It freezes either while connecting to the server or after I press Login.

This is the most annoying tournament in the history of FoG2.
Want to finish the 2nd round, but it´s not possible, because I suddenly get no access to MP at all.

But even if it´s bugged, how come I am in there?
I have never subscribed to ANY version of the Medieval tourny!

I got a game from the Medieval Tournament into my Inbox, but I never subscribed to that tournament.
Sorry, I don´t have time for two tournaments at once; no idea how it is possible I am in there.
Please remove me from the list!

Ok, signed up anew. Starting date has been pushed back to 12-29, is that correct?

I loaed the first turn and it didn´t show the armies correctly, only placeholder names.
Then I got the nightfall message instead of buying units. I was told I have to leave the battlefield and the game was counted as lost!

SimonLancaster wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 3:36 pm Horse & Musket period. 17th/18th century is my educated guess.

That would be great. There are so few games that cover that period.

A generic fantasy FoG, vaguely based on Dungeons and Dragons, wouldn´t be bad at all.

Has anyone, anywhere, in any time/universe, and without using magic, played Typhoon as the Axis vs the AI as Konev (!) and won? Yes. It´s actually not that difficult, but there is a trick to it. You have to exploit the Prepared Offensives and Russian Turn 1/2 movement restrictions to the fullest. I...

Cheating interface didn´t let me enter an empty Moscow!

(At the Gates, beginning of 2nd turn. I won the game in the 3rd turn anyway, but still...)

I did well with the Seleucids, but badly with the Graeco-Bactrians. I think they were the most terrible army in this tourny.
Did anybody find a strategy to use them well? Please share!

Well, I guess you're right. In both of my games, the Lysimachids won, and nobody took any elephants. Honestly, I've never had any success with elephants. I like Elephants too much. :) I tend to always max them out when I get the chance. But I do find a use for them mostly. 20230609131416_1.jpg

We are having a roaring good time with the first battle, and I was moved to look it up, because the Lysimachids seem to be getting the upper hand on both sides. Near as I can figure, it's Corupedium. The wiki article says " Almost nothing is known about the battle itself save that Seleucus won...

Maybe scythe chariots? Kind of a novelty item. I've used them a few times with Persians. Most of the time they didn't do much more than be a distraction, but did really do wonders a time or two rolling up a flank. I think Scythed Chariots in the game are simply bad. No reason to buy them and if you...

And in adidition, the game deserves a price for most ugly map of the decade.

I haven´t played for a while, but as far as I recall, there are very few bonuses, if any, that are category versus specific category. There are not really dedicated tank destroyers, dedicated anti-infantry tanks, dedicated antitank-infantry, artillery is as good against tanks as against infantry and...

no combined arms? tanks, mech infantry, SP artillery, ground attack aircraft, air mobile infantry, bombers, self propelled AA. That guy was a troll. You don´t even understand the concept of combined arms. :roll: Building a most diversified force should give you a big tactical advantage. In this gam...

A DLC that doesn´t add a new faction would/should probably be themed and add a handful units to every faction, not just Necrons.

I couldn´t disagree more. I´d say it´s the worst 4X I ever had the misfortune to buy. My review would read something like this: Gladius is rather stupid in more ways than one. Tactics matter little. I think you don´t even get a flanking bonus for Chrissake. Low tier units simply become obsolete, whi...

Well, make that two wishes, actually.

The second thing would be that you can use keys for zooming, not just the mousewheel.

I thought that goes without saying, but now I am sad I didn´t bring this up in advance.