Pick n' Mix unit descriptions

[Father Jack]

Post your drafts in this tread and the final version here. Thanks.

[Father Jack]

I have put down what I will do in my first batch. Any other takers?

[dvk901]

Come on guys....you're chance to put your own touch on RS2.

[Mulattothrasher]

Theres quite a few that I have done in the faction descriptions that I see here...such as the Brythonic chariot (Belgae preview), Voclae Axemen (Arverni unit descriptions), and the Caledonian infantry (Belgae preview), Seleucid Katakoi Phalangites (Seleucid unit descriptions) among others. If it is the same unit then the same unit descriptions can work.

A lot of the Celtic/barb unit descriptions I can write up off the top of my head. That being so, I'd prefer if more attention was directed to the non barbarian factions, as those could use the help more than the barbs :hmmm:

[Father Jack]

Yeh I was just going off what I saw in the export_units so I shall look through the previews and find any descriptions from there. I would also agree with us concentrating on the non barbarian factions aswell.

Also, for units such as Thorakitai and Threophoroi we could always use the existing descriptions for them rather than having to write new ones for factional based ones. Perhaps just adding a sentence or two to make them seem more linked with that faction.

[Legio]

Can I try my hands on the eastern AoR, such as sparababababa and hyrkanian slingers?

[Father Jack]

you may indeed.

[Legio]

Persian Sparabara

The sparabara, or "Shield-bearers" are named after the spara, the large wicker shield they are equipped with. They formed the bulk of infantry in Achaemenid armies and used their large, shoulder-high shield to form a shield wall in the front rank. Their use in the battlefield was simple- protect the archers from cavalry and other infantry while they rained arrows upon them. Greek art form the time period shows that the spara could be propped on the ground allowing the warrior to use both hands freely.
Even after the conquests and death of Alexander, they continued to be drafted into service by the successors, and were present in Sassanian armies.
While trained to fight from infancy, the sparabara class would not be an active garrison force. While not fighting, they tilled their land around the polyglot empire.
While the sparabara were no match for Hellenic hoplite warfare, their way of fighting was effective against most other opponents, and are particularly useful for holding an enemy while heavier troops perform flanking maneuvers.

How does that sound?

[dvk901]

Not to change the subject, but we also need Campaign descriptions worked on. Quite a few are undone. Come ON SWHUNTER!! You are a writer, and here Sparta sits with NO description for their campaign!! I'm ashamed of you.

[swhunter]

Not to change the subject, but we also need Campaign descriptions worked on. Quite a few are undone. Come ON SWHUNTER!! You are a writer, and here Sparta sits with NO description for their campaign!! I'm ashamed of you.

oops!

I thought i did one with Kera a while back!
where it go?:hmmm:
We can mix up history with what ifs, since Sparta is a fictional faction
at this period of time.

I will start doing one again tomorrow if you like.
BTW my format on the book is almost ready!
Then i send it back to the editor to review it, and put it into design!
We feel it could be out before Christmas!

On this list of descriptions above, what do you what history related ?
locations ect? Anything like, "hey this guy carries and spear throws it and runs like heck before the heaver infantry arrive"! something like that?

Kidding, i can do a few at a time for the greeks.

[Father Jack]

Sounds good to me. I have added it.

All of the Hyrkanian stuff is done and so is the Takbararraaaa things. I found alot in the previews. I will continue looking through them tomorrow.

[dvk901]

Please make sure you add them to the latest Beta8 files please.

[Arnspac]

I'll take a run at the Dacians Macky..it will be short and sweet...but not too quick.

[Father Jack]

Please make sure you add them to the latest Beta8 files please.

One step ahead of you mate

Arn - please do

[rory o'kane]

I call shotgun on the Roman units, but i won't be able to get much (if anything) done 'till Easter (which for me starts on the 28th of March, which is when i go home to Cardiff) - i've got 4 weeks off, so i can do a fair bit of work. Also, some of the Auxiliary cohorts will need renaming, for example, there was a cohort from Egypt, but it was Cohors II Thebaeorum (from Thebes in Egypt).
Also, they shouldn't be called "Cohors Blah Blah Milliaria" as that denotes their size as a milliary cohort (i.e. a "1000-strong cohort" - actually 800 men), which would mean in game terms they'd have the same number of men as a legionary First Cohort. so yeah, i can do that.

[Father Jack]

Thanks rory.

Ok I have gone through all of the previews to pick descriptions from and I have added any relavent ones to the export_unit file. Any that are not crossed out need to be written.

[Legio]

I want to do the Cretans- archers, hoplites, and epilektoi hoplites.

[Father Jack]

excellent, go ahead

[Legio]

Cretan Epilektoi

The island of Crete is situated south of the Peloponnesian mainland in the Mediterranean. It boasts of being the largest of the Greek islands and fifth largest in the Mediterranean. Little is known about the rise of ancient Cretan society, as very limited written records remain, and many are written in the undecipherable script known as Linear A. This contrasts with the superb houses, palaces, roads, paintings and sculptures that do remain. Early Cretan history is replete with legends such as those of King Minos, Theseus, Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus passed on orally via poets such as Homer. Crete was involved in the Mithridatic Wars, initially repelling an attack by Roman general Marcus Antonius Creticus in 71 BC. Nevertheless a ferocious three-year campaign soon followed under Quintus Caecilius Metellus, equipped with three legions, and Crete was finally conquered by Rome in 69 BC, earning for Metellus the title "Creticus".
In 216 BC Crete was famous for what it had always been famous; its mercenary archers and its mercenary hoplites. While most Cretans saw service abroad, some stayed at home, andwitht he profit made from their mercenary lifestyle, they could afford the best armor and weapons.
Earlier on, Cretans had fought for Sparta in the battles leading up to Sellasia, but they did not share Sparta's fate. They were always ready for war, and there was always a state of war between the eastern and western part of the island. In the easternmost part of the island lived the Eteokretes, the last descendants of Minoans who spoke their language and had their customs. It was in this era that they faded away.

EDIT: The Hellenistic Hoplites Preview has a lot more descriptions.

[rory o'kane]

Just want to check - do the Roman auxiliary archers need doing (either the Cretans, or the Syrians, or both)?