How does this game compare to Patrician 3?

[mmmcheesywaffles]

I'm thinking of buying the game but need to know if it is a bug ridden as many other JoWood titles I've tried. Also I'd need to know if it runs in W7, and what is the maximum screen res supported?

[Ethonal]

how it compares i dont know but the game runs in 1080x1920 (although default is much lower as you can imagine) and ive only been playing for 6 hours but the only bug ive found so far is the start splash screen (which i had to disable in the config) although the cart ai can be a little odd, my carts sometimes take the long route

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Originally posted by Ethonal:

how it compares i dont know but the game runs in 1080x1920 (although default is much lower as you can imagine) and ive only been playing for 6 hours but the only bug ive found so far is the start splash screen (which i had to disable in the config) although the cart ai can be a little odd, my carts sometimes take the long route

6 hours seems reasonable... though I'd like your opinion once you have played a scenario through as some bugs don't show early game.

Pathing can be a big issue but I usually don't mind that too much. It's the gameplay I'm curious about. Even though it's cheap with the offer I don't like subsidising poor standards. I could really use some idea from someone who played both.

[Tokfan]

The only bug left really after all the iterations of Guild 2 is in multiplayer and there's an easy work-around for that (Save game -> send that save game, resume game) and the splash screen.
Oh... and never marry someone from a different dynasty (the ones with shields/colours) that will bite you in the lower back when the original members of that dynasty dies off.
It sure does run on Win 7.
Max resolution is tweakable in a config file if your standard options isn't avaliable.

Got a question myself;
Steam says it's "one player" is there some restrictions on the steam version? (got the boxed version myself)

[HotNan2MilesAway]

Well one big problem I encounted is that I played a map so long that in run out of something. There were no more wars, elections, mass plague and pest breakouts and the other dyanstys were just droping like flies, as if they could reproduce.

And ofcourse because they never fixed all the the little bugs, they are still there, but you get use to them and learn how to problem sovle.

[Ethonal]

Originally posted by Tokfan:

Got a question myself;
Steam says it's "one player" is there some restrictions on the steam version? (got the boxed version myself)

the steam version does have the multiplayer option box, but never tried it i heard mp was completly broke and you needed another program to make a lan based internet game.

[Scorpio]

Dude this game does not compair it sucks ♥♥♥♥..its totaly broken ,every part and everything is broke.The town AI suck,the market is empty,the town ai will not get into seats after a few years nothing makes money but costs money...but the dice game in the rogues pub...you have to fire all workers in this game and run the buildings pretty much solo if you wanna turn a profit,if you set the building to AI run it..it will never make money after a few years...game is broke to bits utter trash

[HotNan2MilesAway]

Castle, I guess you and no idea how to play then? Yes it does have some bugs but you get to know the bugs and how to fix them.

[Tokfan]

Originally posted by Mumblesxoxo#I<3Tabby:

... and the other dyanstys were just droping like flies, as if they could reproduce.

This is actually a memory issue, the game automatically kills off dynasties to fix some memory leaks.

Had a lot of this when running windows XP, but since some years ago I switched to windows 7 giving me access to more RAM I haven't noticed this even in the Hansa map.

[HotNan2MilesAway]

Originally posted by Tokfan:

This is actually a memory issue, the game automatically kills off dynasties to fix some memory leaks.

Had a lot of this when running windows XP, but since some years ago I switched to windows 7 giving me access to more RAM I haven't noticed this even in the Hansa map.

I'm running 7 and this did happen on Hansa, But this was like 80 turns in, if not more. Oh and what makes it funnier is that they keept on sending assasins on to me :p

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Originally posted by CastleBlack:

Dude this game does not compair...

Thanks for the reply... I was hoping some more peole with experience of both games would comment. For me the Patrician sereis will take some beating. But I'd like to know the major differences in gameplay with either Patrician 2 or 3.

It sounds like the bugs might still allow a playable game.

[Tokfan]

Patrician 2 (havent played much P3 since it lacked multiplayer) is more industry/trading focused on a big scale whereas The guild sure focuses a bit on manufacture/trade but also expands deep in the politics and councils within the town with every seat having different powers... sometimes you don't want to take a higher office because the seat you currently hold serves your current goal.
Your family needs to be tended to, you can control 3 of them at the time, all of them can hold different council seats, each of them needs an education, a work, a spouse and new offspring.

Where in Patricial 2 you are juggeling prices in an automatic trading hub you are in The Guild 2 juggeling literally juggeling everyone and their grandma, not to mention that guy who just plain out refuses to vote your grandson into the town council year after year -how do you deal with it?Burn his house? Duel him? Kindnap him? Hostile takeover of his manufactury? Waylay his transports? Flood the market so he can't make profit? Send your wife to get him to like your family a bit better?

The main difference between P2 & G2 is that you zoom in a bit, see more details.

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Originally posted by Tokfan:

Patrician 2 (havent played much P3 since it lacked multiplayer) is more industry/trading focused on a big scale whereas The guild sure focuses a bit on manufacture/trade but also expands deep in the politics and councils within the town with every seat having different powers....
.... The main difference between P2 & G2 is that you zoom in a bit, see more details.

Many thanks.

Whilst I enjoy juggling politics up to a point, I'd really rather juggle trade and manufacture logistics. So it seems it's not yet time for me to try this game out... might buy it in a bundle.

P3 is more of a visual upgrade to P2 with some tweaks that were losses and others gains. The real beauty of both games is that you can autotrade if you can afford to employ good captains so the micromanagement element changes as you develop your empire.

I rarely play multiplayer games other than CoOp mode. It's more fun for me bringing in the logistical skills than using up the resources in fighting. It's a shame Patrician only runs quite low res.