Easter Unit Preview

[Krusader]

Greetings Europa Barbarorum fans.


Easter is upon us, so we thought we'd beat the Easter Bunny this year when it comes to presents with a unit preview. The following units will be in the next build, which we are working on at a steady pace.
And oh...we've also selected five new additional factions for EB2
Expect the Occultus sig images to return in the future.

And now...the units. Remember that the names are not final and just WIP for some units.

And a happy Easter!!



Spahbade Pahlavaning (Early Parthian bodyguards) by stefan


Casse - Celtic Axemen by stefan


Oksywie Culture Swordsman by stefan


Koinon Hellenon - Epilektoi Hoplitai by rob


Royal Numidian Cavalryman by rob


Hayasdan - Kardakâ Arteshtâr (Persian Hoplite) by antiochus epiphanes & stefan


Arverni - Kluddacorii by stefan


Raetic Phalanx -stefan




And some Easter bonus goodies:

New faction icons:






We hope you have enjoyed this preview.

[Taliferno]

Those units are awsome.

1st icon=western numidia? (only faction on the current map that would use elephants)

2nd icon= Shows a sea God of some sort, so might be midland Briton, but it looks more Greek that Celtic. Black Sea Greek kingdom.

[Watchman]

Truly Badass.

[Al-Masri]

Do tell about the 5 new EB factions.

[Zaknafien]

well I'll tell you Bartix, unfortunately, did not make the cut.

[Casuir]

V nice, 2nd one Attalids?

[Constantine the Great]

Are the new factions for EB2?

[Boyar Son]

5 new factions?

or are they Romani, Carthago etc. ?

[Krusader]

5 new factions?

or are they Romani, Carthago etc. ?

It says 5 new factions. Which means current factions + 5 new.

Gotta update the preview.

[PSYCHO V]

Greetings Europa Barbarorum fans.

The following units will be in the next build, which we are working on at a steady pace.

We hope you have enjoyed this preview.

Thanks guys. Adore the Spahbade Pahlavaning , Kardakâ Arteshtâr and Numidian unit.

The Koinon Hellenon is breathtaking but again I'd like to see the rationale for such an ornate unit.

The Oksywie guy is nicely done but I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve with the Kluddacorii?

Similarly, the Raetian shield, adopted / modified from the Arverni Lugaoe, is inappropriate.

The Bavarian wood cutter (Casse Axemen) just makes me laugh. Where did you guys come up with the idea for this one?


my2bob

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Classy as always.

[Urnamma]

Thanks guys. Adore the Spahbade Pahlavaning , Kardakâ Arteshtâr and Numidian unit.

The Koinon Hellenon is breathtaking but again I'd like to see the rationale for such an ornate unit.

The Oksywie guy is nicely done but I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve with the Kluddacorii?

Similarly, the Raetian shield, adopted / modified from the Arverni Lugaoe, is inappropriate.

The Bavarian wood cutter (Casse Axemen) just makes me laugh. Where did you guys come up with the idea for this one?


my2bob

In the case of the HK Epilektoi, the cuirass comes straight from Rhodes, to where three or four of the identical type were traced, given as votive offerings in Olympia. The Chalcidician helmet is a very common style, embossed with a crest, as would be appropriate among the most veteran soldiers. His shield is a normal aspis, but with some silver-work adorning the wood around which there is a leather cover. Essentially decorative, it isn't all that expensive considering the silver is just leaf over wood. The white cloak isn't terribly ornate, I should think. Bronze greaves aren't really that rich an accoutrement, seeing as how even the lowest classes often wore them (in the phalanx anyhow, or at least one on the leading leg).

I believe Stefan must have used a similar source to you on the Rhaetian shield. I'm not sure how the most common shield typology in Europe at the time is exactly inappropriate though.

I'll let Anthony defend the Casse, but again, I see no equipment there that could cause concern. Thanks for your comment, but try to be civil when you give them, eh?

