StarDestroyer.Net BBS

More pics here

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=187038
http://www.totalwar-zone.de/index2.php?g=etw&id=5
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=186508


And a gamespy article

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/empire-total-war/901296p1.html

That's beautiful. After seeing these though, I think my computer may be able to run this with detail down to minimum on everything.

That's pretty nifty that the minimap will scroll along depending on where you happen to be. That would add some flexibility for the modders I'd think in making larger campaign maps.