Rome II's minimum and recommended specs

[Martok]

Let the desire flow through you.

You are not helping

Remember this, TCT: 

The game will go on sale just a few months after release...AND it'll be patched-up a good deal at that point.  We'll let the other poor schmucks with no self-control purchase the game at full price, plus deal with all the bugs.  ;) 

[undercovergeek]

Day 1 - Rome II release

Day 2 - Screenshot thread full of awesome pics and daring do

Day 3 - Martok purchases

Day 4 - Ridicule Martok and throw spiders in his general direction

[Martok]

Day 1:  Rome II release

Days 2-4:  People bitching about problems related to install issues, Steam issues, download speeds, or some combination thereof. 

Days 5-12:  People running into various bugs, some merely annoying, others causing CTD's.  CA releases "free" DLC content. 

Days 13-40:  CA releases patches/updates that fix some things, but break others. 

Days 41-70:  CA releases more DLC (not free), along with sporadic patches/updates.  Complaints drop, but still simmer. 

Day 71:  CA/Sega announce Rome II: Caesar's Edition.  Includes all updates and previously-released DLC, and will cost $20 less than the original version.  Fanbase howls. 

Day 99:  Rome II: Caesar's Edition released. 

Day 100:  More bugs are discovered in CE.  Complaints surge again. 

Day 109:  Patch fixing the worst of the bugs is put on Steam.  Wrong version is uploaded, however, and Steam accidentally breaks everyone's game.  Dogs everywhere go apeshit and are confused -- they didn't realize humans could make noises in that register. 

Day 110:  Steam issues fixed, but then promptly crashes when everyone tries to download new patch at the same time.  CA studio director Tim Heaton finds a horse's head in his bed the next morning. 

Day 122:  New patch is released.  Fanbase find nothing overtly wrong with the new update. 

Day 126:  After a few days of testing the new patch, general consensus is the game is no longer horrible.  In fact, it may actually be pretty fun now. 

Days 127-135:  Martok considers purchasing the game, but dithers. 

Day 136:  It's announced that Rome II Caesar's Edition has gone on sale for $25.00.  Score!  Martok prepares to purchase on pay-day (3 days later). 

Day 138:  Martok's car starts making funny noises.  Martok starts swearing in four different languages. 

Day 140:  Repairs to car made, but Martok is now broke for the next month.  Sale on Caesar's Edition ends. 

Day 170:  Martok purchases Caesar's Edition.  Begins playing; is happy. 

Day 171:  A sudden one-day sale for Caesar's Edition begins -- just $15.00!  Dogs in Martok's neighborhood hear that same noise all the dogs in the rest of the world heard two months ago... 

Day 4 - Ridicule Martok and throw spiders in his general direction

I hire Bawb's wife as a mercenary to defend me with her frying pan! 

[Sir Slash]

This game might bring back the Toga Party. 8)

[undercovergeek]

Day 1:  Rome II release

Days 2-4:  People bitching about problems related to install issues, Steam issues, download speeds, or come combination thereof. 

Days 5-12:  People running into various bugs, some merely annoying, others causing CTD's.  CA releases "free" DLC content. 

Days 13-40:  CA releases patches/updates that fix some things, but break others. 

Days 41-70:  CA releases more DLC (not free), along with sporadic patches/updates.  Complaints drop, but still simmer. 

Day 71:  CA/Sega announce Rome II: Caesar's Edition.  Includes all updates and previously-released DLC, and will cost $20 less than the original version.  Fanbase howls. 

Day 99:  Rome II: Caesar's Edition released. 

Day 100:  More bugs are discovered in CE.  Complaints surge again. 

Day 109:  Patch fixing the worst of the bugs is put on Steam.  Wrong version is uploaded, however, and Steam accidentally breaks everyone's game.  Dogs everywhere go apeshit and are confused -- they didn't realize humans could make noises in that register. 

Day 110:  Steam issues fixed, but then promptly crashes when everyone tries to download new patch at the time.  Studio direction Tim Heaton finds a horse's head in his bed the next morning. 

Day 122:  New patch is released.  Fanbase find nothing overtly wrong with the new update. 

Day 126:  After a few days of testing the new patch, general consensus is the game is no longer horrible.  In fact, it may actually be pretty fun now. 

Days 127-135:  Martok considers purchasing the game, but dithers. 

Day 136:  It's announced that Rome II Caesar's Edition has gone on sale for $25.00.  Score!  Martok prepares to purchase on pay-day (3 days later). 

