Discussion and Announcements

[Cymera]

Nice, i have a good campaign going with the Romans, and i don't want to restart it, thank you!

[Kara Kolyo]

cool DBH's back in business as usual. when we can expect more aor units and stuff?

[Zarax]

XGM version 4.1.23 is now available for download.

You can get it here.
You can see the readme here.

I corrected the error in the readme that HopliteLysander noticed a while back, and I've added a script to spawn garrisons when a rebel faction replaces its parent faction.

DBH, did you include my new faction objectives in the latest release?

[RedFox]

DBH, did you include my new faction objectives in the latest release?

Zarax, did he recieve all the modifications I made to the units and descr_strat factions?
If not then I will upload them tonight.

[Zarax]

I didn't send anything, I don't have the final version...

[Cymera]

Are these changes save compatible?

[RedFox]

No.

[DimeBagHo]

Zarax: I'll put the new victory conditions in the next version.

Cymera: It sounds like Redfox has been working on all sorts of interesting things. For the time being I will stick to changes that are saved-game compatible. I'll probably hold off on the others until a major new feature (like religions/governments) is ready.

[Zarax]

DBH, new units and the like are save-game compatible, redfox has been working on a set of interesting things on that side too and you might want to check out...

I'm quite fond especially of the idea of going a step towards EB roster for GCS, that would set them apart from other Hellenistic states better imho...

[RedFox]

Zarax: I'm afraid the cavalry trick wont work as it is hardcoded to show the units " "unitclass" Cavalry". Other than that, it worked, except for some minor setbacks caused by animations.
Only way to solve this would be to remove light cavalry class and only use the medium/heavy. Light Cavalry entry would then be changed to light infantry.

[Zarax]

Redfox, I think that the ekdromoi can be refined later then, plus I'm still of the opinion that having a militia unit as fast light hoplite could work fine in both roles even though not as effective as real ekdromoi would be...

[RedFox]

Zarax: They seem very well balanced, maybe even more if I lower some of the stats.
Although, I could raise the lethality of the secondary weapon, that's if there's a preference of some sort of weapons against missile units.
That would make them for example cut the missile units down with swords and then use spears against infantry.

Not sure about anything here, guess I just have to try this one out later.


Now about terrain, i've started tweaking the terrain of greece, as right now it ridiculously looks like a god damn desert, indeed some of the coastal areas are quite desertey, but the inland is as green as it can get, I maybe have to create a new "greece" climate with inland changed to that of what Macedonia has and coast left as it is. Any ideas?

[Maraxus]

Sorry these took so long, but I'm done with Greek Rebels and Seleucid Rebels any units not pictured are either unchanged (Spartans, sacred bands, etc) or done and I'm just too lazy to show peasants and other basic units.





I'll start on the Carth Rebels next, I cant think of a way to recolor the Ptolemy rebels without turning them into a sea of brown.

[RedFox]

Acctually the Independent GCS are kinda brown now...

[DimeBagHo]

Thanks for re-doing the skins Maraxus. Can you e-mail them to me?

Acctually the Independent GCS are kinda brown now...

Is that in the version with the Senate restored?

[RedFox]

DimeBagHo: Yes, I took the dacia stuff from Alexander and put it into XGM, senate is theoretically restored (haven't really had the time to test it, but the factions are in place).

Could you have a chat with me on msn(live messenger) today? I am online for another 8 hours, so you should be free to contact me between that time, my account is Foxer_F1@hotmail.com

[Zarax]

Redfox, if DBH gives you access to XGM FTP you might want to consider uploading your work so that we can assembly an experimental build...

[Maraxus]

Acctually the Independent GCS are kinda brown now...

really, I'm still playing 4.1.14. I guess its time to upgrade

[RedFox]

Maraxus: As soon as I finish editing the faction and balancing the units I will upload the newest build. (that's if I manage to contact Dime)

Besides that I think all the current teammembers should gather for a big chat to exactly figure out what should/can/will be done.
Zarax, do you think this could be somehow managed?

[Zarax]

Well, I will be available this weekend, don't know about DBH though...