First Impressions of EB 1.0?

[Teleklos Archelaou]

We had a good thread on this for 0.8, so I'm sure the team members are curious as to what first catches your eye or your interest in 1.0. Little things to big things to whatever.

[johnhughthom]

I like the difficulty levels on the faction select screen, not sure I agree with them all though.

[Dooz]

I think the unusual levels of inactivity on the boards speaks for itself. Everyone is busy playing. :D

[johnhughthom]

I think the unusual levels of inactivity on the boards speaks for itself. Everyone is busy playing. :D

Too true, I'm just waiting for my defrag and virus scan to finish then I'm off into a Saba campaign.

[Manstein16]

I'd like to play. Unfortunately, even after two completely fresh installs, I get a crash to desktop during the initial loading screen. This is quite frustrating.

[Kull]

I'd like to play. Unfortunately, even after two completely fresh installs, I get a crash to desktop during the initial loading screen. This is quite frustrating.

I assume you are loading EB onto a clean RTW v1.5 build? And you ran the vanilla RTW to make sure it works and is in fact v1.5 (as decribed in the readme)? If installed onto a previous EB build, v1.0 will crash.

[hoom]

Its using more resource. Is taking over a Gig of RAM on my PC & turns are definitely slower.
Thats ok though, my PC is man enough for the task :)

The cloud reflection on the water is very pretty but pretty distracting too, could possibly do with a bit of a toning down?
I keep finding myself looking at the clouds going by when I should be moving my armies, plotting assaults, looking after my cities etc

I like the new Eleutheroi general, should fit in pretty well everywhere

Lovin' my KH Somatophylakes :D

The trading card images directory is a bit messed up, the backs are divided up into region & named but the fronts are all just lumped into one directory & numbered :-/

Again with the clouds, the in-battle skies are great

Some very cool new loading screens

[madmatg]

i know its a small thing but i really like having the difficulty levels on the faction descriptions!

[MiniMe]

We had a good thread on this for 0.8, so I'm sure the team members are curious as to what first catches your eye or your interest in 1.0. Little things to big things to whatever.

Well, the first thing that I've mentioned is that you guys for some reasons constantly redraw Epeiros and Ptolemaioi Peltastai, they have new skins every major release
Ok for me anyway, I find these guys very good infantry and treat them with respect they deserve, so, if they are that obsessed by ancient haute couture, I don't mind

2. I like the idea to give Spartiatai bodyguards to the KH spartan starting generals very much.

3. phalanx stats rebalance -

4. (should be number one, actually) - Fantastic new campaign terrain, sea, rivers and clouds!

5. o so Precious own medium infantry for Pahlavans Finally these guys don't have to sacrifice zillions of peasant levies in their attempts to storm a decent stone wall

I could continue for hours
Best regards,
MiniMe

[Bactron]

I just returned home from school. So I havn't really played it yet. Expect for a short while in morning after waking up and instaling the downloaded precious EB.

So I started a campaign in morning to see the new textures, map etc. And I have to say that I like it very much - those new campaign map water areas with shadows of clouds are really great. And I really dig those two added new cities Babylon and Utica - they were really good choice.

I just wants to ask about those planned portrais for famous faction family members from previews. Will they be added later at some point?, I know that its a minor thing and you surely had tons of major things to take care of. But I think that those portraits for Arsaces and Antiochus looked really great in previews. And it also was very neat idea.

And now gentelmans if you will excuse me I am going on my EB junkie-fest. Which will last probably till monday early morning hours.

[Karo]

I'm loving it, played for four hours straight stopping for a fesw hours to work a little bit for school and than go back and conquer the last two settlements in the Caucasus. Hayastan rocks

[Forgus]

Well, the first thing that I've mentioned is that you guys for some reasons constantly redraw Epeiros and Ptolemaioi Peltastai, they have new skins every major release
Ok for me anyway, I find these guys very good infantry and treat them with respect they deserve, so, if they are that obsessed by ancient haute couture, I don't mind

2. I like the idea to give Spartiatai bodyguards to the KH spartan starting generals very much.

3. phalanx stats rebalance -

4. (should be number one, actually) - Fantastic new campaign terrain, sea, rivers and clouds!

