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Next Total War Game May Be Shogun 2?

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    #92
    Dillonb3
    Registered Users Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭Dillonb3


    gonzovision wrote: »
    Did you buy it on disk or as a download?

    Got it on disk but when I tried to start up the installation from the disk I kept getting an error- No Language Configured so i had to download it of the steam website


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    #93
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    From earlier in the thread.....
    Originally Posted by Outkast_IRE View Post
    Actually theres a bug linked to people who downloaded demo where it doesnt install from disk but starts to download the entire package, their is a workaround on the steam forum for the game just in case anybody is having the same issue.
    Seems loads of people are having this issue.
    its not happening to everyone , check the steam forum there tonnes of posts , a workaround was sorted. where basically after it tried downloading the whole game for you you needed to pause it, delete all local content , take the disc out ,put disc back in again and it works then for nearly everyone
    Yesterday 23:10


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    #94
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    I bought the limited edition from Play.com (not collectors, meh!).

    Does anyone know if you get the related TF2 items if you add the retail version to Steam or is that just for Steam preorders? :pac:


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    #95
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    What item are you talking about now?

    this game is hard,Im loving it though :)


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    #96
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    What item are you talking about now?

    this game is hard,Im loving it though :)
    im playing it at normal difficulty and picked the shimazu clan to start with so straight away theres more powerful neighbours , what i noticed was not to be too agressive with troop movement on the campaign map early on , better to leave them try to take your castle and wipe them out , then chase them down immediately and you use usually catch a daimyo or heir sometimes both and you can move for their castle and it usually has minimal troops.

    Those dam "hojo" on the otherside of the map are after taking 15 provinces the aggresive feckers.


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    #97
    KeithAFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,239 ✭✭✭✭KeithAFC


    Here is my specs. Will this run this game?

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
    AMD Phenom (tm) 8850b Triple Core processor (3 CPUs), ~ 2.5GHz


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    #98
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    Here is my specs. Will this run this game?

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
    AMD Phenom (tm) 8850b Triple Core processor (3 CPUs), ~ 2.5GHz
    i would say so , best bet is to download the demo and see as they wont give a refund on this game as its linked to a steam account


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    #99
    KeithAFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,239 ✭✭✭✭KeithAFC


    Yeah, it works very well.


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    #100
    Keggers2
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭Keggers2


    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Those dam "hojo" on the otherside of the map are after taking 15 provinces the aggresive feckers.

    That's cause the Hojo are feckin awesome! :p


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    #101
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    Anyone else finding the AI isnt that interested in the trade ships being sent to the trade ports with foreign powers .
    I have taken all but one of them for myself , only one of which i took off an enemy ? and once they lose one they dont mount any decent attempt to take it back .

    Also anyone found this mysterious black ship , i got the event message and had ships in the sea to the west but no sign ?


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    #102
    grizzly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭grizzly


    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Anyone else finding the AI isnt that interested in the trade ships being sent to the trade ports with foreign powers .
    I have taken all but one of them for myself , only one of which i took off an enemy ? and once they lose one they dont mount any decent attempt to take it back .

    Also anyone found this mysterious black ship , i got the event message and had ships in the sea to the west but no sign ?

    I found the same – take a trade port and I don't need to defend from my enemies – just a few pirate raids.

    For the Black Ship, I read that you should keep a look for the foreign powers turn – it should zoom briefly to the location when it's moves the ship.

    The best starting advice I can think of is to make friends with a strong neighbor. Best way to increase alliance is to open negotiations and offer gold for a bride to marry into clan – adds 100 points towards there opinion of you (vs about +10 for same religion or trading partners etc).


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    #103
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Playing as the Shimazu, first I wiped out the purple crowd, Ito I think is their name

    Then slowly and steadily took over that island, once I had that the resources were pumping in. I like my treasury nice and fat

    Built up three good armies and worked my way down, wiping out the Mori.
    Eventually took Kyoto and after one year became Shogun. :cool:
    I was expecting lots of respect and cowering Warlords but nothing changed.
    Kyoto is so easy to defend though, get 8-9 archer groups and the place is a deathtrap, would regulary kill over 1,000 men and lose less the 150.

