A Total War Saga: TROY FAQ

文章推薦指數: 80 %
投票人數:10人

A Total War Saga: TROY will be released on the Epic Games Store on the 13th of August 2020 – add it to your wishlist here. You can also sign up to Total War ... ATotalWarSaga:TROYFAQ ATotalWarSaga:TROYwillreconstructoneofthegreateststoriesevertold.InspiredbyHomer’sIliad,TROYwillletyouforgeaheroiclegacyinthelateBronzeAge,thefurthestbackintimetheTotalWarfranchisehasevertravelled. Homer’sIliadisrichwithmyth,legends,godsandmonsters.TROYcaststhesestoriesthroughahistoricallenstoconsiderwhatmighthavereallyhappenedbutultimatelyletsyoudecidewhichheroeswillfallinbattleandwhichwillbeimmortalisedinlegend. InTROY,thefateofAegeancivilisationwillbeinyourhands–eachchoiceyoumakewillshapethelandsfromthemythicalheightsofMountOlympustotheariddesertsofLemnos.ExperiencehistoryasitmighthavehappenedorshapethelegendforyourselfinthisuniquechapterofTotalWar. ThebattlefieldswilltrembleunderthefeetofrenownedwarriorslikeAchillesandHectorbutitwilltakemorethanbruteforcealonetolayclaimtothelegendarycityofTroy.Youwillneedtodeftlymanageabartereconomy,conductdiplomacyamongfriendsandfoes,andcurrytheveryfavouroftheGodsthemselvesbeforeetchingyournameintheannalsofhistory. RELEASEANDPURCHASE WhenwillATotalWarSaga:TROYbereleased? ATotalWarSaga:TROYwillbereleasedontheEpicGamesStoreonthe13thofAugust2020–addittoyourwishlisthere.YoucanalsosignuptoTotalWarAccessandoptintoreceiveournewslettertosavethedate. TROYwillalsobereleasedonSteaminSummer2021. WillATotalWarSaga:TROYbeavailablefromotheronlineretailers? ATotalWarSaga:TROYwillavailableviatheEpicGamesStorefromthe13thofAugust2020andlateronSteaminsummer2021. CurrentlyweareonlyplanningonreleasingTROYontheseplatforms. IsATotalWarSaga:TROYreallyfree? Yes,butonlyifyouclaimitinthefirst24hoursafterreleaseonthe13thofAugust2020! HowdoIclaimmyfreecopyofATotalWarSaga:TROY? VisittheEpicGamesStoreatreleaseandpickupyourcopyhere. IfIownATotalWarSaga:TROYonEpic,willIneedtorebuyitinordertoplayitonSteam? IfyouspecificallywanttoownandplayATotalWarSaga:TROYonSteam,youwillneedtobuyitonthecorrespondingplatform,somakesureyougrabitforfreeontheEpicGamesStorewhileyoucan! WhydidyoudecidetoreleaseATotalWarSaga:TROYontheEpicGamesStore? ForadetailedbreakdownonthedetailsofEpicexclusivity,checkoutourblog. WillanyotherreleasesbeEpicGamesStoreexclusives? WecurrentlyhavenoplansforanyfuturegamestobeEpicexclusives.Wedowanttobemoreplatformagnosticmovingforward(thisdecisionispartofthat),andwewouldlikefuturegamestobeavailableontheEpicGamesStore,butthat’sinadditiontobeingavailableonotherplatformssuchasSteam. Willcross-platformplaybesupported? We’recurrentlyplanningtoimplementcross-platformsupportintimeforTROY’slaunchonSteam. WillDenuvoorsimilardigitalrightsmanagement(DRM)softwarebeimplementedviatheEpicGamesStore? Yes,weareplanningonusingDenuvoforDRMpurposes. WillmoddingbesupportedonEpic? TROY,likeanyothermodernTotalWargame,utilisespackfileswithinitsdatadirectory.Assuchitcanbemoddedjustlikeothergamesinthefranchise,suchasTotalWar:WARHAMMER. However,uponreleaseitwillnothavesupportforthehostinganddistributionofmodsandassociatedtools.ThisisverysimilartoourcurrentapproachonSteam,whereofficialmodsupportlandsonemonthafterlaunch. PleaserestassuredthatouraspirationistoensureTroyhasparitywithothermodernTotalWargameswithregardstomodsupport,andweareworkingondeliveringthisassoonaspossible.WeareactivelyworkingwithEpicinordertosupportthisfeaturemovingforwards. ABOUTTHEGAME