Total War

togusa · Post by **togusa** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:11 am

I've been playing Medieval: Total War 2 the past couple of days and I'm somewhat disappointed. The game seems like it is much slower paced than Shogun (the last total war I played). What do you guys think about M:TW2? Is Rome better?

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:44 am

M2TW uses the same engine from Rome with a few tweaks. Medieval 1 is almost exactly like Shogun, but on a map about 10x the size. and the factions are a lot more unique in terms of units. if you really like shogun more i'd suggest picking up the first medieval game.

for more battles in M2TW, try playing the turks/egyptians/byzantines. the mongols and timurids show up to the east of them, with hordes of troops. i forget what year they show up, but you'll have time to conquer a lot before you see them. at least one of those factions brings elephants with cannons on their backs :eyecrazy:

plus chances are you'll be the target of crusades if you own the holy land.

togusa · Post by **togusa** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:59 pm

Hmm, do you have to beat the main campaign with certain factions to be able to play the more unique ones? Right now I can only be Britain, Spain, Venice, Holy Roman Empire, and France. I wish they would just make Shogun 2

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:19 pm

you can edit a file to unlock all the factions(rather than beat the campaign)

C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign\descr_strat.txt

open that file with notepad, then cut/paste all the factions from under "unlockable" over to "playable". i wouldn't mess with the "nonplayable" ones, since they will either crash you, or still won't be selectable(mongols arn't in the game at start)

togusa · Post by **togusa** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:16 pm

Ok cool.. while we're on the subject, are there any other strategy games around that are enjoyable? The last one I played seriously and enjoyed was Age of Kings 2. I have been looking at Supreme commander.

Naethyn · Post by **Naethyn** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:21 pm

Rome total war is a GREAT game!!!

I played a lot of medieval total war 1 too.

I have mtw2 but im saving it for a rainy day. That and I don't want to get addicted atm.

Naethyn · Post by **Naethyn** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:23 pm

Highly recommend Company of Heroes if your looking for an RTS.