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Gotta be Triereis, by the image it looks like "bent", can't be a shield...
Or I need glasses :P
Pretty close guesses:
It's an Greek Heptere:
https://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5403/20006x.png
okay^^ so no lemboi :D
nice model! but honestly, how do 3-4 guys fitt on each oar below that deck?
This and the hjortspring boat = EBII has naval battles :D
I'm a dreamer, but wow those katapeltai are in for a massive barrage ^^
Love the details: man below deck, epibatai talking :)
Indeed, naval battles would be really great...
But for now we can only tease with this and maybe in the future use them in Eb3 or who knows what.
More pics:
https://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5858/heptere01.png
https://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4265/20005.png
anubis88
10-19-2011, 20:40
Sick
That's just marvelous, but I mean will they serve as UI pics? What an overkill! :P
I'm still for the ninjad thalassomachia XD
antisocialmunky
10-20-2011, 02:10
Indeed, naval battles would be really great...
But for now we can only tease with this and maybe in the future use them in Eb3 or who knows what.
More pics:
https://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5858/heptere01.png
https://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4265/20005.png
I'll buy 2 but I request you change out the katapeltai for the bee launchers!
Those are some beautiful ships. So much attention to detail, has me drooling for the first release and even more so for the upgrades.
I'll buy 2 but I request you change out the katapeltai for the bee launchers!
NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES!
Those are some beautiful ships. So much attention to detail, has me drooling for the first release and even more so for the upgrades.
NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES!
Bees. My God...
Ptolemaios
10-21-2011, 19:26
Bees. My God...
Very COMICal :-P
Very COMICal :-P
so I'm not the only one who gets the reference? :clown:
antisocialmunky
10-22-2011, 06:12
so I'm not the only one who gets the reference? :clown:
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bees-my-god#.TqJQVbKSfag
Amazon bee weapons. Bees. My God.
I'll buy 2 but I request you change out the katapeltai for the bee launchers!
M2TW bee units reference?~:) Or why bees and not rotten cows...
antisocialmunky
10-22-2011, 15:10
Well bee hive launchers were used in naval combat at some point around this period.
Interesting, I knew of basquets of poisonous snakes but bee hives make more sense.
Finished model for the early version of a baktrian elite cavalry unit. ~JMRC
All hail Bartix ^^
The AI would ruin all the fun in naval battles.
News
Finished model for the General of a still undisclosed faction. ~JMRC
Hmmm. Right now I'm very curious ;)
Teasers!
Hopefully the generals were made lastly and now the faction is ready to go :P
stratigos vasilios
11-02-2011, 04:58
Edorix and I are reworking some of the Gallic unit names, and working on the groundwork for the revamped Celtic voice mod! -Power2the1
Wow!
Undisclosed generals? At the same times as others are working onm Gallic names? Hmmmmmm. I smell Belgae types.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bees-my-god#.TqJQVbKSfag
Amazon bee weapons. Bees. My God.
No love for Nick?
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/not-the-bees
The_Blacksmith
11-07-2011, 15:11
Jep, this mysterious twitting smells of belgae
This isn't from Twitter but rather from the EB YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/EuropaBarbarorum).
Thanks for the praise!
@ JankoSRB, the progress is going steadily forward now, it has been accelerating these last months so we can expect a release in the near future. Stay tuned!
Woohoo!
Barabbas
11-08-2011, 16:45
Great news! :)
Ptolemaios
11-08-2011, 21:13
That will be the most awesome christmas present ever!!!:laugh4:
TheLastDays
11-08-2011, 22:03
And I'm getting a new Laptop in about 3-4 weeks :2thumbsup:
-Praetor-
11-09-2011, 10:22
That will be the most awesome christmas present ever!!!:laugh4:
That´s a beautiful thought, but it isn´t realistic to think of a release before Christmas or New Year. But as we said, progress is steady and accelerating, and some areas which haven´t seen much action are getting addressed now.
We will tell you when we enter warp speed and a release is due, but not yet.
fightermedic
11-09-2011, 12:59
that sounds like first half of 2012, awesome!
athanaric
11-09-2011, 13:14
Amazon bee weapons. Bees. My God.
Interesting tidbit: (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HehHehYouSaidX)
The successful German game "The Settlers III (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Settlers_III)" had an "Amazon" faction whose military strength relied much on bee farming.
-Praetor-
11-09-2011, 14:31
that sounds like first half of 2012, awesome!
:laugh4:
I think you are over-analyzing this.
Ptolemaios
11-09-2011, 16:46
That´s a beautiful thought, but it isn´t realistic to think of a release before Christmas or New Year. But as we said, progress is steady and accelerating, and some areas which haven´t seen much action are getting addressed now.
We will tell you when we enter warp speed and a release is due, but not yet.
That wasn´t meant seriously. It´s just great to hear that we are relatively close. Thanks for all the work you put into this mod.
News :)
Activity has been low these last weeks... Opportunity to work in diplomacy, start armies, traits and ethnicities for the new factions. ~JMRC
Brave Brave Sir Robin
11-15-2011, 13:40
Start armies...does this mean the units that each faction begins the game with?
GenosseGeneral
11-15-2011, 20:30
Please not before mid-may 2012... got my final school exams then.
Please not before mid-may 2012... got my final school exams then.
so does everyone in college here I'm afraid. and there is no harm in waiting a few days.
personally, I hope it is before 21/12/12 :clown:
EDIT: the clown smiley should tell you what I really think of the date. just for the record.
stratigos vasilios
11-16-2011, 09:32
You know, I hope it's released on 21/12/12 just to spite you...
:clown:
The Croatian Knight
11-17-2011, 16:22
so does everyone in college here I'm afraid. and there is no harm in waiting a few days.
personally, I hope it is before 21/12/12 :clown:
EDIT: the clown smiley should tell you what I really think of the date. just for the record.
