Historical Battle: Hastings

**Mataputas** · October 25, 2009, 05:07 PM

Hi everyone, I've discovered this mod some days ago when looking for some saxon unit models. I'm making Battle of Hastings for another mod, and I would like to know if you people are interested in having it converted to this mod (in my oppinion it would be awesome as the focus of the whole mod is the struggle between the Norman and the Saxon). Well, post your comments and suggestions too.

**General_Zavier** · October 25, 2009, 10:02 PM

I think it would add to the mod. During the campaign, especially as the saxons, the battle of hastings gets dragged out over anywhere from two to ten years. I'm at 1071 and there's still two full norman stacks I have to take care of. Its definitly not a bad thing, but I want to fight a more realistic battle of hastings.

**Alex-ander** · October 26, 2009, 02:25 PM

A historic battle of Hastings would be great

**Samofrome** · October 28, 2009, 04:16 PM

a historical Hastings would be great

**Mataputas** · November 01, 2009, 02:02 PM

At the time, I'm stucked with some scripting... I think I'll be solving it for next week and then I'll start converting the battle to this mod (originally, it was thought as to be played with Rome Medieval mod units). The units behaviour is similar to that present at Medieval 2 Hastings HB. Is this ok? Would you prefer any change? Both factions will be playable, and I will post some pics 1 week before release.

**Herr Lindstrom** · November 03, 2009, 05:25 AM

Okay? Who was the numbnut that voted "no"?

**Mataputas** · November 09, 2009, 09:45 PM

Some screenshots:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

I still have to balance forces (it's too easy for Harold and his men at the time) and make some intro-sequence scripting, perhaps delete some trees, and of course, make the multiplayer version.

**Aradan** · November 10, 2009, 05:24 AM

Looks great, keep up the good work!

**Alex-ander** · November 13, 2009, 06:30 AM

Looks very nice can't wait to try it.

**Andalus** · November 19, 2009, 07:29 AM

Looks good, Mataputas. Maybe instead of Multiplayer you could do two seperate versions with the different sides playable, so that no matter which you play, it will be devilishly hard to win (in the MoN spirit!).

**Aradan** · November 19, 2009, 08:06 AM

Hey, that's my spirit!

With a patent and all.

Good idea though, unless you can script the AI into behaving reasonably.

**Mataputas** · November 19, 2009, 11:21 AM

Yes, I'll try to script the experience so that the AI team is more powerful, no matter what side you take.

I need some info abaout hastings, especially about the composition of both armies. Could you please help me by posting some links or info? I'm retaking the design of Hastings today (I've been a bit bussy with study). I'll try to start scripting today (or tomorrow). Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.

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**devereau** · June 03, 2010, 09:55 PM

Hastings...Great!...Great victory to Guillaume de Normandie!

**guardsman96** · January 01, 2012, 10:42 PM

The Saxon army was about 6000-7000 strong at Hastings and was based around the elite Housecarls to hold the line where as the Fryd were there to add bulk and fill the gaps. Harold's army at the time consisted of between 1000-1500 housecarls and 5000-5500 Fryd ,of which all the Housecarls and a small portion of the Fryd were exhausted and tired from the battle of Stamford Bridge, but otherwise most were freshly called up. Harold also had the insurance of one of his brothers and the Earl of Northumberland each bringing around 1500-2500 men each from the north and were around 2-3 days away from Hastings on the day of the battle. Williams Norman army was made up of around 6500-7500 men and was more complexly divided than Harold's. It consisted of around 2500-3000 Breton's (led by Count Alan of Brittany), who were the weak link in William's army and the equivalent of the Fryd. It also consisted of 2000-2500 French and Flemish mercenaries (led by Count Eustace of Boulonge) and about 2000 Normans of which roughly 3/4 were mounted horsemen. While Harold's army was solely infantry Williams was a mix or archers/crossbowmen, infantry (mostly spearmen) and knights/horsemen. William had approximately 750-1250 archers, 250 crossbowmen, 4500 infantry and 1500 cavalry. William placed his Breton troops on his left on the gentler slopes and were faced by the Saxon right led by Harold's brother Gyrth. He placed his Franco-Flemish Mercenaries on his right and was faced by the Saxon left led by Harold's other present brother Leofwin. While William held back with the Norman Knights at the rear guard, Harold was on foot personally leading the his Huscarls at the centre of the Saxon centre thus depriving him of tactical overview that William had. Not that I know much at all.