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Alexander the Pretty Good
06-30-2005, 01:08
What will the next faction preview be?
I think it'll be Iberia, or maybe Rome.
Personally, I don't want Rome to be previewed at all - I want the Republic to be a pleasant surprise. :book:
Dutch_guy
06-30-2005, 11:14
I hope it's rome , I really want to see how they have done Rome.
However I think they are going to wait showing rome till the last preview
:balloon2:
Productivity
06-30-2005, 11:23
Pontus
Conqueror
06-30-2005, 11:43
I'm itching to see Armenia but I also hope Rome will be previewed soon too, just because I'm curious to see how they handle it being divided to multiple factions.
Greek_fire19
06-30-2005, 11:58
Let's make a list of the remaining possibles:
Iberia
Sarmatia
Parthia
Pontus
Allied Hellenes
Armenia
Thrace
Rome (possibly 3 factions -separate previews?)
Dacia
Have I missed anyone? I think that's all that's left.
Krusader
06-30-2005, 13:34
Pontus or Armenia
Spacemonk
06-30-2005, 16:40
I guess Allied Helenes, but I hope it'll be Thrace
thegoodman85
06-30-2005, 18:29
I'm hoping for an eastern faction (Armenia, Pontus, Parthia),
and it would be great if they did Rome but it will probably be last.
Spendios
06-30-2005, 18:53
I hope it will be Parthia or Dacia .
Steppe Merc
06-30-2005, 19:03
Parthia ffs.
Sadly, no. :embarassed:
I like to see Dacia or Iberia.
What is the status of these factions, are there enough units done to show them as a weekly preview ?!
Little Legioner
06-30-2005, 19:58
I wish they shall be the Parthians! :charge:
Aldaceleb
07-01-2005, 06:58
Pontus
The Stranger
07-01-2005, 11:37
'would it be fair if i'll bet
RabidGibbon
07-01-2005, 12:42
I doubt it'll be any of the above - more likely to be duggadugga or something equally unpronouncable. Sure they may be pink, they may come from the east and be mainly horse archers but they won't be Parthia - to give an example. ~;)
Dux Corvanus
07-01-2005, 14:35
I doubt it'll be any of the above - more likely to be duggadugga or something equally unpronouncable.
How ignorant! It's the Ljkoihpuih-Prdtcousaht from Kjsdasrtyrfu... I have information in book and of the internet that proves it. ~:joker:
Abokasee
07-02-2005, 10:22
dont forget URANUS ! ~;)
Still no preview The Wizard !!!!!
Work :whip: ~;)
Reverend Joe
07-04-2005, 04:58
Sarmatia.
Revelation
07-04-2005, 06:20
We should be taking bets on which will be released first. BI or EB. My $$$'s are on BI!
King of Atlantis
07-04-2005, 07:32
i HOPE not allied hellens as we have already seen plenty of hellinis nations.
Delenda est Carthago
07-04-2005, 08:17
I would love to see Rome or one of the factions, but if not making a preview means that it will be doen faster then no more previews, i am drooling already and i need this mod soon or i might die...
BY the way, are they thinking August for the open Beta???
alman7272
07-04-2005, 08:30
We should be taking bets on which will be released first. BI or EB. My $$$'s are on BI!
Unfortunately, I believe you may be right
I don't want to rush you but when can we expect the update?!
The Wizard
07-04-2005, 21:40
EB is experiencing a (hopefully) temporary lapse of activity. Some key persons in making the preview are currently semi-inactive, which bogs down the speed at which you will recieve the preview.
~Wiz
Could you just rehash one of the old goodies but with some previously unseen units & screenies from different angles...
I vote Cahix :bulb:
EB is experiencing a (hopefully) temporary lapse of activity. Some key persons in making the preview are currently semi-inactive, which bogs down the speed at which you will recieve the preview.
~Wiz
Ok, I will wait.
