Sea Kings and Welsh Kingdoms Army Preview

[AmericanCaesar]

In this preview we are revealing the unit roster for the Sea King and Welsh Army factions. When it comes to design we decided to go with more of a class system that better reflects the social structure of the period rather then unit upgrades where there really isn't much of a difference. That said, going with a social class based structure allows us to include much more detail into a unit so they have more character. I understand this may sound like a downgrade to some, but in the end we feel it is a better system to represent the period and additionally you will have more units in the end to use overall.


Sea Kings:


Generals:
Norronir Hirdmenn - Companion Swordband
Norronir Huskarlar - Late bodyguard Huscarls


Spears:
Thrall Spearband - Levy spears
Karl Spearband - Warrior spears
Nordmenn Vikingar - Warrior spears (Sudreyar only)
Hirdmenn Spearband - Household elites


Swords:
Drengir Warband - Levy Swords
Rekkar Swordband - Young nobles
Hirdmenn Swordband - Nobles
Austmenn Saekonungr - Hero and retinue (Dyflin only)


Axes:
Holumenn - Longship's crew
Karl Axeband - Warrior Axes
Nordmenn Langoxar - Shock Infantry
Austmenn Vikingar - Warrior Axes (Dyflin only, Irish influence)
Hirdmenn Axeband - Dane Axes
Ulfhednar - Wolkskins, Odin's dedicated warriors
Nordmenn Saekonungr - Hero and retinue (Sudreyar only)


Archers:
Veidrmenn - Hunters
Langbogamenn - Bowmen
Bogadrengir - Mailed Archers (Sudreyar only)


Skirmishers:
Vestmenn Ceithrenn - Levy Skirmishers


Cavalry:
Nordmenn Ridari - Mounted scouts
Vestmenn Horse Boys - Mounted raiders (Dylfin only)


Artillery:
Catapult


Some units will also have special abilities attached to them to make them actually useful to have in an army, for example scouts will give a boost to line of sight and campaign movement. Hunters will provide a boost to supplies so they will be useful to have in an army especially in enemy territory. So as you can see units will play more of an important role and you will have more versatility with a balanced build.

A few images of the new units:



Ulfhednar - Axe Norse hero and his retinue

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Karl Spearband - Warrior spears

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Austmenn Saekonungr

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Another thing we have added is more colors to the units to make them look a little more authentic:
Sudreyar Battle Lines:

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Dyflin Battle Lines:

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Welsh Kingdoms:


Generals:
Teulu Riders - General's Companions
Teulu Horsemen - General's Formal Companions


Spears:
Taeog Band - Levy spears
Pedyt Spearband - Warrior spears
Uchelwr Spearband - Noble Spears
Teulu Spearband - Elite Spears (Gwined only)


Swords:
Young Swords - Sword Warriors
Gwrda Swordband - Hirdmenn Swords
Teulu Swordband - Elite Swords (Strat Clut only)


Axes:
Taeog Axeband - Levy Axes
Cadwr Axeband - Warrior Axes


Archers:
Saethydd - Welsh Archers
Helwyr - Hunters
Combrogi Longbowmen - Longbowmen
Haelwyd Longbows - Mailed Longbowmen (Gwined only)


Skirmishers:
Taeog Skirmishers - Levy Skirmishers


Cavalry:
Sgowt Horsemen - Scout Cavalry
Combrogi Horsemen - Melee Cavalry
Uchelwr Horsemen - Noble Cavalry
Hen Ogledd Comites - Noble Cavalry (Strat Clut only)
Penteulu - Hero Cavalry


Artillery:
Catapult



A few images of the new units:



Penteulu - Hero Cavalry (notice the Roman helms)

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Teulu Swordband - Elite Swords

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Teulu Spearband - Elite Spears

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Haelwyd Longbows - Retinue Longbows (notice the new longbow models)

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Another thing we have added is more colors to the units to make them look a little more authentic:
Gwined Battle Lines:

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Strat Clut Battle Lines:

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[Johnyyy]

Two more things worth noticing - 2 of the Norse units previewed here have some very unique things about them.
*Ulfhedinn have white face paint, and some of them are tattooed on their bodies.
*The Sae Konungr has a face tattoo

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This preview is most likely the last one before the long-awaited public version of Shieldwall, so stay tuned for upcoming updates on our discord

[Kinjo]

Another Penteulu (Welsh Champion) pic

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[Odinarius]

These are very beautiful I really like the colors, they make the battle lines much more alive.

[PrimoTw]

Beautiful! Thinking of buying ToB just to try your mod noble sir!

[Yarev]

Good job, units look fantastic

I would love to hear what will be implemented in campaign in terms of new features like population

Pretty please

[sschneider1998]

This preview looks amazing, I am especially excited by the roman influences on the welsh units, those are a great way to help differentiate the welsh factions.

[trooper007]

Absolutely stoked for the release. Great job guys. All the work is greatly appreciated by everyone interested.

[Johnyyy]

Sea King Hearthguard

[AHumpierRogue]

I really like the idea of Hero Units. I assume it's based on Shogun 2's Hero units, the idea that yeah they are good but they are mainly meant to support your other troops where they will really shine. Will they be similarly restricted or can you have more than one?

[DrunkFlamingo]

They will be restricted but not that heavily. The recruitment pool system lets us keep the hero and household units nice and rare without any arbitrary limits.