<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
EB	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
RTW	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
provide	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
players	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
historically	O
accurate	O
game	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
empire	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
conquering	O
as	O
much	O
territory	O
as	O
possible	O
and	O
eliminating	O
rival	O
factions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
or	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
campaign	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
two	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
:	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
map	O
for	O
moving	O
whole	O
armies	O
and	O
managing	O
the	O
empire	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
battle	O
map	O
for	O
fighting	O
battles	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
between	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
historical	O
period	O
and	O
geographical	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
unmodified	O
game	O
(	O
covering	O
a	O
timespan	O
of	O
272	O
BC	O
to	O
14	O
AD	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
270	O
BC	O
to	O
14	O
AD	O
)	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
is	O
a	O
total	O
conversion	O
modification	O
as	O
it	O
replaces	O
all	O
the	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
game	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
replaced	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
unit	O
models	O
,	O
statistics	O
and	O
the	O
musical	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
ranks	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
mod	O
for	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
Total	O
War	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
empire	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
faction	O
"	O
,	O
of	O
classical	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
Africa	O
or	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
expanding	O
their	O
faction	O
's	O
territory	O
and	O
eliminating	O
rival	O
empires	O
through	O
military	B-Application
conquest	I-Application
and	O
city-building	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
retains	O
this	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
and	O
sets	O
itself	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
time	O
period	O
and	O
geographical	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modification	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
stated	O
aim	O
in	O
making	O
the	O
changes	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
world	O
more	O
historically	O
accurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
for	O
reasons	O
of	O
historical	O
verisimilitude	O
,	O
factions	O
,	O
provinces	O
on	O
the	O
campaign	O
map	O
and	O
factions	O
 '	O
family	O
members	O
have	O
been	O
given	O
vernacular	O
names	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
Latinised	O
or	O
Anglicised	O
ones	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
Armenia	O
faction	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Hayasdan	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Germania	O
as	O
the	O
Sweboz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
play	O
one	O
's	O
first	O
campaign	O
as	O
a	O
Roman	O
faction	O
and	O
only	O
subsequently	O
unlock	O
playable	O
campaigns	O
as	O
non-Romans	O
by	O
defeating	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
Roman	O
campaign	O
,	O
all	O
twenty	O
of	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorums	I-Application
playable	O
factions	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
unplayable	O
and	O
three	O
playable	O
Roman	O
factions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
have	O
been	O
combined	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
playable	O
faction	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Romani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
homogeneity	O
of	O
the	O
factions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
development	O
team	O
have	O
sought	O
to	O
differentiate	O
the	O
playing	O
experiences	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
different	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
trait-acquisition	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
faction	O
's	O
family	O
members	O
acquire	O
certain	O
characteristics	O
and	O
talents	O
which	O
make	O
them	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
adept	O
at	O
certain	O
tasks	O
such	O
as	O
city	O
management	O
or	O
military	O
leadership	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
more	O
faction-specific	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Hellenic	O
characters	O
 '	O
traits	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
Theophrastos	O
 '	O
Characters	O
and	O
Aristotle	O
's	O
teachings	O
on	O
the	O
Golden	O
Mean	O
,	O
and	O
Romans	O
 '	O
traits	O
being	O
partially	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
moral	O
tales	O
of	O
Valerius	O
Maximus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reviewer	O
has	O
commented	O
that	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorums	I-Application
expansions	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
trait	O
system	O
have	O
served	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
role-playing	O
element	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorums	I-Application
strategic	O
campaign	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
particular	O
faction	O
and	O
then	O
compete	O
for	O
territory	O
and	O
resources	O
against	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
factions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
turn-based	O
,	O
each	O
turn	O
representing	O
the	O
passage	O
of	O
three	O
months	O
on	O
the	O
campaign	O
map	O
(	O
unlike	O
the	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
)	O
and	O
alternating	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
managing	O
their	O
empire	O
and	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
making	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
factions	O
 '	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
faction	O
has	O
acquired	O
a	O
province	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
construct	O
buildings	O
in	O
the	O
province	O
capital	O
that	O
either	O
enable	O
the	O
recruitment	O
of	O
certain	O
military	O
units	O
or	O
grant	O
various	O
bonuses	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
greater	O
resilience	O
during	O
a	O
siege	B-Application
or	O
a	O
decreased	O
likelihood	O
of	O
the	O
province	O
rebelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
specified	O
number	O
of	O
provinces	O
and/or	O
eliminate	O
specified	O
rival	O
factions	O
(	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
particular	O
victory	O
conditions	O
differ	O
for	O
each	O
faction	O
)	O
,	O
whilst	O
avoiding	O
being	O
eliminated	O
by	O
the	O
other	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
map	O
itself	O
of	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
covers	O
a	O
wider	O
geographical	O
area	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
expanding	O
into	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Peninsula	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Central	O
Asia	O
,	O
and	O
Scandinavia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nile	O
–	O
Red	O
Sea	O
canal	O
linking	O
the	O
Indian	O
Ocean	O
and	O
Mediterranean	O
Sea	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
as	O
have	O
the	O
great	O
trade	O
routes	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
world	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Amber	O
and	O
Silk	O
Roads	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
and	O
exploited	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
by	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
selection	O
of	O
factions	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
been	O
overhauled	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
Gaul	B-Application
faction	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
two	O
new	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Aedui	O
and	O
the	O
Arverni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
the	O
Numidia	O
faction	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
factions	O
enhance	O
the	O
provinces	O
they	O
