New factions?

[Brennus]

Hax that is fascinating, is there much literature available on those travels? I would love to read it.

There is quite an extensive description of his travels which include nice places to eat, sights to see and a comical incident involving Hanno and a barbary ape...

[Hax]

Hax that is fascinating, is there much literature available on those travels? I would love to read it.

I'll try to look up the Persian guy. There's loads of stuff on Hanno available on the internets though.

[stratigos vasilios]

There is quite an extensive description of his travels which include nice places to eat, sights to see and a comical incident involving Hanno and a barbary ape...

LOL. That would explain the Lonely Planet book he wrote on it...

[Brennus]

LOL. That would explain Lonely Planet book he wrote on it...

lol

[zurab]

Dear devs!

Please announce list of ALL new ( brand new ones not presented in EB) factions. IMO it is time.
That would be some fresh air for us, EB fans worldwide.

[Brennus]

Dear devs!

Please announce list of ALL new ( brand new ones not presented in EB) factions. IMO it is time.
That would be some fresh air for us, EB fans worldwide.

Do not tempt the gods mere mortal! Jokes aside what if the team are several years away from releasing EBII, then you have ruined your surprises.

[Lysimachos]

Dear devs!

Please announce list of ALL new ( brand new ones not presented in EB) factions. IMO it is time.
That would be some fresh air for us, EB fans worldwide.

I would not want that. It has been the policy of the EB team to give us elaborately compiled previews on certain subjects and certain factions and I find that much more appealing than just putting out "oh, fyi, these are the new factions".
Btw, I find it a little rude demanding a faction list like that (in upper case at that). The team members put a lot of work in this, without any reward than the gradually growing achievements and it's entirely their call when "it is time".

[zurab]

I would not want that. It has been the policy of the EB team to give us elaborately compiled previews on certain subjects and certain factions and I find that much more appealing than just putting out "oh, fyi, these are the new factions".
Btw, I find it a little rude demanding a faction list like that (in upper case at that). The team members put a lot of work in this, without any reward than the gradually growing achievements and it's entirely their call when "it is time".

If you find rude a statement with "please" and "dear devs" then...
It's been a long time since we have last announce of a new faction. And the most interesting thing for me are those brand new factions.
I demand nothing but ask.

[Lysimachos]

If you find rude a statement with "please" and "dear devs" then...
It's been a long time since we have last announce of a new faction. And the most interesting thing for me are those brand new factions.
I demand nothing but ask.

Yes, "please ALL". How about "another" or perhaps "some"? No, you had to go for "ALL". In upper case (so to make clear that less doesn't work for you, perhaps?). Looks like demanding to me, despite "Dear devs" and "please". But don't mind me, that's just my opinion.

[zurab]

Yes, "please ALL". How about "another" or perhaps "some"? No, you had to go for "ALL". In upper case (so to make clear that less doesn't work for you, perhaps?). Looks like demanding to me, despite "Dear devs" and "please". But don't mind me, that's just my opinion.

you know I just thought to myself:If I ask for ALL they will announce one or two. That was my strategy:)

[Lysimachos]

you know I just thought to myself:If I ask for ALL they will announce one or two. That was my strategy:)

Well, I guess that kind of makes sense. Sorry for bothering you.

[Captain Trek]

To be fair, it would certainly be good to see another faction announced fairly soon, simply because I like seeing how the EB map is being "filled in" by these new factions, with the sea of greyish eleutheroi provinces slowly being chipped away at, currently by Bosphorus, Boii, Pergamon and the Numidian faction whose name I can't spell, and soon to be by five or six additional ones, depending on whether the team keeps one faction slot in reserve for scripting, as they did in EB for a while (using it to better choreograph the actions of AS and its sattelite factions, who now just immediately break their alliances with the Selukids whenever you start a new game, at least on my copy of EB) before filling the empty slot in with Saba...

[Brave Brave Sir Robin]

The team seems very quiet. However, I'm sure the chill of autumn and winter will bring them back indoors onto their computers to work on EB for the next several months straight.

[M to the A]

I'm checking this website every day in case a new faction gets unveiled.. I remember before I went on vacation they said a couple of previews were close to being done Can't be long now, right? >> My kingdom for a new preview!

[Ibrahim]

The team seems very quiet. However, I'm sure the chill of autumn and winter will bring them back indoors onto their computers to work on EB for the next several months straight.

thankfully none of them are geology students AFAIK

[B-Wing]

I also share the notion that a new preview must be coming soon. In pure speculation, I doubt it will be a new faction, though. Probably more detailed information on an already announced faction or some other aspect of the game. I'm personally anticipating info on the Bosporan Kingdom's unit roster.

[Brennus]

Up the Belgae!

[Horatius Flaccus]

Actually, an Arabia preview was already announced. So, I guess that will be the next preview.

[B-Wing]

Oh really? You mean like a new Arabian faction or like a "Peoples of Arabia" preview?

[Andy1984]

It's perfectly possible the team had a serious setback, perhaps by members responsible for some crucial information disappearing. I mean: previews were anounced two months ago, but clearly haven't been finished yet. If the team had this kind of setback, they might have to redo already 'finished' work which could explain the relative lack of twitter-updates as well.

Another possibility is that certain extremely valuable information has just been found or that game-making ideas were developped. I somehow guess the former, as the latter would translate herself into twitter-updates.

kind regards,

Andy

[Horatius Flaccus]

Oh really? You mean like a new Arabian faction or like a "Peoples of Arabia" preview?

I think it's probably a "Peoples of Arabia" preview. Don't know for sure though. Here's the tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/EBTeam/status/21182859344

[stratigos vasilios]

Were the Thyssagetae around in the EB period? I know they are probably not in the game, just curious.

[kidpacific]

Personally speaking,i would prefer the YueZhi and the nubians.
For Yuezhi built the Kushan Empire; and the nubians built the Axum Empire.

[bobbin]

The Yeuzhi were in older versions of EB but were removed because it was found that they did not appear on our map until 100 years after the start date, they still appear as a scripted invasion of rebel armies at the north eastern edge of the map in 172bc.

Kush was the Nubian Kingdom not Axum, either way, due to the hardcoded culture limits of the game, they won't be a faction.

Were the Thyssagetae around in the EB period? I know they are probably not in the game, just curious.

Very hard to say, they get a mention in Herodotus, I don't know how long the Scythians persisted in that region for.

[Tellos Athenaios]

@bobbin: I think kidpacific meant the Kushan Empire centered around the Hindu Kush during the first few centuries AD; not the Kingdom of Kush (the Nubians).

[anubis88]

I think bobbin was replying to the fact that kidpacific said the Nubians build the Axum Empire - he replied that the Nubian kingdom was Kush, not Axum.

[Brennus]

I know there is absolutely no chance of it due to the lack of historical data for this period but I would love to see a Scandinavian faction.

[stratigos vasilios]

Ditto for a Baltic faction, they would be really fun to play though.

[Brennus]

Ditto for a Baltic faction, they would be really fun to play though.

You been listening to too much Black Metal too I take it? lol.

[stratigos vasilios]

Hehe you know it man!