EB 1.0: Teaser 3 [Archive]

Foot

10-05-2007, 13:15

Greetings Europa Barbarorum fans.

Once again, another little teaser for all you fans of EB 1.0. Can you guess when we are going to release it :beam:

Thanks goes to Kampfkrebs for the great teaser trailer. To BozosLiveHere for his trait work on the satrapies, to abou, Krusader for their work on concepting and development of the satrapal system.

Teaser Trailer: Pride & Conquest
Kampfkrebs has been working diligently on a new line of videos for faction intros. We wanted to show off his talent as soon as possible. So here is the third of a number of teaser trailers he has made for us.

You can watch on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzXusk-nevE), or you can download a high quality version from our ftp (ftp://ftp.europabarbarorum.org/sucessortrailerHQ.rar).

Seleukid Satrapies:
Your generals can now obtain Satrap titles if they have the necessary influence and connections at court, or in other words traits. Send your general to Ekbatana and he will become Satrap of Media, same if your generals are in Susa, Persepolis or Hekatompylos and they will become satraps of those regions, while any general in the Seleukid holdings of Asia Minor could gain the title Epistrategos. And should you expand the Seleukid kingdom your generals can be installed as satraps in Armenia, Baktria and India, and if you seize Egypt or Makedonia as Archons. Just don't move your satraps too far away from their respective satrapies though or their efficiency to rule those provinces will drop.

The following is the list of satrapal offices open to the Seleukid faction:

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Satrapeia Baktrias
This man has been made satrap of Baktria, which also encompasses nearby Sogdiana and the surrounding Greek poleis. It is a truly prestigious position due to Baktria's famed wealth and also one of great importance as the satrapy is the first line of defense against the barbarian horse hordes of the northern steppes.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Satrapeia Parthyaias
This man has been granted control of the satrapy of Parthyaia, a minor yet important satrapy in the northeastern borderlands. The Satrap's chief concerns is to cultivate the fertile river valleys, maintain the roads and most importantly to defend the kingdom from the barbarian Dahai horsemen to the north.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Satrapeia Persidos
This man has been granted the satrapy of Persis, the ancient homeland of the Persians. Unless the borders change, his only concern is simply to raise taxes from the native Persian settlements and the recent Hellenic poleis.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Satrapeia Babylonias
This man is the satrap of Babylonia, one of the most important satrapies within the Seleukid kingdom. His task is to make sure the Fertile Crescent is stable both in economically as well as politically, as any disturbance in Mesopotamia can seriously bring harm to the Arche Seleukeia.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Satrapeia Sousianes
This man has been given the title of satrap of Susiana, ruling from Susa, one of the oldest and most important cities in of all Asia. Commanding the routes to and from Iran, Baktria, and India, the satrap's main concern is to keep the region protected and the routes open for trade, armies, and news to pass through unhindered.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Satrapeia Medias
This man has been granted the title of Satrap of the Upper Satrapies which also includes the satrapy of Media, a highly important region within the Seleukid kingdom as it is from here the majority of cavalry is recruited. The satrap has to make sure the mountain tribes to the northwest are kept at bay and at the same time to protect and look after the interests of the local landed Iranian nobility and Hellenic settlements.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Satrapeia Armenias
This man is the satrap of Armenia and a close associate of the King. The unruly Armenians have been brought to their knees and any satrap appointed to this region has to make sure the Armenians know their place as subjects, but at the same time be generous to those Armenians who see the benefits of loyalty.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Epistrategos tes Mikras Asias
This man is the governor of Mikra Asia, the lands west of the Tauros Mountains. His job is to protect these lands from the many neighbors encircling the borders and also to maintain the katoikiai, military settlements of the Seleukids, for the royal armies.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Strategos tou Indou
This man is a strategos or viceroy, of India, tasked with defending the eastern border of the Seleukid kingdom from the Indian rajas to the east and also to make sure that the wealth of India pours west into Iran and further on to the cities of Mesopotamia and Syria.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Archon tes Aigyptou
This man has been given the title of Archon of Egypt. His task is to protect the rich lands along the Neilos River and make sure the local Hellenes & Aigyptioi alike know Seleukid rule is preferable than that of incestuous freaks.

