Rome II

[Gusington]

I love the campaign map. I can study it for hours. It's a work of art.

[mikeck]

I agree, the CiG campaign map is stunning

[Martok]

I still wish they'd bring back the "city view" feature from the first RTW.  Moving around my settlements and checking out all the different buildings in them gave me a big architectural/historical stiffy. 

[Con]

Bought it playing through the prologue....it is a visual work of art and my rig with the new graphics card is running it maxed out and so far no stuttering or problems.  One thought though is the Sammites deserve to get slaughtered for such awful choice of headgear.  They look like gay (but buff) gardeners

Con

[Sir Slash]

Samnite is actually a Latin term meaning. "Funny Hat". Most people don't know that. ;D

[Nefaro]

Samnite is actually a Latin term meaning. "Funny Hat". Most people don't know that. ;D

The Samnite helmets being the inspiration for those big ass Samnite-style gladiator helmets:



Although likely embellished more for the gladiators, I would think.


Here's a proper Italic helm:



Pretty cool.  I can see why they were called 'funny hats' but not all that different from any of the other armies of the period on the peninsula.

[bob48]

Was given Rome II as a Christmas gift by one of my sons (who has been playing it since it came out). I now have to install it and wait for all the updates to download.

[Staggerwing]

Samnite is actually a Latin term meaning. "Funny Hat". Most people don't know that. ;D

The Samnite helmets being the inspiration for those big ass Samnite-style gladiator helmets:



Although likely embellished more for the gladiators, I would think.


Here's a proper Italic helm:



Pretty cool.  I can see why they were called 'funny hats' but not all that different from any of the other armies of the period on the peninsula.

It might have had something to do with how they could tell their various units apart:

"See those guys with the dead birds? That's Vittorio's Raiders. Avoid them at the cantina. And the guy with the egg beater on his helmet? That's Prince Luigi. Just 'Yessir' for all you're worth around him..."

[Martok]

Was given Rome II as a Christmas gift by one of my sons (who has been playing it since it came out). I now have to install it and wait for all the updates to download.

Sweet!  Hope you enjoy it Bob.  :) 

[bob48]

Was given Rome II as a Christmas gift by one of my sons (who has been playing it since it came out). I now have to install it and wait for all the updates to download.

Sweet!  Hope you enjoy it Bob.  :)

Thanks mate. I'm going to install it over the weekend.

[undercovergeek]

Welcome to the club Bob

And yeah, that's about how long it should take to update

[bob48]

I may just leave it on to update overnight.

[undercovergeek]

Does the missus shovel coal all thru the night then?

[bob48]

Don't be daft - only until 2.00am, then the gerbil runs round his treadmill to produce e-lec-tric-ity

[undercovergeek]

In newcastle?

Bwahahahahahahaha - electricity!!!!

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