New Buildings Added

[Philadelphos]

I'm currently doing an overhaul of the building tree, improving many building cards and adding more exciting buildings.
Although it will take some more time to complete the process, I think I should let the comunity know what is going on and what is coming next.

To this purpose I have created this thread, to present some anticipation of the forthcoming version.

I start with Fountains and Baths which have seen a huge expansion.

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Barbarian Ponds and Thermal Springs:

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Roman Sewers and Fountains:

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Roman Balnea and Thermae:

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Greek Wells, Fountains, Nymphaeum:

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Greek Bathhouse, Public Baths, Thermal Baths:

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Carthaginian Cisterns, Bathhouse, Public Baths:

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Egyptian Water Basin, Water Canal, Great Canal:

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Egyptian Bathhouse, Nymphaeum, Royal Baths (Cleopatra's Bath):

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Eastern Bathhouse, Great Dam of Mariba:

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[Philadelphos]

Minor Cultures I:
Nubia and Kush

Minor cultures are often sacrificed in Total War Games, but not in RTH.
We have already a good representation of the Nubian Kingdom, but now their culture will have some significant enlargement with new temples and buildings, as well as more forts and ancillaries.
The following screenshot shows the additions and other changes.

The temple of Abu Simbel, which was erroneously placed in Thebais, has been relocated to Lower Nubia (Kush).

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Although the ruins can be visited in modern Egypt, in antiquity the temple of Abu Simbel was situated in Lower Nubia, a 100 miles south of the first Cataract and a few miles north of the ancient border fortress of Buhen.

The fortress of Buhen has been added as a fort at its site on the western bank of the Nile, as well as two other forts more south representing the important cities of Pedeme (Amara), half way between Buhen and Napata, and Naga (Naqa), near Meroe.

A picture of the fortress of Buhan has been used to illustrate the Egyptian Garrison building.

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In the Kushite capital Napata the landmark of Jebel Barkal has been added.

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The father-god of the Nubian pantheon was the Egyptian Amon whose sanctuary stands at Napata.

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The Nubian history includes a period in which the Kushite kings conquered Egypt and ruled as the 25th Dynasty in Thebes. The king and pharaoh Piye has erected a Stela in the temple of Napata to celebrate his victories in Egypt.

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The tombs of the Nubian kings have already been featured in this forum, but I include them to complete the picture. There were important tombs first in Napata and then in Meroe, and Rome Total History has them both.

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During the Hellenistic period Apedemak became the most important god of the new Meroitic Kingdom. His temple has therefore been added in Meroe, but it can also be built in Napata and Axum.

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In Hellenistic times the relations between Egypt and Kush improved and the two kingdoms collaborated on important projects like the renovation of the temple of Amon in Napata.
The Ptolemies sent a number of explorers to the Upper Nile, and these have been added as ancillaries, to pop up as soon as a general or spy reaches one of the southern cities Napata, Meroe or Axum.

[Philadelphos]

Minor Cultures II:
Judaea

The Jewish culture has also been largely enhanced. Here is what you can soon expect to find in Jerusalem and neighboring regions:

A Tabernacle:

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A Jewish Temple:

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Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem:

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Herod's Temple *:

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* In 280 BC this building is still due to be constructed. This can be done by Armenians, Nabataeans and Egyptians.

A Synagogue **:

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** Synagogues can be constructed after Marian Reforms by Armenians and Eastern Kingdoms. There is also an Egyptian Synagogue in Alexandria which can be improved to become a Great Synagogue.

The Sanhedrin:

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[hyretic]

really nice!
I like this work.

[Philadelphos]

Minor Cultures III:

Hibernia

The Hill of Tara

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[capablecenturion]

Amazing work! So many buildings you managed to fit in, too

[Philadelphos]

Trade and all that:

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Slave Markets
(contains nudity)

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Taverns, Harems, etc.
(contains some nudity)

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[Philadelphos]

Minor Cultures IV

Phoenicia

Specific buildings in the city of Tyre

Alexander's Causeway:

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The Ancient Temple of Melqart:

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The following picture shows how the city has been moved on an island off the coast:

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And this is how it looks on the battle map with the causeway already enlarged:

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The city of Sidon

Temple and Healing Complex of Eshmun:

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The city of Byblos

Temple of Adonis and Library:

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The fort of Arados on its island:

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The island of Cyprus

Temple of Astarte:

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[ggaabbrr]

My God... You have the best artwork and best cozy looking map compared to all the mods I have tried... Any plans to add more better faction icons? Vannila ones look a bit like paint skilz. Don't stop making this mod. You are the best designer ever. Everything feels very in place. You should help EB2 with the design, their custom battle enviroments look terrible.. the map looks dark and moody. I feel 10x better playing this mod than EB, EB2 or others. Thanks

[Philadelphos]

My God... You have the best artwork and best cozy looking map compared to all the mods I have tried... Any plans to add more better faction icons? Vannila ones look a bit like paint skilz. Don't stop making this mod. You are the best designer ever. Everything feels very in place. You should help EB2 with the design, their custom battle enviroments look terrible.. the map looks dark and moody. I feel 10x better playing this mod than EB, EB2 or others. Thanks

Thanks for your kind appreciation! Hopefully the next version will be out in two weeks.

Here is the city of Sparta with some recent additions:

The Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos

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The Statue of Leonidas that was found by archeologists in the Sanctuary

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The political institutions of Sparta (Apella, Gerusia, Ephorate)

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[mmsa]

awesome

[Philadelphos]

Some temples in Rome:

Temple of Vesta:

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Aerarium and Temple of Saturn:

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Temple of Magna Mater:

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Ara Pacis:

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The Sibylline Books:

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The new landbridge between Etruria and Corsica:

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More Roman buildings

Vigiles:

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Lictors (only in Rome):

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Law Court:

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Basilica:

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Basilica Aemilia:

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Granary:

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Horreum:

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Large Horrea:

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Lighthouse:

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[Philadelphos]

Minor Cultures V:
Babylonia

The Great Ziggurat at Ur:

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Hanging Gardens of Semiramis:

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Ishtar Gate:

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Still undecided which picture is better. Opinions?

Awesome Temple of Ishtar:

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Esagila Temple of Marduk:

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Temple of Hadad:

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[Philadelphos]

Unfortunately you are still waiting for the update that brings you all the above pictures.
I'm sorry for the delay, but I had other projects to work on. In any case I've continued and now we're close to release.
I'm currently doing the necessary clean-up and I hope that I can finish it this weekend.
So look out and don't miss the news, because the next version will be really huge!

In the meantime I present some more results, so you can see what to expect.
Here come some of the new temples for the Barbarian factions:

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[Philadelphos]

I'm uploading the new version and it will take a few hours, so be patient!

In the meantime I give you more buildings.

Here come some Barbarian specials:

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[Philadelphos]

Minor Cultures VI:
India

(See next page for details)