Thank you for your response the wizard
King of Atlantis
07-06-2005, 23:05
i bet it will be pontus ~;)
Alexander the Pretty Good
07-06-2005, 23:28
Actually, dgb gets props for being the first to guess Pontus (or Pontos, if you prefer). ~:cheers:
My bet is on Iberia or whatever EB will call this faction ~;)
Productivity
07-07-2005, 07:45
Lets see if I can do it two times... I say Thrace for the next preview.
saulot333
07-07-2005, 11:02
Isn't Thracia dead and gone in order to make place for Baktria?
Isn't Thracia dead and gone in order to make place for Baktria?
No, Numidia it`s dead to make place for Baktria.
saulot333
07-07-2005, 12:55
No, Numidia it`s dead to make place for Baktria.
But Numidia is not Greek culture! So...do we have a punic Baktria? ~:confused:
I think that Thrace and Dacia became one along with Numidia going the way of the dodo, but I can't remember what happened to the other faction slot.
I of course may be wrong.
Foot
saulot333
07-07-2005, 17:01
Maybe there is a secret faction replacing Numidia...personally, I'd love to see some kind of african faction to challenge those corrupted Ptolemaics...
Steppe Merc
07-07-2005, 18:21
The cultures we are using are no longer the same ones that were in vanilla.
The Wizard
07-07-2005, 20:56
As of now the only faction taken out is Numidia in favor of Baktria.
~Wiz
saulot333
07-07-2005, 23:30
As of now the only faction taken out is Numidia in favor of Baktria.
~Wiz
Thank you for the explanation, Wiz. By the way, great work with the preview! Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a bit of hellenes now...but I guess every faction will work just as well...
Greek_fire19
07-18-2005, 19:32
Hmmmm, given last weeks preview, do people think that it will be a faction this week? Or another preview highlighting game dynamics and scripting stuff?
Kääpäkorven Konsuli
07-18-2005, 20:21
I hope it is Parthia.
Greek_fire19
07-18-2005, 21:08
mmmm, I have a feeling that given the nomadic nature of parthia, while we've been waiting for them for a long time they're probably gonna turn out to be (apart from the cataphracts, which will be amazing) mostly dirty people in brown outfits (or brightly coloured outfits maybe, I dont know) with really good bows. And spearmen.
Same with sarmatia, though they would have some really beautiful heavy cavalry too
I would much rather see armenia, which probably had a lot more heavy infantry and stuff like that.
King of Atlantis
07-18-2005, 21:30
armenia or parthia.
Duncan_Hardy
07-18-2005, 22:57
I reckon it will be another non-faction preview. We'll see.
pezhetairoi
07-19-2005, 01:37
Probably not, we've seen the maps already... what else is there? It's kinda hard to preview gameplay dynamics without playing the game itself. Possibly a faction again... and yes, I hope it's the Dahae, or alternatively Sarmatia. I want to see some HA.
Steppe Merc
07-19-2005, 02:53
Dahae? We don't have a faction of them. They're rebels. We do have the Parni which were part of the Dahae, who then became the Parthians...
King of Atlantis
07-19-2005, 23:34
are we getting one at all this time. :embarassed:
Iberia, pleeeeeeeease ~:mecry:
It appears that there will not be an update this weekend, or perhaps even until this coming weekend. The Wizard has been away. However, we are preparing three factions for you in quick succession, assuming we get that far.
pezhetairoi
07-20-2005, 01:35
awwwwww..... *like a little kid who rushes out the door just in time to see the ice cream van drive away*
the Wizard or Khelvan, can we expect a new preview this weekend or do we have wait longer?!
Steppe Merc
07-24-2005, 00:36
This weekend, there will be a preview. ~D
And we're working already on the next few previews, so hopefully we will be prepared. ~;)
Iberia?, Please let it be Iberia! I've been waiting so long to see the Iberic warrios you guys have skinned
im hoping for allied hellenes
im hoping for allied hellenes
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo, to much pikes ~;)
I want to see the Iberians but the Dacians, Sarmatians and Parni are also very interesting.
Iberia pleaseeee ~:cool: ~:cool:
Zalmoxis
07-24-2005, 08:24
The Armenians, cause they kick ass!
