Pikemen Unit Pack

This thread will include all pikemen I make.

A list, from newest to oldest
Generic Halberdier - Nov. 03, '04
Dwarf Halberdier - Oct. 23, '04
Viking Halberdier - Oct. 23, '04
Tupi Pikeman (Mimbukabá) - Sept. 12, '04
Koori Pikeman - Sept. 8, '04
Egyptian Pikeman - Sept. 1, '04
Zulu Pikeman - Aug. 12, '04

For a preview of my next pikeman and/or to request a pikeman, go here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=2140322#post2140322)

The animations are all based off of the original "african pikeman" I made, so if you see a resemblance, you're right.

All downloads will include AT LEAST 7 flcs, they are, attack, death, default, fidget, fortify, run and victory. If there are additional flcs I'll put a note above the unit. Also included are civpedia pics, and a units_32 pic. Sounds are linked to in the .ini, if there are custom sounds I'll make a note of it. The readme includes all the code necessary to add the unit to your game. :)

An in-game preview will be attached to the end of this post and will be updated as I complete new units.

All animations will be VERY similar to the ones previewed for the Halberdier, so I'll only include an animated preview for those animations that are different :)

Generic Halberdier
3 different civpedia pics
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Civpedprev.pngFULL Animated Preview (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Halberdanimprev.gif)

Download <775kb (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Halberdier.zip)

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Viking Halberdier
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Viking_lg.pngAnimated Preview (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/VikingPreview.gif)

Download <625kb (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Viking_Halberdier.zip)

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Dwarf Halberdier
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Dwarf_lg.pngAnimated Preview (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/DwarfPreview.gif)

Download <900kb (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Dwarf_Halberdier.zip)

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Tupi Pikeman (Mimbukabá)
now with fixed death and victory
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/TupiPikeman_lg.png Animated Preview (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/attackprev1.1.gif)

Download <650kb (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Tupi_Pikeman1.1.zip)
Download patch (http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=68128&stc=1) Only needed if you downloaded on or before Sept. 13, 2004

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Koori Pikeman
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/KooriPikeman_lg.png Animated Preview (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/runprev.gif)

Download <600kb (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Koori_Pikeman.zip)

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Egyptian Pikeman
This Pikeman comes with two attacks
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/EgyptianPikeman_lg.png Animated Preview (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/attackpreview.gif)

Download <700kb (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/Egyptian_Pikeman.zip)

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African Pikeman
Lighter ingame
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/image0000.pngAnimated Preview (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/preview6.gif)

Download <700kb (http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/AfricanPikeman2.zip)

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And the in-game preview

Man these turned out great. Very nicely done Dease.

OOohhh... stealing my bit, eh? Why I oughtta! ;)

Anotha fiiiiinnne unit from Dease :)

Great work, I could use these. Keep it up Dease. :thumbsup:

Turned out nice, Dease! Great work! :)

Looks great, thanks ! :D

So shiny and colorful... Nice work! :D

nice pikeman. It's going into my vietnam mod for sure!

Actually, I think that the pikes look too thick and out of proportion. Can you make them skinnier?

Oooh.. splendid. :goodjob: What next?

Actually, I think that the pikes look too thick and out of proportion. Can you make them skinnier?
Hey, it's Civ, the pikeman already is the size of a mountain anyway. :)

Actually, if the pike is made thinner, it won't show too good. At game scale, units have to be a bit bulky to look good. :)

Actually, I think that the pikes look too thick and out of proportion. Can you make them skinnier?
Hey what's wrong with a thick shaft? (And no that isn't what I meant :rolleyes: ) I think it looks like a stronger pike that way.

@mstk - the next unit will have a slightly thinner pike, the reason I made the pikes so thick was not because the pike wouldn't show up at civscale, but rather because the shadow had random gaps since the pike was soo skinny, however, enlarging it didn't work too well, so it still has embarassing gaps in the shadow ;)

@mobilize - next is the koori pikeman, it's previewd in the preview thread (;)) which is linked to in the first post :) however only a quick model has been completed, so it'll be awhile yet...

Very good, great idea too (about the OFX skeleton thing)... Look forward to your next pikeman.

Hey, that Egyptian Pikeman attack would work great for a halberdier :), a unit type that's severely lacking. :(

I like that idea mrtn :), maybe you (or someone else) could post a good pic of a haleberdier in the request thread (generic is good)? Anyway, I added it to my list (post#3 of the prev thread) and it's #10 but will get higher priority since it IS lacking.

