what is the different between the pharaoh and dynasties

[Enjoy the Game]

should i dl both or just dynasties?

[TheOrangeBox]

Pharaoh was a launch date release whereas Pharaoh Dynasties is the complete edition.

[Defmonkey]

You only need to buy dynasties. You should get the Pharaoh original game with it. You will have both games in your library.

The Dynasties edition has the bigger map, more factions, family tree etc etc. The OG Pharaoh is a more focused experience with a bigger sea peoples threat.

If you only want to play Dynasties then you dont need to download OG pharaoh. and vice versa. You only need to download both if you want to play both campaigns concurrently as you cant access the other game campaign if you only have one installed.

[Enjoy the Game]

Originally posted by Defmonkey:

You only need to buy dynasties. You should get the Pharaoh original game with it. You will have both games in your library.

The Dynasties edition has the bigger map, more factions, family tree etc etc. The OG Pharaoh is a more focused experience with a bigger sea peoples threat.

If you only want to play Dynasties then you dont need to download OG pharaoh. and vice versa. You only need to download both if you want to play both campaigns concurrently as you cant access the other game campaign if you only have one installed.

okie i thought they have different campaign more like expansion for the pharaoh

[Enjoy the Game]

can u guys recommend me some mods to expand the experience from the vanilla campaign

[axossk]

My only recommendation would be Mortiso Realism Overhaul.
There is a lot of good mods on the workshop, but this one is the only one fixing the game's biggest issue, triviality of battles.

[Welsh Dragon]

Basically Pharaoh is the original game and Pharaoh Dynasties is the massive free update they did which expanded the map, introduced new cultures and factions, and overhauled the mechanics. You get both games by buying Pharaoh so you have the option to play either or both.

In my view both are great games in their own right (I have both installed on my computer and intend to continue playing them for years to come.)

Which you play depends on what kind of experience you're after.

* If you're after a more focused slightly more character based game that's built around the late bronze age collapse, the invasions of the Sea Peoples, and how that affected the Egyptian and Hittite Empires, and the people stuck between the two major powers, I'd go for Pharaoh.

* If you're after a more sandbox game closer to a typical Total War, with a broader cast of factions and cultures drawn from the wider late bronze age, family tree and dynastic mechanics, anachronistic cavalry, and some familiar faces from Troy, then I'd go Dynasties.

I see it as like two different cuts of a movie. Each has their own pros and cons and a slightly different approach to how they tell the story. Each has it's own fans, but they're both enjoyable.

Hope that helps.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

[ISUX]

If I have both installed do I have access to everything pharaoh has when I launch dynasties?

Or if I want to experience both I need to play both independently?

[Welsh Dragon]

Originally posted by ISUX:

If I have both installed do I have access to everything pharaoh has when I launch dynasties?

Or if I want to experience both I need to play both independently?

To experience both you need both installed. You can't launch the Pharaoh campaign from Pharaoh Dynasties or visa versa.

With both installed you have two games listed in your Steam Library. Which you start decides which version of Pharaoh you play.

E.g. If I want to play Ramesses in Pharaoh I start Pharaoh, if I want to play Ramesses in Pharaoh Dynasties I start Pharaoh Dynasties.

Hope that helps.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

[David]

Originally posted by 5mins Lothar's Egde:

should i dl both or just dynasties?

you should only buy dynasties

[Welsh Dragon]

Originally posted by David:

Originally posted by 5mins Lothar's Egde:

should i dl both or just dynasties?

you should only buy dynasties

For the avoidance of doubt, you get Dynasties as a free second game when you buy Pharaoh. It's not possible to buy Dynasties on its own.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.