Divinus, That's the one! major flashbacks.... Thanks for all the info guys! I'm looking forward to playing (getting my CD in the mail tomorrow)

so, wait, you can play EB with BI? including all the "cool new features" like the shieldwall and the carré? (whatya call it...the phalanx-in-a-box thingy...)

one last question: do you still start out in the red figures on a campaign? (getting flashbacks of the Arche Seleukia being at -30 000 and mining being a bitch...)