concerning factional videos

[General Appo]

Yeah sure, coolnes is important, but that doesn´t mean they will throw in shots of Parthians in Egypt, just becasue, you know, it´s cool. The regions enar Pahlava´s starting position are cool enough in my mind. Ranges from dry deserts, tranquil riverssides, thick forests, harsh steppes, great mountains, etc etc.

IMO we will do just fine without Babylonia or the like.

[blado]

Factional videos are in EB I? All I see is a zoom in on a sign saying Europa barbarorum when I start as a faction and the regular Rtw starting cinematic when starting the game.

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

Not all have them. As has been mentioned earlier in this thread, only Saka Sauromatae and Parthians have them.

[a completely inoffensive name]

I think the factional intro should focus on the culture not the legacy or "coolness" of the faction. EB already teaches much about all the factions' history in game and makes you want to research on your own for factions you really liked. I mean I really like following in the factions footsteps, but I never know exactly what life was like for the average Parthian or Bactrian. I liked the Saka intro not because it was "cool" and showed nice angles of the units, but because I got the feel of how the Saka lived by their horses, at least until they settled in later years. Anyone agree with me, otherwise I will just shut up.

[General Appo]

No, it´s a nice idea, but you know, it´ll be hard showing the average life of say a Roman. Because, you know, the average everyday life of a Roman was probably spent farming or shopping or some else that we can´t show with the MTW2 engine. Well, it might actually work, you know, show some tranquil farms and beautiful Latin landscape, and then show marauding Gallic hordes plundering some town, and then show a Roman army of citizens marching out to defend their land.
With some captions and such it could become a bit clearer, but the idea could possible work. Maybe. That is, unless of course someone comes up with a better one, which seeing the genius of the EB team, seems rather likely.

[Space_Ed]

Yeah sure, coolnes is important, but that doesn´t mean they will throw in shots of Parthians in Egypt, just becasue, you know, it´s cool. The regions enar Pahlava´s starting position are cool enough in my mind. Ranges from dry deserts, tranquil riverssides, thick forests, harsh steppes, great mountains, etc etc.

IMO we will do just fine without Babylonia or the like.

Yeah I love the deserts. Theres a good one in the northern area of the Parthian homeland that I think would be a good locale for a scene or two in the intro video.

Lights, camera, action!

[a completely inoffensive name]

Just to be clear on this, for EBII there will at some point (whether its a year after it is first version or not) be a factional video for each faction?

[Foot]

Yes. Just as there will be for EBI (though they will be different for EBII of course). We don't half-arse things. We just take a long time.

Foot