H.Balck and Tom2050
present
BRONZE AGE CHARIOT

The Mycenaean Chariot
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9882/mycenaeanchariot.gif http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4924/mycenaeanchariotmoves.gif

Parts of my 2 years old lecture on the university of munich:
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2999/powerpointmycenaechario.gif

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/8109/mycenaeanchariottom.jpg

download:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=14582

Thanks to Sandris for inspiration and many helps.
Thanks to Tom to translate all storyboards in flc format.
Thanks to Osprey: Bronze Age War Chariots for reconstruction (Brian Delf you are the greatest !)

H.Balck

Superb! :goodjob:

Excellent!
Can't wait for the others.

I'm working on the The Mycenaean Chariot now from the files I received from Yang Liu and once finished will send them back so they can be posted. I will make the Blue Portions of this Civ Colored, since that seems to fit better than the yellow portions.

BTW, that's an awesome .gif you made up there!

EDIT: I'll be done very soon, the Blue Colored portions look terrific when Civ Colored, so that's how they will be done.

Tom

excellent

Everything is ready to go... one thing I encountered was during the Chariot's moving in the East direction, and only for the East direction, the spot where the Chariot is doesn't quite match up with the Default East animation, and a small jump occurs... but every other animation fits perfectly. All the animation's offsets are set the same.

I have no idea how such a thing could have occurred, but it seems that the Default East animation just needs to be moved over several pixels, I'll do that now, re-test in game, and then I'll send it over to Yang Liu (in 10 mins or so).

It looks tremendous in game, a very good-looking unit!

EDIT: Unit has been sent to you H.Balck (from another email address, I was having problems sending with the previous I gave you).

Tom

Good job, Sir Yang! I must say, you've redeemed yourself. :)
Glad to see you in action, as a CivIII unit artist. The Mycenean Chariot is very good... as a model, and as an animated unit. :goodjob:

Very nice. :thumbsup: Just a quick Q: Why Rapidfire and not the CFC units db?

Best,

Oz

Awesome! Keep them comming ;)

Excellent unit Yang! I like it very much. I like the walk animation of horses. Can you send me this animation? Thanks.

Hallo
Thanks all for the good critics. Next unit - the egypt chariot - comes on next weekend.

I like the walk animation of horses. Can you send me this animation?
No problem imperator - but I think you can not use my animations for your horse system !

H.Balck

Nice unit guys! Are you going to make more of these. Ones with archers would be nice! Can wait replace the old ones with these.

:D Very good work!

Yang Liu, may you make a Chinese 4-horse Chariot?

http://cathay.ce.cn/file/200803/20/W020080320356309947390.jpg
http://epaper.syd.com.cn/sywb/res/1/20071025/78911193269178421.jpg
http://book.people.com.cn/mediafile/200708/02/P200708021410462471014576.jpg
http://www.lsfyw.net/Article/UploadFiles/200811/20081124103403116.jpg
http://www.tourlib.cn/Destination/UploadFiles_8406/200807/2008071114023845.jpg

Very good work there! One thing I'd like to request: Can you add civpedia pics with the standard neutral white background? They would fit better into the game.

Thank you guys.

Very good work there! One thing I'd like to request: Can you add civpedia pics with the standard neutral white background? They would fit better into the game.

Thank you guys.

I need that too!

excellent! :) how about giving the chariot a more "urban" background on the "presenting image" :D

I for one could really use that :)

I may be able to make the background white from the image with the background image, although it wouldn't be as crisp and clear (due to the way an RGB blends the colors) as doing so with an image that has just the Magnenta background. If Yang Liu has a larger BMP of the chariot with a Magnenta Background, making the PCX is much easier.

I'll check the Storyboard pics, as they may be big enough to avoid having the image end up looking pixelated.

EDIT: These were the best I could get using the images from the Storyboard.
232570 232571

If Yang Liu has a better image to use to make a White BG PCX, then I will delete these here.

Tom

Hi Partizanac
I hope this urban representation (Mycenae Lion Gate) please you better !

Tom2050: I will upload media pics with white background tommorow.

H.Balck

Wow! I love, love, love chariots. Must be because of Sunday School, I dunno. Anyway, I didn't think I'd see any sweet items like this since BeBro made his. This is great, because know the Mycenean chariot actually looks Mycenean! :)

Hi
First preview of the egypt chariot is ready !

to 96nn
Ni Hau - very interesting - I will produce this later.....My wife is also from China.
Yesterday I am watching Red Cliff - my god its a very nice chinese film ! In the last 7 weeks I was in China - Dalian - very nice city.
Here the first battle scene:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6227/redcliff.gif


H.Balck

English speaking forum, provide translation, 96nn may not even sepak a word of German!
Edit: Sorry - I forget to translate !

