I thought it could be a good idea to have a thread dedicated to this thing. It has met with approval from a local moderator.
For those who doesn't know,
Alii Colores Romae changes the colours of the uniforms in R2. It basically affects the tunics, but, depending on the unit, sometimes it also alters the colours for the capes, some parts of the shields and armor, the blankets for the horses etc. ACR covers all factions in the vanilla game in this way and on top of that many special units, like all mercenaries and auxiliaries. This includes the various DLCs, e.g. the Wrath of Sparta. The comprehensive Hellenika mod operates on the latter scene. Its developpers wanted to use that part of ACR that works on WoS and I gave them permission for it. And I'm very happy that I did. Not only because it turned out a great combination (as exemplified by the above image of Argioi Toxotai in action), but also because I really like to play this mod! Thanks to its creators, a good game has been elevated to a superb one. Credit to them all!
Now, Hellenika has a greater scope with regard to factions than WoS. So, in the first version of Hellenika, not all sides appear in ACR colours. The add-on project showcased here seeks to rectify that. It is yet to be decided whether these changes will be incorporated directly into a future version of Hellenika or offered as a separate submod. That decision can wait until the add-on is finished. And it will take some time before that happens. Current ETA of this tweak is end of summer or early fall.
But the developments will be displayed in this thread. Questions about the themes etc will arise and all visitors are welcome to join the discussion or comment on the proceedings.
When it comes to factions, new alternatives are planned for Akarnanes, Amphipolis, Chios, Koinon Khalkidikon, Mantineia, Messenia, Mytilene, Opountioi Lokroi, Ozoles Lokroi, and Satrapa Daskyleion. I may move on to some special units later, but for now, these sides are my main concern.
For this OP, I have four faction alternatives to show. Three look OK to me, while the fourth is in question (
edit: not all of the uniform themes shown will make it to the released version of the mod). Here they are:
Opountioi Lokroi (as already displayed elsewhere)
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Mytilene...
Ozoles Lokroi...
And then we have the matter of
Akarnanes. Unless I'm unaware of some historical fact about this Hellenic tribe, they need both a new uniform theme and a new faction icon. With some inspiration from the current icon (bereft of more historical data), I have this side appearing colour-wise (amidst a lot of new variant meshes or gear from Hellenika, as in the other images) like...
With a different faction icon, I may change the uniforms (again).
That's it for starters in this project.