OT: Mediaval - Total War

solops · #1 October 20th, 2002, 10:05 PM

Has anyone been able to access the MTW official forums in the Last 6 days? They moved and everything was OK for a bit and now...pooof! I keep getting "This page cannot be displayed". Between MTW and SEIVG I dont get much else done :-/

Mephisto · #2 October 21st, 2002, 12:01 AM

They have a technical problem. Should be resolved tomorrow or so...

Growltigga · #3 October 22nd, 2002, 03:49 PM

Who cares, I am not going to uninstall this game..

Now playing the Byzantine Empire in the early period on a hard setting, rolling up the Turks in Rhum and Edessa is just too joyful to behold, especially when I realise that my army is led by a prince who has "coward" and "adulter" amongst his attributes......

Oh the joys of sweeping the Turks into oblivion with a mercenary army, what fun

The pope is next

sachmo · #4 October 22nd, 2002, 04:10 PM

How does this game compare with Europa Universalis? They sound rather similar? Also, would anyone mind posting the minimum hardware specs including required HD space? I would look it up myself, but I'm a bit busy at work...

mac5732 · #5 October 22nd, 2002, 04:24 PM

The one thing I do dislike about this game, is the Time Restriction, I think they should have made that an option. Shogun was more fun as you fight until you or they die, This one has only 300 turns.

Yes similiar to EU, and yet different, Medevil is more fun to play except for the time restrictions

just some ideas mac

Growltigga · #6 October 22nd, 2002, 04:34 PM

Mac, whilst I agree with you in principal, personally I am only on 1105 and am still beating up the Turks (having allied myself with all my other neighbours and having married every spare princess going).... it may be that the 300 turn limit just encourages aggressive play..

one thing I am slightly concerned about, the rulebook says you should not marry your princesses to your princes, now obviously I can see the genetic drawbacks of this (not to mention the moral issues) but curiousity leads me to wonder what happens IF YOU DO try and marry one of your princesses to one of your princes? has any sick weirdo tried to do this yet?

PS Shogun was fun but the multitude of units in MTW is just brilliant... gives a real feel to the game (especially if it is your Kataphractoi regiment that is trampling the turkisk infantry under foot)

mac5732 · #7 October 22nd, 2002, 05:38 PM

GT, in regards to the weddings of your prince and princes, I have not done that yet, however, I would think it would have some type of religious repercussions against the offending country both internally and externally, especially depending on what religion your country etc are, could cause riots, rebellion, excomunication, and who knows what all, probably not a good idea unless you just want to see what would happen....but then again...

just some ideas mac