5. o so Precious own medium infantry for Pahlavans Finally these guys don't have to sacrifice zillions of peasant levies in their attempts to storm a decent stone wall

I could continue for hours
Best regards,
MiniMe

I made the epirote peltast, and it hasn't changed since. I also made the ptolemaioi, they first appear in this present version....

[MiniMe]

I made the epirote peltast, and it hasn't changed since. I also made the ptolemaioi, they first appear in this present version....

sorry, my mistake, I was talking about baktria

[dezzerx]

I'm loving it. Tho one problem I have is that my Sweboz units seem to drift out if I move them around. Spreading around for meters and moving way to far from there designated position causing them to be spread around the entire battle map almost before falling back together in formation (which is still not what it should be or on the spot I want them)

[antisocialmunky]

I'm loving it. Tho one problem I have is that my Sweboz units seem to drift out if I move them around. Spreading around for meters and moving way to far from there designated position causing them to be spread around the entire battle map almost before falling back together in formation (which is still not what it should be or on the spot I want them)

Yeah, I've also run into some M2TWish unit cohesion issues with certain units.

[Forgus]

sorry, my mistake, I was talking about baktria

The one with the dioskuroi on the shield? That's my baby too.

[LotW89]

Finished my Swêbōz campaign. Now I have 3 questions:

1.) Why is at Sparte pieces of Krete, Kilikia and Aitolia?
2.) The client rulers can't attack siege armies, so will this problem get solved?
3.) I want intros xD When do you have more?^^

[Sakkura]

Finished my Swêbōz campaign. Now I have 3 questions:

1.) Why is at Sparte pieces of Krete, Kilikia and Aitolia?

It's intended. You can land a family member there and get mercs.

[Kampfkrebs]

3.) I want intros xD When do you have more?^^

When its done :P

[bovi]

2.) The client rulers can't attack siege armies, so will this problem get solved?

Hopefully in the next version. Currently there will be a problem in winter most places, in summer some places. Or if he's ill or participating in the olympics, I guess.

[Bonny]

Or if he's ill or participating in the olympics, I guess.

lol

[MerlinusCDXX]

Finished my Swêbōz campaign. Now I have 3 questions:

1.) Why is at Sparte pieces of Krete, Kilikia and Aitolia?
2.) The client rulers can't attack siege armies, so will this problem get solved?
3.) I want intros xD When do you have more?^^

'cause...
1. Cape Taurainon(sp?) -the Mercs-R-Us of the ancient world...
corporate HQ at Lakhedaimon

2. I may have an idea on that...I'll try it in my current AS campaign and get back to everyone on that...but my idea is to attack the beseiging army with a unit out of the garrison and see if that works (also if the Client King joins the unit of______that initiates the sally)

3. Hehehehheh......yet another gullible EB player, youse guys oughtta know by now that if we hassle the devs about release dates for any new content, it gets translated as license to give us smartarse answers and generally mess with our heads (although now that I think of it, keep hasslin' those guys about that kind of stuff, it is hilariously entertaining to read some of the stuff the devs will get people to believe)

[Geoffrey S]

2.) The client rulers can't attack siege armies, so will this problem get solved?

If roleplaying, it could be said that you should have no direct control over those governors and to break a siege must attack with a seperate factional army.

[Landwalker]

If roleplaying, wouldn't it make sense for the allied puppet ruler to break the siege himself? After all, a semblence of authority (which he has under your government) is better than the potentially no authority that he may have under the new regime. Indeed, he may even be executed for complying with your government.

Cheers.

[Han]

I must say my head was swooning from the complex building trees, and also the lag! Oh man, I can't wait until I get a faster computer/laptop to play this on. It takes forever to load and play. My seven year old PC is dying from running this mod lol.