Nice work indeed. Now, how about the Sumerian chariots. The ass-drawn four wheeled ones that is? :)

Action-packed awesomeness! What a good unit. :)

Hi Partizanac
I hope this urban representation (Mycenae Lion Gate) please you better !
H.Balck
Hi H.Balck

Thanks for the new images :) indeed I'm really pleased :p

Partizanac

Hi
First preview of the egypt chariot is ready !


Ni Hau - very interesting - I will produce this later.....My wife is also from China.
Yesterday I am watching Red Cliff - my god its a very nice chinese film ! In the last 7 weeks I was in China - Dalian - very nice city.
Here the first battle scene:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6227/redcliff.gif


H.Balck

English speaking forum, provide translation, 96nn may not even sepak a word of German!
Edit: Sorry - I forget to translate !

:DHaha, Ni Hau. Very glad to know you like this film. I like it, too. A good film! The battle of Red Cliff happened in 208AD, at the same time of the Roman Empire.

:king:I have also been to Dalian several years ago, worked and lived for a time. Yes a nice city. Near the sea, beautiful and neat. I love the city, very much.:D

PS: Thanks for your translation, I surely don't know German.

Nice work indeed. Now, how about the Sumerian chariots. The ass-drawn four wheeled ones that is? :)In my case, I need this unit way more than I need the Egyptian or Hittite Chariots (should I be embarassed to say that the stock versions which came with the game are good enough?). But the Sumerian Battle Carts that Steph so helpfully converted from Slitherine's Chariots of War really only look okay as placeholders. Here's a request thread for one that goes way, way back: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=69014&highlight=Sumerian+chariot

Hey Yang Liu, those are some awesome looking chariots. Could you please send the chariot figure to andrew_livecchi@hotmail.com

Hey Yang Liu, those are some awesome looking chariots. Could you please send the chariot figure to andrew_livecchi@hotmail.com?

In my case, I need this unit way more than I need the Egyptian or Hittite Chariots (should I be embarassed to say that the stock versions which came with the game are good enough?). But the Sumerian Battle Carts that Steph so helpfully converted from Slitherine's Chariots of War really only look okay as placeholders. Here's a request thread for one that goes way, way back: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=69014&highlight=Sumerian+chariot

I hope this one gets made myself. It should definitely be the Sumerian UU!

Parts of my 2 years old lecture Bronze Age Chariots in Greek on the university of munich is on first side for all fans of historian and archaeological analysis.

Mithadan and Antiochus VII
I will produce definitely no Sumeri car, remain it with the 3 noted.
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/johnny_shumates_portfolio/images/18024/original.aspx

Courtjester1
I can not send you my figures in 3d files.

H.Balck

Darn! :(

Huzzah - now those are bringing some fresh air into the unit compendium - nicely detailed and the program you are making them with has quite some nice features. :goodjob:

An preview of the next unit is online - The Assyrian Heavy Chariot !

H.Balck :D

Very cool... this reminds me of the old CoW units by Steph that urgently need a replacement (Assyrian archers, infantry and horsemen).

Excelent!
I could use some Assyrian foot units too ;)

I've done a new version of "Sandris SBB". You can now see a list on the right.

It shows it what order the orientations will be added to the storyboards. To change it, select an orientation, and move it up or down with the arrow keys.

Hi Steph
Thanks for this nice tool - I can work very fast with them !
The Assyrian Chariot is finished on weekend - First parts are ready by Tom. I need many time to rendering this big one.

The Egypt comes one week later.

Thanks :goodjob:
H.Balck

I'll start on it tonight... :)

Tom

Nice team work there guys! :goodjob:

Hi H.Balck
Could you upload when you can the pedia icons with white background for the Mycenean Chariot please?
I've just added your unit to my mod but I need those graphics with white background.

Excelent!
I could use some Assyrian foot units too ;)As could I!

Superb Units!!! Keep up the excellent work. The horses are very lifelike.

What happened to your great Hittite and Egyptian chariots?

What happened to your great Hittite and Egyptian chariots?

Comes later ! I will open only one unit every month. Next coming in December.

H.Balck

Comes later ! I will open only one unit every month. Next coming in December.

H.Balck

Sounds good. :)

PDMA not allowed

If only you started to learn the rule and avoid PDMA. Too bad I can be as childish as you are and withdraw the modification to SBB I did for you

Old download file is online !

H.Balck

Welcome back!
When you have time I could use the pedia icon file with white background please. I guess you can just post a render of the Chariot over white background and I can change the image to correct size and palette to be used with civ3.

Old download file is online !

H.Balck

:thumbsup: :clap: :clap: :clap:

NO MORE UNITS HERE - YOU CAN SAY THANK YOU TO MR. SNEAKY ARBITRARINESS MODERATOR BLUE MONKEY ! HE HIT ME ANOTHER TIME IN A VERY SNEAKY WISE. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

PDMA is still not allowed