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    Default EB 1.0: Teaser 3

    Greetings Europa Barbarorum fans.

    Once again, another little teaser for all you fans of EB 1.0. Can you guess when we are going to release it :beam:

    Thanks goes to Kampfkrebs for the great teaser trailer. To BozosLiveHere for his trait work on the satrapies, to abou, Krusader for their work on concepting and development of the satrapal system.

    Teaser Trailer: Pride & Conquest
    Kampfkrebs has been working diligently on a new line of videos for faction intros. We wanted to show off his talent as soon as possible. So here is the third of a number of teaser trailers he has made for us.

    You can watch on Youtube, or you can download a high quality version from our ftp.


    Seleukid Satrapies:
    Your generals can now obtain Satrap titles if they have the necessary influence and connections at court, or in other words traits. Send your general to Ekbatana and he will become Satrap of Media, same if your generals are in Susa, Persepolis or Hekatompylos and they will become satraps of those regions, while any general in the Seleukid holdings of Asia Minor could gain the title Epistrategos. And should you expand the Seleukid kingdom your generals can be installed as satraps in Armenia, Baktria and India, and if you seize Egypt or Makedonia as Archons. Just don't move your satraps too far away from their respective satrapies though or their efficiency to rule those provinces will drop.

    The following is the list of satrapal offices open to the Seleukid faction:

    Satrapeia Baktrias
    This man has been made satrap of Baktria, which also encompasses nearby Sogdiana and the surrounding Greek poleis. It is a truly prestigious position due to Baktria's famed wealth and also one of great importance as the satrapy is the first line of defense against the barbarian horse hordes of the northern steppes.

    Satrapeia Parthyaias
    This man has been granted control of the satrapy of Parthyaia, a minor yet important satrapy in the northeastern borderlands. The Satrap's chief concerns is to cultivate the fertile river valleys, maintain the roads and most importantly to defend the kingdom from the barbarian Dahai horsemen to the north.

    Satrapeia Persidos
    This man has been granted the satrapy of Persis, the ancient homeland of the Persians. Unless the borders change, his only concern is simply to raise taxes from the native Persian settlements and the recent Hellenic poleis.

    Satrapeia Babylonias
    This man is the satrap of Babylonia, one of the most important satrapies within the Seleukid kingdom. His task is to make sure the Fertile Crescent is stable both in economically as well as politically, as any disturbance in Mesopotamia can seriously bring harm to the Arche Seleukeia.

    Satrapeia Sousianes
    This man has been given the title of satrap of Susiana, ruling from Susa, one of the oldest and most important cities in of all Asia. Commanding the routes to and from Iran, Baktria, and India, the satrap's main concern is to keep the region protected and the routes open for trade, armies, and news to pass through unhindered.

    Satrapeia Medias
    This man has been granted the title of Satrap of the Upper Satrapies which also includes the satrapy of Media, a highly important region within the Seleukid kingdom as it is from here the majority of cavalry is recruited. The satrap has to make sure the mountain tribes to the northwest are kept at bay and at the same time to protect and look after the interests of the local landed Iranian nobility and Hellenic settlements.

    Satrapeia Armenias
    This man is the satrap of Armenia and a close associate of the King. The unruly Armenians have been brought to their knees and any satrap appointed to this region has to make sure the Armenians know their place as subjects, but at the same time be generous to those Armenians who see the benefits of loyalty.

    Epistrategos tes Mikras Asias
    This man is the governor of Mikra Asia, the lands west of the Tauros Mountains. His job is to protect these lands from the many neighbors encircling the borders and also to maintain the katoikiai, military settlements of the Seleukids, for the royal armies.

    Strategos tou Indou
    This man is a strategos or viceroy, of India, tasked with defending the eastern border of the Seleukid kingdom from the Indian rajas to the east and also to make sure that the wealth of India pours west into Iran and further on to the cities of Mesopotamia and Syria.

    Archon tes Aigyptou
    This man has been given the title of Archon of Egypt. His task is to protect the rich lands along the Neilos River and make sure the local Hellenes & Aigyptioi alike know Seleukid rule is preferable than that of incestuous freaks.

    Archon tes Makedonias
    This man has been granted a truly prestigious title, that of Archon of Makedonia. It's his duty to administer the true homelands of the Seleukid Kings and their many followers and to make sure no one threatens the western holdings of the Basileos kai Basileon.