own	O
through	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
new	O
buildings	O
in	O
their	O
province	O
capitals	O
has	O
changed	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomadic	O
,	O
desert	O
-	O
and	O
steppe-dwelling	O
factions	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
government	O
buildings	O
,	O
which	O
some	O
say	O
has	O
helped	O
differentiate	O
between	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorums	I-Application
factions	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
more	O
than	O
just	O
cosmetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
system	O
of	O
constructing	O
and	O
subsequently	O
upgrading	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
building	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
recruit	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
soldier	O
(	O
stables	O
for	O
horses	O
,	O
ranges	O
for	O
archers	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
by	O
the	O
"	O
factional	O
MIC	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
recruitment	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
province-controlling	O
faction	O
's	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
regional	O
MIC	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
recruitment	O
of	O
native	O
types	O
of	O
soldier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
buildings	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
constructed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
unique	O
buildings	O
or	O
"	O
wonders	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
man-made	O
structures	O
or	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
landscape	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
provide	O
unique	O
bonuses	O
to	O
the	O
province	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
,	O
during	O
their	O
turn	O
on	O
the	O
campaign	O
map	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
should	O
engage	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
armies	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
another	O
faction	O
's	O
army	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
their	O
troops	O
should	O
be	O
engaged	O
by	O
another	O
faction	O
during	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
turn	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
then	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
fighting	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
battle	O
or	O
siege	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
noted	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
that	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
battle	O
,	O
troop	O
numbers	O
do	O
not	O
outweigh	O
all	O
other	O
considerations	O
;	O
other	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
individual	O
unit	O
types	O
 '	O
strengths	O
and	O
soldiers	O
 '	O
morale	O
and	O
fatigue	O
at	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
fighting	O
are	O
also	O
taken	O
into	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
battle	O
is	O
won	O
when	O
one	O
side	O
kills	O
or	O
routs	O
the	O
entire	O
enemy	O
army	O
;	O
a	O
siege	B-Application
may	O
be	O
won	O
by	O
the	O
attacking	O
side	O
through	O
either	O
dispatching	O
the	O
opposing	O
forces	O
or	O
gaining	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
besieged	O
city	O
's	O
central	O
plaza	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
minutes	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
defending	O
side	O
either	O
by	O
killing	O
the	O
attackers	O
or	O
by	O
destroying	O
their	O
siege	B-Application
equipment	O
before	O
they	O
have	O
managed	O
to	O
breach	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
defences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
and	O
its	O
parent	O
game	O
are	O
"	O
immediate	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
striking	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
modification	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
parent	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
look	O
and	O
in	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reviewer	O
described	O
the	O
mod	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
gritty	O
,	O
realistic	O
look	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
units	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
examples	O
include	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
several	O
units	O
that	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
team	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
historically	O
doubtful	O
or	O
only	O
marginally	O
used	O
in	O
warfare	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Arcani	O
,	O
incendiary	O
pigs	O
and	O
Celtic	O
head-hurlers	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nor	O
was	O
the	O
modding	O
team	O
happy	O
with	O
the	O
way	O
more	O
conventional	O
forces	O
were	O
portrayed	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
calling	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Egyptian	O
soldiers	O
"	O
Mummy	O
Returns	O
Egyptians	O
"	O
and	O
hence	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
unit	O
roster	O
for	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
faction	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
named	O
Egypt	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Ptolemaioi	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
)	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
better	O
correspond	O
with	O
the	O
Ptolemaic	O
period	O
of	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mod	O
also	O
features	O
new	O
custom	O
battle	O
formations	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
encourage	O
more	O
realistic	O
behaviour	O
from	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
features	O
its	O
own	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
distinct	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
voicemod	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
attempt	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
English	O
cries	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
soldiers	O
with	O
ones	O
in	O
their	O
native	O
languages	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
classical	O
Latin	O
,	O
Celtic	O
,	O
and	O
ancient	O
Greek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
project	O
began	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
eight	O
months	O
before	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
release	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
development	O
team	O
who	O
were	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
became	O
concerned	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
barbarian	B-Application
"	O
factions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Gauls	B-Application
were	O
being	O
portrayed	O
inaccurately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
team	O
felt	O
that	O
such	O
factions	O
 '	O
representations	O
in	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
conformed	O
more	O
to	O
a	O
Hollywood	O
stereotype	O
than	O
to	O
historical	O
fact	O
,	O
and	O
wished	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
portrayal	O
of	O
such	O
factions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modding	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
(	O
CA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
to	O
alter	O
their	O
depiction	O
of	O
the	O
period	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
research	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
failed	O
to	O
take	O
them	O
up	O
on	O
their	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
exhausted	O
this	O
avenue	O
for	O
change	O
,	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
members	O
then	O
resolved	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
game	O
themselves	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
more	O
minor	O
releases	O
throughout	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
mostly	O
fixed	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
made	O
small	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
modification	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
was	O
version	O
0.80	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
three	O
more	O
0.8-series	O
releases	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
which	O
primarily	O
made	O
minor	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
modification	O
and	O
fixed	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
