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Any tips on playing Zheng Jiang on 3Kingdoms? I'm not usually very good at playing aggressively in strategy games, especially 4x ones! I started off pacifying the areas to my south with the remainder being the Han city on the edge of the river, I allied quickly with the Bandits to my east but have sort of floundered unsure on how to edge out from here. Yuan Shao keeps hiring me to attack Yellow Turbans or the Han which gives me some targets. I'm wondering if stabbing the other bandits in the back would give me some more breathing room to expand.
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May 20, 2020 22:58
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I ended up getting dog piled quite badly in that campaign - currently playing Liu Bei and I'm one of the 3 Kingdoms and dealing with the betrayal of Sun Ce. I'm going to be devastated when Zhang Fei or Guan Yu die though, even if it is old age - a generic face npc isn't quite the same!
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May 23, 2020 04:11
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I think I'm going to pick up that mod that doubles year times to 10 turns rather than 5. Feels like the slightly slower annual pace would work better for the game. Not sure what it does to reforms though.
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May 23, 2020 11:48
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Yeah i got that mod too. I'll try both and see how they work. Though apparently the double season one has some bugs. E: I also got the Make them unique again which adds more unique characters with their own portraits and its super neat. Flipswitch fucked around with this message at 01:49 on May 24, 2020 |
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May 23, 2020 21:18
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Chocobo posted:If you get a mod that makes winter last multiple turns, does that mean your generals will have that much more of a chance of dying on the eventually unavoidable winter campaigns? Because gently caress does it suck to lose a faction leader or a legendary general to a winter diceroll. I'm not sure. I'm going to start a Cao Cao campaign with it tonight and see what happens. It's got known problems with the Mandate of Heaven Sun Jian start apparently. I'll report back! With the no death of old age mod - does that work with the current version of the game.
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May 24, 2020 19:02
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Oh those are cool too. I'm glad I picked this up, it's my favorite TW. Report back on the 10 turns per year mod, I really like it. It feels like a better pace of the game and makes the seasons matter more. It feels a lot more natural to play with.
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May 25, 2020 11:36
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What's the difference between the Saga and non Saga for Total War? Is it just a focus on one period?
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May 27, 2020 19:55
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Qubee posted:Is that the saga or non saga Troy looks neat. I'll most likely pick that up if it's good. Finally managed to win a campaign and was playing Gongsun Zan, that dude slaps and it got a bit ridicilous with the huge horse armies I was running, oddly enough I didn't quite get enough of it and felt I could do more, so I've started a game as Ma Teng.  I picked up Mandate of Heaven & A World Betrayed when I got this as I fancied some of the content, though I'm still working through the Warlords, what's the deal with the Eight Princes? Is it any good? I'm not sure on how I feel about moving forward in the timeline as I quite like where it is.
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May 27, 2020 21:55
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How do you actually get people to leave another coalition or alliance? I'm trying to poach Zheng Jiang for my coalition with Yan Baihu so we can be the cool dudes coalition. Also man a lot of the Ma family dislike each other.
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May 28, 2020 03:27
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https://i.imgur.com/D9W8Fvh.mp4 This game is seriously pretty.
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May 30, 2020 20:39
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Yeah I've started rocking even more cavalry now they're completely free to recruit and it's great. Struggling a bit using Pearl Dragons though? They seem a bit weak?
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May 30, 2020 21:53
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Yeah, I really love the fluidity of the game and the presentation, it's my favourite TW so far. Just closed up my Ma Teng campaign, really enjoyed the cavalry heavy focus (played Gongsun Zan previously too) but the last 20 or so turns were a slog, Sun Ce just grew out of control and I had to bulldoze through his territories, the game really needs something down there to contest him I think. He seems to just become a superpower unless I can directly interfere early. I want to do a Bandit playthough next, I'm thinking of Yan Baihu as he starts relatively near so I can try to address that. Is there any major differences in his starts? One preferable over the other?
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May 30, 2020 23:55
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Yeah I ended up just doubling on the Imp Sword Guards and they slap. I tried a Yan Baihu campaign but didn't really click with the Banditry mechanic, I think I need to give it another go. Opted to try Cao Cao instead!
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Jun 1, 2020 03:23
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Are there any stand out cosmetic mods for the generic generals? I use MTU and some other in-game mod overhauls, but the boring nameless generals are bug me a bit. I don't use them much if I can help it. 
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Jun 2, 2020 12:47
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I just want the Namman for 3k 
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Jun 3, 2020 04:52
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ninjahedgehog posted:
Yeah it's definitely mine, the presentation is so slick I love it.
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Jun 3, 2020 08:49
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Hell, same. I think 3K might be my favorite TW game yet -- give me some Guandu and Red Cliff and Yiling chapter packs too.
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Anno posted:I thought Nanman had already been confirmed as the next DLC?
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Jun 3, 2020 14:58
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That UI is really ugly after playing 3Kingdoms. It definitely looks like a step back.
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Jun 5, 2020 00:50
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Achilles is a bitch, Lu Bu is where it's at.
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Jun 5, 2020 08:31
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How are people speccing commanders in 3K? They're the one I'm never quite sure on, I usually do 2x units of cavalry and the rest as front line troops, usually green or grey border.
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Jun 7, 2020 00:26
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Eimi posted:I never use them until I have Jade Dragons/Imperial Cavalry, and then they're a really bad red general!
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Jun 7, 2020 10:49
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A few people I know haven't gotten into it because they have no interest or exposure to Chinese history which is also a barrier to introducing new blood. One thing they should absolutely take away is how slick and beautifully presented the game is, it really adds a ton of life and atmosphere into the game.
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Jun 8, 2020 02:14
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HannibalBarca posted:Yeah, I've held off on getting 3K because I have only the most cursory familiarity with the time period and feel like I need to actually read Rot3K before I can actually appreciate the game all that much
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Jun 8, 2020 02:33
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Nobody is denying that, I'm just mentioning what others have said as a possible reason with attracting even more players, 3k is definitely my favourite TW and I think it's great.  I am planning to watch that series once I've finished another show I'm watching. Thanks for the links all.
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Jun 8, 2020 08:18
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I submitted to Cao Cao as a vassal to stop him ravaging my lands in my Liu Chong campaign, next turn he liberated me and set up a trade agreement. What the.
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Jun 8, 2020 13:11
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I'm curious what legendary unique characters they're updating with the next dlc for 3k. Between it and MTU it fleshes out the game quite a bit.
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Jun 8, 2020 18:21
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3k Patch Beta hits today: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-three-kingdoms-patch-1-5-2/ It's pretty meaty too!
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Jun 10, 2020 18:29
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TheHoosier posted:Speaking of the Turbs, playing as He Yi is a different and refreshing experience. I dig the glass cannon peasant army and unique tech tree. I thought I was boned when Cao Cao came storming in after I took the southwest Han territory, but I managed to set up a successful ambush at the Runan-Yangzhou crossing. Lol get hosed Cao Cao, this is our neighborhood now. Wish there was some more diplomacy options with Zhang Yan or the other Turban factions though!
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Jun 11, 2020 03:23
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Realised last night that Liu Bei's Yi ranged units can fire on the move - it's pretty brutal to use. I like his cheap militia trait too - let me run two full stacks right near the start of the game which is great.
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Jun 12, 2020 09:07
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Zhang Yan has stolen the Emperor and he's hiding out in the mountains, anyone who goes up there loses their stack to ambushes, lol.
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Jun 12, 2020 20:53
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Liu Biao is mine, fucker just constantly badgering me with Co-Operating with him or Yuan Shou just demanding to be his vassal or going to war with me. Prick. E: Is it actually possible to recruit Lu Bu into a faction and not have him betray you? he seems ridiculously hard to control, which is fitting I suppose! Flipswitch fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Jun 13, 2020 |
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Jun 13, 2020 00:05
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I promoted him to Blood General and that seems to have sated him for now, playing Liu Bei helps as I can rack so many positive modifiers it's kept him happy. Now to fire him at someone and watch the sparks fly.
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Jun 13, 2020 00:39
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I ended up shoving him into an open positon and giving him the Blood Dragon title, not sure that was the best for him but it worked a charm and now he's happy murderman.
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Jun 13, 2020 09:13
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It's criminal that Pang De doesn't have a unique portrait. That guy slaps.
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Jun 14, 2020 12:53
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Had a great duel moment last night in my Liu Bei campaign, Lu Bu, Lu Ji and Diaochan facing off vs He Yi, He Man and some other dude and Lu Ji took He Yi's head clean off in a duel and screamed at him to "get back up, you coward" whilst their army started to rout, it was loving awesome to play.
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Jun 15, 2020 15:29
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PD doesn't have one yet in MTU but iirc the guy is working on it alongside CA to avoid clashes. Mtu is great.
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Jun 16, 2020 21:06
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Started a 194 Ma Teng campaign and its a tricky start. I've managed to lock down the North West and I'm starting to build up the abandoned regions whilst my ebon starts to snowball. Something is up with the Ma family though, Teng and Chao always hate everyone.
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Jun 17, 2020 01:18
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McTimmy posted:
I noticed in my campaign that Pang De becomes a legendary hero, even if he doesn't start as one, that's a bit weird as I didn't think characters would level up to legendary. What siege equipment compositions do people use? I know the usual answer is 2-3x Trebuchet and just murder the gates, but I find that a bit boring and sometimes like to use siege towers etc. I've been favouring 1x Ram, 2x Towers, 2x Tunnels (optional) for smaller cities, and 2x Ram, 2x Tower, 1x Tunnel for larger ones.
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Jun 17, 2020 13:19
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I'm really enjoying playing my YT Campaign, but I do miss the diplomacy side of things quite a bit, it's a lot of character in the game that you can't interact with anymore. Some of these YT units are absolutely nuts though, Men of the Forest feel like they're armed with AK47s compared to the rest.
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I've been tempted to reinstall it but I do worry it may have aged poorly.
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