WhatisaTotalWarSagatitle? TotalWarSagatitlestakethegrandstrategyandreal-timebattlesofacoreTotalWargameandchannelthemintoanintenseflashpointofhistory,lettingyouexperienceandultimatelydeterminetheoutcomeofpivotalmomentsinhistorywhenthefutureofentirenationshunginthebalance. Havingallthedepth,features,andmechanicsofamajoreraTotalWargame,TotalWarSagatitlesofferacomparablenumberoffactions,heroes,andsettlementstotheircorecounterpartsaswellashundredsofhoursofgameplaypotential. TotalWarSagatitlesareourchancetothinkdifferentlyinourdesigns,oftenleadingtonewideas,mechanics,andperspectivesthatgoontoinfluencefutureeratitles. FormoreinformationondifferenttypesofTotalWartitle,checkouttherelevantsectionofourFAQ. WhydidyouchooseTROY? TROYisatotallynewperiodforTotalWarandisthefurthestbackwe’veevergoneinhistory.UnlikeourmajoreraTotalWarGames,ourTotalWarSagatitlestendtofocusonkeyflashpointsinhistory,oftenwithinasingularculture,meaningthe20-yearwarTrojanWaristheperfectfit. Thisperiodisalsooneofthemostdistinguishedandmysteriouswithinhumanhistoryduetoitbeingrichinmyth,legend,heroesandmonsters,allowingustoexploreaplethoraofnewideasforourfanstoexperience. Howdidyougoaboutyourresearchtothisperiod? GiventhattheTrojanWarperiodissteepedinmystery,wetookauniqueapproachtoourresearchmethodologies,usingbothmythologicalsourcessuchasHomer’sIliadaswellashistoricaldatasuchasarchaeologicalrecordingsandexpertmaterialsontheBronzeAgeCollapse.Thismergingofsourcematerialnotonlygivesusamoreaccuraterepresentationofwhattheperiodmostlikelyresembled,butalsoprovideduswithourcore“truthbehindthemyth”designpillar. Whydidyoudecideuponthemythversuslegendapproach? TheeventssurroundingtheTrojanwararesteepedinlegend,withmythologicalcreatures,superhumanheroesandtheinterventionofGodsalldescendingonthiscataclysmicconflict.However,littleispreciselyknownaboutthereal-worldeventsthatoccurredduringthelateBronzeAge,withmanyofitskings,queens,andartefactslosttotheannalsofhistory. Asaresult,examiningthetruthbehindthemythofHomer’sIliadhasbecomeakeydesignpillarforATotalWarSaga:TROYasitbondsthesetwosourcestogetherinanattempttorevealthetruththatmighthaveinspiredthelegendaryaccountsofthisera. Willtherebeanymythicalcreatures? Ourtruthbehindthemythapproachhasallowedustoincludesomeofmythology’smostrenownedmonstersashistoricalrepresentationsofwhattheirtrueformmayhavebeen.AprimeexampleofthisisthelegendaryMinotaur,whoinsteadofbeingabeastisahulkingmancladinstinkinghidesandwearingtheskullofabull. Whatroledothegodsplay? TheGreekgodsofTROYinfluencethegameinsimilarwaystotheirHomericcounterparts.Ratherthandirectlyinterveningonthebattlefield,however,theirinfluencespanstheirentirefaction,touchingonunits,heroes,andprovincialmanagement. Gainingfavourwiththedifferentgodsmightrequireplayerstoinvesttimeorsacrificeresources,butitalsoprovidesvariousbenefitsasthegameprogresses.PrayingtoPoseidoncantemporarilyremovedeepseaattrition,whereasfollowingAphroditeimprovesdiplomaticrelationsandpopulationgrowth.Athenaprovidesbonusesinbattleforspearmenandhigherranksfornewheroes(amongotherthings).Ultimately,atthehighestleveleachcultunlocksauniquemythicalunitorepicagenttorecruitinthecampaign. Playerswillhavetheabilitytoworshipseveralgodsatonce,butthiswillweighheavilyontheirtreasuryaskeepingthefavouruprequiresconstantattentionandspendingongrandhecatombs,buildingtemples,andperformingexpensiverituals.Ontheotherhand,havinggodsintheNeglectedstatemightincurtheirwrath(orthatoftheirpriesthood)intheformofincidentsanddemoralizingillomens. Willtherebenavalbattles? ThereislittledocumentationofBronzeAgenavalwarfare–butweknowhowimportantitistoourplayers.Asaresult,we’veusedTotalWar:WARHAMMERII–CurseoftheVampireCoastasourmaininspirationforthenavalcombatinTROY,whichusesislandbattlesasanalternative.Additionally,Poseidonwill,ofcourse,alsoplayamajorroleinthesebattles. WilltherebeanyduellingmechanicslikeinTