Yeah it was kinda weird how I got my copy of MTWII Kingdoms... I hadn't heard an exact release date, just the end of August. I checked Tuesday (the standard new release day, and the last one in August) and Best Buy didn't have a single copy. I went to Gamestop on Wednesday and they also did not have any on the shelf. I concluded it wasn't released, but just on a whim asked the clerk about it. Turns out they had one copy in a drawer! WTF? A brand new release in a drawer? That's a good way to sell stuff
. Heh, I probably got someone else's reserved copy and now they are saying "WTF??"
Anyway, I've been playing as the Lithuanians, and I've found some pretty bad bugs... Units don't always run when you tell them to, and setting seige weapons to "fire at will" makes them not work at all. I almost lost a battle entirely before I figured that one out.
I have campaign and battle difficulties set to medium. Even at those settings, playing as the Lithuanians is pretty unforgiving. The Teutonic Order is overwhelming, and it usually takes 2 of your units to kill one of theirs. I think I will have to restart the campaign and readjust my tactics.
I'm also anxious to start playing the Americas campaign as the Apachean Tribes. It's another civilization that doesn't suit my style of play, but will be somewhat nostalgic given the fact that I live in the heart of Apache territory. I already noticed they got the character names all wrong. Oh well...