minipreviews: mercenary, regional and foreign units

[Argyri]

Hey Luciano,

I´m following the work on several mods for RTW and I must say that Paeinsula Italica looks very promising. It´s one of my favourite projects and I hope you´re gonna bring this to a succesful end. I like your greek merceneries very much (as all I have seen yet). Not only because you obviously design fantastic models but also because you put so much effort in their historical accuracy. I´m very curious how your mod is gonna be overall.

Keep up the excellent work!

[AMERICARULES]

I have to say that I am anticipating this mod more than I am any other. I'm really interested in early Roman history, and it looks like you guys are doing a great job representing Italy as it really was politically. The units look great, and Rome looks freakin amazing. Keep up the good work guys! No doubt the support of the community is behind you. Now, if we could just get a beta...

[Luciano B]

Thanks again, guys.

We are working hard to put toghether a first beta version of the game ...I hope to finish soon ...a lot of boring coding work...

[Candelarius]

Thanks again, guys.

We are working hard to put toghether a first beta version of the game ...I hope to finish soon ...a lot of boring coding work...

I can't hardly wait!

[Uranos]

I especially like the Rhodian Slingers's texture

[Redstarius]

Is there any info on a release date? love your mod, really promissing

[florin80]

Very impressed with what I`ve seen so far. I`m looking forward to its release.
Oh, and Luciano B: splendid skins!

[Luciano B]

Cheers guys.

Let me say that I can't give a precise date for the release of the mod.
The largest amount of the work was done, and we are putting together the stuff to produce a first beta-version of the game.

[Argyri]

Rome wasn´t build in a day, guys!

Give this mod the time it needs to fulfil what it is promising.

[Phoenicia]

I discovered this mod not long ago, and now i can't wait to see it released.
Great work!!! :happy0144

[hellas1]

Hi PI team,

Excellent work guys and gals (if any)!

Please put this mod out, it's too unique!

Hellas1- Thanks!

[Demokritos]

I don't know how accurately they are depicted, but these Spartans are well made and look very good!

But Idomeneas, your avatar is a picture of a Spartan, isn't it? I've seen no skins for Spartans like that and I've been searching for them to look like that (I remember a book about the ancient Greeks where the Spartans (Hoplitai Spartiatai) were depicted almost exactly in this way: the same detailed and angled crest, the same type of helmet, long hair, white shoulder piece corselet with black and red details (ornamentation) on it worn over a red tunic, and a large, red mantle a little to the side to free their right speararm). Are there Spartans like that to be downloaded somewhere, and if it is believed that they used to look like that, to what era do they belong?

PS. Scrolling down to the mercenaries etc I must agree with all critics: this mod looks very promising!

[Leão magno]

that is it I never considered buing B.I. but now I will have to do it!

[Luciano B]

Just a new regional unit reproducing a light spearman of the "Siculi" (Sicels), available in the center and in the eastern portion of Sicily.

The reference material for the Sicel warriors is very fragmentary. The archeological evidence suggests a mix of native and Greek items and features. The Chalcidian helmet comes from a Sikel tomb found at Adrano. Greaves and a leather belt with a bronze clasp covered with deocrated bronze plates were common among Sicel warriors. Some bronze statuettes depict belted spearmen with a short torso protection which ends just over the abdomen. The available sources report that the Sicels wore long wool tunics in ochre color, and used leather armour. The decorative motivs in use among the Sicels reflect the influence of the Greek art.

[florin80]

Thank you Luciano! It looks great. Hope this mod is on the right way and it will get finished. There are so many projects being abandoned out there. I`m so looking forward to this mod.Any update? How much is left to be finished? Sorry if it sounds like me pressuring you! Good luck! :original:

[KALI]

Very nice,
love the shield.

[Legionario]

Sicels?
Ma da dove escono fuori questi?
A parte le colonie Cartaginesi e quelle Greche,gli abitanti dell'interno (Sicani) non erano certo nè organizzati militarmente molto bene,nè sicuramente usavano la panoplia tipica dei greci,erano montanari/pastori,abbastanza grezzi e imbarbariti,che avevano come unica risorsa,il fatto di vivere in villaggi montani fortificati e poco accessibili,ed in territori poco appetibili per entrambi i Greci ed i Cartaginesi,se hai documentazione diversa al riguardo,mi piacerebbe conoscerla dato che mi occupo di archeologia...
Un'altra cosa,graficamente i tuoi modelli sono ottimi,purtroppo le decorazioni degli scudi (ammesso però che tu ricerchi la correttezza storica)sono molto improbabili,a volte anche l'aspetto generale non è corretto,complimenti comunque.

[Zenith Darksea]

How many times must it be said that these are English language forums? There's a separate place for foreign languages.

[Sparton Matticus]

Hi Luciano, I like the latest units. You mentioned an alternative campaign might be appearing in the future. I was just wondering.. would that be including the emergance of rome? with the other italian factions and maybe a few new greek factions like Epirus?

[Luciano B]

ELYMI

Elymian Peltasts


Elymian Hoplites