Let's discuss...UNIFORMS!!!

[Ged]

That would be uber. Very uber.

[Darsh]

If it's as the Sim game, I could transform each soldiers in rasta, surfer, rock star etc in each regiment, it would be fantastic.
Imagine the next TW will be Barby Total War, it will be incredible (at the condition that Matel won't externalize the game to the China CA team )

[Destraex]

sounds like close combat...... indy men gained experience and medals as they progressed. Also in close combat a cool feature was that you could re-name squads and houses.

So say a MG squad does well and I want to remember them the next time they are in battle. I rename them "Destraex Elite Fusilliers" or something.
When you mouse over them on the field the name comes up and you think to yourself, there is my favorite unit from all my armies... I must preserve them as they have done great deeds ....

[schoenkoenig]

Why not just assign the historical numbers and names? The information's all out there for the Euro factions.

[Pirxeus]

Uhlans means lancers armed with lance of the length 2,75m, curved sables and pistols. In Army of Duchy of Warsaw there existed ten uhlans regiments. Regiments 2nd, 3rd and 6th were formed in years 1806-1807. During Galician campaign and after its finishing there were formed also regiments No. 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 15th and 16th. moreover during campaign of 1812 there were also formed regiments 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st.
Uniforms of uhlans were different and only some regiments wore on the caps the shields with the "half of the sun". There had not been also decorated the caps with the plumes and rosettes. Flags at the lances were usually either red and white or red and blue in different variations.







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[Andsztal007]

I don't see Poland-Lithuiania

[Lawrence of Arabia]

I don't see Poland-Lithuiania

Sorry, after seeing this, I had to post this. Forgive me.



http://hedidntforgetpoland.ytmnd.com/

[AsPaladin]

I don't have the time to post many images but for those who are interested here is a link to an index of pictures and history of various uniforms, or lack there of, of the Americans and British during the American Revolution.

[schoenkoenig]

I don't see Poland-Lithuiania

Poland-Lithuania can't be said to have really gone to war during the 18th century. Their high water mark was at the Siege of Vienna in 1683, and after that, the Szlachta just wouldn't approve much in the way of a military for the Polish King.

[molonthegreat]

sounds like close combat...... indy men gained experience and medals as they progressed. Also in close combat a cool feature was that you could re-name squads and houses.

So say a MG squad does well and I want to remember them the next time they are in battle. I rename them "Destraex Elite Fusilliers" or something.
When you mouse over them on the field the name comes up and you think to yourself, there is my favorite unit from all my armies... I must preserve them as they have done great deeds ....

But then you wouldnt endanger them and their elite status would be pretty useless.

[baski]

Uhlans was really good units !! i hope CA will make this unit for PLC

[prince Poniatowski]

In the end of XVIII century uhlans appeard in Prussia, Austria and Russia. In napoleonic era polish uhlans spreaded the uhlan's dress in Europe, where came in to existense formations of lancers (they wore uniforms and were equipped in polish style). Countries, where appeard these units were for example: GB, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and few countries in south America.

[Kake]

But then you wouldnt endanger them and their elite status would be pretty useless.

Wouldn't that be up to the individual gamer?

Elite units were and should be used as tie-breakers, no?

[KLAssurbanipal]

Spanish Army, 1740-80:

[General Anibal Barca]

It is necessary and serious of the pleasure of many people that we like the history that so much the uniforms as armaments, name of units as the old guard, the scots greys etc, were authentic and realistic and inventions were not doing so much of uniforms to themselves of absurd and ridiculous units but everything was strictly historical.

[prince Poniatowski]

It is necessary and serious of the pleasure of many people that we like the history that so much the uniforms as armaments, name of units as the old guard, the scots greys etc, were authentic and realistic and inventions were not doing so much of uniforms to themselves of absurd and ridiculous units but everything was strictly historical.

I agree.

So famous firm like CA shouldn't notoriously neglect history. Uniforms were characteristic features of that time and simplify them is like do the same provinces in whole Europe . Variety is big plus for game, because it encourage to longer exploration of game. It's very positive aspect for history maniacs and something interesting for other players (nobody will be confused... maybe at the beginning, but it must be easy, 'cause it was easy for normal people in XVIII century).

[italiano]

Why a must? No doubt the community would be able to create appropriate skins. Perhaps they shouldn't have to, but there are much more important things to worry about than uniforms or factions.

[Darsh]

the must is the best AI, the best graphics with the best historical aspect.

I don't pay the community to do the CA job (it will take a long long time to "correct" all the uniforms for all the nations) but I hope CA will respect a minimun the history in a historical game.

[Savage_Swede]

It will be a new low if they don't get any uniforms correct. There should be ample sources to be found, atleast way more than the roman and medieval era. But like before, i would rather see a giant leap for man in the AI section. The TW games have suffered from extremely lacking AI long enough.

[ivan_the_terrible]

I agree 100%.

And please CA, no universal faction colours that cover EVERYTHING that belongs to a faction, like in RTW and M2TW where every unit in a faction had the same hideous colour (Parthia in RTW anyone?)