EB 1.0: Teaser 2

**pseudocaesar** · 10-03-2007, 14:59

Originally Posted by Foot

Re-sized Trees:
Have you been annoyed with fighting in the forests of Germania? Do you find it incomprehensible why the trees of the ancient world were all the size of sky-scrapers? Well thanks to the work of Redmeth, when playing EB, you need not fret on these problems any longer. He has re-sized all over-sized trees to something that is more suitable for the era and the game.

I dunno lol, we have some skyscraper sized trees in Tasmania (Southern island state off of Australia). Seeing your post about giant trees immediately made me think of the Tall Trees walk in Mt Field Ntl Park.
http://www.gianttrees.com.au/tall.htm

I know its a different species, im just saying...your post reminded me of these monsters, and thought i would share their awesomeness.

**Hooahguy** · 10-03-2007, 15:22

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Tarkus** · 10-03-2007, 15:22

Gotta add my voice to the crowd...great job! The oppidum is spectacular...

**sgsandor** · 10-03-2007, 16:27

I really am so happy abput those resized trees, the other ones gave me huge headaches...The new wall is awesome too!

**SwebozGaztiz** · 10-03-2007, 16:29

is the oppidum also available to the sweboz???
thanks for the nice teaser im really looking to play the new release, way to go guys!!!!
Saludos desde Mexico!

**Redmeth** · 10-03-2007, 16:36

No, Sweboz won't get their dirty mitts on them if they want one they'll have to conquer and hold it.

**bovi** · 10-03-2007, 16:40

However, the Getai have them. The reason why the Sweboz are not allowed them, is that there is too little evidence of them building oppida in this time period. It may be theorized that as the Gauls and Getai make them, the guys in the middle would too. But that would be only a theory.

**Primus Inter Duces** · 10-03-2007, 17:16

Those walls are perfect. In my Aedui campaign I had to push the boundaries of my empire further than I liked into Africa, Italy, and Greece in order to gain stone-walled towns for frontier defense...no more.

If those walls have the typical missile unit bonuses of equivalent basic stone walls, Iaosatae are going to make attackers rue the day they were born.

I can see the Celts taking defense to a whole new level, with interspersed archers, slingers, and champions/gaesatae.

**NeoSpartan** · 10-03-2007, 17:39

GO GAULS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yes this is so (beep) cool!!!!!!!

I can't wait to get EB 1.0 play with my Aedui!!!!!!

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 10-03-2007, 20:45

Originally Posted by pseudocaesar

I dunno lol, we have some skyscraper sized trees in Tasmania (Southern island state off of Australia). Seeing your post about giant trees immediately made me think of the Tall Trees walk in Mt Field Ntl Park.
http://www.gianttrees.com.au/tall.htm

I know its a different species, im just saying...your post reminded me of these monsters, and thought i would share their awesomeness.

I agree, trees can become monsters. It is theorized that 410 feet is highest physically possible for trees to become (it becomes impossible for a tree to 'pump' water up from the roots at a certain point) and there were probably many trees that have reached this height over time. The height of a tree depends on species and climate. In coastal regions that get lots of wet air comming in from the ocean (such as Lebanon, US Pacific Northwest, SouthPacific Islands) trees can reach their full potential.

The only place with great possiblity for giant trees on the EB map is Lebanon and by this point in time, the trees were nearly cleared away.

Due to the cold weather, species of trees, and mostly inland areas, Europe's trees, before man cleared them, would have been around 180 - 210 feet tall, taller along the coastal areas. The 'kings' of the forest could have probably reached 250+ feet, but were rare. Southern Britain lowlands would have had similar tree sizes, getting smaller as you head north.

/end tree rant
(Sorry I didn't use metric.)