EB 2 Progress And The Community!

[Brennus]

The date of the game remains 272 BC to AD 14.

EBII aims to be A LOT more thorough than EB. For example in my work on the Celtic factions all the temple and building descriptions are different and faction specific; Pritanoi mining descriptions discuss the archaeology of tin production in Cornwall, Boii mining descriptions discuss salt and gold production in Iron Age Bohemia, Aedui temple descriptions are specific to central Gaul, Arevaci temple descriptions are specific to Iberia. I recently checked the province descriptions we have for the British Isles, they are about half way complete and total about 16,000 words so far.

At present our historians are missing or lacking historical expertise on the following factions:

Lusotannan
Numidia
Sauromatae

We could also do with someone who is more familiar with the Celtiberans, I am currently managing the Arevaci, but, I won't lie, it has taken second place to my attempts to work on the Boii, Pritanoi, Aedui and Arverni. Also, I can only just read Spanish although (partly for the sake of EB) I am trying to teach myself.

3D and 2D artists are always welcome (if you can model buildings I really really want to talk to you) and, as V.T. said, anyone who can code events, traits or buildings is very welcome.

[lionhard]

Il get back to you with information on the missing factions soon, that is the least i can do, i wont be much use in any other field currently, but i will read up on how to code events and traits and hopefully i can offer something after some self teaching. But as i said i will get as much info on the missing factions in the form of their homeland, provinces, agriculture and so forth from specialized sites, libraries ect, i have a few Spanish friends, maybe they could direct me to some good information for the Lusotannan.

I cant believe your actually learning Spanish to endure into more information, that has completely blown me away so much respect for that kind of commitment.

Please any one reading who can help the team in any way, give your efforts in this cause and to these people and help in this work of art progress. It will be far more rewarding to play than any total war game even rome 2 imho.

[Hotseat_User]

hej - good points you made their linonhead.

Is their a chance to teach myself making building models with no former knowledge and only freeware? be that, i'd definitly try it for a few ours a week. coud we have a few comments on this topic by the artists? what do i need for modelling? - as i only own a laptop and a mouse

and where to find the teaching-threads?

[V.T. Marvin]

The most comprehensive list of tutorials I know of and extremely helpful modding community is to be found here.

[Red_Devil]

hej - good points you made their linonhead.

Is their a chance to teach myself making building models with no former knowledge and only freeware? be that, i'd definitly try it for a few ours a week. coud we have a few comments on this topic by the artists? what do i need for modelling? - as i only own a laptop and a mouse

and where to find the teaching-threads?

MS3D is the software used in most cases, and not epensive at all.

Here is a tutorial on how to make a simple building and here how to texture it.

Honestly, it's pretty simple once you get the basic functions of MS3D. The problem being to have the inspiration...

[Brennus]

That's what the historians and archaeologists are for.

[lionhard]

Im ridiculously busy at work but i can guarantee i can spend a few hours a night on something, easy mode!, iv got some experience in building as i play mine craft and run a huge iron age town although its nowhere near as hard as milkshape, Maybe i can help in the building field also, anyways Milkshape 3D 1.7.10 is downloading, although i am not greatly computer literate i have learnt how to use some advanced programs such as song vegas and editing programs for my youtube channel www.youtube.com/user/SabelGaming I would love to make some videos for EB 2 :D iv took a break from hardcore gaming so havnt done a lot lately, iv been back on EB 1, Ill read up on milkshape and how to code events and traits, see if i can be of any of use atall, hopefully i can be anyway :S

[Hotseat_User]

thank you guys. I'll have a look in the next days.

[V.T. Marvin]

I would love to make some videos for EB 2

That would be helpful too!