An EB interactive campaign ...

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Roka - We need to test this mod that WH is creating for our use before we can start.. I don't think that we start in the next couple of weeks..

johnhughthom - I'll sign you up!

[Roka]

Roka - We need to test this mod that WH is creating for our use before we can start.. I don't think that we start in the next couple of weeks..

WH has Pm'd me the details, as i told him i can be counted (probably) in

[||Lz3||]

another thing crossed my mind...well actually 2 heheh

1-AS has a lot of small (3-4 units max) battles at the beggining , the largest army at the start has 4 units afaik and the economy isn't as great either

2- I have a heavily moddified EB ehehe so I might not be able to play cause I don't want to risk my 215bc camapaign , cause I have already killed a 240bc camapaign by messing with the files midgame

[Ibn-Khaldun]

||Lz3||
1 - All battles without a general will be fought be the Chancellor(Or what ever we call him). Battles with the Generals will be fought by the players. The Economy might not look too good but actually after some 'reforms' you can easily make over 10000mnai a turn.

2 - I presume that these are just .txt files that are changed? If they are then you can just copy them into your backup folder. Or is there other files changed too?

[||Lz3||]

I have moded waaaaaaay too many files to be listed

I have changed ,

EDCT-export_descr_character_traits (know as mid campaign killer)

and a lot of other changes from the descr_strat , to EBBS , unit skins , and well I use alex.exe

there are like other 30 or so other changed files, I already have a backup , but... I'm afraid to kill my campaign again , so unless someone confirms that chaning EDCT midgame , then play another campaign , and then switch back to the original modded EDCT does not kill my campaign hehe

[Ferret]

Are you planning to use LotR rules or write your own? If it's the former I'd advise you to use KotR rules, they are more suited to smaller groups of players.

[Warmaster Horus]

||Lz3||, what you can do is rename your current EB file to say EB v1, then install EB again. Once that is done, you'll be able to install our mod over the new installation.

Eliit Tuhkur, we're taking LotR as a base, but that doesn't mean we're not going to change stuff. I'll take a good look at the rules for LotR, KotR and even WotS (since it's more appropriate to the timeline).

[Ferret]

comforting to hear you're thinking this through

[Chaotix]

Hey, I saw the link in Warmaster Horus's sig, and I'm in! I love EB, personally I think it's better than M2TW and some mods for it.

If the faction hasn't completely been decided yet, I'd like to say that Qarthadastim is also a great faction choice for this kind of game. Of course, I'm fine with whatever you go with.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Chaotix27 - Sry .. But the faction is AS. So I'll sign you up?

EDIT: So we have 10 people interested already. Hope they are still here when we finally start this thing

[00jebus]

question about difficulty, I'm guessing we'll be using M battle, to prevent entire satrapys getting killed off by militia?
but for campaign?

H, VH, or VH with massive levels of cash injected to the major factions?

[Warmaster Horus]

In the mini-mod there will be a money-script in there, so I think VH shouldn't be too bad.

M for battles, of course.

[johnhughthom]

VH leaves no room for anything resembling diplomacy though, with H at least you can hope for the AI to be slightly less braindead.
How about using ALX.exe? It has massively improved my games.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Well.. I doubt that everyone else have Alex.. Me being one of them who don't have it..
And we have the Force Diplomacy mod in our mod so.. We can still do diplomacy..

[Incitatus]

This looks very interesting and I would love to get in on it, but I won't really be able to play for the next 2 weeks or so. If you have started by then, would it be possible to join late? If you haven't, or if it is, count me in!

[00jebus]

let me guess IK's answer;

course you can join late

In fact, thanks to recruitable generals in EB, people can join at any time

[Incitatus]

Excellent. I can't wait for this to get started.

[Warmaster Horus]

00jebus nailed it. It's exactly that.

EDIT: actually, after looking at this thread (why is vh the recommended difficulty?), and especially Foot's replies, I think we'll have Hard as campaign difficulty. The campaign should be challenging enough.

[Olimpian]

I'd be interested, if it's no biggy if maybe I'll be away for some 2 weeks in september (nothing certain yet). Other than that, I'm good to go anytime.

[A Terribly Harmful Name]

I'm interested in this. Count me in.

Though I play a modified EB.

[Warmaster Horus]

I've got to tell Ibn-Khaldun to add this to his original post...

EB uses the mod-switch function; so you can rename your current EB folder to something like EBv1. Once that's done, reinstall EB, then you'll be able to install our mod, and you'll be set to go!

Olimpian, it's no problem.

[Olimpian]

Then count me in

[A Terribly Harmful Name]

I'll go then ;).

[Megas Methuselah]

As a descendant of declined nobility, I declare that it is my divine right by birth and blood, whatever the current position of my name may be, to take part in the moulding of an empire.

Count me in!

[Ibn-Khaldun]

let me guess IK's answer;

course you can join late

Am I really so predictable?!

Anyway.. I'll change the first post now...

And yes.. thanks to recruitable generals you can join when ever you want..
I just hope that people could stick to this until the end and wouldn't disappear after a year or two in game..

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Now.. Could some EB famous historians give us some help?!

I like to know how should we call the 'Royal Council'? or 'Chancellor'?
Also.. could someone give us some suggestions how to call our generals. 'Strategos' means 'general' actually so this way we could be the lowest rank..
But what about some higher ones? 'Megas Strategos?

[MerlinusCDXX]

Now.. Could some EB famous historians give us some help?!

I like to know how should we call the 'Royal Council'? or 'Chancellor'?
Also.. could someone give us some suggestions how to call our generals. 'Strategos' means 'general' actually so this way we could be the lowest rank..
But what about some higher ones? 'Megas Strategos?

A suggestion; Strategos- good as suggested
Strategos Epilektos- next higher rank (distinguished general)
Epistrategos- regional military commander title (pulled from trait file)
Strategos Hetairos- high rank, for a general that draws favor from the Basileus himself (companion general)

Note: anyone who actually knows ancient Greek grammar and spelling, please feel free to correct my suggestions, also, a "junior general" rank may be good, ie Strategos Ephebos (or something like that, as I stated, I never studied ancient Greek myself, so I fully expect that my phrasing is incorrect).

[LordofUmbar]

Count me in. Looks like fun.

[russia almighty]

...I'd love to sign up, but I run a modified game already.

Basically, starting money, farming values and 0 turns for recruitment.

[Hax]

Count me in as well.