Conqueror
07-24-2005, 09:42
^^^^^ What he said! ~:cheers:
King of Atlantis
07-24-2005, 09:55
Armenia or parni. I just want to see some horsemen as so far we have mainly seen "greek" or or north west barb units.
Copperhaired Berserker!
07-24-2005, 11:26
I want to see Britian
RandyKapp
07-24-2005, 11:30
It was done already, Casse.
Can we europeans expect the update soon or do we have to wait for tomorrow?
~D
Alexander the Pretty Good
07-26-2005, 00:40
Well, no one expected the Sarmatians (can't spell it the EB does ~;p) this week!
How about next?
I say...
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Iberia.
King of Atlantis
07-26-2005, 01:09
Iberia would be a nice change, we already seen most of the romans thanks to prom, so im hoping its not them.
Remaing factions
allies hellens
dacia
thrace
rome
iberia
armenia
parthia
Im guessing it will be thrace or dacia, or at least hoping, cause we havent seen anything like these yet, and rtr hardly even gave them any notice.
pezhetairoi
07-26-2005, 02:12
we've seen Romans? I don't recall... jog my memory? please?
Alexander the Pretty Good
07-26-2005, 02:15
Prometheus's (Prom) mod, Res Gestae (check the Forge) showcases Roman units like those in EB. I think since he made them.
King of Atlantis
07-26-2005, 02:23
also prom used to have a screenshot thread here. He did all the romans long ago and some other various units.
Steppe Merc
07-26-2005, 02:24
Those were all WIPs.
all i remember of rome is: princepes, 2 types triarii, early cohort, early preatorian cohort, and teh 'late' versions of the latter. maye soem equites, not sure. think not. *checking sheep's thread*
RandyKapp
07-26-2005, 13:11
I want more barbarians. Thats what this mods about aint it 0_o
No, this mod is about making the imperial campaign more fun, challenging, and historically accurate.
RandyKapp
07-26-2005, 21:43
I came here because i was told it was barbarian focused =(
Well, we have members who are focused on the barbarians, and we give equal treatment to all archaeological and literary sources for them, not just Greek and Roman sources, so some people think we are "barbarian focused." It isn't true, we just don't feel that sources and archaeological finds should be dismissed because they aren't Greek or Roman.
RandyKapp
07-26-2005, 21:49
Always a plus, ill probly only be playing as barbarian factions anyway. They are such a huge improvment over the original ones from whats been shown sofar.
Greek_fire19
07-26-2005, 23:42
Yeah, I'm glad EB isn't just 'barbarian focused' It would be kinda weird to have all these beautifully detailed barbarian units, only to send them into combat against the lime green romans :dizzy2: It might spoil the effect.
Incidently Randykapp, I really don't wanna sidetrack this discussion or anything, but It's nice to see another guy from Belfast around here. I'm from Newtownards (about 5-10 miles outside Belfast) it's just unusual.
Anyhow, I hope the next preview iiiiiiiis *pause pause pause* Armenia! Because I really want to see their heavy cavalry/heavy infantry/ horsearcher combination, so see if it's as unbeatable in EB as in RTW (I mean geez those cataphract horsearchers were really something)
RandyKapp
07-27-2005, 00:58
Incidently Randykapp, I really don't wanna sidetrack this discussion or anything, but It's nice to see another guy from Belfast around here. I'm from Newtownards (about 5-10 miles outside Belfast) it's just unusual.
Tis indeed.
parthie, parthia pleeeaaase parthia.
cause I want to see their cathapracts.
BTW: Randy, how do you make your signature different evreytime?
RandyKapp
07-27-2005, 15:14
PHP script
I see.
:waiting for new countdown thread:
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Teleklos Archelaou
08-06-2005, 00:24
Any guesses today? ~D
Alexander the Pretty Good
08-06-2005, 00:32
Maybe Greek Cities (or their equivalent)?
Samurai Waki
08-06-2005, 00:48
Parthia! greek cities would be cool too.
We've been begging for Parthia for ages now...
Please?
King of Atlantis
08-06-2005, 01:49
Yes Parthia!
