Twitter discussion

[Arthur, king of the Britons]

Another update:

Finished the skin for our first sabaean unit. - Gustave

[Ibrahim]

Another update:

yeah, I was sent some by an informant. they're apparently thyreophoroi.

[Arthur, king of the Britons]

The Nobels have been called to arms. - Moros

A new host has departed, a mighty force poised to descend upon its victims.

Because it says "new host" one would be made to believe another faction is about to be shown for us fans.
Don't know what you fine people believe but I think it sounds like a "steppe" faction preview, can't really think of which one in specific it would be though since I lack knowledge in that compartment..

[Horatius Flaccus]

I think it's the second part of the Boii preview.

[Andy1984]

Or a British preview, since it says 'new host' and since foot or odysseos announced a British preview at the twcenter.

[Tellos Athenaios]

It's obviously a new Swede preview, of units carrying dynamite into battle; and diplomats with peace prizes. Moros said so.

[Arthur, king of the Britons]

It's obviously a new Swede preview, of units carrying dynamite into battle; and diplomats with peace prizes. Moros said so.

Haha! Don't forget the Moose riders!

[Tellos Athenaios]

Yep; never forget the Katana wielding Viking Moose riders Krusader let slip in the thread about why Boii weren't in EB 1.

[antisocialmunky]

Sweden has moose? I thought Sweden only had Reindeere and large hares.

[Horatius Flaccus]

So that means we also get Fellaini? Moros said so.

[Moros]

Yep call them overpowered but when facing some experienced referee units they'll quickly run amok.

[Lvcretivs]

...yet another update:

Wrote a History from 6th millenium BC to 3rd century AD for what in EBI was called Maketa. -Moros

[Famine0]

Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedrosia_(satrapy):

Several scholars have argued that the Persian satrapy Maka is identical to Gedrosia (which is a Greek name), due to its similarity to the modern name Makran, a part of Pakistan that is situated a bit more to the east. However, it is more likely that Maka is to be sought in modern Oman, which was called Maketa in Antiquity (see Maka (satrapy)).

A page about Maka

It says they probably became independent sometime before the EB timeframe, so maybe they're a new faction on the Arabian peninsula?
Or every province in EBII will have ALOT of information :D

[anubis88]

Can't sleep. Working on a preview. - Oudysseos

Sleeping is for the weak... Empires are forged through work! Keep working lad... I will make you coffee if you need it :D

[Moros]

Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedrosia_(satrapy):


A page about Maka

It says they probably became independent sometime before the EB timeframe, so maybe they're a new faction on the Arabian peninsula?

Ba nient gij... Would you really think I'd say that, if it was a new unreleased faction?

[bobbin]

Or every province in EBII will have ALOT of information :D

Thats your answer right there.

[Famine0]

Ba nient gij... Would you really think I'd say that, if it was a new unreleased faction?

Miskien, wie weet? If Odysseos is working on a new preview it could be an early hint (even though the new preview will probably not be about a new faction)... Ok, maybe I should've thought it over

Thats your answer right there.

lol the EB team is going berserk

[Horatius Flaccus]

Oudysseos is probably working on the Casse-preview.

[Andy1984]

Did I mention that the voicemods are back in EBII? Beiss has integrated Latin and Gallic and is now on the 6 Greek ones. - JMRC

There is no EB-feature that adds more to her historic atmosphere than the voicemod. :)

[Arthur, king of the Britons]

Another update from our lovely EB team:

FInished the skin for another moustached general. - Gustave

[HunGeneral]

There is no EB-feature that adds more to her historic atmosphere than the voicemod. :)

Now thats for sure!

[Andy1984]

Huene in a post at the twc:

i have been working on a few of the carthaginian units. im just to lazy to tweet it

I figured it might belong in this thread. :)

[Horatius Flaccus]

Seems like they are working on Carthage now:

Finally integrated the famous Balearic Slinger. The skin was made by pacco and looks fantastic! Thanks pacco! - JMRC

The religious elite of Carthage have finished being modeled. - Huene

[Skullheadhq]

The religious elite of Carthage? Can someone with some knowledge on those baby-sacrificing Carthaginians tell me who they are?

[Lvcretivs]

...obviously the Carthaginian Sacred Band - I'm really anxious to see their representation in EBII :)

[Arthur, king of the Britons]

More updates:

The early version of a sweboz spearman unit is finished, model and skin. ~Tux

Creating new horse models and skins to replace those ugly vanilla ones.~Tux

[Huene]

and let me tell you. those horses look damn good!

[Horatius Flaccus]

Yes! New horses!

[HunGeneral]

Yes! New horses!

Sounds good.

and let me tell you. those horses look damn good!

Sounds even better :-)

[oudysseos]

I don't really twitter, so:

T-minus 10 and counting. Mission control, we are go for lift-off.

(heh heh heh)