Author Topic: Medieval: Total war (Read 437 times)

sling322 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 25, 2002, 02:38:52 PM »

Havent tried the MP yet. Having too much fun with the campaigns at the moment.

Swoop · « **Reply #16 on:** October 25, 2002, 04:42:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Nifty
never heard of this.

Link to more info?

http://www.totalwar.com
http://www.totalwar.org

Swoop · « **Reply #17 on:** October 25, 2002, 04:52:04 PM »

Well, I'm playing English (of course) on expert, cos normal got boring. Wales went 1st, then Scotland......immediately built a fort in Scotland which allows me to train highlanders.

Ok, the English Army is now made up of 1000s of screaming men in kilts supported by 1 or 2 Welsh bowmen.

Prolly not what William Wallace had in mind.

Then came Ireland, followed by Norway and Sweden. THEN ya start building ships and trading posts all over......pretty soon I've got an income of over 5k a year and it's time to take Granada from them orange fellas (but it's pronounced Gibraltar

).

Pretty soon my trading fleet has spread all over the Med and it's pretty clear now the Egyptians have far too much territory and the bulk of their army is kicking seven kinds of sh*t out of the Russians, they're down to 1 provice: Finland. In I charge to Palestine and quickly rape and pillage the entire area, meanwhile the Egyptian army is moving south fast.....and it's a ******* big army.

Finally the two armies meet in Tripoli as I'm seiging a castle and I start to think I shoulda sent more archers......1490 of my lads v 7800 of theres. Well, the Scots did great, 6000 killed, 700 lost and the Egyptian Pharoe captured (and executed). The Russians are making a comeback up North and the Pope thinks I'm the Messiah.

We'll see what happens next......

Bluefish · « **Reply #18 on:** October 25, 2002, 05:43:46 PM »

Yah, Swoop, the kilties will do you proud against any infantry that stands still to receive their charge, and they move so fast they seem to blow right through light archers. I've also launched them out of woods in a flank attack against some heavy horse that were melee-ing with my spearmen, and the haggis-eaters chopped 'em apart.

Very cheap to train, too. With highlanders, longbowmen and some halbardiers you ought to be able to kick major turbanned butt!

fd ski · « **Reply #19 on:** October 25, 2002, 06:01:10 PM »

thanks a lot guys.. i broke the addiction few months back.. now i'll be back into it soon

hehehehe

Swoop · « **Reply #20 on:** October 25, 2002, 06:02:40 PM »

Well the technology level has increased a bit since 1092. Producing a major stockpile of chivalric knights, chivalric men at arms, arbelasters, billmen, longbowmen and....yet more highlanders to nerf the French back to the stone age.

SunKing · « **Reply #21 on:** October 25, 2002, 06:53:24 PM »

The English sure have potty mouths.

Swoop · « **Reply #22 on:** October 25, 2002, 07:23:06 PM »

What's your point?

-Concho- · « **Reply #23 on:** October 25, 2002, 09:11:41 PM »

just ordered a copy, Gix i'm coming fer ya baybeeee

-tronski- · « **Reply #24 on:** October 26, 2002, 09:51:52 AM »

I always fall into a bloodthirtsy mode...kill all the prisoners during the battles....excute the ringleaders after!

Always play the british...love the welsh longbow..

Tronsky

fd ski · « **Reply #25 on:** October 26, 2002, 10:52:15 AM »

thanks guys.. wasted 5 hours last night

fd ski · « **Reply #26 on:** October 26, 2002, 03:42:22 PM »

ok guys, i need help.

Darn almondheads, their infantry is totally kick ass.
even in defensive posture i lose tons of people.
Seems that only unit that does well against almonhead is spearman, whihc i find kinda weird.

Any tips ?

Swoop · « **Reply #27 on:** October 26, 2002, 07:51:32 PM »

Billmen or Halbardiers with longbowmen and pavice arbelasters behind em, men at arms on the flanks and some highlanders hiding in a forest in a position to come into the rear.

Maybe some heavy cav to chase em down......

Oh and check your general to make sure he hasnt got a morale reducing vice......if he has, get rid of him quick.

moose · « **Reply #28 on:** October 26, 2002, 08:34:32 PM »

just picked my copy up, gonna play with it at work tongiht