Empire Total War

[Ack-Ack]

I heard Malta was a playable country this time anyone know if this true and if so, how to enable them?


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[Urchin]

Definitely not getting this one, at least not for the first couple years. 

How many game-crippling bugs have been found so far?

[Cypher]

i downloaded the demo but it dosen't work.

[Ack-Ack]

Definitely not getting this one, at least not for the first couple years. 

How many game-crippling bugs have been found so far?

So far I've encountered none that were 'game-crippling'.


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[expat]

Go the demo , no problems so far , apart from im not Nelson

[Swoop]

How many game-crippling bugs have been found so far?

I've personally noticed.....none.

[Fishu]

I haven't noticed any other than annoying bugs.

Foot artillery's detach/attach button might be desynched with the deployament status when deployed and the button has to be clicked twice for the proper icon; same bug also exists in the demo. Perhaps something to do with two artillery groups because the other's button is always properly synched but the other is always wrong when deployed. Just an annoyance, but keep an eye out for it or you might have guns that are not ready to move when you think they are. It may have lethal consequences to your own men if you try to move a deployed gun - it will shoot instead.

Another bug seems to concern trading posts. I lost two ships that were stuck on a trading post, couldn't move them and the trade ship didn't trade. Had to scrap both of the ships. I've also hijacked a trading post from AI's trade ship that is similarly stuck to a trading post.

[fd ski]

played with it last night. Lots of fun, the only thing that bugs me are slow load times. Not much longer then MTW2, but still.....

Units are same for all nations, supposedly UK had some specials, other then that each nation has standard set + 1 national unit. That's too bad, but i'm sure modders will fix that.

[Swoop]

So much seems to depend on techs.  A unit of the same type as the enemy will get decimated by platoon firing or being charged by a bayonetted enemy while still fitting their plug bayonettes.

As for bugs, only minor stuff like a ship getting stuck in a port.  Trying to move a gentleman out of a city and the army moves out instead.  Occasional CTD when processing turns but the autosave does it's stuff when you click end turn so not really a killer issue and it'll probably get fixed in a patch.

[Fishu]

I haven't had a single CTD with the game. The other bugs, sure.

[Bodhi]

No CTD's here either. 

Few things I am not a big fan of but mostly it is a good game.

I do like the idea of being able to pillage through a region without attacking the enemy directly.  Makes for the nation that is understrength being able to cause problems.

Still want to play as the America's in the big campaign though.

[Ack-Ack]

No CTD's here either. 

Few things I am not a big fan of but mostly it is a good game.

I do like the idea of being able to pillage through a region without attacking the enemy directly.  Makes for the nation that is understrength being able to cause problems.

Still want to play as the America's in the big campaign though.

Don't think you can but I'm sure there will be a mod that will allow you to.  I'm hoping one will be made so I can play as Malta.


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[Cypher]

anybody else having the issue of it freezing every time it gets to the copyright screen (first one).

[Rebel]

Definitely not getting this one, at least not for the first couple years. 

How many game-crippling bugs have been found so far?

None. 

Only issue I'm having is dealing with the damned indians. 

I think some good heavy arty oughta do the trick, don'cha think? 

[USRanger]

Got horde?