Isn't college evil?
antisocialmunky
11-18-2011, 07:38
Only if you don't build enough bars and brothels to balance them out.
The_Blacksmith
12-01-2011, 14:44
Activity has been low these last weeks... Opportunity to work in diplomacy, start armies, traits and ethnicities for the new factions. ~JMRC
Hmm... any news on the latter part?
maskoolin
12-05-2011, 10:14
do you smell what santa is cookin? :santa:
do you smell what santa is cookin? :santa:
I could make a narcotics joke here, but I won't. because I'm better than that (not really).
though personally, a Christmas preview is always nice.
The_Blacksmith
12-06-2011, 09:29
That's actually on my Christmas wish list, my family didn't get it... :clown:
antisocialmunky
12-07-2011, 04:04
If you were evil, you could release a 'installer or EB2' for the game that like changes the intro and the menu and nothing else :D
The_Blacksmith
12-09-2011, 09:42
If you were evil, you could release a 'installer or EB2' for the game that like changes the intro and the menu and nothing else :D
ohhhh that would be mean as hell :laugh4:
If you were evil, you could release a 'installer or EB2' for the game that like changes the intro and the menu and nothing else :D
that's more an April fool's joke.
maskoolin
12-10-2011, 07:51
that's more an April fool's joke.
but thats not realistic because we ve got the game before april ^^ :P
btw. news :)
Working on the temple system and associated traits for the governors. Worshipping the Gods may sometimes give bad traits... ~JMRC
News indeed!
Nice to see more work done about the campaign ^^
fireblade
12-10-2011, 17:32
Seems like some weak-minded family members might be a bit overinfluenced by ambitious priests. (Well, who wouldn't donate lots of money to the temple if a sheep's liver told the priest you would die?)
News :)
On stars and moons, thunder and fertility, male or female, bull or gazelle: reconstructing Arabian pantheons. - Moros
Brave Brave Sir Robin
12-22-2011, 07:36
News :)
Should be interesting. I really know nothing about religion in pre-Islam Arabia except from limited temple description excerpts in EB.
Should be interesting. I really know nothing about religion in pre-Islam Arabia except from limited temple description excerpts in EB.
Check out a lecture or talk on pre-Islamic religion in Arabia if you get a chance. It's fun and there are great scholars out there (you know who you are).
News from twitter :)
Just finished a major overhaul of the generals' religious beliefs, which give pos and neg effects and produce greater immersion. ~JMRC
and
A carthaginian FM became worshipper of a lusitanian deity. He gets a penalty VS barbarians and now is losing loyalty and getting bad traits.
That "lusitanization" sounds very interesting :)
but thats not realistic because we ve got the game before april ^^ :P
btw. news :)
I am against all attempts at predicting these things, as they rarely come true.
Check out a lecture or talk on pre-Islamic religion in Arabia if you get a chance. It's fun and there are great scholars out there (you know who you are).
Especially due to the fact that the last years a few literary texts were found shedding some decent light on Sayhad religion, especially Sabaean. For long there was almost nothing but short inscriptions. But especially thanks to the new excavations of the Mahram Bilqis, we've got some decent stuff to work with. Sadly there have been few publications on it. Most what you find is out dated and often even still based on the now dismissed theories by Nielsen, or on Mediterranean centric views on ancient mythology.
maskoolin
12-25-2011, 03:05
I am against all attempts at predicting these things, as they rarely come true.
dont forget to see my "^^ :P" as an ironical interpretation of my sentence ;)
Skullheadhq
12-25-2011, 12:54
though personally, a Christmas preview is always nice.
I'm keeping my eyes wide open today.
Another news from twitter. This one is nice :)
Starting to list all of what's needed to play Baktria. - DeathFinger
Eastern Foot-Rocker
12-28-2011, 21:54
News indeed, but not good ones, i suppose. Doesn't it mean that DeathFinger barely startet with the first brainstorming on Baktria?
Currently we're checking what still needs to be added to make the campaign fully playable. I'd say it's good news.
Though making it fully playable doesn't mean including all the planned gamemechanics, quite a lot of the more complex mechanics will be for later.
Eastern Foot-Rocker
12-29-2011, 00:20
Currently we're checking what still needs to be added to make the campaign fully playable. I'd say it's good news.
Though making it fully playable doesn't mean including all the planned gamemechanics, quite a lot of the more complex mechanics will be for later.
Ok i conclude that the work on unit roaster, generals etc. is largely done and DeathFinger is working on integrating it into the campaign. It was a bit ambiguous on twitter. To such an extent it is really good news, because finally it means that the work on the factions is coming to an end. Bridging the time with Hegemony City States, 3rd Age and HoI3 for so long.
DeathFinger
12-29-2011, 13:03
Ok i conclude that the work on unit roaster, generals etc. is largely done and DeathFinger is working on integrating it into the campaign.
Yep. In fact I'm checking the difference between what was decided and what was set up. Don't worry on brainstorming about Baktria, there were lot of storms :rolleyes: . The fact is that I usually forget to use Twitter... I'll not in 2012 :2thumbsup:
Eastern Foot-Rocker
12-29-2011, 16:02
I recognized. Thank you for quick reply. I'm not in 2012, either. If they are celebrating the new year on your cloud (where your mind is), i wish you a happy new year!
Another one
The lord of Awam now has a shrine. Now up to work on his temples. - Moros
I can't wait to see this arabian faction and read about their history and culture :)
Horatius Flaccus
12-29-2011, 23:58
Sogdiana now gives geographical and historical informations to those who succeed to control this strategical area - DeathFinger
I'm loving these bits of information about the Eastern parts of the map. (Arabia and Asia)
Description of three "wonders" of Central Asia - DeathFinger
Campaign getting done one step at the time everyday: wonderful ^^
polatucos
01-05-2012, 13:58
where can i find the mods twiter account?
where can i find the mods twiter account?
