Smaller horses for huns

[Kmalkin]

Not sure if it's historically proven but didn't the Huns have a much smaller horse than the normal European horse which was used by the Romans and the germanic tribes? If so, do you have any plans to implement them into the mod?

[Hadrien Ier]

Yes indeed the mongolian horses were and are still today smaller than european strains. Otherwise i don't know if the mod make them like that.

[SharpEyed]

Yes indeed the mongolian horses were and are still today smaller than european strains. Otherwise i don't know if the mod make them like that.

Mongolian? why u said that?

It's just a theory that Huns were Mongol..
maybe mix? could be, for Central Asia is a very big area.

[Hadrien Ier]

My mistake, i meant the hunnic horses and i said the mongolians, but for me this obvious that they were very similar when you know a few things about horses around the world and in the History. We are for sure far from the Pura Raza Española or the later "destrier" (middle ages).

[SharpEyed]

My mistake, i meant the hunnic horses and i said the mongolians, but for me this obvious that they were very similar when you know a few things about horses around the world and in the History. We are for sure far from the Pura Raza Española or the later "destrier" (middle ages).

probably, and smaller is faster or what?

[Hadrien Ier]

probably, and smaller is faster or what?

The stride is smaller so they have a lower speed but they are tough.

[SharpEyed]

The stride is smaller so they have a lower speed but they are tough.

well I didnt make research about horses but I know Hunnic horses were supposed to be fast and agile to do their maneuvers and outmaneuvers against their opponents, at least for archer ones anyway

[Black9]

well I didnt make research about horses but I know Hunnic horses were supposed to be fast and agile to do their maneuvers and outmaneuvers against their opponents, at least for archer ones anyway

They're fast and agile compared to infantry. They were more like ponies though.

[Magnar]

Not part of the FotE mod team, but on implementation of such a model:

We at Vae Victis Mod for Rome 2 actually have a smaller horse model (steppe pony) but thats the easy part.

The more involved part is that because the skeleton is changed it requires a lot of new animations to work.... like really a LOT!!!

so it is possible and if FotE would like to make those animations we could trade for our horse model though i imagine it is too much hassle to do.

[Kmalkin]

Cool

[Hadrien Ier]

Not part of the FotE mod team, but on implementation of such a model:

We at Vae Victis Mod for Rome 2 actually have a smaller horse model (steppe pony) but thats the easy part.

The more involved part is that because the skeleton is changed it requires a lot of new animations to work.... like really a LOT!!!

so it is possible and if FotE would like to make those animations we could trade for our horse model though i imagine it is too much hassle to do.

I suck at animation but i will look into this and maybe find someone with the skill to do it.

[Viking1978]

The steppe ponies from the Mongols were not faster, but a lot stronger, tougher than the regular European horses. They and their riders could ride greater distances which allowed them to pop up somewhere unexpected. The Mongols would generally focus first on the cavalry, picking them off or luring them away and shooting them from horseback while being chased. Then they would return and deal with the rest of the army. Their composite bows gave them a big advantage to other bowmen of the time. Horse riding (endurance races), archery, and wrestling were skills everyone practised like sports, the first two of which would come really handy here. Both people and riders were very tough, used to extreme weather conditions and low rations. I suspect the Hunnic steppe horses were comparable and the strategies of the Huns very similar.