Barbarians

[Xehh II]

Whyy don't barbarians say what they are? When I was playing Koinon Hellenon the Unit would respond when I click on them, barabarian don't dio this,why?

[Thaatu]

The Germanic voicemod is not done yet, and English with funny accent is not an option.

[Fondor_Yards]

The celtic voicemod is in is it not? That takes care of roughly half the barbs.

[Swebozbozboz]

The real problem is no one can say the Germanic city names or unit names in one breath. Back then the Germans grew to at least 8 feet tall and had, obviously, larger lungs.

So it is just a question of finding someone who can at least attempt to say the name without passing out. Why do think the EB team is so small? it wasn't always that way...

[abou]

[deadmeat36]

The real problem is no one can say the Germanic city names or unit names in one breath. Back then the Germans grew to at least 8 feet tall and had, obviously, larger lungs.

So it is just a question of finding someone who can at least attempt to say the name without passing out. Why do think the EB team is so small? it wasn't always that way...

Haha that is so awesome

[fallen851]

[Karielle]

That response made my day.

[The Celtic Viking]

Oh, but they're not that difficult; in fact, I find them pretty easy to say. Pronouncing them correctly is another thing, as I don't know how they're supposed to be pronounced, but just saying them with an accent isn't difficult at all. Even the infamous Sweboz capital rolls smoothly on my tongue.

Ah well, I guess my lungs are just out of proportion then, as last time I checked, I was actually kinda short for my age.

[Bonny]

Whyy don't barbarians say what they are? When I was playing Koinon Hellenon the Unit would respond when I click on them, barabarian don't dio this,why?

The barbarian voicemod is not fully recorded yet, only the battle commands were finished. The unit replys are still being worked on, something to look forward for the next version.

[SaFe]

Very funny comments
But it is not really so difficult to pronounce the germanic names, if you know a little about it.
For Example:
Sweboz would sound like:

The Swe not like Swi but more like Sway
and the boz would sound like bohs. A long ending here.

[Xehh II]

When do the voices come out, because it's annoying to listen to my barbarians yelling Boz! Boz! Boz! all the time.

[CaesarAugustus]

When do the voices come out, because it's annoying to listen to my barbarians yelling Boz! Boz! Boz! all the time.

I'm guessing that they will come out with the next release, so get used to it......

[pezhetairoi]

I think you misinterpret, if I'm not wrong it's 'Bas Bas Bas' or something like that, which, iirc, means 'run!' or 'hurry!'

[antisocialmunky]

The real problem is no one can say the Germanic city names or unit names in one breath. Back then the Germans grew to at least 8 feet tall and had, obviously, larger lungs.

So it is just a question of finding someone who can at least attempt to say the name without passing out. Why do think the EB team is so small? it wasn't always that way...

That was awesome. I want to put that on a EB Load Screen.

[Mediolanicus]

The real problem is no one can say the Germanic city names or unit names in one breath. Back then the Germans grew to at least 8 feet tall and had, obviously, larger lungs.

So it is just a question of finding someone who can at least attempt to say the name without passing out. Why do think the EB team is so small? it wasn't always that way...

on a side note... I think anyone from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and maybe the Scandinavian countries should be able to pronounce them without suffering to much permanent damage, no?

[Watchman]

More or less. But then again, being at least familiar with a derived language rather helps.

[Thaatu]

on a side note... I think anyone from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and maybe the Scandinavian countries should be able to pronounce them without suffering to much permanent damage, no?

I bit my tongue when I tried pronouncing "Swêbõtráustástámnõz". I almost got to the end.

[SaFe]

Believe me - it is not as difficult as it seems at first glance.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

I just call it Swebo-traus-mataz-mataz.

[keravnos]

Whyy don't barbarians say what they are? When I was playing Koinon Hellenon the Unit would respond when I click on them, barabarian don't dio this,why?

The funny thing about your observation, is that what barbarians are is really dependent on the eyes of the beholder.

For example, the Indians consider Baktrians, Sakae, Parthians, Kushanas and all other factions which invaded and stayed in India, Barbarians. They consider Mauryans their first great dynasty, which unified India, and then Guptas. The inter-regnum between those two is their "dark period aka 186BCE-390CE" when the above 4 foreign invaders roamed free in western and central India.

"According to the Brihat-Katha-Manjari of the Kashmiri Pandit Kshmendra, king Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II) had "unburdened the sacred earth of the Barbarians like the Shakas (Saka Rauka), Mlecchas, Kambojas (Iranian tribe which helped both Greeks and Saka in their conquest of India), Yavanas (Greeks), Tusharas (Tokhars=Kushanas), Parasikas, Hunas (Epthalite Huns), etc. by annihilating these Mlecchas completely."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mleccha

So, really, who is considered Barbarian is really in the eyes of the one getting raided. In most cases those barbarians did something right...

[Kralizec]

The real problem is no one can say the Germanic city names or unit names in one breath. Back then the Germans grew to at least 8 feet tall and had, obviously, larger lungs.

So it is just a question of finding someone who can at least attempt to say the name without passing out. Why do think the EB team is so small? it wasn't always that way...

on a side note... I think anyone from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and maybe the Scandinavian countries should be able to pronounce them without suffering to much permanent damage, no?

Well, it stands to reason that the ancient Germans pronounced their G's in a robust, manly manner so obviously only Dutch can reproduce them, and even then only those living above the Rhine

[Conradus]

Since when do Dutch from above the Rhine speak in a robust manly manner?

[Antagonist]

I think you misinterpret, if I'm not wrong it's 'Bas Bas Bas' or something like that, which, iirc, means 'run!' or 'hurry!'

It's actually "kill!" according to the translations.

It'll be nice to have unit responses for more factions in the future. Personally I don't think the Gallic names are particularly strange or difficult (Gaesatae = guy-sah-tay etc.) but some of the other factions can look a mouthful.

Hope a Germanic voicemod gets done once upon a time.

Antagonist