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JANOSIK007
02-17-2003, 06:39
All that have been already mentioned ( Rome, Greece, Egypt, Carthage ) plus Barbarians, which should be divided into Celts, Germans, and Slavs ( some people say the would like Gauls and Celts----Gauls were Celts)
And some civilized nations such as Persia, Sleucids, Scythians, Nubidians, etc.

Do you have any suggestions? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Longshanks
02-17-2003, 09:53
I'd like to see the Tribal nations divided into factions, with at least the major tribes represented. Gaul or Germany are too generic IMO...as Gaul and Germany never were united nations. Both were made up of many different tribes which were their own nations, and often spoke different languages from one another.

Thats probably not going to happen though, so I would at least like to see:

Macedonia
Carthage
Germania
Gaul
The Britons
The Picts
Mauretania
Egypt
Parthia
Dacia
Thracia
The Iberians
The Celt-Iberians
Seleucia
Syracuse
Pontus
Armenia
Massalia
Scythians
Sarmatians
Illyrians

Rosacrux
02-17-2003, 10:06
...add to Longshanks list

Aetolian league
Achaean league
Pergamon
Ptolemeans

...and we have a draem team lineup http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Janos, I really don't think Slavs will make it into RTW... dunno what kind of system they use for barbarians, though, they might squeeze them in as such. But definitely not as a playable faction of any kind.

Longshanks
02-17-2003, 10:16
Quote[/b] (Rosacrux @ Feb. 17 2003,03:06)]...add to Longshanks list

Aetolian league
Achaean league
Pergamon
Ptolemeans

...and we have a draem team lineup http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Janos, I really don't think Slavs will make it into RTW... dunno what kind of system they use for barbarians, though, they might squeeze them in as such. But definitely not as a playable faction of any kind.
Good call Rosacrux on the other factions

Leet Eriksson
02-17-2003, 10:58
I wanna see palmyrans and their female warriors http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

Vlad The Impaler
02-17-2003, 11:40
about Dacia ( and dacians ) i think they should be the leaders of an larger Thracian population.should exist rebels like in M:TW as thracians and the faction should be Dacians ;they were almost same kind of people.

Sir Black Raven
02-17-2003, 12:02
dont forget the Lusitans they were the ancestors of the portuguese faction. They face the roman legions and got their heads cracked for a while.

JANOSIK007
02-17-2003, 16:29
Isn't Persia on one of your lists? Or is it going to be called Sleucia?

Catiline
02-17-2003, 17:03
Provided they stick to history the region were Persia would be later will be Seleucia to start with and Parthia later.

JANOSIK007
02-17-2003, 21:14
How about Vandals?
I know they've caused many problems to Rome and even Carthage. I haven't heard anyone mention them yet.

Spino
02-17-2003, 22:57
Another thread on this? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

JANOSIK007
02-19-2003, 00:44
What is the exact timeline?
Does anybody know?

I would like it to be from 500 B.C.
You can get a good kick out of playin Greeks and primitive Rome ( Latin tribes ).

Or I would like to invade Rome with Gaul ( just like it happened during that time ).
Isn't it funny how it turned out?
Some 500 years later Rome invaded Gaul and kicked their arse. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

Monk
02-19-2003, 03:56
Quote[/b] (JANOSIK007 @ Feb. 18 2003,17:44)]What is the exact timeline?
the timeline for RTW is 264BC to 14AD. thats what ive heard from a number of sources

Rosacrux
02-19-2003, 10:05
Vlad the Impaler

AFAIK and according to the various ancient sources, the three main ethnic groups of the area were the Dacians, the Moesians and the Threaceans and by their descriptions we figure out they were not the same people.

the Thraceans were almost fully hellenized (mostly spoke Greek, had adopted many of the Greek customs) while this is not the case with the other two groups.

Besides, in the timeframe we are talking about, the Celts had a pretty good establishment in the Balkans (roughly in todays Serbia). what about them?

deejayvee
02-20-2003, 00:57
Quote[/b] (JANOSIK007 @ Feb. 17 2003,14:14)]How about Vandals?
I know they've caused many problems to Rome and even Carthage. I haven't heard anyone mention them yet.
The Vandals are after the time period of the game. Just like the Huns and Goths.

Problems for Carthage? The city may be, not the civ. Carthage was conquered by Rome at the end of the 3rd Punic War. Centuries later when the Vandals arrived in Europe and terrorised Rome, eventually a deal was done and they were settled in North Africa. The Vandals were later wiped out when the Byzantine Emporer Justinian conquered North Africa.

JANOSIK007
02-20-2003, 04:16
Have you guys heard about a new game comin out: Strength and Honor?
It's in Total war fashion and You'l get to play with 7 major civilizations on Europe/Asia/Africa.

China is already taken sorry guys you have to pick somethimg else http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif .