[PREVIEWS] WIP Preview Thread

[Willhelm123]

Looks awesome.

[gary]

fantastic work mate!

[LinusLinothorax]

Initial draft of Axumite Spearmen. Names aren't determined yet. Gives a general feel for the look of a unit corresponding to the overall tier. Tier 1 are Sudanese/Nubian and more irregular Abyssinian tribesmen (and comparable to Germanic Freemen in terms of cost/quality), Tier 2 are Abyssinians and comparable to Germanic retainers in quality, Tier 3 are either the usual retainers of courtly nobility or possibly something approaching a standing army if that's what the "Sarawit" was. Since the screenshot was taken I've increased the number of quilted long sleeve armor, have some without helmet (the Black horsemen on the 6th century Egyptian woodcarving have long skirt + short sleeve mail and scale hauberks yet no helmet) and some wearing fancy robes without armor. Tier 4 will be entirely armored with scale/mail and possibly fancy quilted armor. Possibility I'll restrict T4 swordsmen to being pagan (with a unique horsemen unit yet to be discussed being the unique Christian unit) for gameplay purposes. End goal is to maintain the lighter than Romano/German/Persian (at least in cavalry for the latter) average theme for the Axumites and Arabs but to grant them a bit more armor than they had beforehand, at least for Axum.

Do you have a picture of that woodcarving? I am really curious to see it.
Edit: Received it via pm.

[atademir]

How do you make cards for equestrian units and fighter who had?

What programs do you use?


I would appreciate information you give thanks ...

[Ahiga]

Take a screenshot of just the horse from a certain angle, then take a picture of the cavalryman from a certain angle. Then you sit the cavalryman on top of the horse's saddle (usually on the layer atop of the horse) and then cut away everything that should be hidden behind the horse.

[Ahiga]

Am working on the Sand-Kingdoms & Berbers. Here are some Axumites

[avatarius]

This looks gorgeous!

[gary]

Amazing!

[ShadowMassa]

Amazing details indeed! Finally some elephants for the Kingdom of Axum. I never noticed African elephants in vanilla Attila TW. Are you guys going to overhaul their navy sometime in the future too ? Excellent work once again.

[Maximus183]

Sometime after we overhaul all the main rosters we'll probably release a navy overhaul for all factions, so yeah at some point we will.

[Breadboxer]

Yes!
They sands looks great! However I have noticed that unique units from empires of sands faction have vanilla stats and prices that are Dangerously out of sync with rest of the mod.
It is distressing considering i'm happened to start a tanukids campaign,it is reasonable to expect such a balance patch soon?

Or is it just me that's having this problem?

[Maximus183]

That's because our update for said factions has not been released yet. I'd wait until it is before starting any desert campaigns.

[Breadboxer]

That is reassuring to say the least ,the difficult part is to survive until then.

[Alannon]

I can't wait for the new update. Lost a battle as Eastern Roman Empire against tanuhkids or someone, because they had tier 1 infantry pitched against my palatina legion. And that tier 1 infantry unit could slaughter several elite units of mine in a row.

Also, I heard there was also work on scandinavian roster. Is it true, or will it come after the desert factions?

[Ahiga]

Scandinavians will come last with the Celts, it's Desert Kingdoms & Berbers for 4.0, then Sassanids in the next release.

[juanplay]

great work,Are there any plans for a roman foederati overhaul?

[ShadowMassa]

More excellent work! Who do these units represent, Arab or Berber factions ? You guys do fantastic work, keep it up! Will Nobatia receive an overhaul too ? And when can we see Himyarites ? =)

[Ahiga]

Thanks you two. Juanplay, probably when all the rosters are done. Shadowmassa - they are Arabs, the top being their Tier 2 spearmen and the bottom being tier 1 (with probably a tier 3 and Tier 4 yet to be done). Himyarites will be done in the process of the desert kingdoms, and I'll see about giving Nobadia some of the Axumite units,.

These are some of the Berbers:



These guys should/will carry the shield in their hand, so ignore that.


Saharan/Garamantine Berber Spears:

[avatarius]

Such a high quality work

[Willhelm123]

The Garamantes look great but I'm not sure there should be that many blacks in ratio to the berbers.