EB May Preview

[Catuvellauni]

great units as usual
I also want to know which faction those drwdae guys belong to and what king of role they'll play?

[Basileus Seleukeia]

Well, Drwdae sounds rather celtish and their trousers look quite trillby, perhaps some new unit for the Casse?

[Ludens]

Well, Drwdae sounds rather celtish and their trousers look quite trillby, perhaps some new unit for the Casse?

My guess is that it's the druid unit the Casse were supposed to get. The druids were going to be a well-equiped unit, but not exceptional fighters.

[Basileus Seleukeia]

My guess is that it's the druid unit the Casse were supposed to get. The druids were going to be a well-equiped unit, but not exceptional fighters.

That's a good idea

[Zaknafien]

drwdae are druids, AFAIK. Or some kind of druidic-elite guardsman or something. Anthony could explain better of course.

[abou]

We were trying really hard for something with a goofy white beard, hair, and cloak or this,

but Anthony wouldn't bite.

[I Am Herenow]

Wow, looks great!

I found the trait "Passed Under the Yoke" a bit weird at first, but a quick Google search revealed this, so am I to take it that this is a trait for a non-Roman General who has been well and truly routed by Rome? Or a Roman General who has been routed by someone else?

Still, looks intriguing :)

Also, I read that routing generals in M2TW are captured by the victor instead of running away irritatingly (the victor can then choose their fate, apprently). Will you use "Passing under the Yoke" as an option in EB2 then? It would humiliate the general and maybe make others less eager to go to war with you?

[Imperator]

Greek Strategy Map Commands?

can we expect Latin or Celtic strat. map commands too?

[Zaknafien]

being forced to pass under the yoke was the most humiliating thing a roman army would be forced to do in the republican period, you can consider it like losing an eagle in later eras. look up the caudine forks, or the losses in the jugurthine war initially if you want to learn more about it. really this trait could be for more than romans actually. But yes, it will have to do with a roman general suffering a humiliating defeat or the routing of his army or something along those lines.

[Watchman]

drwdae are druids, AFAIK. Or some kind of druidic-elite guardsman or something. Anthony could explain better of course.

Sort of a Casse version of the Carnute Cingetos ?

[blank]

the rhompaia fellow is really nice, but the biggest change is no doubt the lighting - i always hated the linear RTW lighting

[Redmeth]

Yeah I downloaded the lighting patch from the TWC link and it's better but just a bit too dark, but like I said better than before I'd say the units looks just right when selected (highlighted) maybe they should be like they are when highlighted all the time and a bit brighter when selected.

[Wardo]

My jaw! Not again...

[Ludens]

Sort of a Casse version of the Carnute Cingetos ?

That's what I understood, although the EB member (I think it was Anthony) emphasized that the druids won't be particularly skilled fighters.

[CaesarAugustus]

I love those Indian Elephants, especially the one on the right! I'm also looking forward to the new families system for the Romani, it will be a new highlight of the game.

[I Am Herenow]

That's what I understood, although the EB member (I think it was Anthony) emphasized that the druids won't be particularly skilled fighters.

So sort of like BI priests, right?

Also, Ludens, just out of interest, does your name mean "playing"? Because "ludo" is "I play" if I'm not mistaken. Cheers!

[PSYCHO V]

Units look great guys.

Of special note, the Cordinau Orcaa is well done. Shield design, colours, helmet etc are all great.

The Drwdae is equally well done (especially the depiction of the shield) but I don't believe the helmet the best choice of depiction for the unit. A tonsure, golden sun head band and slightly longer beard would have been a far better choice for such a unique unit Imho. I did explain / discuss this with Ranika / Anthony when I formulated the design of the unit some years ago.

That's what I understood, although the EB member emphasized that the druids won't be particularly skilled fighters.

Yup. The Drwdae should actually be fairly average fighters, just have excellent morale. They should be noticeably worse than the continental Cingetos.


my2bob

[Hamilkar Barkas]

cool!
amazing!

[Shifty_GMH]

Great work guys!!!

[Martinus X]

Really awesome. I can't wait. :-)

BTW were druids not excempted from fighting?

[PSYCHO V]

Really awesome. I can't wait. :-)

BTW were druids not excempted from fighting?

Exempt if they so wished. Many chose to fight and were still doing so against Caesar in Gaul etc.

[ceaserthewarrior]

hey can somebody tell me what this total war is it looks cool

[I Am Herenow]

hey can somebody tell me what this total war is it looks cool

Er, well Rome: Total War is a realtime strategy game made by the Creative Assembly and Activision, in which you control a faction and try to conquer the world (in a nutshell) - Europa Barbarorum is a player-based mod (modification) which extends the scope of the game, makes it more historically accurate, adds various elements to it (like new units and a new building system) and so on.

[The Errant]

hey can somebody tell me what this total war is it looks cool

Check out the official website:

https://www.europabarbarorum.com/

And the official FAQ should answer most questions about the game in general:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=84854

edit. Damn! I Am Herenow beat me to it.