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I know the EB team is working especially hard these days to finish .8 and I truly appreciate all of their work, but.....Would it be possible toget another preveiw to wet the appettites of your adoring fans? Possibly even a glimpse at the still mysterious ibex shield faction? That would be great guys.
eadingas
09-15-2006, 14:06
We gave you three previews, and three new addons to download, within three weeks, and you still want more? Oh, the humanity! :dizzy2:
We're actually back on track with 0.8 (people coming back, things getting sorted out, bugs getting cleaned) so we'd rather spend time finishing this one finally. Expect previews when we're stuck again on something ;)
Equilibrium
09-15-2006, 14:13
We are really working hard on the 0.8 release and it seems to be really not far away, so stay tuned. If no major new bugs arise, 0.8 should be available to the public soon.
Edit: In the meanwhile, you could also give Arthurian TW a try, it's a really fun mod. But only until EB 0.8's out of course:wink:
Little Legioner
09-15-2006, 14:55
Nice news for 0.8 version!:2thumbsup:
Just wondering, could we able to use our old save games with the new verison? Coz, i've wiped out evil Makedons, poor Hellenon, Greedy Romans and Barbaric Getai from history in my Epeiros campaign.
By the way EB is awesome mod. I play it with a great joy. Serious gameplay like Chess combined with classic TW gameplay ( except vanilla RTW :sweatdrop: ).
Godspeed mates. We're waiting for your new update eagerly.
Expect previews when we're stuck again on something ;)
lol
Just wondering, could we able to use our old save games with the new verison? Coz, i've wiped out evil Makedons, poor Hellenon, Greedy Romans and Barbaric Getai from history in my Epeiros campaign.
i'm sorry this is not possible, the changes are too deep (new units etc...)
Little Legioner
09-15-2006, 15:23
Bad news for me good new features for us :oops:
So, i'll begin a new campaign again :juggle2:
Equilibrium
09-15-2006, 15:35
i'm sorry this is not possible, the changes are too deep (new units etc...)
We've ported from rtw1.2 to 1.5 btw, that alone doesn't allow old saves(since we've added two new factions).
Also a lot of traits have been added or changed(biggest part of that being ethnicities) and that alone would make it impossible to use your old save. Then you add Map changes, resource changes(check the preview if you haven't already done so), new units etc.
Im going to Portugal next Wednesday - reckon I'll come back to a shiny new EB ?
:2thumbsup:
eadingas
09-15-2006, 15:58
Now, now, we're not falling for giving any dates this time :) Just because we've moved through with work on 0.8 doesn't mean it will be ready by next week or two. It just means it will be ready soon :)
Baldrick
09-15-2006, 16:01
Christmas will be fine thanks :laugh4:
Equilibrium
09-15-2006, 16:01
Now, now, we're not falling for giving any dates this time :) Just because we've moved through with work on 0.8 doesn't mean it will be ready by next week or two. It just means it will be ready soon :)
Eadingas is absolutely right here, it will be soon but we won't tell you an exact date.
Little Legioner
09-15-2006, 16:29
Good news then :idea2:
Howmany new units shall you include to 0.8? Plus, if i heard it true many old unit skins redone. You already did a great mod. I believe that a new Epeiros campaign shall be a exciting adventure for me.
Thank's a lot EB team. :bow:
Eadingas is absolutely right here, it will be soon but we won't tell you an exact date.
Worth a try :sweatdrop:
Equilibrium
09-15-2006, 17:33
Worth a try :sweatdrop:
Err.....no
Krusader
09-15-2006, 18:05
I've placed a preview of sorts somewhere...go hunt! :rifle:
I've placed a preview of sorts somewhere...go hunt! :rifle:
Not bad, but needs more Agemata.:laugh4:
I've placed a preview of sorts somewhere...go hunt! :rifle:
so the last one, is that a reskin or a new unit, because it looks pretty different from the old unit by the same name...
ps--they all look great!
