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SenseiTW

We want your questions!

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06/16/09 03:35:17

CA Staff and Admin

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Hi guys,

Tomorrow, Kieran and I will be recording the first in a new series of podcasts. The subject - your questions! For the next 24 hours we'd like you to post your questions below and we will pick some to answer for the podcast!

Questions can be as direct, imaginative or humorous as you like, but please keep them polite!

Thanks,

Mark O'Connell
(aka SenseiTW)

DJGilbert

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06/16/09 03:45:59

When will update 1.3 come out, and how many more updates is CA planning on doing for ETW?

LordFakenham

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06/16/09 03:54:25

(when)
Will the 'Minor Nations' such as Norway or Denmark be made available officially?
As some of us purists like to play the game as-is.. and thuswise try out most-every option or angle already in the game.
(Before resorting to playing around with mods and unlocks/tweaks).

Sincerely, yours truly..

The Right Honorable
J.F.

ccllnply

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06/16/09 03:55:01

Is there any plans to sort out the size of the provinces? At the moment they are far to big and it ruins the experience of fighting in Europe when you capture the exact territory of modern France in one siege assualt of Paris

Are the 11 free units going to be a one time thing? I mean, will we see new units in future patches?

Is there any plans for the battlefield music? Luckily modders have done away with the annoying drums from vanilla but is there any plans to allow music specific to factions or units?

Trenisch

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06/16/09 03:57:06

Will the multiplayer campaign be released in 1.3?

GenMadness

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06/16/09 04:01:17

Any chance the sieges will become more realistic and not a run for the walls? Besides that, more siege equipment would receive a warm welcome.. trenches were used a lot! So any chance more siege equipment will be added?

raiderjay57

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06/16/09 04:01:41

Will the problem of frequent intermittent crashes the closer you get to 1800 be addressed in the next patch?

Are there any expansions in the pipeline for Empire?

Sultan Saladin

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06/16/09 04:02:18

When will the multiplayer maps come out?

McSporran

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06/16/09 04:04:24

Given the massive diverse nature of Empire: total war are you planning any add on backs based upon the india mutiny or the 18th century Scottish civil war (Jacobite rebellion)? or the American civil war?

I would love it (but my lady wouldn't ha ha) if we could extend Empire up until the 19th century!

Bloodbane15

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06/16/09 04:11:45

Landsman

I know you are currently working on the 1v1 multiplayer campaign but are you looking to expand upon it to include more players in a future update, or will 2v2 and greater campaigns be withheld for a future Total War game?

Also i would like to know how the guys at CA feel about the criticism Empire has received, are they dissapointed with Empires reception or do they consider the criticisms as key for improving and building upon their game?

Last Edited By: Bloodbane15 06/16/09 04:14:48. Edited 1 time.

Knubbgas

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06/16/09 04:18:08

Will the expansion-pack of Empire: Total War only add some new scenarios, like in Rome and M2, or will it also include improvements (units, balance) to the grand campaign like Viking Invasion for M1.

Lurker

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06/16/09 04:22:30

DJGilbert wrote:
When will update 1.3 come out, and how many more updates is CA planning on doing for ETW?

I would not like CA to answer this. For one, it'll put them in pressure from the fans (more so than now), and for another, I think they themselves won't know how many more patches will be needed.

My question - Will there be many more emergent factions, such as Serbia, Ukraine or some other nationality, so instead of normal rebels at the moment they'll be actual factions, like USA, Quebec and Mexico?

GeneralsBodyguard

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06/16/09 04:26:48

Technical Moderator

Coffee or tea?

Schepel

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06/16/09 04:32:43

A ton of suggestions are mentioned on the forums, every day. Do you guys actually read them and if so, are they actually considered?

In hindsight, would you have opted to delay the release date of Empire?

TiberiusGracchuslives

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06/16/09 04:36:08

It appears that many of the new units on the way are exclusively for monarchies, won't this put republics at somewhat of a disadvantage?

col poutting

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06/16/09 04:38:56

-What happened to Switzerland (not only the faction but also the greyed out territory)
-Are you patching the mutli-core issues, memory leaks (allowing better pc's to use full amount of ram available) and better compatibility with the newest G.C.( engtx 295 for ex?)
- are you planing on making new naval units aswell? (all factions have VERY similar roster)
-what are your plans for expantions.
-Do you plan to "release" more playable afctions, adding more minor factions etc?

best regards

Pavel Dudko

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06/16/09 04:48:05

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May 21st

Hello everyone,

Yesterday we announced the first free unit. Today I would like to talk about them. The aim of the free units is to increase the graphical and unit variety of several factions rosters. We will also be using them to introduce more balance variety between factions as well. Some are new, some are replacement for existing units in some factions rosters. There will be 11 free units that have brand new models and textures, there are also several units that already exist in-game but are not used in the release version that are being added into rosters, and some factions will be gaining access to units they currently cannot get.

Some people have been asking why we are working on these free units whilst there are still fixes to be done. The work on the free units is not taking away time for fixes, the free units do not require any work from coders just work by artists and by a designer(me). So we can, and are working both on fixes, and on this extra free content for you all.

Jack,all of us are interested in what uve said,especially these words

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there are also several units that already exist in-game but are not used in the release version that are being added into rosters, and some factions will be gaining access to units they currently cannot get.

1)Can u explain us what r those units,how many of em and what r the units,for which some factions cant get access now?
2)There wasnt said any word bout Multiplayer changes : a) will we get new multiplayer maps in the upcoming patch? ; b) will the issue with decentralized servers be fixed? ; c)will we have any kind of lobby?

Thx for your attention,will be nice to see at least some answers on these questions...

DarthGinge

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06/16/09 04:56:18

I for one would like to know when the update is coming out, as i think many others would like to know.

Also. Will we see Napolean?

P.S. Dam good game, except for the CTD's!

Last Edited By: DarthGinge 06/16/09 04:58:25. Edited 1 time.