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[Mousazz]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(maDbiL @ Oct 1 2004, 07:05 PM) [snapback]15669[/snapback]</div>

I need help,can someone teach how to win the chariot game n i cant seem to get gladiatior show,saying that i cant afford it or something
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look at line (or how it's called?) and you'll see that some part of it's is red and other is white. you'll also notice a collum. that collum show's where you are (left or right) and red part is where you can't be (notice that it starts from left and raises then you speed up). Now then you start the race go as far right as possible and speed up as much as possible. then go as far left as you can (don't cross red line!). then you turn right, turn left and you keep still. keep this position until last lap. you might be far away from everyone else, but you have an advantage. that's right! they're exhausted, and you have 1,80 horsepower! go as far left as possible and keep speeding up (no matter if you're enemies were behind before attacking horses). You'll possibly win. if not, keep trying. if you never suceed, don't play that time!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Immoralista @ Dec 4 2006, 03:07 PM) [snapback]270206[/snapback]</div>

Hey Guys, I've read all the post here and now I wonder, is it really just me?

I used to play this game when I was a kid, but back then I didn't think about changing difficulty levels, and finishing this game on the easiest one is, I agree, a very simple task.

Now I'm back to the old world and I switched to "legionaire", the second level. People in this forum are telling me this would be still easy, but I can't seem to advance to the point where you are powerful.


1) I conquer alpes.
2) I conquer Narbonensis and get promoted to centurio.
3) My second army attacks Germany.

This is as far as I get at legionaire... Right after reaching this point, the first barbarian armies spawn. Usually they come from across the sea, so I get my 2 armies to Italy and defend against the intruders.

I am still centurio at that stage, no horses, no chance! The intruders have war elephants and sqash my first army easily. My second wins (with a lot of effort...).

And then, one round or two after that, the next marauder comes in. From now on all I can do is protect myself until finally I'm destroyed.


How you guys do that??? I'm pretty experienced in strategy but this is just not possible...

PS: I tried the melee trick too, but it didn't work, the 8 horses swarmed my troops and soon enough I was running away.
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you must have used fine tuning (turn different settings on differently. for example: chariot race on emperor and fighting on leggionaire) if you turned aggresivenes to maximum no wonder you have those problems. how did i played you ask? well, these armies didn't attack me. so without opposition, i have no enemies, and it's easy (still lose though).

what are the buttons for gladiator fights?

like up down left et cetera?

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Mar 24 2007, 11:53 AM) [snapback]284780[/snapback]</div>

what are the buttons for gladiator fights?

like up down left et cetera?
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Below the complete list (as for Gladiator Fights : its are ok, tested before posting; as for the other ... i'm unable to remember where i found the walktrought on the net and if it's originally for the amiga version or Dos version... but i've played the DOS version some month ago with no problem) :

Hot Keys

E = End Turn
F = Complete Fleet List
L = Complete Legion List
P = Complete Provine List
Q = Quit
ESC = Game Control Menu
M = Music On/Off
R = Retreat (in the Water)

Naval Battle
(Use keypad for number)

8 / Up arrow = speed up
4 / Left Arrow = turn left
6 / Right Arrow = turn right
2 / Down Arrow = slow down
space bar = fire catapult
ENTER = Lower boarding ramp.

To flee from battle, move your flagship towards any edge of screen.

Chariot racing
(Use keypad for number)

8 / Up arrow = whip horses
7 = whip opponent on left
9 = whip opponent on right,
4 / Left arrow = move left
6 / Right Arrow = move right
2 / Down arrow = slow down

Gladiator Show
(Use keypad for number)

8 / Up arrow = high block
7 / Home = high strike
4 / Right Arrow = move forward
6 / Left Arrow = move back
2 / Down arrow = low block
1 / End = low strike.

thanks!

by the way, i have a collection of dos games... from a software called HRS
its a collection of dos games...
though its a kiddy games collection...
played it since 1996... when i was in kindergarten
wonders when my dad bought it... maybe before i was born?

oh yeah...

how do i send my troops on land?

heres an example.

i've controlled all the countries except egypt, brittania, and all the african countries (since i wanna see the cleoparta thing :P)

but anyway, how do i send my legions who are already in the fleets back on land or onto new countries that i wanna conquest?

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Mar 28 2007, 02:26 PM) [snapback]285317[/snapback]</div>

but anyway, how do i send my legions who are already in the fleets back on land or onto new countries that i wanna conquest?
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Uhm... well click on the fleet with right mouse and then on the spot (like a "shadowed legion") that appear on nearby conuntry. I hope you don't need the keyboard for this action, because i never found a key to "disembark" legion in doc/manual/walkthrough on the net (try enter/return/space; this keys generally were used for such kind of action)

Hi, has anybody found a way to negotiate an alliance with one or all of the following provinces:

- Carthago
- Dacia
- Narbonensis
- Parthia
- Sarmatia
- Scythia (is this a bug when you go "agrressive", "offer alliance" and no matter what tribute you require they'll reject your offer or are there any special circumstances that have to be fullfilled in order for them to accept?)

Thus far I managed 20 alliances, even with Cyrenaica. For that one I found a tip on a spanish page which gave some requirements to ally with Cyrenaica:
- you've got to have Cilicia (by alliance) before
- you have to have plundered before and at least one rebellious province
- then you make an alliance with another province (anyone) and in the very next turn you go into Cyrenaica with a bigger army than theirs (they have 2940 men) an go "diplomatic", "diplomatic", "offer alliance"

Seems like a great deal of requiremnts and I don't know if all are really necessary but I did as it was said and I could make an alliance with them.

That leaves the 6 aforementioned provinces as the only ones I didn't make that far. So, if anybody has a clue how to make them work it would be very nice if you could post your suggestions here.

Thank you in advance.

By the way - has the "ultimatum" response ever been useful anywhere? Not for me, but I think the programmers did put it in for reason...

I used to play this game all the time on the Mega Drive

Seeing it on here makes me want to go dig it out again.

[doridea]

I did a quick check and found a "manual" for the game at: www.geocities.com/rod_centurion/

It is in english, spanish and french. It looks like it was written for the Amiga version but it has most of the info people are looking for; and with all of the hints you great guys have given over the years, we've pretty much have a complete game manual. Have a look, download, and enjoy.

Your humble servant,

Wuscfrea of Copemantorp

[Tiberius]

Fun game, but what is a decent difficulty to play on? I only lost two battles, the first was when I foolishly marched into Gaul right at the start of the game and the other when I was late in the game when I was up north and forgot to upgrade my first army to cavalry before moving into a territory that had a huge cavalry army. Not long after the game froze. :tai: