Octavian and Antony have the easiest start and the lion’s share of Roman territory is divided between them. Armies are larger and battles are more climactic. That way it would be correct for the start of the campaign and a natural progression thereafter. If you watch the game’s trailers, you rightly get the impression that you’re signing up for a HBO drama about Rome rather than a videogame attempting to simulate the ancient world. Imperator Augustus is a free additional campaign for Rome II which moves the timeline forward about 200 years. In 42 BC, when Imperator Augustus begins, Rome has just been divided between the triumvirate of Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus. Read more about it in the, There are no more reviews that match the filters set above, Adjust the filters above to see other reviews. I played Octavian's Rome, since Augustus is one of my favorite historical figures. General (3) Command (1) Melee Infantry (27) Missile Infantry (20) Spear Infantry (10) Melee Cavalry (18) Missile Cavalry (11) Shock Cavalry (4) Elephant (2) Fixed Artillery (4) Field Artillery (7) Special (1) Admiral (2) Melee Ship (29) Missile Ship (20) Artillery Ship (2) General; No. What it does well, sometimes, is replicate the kind of stories you get if you read history written by the Romans. get rid of it and let us just play for the victory conditions. registered trade marks or trade marks of SEGA Holdings Co., Ltd. or its affiliates. I'm going to lose Salamis - three aggressor fleets is more then the fleet I was building up there could handle (I evacuated them to Antioch). In other words, there are daring military adventures, exceptionally brave individuals and plenty of near escapes. Creative Assembly, the Creative Assembly logo, Total War, Total War: ROME and the Total War logo are either registered trade marks or trade marks of The Creative Assembly Limited. - 93% of the 574 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive. Alongside Rise of the Republic, Caesar in Gaul, Empire Divided... okay, I just really like Rome 2 and I'm a massive romeaboo, but anyway. Pompey's in Edessa, which is about as north as I can go at the moment. The campaign starts in 41 BC at the height of the Second Triumvirate. I don't have the fleets to contest Antony at sea (I'm working on that though, since as you can see by my income level I've got wiggle room). A subreddit for the Total War strategy game series, made by Creative Assembly. I played Octavian's Rome, since Augustus is one of my favorite historical figures. Warhammer, the Warhammer logo, GW, Games So I'm back, still working on my Imperator Augustus campaign as Pomey's Rome. This defaults to your Review Score Setting. In 272 BC, when the grand campaign begins, Rome is a small city-state. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. This defaults to your Review Score Setting. In 272 BC, when the grand campaign begins, Rome is a small city-state. That may not seem a tremendous achievement, but given that it makes very few changes to how Rome II works, and given that Rome II was dismal, it’s marvelous. © 2020 Valve Corporation. Its constituent parts are still the largest states in the Mediterranean. Creative Assembly, the Creative © SEGA. It's not an idea I'd considered, which is stupid since Pompey's start was very much a naval oriented one. Something weird is happening in Antony's territory, since when I hit Tarsus his garrison was already damaged by someone. You say he should be the only one with the Republican gov type but to be honest, all four Roman factions are supposed to be upholding a Republic, at least that's the official story presented to the people and world at the time. The Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack is a new playable campaign for ROME II, which rivals the original ROME II Grand Campaign in both scope and scale. I enthusiastically recommend Imperator Augustus, not just as an alternative to Rome II’s grand campaign, but as the best way to feel like you’re in ‘history’ as the Romans wrote it. As well as improving Rome II’s strategic layer, Imperator Augustus makes battles better. Rome II is not a great simulator of history (nor does it claim to be). No one is going to take Rome. Why don't the developers wake up. Likewise, while all of Rome II is obviously focused on war, those wars have more meaning when we’re fighting someone we know rather than Spanish Tribe A or B. It’s worth adding, too, that individual battles are more meaningful in Imperator Augustus. tl;dr: Smashed Antony's southern empire, but have gotten a bit "tall" and the campaign now is navigating a bunch of Client States that are nominally neutral to get at the meaty heart of one of my rivals. Imperator Augustus will be our biggest Campaign Pack to date, spanning across the entire Map of the Grand Campaign. In the grand campaign, that meant playing as Rome