See the first post on the first page.
Campaign getting done one step at the time everyday: wonderful ^^
hey, as long as it is not two steps forward, 1 step back :clown:
stratigos vasilios
01-08-2012, 13:17
More news
The lord of Awam now has a shrine. Now up to work on his temples. - Moros
Sogdiana now gives geographical and historical informations to those who succeed to control this strategical area - DeathFinger
Description of three "wonders" of Central Asia - DeathFinger
Description of three "wonders" of Central Asia - DeathFinger
so Tarbosaurus bataar, a bunch of burial mounds for the Sarmations, and the steppes themselves? :clown:
and yes, the first one has a sample from Kazakhstan (so in the EB map area), though most were from southern Mongolia.
The_Blacksmith
01-11-2012, 09:40
The lord of the ibexes. Check. The lord of the Gazelles. Check. Time to give them a female companion. - Moros
Sounds like some work is being done to the Saba... or pausibly Nubia :D
Excellent. Every day they're modding.
The lord of the ibexes. Check. The lord of the Gazelles. Check. Time to give them a female companion. - Moros
It sounds rather Mauretanian to me. Has he left out Lord of the Flies? Ancillary: Piggy. Office: the conch-holder.
Excellent. Every day they're modding.
It sounds rather Mauretanian to me. Has he left out Lord of the Flies? Ancillary: Piggy. Office: the conch-holder.
I forget what happens in that book/movie. Doesn't piggy die in the end? Do they all die? Its been such a long time and I don't have the book with me.
DeathFinger
01-12-2012, 11:48
3398
rickinator9
01-12-2012, 15:10
The new elephant model?
I think he was making fun of Ibrahim's comment about one of the 3 wonders of central asia. Notice the name of the picture file is 'Tarbosaurus bataar'.
rickinator9
01-12-2012, 18:38
I was trying to make a joke
I was trying to make a joke
haha, indeed you were. guess the jokes on me then. Was running a low zoom level and the picture looked like some big grey thingy, I actually thought it was a picture of an elephant at first.
machinor
01-13-2012, 07:19
@Blxz:
Only Piggy and the crazy pseudo-religious one die; the rest get rescued by grown-ups. Sailors saw the smoke from the fire the hunters made to smoke out the fromer leader-guy so they could kill him but just as they are about to finish him they get rescued.
It's been ages since I read it but I still can remember most of it. Great book, one of my all-time favourites. The b/w film adaptation from the 60s is awesome too.
moonburn
01-14-2012, 00:30
considering that that book granted the 1954 (?) nobel prize for literature it´s not just any book imho
3398
The new elephant model?
now that is what I am talking about! mounted Tarbosaurus units! (either that or flying monkeys) :clown:
rickinator9
01-15-2012, 12:30
Or suicide bomber parrots!
News :)
Expect to better feel your title and rank than before, O' Satrap of Baktria! - DeathFinger
The future of EB?
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The future of EB?
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Some careful statting required to keep it balanced =)
DeathFinger
01-17-2012, 13:30
Some careful statting required to keep it balanced =)
Pigs would be enough :rolleyes:
rickinator9
01-17-2012, 19:09
Pigs would be enough :rolleyes:
Or just release some sauropods and the things will lose their concentration. They would be more of a danger to the army that is deploying them because it sees soldiers as sausages and steaks. That might explain why they were never used in history...
That might explain why they were never used in history...
:laugh4:
moonburn
01-17-2012, 23:29
Or just release some sauropods and the things will lose their concentration. They would be more of a danger to the army that is deploying them because it sees soldiers as sausages and steaks. That might explain why they were never used in history...
historically their main problem was that you couldn´t have cavalry if you used those babies and if we consider that todays closest living relative to those beauty´s are the chicken then their original place of domestication south east asia doesn´t show up in our map wich brings in more problems in explaining and portraying the enviroment in wich they ended up being domesticated originally, most archeological evidences show that at the start they consumed only 1 virgin every 2 weeks per animal until people started to feed them with pigs and other mamals wich lead to an increase in their methabolic rate and their numbers increased dramatically wich caused demographic problems due to the competition for food most empires that used them where considered invincible but fell down due to internal problems because everytime there was a draught those babies revolted and started eating the peasents wich lead to popular outcry against the excessive budget of the army required to mantain those special units wich where inefective in amphibious attacks or against simple stakes in the ground
in many ways and in comparison with todays civilizations they could be considered the atom bomb of their day since the creation costs too much resources and once you use them you´ll be doomed in the short medium term so yes they look nice but their priçe goes far beyond their recruitment cost (/stupidity)
antisocialmunky
01-20-2012, 07:46
Pigs would be enough :rolleyes:
EB isn't about balance its about showing off everyone's flamboyant face masks.
oh God, what have I unleashed? :shame:
what started as a sardonic remark, has escalated to a small meme! :embarassed:
EDIT: you know what, we might as well give it an EB-esque name, since the damage is done...
Tarbosauroi kataphraktoi maybe?
EDIT2: so any more news from the Twitter page?
More news :)
Baktrian Family reworked. A hard one btw (no sources = full pain) - DeathFinger
athanaric
01-21-2012, 12:30
No sources means they will be invisible. An extra challenge for the Baktrian player: finding his ninja FMs...
I read "Thundering Zeus" few months back and was really amazed by how the team even managed to have a baktrian faction :P
Great work DeathFinger! ^^
rickinator9
01-21-2012, 17:48
Finally some news about one of my favorite factions! Thanks devs
oh God, what have I unleashed? :shame:
what started as a sardonic remark, has escalated to a small meme! :embarassed:
EDIT: you know what, we might as well give it an EB-esque name, since the damage is done...
Tarbosauroi kataphraktoi maybe?
EDIT2: so any more news from the Twitter page?