Day 138:  Martok's car starts making funny noises.  Martok starts swearing in four different languages. 

Day 140:  Repairs to car made, but Martok is now broke for the next month.  Sale on Caesar's Edition ends. 

Day 170:  Martok purchases Caesar's Edition.  Begins playing; is happy. 

Day 171:  A sudden one-day sale for Caesar's Edition begins -- just $15.00!  Dogs in Martok's neighborhood hear that same noise all the dogs in the rest of the world heard two months ago... 

Day 4 - Ridicule Martok and throw spiders in his general direction

I hire Bawb's wife as a mercenary to defend me with her frying pan!

good skills...........

you put an awful lot of time and thought into a counter-point!

[bob48]

No. No. I respect people who stand-up for their principals. Even though I have none. Other than to encourage others to stand-up for theirs. I am principally principless. But I respect others who do and torture themselves over them. I admire you all but would probably pre-order an empty box if it had the TW logo on it. ;D

It was actually quite an attractive box...as empty boxes go......

[Martok]

good skills...........

you put an awful lot of time and thought into a counter-point!

Thank you, thank you!  8) 

Actually, it didn't take me that long to do.  It just seemed flow naturally. 



On a somewhat tangential subject:  Why is it that I never find the mistakes in my posts (especially spelling & grammatical errors) until afterward when someone has quoted it, thus enshrining my goof-ups for all time?  Gah!!  >:( 

[JasonPratt]

I feel like Martok's timeline is missing the inevitable barbarian expansion or alternate timeline standalone campaign (hopefully the Dark Ages from around 350 to 1066 or whenever Medieval 2 starts).

OTOH, that would add around double to his entries, so never mind. Good job as it is. :)

[undercovergeek]

good skills...........

you put an awful lot of time and thought into a counter-point!

Thank you, thank you!  8) 

Actually, it didn't take me that long to do.  It just seemed flow naturally. 



On a somewhat tangential subject:  Why is it that I never find the mistakes in my posts (especially spelling & grammatical errors) until afterward when someone has quoted it, thus enshrining my goof-ups for all time?  Gah!!  >:(

tis ever thus - i always wonder about those guys who used to chisel names into war memmorials and huge tablets, get to the end and go 'FKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK' after seeing a small error

[mikeck]

Your forgot to add to day 2 : mods released that fix the same issues that every one of those damn games has including troops moving to fast and combat that is over to quickly. They wi be titles "*avatar*'s realism mod"

[Con]

I think you missed the obligatory Fanboy vs disgruntled buyers flame fest (I anticipate this to take place around day 7)

Con

[Kushan]

When the AI general bug is confirmed to not be present (not holding my breath), then I'll break down and buy it.

[Martok]

I feel like Martok's timeline is missing the inevitable barbarian expansion or alternate timeline standalone campaign (hopefully the Dark Ages from around 350 to 1066 or whenever Medieval 2 starts).

OTOH, that would add around double to his entries, so never mind. Good job as it is. :)

Thank you sir!  Yes I could've gone on longer, but I felt the first six months after release was a good enough length (at least to start with).  8) 

On a somewhat tangential subject:  Why is it that I never find the mistakes in my posts (especially spelling & grammatical errors) until afterward when someone has quoted it, thus enshrining my goof-ups for all time?  Gah!!  >:(

tis ever thus - i always wonder about those guys who used to chisel names into war memmorials and huge tablets, get to the end and go 'FKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK' after seeing a small error

Heh.  Yeah, I can't even imagine...nor do I wish to! 

Your forgot to add to day 2 : mods released that fix the same issues that every one of those damn games has including troops moving to fast and combat that is over to quickly. They wi be titles "*avatar*'s realism mod"

I think you missed the obligatory Fanboy vs disgruntled buyers flame fest (I anticipate this to take place around day 7)

Con

I didn't miss or forget anything, I decided to just skip over them for now.  One can always go back and fill in the details later.  ;D 

[undercovergeek]

When the AI general bug is confirmed to not be present (not holding my breath), then I'll break down and buy it.

HA!!! you fell into my fiendish trap - this has already been confirmed!

[Martok]

When the AI general bug is confirmed to not be present (not holding my breath), then I'll break down and buy it.

HA!!! you fell into my fiendish trap - this has already been confirmed!

True, but I suspect that's not quite was Kushan was getting at.  I think he means he wants it confirmed *by the players* that the suicidal general issue has been eradicated -- not just that the battle AI programmer intends to get rid of it.  (After all, there's often a gap between what one intends and what the actual results are...)