How about a EB PBEM game?

[soibean]

Id be interested in playing, so long as some one clears up how to take and post pictures of the campaign
any thoughts on what faction and are we waiting for .8?

[econ21]

Id be interested in playing, so long as some one clears up how to take and post pictures of the campaign

Yes, I think that is the most involved technical aspect of PBMs. Here's how I do it in 3 easy stages:

(1) I use FRAPS to take screenshots. FRAPS is a free programme you can download from the web. RTWs screenshot function should work as well, but gives me all black TGAs. FRAPS is very easy to use: download & install it, then run it before each RTW game and during the game you can press F10 whenever you want a screenshot.

(2) Screenshots are saved in TGA format and are rather big. So I edit them with Irfranview to reduce them to 75% size and save them as JPG. Irfranview is a free programme you can download from the web. Many other packages would do as well.

(3) Finally, I upload the jpgs on

http://www.imageshack.us/

Once you've browsed to your jpg and clicked "host it", imageshack will take you to a list of various links you can copy into your post. I find the one they list as "hotlink for forums (2)" works fine, so just cut and paste that link into Org post and you are done.

...any thoughts on what faction and are we waiting for .8

I would wait - I think an EB PBM would be really popular, but it would be a shame if the enthusiasm was dissipated in CTDs and other tech problems.

[eadingas]

If your tgas come out all black and you don't want to mess with graphic cards settings, run RTW in windowed mode. You can then take normal screenshots via PrtScr and then paste them in irfanview and do whatever you want.

[Dooz]

Yay econ, I wanted to suggest an EB PBEM with a more advanced version of EB at some point, similar to the "Will of the Senate" one. I'm so glad it's already going to happen. It's just so excellent, the people involved and how good it is, one based on EB would rule the universe. Or just be a lot of fun. Either way, I can't wait.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

if we do rome or a hellenic faction i'm in.... i kinda suck at the barbarians (and rome but it will still be interesting) and we should take on a single character of the chosen empire and fight their battles automating captain battles or have a 'senate' character play them

although you'll all end up laughing at my pathetic character cos i am so bad at the game not enough playing and too much modding

[Dooz]

A bad player is always fun for PBEM's I think. Not every general was perfect, and this reflects that perfectly for RP and for fun . Your cloud has a wonderful silver lining Giant Monkey... Man... ehem, yes.

[econ21]

It might be premature, given that 0.8 still sounds some way off, but there's a fair amount of interest in this thread. To begin preparation, I could start a poll in the Throne Room on what EB faction people would prefer. Here's a list I put together of the factions in 0.8, is it correct?

1. SPQR (Rome)
2. Karthadastim (Carthage)
3. Arverni (Gaul)
4. Audei (Gaul)
5. Sweboz (Germania)
6. Casse (Briton)
7. Iberia (Spain)
8. Sauromatae (Samartia)
9. Hayasdan (Armenia)
10. Pontos (Pontus)
11. Pahlav (Parthia)
12. Arche Seleukia (Seleucia)
13. Ptolemaioi (Egypt)
14. Baktria (Bactria)
15. Makedonia (Macedon)
16. Koinon Hellenon (Greece)
17. Getae (Dacia)
18. Epeiros (Epirus)
19. Saka-Rauka (Scythia)

Please point out any spelling mistakes or if the bracketed English translation is 100% wrong (99% is ok so long as there is a grain of truth; it is just for ignoramuses like me who often don't know roughly what the faction represents from its EB name alone).