What is the future of EB?

**MSB** · 09-14-2006, 06:42

I was just wondering what would happen when EB is no longer a BETA, has had all CTDs fixed and is practically perfectly finished. Will you move to M2TW and redo the mod on the M2 engine or create a Medieval historically accurate mod on M2TW. Will you move to BI and mod that to create a "EB Invasion" mod or will you just "disband" the team and just keep the mod you have or perhaps even turn your efforts into a game instead of a mod?
Thankyou

**Redigo** · 09-14-2006, 07:25

Two words: Boxed copies.

$20 a pop.

**MSB** · 09-14-2006, 07:32

Originally Posted by Redigo

Two words: Boxed copies.

$20 a pop.

Could you explain what you mean please!?

**Dram** · 09-14-2006, 08:23

yeah people would probably buy it, but its illegal to sell third party mods for copywrited games

**iberus_generalis** · 09-14-2006, 10:01

duh..he meant that EB is os good, that, next Ca is gonna give them permition to sell the altered material as a standalone game, so everyone can play this Massterpiece

**Krusader** · 09-14-2006, 10:53

Probably not a medieval accuracy mod.

Reason is that the core members are experts on ancient history and there is where most EB people's interest is.

EB for MTW2 has been discussed, but its a consensus within EB team that EB 1.0 for RTW 1.5 is top priority.

**Dram** · 09-14-2006, 14:39

Originally Posted by iberus_generalis

duh..he meant that EB is os good, that, next Ca is gonna give them permition to sell the altered material as a standalone game, so everyone can play this Massterpiece

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**MSB** · 09-16-2006, 15:17

Originally Posted by jp26991

I agree with that, but our Roman Era Mod for MTW2, Ortus Romani, has received a lot of support, just as much, if not more, than some of the Medieval era mods. I believe we asked if EB members wanted to join our mod, and a few have expressed a wish to help.

If EB did move to the M2TW engine it would make me buy M2 because I love EB and would really love to play it on a new better engine, but if the EB team go and sign up to Ortus Romani then EB would collapse wouldn't it? Henceforth we would never get to play 0.8, never mind 1.0.

Oh and what will this "Ortus Romani" mod be like. I have decided I do not trust Realism mods to be historically perfect after playing RTR which has less historical inaccuracies than vanilla, but is still extremely ahistorical.

**Solon of Athens** · 09-16-2006, 15:40

Originally Posted by Matthius Julius

If EB did move to the M2TW engine it would make me buy M2 because I love EB and would really love to play it on a new better engine, but if the EB team go and sign up to Ortus Romani then EB would collapse wouldn't it? Henceforth we would never get to play 0.8, never mind 1.0.

EB will reach 0.8, for everyone's sanity...

Remember that MTW2 hasn't come out yet, hence anyone who has 'joined' our mod, has only done so in spirit (apart from deciding on things like the factions) until it does come out, then the modding will begin...

Oh and what will this "Ortus Romani" mod be like. I have decided I do not trust Realism mods to be historically perfect after playing RTR which has less historical inaccuracies than vanilla, but is still extremely ahistorical.

Our Mod will be a realism mod. We have lot's of researchers who are very knowlegable in this field and we will aim to make this mod as realistic and awesome as possible.

For more info go here:
Guild Thread
TWC Forum
Official Forums

Look out for a Preview soon...

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 09-16-2006, 15:43

too bad there is no EB for BI.

BI is really boring and historicaly inaccurate.

**MSB** · 09-16-2006, 16:31

Originally Posted by The Spartan

too bad there is no EB for BI.

BI is really boring and historicaly inaccurate.

Oh come on it's not that bad. I wouldn't say that it was wonderful, but it's better than RTW vannila. After all it has less faction historical inaccuracies (in BI there is only one faction that is ahistorically unifed: the Berbers) and it has less "ninja" ahistorical units (only the Prentervores and the Druids). Oh and it makes the Barbarians a bit more interesting and also gives them a much better tech-tree that gives them a much more historical "we are not the simple filthy great unwashed" type feel to them.

**Musopticon?** · 09-16-2006, 19:27

Don't forget the Hounds of Cuculhain. Fun unit though and had roots in history.

IF you want to play BI:Total Realism, try Invasio Barbarorum:Flagellum Dei. Simply the most well done and historical mod for BI era. Sure, there's not a lot of contenders, but so what? It's go hepthalites, Lakhmid arabs and a christian Armenia, I'm content. It's also dang hard, since Roman factions have standing full stack legionary armies at the start and even though legionary recruitment is severely hindered the starting armies will give factions such as Mauri, Persarmenians and Ostrogoths some real headaches. I mean, facing a full stack of foederati, auxilia parthii(roman horse archers), clibinarii and comitatenses armatus with Persian leves and some defence-oriented elites was pretty dang hard.