Balam-Agab
God King
I have to ask. Any updates?
My PC is being repaired right now, so I can't work on them at the moment. All the files are backed up so when I get it back I'll get working again.
I have to ask. Any updates?
Been back to working out the African unit lines for Dark Continent scenario now that semester's over. any chance of seeing the Maasai lion hunter soon?
There are some good images there, but also a lot of what are obviously re-skins or reuse of inaccurate (for India) props - notably the hairstyles mentioned above and the kilts. That's just at a quick glance.I don't know if this helps, but I saw this thread in the Civ 4 forums that's pretty extensive:
Bakuel's Indian Units
As you can see in the actual Indian art posted by ShiroKobbure (not the wargame images) the forward "top-knot" that seems so popular amongst unit makers is inaccurate - it is in fact a regional variation of a turban tie and the head should have a close-fitting turban with the knot in front. Where the hairstyle is used in bas-reliefs, etc. it is usually a SE Asian style from one of the Indianized states. A much more typical Indian unit (either Kshatrya or Brahmin) would have the style used in Sandris' previews linked below.
The gold bead necklace is also overused and inaccurate. Either lose it, recolor it to look like a garland of marigolds, or use a flatter necklace. The "sacred string" shown in Sandris' previews is far more important. Not having it would be like having Napoleon's Old Guard without their bearskin caps.
The legs of the clothes they're wearing are either too short (dhotis typically go to mid-calf or lower) or too long - the Tamil style is more like tight fitting shorts with a sash/loincloth. In either case the sash should be a contrasting color to the dhoti. Maybe the sash in civ-color & the dhoti white or natural muslin. Plotinus posted a good texture jpeg in his Indian worker thread iirc. His version is also the best dhoti prop yet made, imho.
Both the criss-cross leather belts and the shirts are very inaccurate. Bare-chested with the sacred thread or else some kind of armor (again with sacred thread) is needed.
A more traditional style moustache would be fuller and connect to the muttonchops.
The shield would be more accurately round, with four small bosses. A typical Tamil (Southern India) shield would be bright red.
Yes India!
I have a request, can you release a lighter skinned and darker skinned version of some of the units so I can use them for Southern Indian and Northern Indian states.
Any Indian horse archers planned?