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by Chock
Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:19 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: What else are people playing?
Replies: 35
Views: 5563

Supposedly yes. To quote their features list: 'New custom formations designed by the Europa Barbarorum team which give the AI greater flexibility and incentive to perform realistic battlefield maneuvers.' Which sounds like it would alter the tactics. Looks like quite an extensive mod, which appears ...
by Chock
Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:00 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: combat resolution? Non comprende!
Replies: 104
Views: 13843

Whilst I agree with the people who said in response to my point that it was a very different world back when ancient battles were fought, and cavalry might indeed have gone chasing off after routed enemies, that nevertheless wasn't really the point of what I was saying, rather I was commenting on th...
by Chock
Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:11 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: combat resolution? Non comprende!
Replies: 104
Views: 13843

i would like one poster (btw I am not picking on you personally) who states the combat mechanism is bogusly unrealistic to describe to me in an exact formulaic way what would be better. (and by no means am i saying fog is the ultimate in simulation either) Okay here's one example of how I think thi...
by Chock
Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:10 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: combat resolution? Non comprende!
Replies: 104
Views: 13843

Have to say I agree with the OP's sentiments here. Regardless of one's preferences for random elements, the game is supposed to be a serious simulation of warfare and it isn't cheap either, not to mention that it's also tied in with the historical research of Osprey's series of books, which by assoc...
by Chock
Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:47 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Medieval longbow in Storm of Arrows . . .
Replies: 54
Views: 11978

There is sometimes far too much made of the oft quoted chestnut that English longbowmen alone were committed to a life of practice, since pretty much all soldiers expecting to fight with a bow would do so anyway as a means to hunt food. It is true that all men (i.e those over the age of 14) in Engla...
by Chock
Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:16 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: What else are people playing?
Replies: 35
Views: 5563

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Playing lots of things, Rome Total War, Legions Arena, Tin Soldiers JC etc, and patiently awaiting Legions Triumphant of course.

Al
by Chock
Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:00 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Legions Triumphant: Beta? Anyone Heard?
Replies: 23
Views: 2755

Hi all, new to these forums. I too would be interested in hearing any news about when this one is going to show up.

Al

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