BROKEN CRESCENT: The Screenshots Thread

[Manuel Komnenos]

Yeah, the Khwarezm gets the best cav in the game along with the Crusaders.

We have little problem here. The best cavarly in the game maybe is Khwarezm, but after they the best aren't crusaders but byzantine kataprachts, especialy general bodyguard, socalled ''immortals''. Crusaders has good cavarly, but they're unarmored completely - only in last part of middle ages west began arming also horses-but only general bodyguards.
In contrast Byzantine Empire has large contingents of heavy armored cavarly last time in time of Komnenian emperors - time of this mod.
Please keep this in mind.

[Sinan]

Forgot something:

1. This thread is great. As soon as you open the 1st page you get everything.
2. mirage who is the solo guy ? Is he Ghorid ? What faction is he from ?

[Ahiga]

Hey Sinan, it's a Khwarezm cavalryman.

[Sinan]

Thanks Ahiga ! Looks great.

EDIT: BTW will the Ghorids have this unit too ?

[Ahiga]

Thanks Ahiga ! Looks great.

EDIT: BTW will the Ghorids have this unit too ?

I don't think so. They'll be getting Strelac's Ghulams (Who will be parceled out, not given wholesale, to other factions too).

But the face mask is perhaps a good thought for a Ghorid unit. I believe there is a plan to have some pretty fearsome, black-headcovering units. Look really ominous and jihadic.

[Miraj]

Turcomans

[Taneda Santôka]

Tastefull and colourfull fellows!

[Sinan]

Beautiful !

BTW mirage is this screenshot showing on your screen, coz it isn't on mine:



EDIT: NVM as SOON as I posted that it showed up...typical.

[AnthoniusII]

The job of this dev team looks so great that i would like to see it as a part of other mods if that is not an insolving suggestion !!!(Let's say MTR for examble)I am saying again these words are for my admiration of this team's work!!!

[AlphaDelta]

Broken Crescent is bigger than any other mod out there. Perhaps their work can be a part of our mod instead.

[Miraj]

[Miraj]

[Yoda Twin]

Oh man that shot is sweet, i love the Rajput med swordsman.

[CelticPagan]

Absolutely beautiful, Mirage! And those swords IB made for AD look fantastic. Not sure if I was one of the axe-men I'd be running towards those nasty looking pig-stickers

[CelticPagan]

Hi CP How come ?. Those swords and shields would be no match for those axes. A single successful strike from that axe will split shield and man apart.

This raises the very important question of infantry unit function in BC.

Get close enough to a two-handed weapon used and you negate his weapon. After the first swing of those axes, the second line of swordsmen only need to rush in before the axemen can set up for a second swing and you'd have a slaughter on your hands. Longer reach may be good if you are well armored, but if all you have on is robes, the shorter weapon is the more deadly. Look at how effective the Romans were with their short swords against various "barbarian" tribes that used longer swords. Get in close and you are the likely winner.

Besides, I was simply commenting on how deadly looking those Rajput swords are

[Sinan]

Yeah those swords are GREAT, also the shields made by IB are awesome.

[Miraj]

I'm not talking about faction strengths and weaknesses. I'm talking about fundamental unit function. For example what purpose do 2Handers have in BC ? Are they anti infantry, anti cavalry, both ? Also does BC apply fixed animations to 2 Handers ?

I have no objection ot the Rajputs being great. I'm referring to the combat system OVERALL.
BTW I was working on an elephant sig and I was wondering: are the elephants ready ?

Oh, I see what you mean. Well the 2H units are always supposed to have a good attack, good charge but weak defensive stats. So the Ghorid and Afghan units will be great for carving and smashing their way through levy troops even when outnumbered. Its just once things get bogged down and up against swordsmen like these the low defense ratings will start hurting such units. I'm sure Ahiga or AlphaDelta can explain this better.

The Elephants are ready... except a minor animation problem with one of the riders. He just refuses to sit down. This prevents us from taking good Elephants shots which otherwise are looking fantastic. In fact I had elephants just smashing through the Ghorid lines in the above battle, but I couldn't take a worthy pic due to that animation problem.

[Icefrisco]

Great job. I am really stunned. Everything about the units looks amazing. I must admit I really did not pay attention to the mod before but now I can not wait for its release! I must say it again, amazing job!

[Miraj]

Now a little something from my humble map.

[IrAr]

Nice screen! I think that is Rayy, the starting Seljuk capital.