The Late Roman Legionaries Submod for EB II v. 2.1b
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I really do hate to be that guy, you know the type: "ooh! How neato! I'm a n00b nerd who must anachronistically have lorica segmentata in the 1st century BC, because that's exactly how various Hollywood flicks and cheap documentaries on Youtube present armies of the late Roman Republic!" Well, so be it. No one is twisting your arm or forcing you to download this, so it's basically available to anyone who's interested (and there are quite a number of players here who've shown a clear interest in the idea).
This is a late Roman legions submod for Europa Barbarorum II v. 2.1b, including lorica segmentata legions from the Kingdoms submod De Bello Mundi (team leader Rhaymo grants full permission for their use). It also includes a few other minor tweaks, such as a total fix for the "throws javelins before charging" issues, the addition of Han Chinese heavy cavalry mercenaries, and the inclusion of the new EB II v. 2.2 campaign script and AI. A few other unit textures and models have also been changed (such as "equites consulares" Roman bodyguard looking Polybian rather than Camillan), but these are very cosmetic and superficial; the vast majority (i.e. 99%) of original content has been left untouched. That being said, this submod is not save-game compatible and, for that matter, will inhibit your ability to even load previous saved games. Use at your own discretion. I may or may not update this for EB II v. 2.2 when it is released; contact me if you are interested in that.
A small caveat: aside from the custom battle map, these units are only available for recruitment from the "municip city" Roman government building, which can only be built in Italy. You will not be able to recruit these units from provincial governments. They will be available only AFTER the Marian reforms have kicked in. The Han Chinese cavalry can only be recruited from certain eastern regions of the campaign map (closest one to Rome being along the Black Sea). Of course, if you absolutely must, as any faction you could always cheat and "create_unit" by pressing the "~" key if you must use/see these units in action right away. The full list of units from DBM are as follows:
Legio VI Victrix (Legionary_Victrix6)
Legio I Italica (Legionary_Italica_ug1)
Legio II Augusta (Legionary_Augusta2)
Legio X Gemina (Legionary_Gemina10)
Pretorian Cohort (Roman_Pretorians)
Yuezhi/Han Chinese heavy cavalry mercenaries (Han_Heavy_Cavalry)
There are a lot more numbered legions from DBM, but quite honestly I'm tired of importing so many units. It's a pain in the neck.
Also, it is STRONGLY recommended that you put these new legionary units into "shield wall" formation when idle, marching, or even fighting; otherwise they don't hold their shields correctly (i.e. they hold them sideways instead of upright). To be honest, it still looks kinda funky, but it's better than nothing. I don't have any skills when it comes to editing units via programs like Milkshape 3D. Perhaps if someone else wants to do that and then provide a download link, I'd be more than happy to put it here in the OP.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING:
1) Firstly, back up your EB II mod! Just in case you make a mistake.
2) Download the .rar file either from TWC itself (only available to members with accounts here) or from the ModDB website. NOTE: you do not need both downloads, you only need one or the other. I repeat: you do not need to download both! This is a one-part installation.
3) Open and direct the .rar download towards your "EB II" folder in your "mods" folder (e.g. SEGA/Medieval II Total War/mods/EBII). DO NOT point it directly towards your data folder, as this is the folder you are saving over.
CREDITS:
I simply added a bunch of stuff from DBM by editing various files and adding some, so none of the content was created by me. The models and textures were originally created by Rhaymo from DBM, who has granted full permission to use his material.
EDIT AND UPDATE: For those who have already downloaded the mod, PLEASE DOWNLOAD IT AGAIN. There was a single typo in the "export_units" file where the field towards the bottom called "{Legionary_Italica_ug1}Legio I Italica" was missing a "{" bracket. This caused the Legio I Italica unit to have the generic "localized placement text" as its header instead of "Legio I Italica". The full description of the unit worked just fine, though. You can either redownload the mod to fix it, or, if you know what you're doing, open up the "export_unit" file and edit it yourself using Notepad++. Sorry for the inconvenience! I sincerely apologize.
2ND EDIT AND UPDATE: I have reworked the EDU stats for unit strengths and costs as pointed out by QuintusSertorius below (and via private PM), aligning the new legionaries with EB II's Marian "cohors reformata", but making the "pretorian cohort" in line with the stats for the Marian "cohors evocatae". The Chinese "Han_Heavy_Cavalry" mercenaries have also had their overpowered stats reworked and are now basically the equivalent of Baktria's "baktrioi hippeis" cavalry.