I was trying to resist suggesting that the Ptolemaioi might use native Spinosaurus aegypticus. And the Bartixian terrorzorz. Oh yes I was.
rickinator9
01-21-2012, 22:39
oh God, what have I unleashed? :shame:
what started as a sardonic remark, has escalated to a small meme! :embarassed:
EDIT: you know what, we might as well give it an EB-esque name, since the damage is done...
Tarbosauroi kataphraktoi maybe?
EDIT2: so any more news from the Twitter page?
It would be fun if the devs would actually put a Tarbosaur in a far corner of the map, just for laughs
"This is going to be an easy battle"
"Holy mother of god, what the hell is that?"
"Noooooooooooooo!" as his whole army is now fossile food
moonburn
01-22-2012, 01:34
It would be fun if the devs would actually put a Tarbosaur in a far corner of the map, just for laughs
"This is going to be an easy battle"
"Holy mother of god, what the hell is that?"
"Noooooooooooooo!" as his whole army is now fossile foodyou mean like the 1st time i arrived in india and in meroe/axum just to find out those assholes had paquiderm cabs ?
Eastern Foot-Rocker
01-22-2012, 01:37
No sources means they will be invisible. An extra challenge for the Baktrian player: finding his ninja FMs...
I think it only means that the historical sources on bactrian rulers are very limited, so that research is hard.
EDIT: If you were only joking, please let me get away with it. I'm a German, we don't know anything 'bout humor...
rickinator9
01-22-2012, 02:03
you mean like the 1st time i arrived in india and in meroe/axum just to find out those assholes had paquiderm cabs ?
What are paquiderm cabs?
What are paquiderm cabs?
pachyderm cabs would be the correct spelling. i.e., he is referring to Elephants.
stratigos vasilios
01-22-2012, 08:13
you mean like the 1st time i arrived in india and in meroe/axum just to find out those assholes had paquiderm cabs ?
Hahaha! Oh man that was outstanding, I laughed. Good stuff.
From twitter :)
A "sfn" has been modelled by True Leveller. -Moros
BTW. What is "sfn" ?
maskoolin
01-28-2012, 10:16
sfn = special force nomad :rolleyes:
DeathFinger
01-28-2012, 10:25
sfn = special force nomad :rolleyes:
Tarbosaurus, we meet again :charge:
rickinator9
01-28-2012, 12:48
Oh you...
It's related to the word Safinah, hint, hint.
athanaric
01-28-2012, 14:26
He means Kashti.
It's related to the word Safinah, hint, hint.
oh, that's an easy one: it's a sabaean/other possible Arabian faction's naval units.
More news from twitter
That actually happened, he's not just pulling your leg ... --Tellos.
and
A few days back I loaded up every in-game faction on the campaign map for a quick check. Very cool! - Kull
oh, that's an easy one: it's a sabaean/other possible Arabian faction's naval units.
I was waiting for you to spoil the beans. :)
athanaric
01-29-2012, 00:16
I was waiting for you to spoil the beans. :)
Hey I spilled them first. Though apparently nobody understood my translation of the word :(
Hush, hush poopsikins, here have biscuit.
Hey I spilled them first. Though apparently nobody understood my translation of the word :(
well, kashti is not immediately obvious, outside wherever on Earth the language it is from.
Finished most of the strat map ship icons and a unit info card for the hepteres: http://bit.ly/wssGyS ~Tux
I'm glad to see you Tux :) God work as always. I like Yours sneak peaks :)
With the sails it's so lovely ^^
athanaric
01-29-2012, 14:52
well, kashti is not immediately obvious, outside wherever on Earth the language it is from.
It's in the same dictionary where I found safinah. The reason for the latter being there at all is that modern Persian is unfortunately littered with Arabic words.
antisocialmunky
01-29-2012, 18:10
I'm glad to see you Tux :) God work as always. I like Yours sneak peaks :)
It looks like there's a guy passed out by the dude on the deck of that ship :p
It looks like there's a guy passed out by the dude on the deck of that ship :p
Shields.
It's in the same dictionary where I found safinah. The reason for the latter being there at all is that modern Persian is unfortunately littered with Arabic words.
It's okay for those of us who aren't interested in nationalism and linguistic purism (=
antisocialmunky
01-30-2012, 02:07
Shields.
Mister Shields needs to lay off the fermenting wheat.
It's in the same dictionary where I found safinah. The reason for the latter being there at all is that modern Persian is unfortunately littered with Arabic words.
so what's wrong with that again? this happens all the time- English has been affected that way by Norman French (far more than Farsi was by Arabic too), as have almost every romance language out there has been affected by Germanic languages-especially French (e.g. Guerre instead of Bellum, Forêt/Bois instead of Silva, several names like Louis, Guillaume, etc). Even one Arabic dialect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language)has been so heavily influenced by Italian and English it's now considered a separate language-and these are just a few examples. It's what happens when people want to invade/migrate intermingle.
Did I mention Arabic has a lot of loanwords from Persian?
https://img824.imageshack.us/img824/319/heptere.png
those eyes are creepy. I seriously cannot understand why anyone would put that on a ship-I'm sure it creeped out the crew as much as the enemy :clown:
It's not Farsi Ibo, it's Persian. Not that it matters. I can picture you going around speaking of such languages as Hayeren, Italiano, Espanol, and so on. Totally ;)
It's not Farsi Ibo, it's Persian. Not that it matters. I can picture you going around speaking of such languages as Hayeren, Italiano, Espanol, and so on. Totally ;)
Vous ne parlez pas français? :clown:
Mister Shields needs to lay off the fermenting wheat.
~:)
Gah, it's just a pile of shields on deck and not a person.
