20 replies to this topic

[Yarrum]

Yeah, it's an awesome mod and we've all been aware of it for quite some time now.

[Elvenlord]

Meh. I've played it, and at first I was awed, but later on I began to notice far too many things that bothered me.

[Kwen]

like all the BFME assets?

[Lauri]

I played the one for Rome: Total War... haven't gotten around this one yet though, not sure I ever will

I really liked the one in RTW mind you

[Yarrum]

Regarding the BFME assets, they bugged me at first, especially due to the response I got when I brought them to attention, but I've put it past me at this point. I'm collaboration on a submod that will (hopefully) remove all of the stolen graphics for the elvish factions, and the sounds are in the credits list at this point, so I don't think its really that harmful. I don't blame King Kong for not having removed them thus far since he wasn't even on the team when the material was added to the mod, and I have faith that he'll address the matter properly in the future.

Lauri, I strongly recommend that you at least try this mod. It certainly has flaws but it's brought me more hours of enjoyment than I think BFME ever has.

[shnukshnuk]

i heard their making a lifelike minas tirith thats playable in campaign!
should be awsome!

[Elvenlord]

like all the BFME assets?

Nope. Trolls climbing up stairs in gatehouses and wrecking my archers. I was done soon after that point. There are others, but that was the straw that DESTROYED EVERYTHING.

[Yarrum]

Engine limitation. If trolls are classed as cavalry, the AI cant use them properly, so they were classed as infantry, allowing them to climb ladders and mount walls. The usual tactic for a defending siege when the attacker has trolls is to fight in the town square, though this is tricky when outnumbered.

Edited by Yarrum, 04 November 2010 - 02:40 AM.

[Lauri]

Lauri, I strongly recommend that you at least try this mod. It certainly has flaws but it's brought me more hours of enjoyment than I think BFME ever has.

It's simply a matter of ever installing M2:TW again in general I'm not tempted to reinstall it because of that mod at the moment

[drogoth232]

I really just got past that troll thingy. I just now get a ton of rangers and shoot them while the trolls are busy with my Gondor militia. And the Fellowship Campaign is amazing! Everyone with M2:TW that likes LOTR should try it (not saying that YOU will like it).

And they are making Minas Tirith! Imagine that guys!!!

[{IRS}Athos]

Love this mod, although I haven't played much of anything lately.

[shnukshnuk]

i love the fellowship campaign! but what i thik is really amazing is that they managed to change the sky colour in mordor and make a black gate!. Arnor is my faviroute faction but takes a long time to become it. ussualy the AI eriador gets wiped out before it can reach that stage. oh yeah... anyone noticesd that city at the top right hand cornor of the map its called "SHOULD NOT BE SEEN" weird.... anyone got a reason for this?

[drogoth232]

Because Sauron is supposed to be an unkillable Pope. FOr that reason alone, you arent supposed to See that place (hence the name) and if it was reachable, he would die, messing up the game mechanics.

[Dúnedain76]

I play it. It can be fun but like Elvenlord said, The Trolls on walls kills everything. LITERALLY . But I do like playing as Eriador

[Elvenlord]

The trolls are just terrible overall. Nothing can kill them and they can get on walls. The only thing that even stood a chance against a single group of trolls was 300 upgraded fountain guards with archers softening them up first.
That and the diplomacy seriously turned me off. I mean, when I'm playing as gondor, no one, not even rohan, will give me map information in exchange for map information. That's just retarded.

[Yarrum]

That's because you don't know how to fight trolls. You're supposed to pin them with armor-piercing infantry and hit them from behind with arrows. They're really not that hard to kill.

Edited by Yarrum, 08 November 2010 - 06:40 AM.

[Elvenlord]

And how do I get behind them when there a fuckton of orcs around them?

[drogoth232]

Easy... Well fo rme either way....

Single them out (depending where you are). If you are in a field battle, then you have to get your cavalry to do a complete flank (from behind them, not from the side). Since they are classified as infantry, they go flying, and that's when you pull back. You send infantry in the front to distract the orcs, with archers to snipe them.

In a fort battle (you defending) it's a little more challenging. Send your cavalry out through another exit (if you have one) that isnt the main gate. Tell the Archers in the main towers to fire at the Trolls (50% with Fire arrows and 50% with normal arrows) with the cavalry drawing off the attention of the orcs (or Trolls) just snipe the rest.

But above all, always remember to have Armor Piercing Troops, (or in Eriadors case, Lumber Men, they are great against most enemies).

[Lauri]

Trolls count as infantry so they fly when being ran down by cavalry

Sounds like orc mischief to me