Hi guys how ya doing. Just a quick line on this do have to be sixteen or over I'm afraid as that is the age rating on the game.

Damn You! Overprotective world... What has happened????????????

Well I'm glad I'm sixteen then.

Ok here we are:

ANYONE can rule the Empire with Medieval II Total War!

Even ME!

Even the cat!

So here it is. Turns out you can't just use any kind of rope, should have listened to RTW and used animal sinu (whatever that is). Basically it was a balista at first but the arms weren't powerefull enought. So I added some steel strips sort of in a leaf spring fashion like for springs on big trucks. Turns out you can't substitute just any old piece of steel for the real thing since when cranked down and fully loaded the steel started to bend. This was a dissapointment in short. I've since dismantleded it, it could only shoot a shovel handel to that pile of dirt not even 30 yards a way. When I made a trebuchet about 7 years ago (after watching discovery) with a counter weight of about 140 lbs, it could throw a 5 lbs rock (one about the sise of a persons head, but a bit smaller) a good 60 yards. Now that was going somewhere, but the arc was way to high, never quite got it down so it would go shalowere and further.

Three good entries there, there's not a lot to choose between them.

Remember, the deadline is tomorrow.

No, Darth Xanther isn't entering. He lives in Canada. He's just posting those pictures for general interest... I must say that looks pretty good. Thumbs up!

And how old are you ben_is_sparky?

Please be under 16! Good entry though.

That is one piece of impressive work, Darth!

Ben's idea is quite witty... it should make a good advertisement for the game, if nothing!

Please note that the date of the Gold Code Day has been postponed to November 8, and that the deadline has been extended to October 30!

[This message has been edited by GLORYOFSPARTA (edited 10-27-2006 @ 06:59 AM).]

I vote Darth! Ballistas rule!

Hey Darth,

Nice ballista!!! Very impressive!

If you don't mind, but i have a suggestion for you: You could show the physics behidn the ballista and accuracy during the roman times and its historical significance, because i think that takes it to the next level to prove how to got such a great product.

Thanks Saranalos for letting me know how to post images.

Thanks for the comments guys, my family thinks pc games are stupid, and they weren't impressed with my treb nor my balista/scorpion. So I'm glad that some of you like it.

Actually je_suis_tahmid, I found an excillent site that has all you would want to know about trebs and balistas/scorpions physics. http://www.xs4all.nl/~mdgsoft/catapult/ballistics.html Check out the onager simulator at the bottom of the page (actually the picture and math behind it seem to be more towards a trebuchet.

http://www.ajdesigner.com/phpprojectilemotion/vertical_velocity_equation.php
This site actually has the formulas in the form I recognize from my university physics clases.

You're welcome, Xanther.

And November the 8th? I suppose I could go then if I do happen to win... Slightly more difficult though. If it gets extended any further I'd have to pull out of the competition.

wow thanx

17 I'm afraid Sarnalos

come on everyone - we need some more entries!

No we don't! Well, I DO want to win, however unlikely...

Although I have to say I'm suprised at the lack of entrants. Anyhow, it's the 30th today.

[This message has been edited by Saranalos (edited 10-30-2006 @ 12:31 PM).]

Got to say loving some of your work here!

7 hours 50 minutes left for everyone who wants to submit anything.

Come on, I know you want that invite!

OK, I'll give it a go as well.

Why am I worthy to go? Three reasons:

a) I am in a position to reach London in time without having to do some spectacular journey or spend a fortune, I can even go there by train.

b) I have been a dedicated MTWI player and think that this game has affected my life in certain ways, amplifying already existant interests and creating new ones.

c) These ways can be seen on my Homepage - and once you have seen it, you will without the shadow of a doubt know which faction I favour above every other. This will serve as my contribution to this contest.

See for yourselves... German only, I'm afraid.

I rest my case... now choose justly and wisely.

I noticed we got on totalwar.com

(under 'News and Press')

Haha, awesome. We're famous.

So, has the competition been judged yet?

And unfortunately for Xanther he can't enter, being in Canada. Otherwise he'd probably win with his ballista/scorpion. They got that bit wrong.

[This message has been edited by Saranalos (edited 11-01-2006 @ 04:28 PM).]

Yeah, when do we find out the result?

Soon, I expect. I could say who it is likely to be, but that would spoil the surprise.

I can guess.

I'll just have to wait till the game comes out and play it that way. I CAN'T WAIT. Usually i'm very patient, I have no problem waiting for movies to come out on DVD to buy them, and somethimes I'll wait till the expansion of some games comes out and buy the bundle. But this one seems different for some reason.
Best of luck to you guys who entered in the competition. I'm expecting a detailed description by the winner of how the game is and how much you loved it by monday morning in this forum .

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What if they have to sign one of those damn non-disclosure agreements?