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Significant performance upgrade and new units promised in the latest Empire: total War update...
The latest update to The Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War is set to provide a significant boost for those with multi-core processors. Update 1.3 will integrate multi-threading support, providing a significant performance boost for multi-core processors.
Those with lowly single-core processors however shouldn't feel too left out, as the update will allegedly "greatly" improve performance on such specifications.
In addition, the update will also include 14 new units which will replace existing generic equivalents to give each faction a more distinct presence on the battlefield
A full list of new features and details can be found at: www.totalwar.com/empire
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Added:Thu 03rd Dec 2009 11:53, Post No: 33
Yep. It's a public beta, so it's free. The Elite American Units DLC costs £1.99 though.
Added:Wed 02nd Dec 2009 19:13, Post No: 32
can't it be downloaded for free?
Added:Fri 31st Jul 2009 23:49, Post No: 31
'Where "should" reenforcements come then?'
Wherever they were placed on the campaign map should be indicative of where they appear within the battle. A secondary army placed directly behind my main should not spawn onto the battle map directly behind my enemy's army, though this is widely the case.
"And I've had plenty of occasions when the AI has retreated."
This is either a lie or a misunderstanding of terms. The AI will "rout" on the battle map when defeated/overwhelmed. The AI does not retreat in campaign map situations; like 20 full assorted units meeting one half strength unit.
"Empire: Total War has been universally acclaimed, but individual complains will always happen"
As far as reviews from those paid by a larger company (gamespy, gamenet,tvg, etc) you're right, they're overly positive. Player-written reviews, as far as I have read, have been littered with the comments echoed here - bugs, broken- and missing content, permanently-corrupted saves - take your pick.
The only game i've ever seen that compared to this one's level of buggedlybrokenness is Daikatana - woe betide purchasers thereof.
Added:Thu 02nd Jul 2009 17:08, Post No: 30
Oh yeah? And where did you get that juicy morsel from? Can't see it myself, seeing as no Total War game has been released for a console.
Added:Thu 02nd Jul 2009 16:51, Post No: 29
Empire: Total War is for xbox 360
Added:Tue 23rd Jun 2009 07:58, Post No: 28
bad update since then i cant play online when i give orders it takes ten seconds between them to be followed so now my cav wait until everyone fire at them or mly troops dont move they wait to die. This is the worst update I ever seen i am totally desappointed and feel that i cant play it anymore... before everything worked just fine... so now it is just a waste
Added:Thu 16th Apr 2009 10:45, Post No: 27
I found the naval combat in general pretty hit-and-miss...
Added:Wed 15th Apr 2009 00:35, Post No: 26
a large fleet is too hard to manage.
Added:Tue 07th Apr 2009 11:15, Post No: 25
Where "should" reenforcements come then?
And I've had plenty of occasions when the AI has retreated.
Rarely had an issue with CTD, perhaps once. It's unfair to label this as a fault, as this is most often caused by problems with individual setups.
Empire: Total War has been universally acclaimed, but individual complains will always happen.
Sounds like you should just take your copy back and get a refund, as you're obviously not happy with it.
Added:Mon 06th Apr 2009 23:17, Post No: 24
What the hell kind of awful review is THIS? Did you even play the game, Mr. Reviewer? Did they pay you with freebies. Did the shine blind you?
1. AI can`t do sea invasions. You are invincible as England.
2. Reinforcements don`t come where they should on battlemaps.
3. Diplomacy is useless.
3 Loads of other AI uselesness, like the enemy never retreats even if outnumbered10\1.
4. Loads of cTDs, sounds issues etc.
Plus a helluva a lot more, too many to write here. The only good stuff are the land and ship battles, but alone it is not enough if Campaign Ai is crap!
And if you rated the game on what it might be like in the future, WE want to know what it`s like NOW! It`s our money we spend, not yours.
The game deserves 6\10 and you deserve 2/10 for the review.