Today, CA have released an update news on arrow trails that shows just how greatly things in Rome 2 can chance in a few weeks. To quote Joey of Creative of Assembly:
Edit - On a side note, those Pontic and Averni warriors look absolutely delicious
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The reworked arrow effects are miles better than what was shown at E3 and Rezzed and show just how much can change between a demo of a game and the final product.Quoted from Joey CA:
Hi Guys!
Thought I’d just illustrate how difficult it is to show off a game that’s as big as Total War when it’s not finished yet. One thing a lot of you noticed were how prominent arrow trails were in our Battle of the Nile video a good example of something that changes and evolves as the game goes through development.
Projectile trails are important because the player needs some visual indication that their troops are attacking with, or under attack from, ranged weaponry. But as you saw, they were rather prominent in the Battle of the Nile. This was actually caused by all troops firing at once and the trails overlapping each other.
This screen shows what they look like today – the effect of development progression on just that area of the game; one of hundreds of thousands of tweaks and spots of polish the team are applying on the run up to launch.
Edit - On a side note, those Pontic and Averni warriors look absolutely delicious
"Life is more fun when you are insane. Just let go occasionally".- yakcamkir 12:14
"It is not numbers, but vision that wins wars." - Antiochus VII Sidetes
"My magic screen is constantly bombarded with nubile young things eager to please these old eyes. This truly is a wonderful period in which to exist! - Terikel Grayhair
Angel of Total War: Rome II Heaven and the Total War: Attila Forums
[This message has been edited by DominicusUltimus (edited 07-16-2013 @ 10:17 AM).]