The demo has been leaked.

[TB666]

You can download it on bittorent.
The size is 141 mb and it is a rar file.

My thoughts on the game:

This game RULES !!!!!
I have it on 1024x786 and maxed with normal units and it goes smooth(well there is some choppyness when there is alot going on) it actually goes smoother then MTW.
The tutorial is easy. it gives you the basics.
The battle of Trebia is awesome.
Seeing those elephants in action is just awesome.
The only downside is that the voices gets annoying after awhile but the good beats the bad so download it now.

 

[Aecliptica]

ill download it later to see what i think of this game

 

[TB666]

Well demo is only a very small part of it.
There is no campaign map and the campaign map is were most improvement are like better diplomacy.

 

[Theredintheskyisours]

Shit my computer is acting up on me.

O.k. when I try to run the demo, it says that Rome: Total War demo could not find Direct X 9.0. But, I installed Direct X 9.0 already and I did it again when I reinstalled Viking Invasion. What should I do? Oh yeah, and I reinstalled Windows Xp yesterday also. I really, really, really need help as soon as humanly possible!

 

[Aecliptica]

Well demo is only a very small part of it.
There is no campaign map and the campaign map is were most improvement are like better diplomacy.

ive never really played any of these total war series, though i was craving a new strategy game

 

[Theredintheskyisours]

You should be in for a real treat then!


:zombie:<----what the hell kind of smilies are these!?

 

[TB666]

That's tough shit man, I hope you fix it soon.

 

[Ratatosk]

Damn it. *tries to download the demo at the internet cafe here*

DAMN IT

Wait, someone give me a direct link, I must download it here now.

 

[TB666]

http://www.3dgamers.com/games/rome/#filelist
This is one link I know of.

 

[Ratatosk]

Ahhh. Thanks! I'll have to download it tomorrow.

 

[DeLi]

yesss.... %77 .... wish patience to me

 

[TB666]

And check out this site. http://www.totalwarcenter.com/forums/index.php?showforum=3
Here you can download mods for the demo like being the gauls and bigger armies.

 

[Aecliptica]

woot , just beat the battle, very fun game

 

[Thanatopsis123]

That demo is very fun. I'll be buying this game the day it comes out.

 

[DE]

*waits for new hard drive and therefore Cedega and therefore the ability to play Windows games in Linux woot omg*

 

[Theredintheskyisours]

How's it playing on your guys' computers? Is there a lot of lag?

Because I have a decent computer (which should be able to run RTW fine), but I only get 5-7 fps in battle. When skirmishing I get about 10-15 fps, and when there's just a lone unit of my army running I get about 20 fps. That is utter crap, and it lags like hell. But, people with high-end computers with the best video cards say they have the same problem.

So how is it running on your computers, and can you give me the specs of your computer?

 

[DE]

Thered, try updating your video card drivers to the latest versions available. I had the same problem with Doom 3, and doing this fixed it for me just fine.

 

[TB666]

well according to some fans the engine is not optimised yet.
The same people had the same problem with the medieval demo being choppier then the full version so I guess we have to wait and see.

 

[Theredintheskyisours]

I sure hope so. If not, then I'll pay the $200 to get a new video card. Mine sucks anyways.

Hmm...well the initial problem I had was that I never installed any video driver (thus I couldn't play the demo), and since I am 100% computer illiterate in every way possible, I did not know that. So I downloaded the driver. I am not sure if I downloaded the latest drivers, but I think I might of.

 

[TB666]

If you downloaded it from nvidia's homepage then you got the lastest.