Comments on: Empire “Multiplayer Campaign” After Launch

By: jordan

jordan — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:59:28 +0000

i really wonder how the 1 vs 1 multi. campaign will work, like if there will b other AI factions to conquer and not just the other real player itself..

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By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:25:17 +0000

Multiplayer will be free to anyone who has bought the game

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:24:24 +0000

Hexual as in Sexual but a hex is an octagon on a board game map, which relates to turn based play. If his brain thinks in turns rather than in real life he could be said to be Hexual rather than Sexual ie turn based rather than real time.

1 vs 1 player I think has been decided because rather than using AI for the opposing player your mate will take over the role of the AI. Otherwise when your mate attacks the french you don’t want to be sat around for an hour waiting for the battle to end so you can get on with the game. If you’re both involved in the battle the game continues straight after the battle finishes.

It’ll make the campaign so much more interesting as you won’t have to deal with stupid AI, especially when taking fortifications.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:25:00 +0000

They never actually say that this mode will be available for free to people who buy the game, only that those people can be in the beta. Are they going to hold it back as a feature for the first expansion pack?

By: Fumarole

Fumarole — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:31:29 +0000

To quote a philosopher of our times: “Dude, I think I just filled the cup.” Thank god, hopefully this is done right.

Am I the only person here wondering what hexual promiscuity is?

By: Erlam

Erlam — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:56:23 +0000

The last turn based multiplayer game I played was Chaos Gate, and goddamn that was fun.

By: Johnson

Johnson — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:56:18 +0000

Ah thats good I would be tempted to buy the special edition but held off out of principle, BUT DAMMIT I WANT TO BE NELSON.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:35:09 +0000

Extra units are single player only. Sega and CA seem to understand this better than EA or Actardiblizzivision. Don’t screw up the balance just to sell a high end sku.

By: StalinsGhost

StalinsGhost — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:26:14 +0000

“DuBBle says:

I’m quite happy the multiplayer mode will come later – ’twill give me a chance to become intimate with the game before I have people who naturally think in Real Time challenging me to battle.”

Weeeeak! Weeeeeak!

I can already hear the march of my forces parading around your capital :D

By: Johnson

Johnson — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:26:47 +0000

I’m fairly certain that you have to add your game to steam whether retail bought or bought through the steam store. This has caused a lot of controvesy about the place because you need to validate online in order to play single-player. However I’m glad they have taken the steam anti-piracy route as opposed to the other options, also the steam multiplayer/matchmaking system is the best I have used.

The main thing which bothered me about it is the special-ops edition of the game which costs about ten quid more and gives you extra units. I hope this doesnt have any real bearing on gameplay beyond “ooh look I have the hms Victory” and I also hope this doesn’t herald any further money for extra units shenanigans.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:51:09 +0000

They have dropped gamespy steam does the matchmaking.