About Turkish Factions?

[TuCoT]

First, greeting to all and great team of DotS...

Great mod only I say...

And a simple question: Could you release some pictures about Turkish factions? I really wonder them! Maybe you can give some information about Turks and Seljuks?

Thanks...

[Copperknickers II]

We don't have very much in the way of pictures, the map not being finished yet and no units that we haven't already shown you in the unit previews that pertain to Turkics. I am sure in the not too distant future we will have a full preview on the Seljuqs and their associated Mongol and Middle Eastern comrades, they are my favourite faction i think, even more than Scotland. All i will tell you now is that playing as the Seljuqs is going to be extremely challenging. Your empire is large, and although you are reasonably rich you are also extremely decentralised, very vulnerable to the vultures circling overhead in the shapes of Rum, Syria and the Caucasus states. As has been said, by the time the Mongols reach you even a seasoned veteran will be fighting for his very survival. This is why we then have the options of two transitions, one being the Khwarezmids and one the Mongol Horde itself. Both will change the character of your empire more than any other transition in the game, and it is the only such transition where you get a choice between two. Rest assured both of these will come with advantages - khwarezmian heavy troops make mincemeat of ill-prepared westerners, and the mongols are a ravenous beast to be unleashed.

[\Vazul's Ghost/]

We don't have very much in the way of pictures, the map not being finished yet and no units that we haven't already shown you in the unit previews that pertain to Turkics. I am sure in the not too distant future we will have a full preview on the Seljuqs and their associated Mongol and Middle Eastern comrades, they are my favourite faction i think, even more than Scotland. All i will tell you now is that playing as the Seljuqs is going to be extremely challenging. Your empire is large, and although you are reasonably rich you are also extremely decentralised, very vulnerable to the vultures circling overhead in the shapes of Rum, Syria and the Caucasus states. As has been said, by the time the Mongols reach you even a seasoned veteran will be fighting for his very survival. This is why we then have the options of two transitions, one being the Khwarezmids and one the Mongol Horde itself. Both will change the character of your empire more than any other transition in the game, and it is the only such transition where you get a choice between two. Rest assured both of these will come with advantages - khwarezmian heavy troops make mincemeat of ill-prepared westerners, and the mongols are a ravenous beast to be unleashed.

Sounds like a really good gameplay representation of the challenges faced by the Seljuqs historically. Whatsmore it sounds like this will prevent the AI Seljuqs from dominating all of their smaller neighbors and wiping out 3 or 4 factions in the firs 50 turns.

[TuCoT]

Thanks a lot for the answer. Now I really excited about DotS!