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    Default [TEASER] Romano-Byzantine fortress

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    Introduction:
    AoD2 - a mod based on RTW/BI - starts in 527 AD - the year when Justinian became emperor. Rome has fallen years ago. However, the Roman empire in the east is well prepared, its economy still strong, the army powerful. Is it possible that "New Rome" will rise again to power - or does the upcoming war end into the decline.

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    The shown content of this preview is perhaps not the final result. Changings are always possible due to the normal modding progress!
    A new 3D watchtower model is "under construction" - and not shown here.
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    The "Ages of Darkness 2"-Team has prepared 2 different Romano-Byzantine stone forts - or better said 1 fort with 2 different wall-textures.

    The fortress has new stone walls which can be manned by your soldiers. Buildings and tents inside the fort were partially exchanged with stone buildings... and so on
    With this little preview we want show the result and ask the community which fort we should finally take. (we can only include 1 into our game)

    What fortress-texture do you prefer?
    That one with the red brick design - or do you prefer the striped one?

    Both kinds of bricks (and its style) can be found in the early byzantine time era.

    Tell us your opinion.

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    Icon11 Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    NICE!! pomp the fort looks great very late roman like....WAIT are those sassys?!?! I want more
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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    What fortress-texture do you prefer?
    That one with the red brick design - or do you prefer the striped one?

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    They're beautiful. Ihatemonday is developing something very similar for IB:Ruina Romae. On the walls, the red brick design is more appealing to me because it is more appropriate for a fortress, not because the striped one is not nice but because it's too ornated and more convenient to embelish something like a city. Just my opinion of course.

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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    Looks very good. Prefer the last. Same reason as Pseudoromanus

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    Well hard to decide for one. Pseudo Romanus seems right with the first one being to ornated. But it looks prettier ...

    Why not giving the striped design to the City walls and the red bricks to the fortresses to have some variety?

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    many thanx for all opinions.

    @Xerrop
    you point is fair. But if we make it as suggested by you - all roman cities with town walls have that kind of design. But I like the idea and I will think about it.

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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    Sorry pomp I wasn't thinking when I saw this post.
    All In all I like the first one alot but I don't think it would fit as well in a desert or war scared region.
    So I'm going to have to say the red bricked one, feels real when I look at it.
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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    concerning the desert:

    you see here the Fort Babylon in Cairo - Egypt


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    I love the new Stone Walls you've created, they add real character to the forts. Well done

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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    What fortress-texture do you prefer?
    That one with the red brick design - or do you prefer the striped one?

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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    Quote Originally Posted by Pompeius Magnus View Post
    What fortress-texture do you prefer?
    That one with the red brick design - or do you prefer the striped one?
    Wow! Hard to decide! They both look great but I would choose the red brick cause it has a lot more details apparantly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pompeius Magnus View Post
    concerning the desert:

    you see here the Fort Babylon in Cairo - Egypt


    Well then the first (striped) design feels not so wrong. And it is for sure much prettier.
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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    What fortress-texture do you prefer?
    That one with the red brick design - or do you prefer the striped one?
    IMHO, the striped one.

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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    Do you have a special reason Gäiten?
    I also prefer the striped one because it adds more "early byzantine" flavour.

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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    Do you have a special reason Gäiten?
    I also prefer the striped one because it adds more "early byzantine" flavour.
    I prefer it because I think it fits the best the merging of Late Roman to Early Byzantine architecture styles.

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    I would assemble an extra installer like Invasio Barbarorum had where you can install the fort style you prefer.

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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    wow! nice preview!

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    Default Re: [Preview] Romano-Byzantine fortress

    I love the designs - and as a personal preference like the striped one only because I grew up around Portus Adurni (Porchester) -a late Roman naval fort with the alternating red tiles and stone work.
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