Rome 2 Total War

[Minimalist]

Portugal, Spain and Sweden were concerns of mine too in the naval sense.

The Early Campaign begins in 1700 and all 3 were considerable naval powers at the time. Yet, when the game begins none of the naval powers have anything more than a "shipyard" which limits them to building frigates and below. Portugal has only a single trading port and would never acquire the ability to build major warships which is completely ahistorical.

There were 100-gun ships sailing for all navies in 1699 including Holland, which is another example of a naval power which could not build a large warship in Empire.

So, to fix this I modded the startpos to upgrade Spain, Britain, France, Sweden, and Russia to the "naval hospital" version of the shipyard. That would not work for the Dutch and Portuguese though. So I added the ability for the trading ports to also build larger warships and also added more building slots so they would not have to choose between commercial ships and warships. It works surprisingly well.

[Something completely different]

most annoying off all (especialy in the case of portugal) the missing of south america, africa and the far east.

Portugal would have been petter playable aswell as every other nation if these continents would have been available.


BRAZIL!!!!! Mosabique, Indonesia, the Phillipines.

And as you mentioned of course, the lack of ports.

The map simply ruined the entire game.

[downbeatplumb]

I have a touch screen pc would it work with that? I couldn't quite get to grips with the mouse controls on rome total war.

[Minimalist]

Just a design choice to include most of those areas as trade nodes.

Unfortunate but what can you do?

[Hovik]

This looks amazing.

I needs me some Armenian horse archers, though.

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THE GERMANS ARE COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...fqb3cPPfuM

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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!

another fraction has been reveiled:

Parthia:

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“Tolerance, justice, profit”

The ascension to power of Arsaces, leader of the Parni tribe, assured them victory against the Seleucid protectorate of Parthava, who had been weakened in their attempts to break free of Greco-Macedonian rule. Thus began the rise of Parthia, an eastern empire comparable to the Achaemenid dynasty of old and one of the few who came close to matching the power and wealth of Rome.


A confederation of tribes, Parthia is famed for its horses, nomadic horse-archers and heavy cavalry, the latter developing distinctive bronze or iron scaled armour which covers both horse and rider. For its infantry it relies on ethnic Persian/Iranian hillmen, spear and skirmisher units and sometimes mercenaries, armed and drilled in the Seleucid fashion.

Blending Persian, Hellenistic and local cultures, Parthia’s religious practices and philosophies include veneration of both Greek and Iranian Gods, and the practice of Zoroastrianism. Over time, a noble elite has developed, holding key areas of agricultural land upon which the economy is based, while trade via the emerging Silk Road enables its agents to move easily throughout the ancient world.

As an Eastern faction, Parthia profits from the rich heritage established by the Persian Empire both in its capacity for trade and in its cultural strength. A degree of tolerance for foreign cultures further eases Parthian conquest of new lands, but their Zoroastrian practices mean an aversion to slavery, which is detrimental to both the economy and to public order. In battle, their great marksmanship and mastery of cavalry makes them a force to be reckoned with when fighting on open ground.

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[Gonzalo697]

 Aren't you using "chance" in the exact same way in which you accuse christians of using "god of the gaps"

[Minimalist]

I think that fool is lost.

[TromboneAtheist]

Gosh Rome 2 looks wonderful. Too bad my computer sucks... I love how individual the units look.