I play, and recommend, IBFD.
- Gamplay is very fine (even though I had restatted the units according to the EB tables, but that's a matter of preferences).
- Accuracy is excellent, as far as I know about these things (don't ask me details on the 5th Century Berbers or the White Huns). For the Romans you have tons of different units to recreate the Late Roman Army according to the Notitia Dignitatum. And also the Barbarians all have their unique units and are not a collection of uniform "warbands".
- The units are fine (some glitches, but can live with, and they are still worked on). For example you have a lot of different Comitatenses Legions depending on where you recruite them. No more Vanilla BI units, as far as I have seen.
- The start map has the size of the one of EB (from Ireland to India), province maximum seems to be reached. Interessting trick that has factions hording even though they controll settlements. descr_strat has some problems with FMs not attached to the family tree.
- The trait system seems to be the one of Vanilla BI. But there are a number of new ancillaries representing the Roman offices (Dux, Comes, Magister Militum). Some were allready in Vanilla BI, but several are new in IBFD.
Bookmarks