Playable Factions Announced

[ABH2]

EDIT: Tentative playable list announced as of 5/19/15:

Rome
Carthage

Celtic and Britonnic:
Aedui
Arverni
Iceni
Volcae Tectosages
Boii (horde)
Galatia

Germanic:
Suebi
Cimbri
Marcomanni
Nervii

Iberian:
Arevaci
Lusitani

Balkans and Steppe Nomads:
Tauri
Roxolani
Scythia
Daci
Getae
Dalmatae

Hellenic:
Seleucids
Ptolemies
Achaeans
Pergamon
Macedon
Aetolian League

Eastern and Pontic:
Armenia
Parthia
Atropatene
Pontus
Baktria
Bosporan Kingdom

[SpardaSon21]

I think the factions we got in Rome 2 are a good place to start, and I'd personally love to see Bithynia as a Thracian state with a Hellenic ruling class, just because I'm fond of both hoplites and rhomphaiaphoroi, for different reasons for each.

Although, that does make me curious as to what hoplites you're planning on using. Will they be using the light linothorax or the heavy bronze cuirass?

[Retógenes]

I have an initial suggestion list of 20 factions for the initial release of the mod:

1. Rome
2. Carthage

Britain:
3. Iceni

Iberia:
4. Arevaci
5. Lusitani

Balkans:
6. Epirus
7. Macedon
8. Aetolian League (Horde) (Hope CA allows to add one or two settlements more to the campaign map; Athens/Sparta and Lilibaeum)
9. Achaean League

Cisalpine Gaul and Narbo:
10. Massilia
11. Boii (horde)

Gaul, Belgica:
12. Arverni
13. Nervii

Germania:
14. Suebi
15. Cimbri
16. Cherusci

Northeast:
17. Royal Scythia (I think that this faction should be start as horde)

East and Noth Africa:
18. Seleucid Empire
19. Parthia
20. Ptolemies

(21)... - Baktria

Regards and thanks for your work.

[Petellius]

1. Rome
2. Carthage

British Isles

• Iceni
• Catuvellauni
• Brigantes
• Caledones

Iberia

• Lusitani
• Celtici
• Galleaci
• Cantabri
• Arevaci
• Cessetani (horde)

Balkans

• Triballi
• Epirus
• Macedon
• Achaean League
• Aetolian League (horde)
• Byzantium
• Odrysian Kingdom
• Ardiaei (horde)
• Daorsi (horde)

Narbo and Cisalpine Gaul

• Massilia
• Volcae Tectosages (Narbo)
• Volcae Arecomici
• Liguri
• Veneti
• Insubres
• Boii (horde)

Gaul, Belgica

• Aedui
• Arverni
• Pictones (horde)
• Treveri (BATAVIANS XD YES PLEASE!!)
• Nervii

Germania

• Chatti (horde)
• Cherusci
• Cimbri
• Teutones
• Ambrones (island)
• Marcomanni
• Quadi (horde)
• Suebi (horde)
• Boii
• Getae

Northeast (21)

• Royal Scythia
• Roxolani
• Saka
• Massagetae
• Colchis

East and North Africa (28)

• Seleucid
• Ptolemies
• Galatians
• Cappadocians
• Armenians
• Numidia
• Pontus
• Bithynia
• Atropatene
• Baktria
• Parthia
• Pergamon
• Knossos

[Denco]

1. Rome
2. Carthage

Britain:
3. Iceni

Iberia:
4. Arevaci
5. Lusitani

Balkans:
6. Epirus
7. Macedon
8. Aetolian League (Horde) (Hope CA allows to add one or two settlements more to the campaign map; Athens/Sparta and Lilibaeum)
9. Achaean League

Cisalpine Gaul and Narbo:
10. Massilia
11. Boii (horde)

Gaul, Belgica:
12. Arverni
13. Nervii

Germania:
14. Suebi
15. Cimbri
16. Cherusci

Northeast:
17. Royal Scythia (I think that this faction should be start as horde)

East and Noth Africa:
18. Seleucid Empire
19. Parthia
20. Ptolemies

(21)... - Baktria


This is my list of factions

I think that the lack of posting is not because people don't want to post but its because there is not much to post yet. I for one cant wait for this mod to get released. Rome's 2 period is my favorite period next to medieval one in TW series.

[Butan]

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I think all factions from vanilla R2:EE should be in (or those that replaces them, geographically) + a few "unique" factions (for historical or flavour reasons) + all tribes.

[Antiokhos Euergetes]

I couldn't possibly choose, so you will just have to work you knuckles to the bone and do them all!
Seriously though, the east the big ones obviously with as many minor fringe kingdoms, as possible, plus I love the idea of spawning successor kingdoms- like Kommagene.

