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    somehow..i'm guessing denarii wasn't the way to go for EB..

    mayeb they got different money-names for different factions?

    "talents" for greeks..and..and..dunno..

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    Wow great preview again EB. I hope you solve the problems soon,so I can play the open beta...This is torture to wait

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke John
    You sneaky devils!

    The following rendering is either a promotion for the landscape in NTW2 or additonally a little preview of what is to come in EB:
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    Yes!!!! The mighty Duke John joins EB! Is it true! Is it true!?
    I have mentioned your name many times, good sir.

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    Very impressive! I love the dark look of the unit skins.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke John
    I can't believe its not Sequoias!
    Wow dude :)

    Oh any chance of seeing the cav with the Falxes swingin'em?
    Makes me nostalgic for Shogun...
    maybe those guys should be doing something more useful...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jerby
    impressive.

    i love the bow-hodler from the horse-archers..very sarmatian, great detail

    and with khelvan metioning this is "thrace" ánd "Dacia"-like.
    i'm very curious about the faction(s)remaining
    The combo quiver-bow case is a gorytos, a Scythian style that was by pretty much all Iranian horse archer peoples until the arrival of the large asymetrical bow, often called "Hunnish". Then there started to be seprate bow cases and quivers.
    Dacians were close enough to the steppe to adopt soem Iranian styles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steppe Merc
    The combo quiver-bow case is a gorytos, a Scythian style that was by pretty much all Iranian horse archer peoples until the arrival of the large asymetrical bow, often called "Hunnish". Then there started to be seprate bow cases and quivers.
    Dacians were close enough to the steppe to adopt soem Iranian styles.
    öhh scythian, not sarmatian..my bad..
    still awesome to see it!

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    Are those falxes going to be armor piercing weapons? And are there going to be falx-using regional units or mercenaries for other factions to recruit?

    The Getai are definetly the best looking one of the "barbarian" factions previewed so far. I'll probably have to give them a try at some point. In fact this is probably THE faction that I'll want to attack northern Europe with.

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    (Sound of disgusting drooling)

    THAT... LOOKED... FAN... TASTIC...

    Im gonna love this mod.

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    that is definately the first faction I'm going to play as. going to kick some greek ass... awesome skins. first version of falxmen that really really rules, and I absolutely loooove their dark image also the horsearchers with their quivers, wow... in fact all skins are some of the most lovable I've seen, and their armour is just stunning

    about the warband: do they throw spears, or have an alternative way of stabbing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jerby
    öhh scythian, not sarmatian..my bad..
    still awesome to see it!
    Well, Sarmatians used it too, but the Scythians used it first.

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    all of those units look badass.

    I especially like the Komatai Thorakitai Stratiotai sheild artwork, and all those falx blades!

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    Hi guys . I'm presenting you some pictures of Getia , after 2000 years ... i was searching through my pics i did with my Panas nic Lu ix this summer and saw these...

    The pics used for Kogaionon are shown down ( the EB image of Kogaionon is cropped from one of these 2 pics .they show the same mountains ..so look carefully at them)

    and this the Maris ..on which u can cross ur armies in EB


    ..and this pic might be used for Dacian stables ..

    also ..dif. pictures .

    Last edited by sergiu; 10-04-2005 at 12:02.

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    Really nice pics!

    That part of the world must be really beautiful... I'd love to go there someday.
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    Beautiful pictures, thanks for posting. Reminds me mom's homeland.
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    Ja mata Tosa Inu-sama, Hore Tore, Adrian II, Sigurd, Fragony

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    Mouzapherre !. Is your MUM from Romania ?

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    No, but the geography closely resembles our Black Sea coastal.
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    Beautifull pictures, sergiu!
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    Even though they are the ancestors of our arch enemies (im magyar)
    ITS VERY NICELY DONE!!! CHEERs EB

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    Why are you using Greek names?!

    Can't you have asked for Dacian names?!
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    Default Re: Countdown to Open Beta - Getai

    Dacian language is dead for the most part, but I do believe some of the units are named with some of the surviving words.



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    As to the Dacian language, only about 150 words are known today. It had roots in thracian, that is all we know. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like there are many more words than that known from Thracian either (180-200). In many of the names we are trying to use Dacian and Thracian words, but there are lots of places where we can't fill the gaps easily. And insted of using English, we put the words in Greek. Greek is the source of some of the names anyway so it's not a very far step, and is much more appropriate than using English or Latin or modern Romanian names. Out of the total unit list we have, it looks like more than half the unit names have dacian or thracian words as part or all of the unit name (sometimes they are paired with a Greek adjective to make the name more precise).

    edit: It is ironic that you use Greek in your subtitle to say something "Dacian"? "Basileus tôn Rhômaiôn"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Teleklos Archelaou
    As to the Dacian language, only about 150 words are known today. It had roots in thracian, that is all we know. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like there are many more words than that known from Thracian either (180-200). In many of the names we are trying to use Dacian and Thracian words, but there are lots of places where we can't fill the gaps easily. And insted of using English, we put the words in Greek. Greek is the source of some of the names anyway so it's not a very far step, and is much more appropriate than using English or Latin or modern Romanian names. Out of the total unit list we have, it looks like more than half the unit names have dacian or thracian words as part or all of the unit name (sometimes they are paired with a Greek adjective to make the name more precise).

    edit: It is ironic that you use Greek in your subtitle to say something "Dacian"? "Basileus tôn Rhômaiôn"
    Hehe.Yeah, it's Dacian.
    And no, it's not ironic. I love the Byzantines.

    Looks like you guys are well documented. This was just a test from me.
    Teklekos, you're right. Only about 150 words are known today.

    I'm curious if you guys were able to do the mod without Romanians like Alin and Sergiu.
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    Nowake is still the coordinator for the Getai technically but he's been in absentia for quite a while so others have picked up the proverbial ball and run with it. But he did most of the core work on the faction's units and names I believe, aided by other folks. We've got a couple of Romanians as members currently, but we've had others like Nowake and Callatian and Alin in the earlier days. Outside of northwestern Europe and the Iberian lands, it has been one spot where many members come from actually.

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    And I thought the guys are only interested in CounterStrike and Warcraft...

    Well, it's good to see Romanians working on a great mod such as EB.
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    I think it is fair to say that we could have done what we have done without any one person, but not done it nearly as well.

    Nowake, in particular, has expertise that no other member has had, and we miss him sorely.

    Quote Originally Posted by edyzmedieval
    Looks like you guys are well documented. This was just a test from me.
    Teklekos, you're right. Only about 150 words are known today.
    You sound so superior. Just a test? Sure, that is why you said this elsewhere:

    Quote Originally Posted by edyzmedieval
    Why are Greek names?!

    Why can't you have normal Dacian names?!
    It is convenient to call it a "test" now.
    Last edited by khelvan; 11-03-2005 at 21:48.
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    Quote Originally Posted by khelvan
    I think it is fair to say that we could have done what we have done without any one person, but not done it nearly as well.

    Nowake, in particular, has expertise that no other member has had, and we miss him sorely.

    You sound so superior. Just a test? Sure, that is why you said this elsewhere:

    It is convenient to call it a "test" now.
    Yeah Khelv, a test.

    Loks like every member of the team counts very much.
    Maybe that's why the guys like it so much in the EB team.

    Very interesting about Nowake. Maybe he'll pop back soon...
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