I seriously cannot understand why anyone would put that on a ship-I'm sure it creeped out the crew as much as the enemyBut as long as the crew does their work(rowing) they don't see it :D
It's not Farsi Ibo, it's Persian. Not that it matters. I can picture you going around speaking of such languages as Hayeren, Italiano, Espanol, and so on. Totally ;)
:laugh4:
that's just the name I grew up with: we had a guy who owned a grocery across the street who was from Iran. he insisted on calling it Farsi, so it kinda stuck. helps that in Arabic, "Persian" is called "Farisi" or "Farsi". so there :clown:
though, as you may note, I do use "Persian" as well. I don't really care. and no, I don't call Armenian that, or Italian, or Spanish. sorry to disappoint :laugh4:
rickinator9
01-30-2012, 22:48
Where are you from then?
antisocialmunky
01-31-2012, 01:04
~:)
Gah, it's just a pile of shields on deck and not a person.
The person is under the pile of shields. Honestly, you would be terrible at hide and seek.
athanaric
01-31-2012, 01:14
that's just the name I grew up with: we had a guy who owned a grocery across the street who was from Iran. he insisted on calling it Farsi, so it kinda stuck.That's highly unusual for a Persian. Some won't mind, but insisting on "Farsi"...
helps that in Arabic, "Persian" is called "Farisi" or "Farsi". so there :clown:But only because you guys don't have a P. Persians do, which is why it's weird when they emulate the Arabic pronunciation.
stratigos vasilios
01-31-2012, 01:32
Where are you from then?
"Who cares"
@ athanaric: I think it was for the same reason people on the eastern seaboard of the US emulated British accents (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwvONJXJUO4)in the 19th century: it was the fashionable thing.
and considering we only spoke in Arabic to each other, his insistence was normal (he spoke little English, and I don't know any Persian*)-it's also the correct Arabic word. I could go on to explain in detail what occurred for him to insist, but I can't be bothered, and I pretty much gave away the clue to it-the fact that we spoke in Arabic.
@ rickinator: I've been all sorts of places, but I spent a good deal of my childhood in Kuwait, where the guy lived- he had a family business in block three, in one of the side ways branching out of Al-khansa' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khansa%27) street in Salmiyya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmiya)- across the street from where we lived, about a kilometer from the Co-op store and a Mosque. I went there almost every day for groceries, and naturally got to know him.
*he was going to start teaching it to me, but my family had to move before lesson 1 could begin
The person is under the pile of shields. Honestly, you would be terrible at hide and seek.
Damn and I thought I was misleading you and the rest with that...
moonburn
02-02-2012, 19:01
so heptsomething means it has 7 rowers per oar or 7 rowers for every 2 oars '
Nice question and this should answer you question:
http://warandgame.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/galleydevcelopment.jpg
So 7 for every 2.
Note. The one rendered isn't an exact replica. Just the main features.
Shadowwalker
02-04-2012, 01:04
Very, very impressive work, Tux.
The way you chose to depict that unit makes it easy to imagine the horror it must have caused for the ones encountering such a ship.
One question though: Will the Heptere be available in addition to the ship types known from EB I or will it replace one of them (the Nees Megistai come to mind...)?
Too bad there are no Naval battles in M2TW :( I somewhat got used to them in Shogun 2 and really like the looks of the model.
rickinator9
02-04-2012, 12:51
The games from the new engine have too long loading times. I could take a nap whenever there was a loading screen.
SOOO True, It's usually the time for me to get a new pot of tea, find something to eat, go to the toilet, clean up the room or If I did all the above: watch some TV :shrug:
Don't get me wrong, I don't want the EB team To modd Shogun 2 (or any other newer TW game) I'm very fine with M2TW, it loads faster and the graphics are very pleasing already(if you apply a proper skin which is not the case in Vanilla, YUK). Havin Ancient warships in shogun 2 like battles is more of a thing I imagine being cool, just like I imagine it being cool if EB2 is released .... wair for it .... NOW. I know neither will happen and I would not wan't to modd Shogun 2 into EB myself thus I won't be suggesting that :D
Very, very impressive work, Tux.
The way you chose to depict that unit makes it easy to imagine the horror it must have caused for the ones encountering such a ship.
One question though: Will the Heptere be available in addition to the ship types known from EB I or will it replace one of them (the Nees Megistai come to mind...)?
Thank you.
From what I know it will replace the Pentekonteroi and there some other few minor changes to the ship list.
moonburn
02-04-2012, 20:02
danke schön tux
Shadowwalker
02-05-2012, 00:09
From what I know it will replace the Pentekonteroi and there some other few minor changes to the ship list.
Yay! More surprises to look forward to! :2thumbsup:
(Oh and thanks for the quick reply of course. :yes:)
antisocialmunky
02-05-2012, 03:23
Yay! Bee-projectors!
News
Admiring strat map models while checking Epirus - XSamatan
We also want admiring start map models :)
Never!
You'll never see the new tree models, ship icons, characters, ports, resource icons, etc..
Lysimachos
02-06-2012, 20:12
Never!
You'll never see the new tree models, ship icons, characters, ports, resource icons, etc..
Sooooo, the mod will be released without them?
Shadowwalker
02-06-2012, 20:13
Never!
You'll never see the new tree models, ship icons, characters, ports, resource icons, etc..
Hm. Okay.
Can we have at least a (mainly) textbased EBII then?
With graphics like in the very first SSI CRPG's?
And even more important: will EB II run on the DOSbox?
You'll never see the new tree models, ship icons, characters, ports, resource icons, etc..
Ahahahahahah, that was droll XD
Sooooo, the mod will be released without them?
Yes, those will be kept for our enjoyment only.
Hm. Okay.
Can we have at least a (mainly) textbased EBII then?
With graphics like in the very first SSI CRPG's?
And even more important: will EB II run on the DOSbox?
That's a good idea and ot would of made possible to release it until now many times.
Maybe I'll feel jolly after the last exam result and I will at least show them in a preview.
I'm getting a spidey sense tingle from all these minor-faction-winding-up, boat-finishing, strat-map-checking tweets. Sort of a release-date-nearing kinda tingle.