[PSYCHO V]

In the case of the HK Epilektoi, the cuirass comes straight from Rhodes, to where three or four of the identical type were traced, given as votive offerings in Olympia. The Chalcidician helmet is a very common style, embossed with a crest, as would be appropriate among the most veteran soldiers. His shield is a normal aspis, but with some silver-work adorning the wood around which there is a leather cover. Essentially decorative, it isn't all that expensive considering the silver is just leaf over wood. The white cloak isn't terribly ornate, I should think. Bronze greaves aren't really that rich an accoutrement, seeing as how even the lowest classes often wore them (in the phalanx anyhow, or at least one on the leading leg).

I believe Stefan must have used a similar source to you on the Rhaetian shield. I'm not sure how the most common shield typology in Europe at the time is exactly inappropriate though.

I'll let Anthony defend the Casse, but again, I see no equipment there that could cause concern. Thanks for your comment..

Thanks Matt. Much appreciated.

In relation to the HK Epilektoi, what role will this unit take?

P.S Tried to catch you on MSN over the w/e. Did you get my email?

[BozosLiveHere]

Oh, oh, I can answer that! General's bodyguard. for KH.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

There is also a variant of the unit that is recruitable Rod. The old epilektoi unit needs to be removed as it had a "Phalanx-button" formation and thureos.

[PSYCHO V]

Oh, oh, I can answer that! General's bodyguard. for KH.

lol ..thanks mate. They sound good.
Wouldn't happen to know about the other units would you?

my2bob

[-Praetor-]

In relation to the HK Epilektoi, what role will this unit take?

Generals bodyguard for KH.

EDIT: GOD DAMNIT, they beated me to it!!!!!!

[Sarcasm]

Thanks guys. Adore the Spahbade Pahlavaning , Kardakâ Arteshtâr and Numidian unit.

The Koinon Hellenon is breathtaking but again I'd like to see the rationale for such an ornate unit.

The Oksywie guy is nicely done but I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve with the Kluddacorii?

Similarly, the Raetian shield, adopted / modified from the Arverni Lugaoe, is inappropriate.

The Bavarian wood cutter (Casse Axemen) just makes me laugh. Where did you guys come up with the idea for this one?

my2bob

[Jarardo]

The Icons are obviously for the Norwiegians and the Alabamians.

The Blue one(again obviously) is the Alabamian.

So the yellow one is (yes you have it!) Norwiegian.

And yes, don't worry, both Norwiegians and Alabamians were around back then.

Hope I didn't spoil anything for anybody.

[CaesarAugustus]

Nice new units, and it is especially nice to hear that the EB team is already thinking about EB2!

The Icons are obviously for the Norwiegians and the Alabamians.

The Blue one(again obviously) is the Alabamian.

So the yellow one is (yes you have it!) Norwiegian.

And yes, don't worry, both Norwiegians and Alabamians were around back then.

Hope I didn't spoil anything for anybody.

Considering that the names "alabamamilim" and "norwaym" appear in the url of the images, I'd have to agree with you.


EDIT: Maybe not the tags for the first icon say Alabama militia. Is this an elaborate scheme by the EB team to confuse us further?

[Imperator]

that second one (the gold one) looks similar to RTR's faction symbol for Pahlava...


EDIT: I finally hit 100 posts!!

[Geoffrey S]

Considering that the names "alabamamilim" and "norwaym" appear in the url of the images, I'd have to agree with you.


EDIT: Maybe not the tags for the first icon say Alabama militia. Is this an elaborate scheme by the EB team to confuse us further?

D'oh?

[russia almighty]

The Casse axeman looks badass . Can't top something that looks like its from multiple time periods.

[The Celt]

I'm so happy! These units look awesome! BTW are the Kardakâ Arteshtâr a pike phalanx, or a traditional overhead phalanx?
Also, where are the Celtic cataphracts?!

[hasforth]

Kewl for teh win really love EB much better that RTR IMO

[Caveira]

many pictures not working

[Moros]

All seem to be working for me. You might want to wait a lil' longer. They might take a little while to load.

[helenos aiakides]

Ive discovered it!
Why the eb team are never straight with us.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

They are ALL sphinx's

[MiniMe]

Koinon Hellenon - Epilektoi Hoplitai by rob

Are you going to totally replace Epilektoi Hoplitai with these ones or they are for KH bodyguards only?

[Brightblade]

There's a difference between Thorakitai Hoplitai and Epilektoi Hoplitai... I will say no more.