EU: Rome announced! (demo link included)

[Aketi]

Download the EU: Rome demo here:

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Original announcement:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...d.php?t=324870

[Woad-Warrier]

Map needs to be enlarged IMO.

[Edelward]

It was me - Ed-Thunder who started the topic we need ancient EU !!!

God bless Paradox !
God bless me !

I want this game NOW !

[The White Knight]

Wow, I didn't see that one coming, honestly. An extension to India would indeed be a good idea. Otherwise, looks good! (Still early of course). "The time frame extends from the first punic war to the start of the true Empire." Does that mean the Empire is in or will it be a entirely republican Rome game? The date on the screenshots says 474?

I hope the game will have deep internal policies and intriges. I'm also curious how they'll represent the different Celtic tribes etc.

[Edelward]

I've started this - I want my + rep!
Check thread 'Would Paradox ever create ancient EU'
Ed-Thunder
14.08.07
Glory,glory ..is mine!

[ajm317]

Does that mean the Empire is in or will it be a entirely republican Rome game? The date on the screenshots says 474?

Well, of course given the early stages the game is in, you probably can't read too much in to the date, but they could be using a Roman calendar to give it that extra level of immersion. I believe at one point the Romans counted from the founding of Rome, which would mean that 474 was about 279 BC. This seems at least possible.

[Edelward]

I really hate to play too modern strategy
'Rome EU' is one of the greatest news for me in gaming !!!
So I started two topics in English and Swedish - how cool the ancient EU would be -who could believe that so soon
we would get such great news 'Rome EU' - uuuuh ,I love you already !

[Aketi]

Well, of course given the early stages the game is in, you probably can't read too much in to the date, but they could be using a Roman calendar to give it that extra level of immersion. I believe at one point the Romans counted from the founding of Rome, which would mean that 474 was about 279 BC. This seems at least possible.

Thats right, it does start right before the first punic war, one of the devs stated that the date is Ab Urbe Condita (since the founding of the city). Although I was hoping for a HOI 3, one thing really makes me happy: there's gonna be a character system like the one in Crusader Kings. Now we can hope for a realistic representation of the roman offices and titels. Hopefully with votes etc. IMO the system of scientific advancement needs to be changed, its tottaly unrealistic for ancient times. BTW most of Europe needs to be covered with trees, back then it was primeval forest.

[Edelward]

Woad-Warrier was in that topic too .
I give +rep ,man !
We ,sane EU playing ancient war fanatics, have won and won real big!

[ajm317]

Thats right, it does start right before the first punic war, one of the devs stated that the date is Ab Urbe Condita (since the founding of the city).

Yep, that's me, world's greatest detective. ajm317 is Batman, but don't tell anyone.

[Edelward]

Give me short info on Porus and Bactria - I want to ask them to get map extended there as far as Alexander has got ?

[Kanaric]

AWESOME.

Wow I am amazed beyond belief, i never thought they would make a game like this.

Map needs to be enlarged IMO.

Same as RTW map, how much do you want to bet that 90% of it isn't going to be all "rebel" territory?

I bet this game will be 10 times better than RTW as well. If only they had battles.... if they did CA would cry themselves to sleep every night.

[Aketi]

Give me short info on Porus and Bactria - I want to ask them to get map extended there as far as Alexander has got ?

I don't think there's going to be any info about a map-extension very soon. Anyway Bactria was not independent in 279 bc. Remember the grey death of the east...?

Same as RTW map, how much do you want to bet that 90% of it isn't going to be all "rebel" territory?

Maybe a hundred 1-province city states. Uh some greek states in leagues.

If I were paradox staff i would steal loads of research and gameplay from Europa Barbarorum.

[Edelward]

AWESOME.

Wow I am amazed beyond belief, i never thought they would make a game like this.

Hurray!
Paradox rocks!

[NaptownKnight]

Cool, I was just about to post this and get all the rep .....

[Edelward]

I don't think there's going to be any info about a map-extension very soon. Anyway Bactria was not independent in 279 bc.

Well they can do that like in EU3 some moslim kingdom turns into Persia during game Kingdom of Porus+Greeks = Bactria (?)

P.S. I think they had several plans ,but after 'Empire' announcement decided to move into ancient time .

[Kanaric]

I hope this is a more event driven game as well.

Maybe a hundred 1-province city states. Uh some greek states in leagues.

Yes, there wont be a faction called "greek cities" i bet each state will be playable. This is going to be good, its one of those games that will be extremely hard if not impossible to disappoint.

Sounds like they are tying in some Crusader Kings ideas with family members and other characters in as well.

This game is now my most anticipated game since that which will not be named.

Anyway Bactria was not independent in 279 bc.

On EU3 a lot of nations can be formed and revolt, plus I bet it will be like EU3 where you can pick your start date anyways.

[Sidus Preclarum]

hmmm... a wet dream of mines coming true. But I'd tend to think this map needs way more provinces...
I'll be following news on this with attention...

[Ulf]

Damnit Paradox, I want a break from all of your amazing games...can't you just wait a while until you release something that'll occupy all of my time yet again.

[The Black Reaper]

map looks to similar to the RTW vanillas map