Hm. Okay.
Can we have at least a (mainly) textbased EBII then?
With graphics like in the very first SSI CRPG's?
And even more important: will EB II run on the DOSbox?
What about EB2-Minecraft? Ssssssscataphracts-boom! Or an EB2-Skyrim mod? Fus ro Dahae!
We could always host an EB-based fantasy Minecraft server. You can be the King of the Gauls, or the Roman Emperor. Maybe you're just the local governor of Kyrene. Pave your way to glory today at EBcraft.
Shadowwalker
02-07-2012, 06:18
I'm getting a spidey sense tingle from all these minor-faction-winding-up, boat-finishing, strat-map-checking tweets. Sort of a release-date-nearing kinda tingle.
You're quite the optimist, eh?
My EBII-related expectations for 2012 include another faction preview and perhaps - if it is a good year - a preview about a few of the new game mechanics.
I don't even dream of a release this year.
(Please note that this is in no way means I'm unsatisfied. EB II and it's planned features is no mod but a real new game, even moreso than EB I. And since the team has to work on all these breathtaking ideas when coming home from a stressful and/or time-consuming daily job - not to even mention something as exotic and excentric as "private life" or "family" - I am absolutely fine with the information that there after all those years of dedication still is progress. :yes: )
two more news from twitter
Guessing game comeback, what kind of helmet is this: https://img840.imageshack.us/img840/6415/67299126.jpg https://img220.imageshack.us/img220/356/41256363.jpg ~Tux
and
Also forgot to mention that the new navy ship icons are finished, 10 in total. ~Tux
This helmet is the best :) I think this is the right person to use it ;)
http://www.zentaisuits.org/208-209-thickbox/pink-and-white-space-warrior-baldios-lycra-spandex-super-hero-zentai-suit.jpg
Some sort of greek helmet? I don't know enough about arms and armour to be specific enough.
Noble Wrath
02-09-2012, 10:42
A pseudo-corinthian helmet. It would probably be worn by an upper class greek, roman or possibly phoinician. Now the cute little pony is one of those unsolved historical mysteries..
And Blxz was saved by Noble Wrath.~:)
Indeed a pseudo-corinthian is the correct and now to your prize Noble Wrath, some eye candy and explanantions related to the workflow.
The historians gathered some pictures from various sources, such as coins, for some of the type of helmets used in Eb2, in this case:
https://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o276/keravnos/Keravnos9/Ptolemaios-x-85-40BCE.jpg
https://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8433/img0730gi1.jpg
However this isn't too useful for a 3d artist and hard to use so a concept artist will draw some detailed blueprints based on these. In this case, Gleemonex, a former member and great artist who sadly dissappeared:
https://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3121/pseudocorinthian3crestsml6.jpg
Finally based on this, and thanks to Gleemonex for the decoration in the concept, the model and textures are created:
https://img192.imageshack.us/img192/3940/31142705.jpg
https://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7254/42559062.jpg
https://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7293/99458375.jpg
https://img688.imageshack.us/img688/333/17685485.jpg
https://img862.imageshack.us/img862/2265/56388364.jpg
https://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2628/79268123.jpg
And finally we have a low and can also have high poly version of the given helmet.
I hope you enjoyed this sneak peak and have a better understanding of how our workflow is in some cases.
Noble Wrath
02-09-2012, 11:18
This is some eye candy! Thanks sir, the work of the team (and yours in this case) is always a marvel to behold.
I get the feeling that the horse drawing resembles a dragon. Could it be a symbol from the colonies of the Black Sea? Perhaps a case of syncretism, an influence from the dragon standards of the iranian nomads? Or I may be talking nonsense :-)
stratigos vasilios
02-09-2012, 11:37
I was just about to point out the dragon as an interesting helmet decoration but NW has kindly done so already. I'm not sure, I've never really seen that sort of dragon design. I'd be interested to know it's influence and where it's from, either now (if Tux et al. feel generous) or at the next preview (whenever that may be).
EDIT: Also Tux, Face database? What are we looking for?
Humm, sadly I can't answer that as I've forgotten the discussion about the concept of the helmet but for me it resembles a sea horse and not a dragon.~:)
Someone else will have to pop up with an answer on it's origin.
What's with the face database? Do you mean what kind of faces we are looking for?
stratigos vasilios
02-09-2012, 12:43
Yup. What are you guys looking for atm?
Nothing, unit development has been pretty much halted as we don't have too many artists, just one "quarter-active" at the moment working on some eastern units.
And I've been dealing with other parts of the mod w/ Treve Leveller, such as the strat map(icons, characters, etc.), so dunno when my free time and motivation will alow me to continue working on some units.
Looks like a Hippocamppus*, eventho that does not mean much...but that is quite close to the Faction logo of the Bosphorans! However as it's a pseudo corinthean helmet this hints mainly towards italy.
One of the few things I learnd from Age of mythology :D
Brave Brave Sir Robin
02-09-2012, 16:56
Strikes me as a Hippocampus as well.
I quite liked the my little pony version. Will that skin be available in game at all?
Andronikos
02-10-2012, 20:02
Indo-Greek Noble Hoplite from EB1 has that creature painted on his shield. But he has different helmet (Boeotian?)
https://europabarbarorum.com/i/units/baktria/baktria_indogreek_nobles.gif
Yes indeed but it doesn't matter, Hippocampus should be suitable for most hellenistic factions.
stratigos vasilios
02-11-2012, 04:38
More news
Does anybody know what event number 67 is (type) in descr_sounds_events.txt (i.e. with offset/index 66 (223-157)) ? TIA -Tellos
I wish I had an idea.
