ElCommandante
Chieftain
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- May 19, 2006
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Is there any chance of the Byzantine unit line being rearranged so that they get horse archers instead of horsemen, a la MTW2?
The Sword of Islam 0.5.0 Discussion
- Thread starter embryodead
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2phunkey4u
West-Eastern Divan
Yeah, the Vardariotai are kick-ass in MTW2, but 'pedia says they were actually rather insignificant to the Byzantine military. Horse archery is a Turkic and Mongol theme in SOI, Ajmer being the exception to the rule.
embryodead
Caliph
Byzantines can get Horse Archers through the Mercenary system, and they get a dedicated merc type for it.
embryodead
Caliph
Since I want to make sure everything is fixed & balanced for 1.0, I guess we can go with a quick release cycle now. I'll upload 0.5.1 in the upcoming days, and then 0.5.2 if needed.
Sovietof17
Warlord
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2005
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One of my great persons [not settled] joined an enemy force. How is a great person considered a military unit that can defect?
DC123456789
Deity
All units, including workers and GPs, do.
blizzrd
Micromanager
I once flipped a Great Engineer who was travelling along the Silk Road. Made it very easy to get build my first wonder!
embryodead
Caliph
Nope.
embryodead
Caliph
Why?
By design. Some of these civs are just respawns of older civs, or serve as scripted invaders, or buffers between the player and edge of the map.
embryodead
Caliph
Sword of Islam 0.5.1:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sword-of-islam/files/Sword of Islam 0.5.1 Setup.exe/download
Not starting a new thread since nothing really changed from 0.5.0 in terms of game mechanics. Saves are not compatible, however.
0.5.1
- Fixed an issue with some units having their upgrade paths disabled
- Fixed Georgian UHV3 to count Barbarians but not Rebel civs as non-Christian states
- Added Special Abilities information to Mercenary Manager
- Optimized some Mercenary Event Manager routines
- Changed the AI to not use siege machines for exploration
- Updated Armenian and Seljuk settler maps
- Updated the Armenian flag
- Added a new Ashot leaderhead, based on Barbarossa by melcher kürzer
- Added new unit art for Monaspa Lancer (Bakuel/edead)
- Fixed some see-through issues with Late Crusading Knight and Hospitaller Canon unit art
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sword-of-islam/files/Sword of Islam 0.5.1 Setup.exe/download
Not starting a new thread since nothing really changed from 0.5.0 in terms of game mechanics. Saves are not compatible, however.
0.5.1
- Fixed an issue with some units having their upgrade paths disabled
- Fixed Georgian UHV3 to count Barbarians but not Rebel civs as non-Christian states
- Added Special Abilities information to Mercenary Manager
- Optimized some Mercenary Event Manager routines
- Changed the AI to not use siege machines for exploration
- Updated Armenian and Seljuk settler maps
- Updated the Armenian flag
- Added a new Ashot leaderhead, based on Barbarossa by melcher kürzer
- Added new unit art for Monaspa Lancer (Bakuel/edead)
- Fixed some see-through issues with Late Crusading Knight and Hospitaller Canon unit art
Power_of_Beer
Prince
Excellent! Downloading now.
blizzrd
Micromanager
Thanks edead.
Jazzer32
Chieftain
HI, Great mode..I really enjoy playing it (I've tried only byzantine so far), and i encountered 2 small bugs so far ( at least i think its bug):
1. I cannot "use" relic "banner of faith" - i can walk it around the map but it cannot join the city (other relics work fine)
2. After disbanding both of my mercenary units I'm still paying 6 gold for them (those 2 units were long time in my service, i disbanded them after at least 100 turns sitting in some quiet city)
P.S. version 0.5.1
1. I cannot "use" relic "banner of faith" - i can walk it around the map but it cannot join the city (other relics work fine)
2. After disbanding both of my mercenary units I'm still paying 6 gold for them (those 2 units were long time in my service, i disbanded them after at least 100 turns sitting in some quiet city)
P.S. version 0.5.1
embryodead
Caliph
That's not a bug - as Byzantium, a Christian civ, you can only use Christian relics. The Holy Banner is a Muslim relic. You can sell/trade it to a Muslim civ.
What does the mercenary screen show? Does it show the -6 gold and the units as hired? Can you post a screenshot and/or a save?
Jazzer32
Chieftain
my bad, but there is still a bug. After I loaded 2 different saves to check, here is what i got: first, I had 2 mercenary units (4+3 gold) but maintenance for them was wrong (13 gold). After i disbanded these 2 units I'm still paying 6 gold (for nothing). note: I had few other mercenary units before, but i lost them in battle.
I hope it helps...
embryodead
Caliph
Yeah, that's definitely bugged, but a savegame would really help 
Jazzer32
Chieftain
I just checked all my saves (I dont have a lot of them , maybe 10 for whole game), and there is interesting thing... In early saves there was difference of 2 gold between "'total mercenary maintenance" and real sum. In mid game saves that difference goes to 4, and in late game its 6. And I havent hired any cheaper units.