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/10/5/f_SeleukidSatm_1bf913e.jpg Archon tes Makedonias
This man has been granted a truly prestigious title, that of Archon of Makedonia. It's his duty to administer the true homelands of the Seleukid Kings and their many followers and to make sure no one threatens the western holdings of the Basileos kai Basileon.

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We hope you have enjoyed this teaser for the next release of Europa Barbarorum.
Please note that unless stated otherwise, ALL pictures, names, and descriptions shown in our previews are works in progress. We continue to improve on all parts of EB, and we will continue to do so long after our initial release.
Since some areas where these news items are posted cannot handle wide images, we appreciate your restraint from quoting full-size images.
As always, if you have questions or comments, the best place to post them is here, where the EB team is most active:

Europa Barbarorum ORG forum (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=70)

Europa Barbarorum TWC forum (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31)

We give special thanks to PicOodle (http://www.picoodle.com) that provides us with a simple, foolproof, and free way to show you all these pictures.

Have a great day!

Sincerely,

The Europa Barbarorum team.

Lysander13

10-05-2007, 13:30

Ahhh man...Your killing me with these previews and teaser videos...I hope the servers are ready for the digital assault they are going to be under the second EB 1.0 is released. Sweet teaser video of course love the traits..:2thumbsup:

Foot

10-05-2007, 13:31

Actually, they'll be ancillaries.

Foot

kambiz

10-05-2007, 13:33

Wow It's great ,Seleucids finally adopted the Persian system of governing. The Satrapies have been established:2thumbsup:

Edit : Any ancillaries for Pahlava ... Perhaps ?!

Zaknafien

10-05-2007, 13:44

It didnt make it to preview, but there's a similar system for the Romani in 1.0 as well. Bozos and myself concepted and implemented a "Roman Provincial Governor " project, which like the Seleukid Satrapies awards a title ancilliary and a governor trait to your general for capturing certain territories that make up historical provincia in the Roman Republic.

There are three types of Governors, based on what type of general you have installed in the province-- Rector Provicniae, which is a standard provincial ruler, a Propraetor, for former Praetor generals, and a Proconsul, for former Consul generals.

So, if you capture the two territories needed to make up the Province of Sicily, "Provincia Sicilia", your general will become Governor of Sicily and receive certain bonuses to rule as long as he remains within the province.

bellator Lugha

10-05-2007, 13:49

:hourglass: new release is coming ...nice :slomo:

Cybvep

10-05-2007, 13:55

It seems that the new release will be absolutely fabulous. So many changes and additions... One question, though. Are those teasers showing full intros or are they just trailers? They are rather short. BTW, this strange wind-like sound at the beginning of every trailer/intro is of poor quality.

Foot

10-05-2007, 13:59

As we've stated in every teaser, the trailers are just teaser trailers and are not faction intros.

I and everyone on the team (through silent consent) are entirely happy with Kampfkrebs work so far, "strange wind-like sound" included. Personally I like it, and can't hear a problem. But again, these are teaser trailers, work on full faction intros is not meant to be represented in these works.

Foot

Cybvep

10-05-2007, 14:04

Thanks for an explanation.

Shifty_GMH

10-05-2007, 14:05

bovi

10-05-2007, 14:05

I hope the servers are ready for the digital assault they are going to be under the second EB 1.0 is released.
Actually, we're only going to make them available through file sharing the first period, because otherwise our server's bandwidth would be quickly surpassed. You may want to find a Bittorrent or ED2K client you'll like while waiting for the release.

Kampfkrebs

10-05-2007, 14:06

...this strange wind-like sound at the beginning of every trailer/intro is of poor quality.

Ive found this sound a long time ago in the depths of the internet, and yes, the quality sucks really hard.
But at least it is a license-free sound, and besides this I dont live in/at a desert nor can I reach a desert (well, concrete deserts doesnt count :p) and record the soundeffect by myself. So Im happy with what Ive got.