release	O
is	O
version	O
1.2	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Punic	O
voicemod	O
and	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
;	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
previously	O
stated	O
that	O
future	O
releases	O
of	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
engine	O
will	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
major	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
has	O
seen	O
some	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
its	O
campaign	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
releases	O
of	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
also	O
featured	O
player	O
alerts	O
representing	O
the	O
major	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
breakup	O
of	O
the	O
Seleukid	O
faction	O
,	O
if	O
that	O
collapse	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
such	O
features	O
became	O
impossible	O
to	O
implement	O
after	O
the	O
SPQR	O
faction	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
for	O
scripting	B-Language
purposes	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
mod	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Saba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
main	O
modification	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
customisations	O
of	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
have	O
been	O
created	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
porting	O
it	O
to	O
run	O
using	O
the	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Barbarian	I-Application
Invasion	I-Application
executable	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
been	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
,	O
but	O
no	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
mod	O
has	O
yet	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
strategy	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
development	O
team	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
modification	O
for	O
the	O
Medieval	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
named	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modification	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
of	O
Medieval	O
II	O
:	O
Total	O
War	O
and	O
of	O
its	O
engine	O
's	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
different	O
soldiers	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
unit	O
to	O
have	O
different	O
appearances	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
clones	O
"	O
criticised	O
by	O
some	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
II	I-Application
includes	O
new	O
government	O
,	O
unit	O
recruitment	O
and	O
trait	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
playable	O
factions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Gandhara	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
Sanskrit	O
voicemod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
initial	O
version	O
of	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
II	I-Application
v2.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
(	O
v2.01	O
)	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
version	O
(	O
2.1b	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
provided	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
improved	O
campaign	O
AI/battle	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
remodelled	O
battle	O
map	O
settlements	O
,	O
battle	O
map	O
vegetation	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
units	O
with	O
military	O
reforms	O
for	O
various	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
and	O
reviewed	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2008	O
review	O
was	O
overwhelmingly	O
positive	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
EB	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
Total	O
War	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
praise	O
the	O
modification	O
's	O
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
scope	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
striking	O
"	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
finished	O
on	O
a	O
positive	O
note	O
,	O
summing	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
up	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
superior	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
's	O
website	O
named	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
the	O
best	O
mod	O
of	O
any	O
Total	O
War	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
non-English	O
language	O
magazines	O
have	O
also	O
reviewed	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2005	O
review	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
modification	O
,	O
whose	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
two	O
historians	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
"	O
economic	O
system	O
,	O
 [ soldiers' ] 	O
equipment	O
and	O
the	O
provinces	O
"	O
of	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
;	O
the	O
latter	O
review	O
praised	O
the	O
mod	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
altered	O
and	O
deepened	O
"	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
substitute	O
for	O
a	O
Rome	O
2	O
:	O
Total	O
War	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
release	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dutch	O
magazine	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
mod	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
mod	O
was	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
best	O
candidate	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	O
"	O
"	O
until	O
the	O
official	O
announcement	O
"	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
changes	O
that	O
the	O
modification	O
had	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
almost	O
constituted	O
"	O
a	O
history	O
book	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
magazine	O
GameStar	O
wrote	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
that	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
team	O
had	O
"	O
banned	O
all	O
historical	O
mistakes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
;	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
another	O
German	O
publication	O
,	O
PC	O
Games	O
,	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
historical	O
accuracy	O
,	O
singling	O
out	O
its	O
"	O
more	O
realistic	O
,	O
more	O
 [ challenging ] 	O
 "	O
battles	O
for	O
praise	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
did	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
mod	O
was	O
squarely	O
aimed	O
at	O
experienced	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
version	O
0.74	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
Romanian	O
publication	O
LeveL	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
mod	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
experienced	O
players	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
put	O
greater	O
demands	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
computer	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
requiring	O
512	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
256	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
has	O
also	O
received	O
several	O
online	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modification	O
received	O
a	O
review	O
early	O
into	O
its	O
development	O
process	O
on	O
gaming	O
website	O
HeavenGames	O
,	O
which	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
"	O
ambitious	O
"	O
project	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
commitment	O
to	O
historical	O
accuracy	O
,	O
even	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
development	O
team	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
use	O
satellite	O
imagery	O
and	O
climate	O
change	O
statistics	O
to	O
accurately	O
portray	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
272	O
BC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modification	O
has	O
sometimes	O
been	O
mentioned	O
as	O
a	O
recommended	O
complement	O
to	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
–	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
by	O
Norwegian	O
gaming	O
website	O
Gamereactor	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Barbarorum	I-Application
was	O
singled	O
out	O
for	O
praise	O
by	O
the	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
themselves	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
called	O
the	O
mod	O
"	O
breathtaking	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
official	O
statement	O
.	O
</s>
