New 3d unit: Strzelcy

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · June 28, 2006, 06:24 AM

New unit over at the .com and this time it is the Polish and one of their units, the Strzelcy.
http://www.totalwar.com/index.html?p...n/medieval2/0/
Looks nice IMO.

**_GunneR_** · June 28, 2006, 06:35 AM

Yes!!! I loved this unitand i have no idea why. haha good times nice looking too.

**Markas** · June 28, 2006, 06:43 AM

Looks good nice and gritty what i want to see. Did anybody see the Milanese Man-at-arms in the unit profiles before they vamped-up the site? they removed it shortly after putting it up and I don't know why.

**cegorach** · June 28, 2006, 07:09 AM

Nothing special, but good finally we have a Polish unit with Polish spelling which is even better.
Polish army wasn't really different than the western ones untill mid-XVIth century, still good there is something unique.

Historical note they replaced the crossbows with bows and firearms ( ranks behind the second used bows) later and were disbanded in 1570s.

Regards Cegorach:original:

**Fuji** · June 28, 2006, 07:16 AM

I thinks it looks pretty awesome...

**~~justabug~~** · June 28, 2006, 07:23 AM

Damn this game is looking great... can't wait for it!

**shenmueguru** · June 28, 2006, 08:02 AM

Not sure how useful it will be, though the look is spot-on.

**Herkus** · June 28, 2006, 08:25 AM

so generic and boring

**cegorach** · June 28, 2006, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Herkus

nice looking unit, lithuanian pavise shield, small crossbow, probably also sword as secondary weapon, though I somehow don't like the clothes, looks so generic.

In the ORG you were more enthusiastic

**Herkus** · June 28, 2006, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by cegorach

In the ORG you were more enthusiastic

yes, I made closer look on clothes, it looks good, though they are very similar with other unit skins seen on different MTW2 screenshots.
So it is kinda generic, would love to see more unique Polish style in clothing.

**cegorach** · June 28, 2006, 09:18 AM

It is too early for that - in reality unique Polish style of clothing was adopted after the battle at Klock in 1505 no earlier.:original:
True it would be good to see Rac cavalry/light Polish-Lithuanian Husaria from early XVIth century as well.

**The White Knight** · June 28, 2006, 09:38 AM

I quite like it that it doesn't look all-red or purple. Nice unit.

I didn't use mounted crossbowmen very much in "MTW1" though.

**The Thracian** · June 28, 2006, 09:41 AM

One of the best looking units. Not to colourful and it has an actual polish name.

**cegorach** · June 28, 2006, 09:50 AM

Personaly these guys (in the red with white pennants on their lances)

http://www.totalwar.org.pl/gallery/Orsza%201514.jpg

would be very good as well - they were used by Hungarians and Polish-Lithuanian army so are quite important, but it is all for early XVIth century, unfortunatelly.

**Flogger** · June 28, 2006, 10:02 AM

Very, very nice. I'm loving the look of these units, so much better than RTW's - it's even historical (I think).

**The White Knight** · June 28, 2006, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by cegorach

Personaly these guys (in the red with white pennants on their lances)

http://www.totalwar.org.pl/gallery/Orsza%201514.jpg

would be very good as well - they were used by Hungarians and Polish-Lithuanian army so are quite important, but it is all for early XVIth century, unfortunatelly.

Hopefully we will be able to use those cuties in Pike and Musket?

**cegorach** · June 28, 2006, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by The White Knight

Hopefully we will be able to use those cuties in Pike and Musket?

Unfortunatelly the starting date for PMTW in MTW2 edition is set to 1570 to avoid too many unnecessary units and to allow expanding the size of the mod - from Iroquis to Uzbeks, from Ethiopia to Finland and Scotland

Other modders will take care for Rac cavalry I am sure, but CA could have helped them already