Ypoknons
09-15-2006, 20:21
So somewhere along the line the Indo-Greek Hoplites got reclassified as peltasts and we got true hoplites as Indo-Greek Hoplites instead. Fascinating.
Homo Sapiens
09-15-2006, 21:34
Kudos to whoever skinned the Thorakitai!
Krusader
09-15-2006, 22:57
so the last one, is that a reskin or a new unit, because it looks pretty different from the old unit by the same name...
ps--they all look great!
Indo-Greek Hoplites of previous previews are now named Indo-Hellenikoi Peltastai...so this new unit is prolly Indo-Hellenikoi Hoplitai now.
Now your appetites have been sated for a while hopefully :laugh4:
edyzmedieval
09-16-2006, 00:38
Indo-Greek Hoplites of previous previews are now named Indo-Hellenikoi Peltastai...so this new unit is prolly Indo-Hellenikoi Hoplitai now.
Now your appetites have been sated for a while hopefully :laugh4:
Wanna bet they want even more? :laugh4:
Conqueror
09-16-2006, 12:13
We are EB fans. We have an insatiable lust for more information and more updates. You can never hope to quell our demands, although a new EB version release will probably keep us distracted for a while ~D
Equilibrium
09-16-2006, 12:41
Ok, since we previewed this unit already, a panoramic shot I made yesterday during unit integration:
Edit: Whoops, my mistake, we hadn't previewed this unit yet, but here's another one(already previewed):
https://img85.imageshack.us/img85/474/babylonianheavyinfantrysp2.th.jpg (https://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=babylonianheavyinfantrysp2.jpg)
Ok, since we previewed this unit already, a panoramic shot I made yesterday during unit integration:
Edit: Whoops, my mistake, we hadn't previewed this unit yet, but here's another one(already previewed):
https://img85.imageshack.us/img85/474/babylonianheavyinfantrysp2.th.jpg (https://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=babylonianheavyinfantrysp2.jpg)
who can recruit these dudes :balloon2: :balloon2:
Equilibrium
09-17-2006, 08:42
Everybody can, that is the Babylonian Shipri Tukrul Infantry, a regional unit. The name suggests where you can recruit them :wink:
Trithemius
09-19-2006, 01:42
If people have had fun hunting, can some kind person post a link for the rest of us incompetents. ;)
Mujalumbo
09-19-2006, 02:03
Check the EB website and gallery every now and then.
I think the team likes to try and slip things by when they think nobody is looking... ;)
Teleklos Archelaou
09-19-2006, 02:06
Visit a lot of different sites associated with EB and you never know what in
the world you will come up with. You may find some really cool new things on a
website somewhere if you are lucky, a forum possibly, a review even linked to a
gallery of shots, or some other type of sneak peak into various things EB. Or wait
for them to show up eventually in the game and you can see them then. But if a
new patch or extra download is what you want, you probably won't find any
unit updates or anything like that. But you never know. We have lots of cool
pictures of our new units already shown so maybe that's enough. :laugh4:
edit: damn you!
there's even an interesting shot, posted by TA, of the midriff of a heavy kretan archer. looks nice, and much the sort of direction I was hoping they would go for at least one of the variants of kretans. oh yeah, the shot is in some thread over at twc.
vizigothe
09-19-2006, 03:33
I came here looking for a definition of soon. Does anyone have one?
:laugh4: :laugh4:
Trithemius
09-19-2006, 04:06
Visit a lot of different sites associated with EB and you never know what in
the world you will come up with. You may find some really cool new things on a
website somewhere if you are lucky, a forum possibly, a review even linked to a
gallery of shots, or some other type of sneak peak into various things EB. Or wait
for them to show up eventually in the game and you can see them then. But if a
new patch or extra download is what you want, you probably won't find any
unit updates or anything like that. But you never know. We have lots of cool
pictures of our new units already shown so maybe that's enough. :laugh4:
I like coming to one site, dammit. :P
I occassionally visit the EB site too (mostly to link it to people I am promoting it to) but I can never tell when things are updating there. :(
Teleklos Archelaou
09-19-2006, 04:51
There was something hidden in that message, but it has already been stated now, so no worries.