Germania the more the merrier thinking from a later Roman prospective, same applies to Gallia, Britannia and Iberia. Not just about Roman conquest, but cultural diversity.
Sadly no India ...

[Petellius]

I couldn't possibly choose, so you will just have to work you knuckles to the bone and do them all!
Seriously though, the east the big ones obviously with as many minor fringe kingdoms, as possible, plus I love the idea of spawning successor kingdoms- like Kommagene.

Germania the more the merrier thinking from a later Roman prospective, same applies to Gallia, Britannia and Iberia. Not just about Roman conquest, but cultural diversity.
Sadly no India ...

Don't forget, no matter the faction, we are aiming at showing the wide range of cultures throughout the campaign with specific buildings and effects for different regions and political factions are different everywhere. Plus there will be tonnes of AOR units and mercenaries

[Antiokhos Euergetes]

How are you getting around the "missing" column in the aor section? I am reliable informed, at least for the moment we cannot do aor units.

[ABH2]

There's always workarounds to issues like that. I have seen that region resources still exist, though I haven't seen them assigned to units from my quick glances (I'm still familiarizing myself with Attila). So, CA is using unit resources somehow just as in Rome 2. One way or the other (if they were removed), that's not an issue for us, though. Our recruitment will be done through main settlement lines and our current plan is to do unique main settlement lines for each region, anyway (a large amount of work). So, it's very easy for us to tweak the availability of units in a given region. So, ideally, we'd make use of unit resources as it would be a little simpler, but it's completely unnecessary for us to have AOR in Attila.

I think all factions from vanilla R2:EE should be in (or those that replaces them, geographically) + a few "unique" factions (for historical or flavour reasons) + all tribes.

I'd like to have a variety of factions, and ideally all would be playable. But there are limitations or issues that arise with making all playable. UI related, mainly. In terms of faction selection, only so many will fit and this is one area where the Attila UI appears a bit less flexible to me than Rome 2. There seems to be less space, but I'll have to see how it all goes once I start working on it and see what specific limits are in terms of displaying faction groups and such.

Although, that does make me curious as to what hoplites you're planning on using. Will they be using the light linothorax or the heavy bronze cuirass?

This will all depend on the factions. I tend to be a bit of a stickler for historical accuracy. By 200 BC, hoplites were kind of limited in usage. The argument is kind of on-going. So I'll hold off on providing a more direct answer.

[Ivan_Moscavich]

As long as I get to play as Rome, you'll see no complaints from me on faction roster!

[tungri_centurio]

As long as I get to play as Rome, you'll see no complaints from me on faction roster!

same for me,but like to see the eburones in belgica

[Ivan_Moscavich]

Perhaps when it comes to hoplites, they could be strictly mercenary? Or, have them not in the rosters of the hellas area greeks due to pikes, but have them remain in the greek colonies that weren't influenced to change away from hoplite warfare yet, IE Syracuse, Masilla, Cimmeria, etc.

[Petellius]

Perhaps when it comes to hoplites, they could be strictly mercenary? Or, have them not in the rosters of the hellas area greeks due to pikes, but have them remain in the greek colonies that weren't influenced to change away from hoplite warfare yet, IE Syracuse, Masilla, Cimmeria, etc.

Most factions will actually have relatively small roster but with large amounts of AOR units and mercenaries available .

[Ivan_Moscavich]

Most factions will actually have relatively small roster but with large amounts of AOR units and mercenaries available .

That makes a lot of sense for most armies of the era.

[Cell7]

I'm surprised Cimbri aren't a horde, considering their history with Rome.

[Petellius]

I'm surprised Cimbri aren't a horde, considering their history with Rome.

Good point the Cimbri and Teutones should be hordes also

[FrozenmenSS]

all the Vannila Factions + the DLCs from rome 2 - but without Sparta and Athens....
Hope CA allows to add one or two settlements more to the campaign map; Athens/Sparta and Lilibaeum

[ABH2]

The Cimbri migration in the late 2nd century consisted of only a portion of the Cimbri along with some other groups represented on the map. The reality is that the area on the map needs to be filled and the Cimbri inhabited that area (or somewhere close to it) in later times. I have been trying to develop a reasonable way to incorporate a Cimbri invasion which I feel will be particularly useful for Attila given the later start date. I do want it represented, but making the Cimbri a horde faction at the start doesn't seem to do it for me.

[Reloader-1]

In the Iberian peninsula, you are missing the only tribe that has continued to the present day - the Vascones/Varduli. There are interesting fighting styles and units, it would be a great play style. Thoughts?

Europa Barbarorum did a lot of research into this, you can borrow some of that.