Conqueror
08-24-2005, 20:15
Alright, time for bets on the next faction! With less and less of them remaining, chances of guessing right should be much better ~:cheers:
I'm still eager to see Armenia. That's by far the most interesting of the remaining factions although Thrace would be a nice one also.
Dacia
Rome is last..no doubt.
so if its rome, the beta will be very, very close.
my Q, now considering it, what will eb do (previeuw-wise) after the beta release..
I'm hoping for Dacia myself
Krusader
08-25-2005, 02:05
I'm hoping for the Samurai
I'm hoping for the Samurai
~:confused:
Mr Jones
08-25-2005, 03:46
occultus! come to think of it, i think that maybe all the remaining factions are "occultus". seeing as it means "not yet revealed" or watever, and we can can see that there are different pics behind the black stuff in the sigs of the EB guys, perhaps it is just the factions they havn't yet been previewed. not to mention one of the EB guys said that it would be revealed with the next few previews. hmmmm. i hope not, though.
Mongoose
08-25-2005, 03:49
I know the secret!
Ca has allowed them to use the source code! They have 2X the size of the battle maps and made the AI 3X batter!!!
That, or it's the new factions
~;)
Mr Jones
08-25-2005, 10:38
mongoose, may i ask where you got your theory from? and if there is any supporting evidence? if it is true, man that would be sweet! fingers crossed!
I know the secret!
Ca has allowed them to use the source code! They have 2X the size of the battle maps and made the AI 3X batter!!!
That, or it's the new factions
~;)
I think USA is much more likely than that...unfortunatly...
k
pezhetairoi
08-26-2005, 02:07
*gasp*
PSYCHO V
08-26-2005, 05:39
I know the secret!
Ca has allowed them to use the source code! They have 2X the size of the battle maps and made the AI 3X batter!!!
That, or it's the new factions
~;)
Dam mongoose, our special connections with CA are suppose to be a secret! How did you ...!? Can the mods please delete that post..pls
Seeing as you have cracked the tamper proof lock to the EB goodies cuboard, I may as well let you know that one of the factions will be the Sidhe.
PSYCHO V
08-26-2005, 05:45
..oh... you want a pic ~:)
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Sorry, I shouldn't have done that :embarassed:
..oh... you want a pic
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Nooooooooo!!! Edit this right away, you'll give away everything!!!
Well, that was either very staged, or the EB team is beginning to burst at the seams (not seas).
Mr Jones
08-26-2005, 10:18
personally i can't wait to crush the armies of the romans, hellenes and barbarians with my very own fairy force! now who said theres no such thing as fairy's? obviously they r real, they r in EB!
p.s due to my previous failed attempts at sarcasm, i will now take the time to inform you all that i do not actually believe that the EB team will be putting the sidhe in their mod. this is merely another somewhat poor attempt at sarcasm
..oh... you want a pic ~:)
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Sorry, I shouldn't have done that :embarassed:
why not show the Gáizáhárjōz ?
..oh... you want a pic ~:)
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Sorry, I shouldn't have done that :embarassed:
why have I mist this.
I want to see the Athálingōz!!!
Alexander the Pretty Good
09-06-2005, 19:11
Bah. This has degenerated into spam! Now for a revival.
The last preview was a very schweet look into the new animations in EB. Let the betting commence on the next preview.
The only factions left are Dacia and Rome, right? I'd bet on Dacia, they are keeping Rome for last. Of course, it could be another neat gameplay preview.
What say you?
There will be more factions than Rome and Dacia left. Pez made a list of his factions in a thread a while back, and the blank spaces representing yet-to-be-previewed factions have been edited out since.
form the top of my head: "thrace" is the other one.
and of course what they've done to the two/three slots of hard-coded-Rome Allies.
Exactly. There'll be a surprise yet, I'm sure.
the entire implementation of the 3 factions that are left has still to be revealed. i'd personally be happy if they make a very weak/tiny samnite/ethruscan faction. playability for a player should probably be very hard..not many units, but would still be better than 3 identical factions..but i guess EB won't have a shortage on variety...
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