How Good is this Mod....

[procopius1980]

Hi!

Since this is my first post on this forum, I will give a little information about myself.

I have a Bachelors in History from Lamar University, but it is my sad lot in life to be an IT Director. I am amateur at best, although I have a minor specialization in the early Crusades (of no use in this mod; perhaps I'll find a Total War mod specific to the Crusades).

For that reason, I will be of little use to this board in terms of bringing scholarly opinion or evidence. I will, therefore, confine my posts to my opinion of the Mod's entertainment. I have taken an upper level class on the Classical World, so I at least have an appreciation for the time period.

As far as games are concerned, I enjoy several genres, but the strategy genre is my favorite. I have played Total War games from Medieval I up to the present.

On to Rome: Not having a great deal of knowledge, I found Rome: Total War, to be a very compelling and exciting game, although I had a feeling that the barbarian factions were not getting their due credit.

With regards to Barbarian Invasion, I can only stomach playing as the Franks. This is a shame since I consider this time period to be one of the most important and exciting periods in history; it is the dawn of a new age. I probably anticipated BI's release with more relish than any other game, and it was almost a complete letdown. In that instance, I would love to see a mod of this breadth for this time period.

Here is what specifically drew me to search out this mod: I have always loved the fiction of Stephen Lawhead, but I was recently introduced to Bernard Cornwell and his historical trilogy of Arthur. Reading those books brought me back to the early Total War games in the hope of finding some outlet of play as either a Celtic or Germanic faction. Total War XL has an excellent Irish faction, but it wasn't quite what I was looking for. I then considered the Britons as Vanilla Rome, but their lineup is bad even for a Barbarian faction. This is mod is probably the best I'll find. Granted, I would prefer it set in a period when Rome has left the Isle and the Saxons approach, but that may not be possible.

I found the mod just this morning, and I can't wait to get home and install it. I've read over just enough of the information to realise this is a vast change from Vanilla Rome. I can tell a lot of people have put a lot of time and effort into making this. I look forward to playing the Barbarians as they were meant to be played.

Sorry for the lengthy post... I am looking forward to this!

[artaxerxes]

I've read over just enough of the information to realise this is a vast change from Vanilla Rome. I can tell a lot of people have put a lot of time and effort into making this. I look forward to playing the Barbarians as they were meant to be played.

Uh, you're in for a treat. Discovering EB for the first time is amazing. Vast change? If it wasn't for the 'a modification of Rome' info on the loading screen, I'd have never known EB was related to vanilla Rome... Rome is a computer game, EB is a time machine! Good luck with it :)

[McFloit]

Rome is a computer game, EB is a time machine! Good luck with it :)

Exactly