Total War: Attila
Tales Of Apocalypse II - Profit
If you want to get in the mood for the atmosphere of Total War: ATTILA, we’ve got just the thing for you - Tales of The Apocalypse is a new series of short stories showing snapshots of life in the fifth century. These tales, penned by Creative Assembly staff, are accompanied by fitting event pictures from Total War: ATTILA.
If you visit our facebook page you’ll see these event pics animated, just as they will in game.
Our first story is called “South”.
Enjoy!
Profit
As the winters grew longer and robbed people of their harvests, populations across Europe began striking southwards in search of more fertile lands to call home. Not all would find the prosperity they sought.
We are on the road now. We are ragged, and we are failing.
Two score of us set out when the crops withered, and sixteen of us remain. To leave our hearth and kin behind was unbearable, but our meager store would feed only half the village. As the foremost of the tribe, the decision fell to me. And so we make our way south.
We measure the passage of time not by the rise and fall of the weakening sun, but by the meals we beg from others as we approach their camps - and they are precious few. In truth, we offer thanks to God if we are not simply turned away at the point of a spear.
The road has not been kind.
Bandits attacked us in the forest, and seven of our number fell to their blades. When they realised we had nothing, they killed two more to spite us and moved on. They wore the armour and livery of Roman soldiers, but we heard no clamour, we saw no smoke; no sign of any kind to indicate an army was nearby.
Nine succumbed to some malady of the flesh, among them my son Hercynius. He was dealt the warrior’s share at each meal, but it made no difference. He shivered and he wasted, and one day he did not awaken. The ground is hard and cold, and our strength so slight, we could not even bury him. He lies now beneath a Rowan bush, a meal for the beasts. It is a mark of these evil times that a father cannot honour his son in death.
Six simply disappeared in the night. They did not return to us.
Yesterday, we came to the town of Casurgis. As we approached, our hopes of deliverance were dashed as we saw a great crowd surging weakly at the gates, begging for entry. There were hundreds of them. Thin, weak, pathetic – a congregation of ghosts. The soldiers on the palisade looked on with faces of stone. Perhaps they are hungry, too.
We are ragged, and we are failing. And so we head south, to what fate we do not know.
Let's Play Viking Forefathers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWQ1E1tUxRU
Playing as the Jutes, in this extended Let’s Play, Lionheart starts in the distant north and drives his forces south to wage war against the Angles. Over 12 turns of the campaign we see the Jutes grow their riches through looting and for the first time players will get a glimpse of a night battle in Total War: ATTILA.
Rally Point: Podcast
Rally Podcast is a new project in which we’ll look to chat about various topics related to Total War, History and the Total War Community. Whether you want to enjoy it on the go or with a cup of tea while playing your next campaign is up to you!
In our pilot episode Pete of the Writing Team, Josh of the new Content Team and Matty of the Community Team talk about the Huns, Pete’s love for the Sassanid Empire and the historical background at the start of the Grand Campaign in Total War: ATTILA.
We hope to go live with it on iTunes soon but in the meantime you can find the pilot here on the Rally Podcast wiki page, which will be updated with new episodes as and when, here: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Rally_Podcast
Mod Summit 2015
We’ll be seeing some familiar faces from last year who are experts in their modding field, along with some new faces who were recognised for their efforts in last summer’s Mod Awards.
The attendees will be tweeting and live blogging from the summit and we’ll be announcing the highlights on the day, so if you are into modding stay tuned to this page and our Twitter for more information soon!
Rally Point 24 – Total War: ATTILA Historical Battles Revealed
In this month’s episode of Total War video show Rally Point, designer Simon Mann lifts the lid on his 5 greatest hardcore challenges in Total War: ATTILA. Craig and James play through the historical Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, featuring a full 13 minutes of gameplay, and we recap the incredible Total War Showcase, celebrating 15 years of Total War and looking ahead to what comes next.
http://youtu.be/WMNH9ry4V-0
Strap in, buckle up. It’s Rally Point 24.
-Will CA
Total War Store Now Open!
Thanks to your feedback, we’ve added an Official Merch store to our website. There’s a range of t-shirts up there to start with so you can join the Lost Ninth, represent the Huns or show your allegiance to your favourite Total War faction (let us know if yours isn’t there and you want it added). Rally Point also got some designs in there… Shameful Display!
Check it out here, you can get your order in now and they start shipping on the 2nd Feb. http://www.totalwar.com/
The Sword Of Attila
If that’s simply too long to wait to sink your teeth into the history of the fearful leader of the Huns then you can now read the first three full chapters of Sword of Attila, written by bestselling historical novelist David Gibbins.
To check out the first full chapters click the link: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/The_Sword_of_Attila
-CA
Total War: ATTILA- The Black Horse Trailer
We’ve just released our new cinematic trailer for Total War: ATTILA tells the story of the struggle with FAMINE. As long, bitter winters set in across Europe and crops wither in the field, the Gothic people find themselves at a turning point.
Among the new features in the game is the ability to form a horde and migrate with certain factions. Some, like the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, do that in search of a new home, while others simply have a taste for plundering, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
With the impact of seasons, a gradually cooling climate, marauding hordes and entire regions burned to the ground, sustaining your people will become more and more challenging and famine may become the biggest threat to your faction’s survival yet.
We hope the trailer will get you in the mood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qokYyHfj99w
"For I see the Black Horse and he, who sits upon it, holds a pair of scales."
Let's Play Hordes and Migration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-hoMr44MdY
Take a closer look at the Ostrogoths and some new mechanics that even a seasoned Total War veteran will need to take into consideration when playing.
Total War: ATTILA - Army Management Feature Spotlight
Learn how to craft the perfect war machine to complement your campaign strategy. There’s more depth, greater control and extreme measures to help keep your units in line!
For the full feature spotlight video click the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URYYJfW0sPI