See it as a trademark of my works, crappy rendered EB logo with the beloved crappy sound :laugh4:

I of the Storm

10-05-2007, 14:07

Argh! Aargh! Your 'Teasers' really deserve their name.:2thumbsup:

I assume that the installment of Type IV mentioned earlier prevents the appearance of the satrapial/provincial ancillaries?

That wind-sound sounds fine to me. I like it.

Edit: do you plan something similar for ptolemys/makedon?

Zaknafien

10-05-2007, 14:10

I'd imagine so, I of the Storm, yes. At least for the Romani govenrors, a Type II or III government is required for the province to be created.

Bava

10-05-2007, 14:53

Again, great stuff, the satrapies/provinces are an awesome addition!

But seriously, everytime I see a sticky thread with "EB: 1.0 ...." at the top of the page, I think its the release announcement. I ... can´t .... wait....:sweatdrop:

A Terribly Harmful Name

10-05-2007, 14:59

Wow I can't wait to dethrone these incestuous freaks.

Bactron

10-05-2007, 15:16

Amazing as always.

Could I just ask one question? - What kind of unit is right on the beggining of that teaser video. (I am talking about those guys with phyrgian helmets, sort of blue tunic, swords and shield no armor)

They are new, am I right? I have never seen them before in EB, could someone please tell me what is their name, to which faction they will be available etc?

Lysander13

10-05-2007, 15:22

Actually, we're only going to make them available through file sharing the first period, because otherwise our server's bandwidth would be quickly surpassed. You may want to find a Bittorrent or ED2K client you'll like while waiting for the release.
Yikes!! Would you be so kind as to perhaps make a recommendation?

Strategos Alexandros

10-05-2007, 15:30

:2thumbsup: :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup: 3 trailers in as many days! I cant believe it! EB1.0 must be near. I'll go polish my sarissa in anticipation of the new satrapies.

Sir Edward

10-05-2007, 15:33

Great teaser, just one quick question.

This man is a strategos or viceroy, of India, tasked with defending the eastern border of the Seleukid kingdom from the Indian rajas to the east

Was this statement just for artistic purposes? or will 1.0 include some kind of scripted Indian army spawning?

bovi

10-05-2007, 15:43

Yikes!! Would you be so kind as to perhaps make a recommendation?
Personally I use uTorrent and eMule. There are a gazillion of them out there, and these may not be the optimal ones, but they do the work.

bovi

10-05-2007, 15:45

3 trailers in as many days!
Umm, the first was on monday.

Tellos Athenaios

10-05-2007, 15:50

That's what he'd have been doing in real history; in game you won't see a sudden invasion of Mauryan armies or some such thing.

abou

10-05-2007, 15:53

Oh, totally. μTorrent is where it's at. Great little program.

Lysander13

10-05-2007, 16:00

Personally I use uTorrent and eMule. There are a gazillion of them out there, and these may not be the optimal ones, but they do the work.
uTorrent it is then. I'll be sure to familiarize myself with it. Thank you sir.

Admetos

10-05-2007, 16:15

You do spoil us with all these teasers suddenly. I've actually just started my first Seluekid campaign so I'm espeacially looking forward to starting a new one now in 1.0, and another brilliant video. :2thumbsup:

atheotes

10-05-2007, 16:47

Greetings Europa Barbarorum fans.

Once again, another little teaser for all you fans of EB 1.0. Can you guess when we are going to release it :beam:
.....

I was hoping some EB member or insider would take a guess :juggle2:
please tell us so we can plan ahead to free up time :help:
really great teasers :2thumbsup:

Remco

10-05-2007, 16:57

These "small" details make EB what it is. A game with depth. Details as these really make the game interesting. Thank you!

Kepper

10-05-2007, 17:05

Since monday the EB team have made the preview of 7 faction at this rate EB 1.0 will by release next weekend :sweatdrop: :sweatdrop:
Great work i cant wait to si the Lusotani teaser

Bava

10-05-2007, 17:06

Originally Posted by Foot
Greetings Europa Barbarorum fans.

