Rome II

[Gusington]

Yeah I think the Bactrians are pre-Jesus Persian types. I don't think my Rome II was updated, btw...

[Martok]

My game shows it's updated to Patch 7.  However, the Bactrians are not showing up as a playable faction. 

[Gusington]

Hmmm...maybe the Bactrians will show up as free DLC soon and i read the patch details wrong.

[mikeck]

I thought the bactrians (isn't that the stuff my mom used to squirt on my cuts?...no that bactine) were available in the new beta patch? Unless that was patch 7

[Labbug]

The Baktria will be a free DLC which is suppose to be coming soon. 

[Gusington]

Ah ok...I read the Patch 7 notes wrong then, sorry fellers. That said I still don't think I actually got Patch 7.

[Martok]

No worries, Gus.  I'm not as big on the nomadic/"barbarian" factions anyway, so no need to hurry on my account.  :) 

That said I still don't think I actually got Patch 7.

Your game should say v1.7.0 on the main screen.  Are you showing something different? 

[Yskonyn]

Would you guys say the game is fit to start a new campaign yet?
I have been sidetracked by some other games, but I am really looking forward to diving back into Rome 2. Is it ready in your opinions?

[Gusington]

Haven't checked the loading screen yet, but I don't remember Steam downloading anything either.

[mikeck]

Would you guys say the game is fit to start a new campaign yet?
I have been sidetracked by some other games, but I am really looking forward to diving back into Rome 2. Is it ready in your opinions?

Absolutely. At this point, you either like the design decisions or you don't. But it's pretty stable, runs well on most systems and the AI is as good as any other TW game

[Nefaro]

Haven't checked the loading screen yet, but I don't remember Steam downloading anything either.

I didn't notice the patch downloading on my desktop computer but I did see it d/l on my laptop.  Odd. 

Perhaps we just left Steam logged in and it d/l'd on it's own.  We just didn't notice and the update log wipes it after each restart.

With all the crap I have installed, I swear Steam updates one of my games every hour.  >:(  I can't keep track of what's been recently updated anymore and it's often crap I haven't played in months, anyway.

[Gusington]

Well the thing with me, in my temporary basement HQ, my internet is less than speedy and I notice everything on Steam. Games take an entire overnight to DL and some large patches close to that long.

[Nefaro]

Well the thing with me, in my temporary basement HQ, my internet is less than speedy and I notice everything on Steam. Games take an entire overnight to DL and some large patches close to that long.

Did you ever check your version number on the main menu?

Also -  if you previously opted into the beta version then it probably wouldn't have much more to download once it officially released.

[Sir Slash]

It was 566MB Gus I think. Very tiny in the right upper corner of the start screen, should have gone from V1.6.0 to V1.7.0.  Not a lot new to tell by playwise that I can tell.

[mikeck]

I don't think there is a beta to opt into now anyway. Most of the improvement in patch 7 were AI related I believe so not too sure you would notice any overt changes