kick off. Lets put it down to my system.

No worries, taste is not something to argue about. :)
I was just mentioning some factors that might be contributing to your opinion that might help you change your mind. ;)

Actually Yskonyn your mention of AA was spot on. It looks a damn sight better with AA on. I guess that's what didn't look great because it looks pretty damn good now - and yeah - I had it switched on in game and it did nothing - switched it on for the card and it's been - erm - transformed.

[JudgeDredd]

Loving the game so far. Yes there are flaws and the UI is not really my thing so far (aestethically speaking and having the info I need at hand at times is lacking), but other than that absolutely love it.

The UI is definitely a big step back from Shogun 2.  They didn't need to try reinventing the wheel.  Especially didn't need to add the transparent backgrounds with text laid over them.  ::)

I've also experienced some poor tactical AI when it comes to them defending the tiny capture point.  Five slinger units score 698 kills versus none for their army.  Complete route with zero losses.  All because the AI is hidebound to taking and holding the damn victory location.  Not good.

Agreed about the interface. I like the unit cards but the interface? example is - I had the option to pay money to have a spy try and assassinate - but I couldn't see anywhere on the screen where it told me how much money I had(?). I'm sure it was always there for you in Shogun 2.

[Tuna]

First Rome II pic - granted - it is a different perspective. But the second one is almost the same.

I can't be bothered to fire them both up and look again. I just remembered playing Shogun 2 and thinking how stunning it was - and that was NOT my impression of Rome II

But I'll leave it there - I don't want things to kick off. Lets put it down to my system.

No worries, taste is not something to argue about. :)
I was just mentioning some factors that might be contributing to your opinion that might help you change your mind. ;)

Actually Yskonyn your mention of AA was spot on. It looks a damn sight better with AA on. I guess that's what didn't look great because it looks pretty damn good now - and yeah - I had it switched on in game and it did nothing - switched it on for the card and it's been - erm - transformed.

Glad all is working well for you now JD, we were feeling bad for you this morning!!!

[Yskonyn]

First Rome II pic - granted - it is a different perspective. But the second one is almost the same.

I can't be bothered to fire them both up and look again. I just remembered playing Shogun 2 and thinking how stunning it was - and that was NOT my impression of Rome II

But I'll leave it there - I don't want things to kick off. Lets put it down to my system.

No worries, taste is not something to argue about. :)
I was just mentioning some factors that might be contributing to your opinion that might help you change your mind. ;)

Actually Yskonyn your mention of AA was spot on. It looks a damn sight better with AA on. I guess that's what didn't look great because it looks pretty damn good now - and yeah - I had it switched on in game and it did nothing - switched it on for the card and it's been - erm - transformed.

You're welcome JD! Glad I could contribute something useful.
I had posted the tip earlier, but I am not amazed it got lost in my rambling about. :D

[JudgeDredd]

Thx Tuna. I was GUTTED.

I did speak to the wife though and I'll be getting a new PC next week anyway I think...my system is apparently 4 years old with a graphics card from a couple of years ago.

Yskonyn - the thread is moving so fast it's hard to keep up with everything. I must've missed your earlier post

And forget my other post about money - it's in the bottom left. What? It's late and I'm tired  :)

Goodnight all.

[Grim.Reaper]

Kind of interesting....first patch will drop this Friday and then they plan weekly updates, which will include AI improvements.

http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/79006-First-Total-War-ROME-II-Update-this-Friday?s=fcd70285dc36d185010e2ff858a29814

[Bison]

WOOT!  I love updates.  It's also supposed to address hardware issues.

[Grim.Reaper]

WOOT!  I love updates.  It's also supposed to address hardware issues.

Yep, if they stick to it and offer AI updates, seems like a very good deal...

[Fetrik]

I have no perfprmace issues. Most settings are on extreme and a few settings are disabled. for the record my rig is 3,5 years old and holding up suprisingly well.

I'm not far into Campaigns and the only real battle so far was capturing a enemis capital. Too bad they didn't teach the ai about capture Points...

[mikeck]

The UI doesn't bother me. Everything seems to be in the same spot as Shogun. Once you learn what the little pictures mean, it's fine. What I do have a problem with though is the lack of a manual. Seriously, you can't right a frickin PDF?

On an AI note, the enemy dropped an army off in mg territory after whipping me in a naval battle. Apparently, flaming arrows are better than no flaming arrows. Anyway, in the tactical battle I think the Ai did well. Nothing fancy, marched up in a line with his cavalry running around behind me. Ran into my lines and gutted my legion (I was outnumbered so no surprise). Glad to see that the AI actually moved up in formation instead of a big mob.

On another note, Romans maintain formation better when you don't double click on the enemy to charge