Deraldin

Leafs player is down right now on the ice. Missed his check and slammed face first into the board. Not sure who it was though.

Not that I've been able to find.

I just found the problem. I have to either re-install or find a new descr_strat.txt file before I can play.

I hate you. <_<

I found the problem. Something screwed up my descr_strat.txt file.

Well, after reinstalling the game and starting up the prologue long enough to be able to play the imperial campaign I forgot to patch the game. After patching the game I can no longer play the imperial campaign as it won't start.

As long as you complete a campaign at all even a short one you can play the unlocked factions. I need to reinstall before I can go through as the romans. The stupid mod decided to boot me back to the menu even when choosing the romans.

Let me know what your strategy was and how it worked out. I'd suggest you do Very Hard on campaign difficuty and Hard on battle difficulty. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I will do that. Once I get the damn thing running. I installed one of the play all factions mods so that I wouldn't have to run through a roman game first but now I can't play any of them because when I click start the game it boots me right back to the single player menu. The only thing I can think of beyond re-installing would be to get a save game from someone who just started a game, but none of my friends have it installed at the moment. Looks like I'll have to spend another hour installing it. <_<

I've just finished re-installing the game and am about to go on a run through of the greeks. I'll show keep you guys updated on my progress in this thread with periodic posts and screenshots.

The Northwest has everyone except Minnesota over .500 if you're counting overtime losses as well. One more win from them and they are at .500

What was so difficult about winning wars if you could win the battles?

Isn't there something wrong in that my Progress Quest character's highest stat is Wisdom with Intelligence only one point behind? Did I mention he is a Demicanadian Bastard Lunatic?

I envy you. The only games that I have that I can stand to play through more than once are my strategy games. Those I can play through as may times as I want while any other game I have can only hold my interest for a set ammount of time after I first play them. I can usually make it through maybe twice on that first initial rush when playing a game but after that I just lose interest in it and can't seem to get back into it. I think the only non strategy game that I have that I can play more than once is the Thief series. Depends on the movie. I think there is only one that I can watch over and over. I've watched the Transformers movie well over 200 times since I bought it. I watched it six times straight in the first day alone. The Bourne Identity is my second most watched movie at around 25 times. For most movies it depends on where I'm watching them. If I'm watching them in the same room as my computer is in I can't seem to stay focused on the movie. I'll come on these forums while the movie is on and listen to it in the background while I read/watch it's reflection on my monitor screen. "

Have you never heard that phrase being used in that context before?

How is BI? I've been meaning to pick it up, but I've been really busy lately with exam prep and just haven't had the time to really get into many games. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm really into it. Religon plays a bigger role. A lot of the tactics that worked against the Gauls and Germainia do not work against the Goths and Huns. The Western Empire camaign is tough and there are morale problems with the units. It feels like you are trying to save a dying civilization. One thing is certain, you will not have to go looking for a fight if you are playing the West, it will come to you. If you have $30 US to blow, you will not regret getting it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sounds good to me. I've been in the mood for a good strategy game for a while now. I'll probably pick this up to hold me over till next month when a slew of games will be coming out.

How is BI? I've been meaning to pick it up, but I've been really busy lately with exam prep and just haven't had the time to really get into many games.

Too easy? I thought both the Brutii and the Julii were pretty easy. Like you said, the barabarians that the Julii have to face charge towards you, get a face full of pile and then turn tail and run.. As the Brutii it's a little difficult to the start but once you get going with them they have some much money after taking over just a few Greek cities that they can coast through to the endgame by going to the north to attack the barbarians or take a harder route by going to the east and having to fight the eastern nations like Egypt and Parthia. Parthia is a real pain because of those horse archers, but other than that not much can stand against them. Haven't played as the Scipii as I really didn't have any interest in playing as them. That and I hate blue. Romans aren't blue. Romans are red damnit! Did you play with any mods or did you play with a clean install? I know there are a number of mods that really increase the difficulty. The SPQR mod was the only one that I ever used. Played a game as the Julii with it and it was much harder. You were totally outnumbered for most of the game around 5:1 by barbarians with much improved morale that would actually stay around and fight! "

I don't know why people complain about not being able to finance a war against both the Romans and the Macedonians. I managed to hold all of my territories against attacks from three sides. Managed to completely destroy the Macedonians then pushed up into Thrace. The Brutii never got a foothold in greece except for one turn because they snuck around my army into the city I had left unguarded in order to kill a 7 star general that was on then run. The Scipii were kept busy with the Carthaginians mainly, but did manage a moderately sized attack on Syracuse once or twice. The key to keeping it for me was just to station three units of hoplites by the doors and create the box of death. If they would break through the gatehouse but would be stuck within 3 phalanx formations. The Seleucids left me alone for the most part until I took over all the costal cities on the asia minor side of the Agean. I think they were busy with the Parthians and the Egyptions who I think were both at war with them. The hardest fight I had against any of my opponents was one fight against a Brutii army that attacked me. It had a lot of archers that would have totally decimated my phalanxes if my cavalry hadn't been able to sneak around his Hastatii who were busy throwing themselves against my "wall o' death". Just curious, but who was the hardest nation to play as for all of you?

We are cursed men.

Now that feeling is one that I haven't experienced. Well, at least not yet.

"Your arrows plink off the robot's metallic body before it turns and vapourizes you. Those around you are shocked to see that all that remains of you is a smoking pair of boots."

Do you feel any better now?

High praise indeed. " Currently bouncing off the wall in anticipation of all the games I want to buy that are coming in Feburary, right at the beginning of a new semester before the coursework starts piling up. :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> When I was in college it was Lords of the Realm 2 and Heroes of Might and Magic 2 that kept me from doing what I should have been. Had it not been for those two games, a few "C" might have been "A". Bauldurs Gate nearly caused me to fail Circut Analysis 2. It's an addiction isn't it? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know the feeling. Luckily for me when Lords of the Realm 2 was out I was still in Elementary school and could get A's while sleeping through classes. :D It's so much more difficult to do that in high school.

Shh! Don't give him more ammo! Doesn't this just prove my post? "

High praise indeed. " Currently bouncing off the wall in anticipation of all the games I want to buy that are coming in Feburary, right at the beginning of a new semester before the coursework starts piling up. :D