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    Hi community. This is for the most part directed toward the current developers of Europa Barbarorum. I've been playing this game for a long enough time now but have never inquired seriously into the origins of EB and everything related to that thought. But I'm hoping to present (if possible, hoping dearly!) EB, how it works, what makes it so special for so many people, and the history of the development of EB in a class of mine which, simply put, looks at world history though games (from ancient board games to modern card or video games and so on).

    In short, where can I start looking in order to get a decent in-depth idea of some possible answers to these questions and more? Thank you in advance.

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    https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...opa-Barbarorum

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    Quote Originally Posted by jirisys View Post
    https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...opa-Barbarorum

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    Nice! Thanks for that famous thread. Now I wonder if there's any more primary pieces out there, since clearly this wasn't the true origin as the name of EB is being referred to, not created.
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    I wonder if the team will ever let us look at the internal EB development thead. That'd be pretty cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stratigos vasilios View Post
    I wonder if the team will ever let us look at the internal EB development thead. That'd be pretty cool.
    Of course. Just to make this clear though, I'm more gearing this toward the history behind the development of it, both as an idea or concept as well as an actual, implemented game.
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    There is an official mod history thread in our internal forums, although it is unlikely to see the light of day for various reasons.

    Quote Originally Posted by stratigos vasilios View Post
    I wonder if the team will ever let us look at the internal EB development thead. That'd be pretty cool.
    Unlikely, there is too much private stuff on there for it to ever be made public.


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    Default Re: Inquiry into the History of the Development of EB

    Argh, that would have been so interesting to read (not the private matters ofc)...

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    Quote Originally Posted by bobbin View Post
    Unlikely, there is too much private stuff on there for it to ever be made public.
    No doubt you all talking behind our backs. "God, I really hate that Vartan guy" or "Damn fans always on our backs!" - I assume the internal history forum is riddled with stuff similar to that
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    Quote Originally Posted by bobbin View Post
    There is an official mod history thread in our internal forums, although it is unlikely to see the light of day for various reasons.
    In that case who may I contact since I'm trying to do this history of EB?
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    Quote Originally Posted by vartan View Post
    Nice! Thanks for that famous thread. Now I wonder if there's any more primary pieces out there, since clearly this wasn't the true origin as the name of EB is being referred to, not created.
    The EB project started before the release of R:TW. The idea was to assemble information for CA to use in their game. It became clear fairly quickly that CA was going for a Hollywood-history vibe, and several members felt that if we would just provide CA with better information, they would include this in their work. With hindsight, that probably was naive. The design decisions for R:TW would have been set in stone at this point; and CA probably worried about legal and PR problems if they used outside information that turned out to be plagiarised/incorrect.

    I am not sure where the name originated, but the idea had been kicked around in the Colosseum for a while. There's at least one older research thread that I could find. The original EB thread also spent some time in the Monastery, but I don't think you will find much else there.
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    Thanks Ludens, I can at least get a glimpse into what kind of research was done by those interested in getting CA to revise the historical basis for RTW.
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    An interesting read. I wonder if any of them knew what was going to be created from those rather humble beginnnings?
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