    Eventually the Takeda thought outside the box and sent an invasion force back to the Island where I started. Lost most of the terrority and wiped out my finances.
    Was a slow steady decline from there and I never recovered :(

    What I learned, keep some troops at home to protect it, not have everyone at the front :rolleyes:


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    #104
    pawrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,721 ✭✭✭pawrick


    so tempted to buy this game but hardly have the time to play the ones I already have :(


    buy now and get a game which by their record tend to be buggy at first or wait a few months...game shops just 5 mins walk...must resist...lol


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    #105
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    just after coming to the realm divide, tbh it seems like its done just to make it harder it adds nothing to the game really imo


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    #106
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    just after coming to the realm divide, tbh it seems like its done just to make it harder it adds nothing to the game really imo

    What is that?

    When should you upgrade to a fortress?


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    #107
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    upgrade them as soon as you can afford to prioritize ones that are likely to be attacked . they help increase the tax base which will help you stay afloat if your trade routes etc get cut off .

    Realm divide is a point in the game where if you get powerful enough basically the shogun in kyoto turns on you and everybody else turns on you at the same time except for any really loyal longstanding allys . so bascally all your trade agreements are gone etc.


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    #108
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    upgrade them as soon as you can afford to prioritize ones that are likely to be attacked . they help increase the tax base which will help you stay afloat if your trade routes etc get cut off .

    Realm divide is a point in the game where if you get powerful enough basically the shogun in kyoto turns on you and everybody else turns on you at the same time except for any really loyal longstanding allys . so bascally all your trade agreements are gone etc.

    wow thats something to look forward to then :pac:


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    #109
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    wow thats something to look forward to then :pac:
    its to do with that clan fame bar that gets higher as you take more territory, once its near the peak dont take anymore , until you are well and truely set up for all out war.
    And do your best to cement some strong alliances, marry family members into the strong ones.


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    #110
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    What item are you talking about now?

    this game is hard,Im loving it though :)
    These ones!
    http://www.teamfortress.com/shogunpack/


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    #111
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Wohoo just caught the Black Ship :)


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    #112
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,723 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    I bought this game today

    It keeps crashing my laptop when i try to start the game. It crashes it to a blue screen
    crazy that a brand new game will not work after shelling out money for it

    Knew I should have bought Football Manager 2011


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    #113
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Laptop specs?


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    #114
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    SegmentNext are usually a pretty good rescource for this kind of thing. They're compiling a list of what seem to be inherent bugs as well as common hardware and software issues to give to the Devs. From their research so far...
    7# Blue Screen at Start Up
    Normally Blue Screen of Death is mostly caused by a software issue. Some corrupted driver installation or minimum memory required to play the game exceeds your current physical memory. Make sure you meet the minimum requirements, and have good working drivers installed.

    Edit:

    And after a little more research, seems their are a good few people on the totalwar.com forums that have had the BSOD issue and dun dun du dunnnnn, they fixed it by updating their drivers.

    It's a brand new game. It's more than likely going to be harnessing the latest drivers from pretty much every part of the rig.

    Anyway, if updating the drivers doesn't work, head over to tw.com and start a thread in the compatibility section of the tech forums. Their tech staffers are doing individual research on the issue on a case by case basis and they might be able to help further.

    I don't even have the game yet. :( I'm experiencing it vicariously. :pac:


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    #115
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,723 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    got it working!!! updated the BIOS (never had to do that before) from the Acer website

    and now it works fine. tutorial mastered.

    And how dare you insult my laptop asking for specs!!!!!


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    #116
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    got it working!!! updated the BIOS (never had to do that before) from the Acer website

    and now it works fine. tutorial mastered.

    And how dare you insult my laptop asking for specs!!!!!

    How the hell is that insulting?


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    #117
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    The kanazawa clan are now my bitch :cool:


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    #118
    Dillonb3
    Registered Users Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭Dillonb3


    Finally got the game working and using the Hattori clan. 1 Army of mine, a ninja and a monk are holding off 2 clans invading me from the east and North although my money is running out and I'm not replenishing my losses quick enough to hold off the onslaught. The game is a lot harder than I thought it would be.


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    #119
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Ye certainly is much tougher. I have just taken the western 3rd of the map on my 9th attempt on normal. I am doing my best to hold on but am beginning to lose ground.
    I had to get rid of the black ship because of the 1020 upkeep each turn


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    #120
    Keggers2
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭Keggers2


    I hate reading this thread because I haven't got it yet and I feel like I'm reading through spoilers :pac:


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    #121
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Nothing more foolish then building a large and top rated army and then transporting them in just one ship

    Ship gets intercepted and the army I spent years building up goes to a watery grave without even a blade drawn in anger

    And I've done it more then once :o:o:o


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