Trithemius
09-19-2006, 05:03
It's all to confusing to me! I like things presented in an obvious fashion; not some elaborate internet-spanning forum game. :) (And yes, I hate those "Where's Wally/Waldo/Whatever" books too!)
I do like the thorakitai; although I hope that the Baktrian theureophoroi has those cool snaky shields. :)
It's all to confusing to me! I like things presented in an obvious fashion; not some elaborate internet-spanning forum game. :) (And yes, I hate those "Where's Wally/Waldo/Whatever" books too!)I can post a lightened pic of the kretan archer mentioned earlier if its ok with EB. although I do think its kind of neat making us work at these things keeps the mind ticking over. :idea2:
Trithemius
09-19-2006, 07:36
I can post a lightened pic of the kretan archer mentioned earlier if its ok with EB. although I do think its kind of neat making us work at these things keeps the mind ticking over. :idea2:
Well I have more than enough to keep me going in that respect! I just want to ogle pretty pictures without having too jump through too many hoops. ;)
Maybe I am old and curmudgeonly or something? :P
Teleklos Archelaou
09-19-2006, 15:04
Visit a lot of different sites associated with EB and you never know what in
the world you will come up with. You may find some really cool new things on a
website somewhere if you are lucky, a forum possibly, a review even linked to a
gallery of shots, or some other type of sneak peak into various things EB. Or wait
for them to show up eventually in the game and you can see them then. But if a
new patch or extra download is what you want, you probably won't find any
unit updates or anything like that. But you never know. We have lots of cool
pictures of our new units already shown so maybe that's enough. :laugh4:I suppose I could have been a little more straightforward. :grin:
eadingas
09-19-2006, 15:13
You are evil ... :P
You are evil ... :P
... genius
Foot
-Praetor-
09-19-2006, 18:04
I suck at finding those things...
Little Legioner
09-19-2006, 21:29
I couldn't find any new pictures :idea2: You are tormenting us evil genius Teleklos :nurse:
I'm sure I saw those pictures on the site last week how long have they been there? they look great.
Little Legioner
09-20-2006, 08:58
I'm sure I saw those pictures on the site last week how long have they been there? they look great.
They're old :inquisitive:
Trithemius
09-20-2006, 10:41
... genius
With too much time on his hands. ;)
PSYCHO V
09-21-2006, 03:34
Some old wip pics of Germanic units
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/MercCavII.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/RebelCavII.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/SwebozCavII.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/Chatti.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/Frnkmnnz.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/Harii.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/HABUKOZ_SWAIUT.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/SKANDZA_SWAIUT.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/Sweboz.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/SKANDZA_SWAIUT_MERC.jpg
https://usera.imagecave.com/PSYCHO/REBEL.jpg
Guys with Clubs? Never seen them before...
Of course I only played the Germans a little while...
What I wonder is if the EB team would be kind enough to give us another little hint about who the other new faction is besides the Saka. Just to make us think a little. It was guessed on another forum what it was (Sabaea) but that was just from an Ibex photo and I was told by an expert the other day that the Sabaean's main symbol was more along the lines of a crescent moon. So just a little hint from the EB team would be great, even if it makes us shake our heads in confusion.
Teleklos Archelaou
09-21-2006, 04:20
Real men don't use no sissy swords!! :grin:
Looks like Psycho was pretty generous guys. Those are a lot of new shots.
WHOOOOAAAAA!!!!!!!!
That's a totally awesome September preview! Great to see some new stuff for the Germans (and for those who missed it, there's also a German merc on the Eb website). Is that a new version of the wodanawulfoz, with the painted body?
Thanks Psycho!