Just completed the revised EB2 Installation instructions - Kull
Sounds good!
antisocialmunky
02-11-2012, 06:47
My Little Poeni. :p
My Little Poeni. :p
Clever. ;)
Shadowwalker
02-12-2012, 02:49
Clever. ;)
A first post that makes me wonder if SelSel is a second account of antisocialmunky, created for the sole purpose of praising the main account. :laugh4:
On a more serious note: welcome to the forums, SelSel. :beam:
A first post that makes me wonder if SelSel is a second account of antisocialmunky, created for the sole purpose of praising the main account. :laugh4:
On a more serious note: welcome to the forums, SelSel. :beam:
for teh lulz?
in the meantime: hello SelSel! :beam:
stratigos vasilios
02-14-2012, 07:19
Update
Finished two more high poly helmets, next some strat map characters.~Tux
All progress is good progress.
Especially the one the fans can't see...
Especially the one the fans can't see...
:bounce:
Especially the one the fans can't see...
seeing is believing, therefore, anything we don't see does not exist.
ergo, we can safely assume that you guys are still only working on helmets, and little else.
:clown:
I see more than 1024 pixels, what do you see?
https://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1773/1jpg79228ea6db1f42d0ae3.jpg
a crested Phrygian or Tracian helmet
Pretty Close!
EDIT:
Ohh and I forgot your prize:
https://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o276/keravnos/Keravnos5/PhrygianhybridLysimachos306-281BCE.jpg
stratigos vasilios
02-15-2012, 07:33
Yeah, cash!
:laugh:
antisocialmunky
02-16-2012, 05:53
Will we see a EBII version of the classic Phalangites Smurfoi?
moonburn
02-17-2012, 18:24
Will we see a EBII version of the classic Phalangites Smurfoi?
i don´t think they are historical i mean to paint over 30.000 men of blue is like having a white elephant not to mention that many of the dyes back then caused serious health concerns so altough there seems to be some evidence of their existence it´s a bit like the korinthian hoplitai they can be represented by regular hoplitai/phallangitai so using a unit card just for a unit of phallangitai wich may or may not have been fully painted in blue with white cotton pantaloons and only using a phrygian cap and no other armour whatsoever seems irrelevant and nitpicking
but then again there´s uirodusius and gaesatae instead of just 1 naked crazy dudes unit
You could tag them as mercenaries.
You could tag them as mercenaries.
nah, they can't travel far. I suggest recruitment in barracks at Tyre, with the cost of 10,000 mnai.
moonburn
02-20-2012, 20:11
don´t get me wrong but isn´t the tupysche strumpfoi the size of a finger :? what will they guard the locks against those trying to pick it :?
Those are European smurfs, the Bartixian smurfs of the third century were much larger.
Man, we are getting waaaaaaayy off track^^
stratigos vasilios
02-21-2012, 12:14
Discussing different methods of transfer of power in monarchies, federations and republics with konny and bobbin - XSamatan
That's awesome!
EDIT: More news
Created shadow meshes for some of the fleet navies. Also made tweaks to some units. ~Tux
EDIT2: More news x2!
Finished the roman diplomat: https://img24.imageshack.us/img24/636/15548480.jpg ~Tux
15,000 words and counting. -Moros
Another tweet :)
Created and released a tool for M2TW PACK files, at the request of johnwhile. --Tellos Athenaios.
Brave Brave Sir Robin
02-26-2012, 16:09
Diplomat looks very realistic!
antisocialmunky
02-27-2012, 04:07
Really nice diplomat but didn't Roman nobles and officials wear rings/seals?
Really nice diplomat but didn't Roman nobles and officials wear rings/seals?
Do you think you could see them in the campaign map? Details that don't show anyway are a bit of waste to make no? This could already be one of the most detailled camp map models out there.
antisocialmunky
02-27-2012, 16:15
Yes I could probably see it but fair enough. :)
Another tweet with another fantastic model
Finished the makedonian emissary which should be a base for all greek factions: https://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4507/88780669.jpg ~Tux
Tux, You are the best :)
so why would an emissary carry a shield and helmet?
Brave Brave Sir Robin
02-27-2012, 21:29
so why would an emissary carry a shield and helmet?
Duh, because the Greeks are smarter than the other factions and know that there are assassins wandering around the countryside.:creep:
Lysimachos
02-27-2012, 22:28
Duh, because the Greeks are smarter than the other factions and know that there are assassins wandering around the countryside.:creep:
So it must make a difference on assassination chances...
stratigos vasilios
02-28-2012, 08:31
So it must make a difference on assassination chances...
In real life I'd imagine it would...
I'd guess it's because the members of the assembly (ie: full macedonian citizens), were the soldiers and they gathered armed...
So even diplomats would boast their status...
Whichever the case, well done Tux ^^
apart from that proper armament underlines statements quite well :D
to throw down the gauntlet is much less impressive without a gaunlet
Duh, because the Greeks are smarter than the other factions and know that there are assassins wandering around the countryside.:creep:
in light of the history of the Greeks, I see no evidence that they are any smarter than Roman
apart from that proper armament underlines statements quite well :D
to throw down the gauntlet is much less impressive without a gaunlet
until I see an actual knight's gauntlet, I'm not buying it :clown:
stratigos vasilios
03-08-2012, 08:18
Working around an engine bug by putting the UI in pack files --Tellos Athenaios
News
EDIT: More news
Only unit descriptions and screenshots left... -Moros
Cool! Maybe we can see another preview soon!
Sneak peak :)
Just some helmets: https://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9726/97463952.jpg https://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1296/69829580.jpg https://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4844/62205897.jpg https://img839.imageshack.us/img839/5951/97724017.jpg ~Tux
Ptolemaios
03-19-2012, 17:06
Very very nice, thanks!!
moonburn
03-19-2012, 19:07
one of the helmet seems the boiotian that the baktrians use (never can tell unleass there´s a palmtree attached to the backs... as for the other one i will go with the no clue :X )
hey at least i know the diference beteween a conic eastern one and a montefortino one
rickinator9
03-19-2012, 21:13
Sneak peak :)
If those are going to be ingame, it will be awesome. They are very detailed indeed
Well those helmets are high-poly made only for preview purposes which may end up being used in loading screens and concept art.
