/twg/ - Total War General

I'VE BECOME SO NUMB

Give me the rundown on Empire's mages senpai. Are they worth it?

>mortar
+ can lob bombs over battlelines into the enemys back
- slow rate of fire
>rockets
+ barrages disrupt enemy lines
- linear firing arc and spread

both have their uses, rockets are not a direct upgrade of mortars

So I just picked the "easy" Shogunate faction and notice I start with traditional armies. Should I be using them or shift to modern armies right away?

Autism speaks.

Shogun + FotS is better all around, Attila if you like Rome and Charlie.

Get it now whilst it's on sale if you want it. The game + all the DLC is around £20/$25/€24.

It's pretty good, it brings back some of the "complex" elements of Total War games including a lot of micro management, but there's definitely a tonne of content there. Additionally, it's got some really promising medieval mods coming up, so check steam workshop and the mod sites to see what piques your interest.

Warhammer on the other hand is a unique experience, it's a lot simpler than other total war in its' management aspect, but there's such a masive change on the battlefield due to all the races of the warhammer factions, and the DLC policy is hit-and-miss. I'd wait for Total Warhammer to become more of a sale item if you're not that interested, when you get get all the game and the DLC for cheap, until then Attila would do you fine.

Immediately upgrading is a common mistake. Traditional infantry, even the cheapest and shittiest levy, will reliably win in melee 100% of the time. It's just a case of getting them in to the fight before they're shot full of holes.

Also bow units actually outrange guns and are arguably even more lethal.

O-oh... ok user...

Alright Attila it is. It would be nice to make Rome great again. Though I'll probably just play the medieval mods and pretend it's medieval 3