Lines of Battle: New textures/unit Previews

[Ahiga]

Will update this topic with some of the new armors I'm working on. Thanks to Arthalion for his permission to use the Seleucid reskin and Meneros for his Overhauled Armor Textures. Because their great work already covers the Hellenistics my focus is on improving the armor selection for the Iranians, then later fixing the Carthaginians/Iberians, then wherever necessity takes me.

Equipment and textures are generally work in progresses. For now these persian units will be recruitable probably just by Parthia, but I intend as soon as I can to fix the falsely Greco-Eastern Satraps of the Seleucids and make them properly Persian/Iranian style.

Persian Kinsmen


Persian Professional Sparabara [Need to fix the glossyness of the red quilted studded armor]


Kardaka Archers


"Bread and Butter" kind of medium cavalryman for the Persians. Will throw javelins on the charge, aim to redo their shields to be bossless small round ones and peltes/takas.



Standard Iranian Archers.

[Kranos]

so this is not just a tactical gameplay mod? You guys should chnage the description

['Gunny]

Well, for now that is what it is, but when 3.0 releases I suppose we should update the description.

[Ahiga]

Waiting on permission from an artist who did some perfect colored Achaemenid animal symbols for the aspises. Rest are drawn from google searches with sufficient editings to try and make em seem more painted. Also meaning to make sure the lower end Persian Hoplites (these unarmored fellows) have a mix of unblazoned shields while the Kardakes have all blazons.

Thanks to Gustave for looking at his shield textures and getting an idea of how they functioned in the game.

[Shapur e Sassani]

Waiting on permission from an artist who did some perfect colored Achaemenid animal symbols for the aspises. Rest are drawn from google searches with sufficient editings to try and make em seem more painted. Also meaning to make sure the lower end Persian Hoplites (these unarmored fellows) have a mix of unblazoned shields while the Kardakes have all blazons.

Thanks to Gustave for looking at his shield textures and getting an idea of how they functioned in the game.

nicccccccccccccccccccce !!!

[Shapur e Sassani]

when will you release the units?

['Gunny]

Some time within the new year

[Shapur e Sassani]

the shield patterns are greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat !!!
I cant wait for the mod !!! plz release it earlier

[Ahiga]

New Parthian Cataphracts. New additions to their panoply are a color-masked (so it uses the 3 variations of the unit's colors) tabard, the high collared scale hauberks the Iranian cataphracts used, spangenhelm with mail coif (thanks to Arthalion), bronze laminated arm-guards and iron as well as bronze laminated leg-guards.






They should be mounted on fully armored horses, not half-armored, so ignore that. At the moment the only difference between Royal and regulars will be the cloak you see here on the royals. Later when I have time and sufficient references I'll try and conceptualize a unique take on the Royals.

[Shapur e Sassani]

Oh my god this unit is greaaaaaaat !!!!!
plzzzzz release the mod sooner I can't waittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!

[biohazardcake]

ohh god dem cataphracts!!!!!

[Shapur e Sassani]

Can you make this to?I mean the first cavalry ( Parthian heavy cavalrymen )

[Ahiga]

3B exists somewhat ingame already, so it would be possible to do. With regards to the mask it'll depend if the face mask works with the tall conical. I'll do a test and see if that's possible shortly.

Edit: Unfortunately until one can edit models I can't combine the mask and the tall conical helmet.

[Shapur e Sassani]

u can use Hellenic cataphract helmet immortal with the ( eastern cataphract helmeta without a mask )

[Shapur e Sassani]

Your Cataphracts legs are greeeeeeat
I was waiting for a mod that adds this leg armour and finally you did it!!!
thank goddddddd!the armour is great toooooooooooooo!

[Shapur e Sassani]

so can you make this red horse armour?

[Ahiga]

I'll be doing more variations on the fully armored horse in the near future, so probably.

[Shapur e Sassani]

good news...plz release the mod earlier

[Shapur e Sassani]

any news???

['Gunny]

Bit of a teaser for something being worked on.