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS? ATotalWarSaga:TROYhasitsownuniquetakeonheroversusherocombatwhichensuresthatthesecolossalfaceoffsarespectaclesworthyoftheOlympiangods.Unitsclosetotwofightingheroeswillalwaysrecognizetheirsuperiorityandwillgivethemroom,creatingacircularbattleareaaroundthemthatpreventsotherunitsfrominterveningintheduel.SomeheroesalsohaveaDivineChallengeability,whichisanactivebattleabilitythattauntsopposingcharactersintoone-on-onecombat. WhichfamousheroeswillfeatureinATotalWarSaga:TROY? TheIliadfeaturesamultitudeofhistory’smosticoniclegendaryheroes,withtheirfeatsstillregularlyreferencedcenturiesaftertheirdemise.Asaresult,we’veincludedeightofthemostprominentchampionsfrombothsidesoftheconflict,suchastheGreekchampionAchilles,andthePrinceofTroyHector. WhatisAmazons? AmazonsisaDLCforATotalWarSaga:TROYthatwillalsocomeoutinSeptember2020–what’smoreyoucangrabAmazonsentirelyforFREEifyou’reaTotalWarAccessaccountholder. Toclaimthisoffer,you’llneedtolinkyourAccessandEpicGamesStoreaccountswhichyoucandonowifyoulike!Tolinkyouraccount,followthesesteps: LogintoyourTotalWarAccessaccounthereClickonMyAccountintheuppernavigationbarClickontheEpicConnectlogoandloginwithyourEpicaccountcredentialsGrantpermissiontoconnectAccesstoyourEpicaccount“AccountConnected”willbedisplayedinMyAccountscreenWhenAmazonsDLCismadeavailable,followinstructionsfromthein-gamemenutoclaim OnceIconnectmyaccount,willtheAmazonsautomaticallyappearinmyaccount?Notquite!AfteryouconnectyouraccountsyouwillstillneedtocollectyourcodefromtheAccessdashboardandredeemtheproductfromtheEpicStore’swebpageorlauncher. WhatifIwaituntilSeptembertolinkmyaccount?Ifyou’dratherwait,nottoworry–youwillbeabletolinkyouraccountatlaunchoftheAmazonsDLCandevenduringthepromotion(exactstart/enddatesTBC).ThiscanbedoneviaTotalWarAccesswiththeURLaboveaswellasfrominthegame. HowwilltheeconomyworkinTROY? ATotalWarSaga:TROYintroducesacompletelynewmultipleresourceeconomywhichreflectstheBronzeAgesetting.ThiseconomicsystemisaTotalWarfirstandreflectstheadvancingpre-monetarybartereconomywhichwasgalvanizedduetothegrowinginfluenceoftradeandinternationalrelationswithintheregion. Thefivedifferentresourcesthatarethebuildingblocksofyourempirearefood,wood,stone,bronze,andgold–allofwhichcanbefoundwithindifferentregionstovaryingdegreesofscarcity.Foodandwoodareusedtorecruitearlygameunitsandconstructsimplebuildings,butasthecampaignprogressesmoreformidablestructureswillrequirestone,andhighertierunitswillrequirebronze.Goldisthemasterresource,andisvitalfortradeduetoitsuniversalrarity. WhatcanyoutellusaboutATotalWarSaga:TROY’svisualstyle? Withstunningvisualsandaromanticisedartstyle,TROYembodiesanageoflegend.You’llseethisechoedthroughoutthecampaignoverviewanduserinterface,whichblendstheHellenicartistryoftheIliadwithareal-worldrepresentationoftheBronzeAgeMediterranean. IsthereaTrojanhorse? TheTrojanhorsewillhaveamajorroletoplaywithintheTROYcampaign.However,itwillbeportrayedinlinewiththetheoriessurroundingitsreal-worldrepresentationratherthanitsequine-shapedportrayalintheIliad.TheTrojanhorsemechanicwillappearinthecampaignatspecificmoments,andcanprovidesignificantbonusestoplayersshoulditbeacteduponquicklyenough. Whatrolewilldiplomacyplay? AswithallTotalWargames,diplomacywillplayakeypartinATotalWarSaga:TROY.TROY’sdiplomacysystembuildsonwhatwe’velearnedfromTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS,allowingyoutokeepyouralliessweet,yourenemiesintheirplace,andchangetheentirecourseoftheTrojanwarshouldyouchooseto.We’llalsobeintroducingplentyofnewdiplomaticfeatureswhichareuniquetoTROY–watchthisspaceformoreinformationaswereleaseit. Home Media Heroes Amazons Mythos FAQ Signup



請為這篇文章評分?