Rome II

[Kushan]

Anyone know if the seasons/weather are able to be back ported into the vanilla Rome 2 game?

[tgb]

Last night when I wanted to play I got a message that one of my mods was being updated (I assume Radius), so I just let it go.  Now this morning the game crashes on the splash screen again if I have Radius ticked off.

I'm getting pretty ticked off myself.  Pfui.

[undercovergeek]

i think its something to do with 8.1 they released to retwiddle the Gaul stuff

[undercovergeek]

ok - you have to have the 8.1 beta patch installed

[Grim.Reaper]

So how is the new Gaul expansion, worth a pickup?  I still haven't got fully into the main game since I was waiting until all the frequent patching was done.  I think the smaller campaign might be a good start for me but would like to hear some thoughts.

  I had just been through Gaul with the Iceni.  The expansion is interesting, but not very different experientially from the basic game in most ways.  For some reason the atmosphere (the rain and snow and changing seasons) seems...well more atmospheric than you'd expect.  Things do seem pretty crude and barbaric.

   The battles have been interesting even in vanilla.  Paradoxically, barbarian vs barbarian battles require a lot more "strategems" (sneaking, hiding, deceptive moves etc.).  The AI has clobbered me a lot, but I've won some satisfyingly complicated and extended battles in the damp woods of Gaul.

   

Thank you for the feedback....I know it is not that expensive, but do you think it is an add-on people should buy that it adds enough?

[tgb]

I'm still set to auto-update, so if 8.1 is out, I should have it.

[undercovergeek]

you need to subscribe to the betas in the 'beta' part of the games properties - auto update only updates publically released updates - not the betas

[MengJiao]

So how is the new Gaul expansion, worth a pickup?  I still haven't got fully into the main game since I was waiting until all the frequent patching was done.  I think the smaller campaign might be a good start for me but would like to hear some thoughts.

  I had just been through Gaul with the Iceni.  The expansion is interesting, but not very different experientially from the basic game in most ways.  For some reason the atmosphere (the rain and snow and changing seasons) seems...well more atmospheric than you'd expect.  Things do seem pretty crude and barbaric.

   The battles have been interesting even in vanilla.  Paradoxically, barbarian vs barbarian battles require a lot more "strategems" (sneaking, hiding, deceptive moves etc.).  The AI has clobbered me a lot, but I've won some satisfyingly complicated and extended battles in the damp woods of Gaul.

   

Thank you for the feedback....I know it is not that expensive, but do you think it is an add-on people should buy that it adds enough?

  It adds a lot, but I haven't found it as engaging as the base game.  I'm not sure why exactly.  I'm playing as a forest barbarian and they seem to be a flavorless
bunch compared to say Macedon or Carthage or even the Steppe Barbarians or even Pontus.

   I think the Gauls are not very well represented.  They were semi-urbanized, and semi-literate and had been trading with the Mediterranean for hundreds of years. 

   Anyway, at this point, I don't think it is as much fun as the basic game.

[Gusington]

I plan on getting it but not at the current price...going to wait for a discount. In the meantime I'll need to check what was up with my mod updates and why they weren't working properly. I really want to try out the all encompassing Radious mod but I don't want to have startup troubles every time I boot it.

[undercovergeek]

I plan on getting it but not at the current price...going to wait for a discount. In the meantime I'll need to check what was up with my mod updates and why they weren't working properly. I really want to try out the all encompassing Radious mod but I don't want to have startup troubles every time I boot it.

its because he changed his mod to incorporate the 8.1 alterations gus - its fine now, as long as you have 8.1 that is

[Gusington]

Hmm let me check...I don't, I've got 8.0.

[undercovergeek]

i see you checking!

[Con]

So I have seen this question asked elsewhere in this thread but looking for an update

I just got a new graphic card from my computer (GTX 770) and I am looking for a strategy game with some good eye candy.  Is Rome Total War now patched up to snuff and if so what Mods make it more "flavorful"

Thanks
Con

[Gusington]

For me, the game was patched enough at v3 and very, very fun. Haven't tried any mods yet though.

[Yskonyn]

And regarding graphics: I find the game to be absolutely gorgeous. Especially on the battlefields.