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    We hope you have enjoyed this teaser for the next release of Europa Barbarorum.
    Please note that unless stated otherwise, ALL pictures, names, and descriptions shown in our previews are works in progress. We continue to improve on all parts of EB, and we will continue to do so long after our initial release.
    Since some areas where these news items are posted cannot handle wide images, we appreciate your restraint from quoting full-size images.
    As always, if you have questions or comments, the best place to post them is here, where the EB team is most active:

    Europa Barbarorum ORG forum

    Europa Barbarorum TWC forum

    We give special thanks to PicOodle that provides us with a simple, foolproof, and free way to show you all these pictures.

    Have a great day!


    Sincerely,

    The Europa Barbarorum team.
    EBII Mod Leader
    Hayasdan Faction Co-ordinator

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    Default Re: EB 1.0: Teaser 3

    awsome!!!!
    relly adds reality to the game
    guys listen i have a question...
    actually 3
    1.its relly amazing you got the action of looking into settlements becouse moust mods dont altho i have a question why do all the people are helenic men?are ya going to change that?
    2.the buildings and some wounders are not noticeable[stupas and stuf like that temples]its a real shame...
    is there any chance your gonna change that
    3.will you add any other african faction?[like in the soutest park of africa or ethiopia]

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    Default Re: EB 1.0: Teaser 3

    Quote Originally Posted by Yura92 View Post
    awsome!!!!
    relly adds reality to the game
    guys listen i have a question...
    actually 3
    1.its relly amazing you got the action of looking into settlements becouse moust mods dont altho i have a question why do all the people are helenic men?are ya going to change that?
    2.the buildings and some wounders are not noticeable[stupas and stuf like that temples]its a real shame...
    is there any chance your gonna change that
    3.will you add any other african faction?[like in the soutest park of africa or ethiopia]
    1. We are limited by the number of units we can have, so we had to use an existing unit (hellenic siege weapon crew) for the inside of cities. So there is no chance of changing this.

    2. Firstly there is only a limited number of space for battlemap buildings within a city, we cannot increase it. Secondly, it would require us to create entirely new battlemap models which we don't have the talent to do.

    3. No. Currently we are at the limit of factions for RTW. In EB2 (for MTW2) there will be 10 more factions, and it is unlikely that there will be an african faction in that part of the map. We have discussed it, and at our start date there are no kingdoms that beat other contendors for the limited new faction spaces.

    Foot
    EBII Mod Leader
    Hayasdan Faction Co-ordinator

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    starXdiaMoo's Avatar Miles
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    Default Re: EB 1.0: Teaser 3

    can't wait for the release date! as always, excellent work!




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    Default Re: EB 1.0: Teaser 3

    Quote Originally Posted by Foot View Post
    Can you guess when we are going to release it
    the 6 oktober 2007

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    Default Re: EB 1.0: Teaser 3

    Best teaser video so far! Great Elephant charge!!! I did not understand everything envolved in the satrapy system, believe I will get it better when I play it

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    The idea of satrapies is brilliant. It will be delightful to have them in game. Is it possible to have a system for the Romans as well? That retired consuls get a (random) province assigned (i.e. as a proconsul) for a number of years and that they cannot leave that province when on place? I suppose this isn't possible.
    "Tempus edax rerum." Ovid, Metamorphoses
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    Default Re: EB 1.0: Teaser 3

    Zaknafien said on the .org thread that there will indeed be such a system (link).

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    Nice! Will these traits be permanent?
    My first EB 1.0 campaign will be the Seleucids importing elephants from India. Please dont let me wait too long!
    Last edited by Aketi; October 05, 2007 at 01:03 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrusaderForJustice View Post
    Nice! Will these traits be permanent?
    My first EB 1.0 campaign will be the Seleucids importing elephants from India. Please dont let me wait too long!
    From the .org it seems they will actually be ancilliaries, so will be transferrable
    I've never used the Seleucids as I hate starting with a large empire but I'm tempted to use them when 1.0 is out, though it seems the Romans will have something similar :hmmm:

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    Default Re: EB 1.0: Teaser 3

    Quote Originally Posted by CrusaderForJustice View Post
    Nice! Will these traits be permanent?
    My first EB 1.0 campaign will be the Seleucids importing elephants from India. Please dont let me wait too long!
    Actually as Seleukids you can train both unarmored & armored Indian elephants from Syria


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    Those elephants were photographic. I'm stunned.

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    great !!!!!

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