new to EB - the questions of a beginner

[frenchyvinnie]

Thanks a lot guys!

Ok, so I activated this "script" (I never check the personal adviser, which explains why I never noticed it), ended on turn and something really weird happened. My campaign map didn't change nor did my family tree or anything in relation to the campaign itself except that the date was reverted to 236 BC (I was previously in 200 BC)! Which is quite weird because some people in my family tree are shown having died in a future date...

And I also have famous battles that will take place in the future with factions that no longer exist... Wait, what?

But I finally got my hands on the polybian era, that's the only thing that matters.

Thanks everyone!

[d'Arthez]

It seems like you never had activated the script before since 72 * 2 / 4 = 36, and 272 - 36 = 236.

Which probably will mean that all the other factions have not done much, since without it, they'll all be extremely deep in debt. Don't expect anything resembling quality opposition from your adversaries.

[frenchyvinnie]

It seems like you never had activated the script before since 72 * 2 / 4 = 36, and 272 - 36 = 236.

Which probably will mean that all the other factions have not done much, since without it, they'll all be extremely deep in debt. Don't expect anything resembling quality opposition from your adversaries.

Ah, that explains a few things too. So far, the campaign was somewhat of a walk in a park, except for the Ptolemaioi, who are already insanely powerful and beating the crap out of the seleucids (reminds me of vanilla TW actually).

By the way, do I have to activate the script each time I load my campaign until I reach the final reform?

[TheLastDays]

Ah, that explains a few things too. So far, the campaign was somewhat of a walk in a park, except for the Ptolemaioi, who are already insanely powerful and beating the crap out of the seleucids (reminds me of vanilla TW actually).

By the way, do I have to activate the script each time I load my campaign until I reach the final reform?

You should actually activate the script every time you reload/start an EB game because it is not only responsible for the reforms but also does a load of other things that enhance the EB experience. Playing without it really doesn't make much sense. Althoug, unfortunately, even the script doesn't do much to stop the Ptolemaioi.

[Blxz]

How do people still fail to activate the script? The advisor pops up and continues to pop up every turn you don't activate it. Wouldn't you be curious? Maybe he was trying to tell you what was wrong with your reforms?

[d'Arthez]

Not only will AI factions bankrupt themselves in the majority of cases without the script, it is also likely a lot of 400-populated ghost towns will be all they have. There is no challenge in it without the script: it is practically like beating someone at chess, when your opponent does not know the rules.

[Taedius]

How do people still fail to activate the script? The advisor pops up and continues to pop up every turn you don't activate it. Wouldn't you be curious? Maybe he was trying to tell you what was wrong with your reforms?

I don't know about other mods, but if he's used to vanilla, he's learnt to _ignore_ the advisor.

Can such a game be salvaged? You better start a new campain, my friend.

As for the script. Since I have virtually no knowledge of programing, and the workings of my computer is basically magic, I like to think of it this way: The Script is the deity of EB, and the proper form of worship is to bring up the advisor and click 'show me how' at the start of EVERY gaming session. Woe betide those who forget.

[Blxz]

True that, I'd go further and say that the script IS eb. Everything else is a nice pretty skin with a few mechanics changes. The script maketh the game, or at least enough of the core part of it.