EB2 Dev Blog discussion

[Gaius Sempronius Gracchus]

Not at all. All those PSFs will have non-siege battles. Imagine them as settlements that the armies will move against, but then clash in a open field.

The big advantage of this is that now you can have "real" battles. Instead of having small-size stacks roaming the campaign map, we can make the AI consolidate in these positions, so when the players attack them, he will face enormous armies in a open battlefield.

That sounds like a really well worked out solution. And the PSFs also offer economic benefits, I take it?

[JMRC]

And the PSFs also offer economic benefits, I take it?

Indirectly, perhaps. The engine doesn't recognize them as separated from the region's settlement economy, so if by chance we had a region with the settlement in faction X and a PSF in faction Y, any economical benefits would be directed to faction X and not Y. So, we'll need to consider another solution.

[Ca Putt]

so no invisible immovable merchants in PSFs?

[B-Wing]

From what I can remember of the British Isles campaign in the Kingdoms expansion pack, PSFs gave free upkeep to a limited number of units stationed there. Is that particular form of indirect economic benefit going to apply to EB2?

[M to the A]

So would these be the starting positions? Anything should be different?

[Brennus]

Almost. Pritanoi start in Arduon now, you need to move the Lusotanann into the province to the north of the one you have them in, and Aedui and Arverni are restricted to one province each.

EDIT: Also, the Bosporans only start with one half of the Crimea.

[Ca Putt]

IIRC Sweboz only hold the upper province, Averni and Aedui territories do not touch, Pritanoi start in arduon, Boii do not have a province in northern italy also, you sure about Nabateans starting there? I thought they started in Edom. other than that good work!

[JMRC]

Almost there.
It wouldn't be fun if we tell all the starting positions accurately. It would spoil the pleasure of discovery.

[B-Wing]

So would these be the starting positions? Anything should be different?

Nabatu start in Edom, and I believe all the other responses are accurate too, based on screenshots. Also, I think the Arverni start in Aruernselua, while the Aedui start in Talaeduio. I personally suspect the Boii will only start with Boiotergion, but I could very well be wrong.

[B-Wing]

Also don't think Epirus starts with Dalmatia, at least not in EB1.