OOC Thread and Chatroom

[SwissBarbar]

no i think not, because when you press "ESC" to show up the menu where you can save, it automatically denies the questions.

I'd choose baktira too, they are stronger than pahlava in every aspect at the moment.

[MerlinusCDXX]

hmmm..., strange, cause I just did an emergency save (so as not to lose any progress, I still have the game open-alt-tabbed out) after I minimized the scroll, and there was no "automatic" anything (at least there was no new message). I'm probably just gonna make an "executive decision" then and go with Baktria, do the whole "supporting fellow Greeks" thing.

[SwissBarbar]

whats emergency save? ^^ maybe i'll learn a new trick from you here *G*

[MerlinusCDXX]

Emergency save is just a name I use for an alternately named save that I make if I'm about to do something that might result in a CTD. In this case, it didn't work out too well and I ended up just redoing the turn, because saving when you have a "pick your ally" scroll minimized just results in a buggy save where the game automatically cancels your alliance with one of the parties on YOUR allies screen, shows you as still being allied on THEIR allies screen, but shows both parties still remaining allied when you mouse over a settlement belonging to either party on the map. Sounds to me like a save corrupting CTD waiting to happen, so I redid the turn making the exact same moves as I did before.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Merlinus, as a Chancellor you can accept/decline these kind of 'requests'. IC this can be seen as a urgent matter and you must reply fast but can not go to the Council to ask what you should do since you don't have the time for it.

[MerlinusCDXX]

That's kind of what I figured out after thinking about the logistics of the thing...well, we're still allied to Baktria. I'm not gonna try that ALT-TAB thing again, LOL. I figured the Pahlava are a bit weaker than Baktria, and since we don't have very many troops out east, that was the smart choice...fighting Baktria's hordes of phalangites and bodyguards while severely outnumbered = epic fail.

[The Celtic Viking]

I gotta hand it to the EB trait system (though I knew it was great before). Sarpedon has grown quite well, and it seems to go hand in hand with how I've been RP-ing him as well.

[navarro951]

can sumone move me and the 1st Lydian to Antiocheia wont be on today long enough...darn work hour change!

---edit nevermind dont work till later then i thot so i will do me self ;) !

[Incitatus]

There is currently a MOTH box for SwissBarbar with myself as benefactor. I don't have time right now to re-take the save so if someone could go ahead and accept it that would be great. Thanks.

[MerlinusCDXX]

If someone hasn't already I'll take care of it at the end of the turn.

[navarro951]

Hey all i am working on a RPG game just like this only based on the Romani faction, was just wondering who made our mod. I dont want to mod much for mine, all i really want is the ability to make recruitable generals. Anyone know how i can do this on my own? Or can someone point me in the direction of someone who can do this for me. Im not much of a modder.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

If you just want RBG's then you have to edit only two files - edu and edb files.
In edu (export_descr_units) you have to find the bodyguard unit and change the recruitment time to 0 and the recruitment cost to 1 and the upkeep to 1 as well.
In edb (export_descr_buildings) you have to add the 'recruit "bodyguard X" and the rest of the stuff to the governor buildings.
This way you can recruit them from anywhere and when you recruit like 10-15 of them it wouldn't cost you much.

[navarro951]

o wow its that simple thanx Ibn ill get started on figuring that out but um i would only make this for rome correct?

[navarro951]

of course now before i do any of that i just had a new problem...RTW vanilla is fine but when i play EB my screen is all flashy any solutions? it was fine last time i took the turn...man this is annoying!

[The Celtic Viking]

o wow its that simple thanx Ibn ill get started on figuring that out but um i would only make this for rome correct?

If the question is whether Rome would be the only one you'd have reason to do it for, then no. Every Greek faction, for example, should have it as well. I don't see any reason not to have it for any of the others either, for that matter.

What do you mean by "flashy"?

[navarro951]

um well it flickers you kno like black flickering...game runs fine its just annoying and ive never seen it do that b4. playing vanilla rome right now and its not doing that so idk

[Celtic_Punk]

Baktria is part of the Arche, We should go with them. the Pahlavans are our historical enemy.

[SwissBarbar]

i have a question:

if 2 FM are fighting in a battle, wich is of course fought by only one Player, do both get battlepoints?

[navarro951]

i have a question:

if 2 FM are fighting in a battle, wich is of course fought by only one Player, do both get battlepoints?

I wondered that too or what if there not both FM's like b4 i was commanding the 1st Lydian I was in the siege of Halikarnassos with Chaotix before he had to take his leave from the game. I didnt recieve points so I imagine only the person actually fighting it gets the points, which really only makes sense because that person makes the actual tactical decisions to gain said victory. Because that way if he loses then the other person wouldnt be "punished"(penalized bp points) to. But im just assuming thats how things work out.

[SwissBarbar]

yes, in my opinion this would make sense too. i just wanted to make it clear.

so in that case, to gain battle points, you must have an own army...

[The Celtic Viking]

yes, in my opinion this would make sense too. i just wanted to make it clear.

so in that case, to gain battle points, you must have an own army...

No, you don't. Keep in mind that the commanders of each regular army (Lydian, Syrian etc.) don't own their armies - they're just allowed to command them by the Basileus, the real owner. The only ones who own their own armies are satraps, the Kleronomos Basileios and the Basileus himself.

What you need to do to gain battlepoints is to command an army in battle and gain at least a close victory (which gives you ½). If you're just tagging along in an army and the appointed commander can't command for whatever reason, and you do it in his stead, that counts as well.

[SwissBarbar]

thats what i meant by "own", sorry, my english... i meant to lead an army.

[The Celtic Viking]

thats what i meant by "own", sorry, my english... i meant to lead an army.

Ah, I had a hunch that was the case, but I just had to make sure. Gotta protect my future belongings, you understand.

[SwissBarbar]

hehe, of course

[navarro951]

Haha nice CV that made me laugh "Gotta protect my future belongings" good stuff

[MerlinusCDXX]

Baktria is part of the Arche, We should go with them. the Pahlavans are our historical enemy.

...and Baktria is still our ally, it's all there in my report . We're now neutral with Pahlava...so who's ready to come out east and kill some horsearchers with me soon .

[navarro951]

You know im down chancellor just as soon as youve got me all geared up and ready to go

[johnhughthom]

Why did we just decide to remain allied to Baktria in here? Shouldn't that really have happened IC in the Royal Council? Not having a go at anyone by the way, just seems strange to me.

[navarro951]

haha good point...but i have no response so ill just smile and nod

[Incitatus]

Why did we just decide to remain allied to Baktria in here? Shouldn't that really have happened IC in the Royal Council? Not having a go at anyone by the way, just seems strange to me.

Ideally the decision should have been taken in a Royal Council, but that would have taken a while. I guess the spot decision was made because it really doesn't matter (they all are going to attack us anyway) and it was expedient.


On an unrelated note, I will be going home tomorrow (yay thanksgiving!) and thus will be away from EB. If someone could move Alexandros north to join the siege of Sinope that would be great. I will still be around here to stay up to date, it will just be from a different computer. I'll be able to resume on Sunday. Thanks.