Anno Domini Classic: discussion thread part 3 (warning: lots of images on page one)

[Ogedei_the_Mad]

How soon will you need these buildings? I will get started on making the first building tonight.

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

I'd like it if you kept Nabataea. I personally think you should keep all the middle eastern civs you have already. Although I definately wouldn't mind another Indian civ. Here's a dumb question: what civs are currently in the mod? Perhaps you could replace a different one?

On reflection, I think I should keep things the way they are now and look at other civs when I get round to doing expansion packs. Here's the civ list:
Anglo-Saxons
Athens
Byzantines
Carthage
Celtiberians
Coritani
Dacia
Egypt
Eire
Etruria
Florence
Franks
Gauls
Goths
Harappa
Huns
Iceni
Illyria
Israel
Jutes
Kushan
Macedonia
Maurya
Nabataea
Normans
Norse
Persia
Rome
Scots
Slavs
Sparta

How soon will you need these buildings? I will get started on making the first building tonight.

I'm not releasing the demo for a couple of weeks and will put placeholders in for now. Great that you're starting already though!!

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

Highland spearman for the Scots - I made a civ tartan this morning - the blue bits in it being civ coloured. I think I'll make a later-era version, with a chainmail tunic underneath the scarf; perhaps with a more medieval-looking shield also.

 

[Plotinus]

That is excellent. I love the civ-coloured tartan (and the battle damage on the shield). I think it'll look really good in-game.

 

[Stormrage]

Its great! But.. is he wearing pants? Any chance of a kilt?

BTW, d`ya mind adding a metal texture to your spear tips? The black and white thing kinda looks ... I dunno, fake, plastic?

 

[Partizanac]

The history of the kilt stretches back to at least the end of the 16th century.

So I don't think that would work

 

[Stormrage]

At least. So it could be like.. since the dinosaurs..

 

[Partizanac]

Maybe you Rob and especially Stormrage should see this site:
http://www.medieval-weaponry.co.uk/acatalog/targes.html

 

[Stormrage]

Meh, stuff for pansies. This is the only thing that looks even remotely intersting. And I hate the hilt.

 

[Kyriakos]

Stormrage is the 'butcher of the balkans'

 

[Partizanac]

Stormrage is the 'butcher of the balkans'

@Storm I knew you would find that one interesting

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

BTW, d`ya mind adding a metal texture to your spear tips? The black and white thing kinda looks ... I dunno, fake, plastic?

The spear was made by Kinboat; you've got to remember that you're seeing it at quite a few times the magnification as you would in-game, where it looks the part .

 

[Stormrage]

*sigh*

Blasphemy Mode On: Just cos Kinboat made it, doesn`t make it perfect. A wee bit of texture won`t kill anyone. `cept a few dumb horsemen charging the unit

*Blasphemy Mode Off*

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

*sigh*

Blasphemy Mode On: Just cos Kinboat made it, doesn`t make it perfect. A wee bit of texture won`t kill anyone. `cept a few dumb horsemen charging the unit

*Blasphemy Mode Off*

Telling mode on: Just cos you want it, doesn't make it right. Re-rendering the complete set of animations just because you want a re-texture of something that will only be a couple of pixels wide is a definate no-no. The dumb horsemen will have to charge into the unit and accept the spear for what it is
*Telling mode off*

Sorry about that everyone; I just think this is one example of how picky our forum can be sometimes. This is why I don't often post previews until things are completed - especially the leaderheads. Incidently, Stormrage, I'm not intending a personal dig!!

 

[Plotinus]

Adding textures to things makes them render much more slowly. And the last thing that needs a texture is a spear head, which as R8XFT points out, takes up about two pixels at civ scale! Certainly that spear prop has been used "as is" in any number of units to date and I can't remember anyone complaining that the tip was too uniformly coloured...

 

[Blue Monkey]

Well, I narrowed it down to about 60 images for city improvements concept art. So I'll need about another 24 hours to further winnow it before I post some image galleries on various building types. If Redalert, Ogedei, or someone else need immediate inspiration for a specific building, let me know. I'll check first thing in the morning, and could post one or two images right away.

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

Well, I narrowed it down to about 60 images for city improvements concept art. So I'll need about another 24 hours to further winnow it before I post some image galleries on various building types. If Redalert, Ogedei, or someone else need immediate inspiration for a specific building, let me know. I'll check first thing in the morning, and could post one or two images right away.

Goodness, you've outdone yourself!! Thanks again for your hard work and dedication !

In other news, I'm back at work tomorrow ; today's going to be a text day; there's about 50 techs (many of which are specific, e.g. "Byzantine masonry") that have no civilopedia entry, so I'm aiming to fill in the gaps today .

 

[Partizanac]

Well Rob I really like your Scottish Spearman! it will be widely used like in Rood and MEM etc.
Looking forward on using him

 

[rifleman]

Nice Spearman

I like the pants just fine. They've definately been in use around there for the last couple of thousand years or so. But the only real problem with using a kilt is that it would have to be a part of a tunic, or long shirt (at least in order to be accurate it would). That's fine too, it would just be a really different look.

 

[RedAlert]

In the largest size there ought to be a tank (outdoor pool/bath)

If Redalert, Ogedei, or someone else need immediate inspiration for a specific building, let me know. I'll check first thing in the morning, and could post one or two images right away.

Do you have a picture of an outdoor pool/bath in your collection? I haven't been able to find anything. Don't worry about posting it early or anything, I can wait. I was just wondering.

By all means, call me Rob on the forum - it's far easier to spell than R8XFT!!

I just noticed your new sig.
Sure thing, Rob! (I actually never had trouble remembering or spelling R8XFT myself)

Well, I know what civ I'm playing as first!