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Reaper Ben

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A 30 years old friend actually introduced us to it. He managed to convince our parents to let us play it by saying: "It's actually a very educational game, you really understand what was happening during that time and you can replay Historical battles which enhance your knowledge."

I'm really glad that he managed to convince them!
I understand how it's inferior to Rome, but I still would want to try Empire. The naval battle for ones seem insane! And just the single fact that there is a Napoleon version is amazing! In case you didn't know, I admire the man. =P
To be honest, me and two eldest brothers split up the Roman nations. We each got the color that we preferred. So I started playing it with the Brutii and over time it grew on me. If you want technical terms, they are the best of from the beginning; they start right away by attacking advanced cities, which allows for a quick development in technology. Unlike hte Julii who are stuck with attacking the Gauls, the Brits, the Spaniards and the Germans (Not a nice combination). THe Scipii though have the best temples, the best navy, and the best soldiers. They temples allow them to have a special kind of ship that no one else can have, and it allows their guys to have full armor and weapon upgrade since creation.
If you read their description the Juliis are good with money, the Brutii are good in diplomacy, and the Scipii are good with their temples.

15-Mar-2011 14:03:13

Englishkid62

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A 30 years old friend actually introduced us to it. He managed to convince our parents to let us play it by saying: "It's actually a very educational game, you really understand what was happening during that time and you can replay Historical battles which enhance your knowledge." I'm really glad that he managed to convince them!
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I had to convince mine too, actually, and had to resort to similar arguments

I understand how it's inferior to Rome, but I still would want to try Empire. The naval battle for ones seem insane! And just the single fact that there is a Napoleon version is amazing! In case you didn't know, I admire the man.
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Well, it's only my opinion. You might prefer guns and cannons to swords and Ornagers - I love how they set a legion of men on fire and then view their burned bodies. Somehow I just feel that in both I preferred the sea battles and not the land battles, while in Rome it's the other way round.
Interesting analysis. I never knew that. I only know that each successful play-through requires a lot of financial development on my part, and I had to make sure I can fund an army before I can build one. And do you guys play simultaneously? How do you 'split' up the factions exactly? And who united Rome in the end?

15-Mar-2011 17:56:14

Reaper Ben

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I understand how you prefer white weapons to fire arms. It really depends on my mood. It must be really sad that the cavalry can no longer obliterate the archers! That was the best thing, when you charge with your cavalry from the back, and the archers flew 3-4 times their height.
The sea battles in Rome aren't worth anything, but the sea battles in Empire look insane. It would be an incredible experience to actually fight in one (In-game). I've seen "trailers" for it, and to me it seems far more advanced, graphics wise, than battle in Rome.
Financial development definitely is one of the main keys to winning a game in Rome. I never really knew that until my older brother played an "Economical game" where he just stayed on the Sicilian Island and gained money. I tried it after wards with the Brutii, keeping only my two first towns, I had managed to gain above 1 million. I know it's not a lot but for two cities its not too bad =P.
On Rome you can't simultaneously play the campaign, we just claimed ultimate rights to play a certain Roman nation, and the others were not allowed to play it without their permission. Cheesy I know, but we were younger, and property mattered.
We recently had a "race" to see who would dominate the world in the fastest amount of time. Game time, my eldest brother beat me, but real life time I beat him. Meaning that I had finished the game before him in hours, but he had won in numbers of turns.

16-Mar-2011 20:14:25

Englishkid62

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Exactly. I miss the cavalry charges. Now we have to deal with fire ranges constantly and stupid cannons...
The graphics for sea battles are indeed awesome...if you have a good enough computer to display it.
On Rome you can't simultaneously play the campaign, we just claimed ultimate rights to play a certain Roman nation, and the others were not allowed to play it without their permission. Cheesy I know, but we were younger, and property mattered.
Then I see that your brother won, because he seemed to be more fastidious about what he does each turn, thus making him better at managing the faction. You lose!

16-Mar-2011 21:43:53

Reaper Ben

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Cannons have to be fun though! =P
I probably don't have a good enough computer, and I don't have a computer that can run it, awesomeness right?
What?! My brother did not win!

Lol, it was several months ago, and that was before I started playing in "Very Difficult" so I've probably improved, as he still plays in medium.

18-Mar-2011 13:29:39

Englishkid62

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Actually, I prefer Ornagers to cannons. Granted, you have unlimited ammunition if you're using cannons, but each individual attack is just so lame! It's better to have a flying, burning rock that crush 20 men in one go.
Is the difficulty to do with the pricing of the units or something?

18-Mar-2011 17:00:57

Reaper Ben

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Can you load the normal cannons with shrapnel? I use to play this game called "Cossack 2 Napoleonic Wars" in there you could load you cannons with shrapnels for close range fighting. It's a pretty good game.
I'm not sure what determines the difficulty, but I think that campaign wise, your enemies have stronger armies faster, they defend their cities better and they attack you more often. Battle wise I think that their men have more moral, more attack and they are smarter.
You should try it, it's really not that hard. I thought it was going to be impossible, but it really isn't. You just can't win cheap battles and it takes more time to conquer.

21-Mar-2011 15:21:51

Englishkid62

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Can you load the normal cannons with shrapnel? I use to play this game called "Cossack 2 Napoleonic Wars" in there you could load you cannons with shrapnels for close range fighting. It's a pretty good game.
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I heard that's a pretty good game too. And yes to your question, I think.

I'm not sure what determines the difficulty, but I think that campaign wise, your enemies have stronger armies faster, they defend their cities better and they attack you more often. Battle wise I think that their men have more moral, more attack and they are smarter.
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Yes, I tried that last night and I'm being attacked by what I'd call a 'full banner' pretty much every other turn by the Gauls.

You should try it, it's really not that hard. I thought it was going to be impossible, but it really isn't. You just can't win cheap battles and it takes more time to conquer.
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It might just be so draining, lol.

21-Mar-2011 15:28:40

Reaper Ben

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Video games are draining mentally =P People think that use gamers are just lazy, but it takes a lot of mental power to keep up! =D
You're being attacked by the Gauls huh? So you are the Julii's! =P One question: Do you play out your battles "on map" or automatically? Because if you do them automatically there are some "to dos (Or does?)" and some "Not to dos"

21-Mar-2011 16:04:40

Englishkid62

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I find that when I automatically resolve battles on this Very Hard difficulty, I lose a great deal of men. So when I have an army of about 500 Hasatis against 500 rebels, I'd lose about 200 on auto-resolve, when really I should only lose maximum of about 80 if I play it in the field.

P.S. It is 'To-dos'

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