- Preview I - The Romans -

[Joar]

This looks great, I'm surprised I didn't run across it sooner!

Just one question; any chance we'll see a more complex pagan religious system this time around? i.e., more diverse and numerous types of temples? Sol Invictus and Mithras get old after a while...

It is of course possible to implement new pagan temples, but then again it would just be for show since the effect will be the same.

[PSEUDO ROMANUS]

Well, that world was basically a Christian one. I don't know.
Do you have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them .

[Constantius]

Well, that world was basically a Christian one. I don't know.
Do you have any suggestions? I'd like to hear them .

It was officially Christian after Theodosius decreed it so, but there were still many many pagans and cultists around, and for a long time till come, Justinian had schools closed including the Neo-platonic academy and I quote from the Codex "We wish to widen the law once made by us and by our father of blessed memory against all remaining heresies (we call heresies those faiths which hold and believe things otherwise than the catholic and apostolic orthodox church), so that it ought to apply not only to them but also to Samaritans [Jews] and pagans. Thus, since they have had such an ill effect, they should have no influence nor enjoy any dignity, nor acting as teachers of any subjects, should they drag the minds of the simple to their errors and, in this way, turn the more ignorant of them against the pure and true orthodox faith; so we permit only those who are of the orthodox faith to teach and accept a public stipend" So I think still need for variety of Pagan sites, perahps incluing the Academy? That said would there be any 'new' large constructions in this period?

[Joar]

So I think still need for variety of Pagan sites, perahps incluing the Academy? That said would there be any 'new' large constructions in this period?

There's several Pagan sites in RR, and adding new Pagan temples is of course possible, but like I wrote: this would only be purely cosmetic since there's no way of making any religious distinctions between different Pagan cults - they would generate Paganism pure and simple.

And what do you mean by "new large constructions"?

[Julianus Flavius]

An interesting question. On one hand, the world was basically Christian, and if you want to restore Paganism, it's probably too late anyway, but on the other, and I have no evidence to back this up, I'd think it'd be rather difficult for a culture to completely forget it's roots, but maybe that's just me and my knowledge of 2nd - 3rd century roman culture coming to the fore.

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

411 AD- Romans outlaw public pratcises of paganism

[Constantius]

411 AD- Romans outlaw public pratcises of paganism

Really!!!!, they must hide this information in books

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

lemme see where i read that really quick - BRB

[Julianus Flavius]

I think that paganism wasn't outlawed in one go, but it was slowly killed off, and all Theodosius did was declare a dead horse dead.

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

Like the new portraits

[Gromovnik]

Awesome stuff, can't wait until this is out.

[Joar]

Thanks!

[seed18mail]

Large map and beauty mods all let me excited

[helmersen]

A little suggestion since I love this mod: It would be amazing if you could use the city models also used in Roma Surrectum for the Roman cities in this mod. They are so much cooler and realistic than the vanilla models.

[Joar]

A little suggestion since I love this mod: It would be amazing if you could use the city models also used in Roma Surrectum for the Roman cities in this mod. They are so much cooler and realistic than the vanilla models.

Well, that's a question of getting permission and so on, but we will look into it.

[trent]

post with wrong text, Delete please.

[trent]

The city models from RS2 would be nice for sure! You might want to take a look at the Byzantine city skins from rome medevil. They have very nice looking older roman buildings.

Also I can't wait until this one is out I have been waiting since you said it was being made in like 2008

[Gäiten]

There have been some more enhancements for the Roman factions.

[azulfan01]

no one's posted here for a while so ill start it off again.
any more little spoilers before release? just to make the the suspense all that much more unbearable x)

[Joar]

no one's posted here for a while so ill start it off again.
any more little spoilers before release? just to make the the suspense all that much more unbearable x)

There's no more previews planned for RR, though I don't know if Gäiten's planning something. He's a very secretive man, you know...