CountArach
09-21-2006, 06:48
Real men don't use no sissy swords!! :grin:
Looks like Psycho was pretty generous guys. Those are a lot of new shots.
Is it sad to find myself looking for patterns? :idea2:
Do RMDUNSS or LLPWPGP or TAALONS mean anything to anyone?
Seriously though, great looking units there! :2thumbsup: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2:
Mad Guitar Murphy
09-21-2006, 12:44
Those Germanic units look great, I really like the club-wielders since they are mentioned in so many historical sources. Great work!
iberus_generalis
09-21-2006, 17:05
ho are those darker dudes with what looks like to be stone axes??? amazing!!!! and the Mad Clubbers rock too
Geoffrey S
09-21-2006, 17:18
Thanks mate! Some really nice shots, good to see the Germans getting an update.
In some of the shots, such as the first one, is that a new grass texture? It seems somewhat more vibrant than I remember, though I haven't played RTW for a while.
Little Legioner
09-21-2006, 17:46
Thorkitia use swords like Hypaspists? Or they use Thureophoroi Javelin+spear combo?
thorakitai use javelins + spear. the soldiers they represent would have had swords as well, but there are limits to the RTW engine (though I think they carry xiphoi in the models).
:shocked2:
Wow the Sweboz are going to be great look out Casse here I come!
Trithemius
09-22-2006, 07:34
Are the Sweboz getting a flashy new general (and bodyguard?) model? I'd like to try some foot generals sometime and apparently the Sweboz bodyguard is fairly tough so it sounds like a good place to start.
pezhetairoi
09-22-2006, 15:06
'fairly tough'? freakin' hard to defeat is more like it. I just ran a custom battle to try and beat a sweboz army, and that general's unit ripped apart my Romani better than Gaesatae ever could if the Gaesatae had 1HP.
'fairly tough'? freakin' hard to defeat is more like it. I just ran a custom battle to try and beat a sweboz army, and that general's unit ripped apart my Romani better than Gaesatae ever could if the Gaesatae had 1HP.
It's so true!!
I was also wondering about the boons to carthage in 0.8 (Their my favourite faction). Q1: Will their be new libyan units/mercs as promised?
Q2: Will there be Libyan Chariots?
Q3: Will there be new numidian, african, moorish, and Mauretanian units?
Q4: The descr. for Iberian assault Infantry says that they included balearics, will balearic islands be able to recruit the Iberian assault Inf.?
Q5: Will there be balearic slingers? (Please)
Teleklos Archelaou
09-23-2006, 07:27
A couple shots you might find interesting:
Ever seen odds like that? (note that one of the two men in the Seleukid "army" has been self-generated and is an officer :grin:)
https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8002/uhohuu3.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uhohuu3.jpg)
Some tweaks after getting feedback on the Roman GUI, and a couple new additions (can anyone figure out what the new thing is?):
https://img57.imageshack.us/img57/2135/newbattlemapsguishx7.th.jpg (https://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newbattlemapsguishx7.jpg)
CountArach
09-23-2006, 08:56
Wow! That new GUI looks great. I really like the riming around the Battle Map!
You've tweaked the shape fo the unit shapes on the radar map on the battle map? They're no longer traingles in the bottom pic.
Teleklos Archelaou
09-23-2006, 14:49
You've tweaked the shape fo the unit shapes on the radar map on the battle map? They're no longer traingles in the bottom pic.
That's just the difference in zooming in. But the Count is right - I've put borders around them instead of them just being totally unobscured flat maps. The alphas now conceal the edges a bit. Got the idea from CA's BI battlemap radar map.
hey, the background mosaic map looks great for the Baktrians! very nice!
Teleklos Archelaou
09-23-2006, 16:15
The GUI itself has been shown before (for eastern greeks), but one other thing visible in that shot is the event images - which have now been changed to match the GUI itself when you play as one of those factions (plus a lot of new ones have been added - no more roman weddings for our eastern greeks!).
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