Bronze Age: Total War (Preview & download)

[Zarrr]

Please also let me know your impressions of the changes, and any suggestions you may like to see in the future.

Rome remastered port would be great. There was a guy who ported this mod to Medieval 2 TW (only with auto battles), but port to Rome remastered would be big step forward, especially with new more balanced map.

[geon]

Hi Zarrr,
That might be an option later on, but right now I'm concentrating on improving the original mod.

[geon]

Hi again Zarrr,
Could you please send modified examples of the horned Arzawa and Wilusans guard units but with smaller horns (about half the size).
I want to see if they look better for future upgrades of the mod.

Thanks
Geon

[geon]

To AntonioHundangir,
How is your Wilusa campaign going with the new units?

[Zarrr]

Hi again Zarrr,
Could you please send modified examples of the horned Arzawa and Wilusans guard units but with smaller horns (about half the size).
I want to see if they look better for future upgrades of the mod.

Thanks
Geon

No problem.

[geon]

Thanks Zarrr,
They look amazing. I'll be using them in the next upgrade and Wilusa intro movie

[Dachanto]

Where is the best place to download the newest version of this mod? I have downloaded the mod from ModDB as well as the patch and the English hot fix. Yet every time I start a campaign I get a fatal error that says.....

Error: Filename does not exist :
Bronze/Data/Models_unit/libian_warlord.CAS

Any help would be appreciated!

[geon]

Hi dachanto
Don't know about the libian warlord problem, it might be a steam issue. Check in the comments section of bronze Age total war in moddb. Someone might have a solution.
You can download the geon alterations and helmet update at moddb. These patches might solve the problem (follow the installation instructions carefully)

Regards
Geon

[geon]

Hi Zarrr,
I'd like to make another request, if I may. The Sherdan figure in the game has a ball and stalk on top of his helmet. This is shown on Egyptian reliefs for Pharaoh's Sherdan Guard, but is not on the helmets of those Sherdan attacking Egypt (probably served to differentiate enemy from friendly Sherdan). Can you please alter the Sherdan figure? Two models please, one without the ball and stalk, and one with the ball a little larger, maybe twice as big.

Thanks in advance
Geon

[Zarrr]

Done!

[geon]

Thanks, Zarrr,
Outstanding work, as always

[geon]

Well, I'm currently working on the Sherdan Guard for the Egyptians. I currently plan to have a Sherdan figure with Ra sundisk on the helmet and Egyptian coloured clothes to simulate the Pharaoh's bodyguard and the normal Sherdan figures without helmet discs for the Sea People's raiders. It's tricky but I think I can solve it.

On another note, I' d like some feedback on the changes so far, what you like and don't like. That information can help with future improvements to the mod

Cheers
Geon

[geon]

Still working on the Sherdan...also looking at changing the diplomat figure and putting in spies and assassins with a bronze Age look.

Still waiting on feedback from people.

Regards
Geon

[Zarrr]

Hope to see them soon!

[geon]

Hi Zarrr,
Well, I'm still learning as I go along.

Still experimenting. Can you please do the following, if you can?

Can you put the Hittite tabahaza (archer) crest on the trojan guard figure ( The one with the small brow horns)?

Can you put a dipterporo crest on the Dorian elite Helmet?

Can you put small brow horns and the tabahaza (archer) helmet crest on the Hittite guard (golden spear) figure?

Thanking you in advance

Geon

[Zarrr]

What do you mean by dipterporo crest?

[geon]

Hi Zarrr,

I mean that solid bronze crest you see on the dipterporo (gillean warrior) figure...the one I replaced for those original herakles figures...it may make it look like a bronze Age Austrian helmet...might also use it as the Dorian general figure if it works.

I'm also thinking that a crest like this with horsehair crest put on the Achaean elite figure with the smaller horns might make a good myrmidon figure (oh well, I can dream)

Thanks
Geon

[Zarrr]

Hi Zarrr,
Well, I'm still learning as I go along.

Still experimenting. Can you please do the following, if you can?

Can you put the Hittite tabahaza (archer) crest on the trojan guard figure ( The one with the small brow horns)?

Can you put a dipterporo crest on the Dorian elite Helmet?

Can you put small brow horns and the tabahaza (archer) helmet crest on the Hittite guard (golden spear) figure?

Thanking you in advance

Geon

I think that they are done.

[geon]

Thank you Zarrr, wonderful work as always.

May I please ask for some modifications.

The helmet crests on the Dorian Elites are a little too big (but don't worry, I can use this figure as an Early Iron Age Villanovan warrior)

I was thinking of the crests as more like this picture of Dorian warriors

https://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/15...-their-armour/

They seem to be wearing Bronze Age Austrian Pass Lueg helmets

https://www.facebook.com/bronzeageco...7059526481113/

https://books.openedition.org/pccj/461

Are you able to put helmets like this on the Dorian Elite figure?

The crests on the Hittite Guard and Wilusan Guard are a little small. Can you make the crests more like the Hittite Guard crest on the kings gate as Hattusa?

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/ki...ortBy=relevant

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/343540277809534101/

(both with the small brow horns of course)

I was also thinking that the Wilusa Gurad unit might look good with the helmet crest seen on the Hittite warriors at Carchemesh

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ca...-49245156.html

https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/...y/DAE-11051427

http://www.soniahalliday.com/categor...TR6A-11-02.jpg

https://www.deviantart.com/syltorian...arch-496124247


Finally, Peter Connolly in one of his wonderful books has Achilles in a crested Pass Leug helmet.

https://paganimagevault.tumblr.com/p...-connolly-stop

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/453878468694113254/

If you could put a crested Pass Lueg helmet on the Mycenae Achaean Elite figure (with small brow horns), I could reskin it and have a Myrmidon figure.

Thanks again

Geon

[Zarrr]

I have a question. What is reason for Pass Lueg helmet? These helmets come from Urnfield culture from Alpine region in Austria far away from Greece. Urnfield culture helmets from Northern Balkans have rather simple conical form with knob.