ALEXANDER EB

[Maksimus]

Hi,

Maksimus, thanks for the prompt reply. I want to clear up a few things...
I take it that "no" is for both of my questions... So naval invasions, "smarter" AI, and all the things that Barbarian Invasion introduced to RTW did NOT carry on to the Alexander expansion? If it didn't carry on, does the Alexander EB mod (the copy/paste version) add that extra AI boost?

Sorry for wrong answer :)

The 'no' was ment to be for the 'clash issue' you mentioned that 'no' does not exist,
As fot the AI part you can look at pool here
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=134572 also you can read and see the first thread to confirm at that thread also since org limits the number of pictures.
And I use Alx.exe coz I play RTW since the day in came out, and I have never stoped plaiyng it (I am a veteran) I even opened this thread https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=94993 for fun after I saw alx AI moves.

But at the end, do not expect that Eb vanilla will enable all features alx.exe is able to deliver to the community, for example the retraining features will be able to deliver retraining's only if AI has money and population,.. and that ussually means we have to spawn the population especially if you play with huge armies.

Damn it, I was afraid of that. Is there any way I can make the camera settings work as they used to?

No, sorry (as far as I know).. its alex feature that is enebled only that way... (if you play a while.. you will notice that that time camera spent traveling to the specific unit is used to make you more enthios)

I've added the win conditions to the EB/data...descr_win_conditions.txt that was empty even after adding the Alexander EB mod. I want to clear up that I applied only the copy/paste version of your mod and changed the shortcut's target line as per your instructions. Does the copy/paste version have its own win conditions? If so, can I swap them for JRMC and konny's conditions?

Win conditions are not included in simple *exe 'swap' files
They are suppose to be in the mod, thing Is, I dont know if they are made considering this *exe AI, but knowing Konny and that he uses alex. I think it should be nice and with no problem.

I look forward to playing the "smartest" and most "complete" EB around, and Alexander EB's use of the Alexander .exe for better AI seems like the wisest course of action. Keep up the good work!

Ty very much

[Marcellus Caesar]

Hi,

Sorry for wrong answer :)

The 'no' was ment to be for the 'clash issue' you mentioned that 'no' does not exist,
As fot the AI part you can look at pool here
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=134572 also you can read and see the first thread to confirm at that thread also since org limits the number of pictures.
And I use Alx.exe coz I play RTW since the day in came out, and I have never stoped plaiyng it (I am a veteran) I even opened this thread https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=94993 for fun after I saw alx AI moves.

But at the end, do not expect that Eb vanilla will enable all features alx.exe is able to deliver to the community, for example the retraining features will be able to deliver retraining's only if AI has money and population,.. and that ussually means we have to spawn the population especially if you play with huge armies.

Awesome. Time to start EB'ing with the new AI and features this mod offers!

No, sorry (as far as I know).. its alex feature that is enebled only that way... (if you play a while.. you will notice that that time camera spent traveling to the specific unit is used to make you more enthios)

Aww, what a shame. I guess I just have to get used to the new camera again. I've never played Medieval: Total War (nor the second), rather going straight from Shogun to Rome. I haven't been playing long enough to be completely used to vanilla camera control. Guess I have to start using the mini-map more often for quick travel!

Win conditions are not included in simple *exe 'swap' files
They are suppose to be in the mod, thing Is, I dont know if they are made considering this *exe AI, but knowing Konny and that he uses alex. I think it should be nice and with no problem.

Great! I figure that with your AI improvements and JRMC/Konny's AI "suggestions" on what they must conquer to win their game, Europa Barbarorum will mimic history just enough to have some pseudo-historical battles in every campaign!

Ty very much

No, thank YOU for making this mod, and giving us the options to download a "basic" of it to mix the best of both worlds. I look forward to seeing what else you can do when EB 1.2 rolls around!

[Maksimus]

Congratz EB friends, free men of free lands are now recruiting and retraining units !

[Maksimus]

uhh more news

now elites also (missing UI card will be added later - since this is work in progress), AI is smart enough to see what is best for him, he build's elites if he can.

[ziegenpeter]

I tested it and what I can say is this:

I really like that the towns are more developped, its very big PLUS for me beacause I rarely play a campaign very long.

But its a bit slower than "standart" EB on ALX (especially the Eletheroi)
And its not savegame compatible, the traits get messed up.
It would be cool to have force AI in it I'm already used to it. I can't get the AI, even when almost defeated, to ceasefire or become a protectorate.

So I will finish my campaign, and than switch back, hoping that force AI will combinable with your mod and hoping the turns will be a bit faster...

Really good work, please continue.

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

Just wanted to say how impressed I am with Maksimus' support of this Alex EB mod.

I don't play it myself since I don't like the AI retraining its units (rebuilds a defeated army too quickly for my taste, especially as I never retrain my own units) but it's very impressive nonetheless.

[Marcellus Caesar]

Hey Maksimus, EB 1.2 is out now! Any idea how to implement your mod to the new version?

Actually, it'd probably be better to wait until any bugs from 1.2 get worked out, eh?

[Maksimus]

Hi,

@ziegenpeter,
ty , I must say that the next alxeb mod will try to make overhaul more interesting campaign's, with the latest test's on rebels training units and retraining (which means they only retrain units available in that settlement - ussually its not more than 10% of them in the case of the rebels)

@Titus Marcellus Scato,
ohh retraining is really one of the features that drags most ppl here..
I can make version (or tell you how to denounce it *by killing the population spawn's in campaing script *) that will disable retrainings in 90% of the cases.

@Marcellus Caesar,

EB 1.2 is out and its a good patch to eb11, it contains ebbs and trait tweaks along with some *txt and AI balance features. It will not be any prob to use it.. the question is do.. how many ppl will have it in a matter of few weeks??? I think not more than few thousand's... but its good and again very good thing they did it

you should follow the manual and I will update the main page in a matter of hours :)