Factions in BI

There are twenty one factions in the Barbarian Invasion main campaign game.

Name	Playable	Playable by modding desc_strat	Playable only by complex modding	Can Horde
Eastern Roman Empire	Yes	Yes	Yes		No The following are playable: Eastern Roman Empire Western Roman Empire Huns Goths Sarmatians Vandals Franks Saxons Alemanni Sassanids The following are designed to be non-playable but may be made playable by simple modding. Celts Burgundii Lombardi Roxolani Berbers The following are non-playable and can only be made playable by more complex modding. Slavs Romano British Ostrogoths Eastern Roman Rebels Western Roman Rebels Rebels Horde Factions Hording is a new feature introduced with the Barbarian Invasion expansion. These factions have the ability to form hordes and will produce horde armies if you take their last city when they still have a general alive: Huns - starts game as a horde Goths Ostrogoths Sarmatians Vandals - starts game as a horde Franks Burgundii Lombardi Roxolani Slavs - emerge as a horde at a set date Emergent Factions These factions emerge during the course of play. Slavs - emerge as a horde at a set date Romano British - emerge when Roman provinces in Britain are lost Ostrogoths - emerge as a horde if Goths revolt Eastern Roman Rebels - Eastern Roman Empire cities and generals revolt to and from this faction Western Roman Rebels - Eastern Roman Empire cities and generals revolt to and from this faction