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Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« on: November 05, 2005, 02:32:39 am »
I am and it has me hooked. My legions will soon march into Rome. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! ;D




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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2005, 05:45:19 pm »
I just bought the Barbarian Invasion expansion.  Truly addictive game.
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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2005, 11:36:33 pm »
I just bought the Barbarian Invasion expansion.  Truly addictive game.

I bought it also and will install it soon.  ;D




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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2005, 09:29:08 pm »
My roommate was really into it during last semester and the summer.  He still plays it, but not quite as often.  He's a member of the Arcani clan and goes by Viper.

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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2005, 03:01:33 pm »
Tried the demo over the summer, too much camera management. I found it unweildy.

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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2005, 03:02:57 pm »
Using the mouse to control the camera seems to work well for me.
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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2005, 03:14:58 pm »
Lets see --

Shogun total war -- still enjoy it now and then -- also mongol expansion

Med total war -- still enjoy it now and then with viking expansion


Rome total war -- bought it and didnt get to play it very often as my system was too low end -- wife's system ran it fine but she was always on DAoC..

Upgraded my system last week and first and only game to go on it was ROME TW.. then SFC/OP... 

Is there a rome expansion .. will definately look into it..

For anyone who plays rome -- I have your have been watching the HBO Series Rome -_ excellent show!!! excellent!!

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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2005, 01:35:40 pm »
Rome?  Hell, I just got the expansion pack for Medieval.

Not that I'm complaining.  Ireland WILL conquer all the British Isles.  Well, unless I play the Vikings.
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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2005, 04:24:43 pm »
Rome?  Hell, I just got the expansion pack for Medieval.

Not that I'm complaining.  Ireland WILL conquer all the British Isles.  Well, unless I play the Vikings.

Not if the Welsh yeomen have anything to say about it.   ;D
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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2005, 07:00:36 pm »
Bring yer Welshmen, boyo!

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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2005, 09:57:52 pm »
Rome?  Hell, I just got the expansion pack for Medieval.

Not that I'm complaining.  Ireland WILL conquer all the British Isles.  Well, unless I play the Vikings.

Not if the Welsh yeomen have anything to say about it.   ;D

LOL... the Welsh were never more than a speedbump for me. ;D
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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2005, 10:43:56 am »

I play the game a lot.  As the Scipio faction, of course.   ;)

Upgraded my system last week and first and only game to go on it was ROME TW.. then SFC/OP... 

Is there a rome expansion .. will definately look into it..

There is.  It is called Barbarian Invasion, and is still fairly new.


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(PS I will now add I think they really buggered up by not allowing the campaign games to be played as a multi player game -- IF ONLY THE  had this game would be one of the best series ever made)

Now that I totally agree with!  It's the empire building that makes this game great.   Pure skirmish missions get boring really quickly.  It's still one of the best single-player games I own, but the multiplayer could have added so much more.

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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2005, 03:15:32 pm »
I play better w/ house Julii. Brutii and Scipii are harder to manage and they do tend to get into trouble faster. :)




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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2005, 04:49:37 pm »
Anyone having reduced frame rates with the expansion?

I thought I have been but could just be I needed to reboot...

and you know - once u think its not playing right its hard not to be too nitpicky...

Your thoughts?

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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2005, 11:32:42 am »
I play better w/ house Julii. Brutii and Scipii are harder to manage and they do tend to get into trouble faster. :)

We Scipii don't like to be managed.  We're an autonomous collective.

You Julii represent a dictatorship.  (I didn't vote for you.) 



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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2005, 03:16:54 pm »
Started a new game playing the greek faction for the first time --

I am kicking arse as the spartans....just took over rome year 150 =  settings very hard -- very hard -- didnt think the spartan unit was that good to begin with then I learned -- use it for the offense use the armoured hoplits to hold the line for missile troops -- add a few ongers and the battle is ours!!

Expected all of italy to join and fight against my attack on rome-- pah!

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Re: Is anyone playing Rome Total War?
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2005, 09:47:38 pm »
I've been playing the mod Rome Total Realism this weekend while I recover from whatever it was the kids gave me.

What difficulty settings do you all typically use?  Battle/campaign I generally leave it at hard/hard.
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