I'm working on more EB related content, including more videos about EB1! Are there any faction guides or playthroughs you would like to see in particular? I'm working on some Parthia related content, and I'm thinking of showing off the Indo-Saka reforms as well...

@Demcik

3 жыл бұрын

Sauromatae or Getai would be great!

@DLockholm

3 жыл бұрын

I believe a short stream would be nice to make that show off, also, it's an opportunity for direct and live feedback with everyone involved, I must say that I have tons of questions as well B-) I really love these videos, in fact, I'm in the middle of an England campaign in Stainless Steel 6.4 and now I wanna try some of the mods you recommended in your Top 5 Mods for M2TW. Also, what happened with Ancient Empires? I believe it has received a huge amount of updates and patches since your review, maybe an update of that review would be nice as well. Anywho, those are some of my suggestions, nevertheless, I really love how much detail you put on these videos, the way you speak is somewhat appealing as well, I hope this channels gets to get bigger in a short time! Greetings from Venezuela!

@blakeprocter5818

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Suebi or Lusitanii. I've tried playing as those factions before without success, as their starting economies are crippling and are surrounded by very tough Eleutheroi settlements.

@yohanesberchmansw1399

3 жыл бұрын

How about Saba playthrough? Facing two faction juggernaut like Selecuid and Ptolemai phalanx using arab javelimen 😂, sound epic idea eh 😁?

@mephiston2316

3 жыл бұрын

Some Pahlavan content would be awesome, and the eye-candy of the cataphracts cannot be understated. Also Sauromatae would be interesting IMO: of the most underrated factions of the game.

EB's complete immersion into the time period is what made me learn Ancient Greek and made the Ancient Era my favorite in history. Hell, I'm even writing a book thanks to that mod. Peak total war modding.

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Same story here haha

@Vijay-1111

3 жыл бұрын

I was inspired to write my honours thesis on the Successor States by Legend of Total War's Seleucid campaign on EB1 😅

From an educational point of view, alone - the calendar system, reporting a virtually _complete tradition of annual events, offering accurate and rather authentic historical context_* , combined with *a meticolously crafted historical geography* (quoting contemporary geographers like Herodotus and Strabo in settlement descriptions) and *well researched, **_plausible_** units, based on archeology and artifacts of art* (again with primary sources or actors often mentioned in description boxes and models reminding quite of the OSPREY publishing series for minature sculpting) - all of these modified areas had turned 'Europa Barbarorum I' into *an introductory class in military and social history of antiquity* . Anyone with quasi 'autistic recall' and some sort of *'spatial imagination'* will easily contextualize historical academic literature after spending time with EB I - a hidden treasure of *educational software* .

@GudeaTW

2 жыл бұрын

It absolutely is. It definitely inspired me to become a historian for sure

@christophmahler

2 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW " It definitely inspired me to become a historian for sure" I'd argue, it provided confidence and familiarity for me to dare academic studies, too - as a educational ressource it is also astonishing diverse and devoid of ideology or national historical bias - which can't be sad of many classes, today the longer the current 'culture wars' proceed. *A fully fledged model of 'transnational', 'global' and 'histoire-croisée' historiography, others only _postulate_ ...

"The greatest mod ever created for any Total War game, or perhaps for any game." I was just about to comment that myself! :D

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

It's simply phenomenal

@talknight2

3 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW It's even better if you manage to combine it with Roma Surrectum's improved terrain models, so you don't have to fight on those barren old Rome 1 battle maps.

After EB1, Stainless Steel is my 2nd favourite and the best mod for Medieval 2 in my opinion; I couldn't get into EB2 because I didn't like the recruitment system for representing the Hellenistic period. Armies of that era tended to be larger and more standardized than medieval armies, so I felt that Rome 1's recruitment system better represents that than Medieval 2 does. You can build a proper Roman legion or Successor phalanx-based army or steppe nomadic all-cavalry army with much greater ease than you can on EB2. Then as you went out away from your AOR and started conquering you could send your damaged units home for retraining and replace them with locals until they came back. It just seemed like a much better representation of how wars were conducted in the era

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Vijay - good points! I think determining which one to enjoy more (EB1 or 2) also depends on which factions you like to play. Stainless Steel is actually the one major mod I didn't play very much back in the day. I was a tester for Chivalry 2 so I mostly played that and Broken Crescent. I think perhaps I'll do some streams of Stainless Steel to get into it.

