New Unit: Libyan Warrior (September 20, 2004)

[utahjazz7]

This is a unit I threw together while finishing up the Siege Archer. It is based on a request I saw a few weeks back, but it doesn't exactly match it. Also, the attack animation isn't the hottest, but there aren't any huge problems.

No,it's not the finest piece of work, but it's pretty cool at the same time . . . least in my opinion.


WARNING: In the death animation, you will not see a dead body pull its lifeless self up off of the ground and start jumping.

WARNING: He is ill, and the illness causes his skin to appear yellow.

Download.

 

[Ekmek]

Nice, can anyone post an ingame shot?

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

Thats funny....I was expecting a Numindian Unit of some kind, this guy looks like he's from the Orient....lol.

Any luck with the Poly Swordsman btw?

 

[skam0073]

Well,he looks perfectly healthy to me.Very cool helmet and I think he can be used in a lot of ways.Thanks utah

 

[Dom Pedro II]

Hot diggity! This unit looks really cool!

EDIT: Maybe good as a Carthaginian Warrior? (Would that be the closest Civ to associate this with in the epic game?)

 

[Kinboat]

Cool... At least we know he isn't a zombie Once he's down he stays down...

I think Carthage would be the closest civ... They (and the Egyptians at times) used Libyan mercenaries... If I'm remembering right.

 

[utahjazz7]

Cool... At least we know he isn't a zombie Once he's down he stays down...

Yes, this is a point that we shouldn't overlook.

About which civilization he should serve, I don't know. I found the "concept art" in a thread asking for a few different early ancient age units. Perhaps the requester, LBPB, could explain what he wanted this guy for.

 

[LBPB]

hey that's not so far from the original

 

[Aluminium]

Nice unit!

Here is a short description: How to cure the yellow skin of Utahs units.

Needed programs: Civ3Flc, Paint Shop Pro 9 (8, 7, ...?) and a file tool

- Load Unit FLC > Civ3Flc

- Civ3Flc: Palette > Export Palette > Fix.pal (Jasc Animation Shop *.pal)

- Copy Fix.pal > 'PSP directory' > Palette

- PSP: New image

- PSP: Choose Image > Palette > Load Palette

- Load Palette: Apply Fix.pal (Nearest color matching) > OK

- PSP: Choose Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Hue Map

- Hue Map: Reset to Default

- Hue Map: Hue shift 72° > 0° > OK

- PSP: Choose Image > Palette > Save Palette

- Save Palette: Type Fix1 > Save

- Goto 'PSP directory' > Palette

- Rename Fix1.PspPalette to Fix1.pal (only PSP 8, 9)

- Civ3Flc: Palette > Import Palette > Select Fix1.pal

- Civ3Flc: Save

Now he has a healthy skin! (Hmm, the smiley looks ill too.)

 

[Midnight Piper]

Hmm, I'm using psp 7 - my attempt to follow those instructions just gave him a pretty nasty looking red rash all over his body, in addition to the yellow skin... what we do to these poor units...

 

[Midnight Piper]

I think you've just shown me my new favourite toy [dance] - the joys of reskinning

 

[tjedge1]

I love this unit. I think I actually have a place for it.

 

[utahjazz7]

I love this unit. I think I actually have a place for it.

Whew! I left him on the CFC doorstep just hoping someone would take him in.

There was some question earlier about what to use him for. Did you add him to the epic game?

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

I think you've just shown me my new favourite toy [dance] - the joys of reskinning

Hey! I like that you've made it look African - I could use that as an African UU of some sort - any chance you could post a dark-skinned version?

 

[Antiochus VII]

I think the African version would look really good - I'm sure we could find it a home too

 

[Cimbri]

Awesome Utah! So bloody awesome!!!




Thank you, I've been using Native American units as Libyans for a while.

 

[Midnight Piper]

any chance you could post a dark-skinned version?

Can do. I used a screenshot of the flic for the small pediaicon and the units32 icon - the large pediaicon needed to be recolored (too big for a flic screenshot), so it's not as accurate.

Edit: I thouight I might use him for an Ethiopian/Abyssinian warrior myself.

 

[Aluminium]

Midnight Piper!

 

[TopGun]

Utah.. very nice unit! Excellent (as usual...)

 

[Mithadan]

Right on, utah!

There was a Libyan dynasty of Egypt at one time, otherwise the Lybians were always being a pain to the Egyptians...so I guess Carthage would be the best choice for the epic game? Make it the unit of theirs that precedes the Punic wars or something...