Rome 2 : Total War

Diplexbullet19 · 2 Sep 2013 at 11:42

Suarez7 said:
Maybe the guy who needs to dispatch it forgot to pre-order and he's still pondering on stealing your copy

Well if it comes a few days late... maybe it didn't come at all

Kishywish · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:02

Squark said:
I had an email from amazon yesterday with the code for the preorder dlc

Has anybody else received a separate code for the dlc from amazon?

I'm getting antsy, because the boxed game was delivered on Saturday, but there's been no separate email regarding the dlc

Howitzer · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:06

I got my DVD from Amazon in the Post on Saturday! Wish I could pre-load from disc, but as it'll only take 5 mins I'm happy

Cannot wait! Gutted I couldn't get the day off work, will have to wait until roughly 8PM to play

ukdk · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:11

Kishywish said:
Has anybody else received a separate code for the dlc from amazon?

I'm getting antsy, because the boxed game was delivered on Saturday, but there's been no separate email regarding the dlc

Not yet, e-mailed them this morning but not had a reply yet.

Howitzer · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:13

Kishywish said:
Has anybody else received a separate code for the dlc from amazon?

I'm getting antsy, because the boxed game was delivered on Saturday, but there's been no separate email regarding the dlc

I've been wondering this myself actually. I'm hoping that it will be tied to the steam key in the box and I'll find after installing that it's included. However if not I'm going to be pretty annoyed >_>

Kishywish · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:38

ukdk said:
Not yet, e-mailed them this morning but not had a reply yet.

Spoke to a customer support person via chat, who confirmed that pre-order dlc codes are to be expected via email.

ukdk · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:44

Kishywish said:
Spoke to a customer support person via chat, who confirmed that pre-order dlc codes are to be expected via email.

Did they say when?
According to the website it was supposed to be within 48hrs of receiving dispatch notice

Jono8 · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:44

Well thank lord for that. Just had a despatch email confirming it has been posted from Sainsburys.

Down to Royal Mail now.... i wont hold my breath.

youdsy · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:45

does this game use a new engine? or is it a "new" engine like cod ghosts and fifa 14 has a "new" engine

bakes0310 · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:46

youdsy said:
does this game use a new engine? or is it a "new" engine like cod ghosts and fifa 14 has a "new" engine

New engine.

youdsy · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:46

bakes0310 said:
New engine.

100% sure? link?

MikeTheNative · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:53

I feel for the people who bought the Boxed version and it hasn't turned up but that is the risk you take.

AndrewP · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:53

Jono8 said:
Well thank lord for that. Just had a despatch email confirming it has been posted from Sainsburys.

Down to Royal Mail now.... i wont hold my breath.

Me too.

On the hardware front, I've upgraded from my venerable Q6600 to an i4670k and kept my 6950 2GB - will see how I get on.

bakes0310 · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:54

youdsy said:
100% sure? link?

We’ve been building on the engine since Empire’s release, and every iteration in the series brings with it a host of optimization improvements. We’re getting to the stage of development where we’re really digging into those fundamentals now – keep an eye out for the min and recommended specs closer to release.

Sorry I might of been wrong.
http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/66714-TW-FORUM-EXCLUSIVE!-Q-amp-A-Session-with-CA

bakes0310 · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:56

But then I found this:

These shots also show the kind of graphical glory the ROME II engine can achieve, with a huge range of environmental lighting variables, colossal amounts of detail, and high-end graphical techniques such as depth-of-field.

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War_ROME_II:_Capital_Cities

Clav · 2 Sep 2013 at 13:15

Pretty sure it's the Shogun 2 engine or at best an evolution of it.

Jono8 · 2 Sep 2013 at 13:20

MikeTheNative said:
I feel for the people who bought the Boxed version and it hasn't turned up but that is the risk you take.

Its not late yet! I wouldnt have been able to play till after work tomorrow anyway!

Only cost me £6.99 after nectar vouchers anyway

havenrl · 2 Sep 2013 at 13:20

Took from the wiki, its the Warscape Engine

Don't know which iteration of it is, but looks like an extension of what is used in shogun

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_War:_Rome_II

PsychoPigeon · 2 Sep 2013 at 13:26

Going to be a flood of new videos from reviewers at 2pm uk

PGdude · 2 Sep 2013 at 13:27

Got my copy, I'm so excited