[UNIT] Mighty Ships Et Al

[Matsuda123]

I've got some images for future unit ideas and inspiration for ships, Toad. I'll be modeling some stuff too.

Here are Aztec Knight what if ideas, or maceman or pikeman armor stuff...

 

[Matsuda123]

And some ships too.

 

[MightyToad]

https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/african-knight.28592/

"This will be easy"
It was not... I decided to make another version using a spear rigged to the Byzantine Cataphract. Turned out to be a poor choice because it was very complex, but I was already knee deep in it before I discovered it's problems. I changed the hat to the one that looks like a Roman Centurion helmet because the other reminds me of the roman/greek helmets.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

Africa ready to go medieval on you....I like it. Great unit Toad!

 

[<Nexus>]

Very cool.

One more thought provoking pic (not requests, just brainstorming)

 

[tantanmen]

Very cool.

One more thought provoking pic (not requests, just brainstorming)

Consider me provoked I really need to get on artstation. Great find Zeta!

 

[<Nexus>]

Consider me provoked I really need to get on artstation. Great find Zeta!

I was googling for afrofantasy + knight / paladin / etc.
(Please, call me Nexus, if you will. Zeta is just an add-on, because Nexus as nickname was already taken)

 

[tantanmen]

(Please, call me Nexus, if you will. Zeta is just an add-on, because Nexus as nickname was already taken)

Ah okay, sorry (I've done it twice now sorry Nexus). After my third pot of coffee I tend to get bouncy and over-familiar.

I was googling for afrofantasy + knight / paladin / etc.

Yeah, it's great to see more African art. I'm looking forward to Matsuda's creations

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

the knight with the lance looks like it could be a good pikeman. I don't know what animations would work best. Depends if you add a shield, in which case I'd say holkan.

 

[PPQ_Purple]

The animations that would work best are all of them. Just make the model once and rig it to several units (knight, pikeman, champion at least). That's what I do a lot of the time for my FFH work.

 

[Matsuda123]

Here is something I'll contribute with MightyToad's assistance. I found a cool drawing of an Egyptian Samurai online, so I thought Civ needed that too.

 

[MightyToad]

Here is something I'll contribute with MightyToad's assistance. I found a cool drawing of an Egyptian Samurai online, so I thought Civ needed that too.

Here you go. Not my best work. If you want my opinion... This guys looks pretty. Like in an effeminate sort of way. A man walks down the street wearing this outfit... You know he isn't scared of anything.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

the knight with the lance looks like it could be a good pikeman. I don't know what animations would work best. Depends if you add a shield, in which case I'd say holkan.

Also ultimate resource again for native cultures: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/warriors-of-the-americas-mega-pack.520780/

I didn't show the Mexica/Aztec because those units have been made, not because they are aztec but the graphics themselves

 

[tantanmen]

Here you go. Not my best work. If you want my opinion... This guys looks pretty. Like in an effeminate sort of way. A man walks down the street wearing this outfit... You know he isn't scared of anything.

I did notice this guy adjusting his brassiere...

Spoiler Funky chicken? :

I really like the mask and headdress

 

[<Nexus>]

Here you go. Not my best work. If you want my opinion... This guys looks pretty. Like in an effeminate sort of way. A man walks down the street wearing this outfit... You know he isn't scared of anything.

Give it more armor.
. . . or less.
Whatever

 

[MightyToad]

Also ultimate resource again for native cultures:
I didn't show the Mexica/Aztec because those units have been made, not because they are aztec but the graphics themselves

The dude did a ton of work on that. I'm not that ambitious. Anyway, I skipped 3 and went straight from civ2 to civ4. I was under the impression 3 still used sprites for the units like 2. These look like models. Albeit more simple looking. So, are you saying someone converted these to 4 already?

Very cool.

One more thought provoking pic (not requests, just brainstorming)

I think the Zulu shield would have worked better for the knight. It is somewhat like a kite shield. The little square shield would be worthless on horseback. Zero protection for the legs.
Then again the Zulu are from the opposite side on the continent in a different hemisphere.

 

[<Nexus>]

@MightyToad I would like to make a request for a few very simple models.
I'm working on some ancient era gathering and foraging project and need some units to represent things that are found and collected.
They obviously need no animation and can be very simple. I could use 2D graphics to represent them but 3D models would be better.

A pile of fruits on an animal skin:

A pile of mushrooms on an animal skin:

A pile of wood:

I hope you don't mind asking for them.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

The dude did a ton of work on that. I'm not that ambitious. Anyway, I skipped 3 and went straight from civ2 to civ4. I was under the impression 3 still used sprites for the units like 2. These look like models. Albeit more simple looking. So, are you saying someone converted these to 4 already?

@MightyToadI would like to make a request for a few very simple models.

Ask someone in the graphics board for that would be your best bet.

Many of the Aztec units have been made already, if not all in some form. They weren't converted Civ3 is 2d. What I'm interested more in is the lesser known cultures. Chimu in S.America, Some of those Post Classic Mayan units, Carib etc. Also, look at the armored Mississippian unit. I just was under the assumption that you wanted material to work with, not implying you make everything. Anything that catches your fancy, I'm really about providing units for sets that don't exist fully.

 

[MightyToad]

@MightyToad I would like to make a request for a few very simple models.
I'm working on some ancient era gathering and foraging project and need some units to represent things that are found and collected.
They obviously need no animation and can be very simple. I could use 2D graphics to represent them but 3D models would be better.

I hope you don't mind asking for them.

There was an attempt.

Many of the Aztec units have been made already, if not all in some form. They weren't converted Civ3 is 2d. What I'm interested more in is the lesser known cultures. Chimu in S.America, Some of those Post Classic Mayan units, Carib etc. Also, look at the armored Mississippian unit. I just was under the assumption that you wanted material to work with, not implying you make everything. Anything that catches your fancy, I'm really about providing units for sets that don't exist fully.

You assume correct. I'm more going for a generic one off things. I haven't done any research to try to do actual historical stuff. Nothing Tribe specific. Aztec art just dominates when you try to look up on google images. And they usually are the most bad ass looking IMO.

BTW... This is what it is looking like so far:

 

[Matsuda123]

I tried tuning up the texture on the Egyptian Samurai a bit...

https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/egyptian-samurai.28594/