itself, and in that campaign the map was clearly designed to give players of Rome a gradual difficulty curve. I worry if I start knocking out Greece and put my territories on both sides of Italy, Octavian will stop his present neutrality and declare war. By contrast there are four Roman factions in Imperator Augustus. In short, where the grand campaign has a deliberately gradual difficulty curve, Imperator Augustus dumps you into the action and asks you to make difficult decisions about where how you should distribute your limited resources. Imperator Augustus is a free additional campaign for Rome II which moves the timeline forward about 200 years. Enter up to 375 characters to add a description to your widget: Copy and paste the HTML below into your website to make the above widget appear. Popular user-defined tags for this product: Check out the entire Total War Official franchise on Steam. All They got crap reviews about Rome 2 and now the only real problem with the game is Civil War. VAT included in all prices where applicable. He didn't run his territory as a republic though. Battles have stakes in Imperator Augustus. Most factions have a leader we recognise, since the collapse of the Roman republic is so famous. Imperator Augustus is a clear improvement over the grand campaign of Rome II, and an excellent scenario worthy of your time and attention. He should be the only roman faction to start with the republic government type in the Imperator Augustus campaign. As for who controls Greece...Antony nominally. Pompey's Rome (Imperator Augustus) Units Units. I conquered Judea (My ally against Egypt) and have turned a restored Egypt (Now ruling in Ethiopia) and Aksum into Client States. Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under licence. This campaign comes as part of Total War™: ROME II – Emperor Edition and is available as a free, automatic update to existing owners of Total War™: ROME II. © SEGA. Since Egypt is his ally in Imperator Augustus, I lost most of Africa before I could fight back. For me, that meant declaring war on Lepidus almost as soon as the game began. Cappadocia - an Antony client state - seized Tarsus off me and then immediately peaced out. After that the campaign is fairly easy to win: you pick off smaller factions one by one without provoking too many enemies at a time and gradually digest the whole Mediterranean world. SEGA and the SEGA logo are either registered trade marks or trade marks of SEGA Corporation. If you're an existing user, your forum details will be merged with Total War Access if you register with the same email or username. Pompey's not getting any younger and while he's got heirs, I'd really want to finish this fight while he was still around (Since none of his heirs are of age yet, so I can't get them into the field to earn glory to make for a smoother transition of power), but I just feel like my grip on Syria is pretty tenuous, and I'm leaving a lot of Antony Client States at my rear (Or in the case of Jerusalem...right at my side). I left Antony alone for a while, taking out Pompey and Lepidus and consolidating my control over the west. At the same time, it seems like he's been busy punching Lepidus the entire game (And I've not seen hide nor hair of Lepidus since evicting him from Egypt entirely, with Numeria being a buffer state between him and I). Good luck, and thanks for sharing your adventures! Turns out I wasn't actually at war with Octavian, only Lepidus and Antony. You can use this widget-maker to generate a bit of HTML that can be embedded in your website to easily allow customers to purchase this game on Steam. I went from a hunted fugitive on the fringe of civilization to restorer of the Roman republic. As such, they’re actually capable of winning sieges and taking and holding territory. The Senate, desperate for protection from the power-hungry Caesarean successors, turned to the outcast sheltering in Sicily and placed the Roman navy in his hands. © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2015. Please register for Total War Access to use the forums. Obviously, Pompey has the most trouble with this: he owns a few islands off the Italian coast and he borders Octavian and Lepidus. Developed by Creative Assembly and published by SEGA. Sign in to see reasons why you may or may not like this based on your games, friends, and curators you follow. All rights reserved. Imperator Augustus Factions Rome Lepidus Rome Octavian's Rome Antony's Rome Pompey's Rome Eastern Empires Parthia (Imperator Augustus) Armenia (Imperator Augustus) Balkan Tribes Dacia Successors Kingdoms Egypt (Imperator … As it stands he can raise fleets to strike basically anywhere he pleases - if you can take out Greece and cut off his access to the Mediterranean, it will become a land war and your rear will be secure, allowing you to push ahead faster from that point on.