ARCHIVED: Discussion Topic - Unit Lines

[KingArthur]

Yes that's an idea. There's some nice smoke effects on some of them - can't use the ones with the green guys showing though.

 

[aaglo]

Can't use the ones with the green guys showing though.

 

[KingArthur]

Some of my best fiend's are green (spelling mistake intentional)

 

[Blue Monkey]

To quote Kermit "It's not easy being green".

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

Hey, I have an idea: Maybe replace the Scientific Great Leader unit with something like a Spark, Madboy, or Mad Scientist, and give them some kind of insane attack power or something... After all, can't have steampunk without mad scientists......

 

[RedwallFortress]

You can probably use the bunch of cool Leman Russ Tanks made by muffins.

 

[Underpaid]

Some unit suggestions:

Indian Musket: Indian Flintlock, by Sandris.

Meso-American Cavalry 1: Aztec Horseman by ShiroKobbure.

Meso-American Cavalry 2: Venezuelan Prócer by CivArmy s. 1994.

 

[Blue Monkey]

While doing some research on Indian war machinery & elephants I came across these. I've included captions that mention the designers/inventors in case someone wants to track down further images.

 

[Balthasar]

Dinosaurs. We're gonna need dinosaurs, not just Supa's stuff, either.

 

[KingArthur]

There's all the units from PTW expansion pack. Also, Kinboat made a cool tribal warrior riding a triceratops.

 

[Balthasar]

There's all the units from PTW expansion pack. Also, Kinboat made a cool tribal warrior riding a triceratops.

I'll be damned!!! I had them the whole time. . .

Y'know Sid Meier's team worked for a while on a project called Dinosaurs but abandoned it. I wonder if those units were compatible with CivIII? I love to pry something like that free. Pterodactyls. . .

 

[Blue Monkey]

Dinosaurs. We're gonna need dinosaurs, not just Supa's stuff, either.

I was already thinking of the lizardmen (Slann?) from the WH mod -both for jungle lurking & as a possible underworld civ.

Edit: and there's got a way to use one of those nazgul thingies as well.

 

[Balthasar]

I was already thinking of the lizardmen (Slann?) from the WH mod -both for jungle lurking & as a possible underworld civ.

Or as Tharks, perhaps...

I like the Nazgul.

 

[Blue Monkey]

They would make decent Tharks in terms of weapons, etc. But does the lack of a second pair of arms significantly lessen their suitability?

 

[Plotinus]

I'll be damned!!! I had them the whole time. . .

Y'know Sid Meier's team worked for a while on a project called Dinosaurs but abandoned it. I wonder if those units were compatible with CivIII? I love to pry something like that free. Pterodactyls. . .

Pterodactyls weren't dinosaurs...

Had to be said! But I'd like to see something from Sid Meier about such things whatever they are.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Dinosaurs. We're gonna need dinosaurs, not just Supa's stuff, either.

Tech Icon Or Wonder?

There's all the units from PTW expansion pack. Also, Kinboat made a cool tribal warrior riding a triceratops.

Pterodactyls. . .

Also by Kinboat.

Pterodactyls weren't dinosaurs...

No more zebra diatribes!

 

[Balthasar]

Hmmm. Ok, we've got alot more dinos than I thought we did. Now we need Sabertooth tigers and Mastodons, according to Burroughs. . .

"Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls" is hilarious - I can't believe you found that....

 

[jlvfr]

Tech Icon Or Wonder?

*snip zepelin vs flying lizards*

Both I'd say

 

[Plotinus]

I don't have time to browse the threads, but has Spring-Heeled Jack been considered as a villain/character/unit type/something?

 

[Blue Monkey]

I don't have time to browse the threads, but has Spring-Heeled Jack been considered as a villain/character/unit type/something?

Now you've got me confused!?

Here's some things I just googled and thought would make great units in the game: The powered dirigeable (probably pedal powered ) and a Steampunk Commando, parachuting behind enemy lines from the aforementioned dirigeable.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=162048&d=1192099770

Not only do I love the idea of the Steampunk Commando, I surprisingly have some wing models that might be suitable, and which I never thought I'd have a use for:

That's Great Plotinus.

I'll add these units to the to-do list then, although there are some others already on it that must take priority...

Your Steampunk Commando sounds a lot like Spring-Heeled Jack. Here's an image featuring him of a very rough and raw tech icon I'm tenatively calling Alter Egos:

Spring-heeled Jack - brilliant idea!

Is there an Absent-Minded Professor in the house?