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[Megaman]

Right so I just got Barbarian Expansion, and what better way to show off my horrific failures than with a bunch of screenshots? For those of you unknowing, Barbarian Expansion is Rome:TW but:

1. Set during the fall of Rome, East and West split and all
2. Introduces new Factions later in the game, rather than them all being there at the start
3. Certain barbarian factions being able to 'horde' if they're down to one city, the entire population become soldiers but you have NO territory, no way of retraining units, and will loose your horded units if you settle down some factions already start horded
4. New barbarian factions
5. All factions unlocked at first gun

Anyway...

Who should we be?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Those crossed out in blue are the factions who's difficulty are estimated as easy, and I'm damn well not going to play anything that's EASY! The rest are moderate, besides Western Rome which is 'hard mode'.

Units that each faction use(according to the game) are:

Sarmatians: Superb calv and horse archers, good infantry support
Vandals: Start horded, all their troops are good but have limited siege gear
Saxons: Awesome CQC infantry, weak calv
Sassind Empire: Well rounded troop roster, Cataphracts and elephants too!
The Alemmani Tribes: good troops all around, but have heroic infantry(no idea what the hell that's supposed to mean)
Western Rome: Good troops all around, but some weak units
Eastern Rome: Good infantry, but limited calvary

[Stworca]

Western Rome naturally. It's the only faction that gives you enough play time to notice the expansion at all 

Crank it up with VH and we're good to go! AHOY!

[Megaman]

Really? What about the East?

Crank it up with VH and we're good to go! AHOY!

Why yes, yes I shall. Don't blame me if I get my ass handed to me on a platter, though.

[Stworca]

Depends on who will you go for at the start. Seleucid are an easier to control enemy, especially if you manage to control the end-of-the-world areas that are much easier to defend, than the middle of Europe.

Edit : Play whatever you want. I just voiced my vote

[KaguroDraven]

Go Saxon, cavilry rules this expansion, they have crap cavilry.

Edit:Also, if you go a Horde route, I vote for a playeer rule, no Hordeing, at all. If you are forced to become a horde it's loseing the game.

[Taricus]

Western rome, VH difficulty.

[EmperorNuthulu]

Go into the descr_strat, mod in berbers, berbers on VH. For great fun!

[Megaman]

Go into the descr_strat, mod in berbers, berbers on VH. For great fun!

Modding? WORK OF THE DEVIL!

[EmperorNuthulu]

But modding leads to fun!

[Megaman]

But modding leads to fun!

Fun? WORK OF THE DEVIL!

[KaguroDraven]

But modding leads to fun!

Fun? WORK OF THE DEVIL!

Modding also leads to Fun, work of the Toad.

[Megaman]

But modding leads to fun!

Fun? WORK OF THE DEVIL!

Modding also leads to Fun, work of the Toad.

Toad? WORK OF THE INTERNET!

Edit: It appears the masses want me to get violently destroyed, I'll start up VH mode as Western Rome tomorrow.

[Megaman]

TURN ONE, GETSTART

Spoiler: Conversation (click to show/hide)

Valentinianus:Slave! Bring me my family tree!

Slave: It's right in front of you already sir, you've been staring at it for days screaming "SO MANY SONS, I HAVE SO MANY BLOODY SONS" and tipping over potted plants.

Valentinianus: Oh. Uhh, let's take one last look then.

Spoiler: Our glorious Family! (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Dialogue (click to show/hide)

Valentiniaus: "SO MANY SONS, I HAVE S-

Slave: SIR!

Valentinianus: Wha? Oh, err, sorry, bring me the map of my realm!

Slave: It's right in front of you sir, you've been staring into it weeping for two weeks straight.

Valentinianus:Oh? Lets have a look then!

Spoiler: Our Glorious Empire! (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Linguistics (click to show/hide)

Valentinianus:Strange

Slave:Sir?

Valentiniaunus: The map maker forgot to label the Alemanni as rats.

Slave: Your tears wiped away the ink

Valentiniaunus: Bring in the royal diplomatic charter(TM)

Slave: It's on the wall sir, you've ordered it on the wall and you've been throwing knives at it for an hour a day for a year.

Valentiniaunus: Stop telling me the things I've done in reaction to the terrible state of the empire! Move out of the way so I can see it!

Spoiler: Our glorious multiple enemies! (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Latin (click to show/hide)

Valentiniaunus: Bring me the treasurer!

Slave: Yes Sir

Romanus Tresurarus: Sir?

Valentiniaunus: Show me the season's budget report!

Romanus Tresurarus: It's all over the floor sir, you've been throwing copies in rage.

Valentiniaunus: How many?

Romanus Tresurarus: Three

Valentiniaunus: Three?

Romanus Tresurarus: hundred

Spoiler: Free budget report.com (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Words (click to show/hide)

Valentiniaunus: You're fired

Romanus Tresurarus: Sir?

Valentiniaunus: YOU HEARD ME, GET OUT!

Romanus Tresurarus: Yes sir.

Spoiler: MILLITARY conversation (click to show/hide)

Marcus Flavius: Runner!

Runner: Yes?

MF: Call up some of the men from that city over there and tell them to meet me near forestwood forest!

Runner: Sir, the forest's name isn't-

MF: SHUT UP AND GO!

Spoiler: Merging Armies... (click to show/hide)

[Hyo]

... Wow. Italy's massively reduced, you don't have the great cities of Carthage to fund you, and...

Hehe, personally, I think your wallet is going to strangle you to death before any barbarian horde does.

[warhammer651]

the civil wars should be entertaining.....