Bah. I put in the wrong name.

It's "troygoodfellow". No s in the middle. Sorry about that.

troysgoodfellow

I got by Grannacus on the second try. But this last Spartacus battle is a real pain. I have to take less than 120 casualties and have a nice mix of skirmishers and HI to take down. I've tried using elephants to soften up the front lines, archers to decimate the advancing troops, cavalry to flank, et...

Turns out all I had to do was make sure I get to the general and kill him. So I just loaded up the archers and wiped him out.

Now stuck on the last Spartacus battle.

You get a limit of nine units on the field, two minutes of game time and some really tough Gallic fighters to kill - including a level 20 heavy infantry unit and two high level heavy cavalry.

How have people gotten past this one?

Too little time, too few troops.

Any advice here?

Not sure if this has been answered yet...

Will we be able to play the battles as historical scenarios or only with the armies we bring to the field? As nice as it sounds to bring my own elephants to Zama to crush Hannibal, I'd also like the option to face the same situation that Scipio did.

duncan wrote:My girlfriend is gonna kill me...

I recommend going testudo and covering your flanks with chocolate goodies.

Great news. Now I have something to spend my Age of Empires 3 money on. Don't know about your country but here in Spain, AOE III is gonna cost nearly 50 ?‚¬, this nearly doubles Legion Arena. I can buy one game more... 8) AoE3 will retail for about ten more bucks than the pre-order on L:A. The demo...

Great news. Now I have something to spend my Age of Empires 3 money on.

Pretty.

Is this going to be the NA box, too, or just the Euro one? (Of course, Black Bean isn't the NA publisher, but is the art going to carry over?)

You can do both. ;) I wasn't too excited about yet another Civ either, so I was surprised that Civ 4 is both something old and something new. I do think it's time for Firaxis to stop pillaging the past and to move on, but after all the fun I had with Pirates, I can't moan too loudly. Still, for a tr...

I wish I could share your optimism about Civ4. :( I've seen it and played it for a preview I wrote for CGM. I can't say much until it's published (and even then there might be some embargo issues) but I can tell you that I was very, very happy with it. Oh man, I can't believe it! IT is that Troy! H...

efthimios wrote:I wish I could share your optimism about Civ4.

I've seen it and played it for a preview I wrote for CGM. I can't say much until it's published (and even then there might be some embargo issues) but I can tell you that I was very, very happy with it.

It will be a busy November, then, with Civ 4 and AoE3 both slated for a min-November release.

Have some mercy on me and try for October.

Troy

The video looks sharp. October seems very far away, and it will be a busy autumn/winter for us strategy nuts.

Still waiting anxiously.

Troy