Preview: The Romani

[Blxz]

Limiting the colony's to italy is great for realism, BUT the EB team has also upheld a policy of setting history out as how it was in 272BC and only limiting things that would have been highly unhistorical. I would hope that you wouldn't limit the colony construction based on date or reform, it would leave a bit of freedom for the player to expand at whatever speed they choose and in whichever direction they choose.

I personally would enjoy the game more the fewer restrictions you place on events taking place...within reason.

[SwissBarbar]

Great Preview again, but I miss more Pics of important units, like you did it in the other Previews, f.e. the pics of the Hoplitai or the Peltastai. Maybe you have such pictures of Hastati, Principes or Triarii? Would be awesome if we could see them

[paullus]

in time...but i'll tell you they're very very nice, that should make the wait easier, right?

[A Terribly Harmful Name]

I only hope you guys are doing fine and that we'll see EBII at least next year, if anything.

[Aulus Caecina Severus]

I only hope you guys are doing fine and that we'll see EBII at least next year, if anything.

Christmas gift?

[antisocialmunky]

Hopefully before N:TW.

[SwissBarbar]

in time...but i'll tell you they're very very nice, that should make the wait easier, right?

of course, I'm sure EB II is worth waiting for it. It was just a question, because this preview is different from the others, that's all ;-) Nontheless, great work, EB-Team !!

[Skullheadhq]

Christmas gift?

Probably not.

[Bucefalo]

I´d wait anytime needed... come on, everyone knows that when EBII releases, all of us will be leaving all other games to gather dust and come back to M2TW. I for one surely will, this is much more amazing than anything CA or any other game company can ever release.

[Belisarius II]

Probably not.

Easter gift?

This is pretty ironic for me because just the other day as I was building a few colonies in my republic, I was thinking that the EB team should of expanded more on them. Now I wake up and I see this!

[Skullheadhq]

Easter gift?

This is pretty ironic for me because just the other day as I was building a few colonies in my republic, I was thinking that the EB team should of expanded more on them. Now I wake up and I see this!

I don't think we'll see it at easter, which is a good thing, because I dont want EB 1.5 but EB2, they should take as long as they need to make this a great game.

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Summer '10?

[Urg]

I should have said this earlier....Great preview. I love the Romani.

You guys have done a great job. You seem to have so much knowledge at your fingertips. Its so great to see historical accuracy AND so much detail in a game!!

And thanks for making the effort to give us a preview. Keeps the saliva running! MMM.

[Respenus]

Oh my, I don't know what to say. The Romani preview looks great. I wouldn't be surprised if you over-achieved what the Dominion of the Sword mod wants to do. I newer imagined such detail was even possible to mod into any CA game. Why they continue on their path of hate towards their players is something I shall never understand. What I do know is that we all feel ave-inspired by the tremendous work you have already done and will continue to do in the future.

I can only wish you the best of luck and may further moding be smooth sailing to all EB members.

[neoiq5719]

is there anywhere screenshots of the new roman units?

[JMRC]

I´d wait anytime needed... come on, everyone knows that when EBII releases, all of us will be leaving all other games to gather dust and come back to M2TW. I for one surely will, this is much more amazing than anything CA or any other game company can ever release.

Thank you! It's very important to know that some players will be waiting for EBII even if takes a long time to do.

is there anywhere screenshots of the new roman units?

We're preparing the next preview with roman units. Summer vacations have delayed this a bit, but we hope to release it very soon.

[zooeyglass]

wondrous wondrous wondrous preview. i am so glad i continue to check in here just for how good the EB team's previews are - always worth the waiting and always packed with information, detail, excitement.

a proper attempt at a game modelling of the cursus honorum = WOW. both impressed and thrilled. the romani in EB1 are a great faction but often seen as the 'easy option', at least by hardened players. but this! wonderful, can't way to try them!

[Phalanx300]

I must say I'm not a big fan of the Romans but the Camillan and Polybian warriors are really interesting, for some reason I don't like Legionarries.

So perhaps after I've played Koinen Hellenon and Sweboz I'll try out a Barbarian campaign.

[SwissBarbar]

Thank you! It's very important to know that some players will be waiting for EBII even if takes a long time to do.


We're preparing the next preview with roman units. Summer vacations have delayed this a bit, but we hope to release it very soon.

Good News

[econ21]

I must say I'm not a big fan of the Romans but the Camillan and Polybian warriors are really interesting, for some reason I don't like Legionarries.

I know what you mean. Legionnaires are fine, IMO, but so ... uniform. I love the variety of the earlier troops types.

[war is hell]

That Romani looks so bad-ass, he kinda reminds me of Aaron Eckhart

[antisocialmunky]

BTW- I don't think this ever got answered but:

What is that Celtic Sword called from the quiz?

[-Praetor-]

Celtic Shortsword. The Roman name for that sword is unknown, specially considering the romans called most of their blades simply "gladius".

But that's not a Gladius Hispaniensis, that's for sure.

[antisocialmunky]

Should it technically be called something like "Iron Age Sword from the X Culture layer at LOCATION made sometime between ca. DATE1 to ca. DATE2:....

[-Praetor-]

Should it technically be called something like "Iron Age Sword from the X Culture layer at LOCATION made sometime between ca. DATE1 to ca. DATE2:....

Certainly, but no way in hell the community would have answered the proper archaeological name. Hence, just a simpler name denoting its type and provenance was requiered.

[antisocialmunky]

But can you provide the Culture it came from. I'm just curious.

[paullus]

its a type found in several examples from N. Italy, from the Po down to Latium. its likely an ancestor of the hispaniensis, as the route of progression from it to the hispaniensis is fairly obvious from observing it.

[Fluvius Camillus]

EB team is made up of gods...

EXCELLENT work! Cant wait!!!

~Fluvius

[Kevin]

Haha, the Roman soldier looks like Titus Pullo from Rome

[-Praetor-]

Haha, the Roman soldier looks like Titus Pullo from Rome

You really think so? Heh, boy you've got imagination.

I actually think that he looks a bit like Ernest Borgnine. He played as centurion in the italian movie "Jesus of Nazaret".



All in all, we may disagree whom he looks like, but we can all agree that that's one of the best faces ever modded in EB.

[hoom]

Just wondering if someone can give me background info about this pic?
I've seen it before & am aware that its a contemporary painting from a Roman building/tomb or something.



I absolutely love it & was trying to find a digital copy to look at/set as my desktop the other day but couldn't remember where I've seen it or what its called

Edit: Ah, found it! Its from Pompeii.
This Flickr has a bunch of good pics of that one & several others in the same style that I'd not seen before
<- Me = very happy right now :D