The Hellenic States v2.0 [Romans preview uploaded]

**Cinuz** · November 28, 2011, 08:23 AM

Hello gents!

I'm posting this thread to advise you that I'm currently working on The Hellenic states. For those of you who don't know this mod [shame on you], here's the original post from comrade_general:

Originally Posted by comrade_general

This mod is an advancement of my earlier mod, Pyrrhic Victory, and focuses now more on the fragmented states that arose after Alexander's Empire broke apart after his death. The game starts in 303BC, which allows all the original Diadochi to be present (and gives you the ability to work with Pyrrhus

). Also, continuing with my modding tradition, I have made this in such a way as to keep in line with the fundamentals and feel of the vanilla game. All included factions are listed below:

The Republic of Rome
The Kingdom of Epirus
The Antigonid Empire
The Macedonian Empire
The Ptolemaic Empire
The Seleucid Empire
The Republic of Carthage
The Kingdom of Atropatene
The Kingdom of Pontus
The Gallo-Celtic Tribes
The Germanic Tribes
The Briton Tribes
The Kingdom of Armenia
The Kingdom of Illyria
The Greek City-States
The Massalian League
The Scythian Tribes
The Iberian Tribes
The Lysimachian Empire

This includes complete reskins, text changes, UI's, selection map screens, a reworked campaign map, faction banners/symbols for those that are changed, plus many other tweaks and alterations to enhance gameplay.

Screens:

The new release will [hopefully] contain these features:

- New faction: Kingdom of Bosphorus
- Total reskin for the Romans' units. I've already started this one and I've already reskinned all the premarian units. I will then change the marian reform so that when it occurs it will change the units from the camillan sistem to the polybian one. So, pratically, you'll still have hastati, principes and triarii as main units, but they will be different!
- New units for many factions: gallic and italic auxilia for the romans, iphicratean hoplites for the greeks, hellenic scutarii for the kingdom of Massilia, prodromoi and thessalian cavalry for the macedonian kingdom, heavy scutarii for the iberians and maybe even some auxiliary units for the hellenistic factions. And maybe others.

- I will also try to add some more depth to the barbarian factions by adding the new city level from BI and all the buildings that are included in that expansion.

Help wanted: I'm searching for a 2d artist for the new UIs. I could also use a coder...or a texturer. Basicly, I'm looking for anyone who could ease the amount of job to do. Thank you!

Anyway, these will take time because I'll be able to work on this mod only two days per week.

Here's is the link to The Hellenic States' subforum:

The Hellenic States subforum

Cheers!

**comrade_general** · November 30, 2011, 05:56 PM

It's great to see this project is still going! I am eager to see those Romans and the other unit ideas you mentioned.

Keep up the good work Cinuz

**Cinuz** · November 30, 2011, 06:36 PM

Thank you cg, I'll post a preview of the Romans on Thursday, or Friday

**Cinuz** · December 01, 2011, 03:21 PM

Here there are the Romans!! Texture by me

Hastati:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...magine3hn.jpg/

Principes with Archers and Velites:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...magine2xt.jpg/

Triarii:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...mmaginejf.jpg/

General bodyguards, with chainmail, and equites:
//// (I beg your pardon, these screenshot looked nice but now it's kinda messed up...I'll try and take another screen later!

Anyway, these is their roster for the camillan army, next step: polybian army!

**medievaldude** · December 01, 2011, 03:54 PM

+Rep I like the colour tone of the units, keep it up!! Owww new units for everyone

**Cinuz** · December 01, 2011, 03:55 PM

Thank you!

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EDIT - Here there are the roman equites, the generals bodyguard (with chainmail), and the italic allied infantry:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...magine5tf.jpg/

**Valkar** · December 02, 2011, 04:50 AM

Good job!

**Seleucos of Olympia** · December 02, 2011, 04:51 AM

This looks great! I'll try to find time to offer some assistance, though at the present time is in very short supply for me.

**Cinuz** · December 02, 2011, 05:22 AM

Thank you for your offer Seleucos!

Just tweaked out the generals' cavalries, so now every faction uses the armoured general instead of the crappy one that there were before. Some factions has unique generals (such as pontic, romans and greeks...)

Also, I'm working on some more skins at the moment. I've already completed:

- Italic auxilia cavalry
- Hellenised scutarii (for the Kingdom of Massalia)
- Some others I can't recall

**Skull** · December 02, 2011, 08:15 AM

Shame on u!

These arent vannila-ish

**Conqistador** · December 02, 2011, 08:49 AM

Nice units there, Cinuz! They don't need to be vanilla-ish to be good... Nice work you're putting on this mod!

**Cinuz** · December 02, 2011, 08:51 AM

Well....actually they are!

Those are the vanilla skins on the vanilla models. I've just changed the colours for a better look!

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EDIT - Thank you Conquistador!

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RE EDIT - Implemented the Bosphoran Kingdom, added two new regions in the map in the bosporan area and quite finished the bosporan unit roster!

**Cinuz** · December 04, 2011, 12:35 PM

Some news. I've managed to succesfully implement:

- Bosphoran Kingdom, with a complete unit roster [mix of hellenic troops supported by steppe cavalry.]
- Two new regions in the Bosphoran area.
- Graeco Persian infantry for Seleucid empire.
- Celtic champions for Britons and Gauls.
- Heavy Scutarii for Iberian tribes.
- Carthaginian Veterans [replacing the old fashioned Sacred band infantry. Sacred band cavalry is still available anyway.]
- Completelly new Spartans' model and texture.

Credits for Graeco Persian Infantry, Celtic Champions, Heavy Scutarii, Chartaginian Veterans and Spartans goes to Soarin'.

Preview of the new units and faction to come!