They also use hi-res textures(i.e. 1024*1024 which is half the size of a unit texture, 2048*1024) so in game they won't look like that and will only be used by general or officers(as they use 4096*2048 textures).
So the low poly version would look like this(of course with reflection replaced by the game):
https://img41.imageshack.us/img41/723/97866321.jpg
In conclusion the specs should be similar, but higher, than those of M2TW.
I hope that clear things up. :)
I think that the next preview is close to see the light :D.
The renders are being done now. ~ Moros
moonburn
03-20-2012, 19:19
about time i wanna see how the hell did they managed to build the arevacii family tree thats a tough one i bet
More news
screenshots: check. renders: check text: check sig banners:.. - Moros
I can't wait. I think I don't go to sleep tonight :D
Well you should as it won't be tonight. ~:)
I don't believe you :P this is morosian information ;)
It will be tonight. ;)
(I bet they will believe you know Tux!)
No seriously it is not for tonight. Perhaps this weekend. Who knows?
It will be tonight. ;)
(I bet they will believe you know Tux!)
No seriously it is not for tonight. Perhaps this weekend. Who knows?
And New Year sounds nice, right fans?
Damm, I'm so confuse right now ;)
Update :
A teaser Tux/Alin just posted on TWC. I'll post it here for the .orgahs and you hip twitter folks: https://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6421/67661868.jpg ~Moros
THX, looks very good as always ;)
Lets make a deal and hold it for Easter!
This Easter or next ? :)
BTW. In this picture i can see, that this bow have two strings.
And New Year sounds nice, right fans?
Thelemic New Year is today, so suits me :P
BTW very nice pic, you can even see the marks due to the padding!
This Easter or next ? :)
BTW. In this picture i can see, that this bow have two strings.
A bow? Sir you don't know your ancient musical instruments...!
(would someone really believe that?)
This Easter or next ? :)
BTW. In this picture i can see, that this bow have two strings.
It's a "trick" to conserve polys. The string is actually made of two planes. ~:)
haha, that's sleek. however ... that be a Cretan archer?
and what about the fireing animation? - is the stirng/set of two planes going to ... bend?
haha, that's sleek. however ... that be a Cretan archer?
and what about the fireing animation? - is the stirng/set of two planes going to ... bend?
Of course, the middle of the string is animated.
Brave Brave Sir Robin
03-21-2012, 19:16
Gods, the details on the padded armor are phenomenal.
News
And finally sig banners check... ~Tux
Getting close, we are...getting close...
Skullheadhq
03-28-2012, 10:56
Getting close, we are...getting close...
Wouldn't hold your breath if I were you.
fightermedic
03-28-2012, 15:48
yea, wouldn't get my hopes up either
but maybe they will release another preview, that would be cool enough!
Wouldn't hold your breath if I were you.
I've been holding my breath and it's been painful.
I've been holding my breath and it's been painful.
if you have done this longer than c.10-20 minutes, I suggest calling either of the following:
If you are still alive:
1-the Guiness book of records
2-a doctor or researcher
if dead (whether you are walking or not):
3-the coroner (I suggest that for you relations)
4-a zombie hunter.
the last part is in case you do reply after death, since you'd obviously be a zombie.
:clown:
More news from twitter
Will have to find himself a new sig banner this week. ~Moros
So, the last occultus sig banner will be revealed. Nice :)
OR they changed that factions symbol :D
(tho I think your theory is more likely^^)
rickinator9
03-29-2012, 13:19
OR they changed that factions symbol :D
(tho I think your theory is more likely^^)
I would rather have a somewhat less obscure occultus banner right now, because we still aren't able to get a grasp of what it is.
stratigos vasilios
03-29-2012, 13:53
So, the last occultus sig banner will be revealed. Nice :)
Is this confirmed or speculation? It could just be a preview on an already confirmed faction from EB1... I sincerely hope you're right though.
Morosian information is spreading fast into the hearts of fans, faster that expected...
Mithridates VI Eupator
03-29-2012, 16:42
Morosian information is spreading fast into the hearts of fans, faster that expected...
Yes, much faster than in the control group. Fascinating!
We should have extended testing to human specimens much sooner...
Morosian information is spreading fast into the hearts of fans, faster that expected...
well, doom befalls people faster than life :clown:
Is this confirmed or speculation? It could just be a preview on an already confirmed faction from EB1... I sincerely hope you're right though.
Only my speculation
but
4966
;)
stratigos vasilios
03-30-2012, 01:36
Only my speculation
I really hope you're right, but I'm really scared of April 1st right around the corner. Beware Moros everyone! April Fools is coming!
Tomorrow, tomorrow,... Is only a daaay aaawaaaaaaaay! ~Moros
It looks like I'll finally experience a decent Monday. :D
That could mean Moros was watching Annie.
Brave Brave Sir Robin
04-02-2012, 12:28
It looks like I'll finally experience a decent Monday. :D
And yesterday was April Fool's.
machinor
04-02-2012, 13:10
Awwwww! I was hoping for a nifty exclusive Bartix faction preview for April 1st. :(
How tricky of them, as all of us expected a grand april fools preview, they did the thing that we expected least ... nothing!
Moros has a new sig banner - SB'W-GWM, New name for saba ?
AHHHHH, gotta love those names without vowels
News from twitter
Busy with several things like new battlemap water textures, watchtowers, ui changes and new trade ship icon. https://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7412/kingdoms201204021519168.jpg ~Tux
nice water Tux, it's look like real :). BTW. There is Very intresting unit card on this picture. Is this Kṣatriya Gadāhasta Yoddhṛ or something else ? :)
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