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Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion (often abbreviated BI) is the first official expansion pack released by the [[Creative Assembly]] for the game [[Rome: Total War]], on September 30, 2005.
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Along with the base game (RTW), it was remastered and included in [[Total War: Rome - Remastered]] too.<br><br>
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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
  
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The Barbarian Invasion is the first official expansion pack released by the [[Creative Assembly]] for the game [[Rome: Total War]]. <br>
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It is the year 363 AD. After decades of internal strife, the Roman Empire has been split in two. In Europe, Barbarian tribes are on the move, ready and willing to cross the Rhine and Danube and attack the divided Romans. Huge armies of Barbarian Horsemen threaten the once great Empire, as rivalry between the two weakens their borders.
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Barbarian Invasion was released in January 2005.
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Christianity has become the state religion of the Roman empire. Paganism is still highly prevalent within the Barbarians and much of the Empire, especially in frontier towns and forts.
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Religion will be a major issue, especially with the resurgent Sassanid Empire's worship of Zoroaster and their persecution of Christians, and the different denominations of Christianity amongst the barbarians.
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==Additional Features==
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*'''Night battles.''' Generals can pick up traits that allow them to fight at night, thereby granting allied armies bonus and conferring potential disadvantages on the enemy.
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*'''Emerging Factions.''' Some factions can emerge in the game as the result of revolts or historical events. For example, the Ostrogoths, Western Roman Rebels and Eastern Roman Rebels will emerge if a settlement is owned by the Goths, WRE or ERE. The Slavs appear in-game in 410 AD, and the Romano-British emerge when all Roman-owned settlements in Britain are conquered by another faction.
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*'''New factions, Generals, and Units'''. By 363 AD Europe, North Africa, and Middle East had drastically changed. New "barbarian" tribes were migrating into Europe, the Sassanids had risen in Persia, and the Roman Empire had been split in two, and had even come to blows. All this is reflected in the hundreds of new units available. General's units are also recruitable.
  
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[[Image:BIBox.jpg]]
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*'''Loyalty attribute.''' This is added to all Roman Family Members, and measures their chance to rebel or be bribed.
  
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*'''Swimming.''' Many units can swim, and can cross rivers without using a bridge or ford. This alters bridge battles significantly. An exhausted unit may drown when attempting to swim.
  
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The description from [http://www.creative-assembly.co.uk/products.html CA's web site] says: ''"It's 363 AD and a seemingly unstoppable tide of barbarian invaders is massing on the borders of a fractured Roman Empire. Command huge armies of would-be Barbarian conquerors or take control of Roman armies in defence of the old empire. An expansion pack for the award-winning Rome: Total War, Barbarian Invasion places you 200 years after the original campaign, where an epic war to decide the fate of the world's grandest empire is now yours to control!"''
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*'''Recruitable Generals.''' All factions can recruit generals, providing they have the required level of Stable. They essentially act as a Captain that can gain character traits and ancillaries.
  
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*'''New traits and ancillaries.''' Three and a half centuries onwards from the end of Rome:Total War, family members gain new traits (though old ones can still be gained). The most important is the ''Night Fighter'' trait, allowing a General to fight at night.
  
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The structure of the basic game is very similar to the original Rome - Total War, with some notable additions:
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*'''Hordes.''' Many Barbarian factions have the ability to "horde". A larger overview of Hording can be found [[Hordes|here]].
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Ten new barbaric factions are added to the original game.
 
  
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Religious factors are added in BI, three religions are used; Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Paganism. If the population of your city doesn't agree with the official religion set by your leader or church building then you can experience a whole new realm of unrest problems.
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*'''Religion.''' Religion is a far more important aspect than in Rome: Total War. For more information, go [[Religion|here]].
  
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Loyalty factors are added to the game, Roman cities and generals may revolt to Roman rebel factions if their loyalty factor drops too low.
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==Factions==
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::''-For pages about the factions see:[[:Category:RTW Barbarian Invasion Factions|Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion Factions Category]]''
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The factions in Barbarian Invasion are completely new, for the most part. There is still a Persian Empire, but in a different dynasty. The Romans still exist, but instead of three families and a Senate, there are the Eastern and Western parts of the Roman Empire. These two factions are completely separate, and will go to war against each other.
  
