September has 9 letters in it and is also the 9th month of the year. Coincidence? I think not. The plot thickens further when you consider that septem means seven in Latin and was actually the seventh month of the Roman calendar up until 153 BC. When the British Empire finally adopted the current Gregorian […]

As outlined in the recent blog by Jason, there has been some significant re-balancing of unit stats for Kingdoms, the expansion pack for Medieval II.  I am Jack Lusted, now a Games Tester at The Creative Assembly UK, but when I helped Jason by contributing to the balancing of Kingdoms I was a modder from […]

Originally called Sextilis in Latin, the month of August was renamed in honour of Augustus in 8 BC. It’s great to see you have been getting your creative juices flowing this month, as we received an unprecedented amount of drawings and paintings. It is getting increasingly hard to pick a winner - which is testament […]

When balancing the battles in Medieval II there are many factors to
keep in mind, not least the way in which our fans play the game. Some
players prefer a realistic simulation; some players want a tactical
balanced game and prefer good sprites over realistic animations; and
the majority want a bit of both.
This makes balancing the battles rather […]

Hi, my name is Brendan Rogers, AKA ‘Caliban’ to the Total War
community.  I do various jobs here at CA such as artwork, design and
also modding support for the community and I’m currently working on Kingdoms, the expansion pack for Medieval II. You may remember that in the first part of my diary, I focused on […]

Hi, my name is Brendan Rogers, AKA ‘Caliban’ to the Total War community.  I do various jobs here at CA such as artwork, design and also modding support for the community. In this diary I’m going to talk a bit about the different ideas, features and history of the Teutonic Wars campaign, one of the […]

Previously known as Quintilis in Latin, July was renamed after the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. Also taking his name in the UK is a popular brand of dog food, but that’s another story. The United States celebrates its Independence Day on 4th July, shortly followed by Venezuela (5th), Malawi (6th), Argentina (9th), Columbia (20th), and […]

Hello again and welcome back to the Total War blogs for the next instalment of my Britannia Developer Diary.  In this second part of my diary I’m going to be focusing once again, on the Britannia campaign, one of four new campaigns available in Kingdoms. Specifically, I’m going to be giving you a guide to […]

We are proud to announce the first official Total War Community Awards (The TCAs) - a chance for the community to get the recognition it so richly deserves.
The awards are intended to spotlight and celebrate the endeavours and achievements of the Total War online community. In order to do that, however, we will need an […]

G’day my name is Taamati Hanson-Pou, I am one of the designers working on Medieval II: Kingdoms, the expansion pack for Medieval II: Total War. My work primarily involves campaign design and construction, typing in spreadsheets and drinking coffee. In this diary I’m going to be taking you through the Britannia campaign, one of four […]