TODO for next version (v2.6)

[AqD]

New faction - Mauryan Empire from RG, done
New faction - Pergamon Kingdom
New faction - Saka tribes
New units - Ptolemaic military settlers, done
New units - Thracians from VARIAGMOD, done
New units - Indo-greeks and extra units in Mauryan empire
New units - other eastern factions, half-done
Integrate FOE units
Scripted population growth for barbarians, half-done
Scripted defense for some of the capitals

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New units made by myself:




and ... Gastraphetoi

[AqD]

and chinese translations... with the help from rx-78


unrelated to you guys anyway, unless someone wants to learn chinese

[inquisitor]

And what about the germans?...lol

[Sir Walter]

We want barbarians!

[AqD]

there will be more steppe barbarians

[inquisitor]

Do you do something about the germans and celts?
Or do you wait for FOE?

Just curious

[AqD]

Not in next version unless you explicitly ask some units I'll probably just get the most similar one from variagmod pack hthough

BTW I saw the berserker unit someone asked...... but it's not released yet

[inquisitor]

They need some refreshment....lol
The beserker unit is nice.A elite swordunit is also a good idea.

Thes Galatian heavy's looked cool....when you change there helmet's,they pretty much do the job

[Sir Walter]

Which faction are we losing to make space for two new ones? (I'm guessing the Free Peoples are out )

[The Guy With No Imagination]

I think this is going to be a very good mod

[AqD]

Which faction are we losing to make space for two new ones? (I'm guessing the Free Peoples are out )

no, they're no longer a superfaction, so all spaces are available for now

New factions:
- Mauryan empire, copied from Res Gestae
- North-Eastern steppe nomads, based on Saka but there could be mixed units from further east
- One faction slot is unused.

1 of roman culture
1 of egyptian culture
2 of carthaginian culure
4 of barbarian culture
5 of greek culture (including pontus)
5 of eastern culture
1 for free people
1 for rebels

The last slot may be used as Pergamon kingdom. but it'd be another greek culture faction with units identical to that of macedonians, or be used as some arabian faction...

[The Guy With No Imagination]

[/QUOTE]
The last slot may be used as Pergamon kingdom. but it'd be another greek culture faction with units identical to that of macedonians, or be used as some arabian faction...[/QUOTE]

To the contrary Pergamon was its own nation and inthere soldiers are not at all that similar to that of the Makedonians.The soldiers they (Pergamon) had were:
Basilikon Peltastai
Pergamon Hypispastai
Hippeis Lonchophoroi
Hetairoi
Epelektoi Hoplitai
phalangitai agema
Pergamon Hippeis Xystophoroi
pantodapoi phalangitai
pezhetairoi
mistophoroi galatikoi
Hetairoi Aspidophoroi
Elephantes (from syria)
thrakioi prodomoi
Thorakitai
Thureophroi
Kataphractoi (maybe not but somthing similar, i know that much)
*edit*
Pergamon epilektoi Macharophoroi
Machairophori
more will come as i remember

[AqD]

To the contrary Pergamon was its own nation and inthere soldiers are not at all that similar to that of the Makedonians.The soldiers they (Pergamon) had were:
Basilikon Peltastai
Pergamon Hypispastai
Hippeis Lonchophoroi
Hetairoi
Epelektoi Hoplitai
phalangitai agema
Pergamon Hippeis Xystophoroi
pantodapoi phalangitai
pezhetairoi
mistophoroi galatikoi
Hetairoi Aspidophoroi
Elephantes (from syria)
thrakioi prodomoi
Thorakitai
Thureophroi
Kataphractoi (maybe not but somthing similar, i know that much)
and then the AOR

(marked: black - macedonian, green - AOR, blue - questionable)

Hmm... But aren't Macedonians supposed to have all these except for cataphracts (they didn't have access to cata horses ) and elephants (unrecruitable - it's indian not syrian)?

BTW are these EBII in unit roster?

[Caligula Caesar]

Why are Elite Hoplites AoRs?

[AqD]

I guess they're professional hoplites hired by the city of Pergamon? Or were they specially trained by the royal court?

[The Guy With No Imagination]

They were elites from the city of Pergamon a.k.a Pergamon elite Hoplites, they were from pergamon and trained in the old hoplite ethos, ie citizens trained as proffesional hoplites, oh and i forgot the mistophoroi Uazali, Anatolikoi Hillmen and Syrian Elephants existed to!!Also ypu have to look past the unitsand see their history too, they were able to repel the migrationg gauls and played huge rolles in the Makedonian wars all 3 of them, plus it would spice up asia minor ok maybe not ctaphracts but i know they had something similar meaning at least the front of the horse was covered in scale armour.oh and to answer your question aabout theses units being in the EBII roster........................
oh, heres a picture of Asia minor
GREEN----> Independant greeks
BLUE ---->Pergamon
RED---->Armenia
GREY/SILVER---->Seleucid Empire
LIGHT BLUE---->Dependancies/client states of Pergamon
PURPLE---->Pontos
also held few places in greece




ps. sorry for big size

[inquisitor]

I dont want to be y....but i think that there allready enough hellenic factions.
A galatian faction instead of Pergamon would be cooler.
I know alot of people like the phalanx warfair,but to fight only phalanxes in asia minor is gamebraking srry.

Or put in the illyrians or the breuci.plssss

[Sir Walter]

Agreeing with inquistor, but can we have the Dacians? Or do we have them? If not, then two Germani factions would be good because they fought each other all the time and never united properly...

[The Guy With No Imagination]

@ inquisitor, they would be alright, but they werent very interested,in expanding
@M.P.C.U, an interesting idea but wouldnt it be a copy then one eliminates the other sor someone eliminates one and then its one germani faction and it would be like nothing new happened?

[inquisitor]

@ inquisitor, they would be alright, but they werent very interested,in expanding
@M.P.C.U, an interesting idea but wouldnt it be a copy then one eliminates the other sor someone eliminates one and then its one germani faction and it would be like nothing new happened?

On point 2,i have to admit...there is a point...lol
What do you mean they werent very interesting in expanding...
When you mean the units.....dont we have an aor system?
And when you mean the faction isn't very intersting....thats everybody own tastes

What faction aqd may include...my hope is...pls no more phalanx faction.You(global speaking) gonna use the same lame tactic over and over again.And when i want to play Macedon....i will face the same kind of enemy untill Parthians pisses in my country.....hmmm....not exactly fun IMHO


And the weird thing is....when i would make a poll...barbarian or hellenic faction?......
Most people would pick a hellenic faction.Why....beats me
Pls no comment like...they where more interesting...because there not

I trust Aqd's wisdom(there tea is much beter then ours<-joke),he will find a balance between historical intrest and gameplay aka fun.

Greetz inq