- Preview I - The Romans -

[azulfan01]

@joar or @ Gäiten. another question for you.
based off of my experiences with Rios IB VLTRA GLORIAM ROMAE (which i thank for their hard work),
but i noticed he didnt really include sprites for the units, keeping them in full 3-D, including when you zoom all he way out, which if im not mistaken is pretty much the same as having the detail set to Highest.
now i dont exactly have an Alienware computuer or a relativly new one at that, but i can play almost all RTW MODs such as Aristeia TW & RSII, which both have very beautiful graphics, but with Rios IB i cant really play it do to this small issue.
now my question is simple: will this mod be playable for people with lower end computers? or will you at least include the small favore of having sprites for units? thank you!

[Gäiten]

I may think of an update of the units previewed. There has been a lot of work meanwhile ...

[azulfan01]

Excelent! aah Gäiten u sure know how to people on their toes!

[Gäiten]

Sprites will be used, however, given the new graphics you will need a not so out-of-date computer.

There will be some optional-to-be-installed content, the better your computer is, the better the multimedia gets.

[demagogos nicator]

now i dont exactly have an Alienware computuer or a relativly new one at that, but i can play almost all RTW MODs such as Aristeia TW & RSII, which both have very beautiful graphics, but with Rios IB i cant really play it do to this small issue.

That is very interesting. From my own experience I consider Aristeia a mod with the most demanding graphics. It caused me so much lag even on the medium settings that I gave up playing after few day.
In the other hand, Rios mod is runs almost without problems even with higher settings on my computer.

[azulfan01]

hmm that is odd. i even changed the preferences.txt file so that the units are set back to huge, which would be 160, and 242 depending upon the unit. i do honestly believe that sprites are a low-end-computer's best friend. then again i do turn off things i dont really want to see, helps alot if you know what to teak based off your computer.

[Gäiten]

And here an Easter egg for the Roman fans: the Lateranensis Imperialis Germanicum.

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Great work! I love the period detail here!

[Sertorio]

I love Easter...

[Gäiten]

Great work! I love the period detail here!

Thank you. Due the Details, I think I did this with each unit. Just wait a little longer.

[Agent007]

Nifty unit there! Good to see you're still working on this.

[Gäiten]

Here another small preview: the Comitatenses Illyrici (East Roman variant).

[demagogos nicator]

Looks really nice.

[Agent007]

Very nice!

[Gäiten]

For previews for the Romans I get at least some feedback.

[Flavius Vegetius Renatus]

what is the classification of Imperialis Germanicum unit? Does it belong in line with comitatenses or palatines or is it more of a auxilary? In what area will it be recruitable?

[Gäiten]

They are the personal bodyguard of the Western emperor, they can only be recruited in Rome.

[Flavius Vegetius Renatus]

For previews for the Romans I get at least some feedback.

They all look good buddy. My feeling is people are commenting less because they don't want to slow down your progress by getting you into lengthy discussions. Wait till you release the final version.

Imperialis Germanicum will be new personal bodyguard. How will this affect candidati, stablesani, scholae or domesticorum. I always had a hard time with so many guard units available not knowing which served what purpose. which ones will you retain and which ones you think will be gone?

Im guessing comitatenses illirici will be solely recruitable in Illiricourm. Will we also have other area oriented comitatenses units like gallic, hispanic, syrian or african? Will you keep recruitment available to one or two cities like in SAI or every town in a specific region?

Give us some hint as to what expect from the Palatina units, how will they differ?

[Gäiten]

They all look good buddy. My feeling is people are commenting less because they don't want to slow down your progress by getting you into lengthy discussions. Wait till you release the final version.

Sometimes you as modder you need stimulus and feedback.

Imperialis Germanicum will be new personal bodyguard. How will this affect candidati, stablesani, scholae or domesticorum. I always had a hard time with so many guard units available not knowing which served what purpose. which ones will you retain and which ones you think will be gone?

All stay, but where you can recruit them is the point.

Im guessing comitatenses illirici will be solely recruitable in Illiricourm. Will we also have other area oriented comitatenses units like gallic, hispanic, syrian or african? Will you keep recruitment available to one or two cities like in SAI or every town in a specific region?

As cue -> Dioceses.
To the recruiting, yes.

Give us some hint as to what expect from the Palatina units, how will they differ?

Numbers, battle value and only few places to recruit them.

[azulfan01]

They all look good buddy. My feeling is people are commenting less because they don't want to slow down your progress by getting you into lengthy discussions. Wait till you release the final version.

Sometimes you as modder you need stimulus and feedback.

you know what Gaiten, Flavius isnt to far from the truth.
i know for me, thats the exact reason i dont really post on here, as last time i did you said that progress was going by nicely, so in a small way i thought continuously posting questions would only hinder you. good to know that isnt the case. been a while since i posted on the FD forum.
so how is progress so far? any bumps in the road? (glitches, CTD's, errors), or on the contrary, is everything actually going by soothly?
would be nice if the modders kept US updated with an occasional "hello, were fine, mods good, bye" haha xD