Once again, another little teaser for all you fans of EB 1.0. Can you guess when we are going to release it
.....

I was hoping some EB member or insider would take a guess
please tell us so we can plan ahead to free up time

Well, teasers were released monday, wednesday, friday. So it would be logical to assume they´ll unleash the beast on sunday. Either that or teaser number 4 :laugh4:

The Persian Cataphract

10-05-2007, 17:18

Kampfkrebs

10-05-2007, 17:28

FFS! Stop lying Ario, you are the most cruel one of us! Come one an tell the truth about your metal-spiked whips! :whip:

Ps: yeah, this is a big fraud, we are not going to release anything (at least till 2009) :>

paullus

10-05-2007, 17:35

Yes, Bactron, that is a new unit at the beginning of the teaser...

Redmeth

10-05-2007, 17:37

We just got some 1337 photoshop skills, like tampering with pictures to make'em look like new walls resizing some trees, making some little icons and saying they're satrapies... anyone can do that.

sgsandor

10-05-2007, 17:38

With everything i learned about gameplay in the8x series, I can see my education will continue....

shlin28

10-05-2007, 17:41

Cannot...wait...:thumbsdown:

Bootsiuv

10-05-2007, 18:28

WOW

Tat T3a53r r0x Mi s0x0rs!

EB = pwnag3

w00t!

Arzeal

10-05-2007, 18:28

*started to sacrifice babies and virgins to welcome the coming of new version of EB*
errr ... another great teaser ^^

khelvan

10-05-2007, 19:01

I told them they shouldn't tease you guys with all these previews if the release were still months and months away...but did they listen?? ~:wacko:

Maeran

10-05-2007, 19:18

Well, now we know EB1.0 won't be released for a long time. All these team members are posting on here instead of finalising stuff.

Clearly they have no sense of urgency.

Or it was boxed off already and they are now taking a break from 'beta-testing.'

Have your fun, I've got quite an absorbing war with Macedon to go to. They might win if I don't get reinforcements to Greece soon.

Mouzafphaerre

10-05-2007, 19:31

.
Satrapies! :2thumbsup: Great idea! MTW's titles and offices return in an even more elegant fashion. :yes:

Will there be similar systems for other factions?

:medievalcheers:
.

Mouzafphaerre

10-05-2007, 19:33

.

I told them they shouldn't tease you guys with all these previews if the release were still months and months away...but did they listen?? ~:wacko:
Occultus lives! ~D

Nice to see you khelvan; how's it going?
.

Cybvep

10-05-2007, 19:35

Shhhhhh... It's a secret. :quiet:

The Celt

10-05-2007, 22:11

Stupid fools, all of you. Can't you all see this is all a big fraud? We're not going to release anything anytime soon. In fact we are not going to release anything at all. This is all a big charade, but unlike my colleagues, I'm not a sadist, but I need to get this out of my system. These teasers are exactly what they are; They tease. They tease you into thinking we have something in the works. Well, we don't. We don't have anything at all.

<_<

>_>
You better not be lying or the Zahak will surely sallow you! And I hope he does!!!:laugh4:

Great preview guys! Though I also wanna know, who the heck are those green-caped fellas with the Phyrgian helmets and two-handed Romphia? If you can recruited them as Pontos I'm going to.....be very very happy!:yes:

Still, if 1.0 is coming out soon that'll put a major damper on my Aedui campaign.

AntiochusIII

10-05-2007, 23:13

Seleukids! Seleukids! Seleukids!

Query: How "extensive" will this title system be? For example, if a Seleukid player conquers Sicily, will the general on the island gets a "Satrap of Sicily" trait or its equivalent or are the Satrapies only limited to what's presented in the teaser?

CaesarAugustus

10-05-2007, 23:37

Nice! EB simply has no equal. 3 trailers in such a short time... I guess I can wait for 1.0 before starting a serious campaign...
I hope to see the Romani trailer soon!:rtwyes:

Sassem

10-05-2007, 23:45

Actually, we're only going to make them available through file sharing the first period, because otherwise our server's bandwidth would be quickly surpassed. You may want to find a Bittorrent or ED2K client you'll like while waiting for the release.

