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Relive the Battle of Hastings through a unique event.
 
With Field of Glory II: Medieval we will be reproducing the historical clash between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy and English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson.

The event will offer an accurate analysis of the battle, thanks to historian Ryan Lavelle and our streaming partner Lionheart who will retrace the salient phases and curiosities of the fighting that forever changed the fate of England.
 
So don't make any plans for February 19th, the appointment is on Lionheartx10's Twitch channel at 5pm GMT / 12pm EDT / 9am PDT, don't miss it!

Many years ago the Rome: Total War series was used on a series (6 episodes?) where ‘normal’ people would fight famous battles from ancient hostory; 3 people to a side with one being hands off commander and the other two per side being ‘lieutenants’. An ongoing analysis of said battle was provided by Aryeh Nusbacher of Royal Sandhurst Academy.

Called ‘Time Commanders’, it covered lots of battles.

Willbe looking forward to hastings!

Tom

The cavalry is here, y'all! Actually, the cavalry has always been here. We started with the cavalry. This ain't no Ancients-era Field of Glory game. Gone are the blocks of legionaries and swarms of charging barbarians, replaced instead with ranks of spearmen and the thunderous charge of knights in enough armor to make a toaster blush. Field of Glory 2: Medieval delivers an authentic tabletop miniatures wargame experience, but just like a historical wargame whether you like that experience is going to be all about whether you like the rules.

This is a wargamer's wargame. There's no nice music. The graphics are barebones. The UI is pretty basic. You'll want to memorize hotkeys. This could have come out in 2010 and nobody would have blinked. What there is are 50+ hours of historical scenarios and campaigns. The famous battles give you a prearranged battlefield and let you pick a side, then customize it a bit. The historical campaigns give you good context on a fixed route while still letting you make flexible decisions about your army's composition and evolution.

Multiplayer is handled in the same asynchronous style as past Field of Glory games, which is disappointing and frustrating if you want to finish a match in one sitting. It's just functional enough if you can only sit down to play for 15 minutes at a time. Very unimpressive and underwhelming.

Assorted fields of glory.
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tdavie wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:31 am Many years ago the Rome: Total War series was used on a series (6 episodes?) where ‘normal’ people would fight famous battles from ancient hostory; 3 people to a side with one being hands off commander and the other two per side being ‘lieutenants’. An ongoing analysis of said battle was provided by Aryeh Nusbacher of Royal Sandhurst Academy.

Called ‘Time Commanders’, it covered lots of battles.

Willbe looking forward to hastings!

Tom

I think they used to have a celebrity on each team, I remember the "Pub Landlord" Al Murray being particularly good at it.