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[AqD]

The mod will change from a mini-mod to an independent RTR submod - it will have its own mod-folder and no longer inteferes with your RTR installation!

New units for Seleucid Empire

Units

• Hypaspistai (King's Guard)
• Argyraspidai Peltastai (Silver Shield Peltasts)
• Argyraspidai (Silver Shield Pikemen)
• Chalkaspidai (Bronze Shield Pikemen)
• Misthophoroi Galatikoi (Galatian Mercenary)
• Syriakoi Pantodapoi Phalangitai (Syrian Native Pikemen)
• Hetairoi (Companion Cavalry; General)
• Agema Kataphraktoi (Cataphracts)
• Hippeis Xystophoroi (Heavy Cavalry)
• Hippeis Elaphroi (Medium Cavalry)
• Toxotai Syriakoi (Syrian Archer; AOR)
• Persikoi Pantodapoi Phalangitai (Persian Native Pikemen)
• Medoi Lonchophoroi (Median Heavy Cavalry), shared with Parthians
• Medoi Doryphoroi (Median Spearmen), shared with Parthians

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Plus new AOR units added in version 2:

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Others

• Raise cost/time for barracks to recruit macedonian infantry
• Group together all royal/macedonian units; garrions should be local troops and mercenaries.

New units for Greco-Bactrian kingdom: hidden until complete preview

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• Hetairoi Kataphraktoi
• Baktrioi Hippotoxotai
• Baktrioi Hippeis
• Agema Hoplitai
• Pezoi
• Thorakitai Hoplitai
• Thureophoroi
• Sakai Eugeneis Kataphraktoi

Minor changes for Parthians

All the cataphract archers are removed due to historical-accuracy issue. One armour HA is added - it's used in early Sassanian period so the parthians may have them as well.

Misc planned units - plan postponed

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• Armenian Infantry (AOR)
• Galatikoi Kleruchoi - galatian settlers / heavy infantry (Ptolemaic)
• Ioudaioi Ekatontamachoi - hundred fighters (Ptolemaic)

Free people faction
... to hold wastelands such as Sahara:

It's meant for:

1. AI factions wouldn't expand into these useless regions.
2. Players can make trade with them!

Battle changes

• Both of hoplites and phalangites have been changed from defensive units to offensive ones - they will appear to be stronger frontally, but much more vulnerable to flanking attacks, just like what they were in history.
• Faster battles with higher casuality
• Elite units have reduced defense, so they're no longer immortal...

Other changes

• Increased recruitment time, higher attack but lowered defense for elite units (so they can die).
• More bonus for AI generals: tax, trade, command, money.....
• Split government/public-order buildings from barracks. So far there is only one type of government:
  • Self-Governing Community: the most common type of government (to the conquered) in classical age. It means the central government would simply NOT intefere with local communities, except to collect tax and levy soldiers.
  More is planned but they'd probably be for roman-only....
• New loading screens and mod launcher!!!

[Pat89]

Welcome back

[AqD]

Thx


Progress update:
Small modification for parthian units:

All the cataphract archers are removed/changed due to historical-accuracy issue. One armour HA is added - it's used in early Sassanian period so the parthians may have had them as well

The horse:

[florin80]

The horse looks pretty good. One thing though, what`s the attachement to the side of its head? Is that supposed to be a pom-pon or something like that?
Btw, can you show a bigger picture of the armoured horse archer?

[AqD]

It's a small smoothing issue in 3ds' rendering

Here is the large pic in game:


Well they're not meant to be impressive, because the unit has been demoted from top-tier to medium-low

[florin80]

Thanks! I was just wondering if it might suit the late antiquity(sassanian roster) timeframe too.

[Dog Fart]

Nice horses aqd!!! Good to see you back again.

[AqD]

Probably not They're exclusively horse archers and only appeared very briefly, and then they all disappeared alongwith other native Sassanian HAs. I added it because I want armoured HAs so badly......


@dirty_M: nice to see you again!

[florin80]

Probably not They're exclusively horse archers and only appeared very briefly, and then they all disappeared alongwith other native Sassanian HAs. I added it because I want armoured HAs so badly......

Well, I`ve done a bi mod and my current sassanids unfortunately are a rather underrepresented faction. Hence my sudden interest in late parthians.

[AqD]

Well, I`ve done a bi mod and my current sassanids unfortunately are a rather underrepresented faction. Hence my sudden interest in late parthians.

You could find a lot of info in Osprey's books:

• Rome's Enemies (3) - Parthans & Sassanid Persians
• Rome's Enemies (5) - The Desert Frontier (covering Sassanid's Arab allies)
• Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War

Sassanisn military were quite differrent from Parthian's actually. They abandoned the all-cavalry mobile army that Parthians used, and changed to combined infantry + heavy cavalry.

BTW why not just use IBFD's sassanisn roster?

[florin80]

And Sassanian Elite Cavalry. I know. Montvert has a way better title on the subject though(Sassanian Armies). It wasn`t a problem of sources or modern interpretations as much as a problem of finished units. I`m not a modeller and I don`t consider myself a skinner either. Anyway, I guess I`ve spammed your thread enough. Good luck with the parthians!

[The Colonel]

hey just happend to pop by after remembering the cool thracian units. Are those going to be perfected? You also mentioned putting marian reforms back in. I cant wait to see what happens to the seleuicds

[AqD]

hey just happend to pop by after remembering the cool thracian units. Are those going to be perfected? You also mentioned putting marian reforms back in. I cant wait to see what happens to the seleuicds

Oh unfortunately I don't have enough time to perfect the barbarian factions. Too much work in the eastern part! And I couldn't put a lot of time modding now.

BTW the first of new seleucid units has been completed, see here

[Salvor Hardin]

These Parthians look quite well. Keep up the good work.

[florin80]

A bit off topic again. I`ve set up a thread on porting rtw mods to atw. Since it`s pretty much what you`ve done, maybe you have something useful to add to it.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...67#post5234067

[AqD]

nope, actually you have something useful for me

(PS: the formation fix )

[florin80]

That`s good to know. No idea on the marian reform though?

[florin80]

How many entries have you used in your DMB?

[AqD]

How many entries have you used in your DMB?

Only 306, including 15 new horses. Too few new units

So Aqd you are back at work. I am happy with this. You last work had amazed me. Will you go on from where you left?
If you will need someone to help again let me know. This period I am hungry of good RTW units/mods testing. Need my PC to wear a good General helmet.

Yeah of course! I'll let you know once I finish the new seleucid roster - should be in a month or two.

[Tony83]

That Parthian horse looks good matey. I have a commission for you for FOE if you're interested.