You could upload them on alt.binaries.boneless or a other newsgroup and everybody has instant access on this planet for a month or so if you place a NZB or the filename

maybe that's a idea

Imperator

10-06-2007, 00:14

Whoa whoa whoa...

I go off-line for a month, and all of a sudden there's talk of EB 1.0? In Fall 2007? :dizzy2:

So this means that in a matter of weeks, I will behold the final completion of EB, and have on my computer a perfect EB for RTW?

That is almost too much to believe...:jawdrop:

Jarardo

10-06-2007, 00:20

The Satrapies are fantastic! Woohoo! :balloon2:

Bootsiuv

10-06-2007, 00:22

You should know the golden rule by now....

EB is never finished....it's always a work in progress.

At least people will stop calling it a beta (which it hasn't really been for some time).

:2thumbsup:

Krusader

10-06-2007, 02:01

Just wanted to point out that the name of your general doesnt change to "Satrap Glueos Stickos" for example.

And these satrap titles are ancillaries and shouldn't be hard to obtain neither easy. You have a general with low Influence the chances are more slim. There are some set criteria.
However as they are ancillaries, you can swap them around if you want, so if you think that no good Dionysos-loving drunkard of a son who'd probably spend all taxes on a major temple to Dionysos with fountains of wine should be satrap in Media say, feel free to swap ~:)

Bootsiuv

10-06-2007, 02:08

Oh....I thought it was a trait

The fact that you guys made the titles ancillaries, and thus, swappable, makes them 1,000,000 times better.

w00t!

LusitanianWolf

10-06-2007, 10:38

Whooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
This is getting even better!!!!
Nice teaser and nice new sapatries system!!!!! :2thumbsup:

https://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2002/logosecret2d5cf.jpg
OMG, what tha hell is that? :dizzy2:

LusitanianWolf

10-06-2007, 10:39

EDIT: nvm double posting

Kampfkrebs

10-06-2007, 10:40

OMG, what tha hell is that? :dizzy2:

No one knows...

The_Mark

10-06-2007, 13:11

OMG, what tha hell is that? :dizzy2:
It's a secret.

(:grin:)

Tellos Athenaios

10-06-2007, 13:34

One of those which takes till the next release of EB to be revealed...

Zaknafien

10-06-2007, 14:25

The Roman titles are both an ancillary and a trait.

For example, the ancillary for Africa is "Provinciae Africa Vetus". The trait describes the territory and its people, some history, challenges, etc.

The trait, is either "Proconsul Provinciae" or "Propraetor Provinciae" or "Rector Provinciae" based on what type of general you have there.

The Trait gives bonuses to law or public order or whatnot.

LotW89

10-06-2007, 19:02

omg I want Europa Barbarorum 1.0 NOW ^^
When do you want to release it? I hope yesterday :P

Thaatu

10-06-2007, 20:19

I think there's been enough teasing. Any more and there's going to be a riot here, and I haven't got my riot gear with me. :stop:

Kampfkrebs

10-06-2007, 20:26

Any more and there's going to be a riot here, and I haven't got my riot gear with me. :stop:

I bet you dont have the endurance to do so :P

Bootsiuv

10-06-2007, 21:45

Bootsiuv predicts a sunday release....otherwise, you guys really are pricks. :2thumbsup:

On another note, do you guys find that your servers are overloaded on the initial day of release? I wonder how many people are going to try and download this on release day. It has to put a strain on whatever system your using. I assume there is a bandwidth limit = slower downloads when 2 million people are downloading at once.

Just curious, is all.

Karo

10-06-2007, 23:14

It's allready sunday what will happen the next 24 hours will there be a release or a new teaser or nothing.

Bootsiuv

10-06-2007, 23:19

Like they'll answer that...

And you're right, I guess it already is Sunday somewhere in the world....it's still Saturday 600 pm where I live.

