Announcement: Europa Barbarorum 2.2b is released!

[Roma_Victrix]

Quick question: is the EB II launcher and the uninstall launcher supposed to be placed in the main M2TW folder??!! That's odd. The game plays just fine. An EB II folder has been created in the "mods" folder where it should be. I just thought this was strange and perhaps unintended. Am I the only one experiencing this or is this by design?

[romanius24]

What i mean is that my scutarii threw javelins but they looked like Pilum(metal and wood) while flying at the enemy(if you pause). When they hold it in hand, it looks like a javelin made completely of metal.
I am seeing 2 different javelin models. Is this an engine limitation?

[QuintusSertorius]

I've updated the original post with a link to the v2.2a patch.

Not savegame compatible, it should fix several of the commonly reported issues (like enslavement causing crashes) and alters a few other things. Iberia has been shaken up a little more; no more wall-less villages, and no more falcatas for Lusitanians or Celtiberians. Leusitane bodyguards are less overpowered as a result. Lots more tweaks besides, I'll write the list up properly later.

EDIT: Apologies, there are several subtly different versions of this; make sure you downloaded it after 2127 BST, with the last edit. If you grabbed it earlier, you'll need to re-download.

[Pooploop]

Guys, Hard Campaign Difficulty and Hard Battle difficulty - those are the recommended settings right?

[alex33]

Guys, Hard Campaign Difficulty and Hard Battle difficulty - those are the recommended settings right?

I also really like to know this!

[Khevsur]

Iberians and Colchis Is the oldest People! Georgians (Iberians and Colchians) deserve to have their units in this game! Shame on you Developers !

[QuintusSertorius]

Iberians and Colchis Is the oldest People! Georgians (Iberians and Colchians) deserve to have their units in this game! Shame on you Developers !

There's a concepted Colchian unit which hasn't been made yet. There may also be a Georgian and Iberian unit, but that's not clear yet.

[Sarkiss]

There's a concepted Colchian unit which hasn't been made yet. There may also be a Georgian and Iberian unit, but that's not clear yet.

there already is an 'Iberian' unit iirc - Caucasian lancers. as of 'Georgians', there shouldnt be any such thing at this point. its like introducing 'English' or 'French' spearmen (or whatever) - at the time the concept didnt exist yet.

[QuintusSertorius]

We no longer have any sort of consensus in the team as to what it should be. At least Hard (in the old descriptions) campaign difficulty, or the AI very rarely hires mercenaries. Battle difficulty depends on who you ask; I say Medium, z3n says Hard, others swear by Very Hard.

[romanius24]

Maybe they could change the difficulty name to 'recommended'. I think its hard CAI and medium BAI. Though i would recommend maximum difficulty if you live on the edge.

[alex33]

Hahaha Quintus i actually looked up an old thread about the recommended difficulty and you said almost exactly the same. Especially the part that z3n says that the battle difficulty should be on hard^^ Did you now kill of the trumpet sound completely?

[bordinis]

I strongly recommend to EB team to go to Boioi campaign and see the city called Alikomennos( they spawn with 2 cities) and in my screen i see 80% faction culture but i can't build Confederation government there and other nearby cities when they reach above 75% factional culture. So it must be a bug.

[QuintusSertorius]

I strongly recommend to EB team to go to Boioi campaign and see the city called Alikomennos( they spawn with 2 cities) and in my screen i see 80% faction culture but i can't build Confederation government there and other nearby cities when they reach above 75% factional culture. So it must be a bug.

Herkunion was missing eastcelt - just updated that in the latest patch. But the others you identified should be working fine.

[bordinis]

Herkunion was missing eastcelt - just updated that in the latest patch. But the others you identified should be working fine.

Checked the Aedui, conquered Uesontiu and used cheats---> no Confederation there either. It seems if you build closely allied oligarchy you can get Argoi if closely allied democracy the retainers. Maybe something is wrong with my game? I don't understand, can someone check ingame for this? That is really weird.

[Franncox]

Hi! What about the pontic mission are they in place? And How do i get acces to them ?

[Pooploop]

EB team, a request, if you will. Now that 2.2 is out, uhhh, will there be work done to replace the Sarmatian placeholders among the eastern factions? EVEN IF it is just some generic true (aramaic or persian-like) eastern captain for the Saka, the Parthians and the Armenians? Like just one model for the more eastern factions if you will. My history buff senses tingle negatively when I see an extremely Sarmatian looking dude commanding forces very culturally far from his own. This is low on your priority list but can you guys bump it up a bit? Haha, all said and done, EB II 2.2A rocks!!

[QuintusSertorius]

EB team, a request, if you will. Now that 2.2 is out, uhhh, will there be work done to replace the Sarmatian placeholders among the eastern factions? EVEN IF it is just some generic true (aramaic or persian-like) eastern captain for the Saka, the Parthians and the Armenians? Like just one model for the more eastern factions if you will. My history buff senses tingle negatively when I see an extremely Sarmatian looking dude commanding forces very culturally far from his own. This is low on your priority list but can you guys bump it up a bit? Haha, all said and done, EB II 2.2A rocks!!

I've added about 20 "new" officers, using slight remodels of existing units to virtually every faction/region. Steppe factions have a host of their own, there's two eastern ones (both based on the Asiatikoi Hippeis), and many others.

If you mean the general models, though, you'll have to wait.

[Boogie Knight]

As Z3n is the guy working on the AI, I'd take his recommendation over the others but that's just me.

Roma_Victrix, I can confirm I've got the same thing. For some reason, the launcher and uninstall options are in the main M2TW folder. Bit weird, but I guess it must be necessary.

[Rick]

Would please upload the 2.2a patch to another site, the one you're using is loaded with maleware, or at least that's my computer is telling me.

[Rafkos]

Would please upload the 2.2a patch to another site, the one you're using is loaded with maleware, or at least that's my computer is telling me.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w4rtxmmgyj2wzb4/EBII%20v2.2a%20patch.zip?dl=0
should be uploaded in 5 mins