@kristijangrgic9841

3 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW try Tsardoms Total War

@user-cm6tx7ib4z

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer RTW engine more than M2TW engine. Special because animations(yes they are "barkly"), but more dynamic. Secondary because simple textures: for example it so stupid when eastern diplomat has a shiny dress, which looks like plate shiny, or everywhere shiny mails... Are you see mail hauberk in real? And third because models, they are simple but to normal, a golden mean. And more another reasons.

@Vijay-1111

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-cm6tx7ib4z Missile units are more responsive to movement orders in RTW compared to Medieval 2 as well. In Medieval they like to take a moment to ponder on the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, before they carry out your movement order. Whereas in Rome 1 they generally respond straight away. It makes microing them easier, also makes them more effective since they can fire off an extra volley before retreating to safety

@user-cm6tx7ib4z

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vijay-1111yaya☝️🤣

Fantastic video

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Heath!

Good review. Now i have to try it. Only played eb2 some time.

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

There are definitely quite a few differences - it's worth a try!

I recommend playing Roma Surrectum 2 (or well 3, for tastes exists color) another incredible mod worth playing, i always prefered it over EB xD

Another nice video from oldschool gamer!!! What abour Roma Surrectum?

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

I will definitely make some vids about RS :)

@user-fv3fi7dq8y

3 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW looking forward to this:)

Definitely the best mod of all time in my opinion! I've got 1200 hours just on EB for Rome TW

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

It's my favorite as well! Don't know how many hours I've played haha

Hello Gudea do you recommend playing with 1.2 or 1.3? (ps ok I got your recommendation at the end Lol)

This is probably one of the most complete reviews of EB around! As I already mentioned in the EB1 - EB2 comparison video, it's evident that you poured several hundreds of hours in this game, and you're more than qualified for an excellent review. There is still an online multiplayer community in EB1, and tournaments are still being held! If you'll ever be interested in the multiplayer aspect of the mod, checking out the website is a good starting point: ebmultiplayer.com

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Ah I knew there was an mp community but I didn't know about the tournaments! I'm not a big multiplayer guy (though I like the mp campaigns in the newer total wars), but perhaps I'll check it out!

EB, THE GREATEST MOD EVER.

@GudeaTW

2 жыл бұрын

I love it for sure

One of my favorite and longest campaigns I ever played in a Total War game was as the Romani in EB1, strictly following the historical progression and using cheat codes to prevent other factions from going off-script. Sadly EB1 has a crashing problem that gets worse and worse as the campaign progresses, and eventually you get to a point where a certain turn will just crash the game no matter how far back you reload and do things differently. :(

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Yes unfortunately the mod pushes boundaries so much that those are inevitable... I've found eb2 to be, generally, a bit better in terms of stability

@druout1944

10 ай бұрын

EBII crashes constantly for me@@GudeaTW

due to the limited roster i find a shame to have 2 gallic factions, we could have the Bosphoros or an indian faction instead

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I hear you, I think perhaps the Aedui could have been replaced with a more interesting faction (I suppose I may have gone with an Indian faction or Bosporus)

@mephiston2316

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the Casse are a bit of a waste of a faction slot too...

@brancaleone8895

3 жыл бұрын

@@mephiston2316 i think the same, but the majority of the people that play this game are from uk or usa. So its undertandable that they always put a ´´british´´ faction

@mephiston2316

3 жыл бұрын

@@brancaleone8895 To be fair, it was more due to national pride of one of the original developers, who also advocated for many units that were more suited for a Bronze Age game and weren't really in line with EB timeframe (e.g. most Goidilic units), and as a matter of fact didn't make their way into EB2. The Casse would probably be best represented as strong rebels, but the units were modelled and skinned and we'll play with them anyway. :)

Definately, the best mod. It has its flaws (that exist due to engine limitations, honestly), but they are overshadowed by multiple pros. If RTW was a great game by itself, EB raised it to legendary level, even after the release of Medieval II. BTW. Most factions in EB has March of Time Reform, which while not as absorbing as reforms in EB2, gives at least in most cases new general bodyguards.