The Egyptian Pikeman looks rather romanish. Must be all the armour he's wearing.

Thats because hes from an alternate universe where the Ancient Egyptians survived into the Middle Ages... :p

The Egyptian Pikeman looks rather romanish. Must be all the armour he's wearing.
Guess I won't have to do a roman pikeman then :D
*crosses fingers*

Already been done anyway...its called the Scutatio, and it was done by Utahjazz awile ago... :goodjob:

Nice units. May be, the egyptian pikeman needs a little more contrast? Compared to the Civ3 pikeman he looks a little "pale".

first post updated, and added the Koori Pikeman :D
next is the Mimbukabá

@ arne - you could just choose black as the civcolour :)

I very much like your pikemen, Dease.

Pray tell, who are the Koori?

Thanks,
the kooris are Australian aboriginals, the armor on the unit is croc skin :D

Which one is next?

Sick! the Rasta Farian Pikeman :goodjob: i absolutely love IT! :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:

Which one is next?
The Mimbukabá... My Tupi guy! :cool:

Ohh my ohh yes! The Koori Pikeman is here! :) Thanks, Dease, he looks awesome!

Very impressive. Good job.

Huh? the koori thing, are you sure it's an australian aboriginal? certainly doesn't look like that. they don't wear armour nor shoes. they also have markings on their bodies.

Great units all. Keep them coming. :goodjob:

But I keep wondering: with these great Koori units being created (of which the afore-posted pikeman is an excellent example), where's the Boomerang Warrior, the essential Aboriginal unit? How can you have the Koori without boomerangs? That's like the Norse without Berserks, the Japanese without Samurai, pizza without cheese, pastries without cream filling!

Kodama, great master... I am still hoping for the Boomerang Warrior as well... but I'm glad we've gor the Pikeman and the Crocodile Warrior!

Huh? the koori thing, are you sure it's an australian aboriginal? certainly doesn't look like that. they don't wear armour nor shoes. they also have markings on their bodies.

Hmm, keep up here. It is a what-if unit - what might have developed if the aboriginal australians had progressed technologicaly into a middle-ages like society...

Love the unit. I don't use australia though - may have to steal it for another culture...

Hmm, keep up here. It is a what-if unit - what might have developed if the aboriginal australians had progressed technologicaly into a middle-ages like society...

Love the unit. I don't use australia though - may have to steal it for another culture...

looks to me like you'll have to steal it for another culture as ancient australian units and middle age aus units were the same thing. and as australia moved into the modern ages, they used western units.

Huh? the koori thing, are you sure it's an australian aboriginal? certainly doesn't look like that. they don't wear armour nor shoes. they also have markings on their bodies.

The armor is croc skin, I'd assume they would realize by the middleages that they should find protection from projectiles ;)
Infact, he doesn't have shoes, he has croc skin ankle guards, they cover 'bout half his feet
And he does have red markings all over his body, sometimes it's more noticable on different views, but they're there :)

BTW, a tupi preview is in the preview thread.

The tupi pikeman is here :D

And here's a larger pic from the preivew thread http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=67874&stc=1

The Tupi is very colorful. And good, thanks you :)

But.. Aren't you afraid to step on CivArmy's toes ? ;)

Nah, Straczincsky checked with civarmy to see if he was going to do one, apparently he wasn't so I did strac's request :)
Glad you like it though. :D

Great and colorful...perfect anotherwords...

Whats next for the Dease Pikeman factory?

Either the Spanish pikeman or the English Pikeman with a PIKE, not a long spear.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dease! The Mimbukabá came out great! :D

Fine, wonderful and versatile units!

-Oz

Love your Pikemen, Dease... you are delivering Masterpieces, one by one. :goodjob:

Lookin' good. The flappy bit round the Tupi Pikeman's waist seems to be behaving rather oddly though

Love these pikemen. Keep up the good work.

Yes very good units, maybe a bit squar?

Thanks for the comments everyone! :goodjob:
Lookin' good. The flappy bit round the Tupi Pikeman's waist seems to be behaving rather oddly though
:blush: I mistakenly overlooked the death and victory anims when tweaking the skeleton for this unit :blush: sorry 'bout that, attached is a "patch" with the two fixed anims, also the first post will/has been updated with the new file along with the patch :)
NOTE: I haven't tested these, but they should be centered and such, if someone could confirm this I'd appreciate it.
EDIT: I'll update the preview once I finish rendering it :)
EDIT2: new preview uploaded

thx man i will use them

is the tupi pikeman of african descent? the markings look very aboriginal.

is the tupi pikeman of african descent? the markings look very aboriginal.

