08-04-2005, 03:11 PM
I have DSL and it was a 90 minute download. Well I've played it for about 3 hours (custom battles) and I like the new skins. But they seem to have scaled back the timeline a bit in terms of armor. The Romans now only go as far as the Marian reforms - no segmented armor, gallic helmets, rectangular scuta, etc.. (Why did they do that :? ?: )
In spite of this, there's a greater variety of troops to select from (various Italian tribal troops, greek "irregular" troops, "asiatic" cavalry, Galatian troops, plus much more)
I haven't played any campaigns so I can't comment on that aspect of the game yet. (Well, I did briefly start a Roman campaign and there seem to be more cities than in the original game.)
So far, the changes seem to be very superficial. I'm really waiting for the "Fall of Rome" mod
In spite of this, there's a greater variety of troops to select from (various Italian tribal troops, greek "irregular" troops, "asiatic" cavalry, Galatian troops, plus much more)
I haven't played any campaigns so I can't comment on that aspect of the game yet. (Well, I did briefly start a Roman campaign and there seem to be more cities than in the original game.)
So far, the changes seem to be very superficial. I'm really waiting for the "Fall of Rome" mod
Jaime
