EB - Countdown to Open Beta: Ptolemaioi

[Big_John]

i take an hour out of every day to commit your words to memory, khelvan. just fyi.

[Divinus Arma]

Well, although there is not an official SIG, this one is the closest to it:

Is this the image you would like supporters and fans to use for promotion?

I don't want to be confused with an actual EB contributor. That honor is well deserved and I do not rate it.

[Aymar de Bois Mauri]

Is this the image you would like supporters and fans to use for promotion?

I don't want to be confused with an actual EB contributor. That honor is well deserved and I do not rate it.

Well, not exactly. It was made to identify EB members although a lot of them use other sigs...


All fans can use this one instead:



Just be sure not to use my own bandwith by copying the image location.

[Wishazu]

is there a timeframe or whatever for when this beta is gonna be released? i just wanna know if im gonna have enough time to do another rtr campaign.

[khelvan]

It is a matter of weeks rather than months, we just need to clear up a few issues surrounding our buildings system. We recently ran into an unexpected limit of 64 building complexes, and it has really thrown us back to the drawing board in some respects. Once our reshuffling of buildings, especially governments, is in place, we'll be ready for the beta test. It is weeks, not months, but it all depends on how quickly we can implement a new solution to address the issues.

[runes]

"building complexes, and it has really thrown us back to the drawing board in some respects. Once our reshuffling of buildings, especially governments"

that, my friend, is REALLY shitty. damn.

[The Stranger]

Am i the only one that noticed that the Machimoi Cavalry are standing in their horses

[Wishazu]

^^ it is work in progress mate

[The Stranger]

i know but it isn't that hard to get them on a horse properly, just chang the figting style in the descr_models_battle.txt

[Aymar de Bois Mauri]

i know but it isn't that hard to get them on a horse properly, just chang the figting style in the descr_models_battle.txt

Are you reading the posts? I have done so already.

[The Stranger]

what posts

[ywingpilot]

So egypt won't get any legions at all?

[cunobelinus]

looks amazing cant wait for realease of the mod come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Sarcasm]

So egypt won't get any legions at all?

Why should it?

[Crazed Rabbit]

We recently ran into an unexpected limit of 64 building complexes, and it has really thrown us back to the drawing board in some respects.

That's too bad. Is there a reason (like processing power, or something) that there are so many limits? Or is it just to make modders buy the expansion pack when they raise the silly limits a whole bunch?

Crazed Rabbit

[Steppe Merc]

No, CA just sucks.

[Divinus Arma]

Thanks for the siggy add-on. Proud to advertise for ya.

[Divinus Arma]

dont use photobucket. Ill be going to image shack soon.

[Ab Urbe Condita]

This just occured to me...It appears that those unique buildings (The Ammonion, etc...) can be destroyed...is it possible to make it so the player can't destroy them, like with roads and walls and imperial palaces?

[Sarcasm]

It is possible. The real question is, do we want to?

[Teleklos Archelaou]

This just occured to me...It appears that those unique buildings (The Ammonion, etc...) can be destroyed...is it possible to make it so the player can't destroy them, like with roads and walls and imperial palaces?

Some will, most won't. If you could destroy it in real life, you can destroy it in the game. If you can't destroy it (or if it would take a really really long time), you won't be able to destroy it. Though building-complex number limits do hamstring us a little, we still have been able to do 95% of what we want with the unique buildings.

[GoreBag]

It is a matter of weeks rather than months, we just need to clear up a few issues surrounding our buildings system. We recently ran into an unexpected limit of 64 building complexes, and it has really thrown us back to the drawing board in some respects. Once our reshuffling of buildings, especially governments, is in place, we'll be ready for the beta test. It is weeks, not months, but it all depends on how quickly we can implement a new solution to address the issues.

Ach. April's out of the picture, then, is it?

[khelvan]

Sadly, yes.

[The Stranger]

ahhahaha it would be real fun seeing thos romans hack in with their gladius trying to destroy (that circle shaped pile of stone) you know what i mean

[jerby]

great countdown, but it left me with more questions than first. what artillery will they use? will they get an imitation legion (like RTR)? elephants? archers? etc.
ncie text btw, good info.

wich reminds me, was there any such thign as an imitation legion? what did it imitate? javs/training/armor/ranking etc

[Sarcasm]

Ptolemies were great siege engine builders, and they should build the same as any Hellenic faction...

As for the rest of the questions:

There is no such thing as immitation legionaries, but there are troops that fight almost as the Romans do. That´s what is usually is refered to, when you speak of those.

Elephants will be in, and so will archers.

[Big_John]

and so will archers.

aren't the psiloi going to be archers? will there be three psiloi types (archers, slingers, javelineers)?

[Sarcasm]

I believe that´s applyable to some factions, yes.

[jerby]

Ptolemies were great siege engine builders, and they should build the same as any Hellenic faction...

As for the rest of the questions:

There is no such thing as immitation legionaries, but there are troops that fight almost as the Romans do. That´s what is usually is refered to, when you speak of those.

Elephants will be in, and so will archers.

ok, thnx. but which elephants? i read that egypt couldn't get Asian elephants becuase of the Seleucids blocking the route. so will they get only 'small' ones? or big african?

fighting like romans, does that mean spear throw before charge, or teh stabbing with short sword?

[Sarcasm]

ok, thnx. but which elephants? i read that egypt couldn't get Asian elephants becuase of the Seleucids blocking the route. so will they get only 'small' ones? or big african?

This is a complicated matter that I´m not entirely familiar with, so I´ll leave it for another to explain.

fighting like romans, does that mean spear throw before charge, or teh stabbing with short sword?

I mean a chainmail armoured infantryman, armed with heavy javelins and following up with spears and swords.