Battle for Middle Earth hack will make your army even bigger

When it was first announced, one of the big selling points of Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth was the sheer size of the armies. The early clips showed off thousands of soldiers clashing. It looked great, and the promise was made that a standard computer could handle the load. As time went on, it seemed like the game clips started to show off smaller and smaller crowds. It still looks impressive, but we've been wondering what happened.

Now a hack has been reported which allows you to add troops to the field. The steps to achieve this aren't simple, but we're sure you can slog through it, if you're hungry enough. If you give it a try and it works, let us know what you think. Do you think they altered the size of the armies for game balance reasons? Does it overload your hardware?