Updated 12/12/2014 LAVRENTIVS ROMAN UNIT RE-SKINS

[Falco]

PREVIEW OF MARIAN LEGIONARIES V2


Here is a preview of my legionaries from my "Marain Legionaries Pack" which should be released this week. It will include historical re-skins of legionaries, marian first cohort, and marian veterans, and a special re-skin of the auxiliary infantry as Iberian regional auxilia, donning a mix of Roman and Iberian arms and armour.

I have added hellenistic thracian helmets, and brought back "earlier" pieces such as the italian attics. There are historical reasons behind this decision, which I will elaborate in the Historical Context section of the official preview, which will be up in a few days along with the files.

Also, in these previews you will see a new colour scheme that I am using. I have thoroughly researched these colours and deemed them the most appropriate for Roman use. I may release this colour scheme along with the whole re-skinned Roman roster at some time in the future.

In short: the beige is there to obviously represent un-dyed wool. The shade of red on the Roman tunics is that of "madder", the most widely used dye in the Roman Empire to attain the colour red for textiles. The shade of red used on the shields, is based on the pigments extracted from the Dura Europos scutum. Even though this shield is a few centuries down the line from this period, the natural paint used on this shield were used throughout the Roman period. Kermes was the most appropriate dye for this.

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Enjoy. More preview images coming soon.

They look amazing, eagerly awaiting release!

[Lavrentivs]

Yes, that is the plan once I've made some progress with my historical units

[3enrique]

Great!!

And could something be done to the velites? I find them way too simple...

[caomengsy]

why i cant use it>>>???

[caomengsy]

data right?

[caomengsy]

data right?

[Lavrentivs]

Are you inquiring about the installation of the pack files?

Yes, they go into the data folder.

[Jean-Claude]

Very nice.

[1stCohort]

Great job. Thanks for separating the packs also.

[Aelius23]

A quick thank you ! Being a fan of HBO's Rome, you're my new hero !
I just can't decide if I prefer the Historical Marian V1 or the HBO guys ... looks like Marian V2 pack is gonna settle this dilemma
In fact, I paused my Roman playthrough because I can't stand to look at my new army of vanilla veterans : so you Sir managed to put an entire Legion to halt with your wonderful reskins ! ^^

[dom385]

What faction colour mod are you using now? I don't remember the faction recolour mod having red and white tunics for romans.

Never mind, I didn't see you'd done it yourself.

[HUNK]

This mod is just...Just awesome Thank you for making it, thank you a lot <3

[crown1]

Keep the romans coming mate look hot

[crown1]

and thank you

[HUNK]

When will this version be available for download?...

[Lavrentivs]

Hey guys, thanks for all your compliments!

@ HUNK I'd say probably this evening (U.K. Time), mate. I'm just doing some finishing touches on the Marian veterans and the Iberian auxilia, and then I'll need to take some time to work out how I'll release the units, and consider/work out compatibility issues.

Here are some quick pics of the First Cohort (almost finished):

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(ignore the almost orange/red tunic in that pic, its been darkened off now)

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What do you guys think??

Unfortunately in Rome II, a lot of the clipping can't really be avoided


edit: I'm going to see for other helmet types I can fit into the unit, there's not enough variation for my liking.

If some of you are a bit dubious about the presence of some of the hellenistic/attic helmets in my Marian units, don't worry, they are accurate: I'll be presenting my case in the historical context section. I'll also be doing a section on the colours I've used looking at some of the dyes/pigments used in the Roman army of the period.

I know a lot of the history sections haven't been filled out yet, but there are a lot of pics/info I need to get in there, so it'll be a gradual process.

[HUNK]

Beautiful :') In my opinon..Those orange tunics look pretty nice.

[Lavrentivs]

Thanks

It's frustrating at the moment, I'm constantly having fiddle with the red tunic colour. As I stated before, I want to make them as accurate as I can. Red was indeed used in the Roman army, but it was in a different shade than what we usually see.







The fiery red you see on the material on the bottom is the sort of colour you'd be looking at with red tunics. I'm trying to find a good balance with the red because currently it's too dark. I'll get it in time. Worry not though, the units will be out this evening.

Looks like this would be my best bet:

R: 200
G: 34
B: 22

[DramaBelli]

Really appreciate your fine works, really. thanks.

[3enrique]

Could you also do the first cohort with squared shields? (And when you can with HBO colors )

And can something be done with the velites??

And yes, its me again