Camels? In 1500 BC? In north Africa? Come on guys, you can do better.North African Tribes
tribal camel cavalry - Tiq-billin weara as-masearw
Camels? In 1500 BC? In north Africa? Come on guys, you can do better.North African Tribes
tribal camel cavalry - Tiq-billin weara as-masearw
Even 1000 BC would be over 1000 years too early, as the camel wasnt introduced into Africa until the first centuries AD:
https://books.google.de/books?id=Ka9...ention&f=false
Ahhhhhh, I see the issue you have. Yes your date is correct, I was referring to camel domestication on the whole, I didnt see you were specifying north africa. That roster specifically is a older one thats just names....the new one I made a short while ago has no cavalry of any kind, camel or horse. I would just disregard any roster information thats just names, its so long ago its no longer remotely pertinent to the mod. Sloppy maintenance of the preview section on our part.
Last edited by Dontfearme22; February 12, 2015 at 07:02 PM.
Good ole Eire, hooray!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyEupKrEKZE
Total War: Age of Bronze: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...6#post13257296The Myrmidon Mod [Legendary Elite Unit]: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...scn=1398098795
This was an alpha version of the irish, some new irish pictures were in the Christmas preview
The link to the total preview
http://imgur.com/a/7WWWK#0
Can two factions be programmed into the one settlement? Maybe the Tuatha De Dannan could be like rebels and then if unrest gets too high for them the Fomoire rise up and so on? The eternal war between the sons of Neit.
That'd be amazing.
Also naval units? The etymology of the Fomoire seems to indicate a strong connection to the sea, perhaps even piracy: This isn't much to go on....... but:Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
-Betrand Russell
Naval warfare was certainly a bronze age reality(the first large scale amphibious battles ever were in the LBA, and Nordic Bronze Age carvings depict fleets of dozens of ships)....but ship models are very difficult to create, so they are a very distant priority. Also, and Turkenlouis might like to chime in on this as well, the entire "Irish Mythological Cycle" and especially the Lebor Gabála Érenn, which is what mentions most prominently the Tuatha Di Danaan and the sons of Neit is a Medieval Irish compilation. While it is a very interesting compilation of literature and a unique piece of human heritage, its not in any way pertinent to Bronze Age Ireland, if we included the Tuatha Di Danaan in their mythological form, what stops us from adding the Trojan Giants of Britain or any other plethora of medieval pseudo-historical figures? It would compromise historical accuracy just far too much.
Understood.
Well limitations are obviously required, like using the Old Testament/Iliad as a source, except the Lebor Gabala Erenn is further de-legitimized due to the additional thousand years of oral tradition which increases the likelihood of embellishment, there is still some value. Even just for working names used to represent competing cultures/ethnicities which certainly happened, as Fomorian names are being used I thought having a fleshed out rebel faction might be relatively easy while adding a great deal of depth, in terms of game play, but also getting peoples' interests raised concerning the bronze age which is more heavily dependent on interpreting folklore relative to most other periods.Also, and Turkenlouis might like to chime in on this as well, the entire "Irish Mythological Cycle" and especially the Lebor Gabála Érenn, which is what mentions most prominently the Tuatha Di Danaan and the sons of Neit is a Medieval Irish compilation. While it is a very interesting compilation of literature and a unique piece of human heritage, its not in any way pertinent to Bronze Age Ireland, if we included the Tuatha Di Danaan in their mythological form, what stops us from adding the Trojan Giants of Britain or any other plethora of medieval pseudo-historical figures? It would compromise historical accuracy just far too much.
It was just a thought.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
-Betrand Russell
I don`t know really much about the irish mythology. Also the ,,speech" of the bronze age people in Europe is lost.
In every legend lies a little truth.
For the Fomorian units an old Speech of Ireland would be nice, it would be much better than celtic which is also not in the time frame.
So if you could translate unit names in to old Irish Gaelic I would be very glad.
While I did study calligraphy in school and college, which included old Irish and Latin (from the dark ages, which we ironically call Ireland's golden age), I never actually learned its meaning. As for modern Irish I only got a C2 I think.
No matter how far back we go, whatever words we use, can only be corrupted versions, using modern anglicized versions only means they're a bit more corrupted.
An apple that is 40% rotten is still a rotten apple, not so different from an 80% rotten apple.
Yup, but the same can be said about all legends, that doesn't stop us from using them from time to time.
There's no shortage of names in Irish mythology, nor is there a shortage of objects belonging to said mythological peoples. The names may have become corrupted, their deeds embellished and their objects corroded, but they're there.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
-Betrand Russell
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