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I agree, doesn't seem to be much point. It seems like it's a defensive pact from CivIV only the ally can choose whether or not to get involved.
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I agree, doesn't seem to be much point. It seems like it's a defensive pact from CivIV only the ally can choose whether or not to get involved.
Historical continuity?
Since you're already at war then yeah it doesn't make much sense at all. I suppose it allows tactical coordination but that's so ridiculously infrequent (only happened twice with my allies) that it doesn't really matter. What I like alliances for is the relations booster and the fact that you can be reasonably certain that your ally won't attack you (unlike previous Total War games). I even kind of like how the ally's failure to come in on your side in a war won't break the alliance automatically like it would with anybody other than you.
The Inuits just declared war on me and rushed my undefended newfoundland city (playing as France)... with cavalry.
I hid my 2 units of firelock citizens in a warehouse. The cavalry can't enter buildings. Put the game on fast forward, ate a sandwich. Ta da, I win because the attacker must win before the timer runs out. Nicely done AI.
Something sucked though. I put the two units.. the two regiments of citizens... in the same building. One of them occupied the windows and shot the Inuit cavalries outside. Then they ran out of bullets... And whatever I did, they refused to move out of the windows spots to let the other unit (still full of ammunition) use the windows. I would have had to walk everyone outside of the building and send the loaded unit back in first for them to occupy the windows. ********. In the situation of this particular battle, it was suicide.
I hid my 2 units of firelock citizens in a warehouse. The cavalry can't enter buildings. Put the game on fast forward, ate a sandwich. Ta da, I win because the attacker must win before the timer runs out. Nicely done AI.
Something sucked though. I put the two units.. the two regiments of citizens... in the same building. One of them occupied the windows and shot the Inuit cavalries outside. Then they ran out of bullets... And whatever I did, they refused to move out of the windows spots to let the other unit (still full of ammunition) use the windows. I would have had to walk everyone outside of the building and send the loaded unit back in first for them to occupy the windows. ********. In the situation of this particular battle, it was suicide.
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Yet another oversight.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
How the bloody hell do Inuit have cavalry?
Well, it's not... cavalry... well... Um... They're lancers I guess. Natives on horses anyway. The Inuit really don't look Inuit. They're just another kind of natives. They only have the minor and pretty much worthless Labrador province though. They don't seem to do much.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Well of course they don't do much, they didn't have armies. And they certainly did NOT have horses.
Holy crap, the new patch sure made the AI really aggressive. Isn't there a middle between passive-****** and super aggressive they could have settled for? I started a new game as France and by 1702 I was at war with United Provinces (killed them off, although rebels keep spawning..), all the german minors, austria, Britain, and pretty much all the natives in America. I didn't declare any of these wars. They just all gang banged me, uncalled for.
aronnax
Let your spirit be free
It seems impossible to fight wars now. Due to the budget, when you are early in the game, you wont have much money to work with to recruit troops. And you dont have time to improve your economy because all your neighbours just declared war on you. And if you did raise enough troops, its can only fight on one border. And when you capture a city, if you leave it rebels will appear and take you city. If you dont, you lose the advantage of smashing your Opponent.
After you take one city, you are stuck.
After you take one city, you are stuck.
That pretty much sums up the experience I had in my current game, I'm only in 1709 by now, but I'm basically reluctant to keep playing because I can't really see what to do next. I'd basically have to give up 3-4 starting regions from the Americas just to defend that one front in Europe. As France, I already pretty much gave up on Newfoundland and Acadia and regrouped in Montreal, hoping to be able to defend it and Quebec at the same time from the Iroquois, Hurons, Inuits and Brits. It wouldn't have been so much of a problem if the Brits didn't freely inherit from the 13 colonies. I wasn't at war with the 13 colonies, suddenly WOOPS they're all Brits...
On the Europe front, I'm forced to conquer German minors on their territory before they send their huge stacks at my cities because they're within walking distance of anything they want. But that means I can't quell the rebels, as you say. It's a bit ********.
So many uncalled for wars start super early, no time to build anything economy-related. The economy tanks as you can only build a few units to barely defend one front.
Worst of all is that the revenue is also badly damaged by ship attacks on my trade routes at sea, and I can't do anything about it because keeping ships costs even more.
I guess there's something I'm not getting yet.
aronnax
Let your spirit be free
Yeah, a new patch. Im quite amazed that my Ottoman game hasnt died yet.
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
Oh whew it isn't just me that is having ridiculously aggressive AI. Even on the easiest settings, half of Europe will declare war on me and I have to bite the bullet on the budget just to survive.
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
Oh I think you're set for the next two years.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
They made a 9100? I'm sorry, but that card is going to be utter crap. Your CPU is fine but you really need a new graphics card.
EDIT: Upon finding out what this card is, you must have a laptop then. So I would NOT recomend getting Empires as your graphics card MIGHT allow you to play the game, on lowest possible settings.
EDIT: Upon finding out what this card is, you must have a laptop then. So I would NOT recomend getting Empires as your graphics card MIGHT allow you to play the game, on lowest possible settings.
It is on a slimline PC, plays Rome TW perfectly even with 4500+ units, Empire Earth II no problems either
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
I still do not think it is going to run Empires very well, and I've heard the game looks rather meh at low graphical levels.
germanicus12
First Citizen of Rome
I have a GeForce 9400 and it runs like a dream on all the "Ultra" levels. (very little lagging.)
Well i downloaded the M2 demo and it lagged pretty bad, actually.
I even turned most of the details to medium and grass/ground detail to off, but still pretty bad lag...
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