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@Vijay-1111

3 жыл бұрын

March of Time is AMAZING if you're playing as Baktria or Hayasdan, the upgraded cataphract generals are the best heavy cavalry in the game. I found it to be a nerf playing as steppe factions though: I always liked the early heavy horse-archer bodyguards that Parthia and Saka have, over the cataphract late bodyguard. The early bodyguards are still formidable in melee whilst having the flexibility to be devastating archers as well. Plus their armour and ability to fire back made them perfect missile counters to any missile troops the enemy might field

As i asked under the other video, do you know anything about some error not permitting me to get the roman military reforms? I did start the background script :(

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm the Polybian or Marian reforms? Which version are you playing?

@TheLastRoman

3 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW i will check soon, it should be the last one tho, anyways I can't even get the polybian, i got to the needed year, build the last military building and conquered all cisalpina and sicily

12:31 What track is that? I'm unfamiliar with the instrument you named, and can't think of what it sounds like.

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

The vuvuzela is not really an instrument, it's something they play to make noise at soccer games. I think it's a duduk but I could be wrong, I don't know too much about wind instruments.

@blakeprocter5818

3 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW I just looked it up on KZread (I know nothing about sport, so I was unaware). I know now the track you are referring to with the whistle. It does get grating pretty quickly. As great and authentic as EB's soundtrack is, I still lean towards the original van Dyck OST as being more enjoyable to listen to while playing the game.

@cole8834

3 жыл бұрын

@@blakeprocter5818 I legitimately love it for how obnoxious it is. Compared to the beautiful**** flute and string tracks, it's suitably "ugly" as contrast.

Why must you always hurt my feelings regarding the Eastern tracks? Joking aside, great overview as always!

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Heheh I actually like all the other eastern tracks :)

@emphaticelk7271

3 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW Fair enough

Does anyone know if developers of eb are working on something else? Fan of your channel Gudea! 👍

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

The original developers? I actually don't know...

@julvadas

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, if there their team exists anyway, can't find anything in forums or on their website 😔would love to see a mod during last days of Roman empire made by same guys, eb most emersive game, playing it for 7-8years

@mephiston2316

3 жыл бұрын

@@julvadas The original developers left the modding scene a lot of time ago; I think the last member of the original EB team stopped being active around 10 years ago, after having worked a bit on EB2.

Playing EB1 I have found melee cavalry almost useless, even when charging into the flank of an already engaged unit. I have tried recharging over and over as well as just leaving them in the melee with the alt attack. Anything I could do different or is cav just bad in EB?

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm playing as Hayastan and Saka I've used a lot of excellent cavalry and they've been extremely effective (esp Saka early bodyguards). Which faction are you playing as? Greek cav and roman cav aren't very good

@jonnynelson105

3 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW I have been playing as rome. I realize they are not meant to be great, but they can't even defeat a pikemen unit charging in from the rear. Maybe I will try Armenia

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Armenia, Parthia, sarmatia, and the Saka have great cavalry. Pontus has decent cavalry (same bodyguards as Armenia in the pre reform period) and of course the successors have access to nice cavalry as well.

@mephiston2316

3 жыл бұрын

A bit late to answer this, but in EB it is extremely important to properly line up your cavalry before the charge, and to have some distance between the cavalry unit and its target to build momentum, otherwise the charge bonus isn't properly applied. As the SPQR, you may want to look into Eqvites Extraordinarii (the allied heavy cavalry) or any Gallic cavalry: they're pretty good on the charge. As you already figured out, your base Eqvites aren't really top notch.

@orionthanathos8861

Жыл бұрын

Romans? How about Brihentin? Or Equites Extraordinares? Don’t use any Equites Romani or any Polybian Roman Cavalry. Don’t use any Marian Roman Cavalry and Augustan Roman Cavalry, they are not shock cavalry.

