Fortuna Orbis - Description, Questions and Updates Thread

[Carados]

I guess carrying those maces around all day is sure to do your back in

But that still doesn't make those Etrurian heads look right, come to think of it - haven't I mentioned something of the sort already, ages and ages ago??

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Just had a quick look and if I did, I can't see it anywhere. Oh well.

[Caligula Caesar]

It's possible. Most of the RTR7 stuff is good quality, but some anomilies have been noticed

I was thinking the same, actually. Playing cricket is bad enough for your back - carrying one of those would kill you! But looking at the way they fight, I don't think they would last long anyway. They can be a bit suicidal.

[Eneru112]

Glad to see people are still making mods for RTW 6 years after it's release. Keep up the good work, mate.

[DarthLazy]

How far has this gone?

[Boom S]

quite some distance ! but still some way to go.
I suppose we should have a preview sometime soon to prove that we are not lazing off !

[Deus ret.]

I enjoyed RTR from version.... 5.4?...onwards, back in the days, and spent two entire years with 6.x. It would really be great if this project was ever completed, even more so because I personally don't like the heavy scripting in the mini-mods
Looking forward to ...7.0! Or is this heresy by now?

[Caligula Caesar]

I suppose us and ExRM are the closest there will ever be to what was meant to be RTR 7, at least on RTW. But it isn't RTR 7. I won't claim that. The faction list, unit list, map, features list, etc were all very different to what we have and will introduce.

As for our progress, well, the Mauryans are progressing well, and the units are mostly completed. Boom is doing some great work in revamping the elephants. We still need to make unit cards and descriptions for each of them, though. Apart from them, the Romans, Carthaginians and Iberians are all present, as are some of the Gauls and about half of the Hellenes. At some point, we are hoping to release a custom-battle-only alpha, in which you can try out the units and do multiplayers.

[Caligula Caesar]

Seleucid Empire Mini Preview

Here are some Hellenistic Seleucid units. It is all of those I've done so far, which is pretty much all of the infantry except the Thorakitai. They are adaptations of the RTR7 units, which Tony and I reskinned for VII. Note that I've since rotated the anchor on the thureophoroi so it is upside-down (correct).

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Chalkaspides (Bronze Shields)



The Argyraspides (Silver Shields) Battle Line



Thureophoroi, standing ready



Ekdromoi Hoplitai



Peltastai



Battle Shots

[Boom S]

looks cool ! especially the bird head shield !

[Caligula Caesar]

Thanks Do you want to post some of those elephants you've made?

[Boom S]

I had hoped to do that by this weekend, got caught up in other things unfortunately. I will try to complete it within 2 more days.

[demagogos nicator]

Your units are looking good, Seleucid were one of my favourite fraction since i played vanila, are you going to include vegetation from FOE in your mod? It would be great to fight Indians in the forest of palm trees

[Caligula Caesar]

I will likely change the vegetation. To what remains to be seen - I'll have to work out those files first They look quite complicated.

@Boom: No worries, mate. We all have busy periods.

[demagogos nicator]

Thanks for respond, i am looking forward

[Caligula Caesar]

I'm in South Africa for a week. I may have internet connection there, but I'm not sure.

[Caligula Caesar]

I'm back. Nice sig pic btw, Boom

[Royale]

When is a good estimate of a release date?

[Caligula Caesar]

Once RTR-VII has been released, I will try to do some sort of release.

[Boom S]

you almost sound like you don't want to !

[florin80]

I think it`s even funnier if you remove the "don`t":

you almost sound like you want to !

At least that`s how I felt when I read his reply.