State of the Mod Address, Fall 2013: We're Almost There

[Empire*Of*Media]

1. is this mod again concentrating in Hellenistic faction!?? i mean only be very detailed for Roman & Hellenistic factions or for example Eastern too?!?!

2. and why still not Eastern Asia has not been added!?!? it would be very great !!

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

1. is this mod again concentrating in Hellenistic faction!?? i mean only be very detailed for Roman & Hellenistic factions or for example Eastern too?!?!

The aim is to representa all factions equally. We're putting just as much effort into our Celtic, North African, Eastern and Steppe factions as we are into our hellenistic ones. There is, however, a lot more sources from the hellenistic world, but the goal is to represent the entire area covered by our map as exactly as we possibly can, and I think we're doing that quite well.

2. and why still not Eastern Asia has not been added!?!? it would be very great !!

There are simply not enough provinces or faction slots to represent all of asia in sufficient detail. Just adding China would require at leat 100 provinces, and 10 faction slots. Remember that we are in the middle of the Warring States period. The map does extend from the mediterranean to India, though, which is rather a lot for a M2TW mod.

[antisocialmunky]

I don't want to spend 30 turns moving across the Tarim Basin and Pamir to get a domination victory.

[Brennus]

We're putting just as much effort into our Celtic... factions as we are into our hellenistic ones.

OH YEAH BABY!

[Empire*Of*Media]

The aim is to representa all factions equally. We're putting just as much effort into our Celtic, North African, Eastern and Steppe factions as we are into our hellenistic ones. There is, however, a lot more sources from the hellenistic world, but the goal is to represent the entire area covered by our map as exactly as we possibly can, and I think we're doing that quite well.



There are simply not enough provinces or faction slots to represent all of asia in sufficient detail. Just adding China would require at leat 100 provinces, and 10 faction slots. Remember that we are in the middle of the Warring States period. The map does extend from the mediterranean to India, though, which is rather a lot for a M2TW mod.

u mean it is not available in totalwar basis 7 resources?!
because many strategic games have done that.
well i know they didnt have the totalwar's scale of campaign & battle map!

[BroskiDerpman]

It just isn't feasible.

In m2tw max province limit is 199+1 (1 is the sea region)

To represent all of East Asia imo you need a minimum of 200 provinces. There's this WIP mod of the Imjin War mod and just Korea plus Japan alone surpass 100 provinces. In my thoughts of adding the whole entire east Asia to that mod even if I were to decrease the settlement amounts I would get around 300, that's by making a ton of compromises that the EB team probably have done for EB2. (The rest look a little empty compared to China)

If the EB team where to cover all of East Asia w/ Europe and the Near East then the whole map would look empty due to pre Warscape settlement limits.

[kdrakak]

What is not stressed enough is what little point there would be in having a campaign that stretches from the Lusotannan to the Qin.

[abou]

And why the hell can't you people just be happy with what you've got?

[Gaius Sempronius Gracchus]

And why the hell can't you people just be happy with what you've got?

Indeed. From what I have seen in previews and the hints dropped regarding the game mechanics I am more than happy with what is on the table. The biggest problem I can see is in picking which of the already many and varied* factions to play with first. Gimme, gimme....


* I get the impression that while conquest is always the aim, the path to conquest will be differentiated depending upon the faction - adding even more immersion to the gameplay. And if there is one thing that can be said of EB1 it is that the immersion, based upon the differentiation between factions and culture, is startling - especially when compared to the vanilla R:TW.

[Rex Somnorum]

And why the hell can't you people just be happy with what you've got?

Have you considered entering politics?

[Fluvius Camillus]

And why the hell can't you people just be happy with what you've got?

I am.

Don't get so upset by someone making troll-like remarks. Trying to stay polite myself I would say there is quite a gap in both language and intelligence causing difficulty in breaking down the problems his request would have. Everyone else here reveres you guys, relax.

~Fluvius