Total War:Atilla

Woogie · 17 Feb 2015 at 12:19

arknor said:
shouldn't make it acceptable.

I agree it doesn't make it acceptable and id rather it didnt happen but with so many different configurations of hardware from so many different batches and with many hundreds of thousands of lines of code it is a given there will be performance issues now and reporting that there are some is almost as pointless as reporting that the sun rose in the east today.

rtho782 · 17 Feb 2015 at 13:04

My performance in this is choppy and awful.

Perhaps an SLI profile issue.

Darujhistan · 17 Feb 2015 at 15:30

Halfmad said:
+1 for this, still personally think R2 is one of the worst in the series.

I agree, even with mods. I start a battle, and just go ugh. Playing Medi 2 with SS. Still not really delved into Shogun, I don't know why really as it's so well liked by the community.

Andr3w · 17 Feb 2015 at 15:36

I've only ever played R2 of the total war series and really enjoyed it, hammered it for about 3 months.

Just went back on to give it a blast and I haven't got a bloody clue how to play the game again

Sav112 · 17 Feb 2015 at 15:49

Sorry for asking been out of games for about a decade. How is it £29 on steam yet you can buy it for £17.80 on this Kinguin. It safe to buy something just does not add up when one place in £29.99 and the other £17.80. If you buy from Kinguin you have a genuine copy yes?

Darujhistan · 17 Feb 2015 at 15:58

Sav112 said:
Sorry for asking been out of games for about a decade. How is it £29 on steam yet you can buy it for £17.80 on this Kinguin. It safe to buy something just does not add up when one place in £29.99 and the other £17.80. If you buy from Kinguin you have a genuine copy yes?

Kinguin is fine, many use it. Obviously a digital download like Steam. Steam is almost always more expensive than other online retailers these days.

breadturbo · 17 Feb 2015 at 16:47

lovely and smooth for me, only played for an hour so far though, seems much improved over Rome II.

Sav112 · 17 Feb 2015 at 17:32

Darujhistan said:
Kinguin is fine, many use it. Obviously a digital download like Steam. Steam is almost always more expensive than other online retailers these days.

Yeah it’s a shame steam is not more competitive with the price. Thanks for the info, I’ll have to keep it in mind when I start buying the odd game again.

Nutella33 · 17 Feb 2015 at 19:45

arknor said:
shouldn't make it acceptable.

overwhelmingly positive steam reviews so far, including performance. A few people having issues doesn't make it a trend.

Vimes said:
Mine won't even start posted in their support forum.

looks like a bad download. right click and verify game data?

Sav112 said:
Sorry for asking been out of games for about a decade. How is it £29 on steam yet you can buy it for £17.80 on this Kinguin. It safe to buy something just does not add up when one place in £29.99 and the other £17.80. If you buy from Kinguin you have a genuine copy yes?

Think of it as steam sells at RRP but you can go to the discount store and get it in the sales

savagesam117 · 17 Feb 2015 at 21:32

So what's this game like? I've never played a total war game but i do play games like command and conquer. Would you say get this? The stuff on steam looks pretty good!

Jono8 · 17 Feb 2015 at 22:49

Maverick2332 said:
People reporting performance issues already :|

Not surprising. They need to build a new engine.

Nutella33 · 17 Feb 2015 at 23:27

savagesam117 said:
So what's this game like? I've never played a total war game but i do play games like command and conquer. Would you say get this? The stuff on steam looks pretty good!

its not like C+C but if you are aware of the different sides to it and watch a few videos and seems like your thing, go for it.

I wouldn't recommend Atilla as the first game tho. its pretty tough and skews a lot of the normal mechanics. Shogun 2 or Rome 2 would be good starting points (and cheaper and patched)

Darujhistan · 17 Feb 2015 at 23:37

Sav112 said:
Yeah it’s a shame steam is not more competitive with the price. Thanks for the info, I’ll have to keep it in mind when I start buying the odd game again.

Always shop around, never go blindly to STEAM. Green Man Gaming is another cheap e-tailer i've used.

Check out the daily deals thread on this sub forum, loads of cheapies on there and links to other sites.

opethdisciple · 17 Feb 2015 at 23:41

CD keys is another one. I buy from them all the time.

arknor · 18 Feb 2015 at 01:59

Darujhistan said:
Sounds promising. Not buying until it's dirt cheap though after R2 reaming.

same no way am I paying £30 when theres already £5.99 day one dlc

Vimes · 18 Feb 2015 at 08:59

arknor said:
same no way am I paying £30 when theres already £5.99 day one dlc

Then don't buy it from Steam.!

The game seems to play fine so far for me, in the little that I have tested it - early days yet though.
I have yet to get stuck into a campaign and I might be tempted to leave it a little while and carry on mashing zombies in Dying Light.

Woogie · 18 Feb 2015 at 09:15

I believe it is about £21 on CJS with the day one DLC. Its what I got.

As for performance the game runs buttery smooth for me compared to R2. My FPS can vary on the world map but in battles it is fine and easily 60fps +

Overall it seems a vast improvement over R2 in the 3 hours or so I played last night

Vimes · 18 Feb 2015 at 09:25

^^^^ You can still get it for less than £18 at CD Keys with the DLC, 5% off to get that price with a Facebook like.

I know that if I do get stuck in then I'll leave Dying Light and mashing / frying zombies is kinda fun.!

Fulax · 18 Feb 2015 at 09:29

It isn't different enough from Rome 2 to warrant a full £30, but the changes they've made (that I've noticed so far, at least) are all improvements. Little things that made R2 annoying are fixed: cities that aren't provincial capitals can have walls now, the imperium system seems more lenient (so you can field more armies). And the family tree instantly makes the whole political system interesting again. My current faction heir is a bit of a drunk with a dodgy wife so I'm grooming the king's 17-year old grandson for command with an eye to declaring him heir instead. It's a surprisingly fun aspect of the game.

Bigger changes like the migration system also seem well implemented, from what I've seen, and as I said I've had no performance issues. Very happy with it so far.

Jono8 · 18 Feb 2015 at 10:06

Ooo family tree is back? That's good.

I may well pick this up later in the year when it is in the bargain bins.