DHRR v0.8 Previews

[konny]

Wait, lemme get this straight. Byzantium making peace with Sicily triggers the end of the alliance with venice?

Only for the AI, because it doesn't know that it will get broken when staying allied with Venice for to long. And after peace with Sicily Venice is no longer needed.

If Sicily is destroyed what happens?

Interesting question: is a faction still considered "at war" with a destroyed faction? I don't know.

But something like that is highly unlikely, because it would pracitcally require to have Sicily being destroyed by Byzantium during this war and both being controlled by the AI, without them making peace meanwhile.

[Nevada]

This is another nice piece of work and a great improvement.

Can't wait to get my hands on it!

[For Whom the Bell Tolls]

Awesome!

I have never played as Venice in any form, looks like this might change with dHRR 0.8 release.

[The Last Hope]

At last! I think Venice is getting some much needed attention. ( I still think it should be connected to land though, as Venice's trade [especially AI trade] is pitiful and expensive to increase with only a port)

[dome]

wow! - simply

d.

[konny]

A land connection wouldn't help much tradewise because all possible trading partners are rebel provinces, of which Venice is not strong enough to conquer them early in the game. Once she is strong enough to do so, it is in fact good that these (in particular Bologna) are not connected by land because the sea trade between Bologna and Venice makes much more than land trade between Venice and Bologna, Verona and Görz would have done.

I have improved Venice trade by adding three units of textiles to the island. With that, and of course the priority improvement of sea trade, I was able to raise the income from the city of Venice to 6,000fl/turn within 100 turns, what was about the same ammount I made from all colonies together at the same point in game.

[IVIarkI2I]

wooooow awesome job guys

[zznɟ ǝɥʇ]

Excellent

[spanish_emperor]

looks good.however, what if i got to war against Sicily, get the benefits and then go to peace with sicily?

[konny]

Then you are as wise as the Venetians were

[HannibalExMachina]

or as treacherous a bastard

[spanish_emperor]

Then you are as wise as the Venetians were

[aqua]

when is dHRR 0.8 coming out?

[konny]

When it is finished. May be October, but this depends on how much will be implemented. The earlyer 0.8 is published the more stuff has been assigend for 0.9 or even 1.0.

[Angelusthefrench]

M-a-g-n-i-f-i-q-u-e !!!

[wolfen_84]

Oh my god! This is amazing! Really, it seems a great work!

[AnthoniusII]

I can't beleive my eyes...

[toluas]

Awesome work!

[konny]

Because we certainly would not be able to make new units for all factions on the map we have tried to make more interesting rosters for the more exotic factions by 'extracting' from the Vanilla units and their upgrade models those that would be least awkward and give them new roles. Here are the first examples:

al-Murabitun (the Moors)


Berbers
The Berbers would be the core population. They are available in Africa and Spain, but as a highly mobile people, would follow the Moors to every conquered province

Berber Tribal Horsemen, Berber Tribal Warriors and Berber Noble Guards

Arabs
Arabs live in Africa, the Levante, Spain and Southern Italy.

Arabian Tribal Warriors
with archers, skirmishers and spearmen.


Arabian Urban Militia and Arabian Raiders
the unit in game has horses


Faris and Noble Faris
(the mounted versions only)

Taifa
This is the military of the Taifa states that dominated Spain since the collapse of the Cordoban Caliphate. They mix elements of European and Oriental warfare. They are available in Spain only.

Taifa Garrisons and Taifa Crossbowmen.
Even though the Arabs prefered the bow over the crossbow, crossbows became rather popular for castle garrions in Spain.


Taifa Horse Archers, Taifa Horsemen and Taifa Nobles.
These would be the core units of the Taifa states.


Taifa Urban Militia and Taifa Volunteer Swordsmen

Ghazawatun
These are only available on Jihad

Ghazawat Archers and Ghazawatun

Muwalladun
These are (former) Christian nobles that converted to keep their lands and titles. They are available in small numbers in Catholic regions.

Muwalladun and Dismounted Muwalladun.

African Mercenaries
Mercs from sub-Sahara Africa are available in rather limited numbers in N-Africa and the Levante.

African Warriors, African Skirmishers and African Archers.


al-Salajiqa al-Rum (the Turks)

The Turks are a complete different people to the Arabs and Berbers, there would also had not been any Arab population of notable numbers in Anatolia, so their units cannot be the same as those of the "Moors".

Iqta'dar
These feudal units would have formed the backbone of any Turkish army

Seljuk Nobles and Turkish Horse Archers
The Seljuk Nobles would also become the new bodyguard for the Turks. The unit in game has horse armour.

Levy
These were often raised in large numbers by the nobles in order to fullfill their quota in troops to deploy for the Sultan.

Herdsmen and Dismounted Herdsmen.

Ghilman
These are war-slaves. The usage of slaves as household troops had a long tradition in the Near East; but the Seljuks of Rum had never been as rich as the Egyptian Ayyubids or the later Ottomans. That way their war-slaves did not become as important as the Mamluks or the Janissary.


Ghilman Archers and Ghilman Horse Archers.


Ghilman Raiders and Ghilman Spearmen.


Turkomen
These are Turkish mercenaries from Central Asia available in the south-east of the map.


Turkoman Horse Archers. Turkoman Raiders. Turkoman Lancers

[IVIarkI2I]

Nicely done