Empire: Total War

[PLightstar]

Haven't managed to play it yet, was going to play it yesterday but Steam hadn't released the game yet because of the time difference between the US and UK which was a huge annoyance and the first time I have had a problem with Steam. Its let me install it this morning but I have had to go to work, so I won't get to play it till tonight and I still can't wait to play it.

[Mabs]

hope u got a box copy? by all accounts the steam DL speed is nackered :\

installing my special forces one atm

[megadave]

downloading a cracked copy now but will buy it if it's worth it.

bring on the boats

[Rulke]

Naval warfare sounds a bit of a gimmick :/

Looking forward to the patch that lets you play multiplayer campaign. There's an option that means when you fight a battle against the AI's forces, the other human player controls the army

[Milkshake]

Cross the T Admiral megadave!

[megadave]

Bit unsure what to expect really. Love the total war games but during the later eras involving gun powder i never enjoyed it as much.

[Mabs]

its mint

20 years in, France are no longer a going concern \o/

old habits die hard

the 3 maps is awesome aswell, in case anyone missed it - grand campaign, minimap bottom left, click the little arrows for US and India maps
(i know its obvious if you know its there but some people cant find it)

[Shagrat]

wtf is it with this install process?

why, when ive got a retail copy, does it only install from the first disc and then start god knows how big an update from the Steam website?

hellooooo, ive got another dvd here.....

[Mabs]

once u got steam installed

insert dvd, "reinstall game", let it run
should work, there is a tiny patch after tho.

if that doesnt work, restart steam, or delete the clientregistry.blob and try again

edit
oh and for a giggle - research Canister shot asap... 3 heroic victories and counting.. they dont like it up em

[Coldbeard]

Leading the glorious empire of Prussia to power and prosperity ;D

[PLightstar]

Got home and started to play last night, Had a quick look at the grand campaign and love the 3 map idea. Played a few Skirmishs against the AI to get used to new tactics I will have to use, played the sea bit too and my god it looks so good the details are amazing with the crew running about the ship, marines taking pot shots at crews on enemy ships, I can only win with overwhelming force at the moment, but I will learn.

[Helme]

Originally Posted by Coldbeard

Leading the glorious empire of Prussia to power and prosperity ;D

Same, I'm in a war against Austria and Poland currently, and with a bunch of half luck-half skill battles I've managed to hold my own and gain Warsaw & Bohemia.

This is awesome, and well worth the money spent, my only real frustration is with my artillery not being able to move, theres 24 men there, that means its 6 per cannon - it has wheels, move it?!

[KevinUK]

Helme, theres a mount and dismount button. Unless you're talking about some other artillery I haven't seen yet.

[Mabs]

Originally Posted by Helme

Same, I'm in a war against Austria and Poland currently, and with a bunch of half luck-half skill battles I've managed to hold my own and gain Warsaw & Bohemia.

This is awesome, and well worth the money spent, my only real frustration is with my artillery not being able to move, theres 24 men there, that means its 6 per cannon - it has wheels, move it?!

if its the starting stuff you cant move it, check the info on it
the horse and foot artillery can move tho

oh and rockets batteries cant move

[Helme]

Yeah its the starting stuff, it wouldn't be a problem except that half the time its utterly useless because the enemy starts out of range and you have to advance.