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Night battles are another addition, perhaps slightly difficult to fight but great to look at with all your units carrying blazing torches to light their way.
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==='''Playable factions'''===
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*[[Eastern Roman Empire (BI Faction)|Eastern Roman Empire]]
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*[[Western Roman Empire (BI Faction)|Western Roman Empire]]
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*[[Huns (BI Faction)|Huns]]
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*[[Goths (BI Faction)|Goths]]
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*[[Sarmatians (BI Faction)|Sarmatians]]
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*[[Vandals (BI Faction)|Vandals]]
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*[[Franks (BI Faction)|Franks]]
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*[[Saxons (BI Faction)|Saxons]]
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*[[Alemanni (BI Faction)|Alemanni]]
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*[[Sassanids (BI Faction)|Sassanids]]
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If you are playing in Barbarian Invasion as a barbarian faction, you have a new option.
  
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Hording is a new attribute for factions in BI; you think you have destroyed the Roxolani by taking their last settlement?  Think again!
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=== '''Non-playable factions'''===
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*[[Celts (BI Faction)|Celts]]
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*[[Burgundii (BI Faction)|Burgundii]]
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*[[Lombardi (BI Faction)|Lombardi]]
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*[[Roxolani (BI Faction)|Roxolani]]
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*[[Berbers (BI Faction)|Berbers]]
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*[[Slavs (BI Faction)|Slavs]]
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*[[Romano British (BI Faction)|Romano British]]
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*[[Ostrogoths (BI Faction)|Ostrogoths]]
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*[[Eastern Roman Rebels (BI Faction)|Eastern Roman Rebels]]
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*[[Western Roman Rebels (BI Faction)|Western Roman Rebels]]
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*[[Rebels]]
  
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Shield walls and shiltrons replace the phalanx's of the earlier game, and some units can now swim to avoid the impasse created by bridge battles.
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==Units==
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::''-See main article:[[:Category:RTW Units|Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion Units]]''
  
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Barbarian Invasion

Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion (often abbreviated BI) is the first official expansion pack released by the Creative Assembly for the game Rome: Total War, on September 30, 2005.

Along with the base game (RTW), it was remastered and included in Total War: Rome - Remastered too.

Overview

It is the year 363 AD. After decades of internal strife, the Roman Empire has been split in two. In Europe, Barbarian tribes are on the move, ready and willing to cross the Rhine and Danube and attack the divided Romans. Huge armies of Barbarian Horsemen threaten the once great Empire, as rivalry between the two weakens their borders.

Christianity has become the state religion of the Roman empire. Paganism is still highly prevalent within the Barbarians and much of the Empire, especially in frontier towns and forts. Religion will be a major issue, especially with the resurgent Sassanid Empire's worship of Zoroaster and their persecution of Christians, and the different denominations of Christianity amongst the barbarians.

Additional Features

  • Night battles. Generals can pick up traits that allow them to fight at night, thereby granting allied armies bonus and conferring potential disadvantages on the enemy.
  • Emerging Factions. Some factions can emerge in the game as the result of revolts or historical events. For example, the Ostrogoths, Western Roman Rebels and Eastern Roman Rebels will emerge if a settlement is owned by the Goths, WRE or ERE. The Slavs appear in-game in 410 AD, and the Romano-British emerge when all Roman-owned settlements in Britain are conquered by another faction.
  • New factions, Generals, and Units. By 363 AD Europe, North Africa, and Middle East had drastically changed. New "barbarian" tribes were migrating into Europe, the Sassanids had risen in Persia, and the Roman Empire had been split in two, and had even come to blows. All this is reflected in the hundreds of new units available. General's units are also recruitable.
  • Loyalty attribute. This is added to all Roman Family Members, and measures their chance to rebel or be bribed.
  • Swimming. Many units can swim, and can cross rivers without using a bridge or ford. This alters bridge battles significantly. An exhausted unit may drown when attempting to swim.
  • Recruitable Generals. All factions can recruit generals, providing they have the required level of Stable. They essentially act as a Captain that can gain character traits and ancillaries.
  • New traits and ancillaries. Three and a half centuries onwards from the end of Rome:Total War, family members gain new traits (though old ones can still be gained). The most important is the Night Fighter trait, allowing a General to fight at night.
  • Hordes. Many Barbarian factions have the ability to "horde". A larger overview of Hording can be found here.
  • Religion. Religion is a far more important aspect than in Rome: Total War. For more information, go here.

Factions

-For pages about the factions see:Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion Factions Category

The factions in Barbarian Invasion are completely new, for the most part. There is still a Persian Empire, but in a different dynasty. The Romans still exist, but instead of three families and a Senate, there are the Eastern and Western parts of the Roman Empire. These two factions are completely separate, and will go to war against each other.

Playable factions

If you are playing in Barbarian Invasion as a barbarian faction, you have a new option.

Non-playable factions

Units

-See main article:Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion Units
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