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Let's discuss this game: 1. Did you like this game? 2. What is your favorite "faction"? etc. Discussion about all parts of this game. Personally, I really liked this game... and I enjoy playing (if in a regular total war game) as the Romans - Julii.

Probably one of my favorite games!))) Well-designed, beautiful, and not boring.)))

In the regular Total War, I liked the Brutii the most, and the Britons are also pretty good.
In Barbarian Invasion, I enjoy playing as the Franks and the Western Roman Empire.

I enjoy playing as the Eastern Romans or the Goths in invasion mode (although I get annoyed that hordes constantly attack the Goths).

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But I prefer the regular Total War game.

Rome: Total War playthrough:
First time, I played as the Persians... I liked the guys =). Although they have few units...
Then I played as Germany, Spain (forgot the name)... I also played as Armenia, Pontus... I wanted to play as Denmark, but didn't have time =)

I didn't play much as Rome... because they are overpowered, and I don't like it when it's too easy... =)

In Barbarian Invasion, I played as the Franks (completed), then I played as... hmm... they have a banner with three red triangles on a blue background... or maybe the Burgundians... I don't remember)

In Medieval II, I played as France... now I'm playing as the Moors... then I plan to play as Germany (Holy Roman Empire) haha, and as Byzantium =)

I played the first part of Medieval as Denmark, but I didn't finish it... I got bored... and it's not fun to play it after Rome) because the graphics and everything else are completely different =)

P.S. It's a great game! The best military strategy! IMHO

I honestly really liked Invasion, just like the originals. What tactics do you usually use in battle? For example, Romans against Greeks and Macedonians? I first bombard them with catapults or ballistae, then move in to the range of archers or velites, and then attack with cavalry on one flank and heavy infantry on the front.

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Ah, with three triangles, that's the Alemanni, and in regular Rome, the Romans aren't cheaters))) Try playing on hard against Pontus or Britannia)) I played as the Muslims in Medieval 2.

If the Greeks have hoplites in armor, and especially Spartans, it becomes problematic if there are no catapults, etc. I try to outflank them with cavalry from the sides or from behind.

No, you can’t break through the Spartans with cavalry unless you use archer-cavalry. In general, you can use a combination of experienced catapults with regular stones and a massive charge of infantry, such as principes or legionary cohorts. The catapults disrupt the formation, the infantry fires, then the catapults stop firing, and the infantry engages in melee combat. If they don’t break through, cavalry can flank them.

Oh... legionaries, a cohort... one of my favorite units. Maybe they aren't the "best," but the way they act... once, in an invasion, I deployed 40,000 legionaries (approximately 40,000) against a single squad of Sarmatian warriors (according to Pirkl). You would have seen how beautifully they marched... oh... I was controlling the Sarmatian squad... but the "battle" didn't happen; the Sarmatians ran away for some reason.

40,000 would be too much for the computer to handle, and besides, that's not allowed in the game. 4,000 is a reasonable number. Once, I had a lot of fun. I set up Carthage as my opponent, with all the elephants having full experience, basically an invincible armada. I gave myself a single, fully trained unit of Germanic berserkers. They went into a blood frenzy... The elephants were defeated!

40,000 is possible... you need to change the unit size in the settings. However, my computer crashed then... it's scary to remember... ugh...
I love Berserkers... it's a shame I'm not very good at playing as Germany. Berserkers can take down large groups.

No, in the settings, the maximum number of Legionnaire units is 240, and there are about 22 slots, I don't remember exactly, so we get around 5,000)) I just remember that the armies always had around 4-5 thousand units)))
And in general, Berserkers are the most versatile units! They destroy EVERYTHING!

I honestly don't know how I played as them... they don't have any decent infantry))) the core of their army is two types of cataphracts =)... cavalry against infantry (of course, you need to try to hit them from behind, and camels against cavalry)... although there were also elephants, the weakest... but they can still inflict a lot of damage on the enemy =)))

in general, you need to try to shoot down any unit first, and then engage in melee combat... with cavalry, you need to attack the enemy from behind and also protect your own while the infantry fights... and in melee combat, swordsmen, axemen, etc. are better; they are good against spearmen, and against similar units... archers should be supported by cavalry, and spears should be used against cavalry =)... you already know that =)

P.S. Egypt is also overpowered... they always take the south... their infantry is strong even at the beginning of the game... their cavalry with axes is also good at the beginning, and even in later periods... also, their archers and spearmen are good =)).

Hmm... maybe I'll play Rome again, edit the document, and play as Denmark... although they all look the same, and after Medieval 2, it's already... meh... although the battles are more interesting there... I mean in Rome =)

no, I’ve placed 6 more allies for the enemy…

I really liked the game; I played as Selucid and Egypt, it was great!

So... I'm too lazy to read everything.
It's a great game, we used to play it online with a friend.
Now about the Spartans. You can't break through them, not even with cavalry, these bastards are invincible! We were playing once... I had a cliff on my left flank. During reconnaissance, I hid elephant units behind it. I see he bought some Spartan units and a couple of cavalry units. I immediately put the cavalry on spears, but I was afraid to attack the Spartans. And when they got closer, I brought out the elephants and attacked them from the rear. And guess what?! I almost completely (ALMOST!) destroyed one unit and damaged another, and there were tons of them! Even archers didn't help, these bastards don't fall down at all! However, I had the same situation, we were playing with the same person, and he was besieging my city. I put two units of Spartans in the passage and one unit of archers at a decent distance behind. He, of course, made a mistake and led everyone through one passage, and these three units wiped out his entire army, plus I had to send one more unit. Isn't that overpowered?