No... South American.

The Egyptian guy shouldn't have so much armour. The hot climate made heavy body armour impossible - that is what actually defeated many European crusaders back in the middle ages.

The Egyptian guy shouldn't have so much armour. The hot climate made heavy body armour impossible - that is what actually defeated many European crusaders back in the middle ages.
Well, there's a rather long debate in kinboat's thread if you'd like some quality reading ;)
but my (totally uneducated) view, is that these guys were main line defenders, they didn't really have to move/run around alot, that's what all the other lightly armored units were for.
and when they were travelling, I'd assume they'd simply take off all the plate armor(and the helmet), there's scale armor under it so they'd still have protection but would still be able to move fairly freely. :)

I love the tupi pikeman,its for mesoamerican civs right?

I love the tupi pikeman,its for mesoamerican civs right?
Thanks,
to be exact it for the tupis ;) but it could be used for really any mesoamerican civ other than a northern tribe.
As for the epic game, I'm not sure which civ it would go best with, maybe someone else knows?

BRAVO!!!!! :goodjob:
Many thanks ;)

2 new "pikemen" added,
the Dwarf Halberdier, and the Viking Halberdier :D
Enjoy! :D

YES!! These are great, :goodjob:

These look wonderful... Although I didn't realize you were posting these all in one thread :D

The only thing I would change would be to make the Viking's beard a little smaller. But the Dwarf looks cool with the big beard.

Cool. :)
It seems that the dwarf pedia (and preview gif) has horns, but not the dwarf itself, would you care to make a new pedia reflecting that fact?

Cool. :)
It seems that the dwarf pedia (and preview gif) has horns, but not the dwarf itself, would you care to make a new pedia reflecting that fact?
OMG, i can't have been so dumb :wallbash:
*checks the unit*
Dang, I was :( I used the viking model for the dwarf :blush:. as for your request, just use the viking pic sine it's the exact same model as the dwarf, unfourtunatley. (I really liked those horns;))

Like these latest units. I might be able to use the viking dude somewhere (not exactly sure where right now, but he looks familliar somehow)

Well, I prefer the dwarf without horns, so I'm not complaining. :lol:

Generic Halberdier is here :D
he comes with three different civpedia pics and a FULL animated preview :cooool:
(it seems to be a bit messed up in a couple places but you get the general idea :rolleyes: )

It looks good in flicster. :)
BTW, the units32 should be made with red civ colour, to make it show up civ specific in the game. I've made two possible ones...


You removed the dwarf halberdier from the first post, a mistake?

It looks good in flicster. :)
BTW, the units32 should be made with red civ colour, to make it show up civ specific in the game. I've made two possible ones...


You removed the dwarf halberdier from the first post, a mistake?
Thanks for the good units_32 pics :goodjob:. Call me lazy, but it's just too much (boring)work in OFX to change the civcolour to red for a little pic which isn't used too much :rolleyes: but thanks again :goodjob:

yes, removing the dwarf was a mistake, he has returned! :D

Am I going to run into any problems converting mrtn's unit32 pics from gif into pcx format?

The great 'Pikemen Unit Pack', IMHO!
Thank you, Dease! :)

Thanks for the good units_32 pics :goodjob:. Call me lazy, but it's just too much (boring)work in OFX to change the civcolour to red for a little pic which isn't used too much :rolleyes: but thanks again :goodjob:

yes, removing the dwarf was a mistake, he has returned! :D
Well, I just changed civ colour in flicster, and took a screen shot. :mischief:
Am I going to run into any problems converting mrtn's unit32 pics from gif into pcx format?No. As with all unit32s you just copy it and paste it into your units32, so the format of the original is unimportant. :)

No. As with all unit32s you just copy it and paste it into your units32, so the format of the original is unimportant.Ah, well that's pretty easy!

I have liked all these units, but the halberdier makes me very happy! :thumbsup:

Thanks everyone! :cool:

I decided that I may as well make some decent units_32 pics for the units so here's it is, just save the .gif and paste it into your units_32 file.
They're kinda small so if I feel like it, I may make better ones in the future.
it also includes my arquebusier, just because :)

...They're kinda small ...Yeah, I've been thinking about that, and I wonder if the whole weapon need to be seen in the units 32? Is the weapon or the look of the unit most important? :confused:
In that pic the dwarf is one of the biggest, and that can't be right. :lol: