About to play first mod

[Madoushi]

Thanks everyone!
Well, I finally got it working.

However, I made a cloned Rome folder for the mod as I've seen reccomended, but as I got Rome Gold through Steam, I had to remerge the EB Rome folder with the original. This might be a good thing for them to include in the installation directions of EBII.

So I'm only ten turns in, but I'm immediately impressed.
- I really like how spies have a high chance of success, even on cities you're at war with. Great stuff.
- The new unit models and animations are gorgeous. I thought I'd miss the bright colors of vanilla Rome.. not even close.
- The effect woods have is great. I've had enemy units pop up almost right under or flanking advancing units, making using cavalry and skirmishers for scouting and screening more useful.
- Diplomacy is awesome. I had no problems establishing ceasefires and trade rights with the Aedui, Makedonai and Koinon.
- I was discouraged by the numbers and elite cavalry in Taras, so I approached it cautiously, and was rewarded when they'd send out a few units at a time to harry me and I'd crush them, and despite their recruiting and shuttling some reserves over from Greece, I have the numbers and the heavy infantry to assault their castle outright.
- I'm still a bit confused about the different Government buildings. I build an 'IV' Roman Ally building in Arretium, and I'm not sure if it was the right choice, but for the cost and time involved and the benefits offered, it seemed most logical.
- I was really worried about the higher unit recruit and upkeep costs, but it makes each unit more inheirantly valuable, so I'm really warming up to it.
Far different from sending six stacks of Highlanders, Woodcutters and Peasants to slow down the Mongols for my stack of Knight to arrive like Medieval. XD
- I'm almost eager to try a Greek state now, but then again, I'm eager to try almost anyone.
- Titus, that guide was really handy, even if I'm ten or eleven turns behind schedule. :what:

Edit: Mul, you make some great points, but as vartan stated, playing as Rome just to get a grasp on how fundamentally different from any vanilla TW game EB is, with the freedom of being able to focus on one opponent at a time, experiment with buildings and get a feel for the pace of the game.
If I wasn't confident enough to send my Apni stack straight at Tars without softening it up first, how would I fare as Seleukia? :Smile:
(I'm sure I'd figure it out eventually, but I'm enjoying my Rome game, and I have all those other factions to look forward to.)