Can you make a installation guide? also is there an equivalent mod for Rome 2?

@IceniTotalWar

3 жыл бұрын

There's a Europa Barbarorum for M2TW, for Rome 2 maybe Divide Et Impera (DEI) there's also a newer version of Europa Barbarorum being worked on check at TWCenter.

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

The guide that I made for RTW mods on steam should work for EB as well.

This shit don't work for me. I had no problems on my old computer but now that I've upgraded to a better computer I can't get the mod to run. Everything is installed correctly but when I click the EB single player.exe it just starts the vanilla game...I tried messing with launch options>-mod:eb , I tried messing with shortcuts, install fixes, delete folders, reinstall everything bla bla bla, nothing's working. I can play Vanilla Enhanced mod and other shit but EB just refuses to run. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong.

How are your battles running that smooth? Mine lags like shit

@GudeaTW

Жыл бұрын

You have to use the d3d8 dll fix, search it up

@yanlibra8886

Жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW thanks pal!

03:42 something with AI, they stand between cav slay them☝️

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Those are the post-reform Armenian bodyguard cataphracts - they are absolute monsters, almost like the Saka heavy cataphracts.

the only thing I hate about this mod is the crashing after battles... still love it though.

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Turning off autosaving and waiting a few seconds after taking a new settlement helps quite a bit with stability. It seems to make the script more stable.

Is it better to play EB 1 on Rome or EB 2 on Medieval 2?

@GudeaTW

Ай бұрын

I have a video comparing them

I prefer EB1 because the Roman infantry dont move out of position when they throw their pila

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Chao, I hear you regarding the javelin animation in EB2.

@johnmcfarlane3147

3 жыл бұрын

To me it makes sense that they do a bit, but it doesn't make it any less annoying lol

Is there a good mod that goes pasg india's border? Once with china as well would be sick

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

There was a submod for EB in development that extended the map east (and cut out the west) but I believe it hasn't been worked on in a long time.

@aleaiactaest6503

3 жыл бұрын

@@GudeaTW hey gudea, you got a discord?

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

@@aleaiactaest6503 here's the link: discord.gg/fpRX66EP

After i click ebtrivialscript (eb 1.3) it wont launch.. Any solution?

@GudeaTW

Ай бұрын

Never tried to run that

So uh what happened to the wre series?

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nate, I actually wanted to record a new episode of that to finish it up (conquer and consolidate Gaul and Iberia), but I ran into a CTD. I recorded a new EB2 Hayastan episode instead. I'll come back to Ruina Romae once they patch it. I might do a Restitutor Orbis playthrough as well.

Is this Rick Steves?

@GudeaTW

2 жыл бұрын

who's that

@grant9068

Жыл бұрын

He does sound like Rick Steves.

This mod has got to be the most unstable application in the history of computers; even modded Skyrim has less chance of crashing.

@GudeaTW

10 ай бұрын

Hmm it isn't that bad for me when you have the proper submods installed. But yes it can definitely be unstable

@druout1944

10 ай бұрын

the only mod installed Europa Barbarorum; EBII is similarly unstable for me; I've been trying this mod on multiple PCs; and in the case of the original EB; since about 2006 with an XP3200+ and FX5200 on Windows XP; not seeing a stability improvement since then; tried most recently on on Windows 7 and 10 with both Nvidia and AMD GPUs with i7 4770K/6850K/5930K/10700KF and i9 10920X CPUs but alas it still turns into a constantly crashing experience. Real bummer because the 1-2 turns I can complete and 1 battle or so before getting a ctd looked fantastic.@@GudeaTW

A great mod but it's pretty niche and not for everyone. Personally, i'm also not a fan of the republic/imperial legion skins.

@GudeaTW

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yeah I've heard some Rome players aren't fans of some of the aspects of the Roman campaign... I actually haven't played as Rome in EB haha!

Why is it better than RS3?

@GudeaTW

7 ай бұрын

totally different experience, hard to compare