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tarem 02:53 01-14-2010
although not much of an elephant myself i do enjoy slaughtering the beasties and i do kind of guess they would be in EBII so i'd like to know what species would be in and would there be different models/textures for those as well as stat differences?

as in besides indian and african forest elephants that can be confirmed in ancient warfare will the bush elephant be in as well?

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Horatius Flaccus 14:44 01-14-2010
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although not much of an elephant myself


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Antonivs Silvicola 15:22 01-14-2010
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although not much of an elephant myself
Pretty sure he meant not much of an elephant fan or user.

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tarem 17:49 01-14-2010
Originally Posted by Antonivs Silvicola:
Pretty sure he meant not much of an elephant fan or user.


"not much of an elephant guy"
but the cell phone went ringing just after elephant...and i picke up just after guy
the question still stands though

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Hax 18:06 01-14-2010
Wait, what?

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Ibrahim 02:11 01-15-2010
Originally Posted by Hax:
Wait, what?


no-no...

he meant this

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Iron Fist 06:59 01-15-2010
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although not much of an elephant myself
Damn, that made me laugh really hard, but there are probably only Asian and African elephant species in. That if they haven't found some elusive mammoths of something, which were almost alive during the time. Just couple of thousand years..

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tarem 19:28 01-15-2010
Originally Posted by Iron Fist:
Damn, that made me laugh really hard, but there are probably only Asian and African elephant species in. That if they haven't found some elusive mammoths of something, which were almost alive during the time. Just couple of thousand years..
African yes, but there are actually 2 of those, African Bush Elephants (the bigger) and African Forest Elephants (the smaller). the forest elephants are speculated to be related in size to the elephants that were hunted and used by the carthaginians and ptolemaids (besides the imported indian variaty) the North African Elephant. there are some speculations that the bush elephants were used on ocasion (or attempts were made), but it is only a speculation, so i'd like to know if EBII team plans on icluding them too. after all, the more the merrier ;)

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anubis88 21:38 01-15-2010
Originally Posted by tarem:
African yes, but there are actually 2 of those, African Bush Elephants (the bigger) and African Forest Elephants (the smaller). the forest elephants are speculated to be related in size to the elephants that were hunted and used by the carthaginians and ptolemaids (besides the imported indian variaty) the North African Elephant. there are some speculations that the bush elephants were used on ocasion (or attempts were made), but it is only a speculation, so i'd like to know if EBII team plans on icluding them too. after all, the more the merrier ;)
Well, they are in EBI. So i guess they will remain in EB II

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tarem 16:13 01-16-2010
i do hope so

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tarem 03:50 01-19-2010
wait. are you saying the bush elephants are in EB1.2 ? what factions have them?

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athanaric 04:14 01-19-2010
Originally Posted by tarem:
wait. are you saying the bush elephants are in EB1.2 ? what factions have them?
Sab'yn, Ptolemaioi, Qarthadast.

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tarem 04:23 01-19-2010
darn! i must have missed them in the unit roster!!!
i only saw the forest elephants
thanx

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Taedius 10:42 01-19-2010
As far as I know, the southern, larger african elephants where never successfully tamed.

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anubis88 12:19 01-19-2010
Originally Posted by Taedius:
As far as I know, the southern, larger african elephants where never successfully tamed.
Read the unit descriptions in EB. There is evidence against your statement

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antisocialmunky 15:30 01-19-2010
I thought people tried but failed rather painfully.

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Ludens 16:55 01-19-2010
Originally Posted by antisocialmunky:
I thought people tried but failed rather painfully.
I wouldn't be surprised if our sources don't make the distinction between elephant species, leaving us to guess.

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tarem 18:54 01-19-2010
i found them in the unit roster, and they do make sense, beign without training and with roughly half the morale og the indian variaty. i am still to encounter them in battle, but on paper, i like how the team made them :)

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Beckis Robertus Californicus 20:25 01-19-2010
Uhhhh, maybe the Ptolemies can have those big hairy elephants that helped them build the pyramids. Just like they did on 10000 BC. Cause that movie was factual.

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athanaric 20:30 01-19-2010
Originally Posted by tarem:
i found them in the unit roster, and they do make sense, beign without training and with roughly half the morale og the indian variaty. i am still to encounter them in battle, but on paper, i like how the team made them :)
They are a bit tricky to use because of their utterly pathetic morale (4, which is lowest in EB), but very powerful. Make sure they never get stuck, especially when you're attacking a phalanx. They can deal our massive damage but a single casualty can make them run amok. Still, a very good asset for my Sab'yn armies,

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Cute Wolf 21:20 01-19-2010
Originally Posted by athanaric:
They are a bit tricky to use because of their utterly pathetic morale (4, which is lowest in EB), but very powerful. Make sure they never get stuck, especially when you're attacking a phalanx. They can deal our massive damage but a single casualty can make them run amok. Still, a very good asset for my Sab'yn armies,
Use them as extremely exspensive suicide bomber when your faction is damn rich

Seriously now, their morale is too low... i once fought the ptolies who throw them at my Kart-Hadast door, and they end up routing after my garmarantine infantry start to kick them hard

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antisocialmunky 01:23 01-20-2010
Originally Posted by Beckis Robertus Californicus:
Uhhhh, maybe the Ptolemies can have those big hairy elephants that helped them build the pyramids. Just like they did on 10000 BC. Cause that movie was factual.
There is a mod with Woolly Mammoths.

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Cute Wolf 04:49 01-20-2010
Originally Posted by antisocialmunky:
There is a mod with Woolly Mammoths.
No, just using a mumakil model from ( - the best LOTR related mod)

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