Faction Uniuqe AOR units....

**Ceasar Gubius** · December 06, 2009, 03:55 PM

Hey all, I was playing FOE and I noticed something in the game. I was playing Epiros and Continuing my war with the Romans, and much of both of our armies resembled each other (Being made up of Oscan, Campanii and Samnite units). In the fray, it was hard to tell who's units belonged to who. This isn't a major problem, but I remembered a feature in EB that could be implemented into this game...

Most of the units FOE are AOR. Indeed, some of the factions are completly made up of AOR units (Numidia, Cisalpine Gauls, Celtiberia). Yet all the AOR units look the same for every faction. What if you were to reskin (And maybe minimal modeling) so that many (Not all) AOR units will look uniuqe for different factions. EB did this for the different Gaullic and Hellenic units... Just to toss out examples; What if you were to reskin so a Roman Oscan Infantry would look different then one hired by Carthage. Or an Epiros Campanii Hoplite would look diferent then a Roman one. Or finally a Roman Deserter legion would appear different from Gaullic service or Epiros Service...

I mean, this isn't "needed" but it would add even more immersion to the game

**Pat89** · December 08, 2009, 05:39 PM

We haven't done (and likely won't do) this, because it there is a limit to the number of units you can have and we only have one active skinner (Quetzalcoatl) and only one person who edits models for us (BladeRunner900). In other words, we have very few artists to do the lots of work required for this suggestion.

**sumaznguy** · December 08, 2009, 07:43 PM

In RTW's engine I believe you would have to create duplicates of the unit to accomplish that. Only in M2TW, you could have faction specific skins using the same unit model.

At least there are multiple types of hoplites. Mercenary, Eperios, Ekdromoi, Polis, Independent Polis, Libyan, Liby-Phoencian, Illyrian (like 3 of them), and some italian ones too (campani and etruscan).

**Pat89** · December 09, 2009, 03:35 AM

You can share models for various units in RTW too, but there still is a limit to how many units you can have.

**mochi** · December 09, 2009, 07:02 AM

Isn't it a problem about skin?
If so, not EDU but DMB file have to be changed for having different texture per faction.

**Clearchus of Sparta** · December 09, 2009, 07:29 AM

Somebody still has to create those skins though. With more skinners, it probably wouldnt be an issue

**Ceasar Gubius** · December 10, 2009, 03:53 PM

Ahhh, ok... Can you at least reskin the Epiros War Elephant so it looks more......... Epiros?

And maybe reskin the AOR War Elephants from North Africa so they don't have the silly Carthage symbol on them....

AND.........

**Pat89** · December 10, 2009, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Ceasar Gubius

Ahhh, ok... Can you at least reskin the Epiros War Elephant so it looks more......... Epiros?

Those are actually Indian Elephants...

**kepper** · December 10, 2009, 07:08 PM

Pat just one thing there skin belong to.

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**Ceasar Gubius** · December 10, 2009, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by kepper

Pat just one thing there skin belong to.

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That's what I meant, lol! Why not make a "Asian War Elephant" with Epiros looking rugs, towers, etc... Capito

?

**Pat89** · December 11, 2009, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by kepper

Pat just one thing there skin belong to.

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Yes I know

But that doesn't take away the fact that they're here meant to be Indian elephants

**Clearchus of Sparta** · December 11, 2009, 06:49 AM

Perhaps we could stamp the Ellies with "Property of Phyrus, if found, please return to Epirus" .............. LOL

**Ceasar Gubius** · December 12, 2009, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Clearchus of Sparta

Perhaps we could stamp the Ellies with "Property of Phyrus, if found, please return to Epirus" .............. LOL

LOL, I like that

!

But seriously, another unit that may just need a reskin, is the Polis Hoplite (Spelt right

)... The symbol on it's shield is that of Macedon. And seeing Macedon IS going to be a new major faction in FOE 2.0, perhaps you could give the current one to them. THEN make a new AOR version for anyone else that may have a plain shield or something else that is a universaly Greek symbol instead....