This sub-mod of Europa Barbarorum II provides new portrait UI cards for Western Greek and Roman generals/officers/family members. The game currently uses the old RTW portraits, which lack variety, while this new sub-mod provides unique portrait cards for your various generals and faction family members. The portraits are derived from screenshots taken of Hellenistic units in the game, with modified portraits for generals over the age of 50 (shown with white and grey hair to represent ageing of your characters).
Unfortunately I don't have the time or patience to do the same for the Eastern Greeks. Perhaps someone else can make a little submod for that.
INSTALLATION:
Once you have downloaded the zip file, extract the contents of the "data" folder directly to your "EB II" folder, which is located within the "mods" folder of your Medieval II: Total War game. DO NOT extract the zip file to any other folder, only the EB II one. A message will prompt you about replacing files; just click yes. If you did not receive this message, then you have done something wrong. I would advise backing up the game files, particularly the "ui" folder within the "data" folder of EBII.
DOWNLOAD LINK:
Available on TWC center: CLICK HERE
OLDER SUBMOD:
There is an older version of this submod, one that uses ancient Greco-Roman, Renaissance, and Neo-Classical era paintings for Western Greek and Roman generals' portraits. You can visit the old thread here.
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ALTERNATIVE PORTRAITS:
Alternatively, you can use these photorealistic portraits instead! The images come from either sword-and-sandal/Greco-Roman-themed films and TV shows, from modern-day reenactments of Classical-era battles, or from random pics of actual present-day Greek celebrities such as actors, athletes, and models. Just like finding Waldo, see if you can spot John Stamos!
Just follow the same installation instructions as above, using the download link here.
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