The Taxshashilan satrapy-a mod request

[Pharnakes]

What I don't undestand is: If you're eliminating the Casse, why not pinch a few provinces from the British isles, and shove the map over by a couple of hundred miles.

After all, I a player wants to play a faction near Britian, then he would choose to play "vannila" eb, not this mod, so why don't you make Brittian into two provs (split britania and caledonia) and maybe remove a few from gaul and Iberia. Then you can have a more or less complete Mayuran empire, and certinately at least be able to include the capital.

Edit: If I was you I would create a realy Indian centered mod, I know this is generaly against eb principals to give more resources to one faction, and I greatly respect you for trying to stick with this as much as possible, but hey, the only factions that people are going to want to play in this mod are Mayauran empire, Baktria, Saka, Pahlahva, Arche Seleukidia and maybe Haysdan, Ptolomaioi or Makedonia. So, basicaly, you can let everything west of sicily go hang, if anyone wants to play those factions, then they will play normal eb. There fore my advice would be to either eliminate the roman culture (make them western greek, IMHO the best sloution), or if someone wants to conquer india as rome, the merge the western and eastern greek cultures. Either way, use this slot to add an indian culture. Yeah, it gona be a resource pig, but that always what happens to unique cultures, look at rome ATM, more of everything than any 2 other factions, just about.

Oh, and maybe I'll will help out on this mod (if I haven't put you all off already.) Msg me on msn, Malik, my msn is pharnakes@hotmail.co.uk.

[Malik of Sindh]

Hmm these ideas are very good.What if we take a huge task in creating Europa Barbarorum:The East.So we add a few new factions(not much i think)extend the map with India,maybe with Bengal area too.Add a lot of regions in India,Egypt,Asia Minor,Persia,Mesapotamia.But i think we really don't have the skills for such a HUGE mod.

[Malik of Sindh]

A bit more about faction Ideas.Galatians,Mauryans,Romans(emergent)Yuehzi(emergent).I also thought about Cyrenaica.Please,post your ideas,were all open to suggestions.We will cut everyting west of Greece.So these factions will not be used anymore,so they make free slots.Lusitania,both gaul factions,casse,sweboz,carthage.

Could a moderator rename this thread to Europa Barbarorum:The East.?
First post updated heavily.

[Admetos]

It would be a HURCULEAN task to redo the map. We'd also need to redo almost all of the EDB, which isn't that easy itself. If we could manage it though, I would be in favour.

EDIT: I would suggest it would be quite hard to represent Diadochi empires without including Greece. After all, they were all working to try and re-establish Alexander's kingdom under themselves.

I would suggest this as a map (obivously with further corrections):

[Bootsiuv]

Wow....this went from a small, relatively difficult project to a gargantuan, enormously difficult project.

If there is anything I can do to help, let me know.

Bootsiuv

[SpawnOfEbil]

I'd like to offer my help as well, even though I know next to nothing about modding


Still, one can always learn something new

[Pharnakes]

I will be the mapper.

Can also do asorted other tasks modding all .txt files and descriptions. I have often thought about doing just such a thing myself (I being no fan of the barbs) focusing on greece and the east. How much time I can give will have to be worked out, ATM I have very little going on IRL, but I am already a memeber of the Heg team, and that will have to remain my priority, also I have recently applied to join the eb team to work on the m2tw engine, and to cap it off have half promised to do a map for the Narnia mod. And all this without a computer to play RTW. However time will tell.


Also, I suggest we make this for BI.exe. (emergent factions for rome and yuehzi), plus I think it would be great if we could have the Ptolomaioi and selukidai have rebel factions. Also, I suggest we consider axing the Getai, maybe even the sarmatians (though we would have to think very carefuly before doing that)

I also propose the map should stretch form illiryia to the eastern most Mayuran province. Will post a map in a few mins.


Ohh, and I think we should centre the mod on the greeks in general, prehaps even consider changing the start date.

Ok, factions that I think should be included: (west to east)

Epiros
Makedonia
Koninon Hellon
Getai?
Galatians
Pontus
Ptolomaioi
Haisdan
Sarmatia?
Seleukidai
Saba
Pahalava
Baktria
Saka
Mayuran Empire
Tamils (seems to be shri lanka at the time, possbily also Dravidians, will need to do a lot more reasherch here)


Rome (ermergent, 230-40 bc?)
Yeuhzi(emergent, no idea)
Seleukidai rebels*
Ptolomaioi rebels*
Mayuran empire rebels?
KH rebels
*(note, I believe these can be tied together, if we decide this is a good thing, then maybe one could be replaced by Mayuran rebels or a realy good idea IMHO, KH rebels)

Other possible factions, if we decide to get rid of some of the above (in oreder of priority IMO)

A faction between the Seleukidai and the Mayurans
Kyrenacia
Anatolia (Pergamese)
A second KH faction
A northern arabian faction? Around modern day Oman?



I also think that we need formal permison from the EB team before we go any further, considering the very drastic nature of this mod.

[SpawnOfEbil]

I don't have BI, sorry :(

[Bootsiuv]

If you're going to axe the getai (although I'd say keep them....and perhaps lose one of the shadow factions)...

...and if you're going to change the start date, throw the Attalid's Pergamon in there for good measure...I'll do all of the research for correct fm's and such....I could also do that for a few other factions, as I also have extra time on my hands (slow season)....

I want's me some Attalids damnit...



Bootsiuv

EDIT: BTW I don't think the EB team would mind....people mod their mod all of the time, but, yeah....I suppose it would change the mod drastically.

XGM let someone make XGM Diadochi, and they even stickied it in their forums....although that team isn't as formal as the EB team....I dunno.