I'm just speculating anyways....who the hell knows. Maybe they'll make us endure another week of previews and tortuous "wait till you see this" comments. :2thumbsup:

Karo

10-06-2007, 23:32

I hope they don't release it tommorow, monday I got a french test verbes lol. And it's Sunday in Belgium .

Tellos Athenaios

10-07-2007, 00:45

After some 24 hours you'll know what happened...

LotW89

10-07-2007, 11:02

omg
Silence before the storm? :laugh4:

JMRC

10-07-2007, 13:01

The clouds are gathering...

One thing I know for sure: whenever it is released, you will love EB1.0

Bava

10-07-2007, 13:05

Mom, are we there yet?

Sorry, couldnt resist :stwshame:

Basileus Seleukeia

10-07-2007, 16:05

Totally awesome, I really love the Satrapy-system. But I have one question: What Epistrategos and Archon mean? I know that Archon means something like "The powerfull" or "The Old" but what is a good english equivalent? And I always thought Strategos meant general, or was it both Vice-roy and general or where these two things the same for the Hellenes:dizzy2: ?

paullus

10-07-2007, 18:30

Good questions Basileus Seleukeia (I almost put your name in initials, then realized that "BS" probably wouldn't come across too well).

Strategos took on an administrative-military aspect in the Hellenistic world. Its presently a point of contention whether the Ptolemaic "strategos" had any real military authority at all. The epistrategos is a title for a strategos holding authority over either (or likely both) a really important/large area, or (likely and) multiple subordinate strategoi. An Archon is an administrative ruler (can also have military authority, depending on the context).

We also have a similar situation with the Ptolemaioi (including Court titulature which changes in the various periods of Ptolemaic rule) but its done with traits instead of ancillaries, mainly because the Ptolemaic strategoi usually oversaw considerably smaller areas than a Seleukid satrap or Roman proconsul, so there were a number of men with the title of strategos within the borders of any one province of Egypt on our map.

Thaatu

10-07-2007, 20:12

I bet you dont have the endurance to do so :P
I do feel pretty weak, but, if I interpret you correctly, it's not what you think. :lipsrsealed2:

Kampfkrebs

10-07-2007, 20:21

I do feel pretty weak, but, if I interpret you correctly, it's not what you think. :lipsrsealed2:

You are clearly a dirty (old) man....:laugh4:

johhny-turbo

10-07-2007, 20:23

Yikes!! Would you be so kind as to perhaps make a recommendation?
I use bitcomet, seems to have much faster download rates then other clients.

Thaatu

10-08-2007, 11:46

...(old)...
That hurt.

Puupertti Ruma

10-08-2007, 21:51

I use bitcomet, seems to have much faster download rates then other clients.

That is because some old versions of Bitcomet were designed in way that exploits certain aspects off bittorrent technology. In other words, it cheats by giving it's user more download on behalf of others and at the same time uploading less. Considering that actually means leeching, I'd advice you to change your client.

And as a disclaimer to all:When downloading EB, think about others and contribute to the cause of sharing the best damn mod ever: Upload till ratio is atleast one. With utorrent it's easy, just don't terminate the torrent until you have uploaded as much as you have downloaded.

johhny-turbo

10-08-2007, 22:24

That is because some old versions of Bitcomet were designed in way that exploits certain aspects off bittorrent technology. In other words, it cheats by giving it's user more download on behalf of others and at the same time uploading less. Considering that actually means leeching, I'd advice you to change your client.

Well I didn't know that, I have Azerus installed since bitcomet stopped working forawhile a few weeks ago. Guess I'll just use that for now on.

Also question about the satraps, exactly what provinces are under the domain of a satrap? For example, will the satrap of say Makedonia lose efficeny if he spends a lot of time in say Athens?

abou

10-08-2007, 22:40

I believe we included Greece as part of the Makedonian viceregal district. The thing is, Egypt, Makedon, and India aren't satraps per se - they are actually small kingdoms that operate within the Arche Seleukeia.

The_Mark

10-08-2007, 22:48

That hurt.
Siding with my fellow Finn here, it's not the age, but what you do with it :wink3: