Ah ha! Looking forward to it very much!

There is room for some of both I think. There is a lot of potential for a variety of campaigns among the history of the Eastern Romans (Byzantines) that could be tapped. Even the crusades would make a good set of campaigns that would sure to raise a lot of publicity just from the topic alone.

The ...

Fanatics are a fine example of testudinal fortitude.

There is money to made there for sure. You could adopt a model similar to a certain UK based miniatures company and release each army as a standalone package to plug into a core system, then update it all every few years. I have wanted to do this my self and gotten as far as a partially completed ...

Amazon.com (USA) says they won't have it until the 23rd Dec. My wonderful wife ordered a copy for my birthday.

Its a rock/paper/scissors situation. To counter skirmisher effectiveness in the early game you need some chariots to charge them. Not advance, charge. If you don't have chariots then attack in columns. Your lead units will get shot to hell but the following units will get them into hand to hand ...

I play it more often than the GOT or Spartan. In some ways I like the graphics and interface better than the later games, but there are features they have that would be a great addition to COW. Perhaps we will see a revamp one day?

What a can of worms this is.

I don't care what DVD's cost as I don't buy them. If there are some that I want, and those are few and far between, then I get someone else to buy them for me for my birthday, or Christmas. If I want to see it before then I rent it.

Games are different though as I do ...

We've tried having skirmishers pull off, but it doesn't end up working very well. We may have another try but this is something that is a definite maybe at this stage.

We wont be trying to give units complex autonomous behaviour. If the player wants to make their skirmishers pull back behind the ...

HI,

In playing GOT and Spartan during actual army combat the little guys are running around like they are in hyperdrive. Is there a settign to slow them down a bit? Thanks.

Year 8 of the reign of King Ashurbanipal

Glory to Ashur! Glory to Ashur! Glory to Ashur!

In the space of a year I have overrun the Mitanni and put an end to a great enemy of our people! The body of their kign and his soldiers lay borken and bleeding at my feet! The fate of their cities I hold in ...

Year 7 of the reign of King Ashurbanipal

A diplomat has been sent to the Yamadhi in the hope of finding common cause against the hated Akkadians.

Our first chariots have joined the army at Mari! Our armies are made ready to strike the hated foes of our people! The time grows near for the glory of ...

Year 6 of the reign of King Ashurbanipal

The Kign of Akkad has answerd our diplomatic overtures by once again a large army of Akkadians to invaded the sacred lands of Ashur. We slaughtered them unmercifully! My patience with Akkad grows thin! Our diplomat in Akkadia has disappeared. How much must a ...

Year 5 of the reign of King Ashurbanipal

Our army has been further enlarged and now consists of a balanced force of Swordsmen, Axuillia, and Skirmishers. I strive to increase the cultivation of farmland and have the production of increse mightily!

A diplomat has been dispatched to the court of ...

Year 4 of the reign of King Ashurbanipal

Tonight I celebrate our victory and the capture of the city of Mari!

The victory was made bitter though by the lose of many troops, but I content my self with taking my pleasure in the harem of the former ruler, who jumped to his death from the walls of his ...

Year 3 of the reign of King Ashurbanipal
The tin mines at Sinjar are now in our possession at last! The green hills supporting the city ran red with the blood of the defeated Mari! Glory to Ashur!

A large force of Akkadians was slaughtered after invading our lands. It appears the King of Mari has ...

The Assyrians are a favorite of mine in the Grand Campaign.

Mine too! The central position is very challenging to play as you have enemies cominat at you from all sides, often at the same time. I really like COW better than the later games in terms of content and graphics. THere are some features ...

anguille wrote:First CoW AAR i see...

Sounds good...can you post screenshots? that would be nice.

PS keep it coming, maybe i'll start one too...

I did not think to make screen shots, but I have more entries I will be posting this wekend. Thanks!

Year 2 of the reign of King Ashurbanipal

The army of Nineveh is now fully staffed with the new troops. The army of Ashur is also fully staffed, but still has mostly peasant soldiers. These will replaced over the coming year.

The development of farmland continues and food is plentiful. Brick ...

Year 1 of the reign of King Ashurbanipal

Our lands are surrounded by enemies. The survival of our people depends on our ability to overcome those would see our cities in ruin. To that end my reign is dedicated. May the gods grant us favor.

I have ordered the raising and equipping of more regiments ...