[mlc82]

I must say my head was swooning from the complex building trees, and also the lag! Oh man, I can't wait until I get a faster computer/laptop to play this on. It takes forever to load and play. My seven year old PC is dying from running this mod lol.

I think something added actually slows down the battle performance now (I noticed "gloss maps", not sure what they are though and having them on/off didn't seem to make much difference). I had to turn off antialiasing and now it runs fine no matter how big the battle is, used to get almost the same performance with AA on though. Not sure if it's EB or if something may be off with my comp, I haven't played much besides EB since 1.0 came out.

I'm running it on an AMD 64 3500 computer, using an ATI Radeon x800 256mb graphics card btw.

[Power2the1]

I have not had the chance to heavily tinker with the files, so maybe thats why the game is twice as slow than 0.81, but, its incredibly tedious to wait so long between turns. I hope the team is able to optimize/speed up the game here soon. I could help with the files if need be.

Other than the tremendous slow downs, this game is not going to be deleted of my hard drive, its too perfect, and despite long loading times, the game is growing better and better each release. As if 0.81 was not sweet enough on its own, we get something better

[mlc82]

I have not had the chance to heavily tinker with the files, so maybe thats why the game is twice as slow than 0.81, but, its incredibly tedious to wait so long between turns. I hope the team is able to optimize/speed up the game here soon. I could help with the files if need be.

Other than the tremendous slow downs, this game is not going to be deleted of my hard drive, its too perfect, and despite long loading times, the game is growing better and better each release. As if 0.81 was not sweet enough on its own, we get something better

The between turn speed to me doesn't actually seem any slower. It certainly isn't fast, but doesn't feel slower than .81 was.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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I'm impressed, hair to heel!

Installation is pretty smooth, no need to be a nerd, and it completes as fast as could be expected from such a heavy mod. Initial loading took 6-7 minutes for me but I couldn't give up my emule and mü-torrent at the background -the latter continuously seeding EB. No serious lags either on the the campaign map or in the battles until the notorious memory leak hits.

The historical insight is just amazing! I'm reading almost every bit and piece, from loading screens to traits and building/unit descriptions. A few typoes here and there but professional games have got as much, if not more of them.

Loved the calm strategy map! No pointless expansions, no useless warmongery. People () are getting on, trading and occassionally taking on the Eleutheroi. The battles are satisfying! No more easy bloodfests. Victory comes with its price and you really worry that you might really lose a struggle!

The campaign map is plain beautiful! Love everything you added. The true potential of the game is unleashed. If only there were much fewer hard-code restrictions, or none at all.

My first session lasted six hours. More sleepless nights of mine shall be consumed with EB, no doubt. Well done, thanks and congratulations once again.


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[Aymar de Bois Mauri]

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I'm impressed, hair to heel!

Installation is pretty smooth, no need to be a nerd, and it completes as fast as could be expected from such a heavy mod. Initial loading took 6-7 minutes for me but I couldn't give up my emule and mü-torrent at the background -the latter continuously seeding EB. No serious lags either on the the campaign map or in the battles until the notorious memory leak hits.

The historical insight is just amazing! I'm reading almost every bit and piece, from loading screens to traits and building/unit descriptions. A few typoes here and there but professional games have got as much, if not more of them.

Loved the calm strategy map! No pointless expansions, no useless warmongery. People () are getting on, trading and occassionally taking on the Eleutheroi. The battles are satisfying! No more easy bloodfests. Victory comes with its price and you really worry that you might really lose a struggle!

The campaign map is plain beautiful! Love everything you added. The true potential of the game is unleashed. If only there were much fewer hard-code restrictions, or none at all.

My first session lasted six hours. More sleepless nights of mine shall be consumed with EB, no doubt. Well done, thanks and congratulations once again.


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Thanks, Mouz. Very good to know that you are enjoying it. Long time coming your first play. But all the better, since you can enjoy it more now.