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  1. Re: Playing as Rome, I lose three cities and my capital is sieged within 10 turns. Um, help?

    <Nod> But you could also just use the speed buttons to FFWD during "inactive" (not actively maneuvering) phases of the battle.
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    Sticky: Re: Terrae Expugnandae - Candelarius Addon Mod

    I figured it out -- it was me being lazy and trying to do something the game doesn't support. but 'nuff said there.

    Say.. you should make yourself a little signature line banner for your own mod...
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    Sticky: Re: Terrae Expugnandae - Candelarius Addon Mod [Name Changed]

    Indeed!

    I've dug back into RTW simply because of this.

    That, and the weird problem with MTW2 sort of freezing before battles and stuff. -darn Vista.
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    Sticky: Re: Terrae Expugnandae - Ferres Legions Mod [Updated]

    Carthage has to fight them there, so they don't have to fight them over here!
    <sorry, lame attempt at humor>

    This Mod-of-a-Mod has breathed new life into RTW for me, and I'm looking forward to a...
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    Re: Skymod + Night Battles in RTW =

    Excellent!
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    Sticky: Re: Terrae Expugnandae - Ferres Legions Mod [Updated]

    Download link broken?

    Aaha! never mind -- I had forgotten to disable my http blocker...
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    Sticky: Re: Terrae Expugnandae - Ferres Legions Mod

    Well, the nature of the Lusted's departure from this mod will explain why those, and other, issues were left as such.

    I'm fairly certain I would have done the very same thing :)
  8. Re: Modding legions full pack(previously caped with shield)

    Yay!

    I've been without RTW after a recent move (leaving me with only my laptop) but I'm putting my new computer together on Monday and the first thing I install on it will be RTW and the modding...
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    Re: Bomb deaths plunge after U.S. crackdown

    Ahh yes, that notoriously weak will of the American people. I guess the US population just got tired of winning wars after WWII. 'Just not that fun anymore, I suppose.
  10. Thread: HBO's "Rome"

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    Re: Rome On HBO

    Why are you pissed at her? She fairly thinks that he single handedly murdered her mother. A person she was much closer to than Vorenus ever could be.
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    Re: Mel Gibson as a Director

    Well, while you're on wikipedia, check the movie itself to see which peoples he's portraying:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypto

    Yup, the Maya.

    I visted the Altun Ha runins in Belize...
  12. Thread: HBO's "Rome"

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    Re: Rome On HBO

    Heh.

    Is this a serious question? :)

    It seems strange that you'd have to ask this on a web site basically created to support a Rome themed computer game, in a message board topic discussing a...
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    Re: Screenshots!!!

    Plenty of high grass in the ancient world... :)
  14. Thread: HBO's "Rome"

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    Re: Rome On HBO

    Why is that a problem? HBO will rerun the episdoes constantly. Or, if you don't tivo, you can torrent lost or rome if you happen to miss one or the other.
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    Re: Honestly, I want to live in a cave....

    But this all begs the question:

    How will you play Total War? :hmmm:
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    Poll: Re: How old are you?

    Shh! Don't let it trouble you... :)

    There's little that's more comical to older people than younger ones complaining about how old they feel.
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    Poll: Re: An ancient warrior vs. a modern elite

    Well,

    With very few details to work with, I would guess that an ancient soldier would genrally have an advantage over a modern one when it comes to close / hand-to-hand combat.

    There is very...
  18. Thread: **** the UN

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    Re: **** the UN

    They never allow a real winner anymore?

    That is an absurd point to make. Total military conquests don't create animosity? -- Tell that to the Germans post WWI. They were certainly docile as...
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    Re: Dead women wins election...

    This reminds me of our former Atty Gen. John Ashcroft. He lost his Senate seat to a dead man shortly before being nominated for Atty Gen! :)
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    Re: How would the world defeat America?(take 2)

    The US could be invaded just fine. It's California that needs to be left alone. :) Besides, if it ever somehow came to the point where the there was a need for anyone to physically invade the US,...
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    Re: Oh snap, John Kerry was right all along!

    Oh come now. Why would you post something if you didn't think it would draw comments? :)
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    Re: Oh snap, John Kerry was right all along!

    You're probably right. If we were to leave now, there might be sectarian violence, death squads, and bombings. But we've already turned it into a terrorist haven and shooting gallery of Americans. ...
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    Re: Oh snap, John Kerry was right all along!

    Well, if they had bothered to vote for him, maybe he could have gotten out of Iraq by now...
  24. Re: History: Fiction or Science?: A total bullcrap?

    You don't think there's quite a bit of difference between the two books / authors?
  25. Re: Campaign map background music - Anyone heard it?

    I've found a couple:

    Music of Ancient Rome [amazon link]

    A group that performs a lot of 'ancient' music [another amazon link] -while they don't perform 'roman' music as such (likely musicians...
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    Re: The Worst Period in Television

    Well, I whole-heartedly agree with you on the law and order criticism, however don't be so fast to dis Ice-T. He just released an album with Body Count as well as a new solo rap album this year. ...
  27. Re: Fox News reports Representative Foley as a Democrat

    Yes, I'm sure some people had this information for a long time.

    It's also pretty clear that a few of those people just happened to be the House leadership who didn't think this politically...
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    Re: OMG cannon range

    Was the reconquista during the renaissance? :)

    I'm pretty sure Flavius can have all the trebs he wants. After all, Kazakhstan is still using catapults to this day! -- at least according to...
  29. Re: Fox News reports Representative Foley as a Democrat

    Is this really your full evalution of the Studds situation? Studds was censured but reelected by his constituants. Did you forget Dan Crane who was also caught up in a similar scandal the very same...
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    Re: Alexander the Ungay

    Oh, And I can't find the post about Augustus banning homosexuality. But wasn't that more in line with the idea that he wanted the young nobles to get married and have kids, rather than to enforce...
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    Re: Alexander the Ungay

    How, exactly, does this follow?

    I think you are confusing the man's sexual preferences and practices with a modern school-boy notion of calling something 'ghey' as a derogatory put-down.

    Are...
  32. Thread: Problem

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    Re: Problem

    I'm sure this will be answered in more detail, but it's nothing wrong with your install. Eprius was created out of one of the Roman factions, therefore all of the recorded speeches will refer to...
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    Re: 'Nother School Shooting

    Upsurge? When was the last school related shooting?

    Granted this one is a bit different, but still disturbing.
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    Sticky: Re: 5.1 Bugs/Issues

    I think one of the major adjustments to Egypt is that it's now more in line with the greek style deployment of forces, rather than the 1500 years before versions.
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    Re: The books on the burn list

    Catch 22 and 1984? :) Sounds like the government and 'military industrial complex' are a bit touchy... :)
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    Re: Coming soon, to a toy store near you...

    Playmobil are quite prevelant in the US (and all around the world). Just visit playmobil.com instead :)
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    Re: Coming soon, to a toy store near you...

    We'll get them next year.

    They always release to the European markets first.

    we shall be patient!
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    Re: Coming soon, to a toy store near you...

    Ahh.

    That's must be why I gave my legos to my nephews and continue to buy playmobil! :)

    That, and only playmobil has toys like vultures, vampires, and hooded executioners. :evil4:
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    Coming soon, to a toy store near you...

    Link

    Just when you think it's safe to grow up and stop buying toys...
  40. Thread: HBO's "Rome"

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    Re: Rome On HBO

    The reason Rome seems different is because it's a BBC co-production. As for the quailty of the program, I'm afraid I don't share your opinion. I found it quite engaging from the very beginning, and...
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