How will you make slingers?
How will you make slingers?
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With the help of a few experts we have created a base slinger model and animation with the extra bone to represent the sling being spun round. At the moment it is largely been based on the vanilla RTW animation, however at a later point we hope to create a more accurate depiction of how a sling was used.
Foot
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Yes, I have two questions. How will you use cavalry in the game - it won't be overpowered like in Med2?
Will the pike phalanx be different to pike wall - I know it's formation is different - but will it be bugged like the pikemen of scots, who drop their pikes immediately?
Overpowered?
I thought cavalry in MTW2 was far too debile ...
We might never know until we have been attacked by a mounted person with a sword rushing at us at 30+ kph.....
You can have different skins on the same model though? Or does that take up another unit slot in the edu?
Were there but a tree in this godforsaken place i would have hanged myself.
Will there be a character trait that wil represent proskynesis?
As in EBI there will be a seperate unit to represent Spartan hoplites.
You can have different skins on the same model, however these are split by faction. So you cannot have a normal hoplite skin and spartan hoplite skin on the same model for the same faction without using a separate unit slot.
We are currently developing our trait system, but we cannot release any details at this time. However, we wil do our best to represent the most important traits and attributes that were important for the people of the ancient world.
Foot
EBII Mod Leader
Hayasdan Faction Co-ordinator
Since I didn't see a thread 'suggestions' around here, I'll just make a quick one for Romans - when they fight against someone (Carthage, Gauls...), and when a Roman general defeats opposing general who has 8-10 command stars, he should get a trait like:"This man faught, defeated and caught an enemy to Rome. Chain him and take him to the capital, to show your people how the enemies of Rome end up..." Then, when the prisoner is taken to Rome (when Roman general with the trait gets to Rome), the trait disappears, and general gains influence and/or something else - command stars, f.e. What do you think? In history, all great opposing general where taken to Rome, once they were defeated - take Vercinogetorix, f.e.
Not true: Hannibal, Antiochus the Great, Mithradates Eupator and many others escaped this fate. Also, this "being taken and parade in Rome" was part of the triumph awarded to successful generals. Triumphs are already included in EB1: a general who wins a great victory will get the triumphator trait, which he can cash in for extra influence when he returns to Rome.
I suppose I could name numerous leaders who were brought to Rome, but that isn't my intention. About Hannibal and 'many others who escaped' - exactly my point - they escaped because they didn't want to be treated like foul barbarians who are caught and brought up like animals. Exactly this practice is the thing that made them want to "escape".
One more thing - if Hannibal, Antiochus and Mithradates were captured - how do you think they would end up?!! In Rome, of course, and in chains, with thousands of people around them screaming and chearing.
My point here was influence gain, but if all of you think it's a bad idea - so be it. I'll play the mod anyway, I just wanted to help. (BTW, in EB1 leaders gained influence way too easy; I think influence should be more difficult to have, so that events like these would be of greater need).
No argument here. However, neither Hannibal nor Antiochus "escaped". After Zama Hannibal was allowed to continue in the Carthaginian senate, until Roman pressure finally got him exiled. He only took his life after his new employer, Antiochus III, was defeated at Magnesia. Antiochus also wasn't brought to Rome, despite being defeated. He simply surrendered and was allowed to keep his heartlands, although strictly as a subservient ally to Rome. I also imagine that those that did try to escape (say Mithridates) did it because they valued their independence and wanted to continue the fight, as much as they feared being killed.
Don't worry. The triumph was in EB1, and I am sure it will be in EB2. The capture of a famous enemy would indeed have added more lustre to a triumph, but it was not a major part of the proceedings.
Than maybe the possibility (around 50%) where ancilary might occur? To leave the option of running away like Mtihradates, or Hannibal poisoning himself (after learning that Prusias of Bithynia was going to extradite him)??
Well, I have faith in you guys, and your vision, so however you decide - I'm cool with it. All I have to add is (as I stated in other thread) - keep up the good work!
Shouldn't that be determined by whether you've actually captured him (and not ransomed or released him)? Anyway, I think you are giving too much importance to this ceremony. Yes, it did happen, but the important thing was the triumph, not the ritual strangulation of the enemy leader. The objective of a Roman war was the subjugation of a dangerous enemy, not their destruction. If a strong opponent was judged not to be threat anymore, the Romans were perfectly happy to leave him alive.
just want to make a quick suggestion regarding unit movement speed across the campaign map. I would like if the armies in this mod be able to march a reasonable distance per turn given the length of the turn(I make this request for most total war mods that I'm interested in). I'v been told(I trust my source, but you may prefer to do your own research as I haven't confirmed this) that the standard marching distance for an unhindered army/caravan/traveler is about 21 miles per day. At this speed you could march 3832 miles in six months(the length of the turns in rome and empire total war) That is about the distance from Lisbon to Berlin and back. Once you account for all the problems of logistics than the army would probably just be able to march from Lisbon to Berlin without being able to get all the way back. I do not believe it would hinder game play if armies were able to march that distance in a single turn(keeping in mind that the enemy would also be able to march that far) I don't think you would expand to fast, at least for me the main limit to expansion has always been enemy resistance.
This is impossible for a number of reasons. Firstly because we are dealing with a turn-based game, and realistic movement speeds would allow for surgical military strikes more reminiscent of a black-ops mission, whereby enemy armies could march into the heart of your domains without worry for any reaction from you. Secondly, the AI path-finding breaks down over long distances and you will start to see more and more ridiculous moves from them.
In other words, its not feasible to do so.
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Hayasdan Faction Co-ordinator