10 times better than anything I have played in recent total war. See how it formed a proper line, it tried to flank with it's cav, and best of all it denied me the ability to use my cavalry to full flank by constantly chasing them with their own reserve infantry. This is modded ai but still my god is it good. I have probably several 1000 hours of gameplay experience in this mod alone and I still was so distracted I forgot to conserve my ammo for the next wave because the fighting was so intense. Later in the battle watch as I realize that despite killing over 50 elephants I have prematurely exhausted the last of my javelins and there is another echelon of Carthaginian elephants coming. Look at the small details of the Roman soldiers recoiling from the individual spears hitting their shields as the Sacred band's charge meets them. Look at the effect of the Carthaginian charge, with the front ranks breaking into a full sprint towards the roman line. Look at how men die when crushed by a nearby falling elephant. Look at the disruption of the infantry formations as they charge through them knocking individual men over and creating chaos. Look at the elephants dropping from the use of coordinated javelins.

There is so much of Rome Total War (2004) genius on display. The disappointment was too much for me and I feel the engine created battles that didn't feel quite right. This game is dear to me and honestly nothing compares, I've played the newer total wars but I stopped at Rome 2. Also if you play by house rules and give the ai a chance to build up it can make a campaign last well over 1000 turns. The way the mod is designed is the ai is very tough and they have huge numbers of stacks which make wars long and drawn out. I usually play a world conquest campaign over a period of two years. Yes I am still playing this gem of a game and this excellent mod.

This is a small clip from a battle in my SPQR TW 2020 campaign. It turned out to be and awesome battle! I thought I'd share the footage:

So I tried the video feature for the first time on a risky battle to see how things recorded. I have been capturing screenshots and videos of my 2020 SPQR TW Campaign. I am a fan of many mods but SPQR TW is perfect for my playstyle and preferences.

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