Question

**mac89** · April 16, 2006, 11:24 AM

can you tell me if the heros are actually possible as one man units?
If your coder says he can, can you put him in touch with me on how to do this.
Im really desparate.........please!

**Zenith Darksea** · April 16, 2006, 02:46 PM

Well, yes and no. You can have one hero on a field at a time, but no more than that (otherwise the script gets confused). We had a couple of ideas, but nothing really practical. You couldn't, for example, have a one man unit that you could personally train.

**SicilianVespers** · April 20, 2006, 10:05 AM

This is just a thought, and was probably already covered...

Would it be possible to make unique captains to represent the heroes, and make the unit the heroes retinue?

So an Agamemnon unit could really be made up of his retinue, with a special captain representing the hero?

**Zenith Darksea** · April 20, 2006, 10:17 AM

Well, that's what we're going to go with. But then you can't really have hero duels - just a big clash of men.

**SicilianVespers** · April 20, 2006, 11:52 AM

Ok, this might be a little out there, but have you tried giving the models transparent skins? so the retinue doesn't show up in the battle?

It might look funny in battle, but you would only get the captain on the field?

**lightbringer418** · April 20, 2006, 08:11 PM

Then your heroes would be fighting thin air.

**Zhuge_Liang** · April 21, 2006, 04:01 AM

We had a scriptor who had supposedly created a script for one man units. The fact that we haven't seen it suggests that he never made it. I don't hear from him anymore either.

**SicilianVespers** · April 21, 2006, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by lightbringer418

Then your heroes would be fighting thin air.

That would probably really depend on how many men are in the unit. If the unit is small enough there wouldn't be that much space between the units.

Does anyone know what the minimum unit size is, for a recruitable general?

Either way, it will be very a great feature. If I can control Achilles or Hector, I don't mind having their companions along.

**Zhuge_Liang** · April 21, 2006, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by SicilianVespers

That would probably really depend on how many men are in the unit. If the unit is small enough there wouldn't be that much space between the units.

Does anyone know what the minimum unit size is, for a recruitable general?

Either way, it will be very a great feature. If I can control Achilles or Hector, I don't mind having their companions along.

Good, because if we ever release a version the companions will be along with them.