A Creative Assembly fan became the first studio outsider to play Total War: Rome 2 last summer, shortly before his death from liver cancer. While 24-year-old James didn’t live to see the game’s release, his digital likeness will play a part in the Siege of Carthage.
Empire Total War was the most ambitious of the franchise, also one of the most flawed. It's AI struggled with the complexity of the games, sea combat was a waste of time, and it fell to the community to fix its faults. The platinum release of DarthMod Empire makes substantial improvements to the game's systems, most importantly its AI, which the creator, Darth Vader - no, not the one you're thinking of - claims is capable of beating humans.
