Does EB have to end in 14AD?

[Cassus Belli]

Macilrille said:

AFAIK there is only one person who have played till 14 AD...

Boy, I'd sure like to here from that person!
What an experiance they'd have to share...


BTW, started that SPQR Mod campaign last night.
First turn encountered Hannibal and after a horrific battle, suddenly found him slain and what was left of my haggard army in control of the battlefield.
But there are numerous enemy armies around me, and I've only 3 full Legions to field to protect under developed settlements and defend both northern & southern borders.
No money, few men, many enemies....
So I think that my joy at the results of this first battle will be very short-lived.

This looks to be "maybe" a good "continuation" or alternate period piece Mod, when one has gone as far as one can get in EB, as the Romani faction.

SPQR starts in 215 BC early in the 2nd Punic war. The Polybian reforms are in effect with Marian & Augustan reforms yet to achieve. There is a Senatorial faction in control of Latium and one begins with 3 full strength legions and only 5000 denarii to defend and develop the remaining underdeloped settlements, which, aside from Messena, only include Italia proper, from Segesta and Patvium south, with Tarrantum under the contol of Hannibal and Carthage, and the north Gauls, enemies all!

It appears to be a good quality mod with a long development history. Not near the group effort of the EB team, as it's been strictly controlled by it's creator/developer, but that is not necessarily a bad thing, as is obvious by the care and quality that has gone into it.

It has multifaction options, but EB it is not. It was most definitely designed and scripted with Romani as the primary faction!
This specificity and simplicity apparently gives it it's strength in that area.
For those who favor the Romani, this looks to be a Mod worth playing.

The campaign and battle screen music is pure hollywood!
I've heard themes from "Ben Hur," Spartacus," and "Excaliber," to Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," even a little "Caesar 3," so far.
Not authentic period music to be sure, but it is well blended and does rouse and heighten the senses!

Thank you again Frontline1944, for introducing me to it!

I Now for the momentfind myself playing back and forth between EB and SPQR ...
In a hurry to Get nowhere fast

[Aemilius Paulus]

Well, unfortunately for me, the battles are 1/3 of the fun, and campaign map is 2/3. That is how I am. And with all the other mods focusing almost strictly on the skins and nothing else, I am an unhappy person indeed.

[Cassus Belli]

Aemilius Paulus said:

Well, unfortunately for me, the battles are 1/3 of the fun, and campaign map is 2/3...

I too love the strategy, intrigue and faction interaction of the campaign...
And one spends far more time playing the campaign map than in battle, so for me the two go hand in hand.
Like the covers of a good book, you must have both to bind it together, but there must be substance in the middle to make it all worthwhile...

But even in EB you are required to fight an awful lot of battles before you can be eligible for Marian reforms, et al. So it is a battle centered MOD if you ever want to want to see those advanced units or even to win a campaign...

And I must admit that I do appreciate and enjoy all the great eye candy and attention to detail of all aspects of the battle screen as well.
From the units, to the effects, to the buildings, to the terrain of mountains to the sky, to the blades of grass, they all add to the experience, along with an AI that follows through intuitively (on and off the battlefield)...

In fact when I interactively stroll through the streets or farm fields of the game, and look at all the detail, I wonder what it might be like for the little sprites who live in such a place...

When you find a MOD that has it all, you've found a classic!

A good MOD Campaign is like a fine wine.. it ages well. And you always enjoy having a taste of it!