Rome II

[undercovergeek]

Just add the fourth part.  it is saved game compatible with your games that were using the three parts only...and then just keep rolling

agreed just trying to get the goodies on part 4 for Gus that Labbug seems to think crashes the economy

[Labbug]

Part 4 did crash my economy for my saved game.  By restarting the costs of buildings and buying units seem to be back at previous levels.  One change (I think it is a change) is that as you build up your capital and provincial capitals into different types of cities with different characteristics (a military city or a trade city for example). 

[Gusington]

^Isn't that the same as vanilla? So...hmm...if I get the 4th bit of DEI and have to restart, that would at least give me an excuse to start Radious :)

[Sir Slash]

Does DEI have the 4 Turns-Per-Year and seasonal changes like Radious?

[Gusington]

^Yep. Not sure if it's implemented the same way though.

[mikeck]

Does DEI have the 4 Turns-Per-Year and seasonal changes like Radious?

Yes it does

[Gusington]

^Is it done the same way Radious does it or through some other way?

[Gusington]

OK so now I am trying to activate the fourth part of DEI and it is taking some time, holding me up from playing, like Radious did. How long did it take for you guys to load up the fourth part, for those who have it?

[mikeck]

^Is it done the same way Radious does it or through some other way?

Not sure.  I can tell you that each season has an effect on your economy for example you won't get much money from your wine and fruit resources in winter and fall but will and spring or summer so depending on what you're trading the amount you get from it depends on what season it is. same with the amount of food that is grown you get lower food in winter then you do and fall and summer which is the highest time.

Heck I love the Rome divided mod I like it a lot better than radius but in the end the best mod is the mod that works for you and if one of stable and the other is it there's your answer

[Gusington]

Not sure how good I am at playing the Divide and Conquer mod...the Caledones are really socking it to me and every faction I have met totally hates my guts. No trading going on and my war in the north just feels like it is going on forever. I have taken back the cities that they had taken from me and now I'm marching on their capital and only city...but this has been going on for years already.

How do I decisively beat these friggin' guys?

[BanzaiCat]

That's a lot of 300 extras, there.

[Gusington]

^And every last one of them wants to kill me.

I think I made an unrecoverable error by going to war with the Caledones. They are some tough mofos. War is at a stalemate and my whole Iceni kingdom is slowly sinking because the war is draining all our resources. If I can get the 4th part of the DEI mod to load up properly (it's just been sitting there since I tried earlier) I may start over and make nicey nice with the Caledones. Or I may try the Radious mod.

It's also tempting to go back to vanilla as I played my first campaign as the Romans in vanilla and had a much easier go of things. Decisions...

[TheCommandTent]

^And every last one of them wants to kill me.

I think I made an unrecoverable error by going to war with the Caledones. They are some tough mofos. War is at a stalemate and my whole Iceni kingdom is slowly sinking because the war is draining all our resources. If I can get the 4th part of the DEI mod to load up properly (it's just been sitting there since I tried earlier) I may start over and make nicey nice with the Caledones. Or I may try the Radious mod.

It's also tempting to go back to vanilla as I played my first campaign as the Romans in vanilla and had a much easier go of things. Decisions...

I liked alot of the "roleplaying" elements in the DEI mod, especially for character and army advancements.  However, I just didn't enjoy the combat as much.  The Radious mod's combat I like better than vanilla but I wish it would add some more of those options for characters and such.

[mikeck]

I added the 4th part via the steam workshop and it loaded right away. I had to start a new game though...it didn't like my old one. You MUST play on "normal". Don't try it on hard like you would vanilla. I have lots of trade
Partners as Rome and and in a defensive alliance with Athens and Sparta in a war against the other Greek states. I am trying to get them to join in against Carthage. I had a hell of a time beating Epirus...couldn't get enough troops and build an economy. It's a tough mod.

[Gusington]

Ok at least its not just me being inept :)
Looks like I have some tinkering to do with DEI. Like TCT says above, I also don't like the combat as much...can't really put my finger on why.