greetings!

[Cyrillus Jerikho]

hello there, good folks!
im a newbie here, so just wanted to take time and say hello to the community

this mod looks so promising and comprehensive that im actually taking time to read all the FAQ's before i advance into the gameplay (as SPQR of course :) ).

anyway, have a great weekend all!

[d'Arthez]

Welcome to the forums Cyrillus Jerikho :). I hope you'll enjoy EB

[stratigos vasilios]

Welcome, remember to activate the script! Get that Roman steam roller up and running!

[Sapper]

Welcome. The Romani are an excellent faction to start with. I hope you enjoy EB.

[Brennus]

Welcome! Are you sure you don't want to start with the Saka or Pontus?

[vartan]

Welcome! Are you sure you don't want to start with the Saka or Pontus?

But seriously, start with Pontos on VH/VH. It's the only way you'll learn to play EB.

[Kival]

Never use another then Medium Battle difficulty if you don't want to have an unrealistac battle experience (levies beating elites 1 on 1).

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

Fellow Roman Cyrillus, be warned, this forum is full of Roman-hating barbarians. Just ignore their taunts, and enjoy expanding the power of Rome and bringing Roman law to uncouth barbarians like them. ;)

In EB 1.2, the only way the glory of the Roman Empire can be recreated is with a human at the helm. Under AI control, if not wiped out by the human player, the Roman faction is almost always slaughtered by the AI Lusotanns and AI Carthaginians, who unfortunately are able to build too many elite units. EB II will hopefully fix this problem by limiting the number of elite units that can be built in a specified time period.

Difficulty level: Recommend M/M for newcomers to EB. That way the AI factions don't receive more financial help than they need, and also leave the mercenary pool available for you to use as allies, which is helpful since Roman recruitment is limited in the early game. Also the AI does not receive an artificial bonus in battles.