December 2002

	Rome Total War - Sunday, December 29, 2002
	Rumours have been circulating that Rome was to be the focus of the next Total War game, now with many thanks to Scharukin we have a translation of a preview article from GameStar magazine. You can find the full article in the Entrance Hall forum. Planned for release in the 3rd quarter of 2003 Rome Total War promises to be outstanding. Rome Total War promises a brand new 3D engine, using motion capture and polygons we will escape forever the bitmapped sprites we have grown so fond of over the last two and a half years. Factions at this stage include Rome, Carthage, Egypt and Greece, with Historical campaigns depicting Spartacus and the slave revolt, Hannibal crossing the Alps and I am sure there will be many more for us to enjoy in the final release. We will also be able to build wonders of the world including the Pyramids, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Colloseum. Seiges will take on a new life, with the promise of Seige Towers, Battering Rame and Ladders. Plans at this stage also include seige engineers to tunnel under the walls. Rome Total War promises to be truly fantastic, again i refer you to the Entrance Hall forum, where you will find links to a full size screenshot and a few thumbnail images, all we can find at this time, no doubt, now the cat's out of the bag, we will see more reviews soon... Source GS 02/03 Page 40 Barocca Barocca

	Downloads Downloads Downloads... - Monday, December 9, 2002
	A massive update to the downloads section today with over 70 news files available for download. Two files deserve special mention. CJ has created a WinXP logon for Medieval fans, you'll need Stardock's Logon Studio. Higly recommended, lets see if we can get CJ's creation onto WinCustomize's top ten downloads list. An outstanding map from Alrowan, The Fortress at Krak Des Chevaliers. Well made map, the download is completed with a set of photographs of the actual fortress. For our Shogun and Warlords fans 3 new maps and a host of Shogun hints, tips and historical articles. For our Medieval fans we have the first Save Game Challenge from DD, Save the English from Extermination! An excellent Battle Replay starring Lady Ann with a highly talented display, Lady Ann seemed to be everywhere at once! Truly exceptional, and worth a viewing! A StatSwapper including an all factions online set of stats, Want to swap between stats quickly and easily? Want to play Aragon or Sicilian online? here's how! A Host of new Mods, including LoTI's update of the No_Agents mod to v1.1, Crazy Ivan's Croatia, Patrick's Jewish Civil Rights, King David's Camelot, Paladin's 1092, Kraellin's Russian mod, Thomas' Norman Lords and so many more excellent mods. Also a large number of new Modders resources, images, tilesets, icons and more. FAQ's, Art, Maps, SP campaigns and Utilities all get updates. Amongst the Utilities are a lukmap/lbm converter, a BUF file editor, a BP8 decompressor and a TGA ripper - long wished for by the Dungeon crew - now available here. Check all these out in the downloads sections, or a full list is here Recent Files New Clans include Clan Raven, TRKK, I due Dragoni (the Two Dragons), Oracle Kights and DragonCREW, and an updated site for Knights Templar. New fansites Medieval Total War Comprehensive Guide and Strategy for Total War (updated) also CDGroup have dedicated a section to Medieval Total War. All in all a ton of files to keep all TotalWar fans busy for some time. Barocca Recent Files Barocca