Two New Unit Variations: a Roman & Eastern Cataphract

[Xen]

Originally posted by SpincruS
Man, I know, I'm from Istanbul I wanted to keep the max civs at below 20 (I even combined the Spain and Portugal, calling them "Iberians". This is the same mentality here, although let me tell you what; my heart was bleeding when I was doing these.).

why below 20?

 

[spincrus]

Originally posted by Xen


why below 20?

That's the max my computer can afford after each turn during the industrial ages (2ghz, 512 RAM & all, but it's a laptop, so it has overheating problems, slowing it down).

 

[aaminion00]

Originally posted by SpincruS
That's the max my computer can afford after each turn during the industrial ages (2ghz, 512 RAM & all, but it's a laptop, so it has overheating problems, slowing it down).

man, I think that instead of combining civs you should have just taken some out.

 

[spincrus]

Originally posted by aaminion00


man, I think that instead of combining civs you should have just taken some out.

True. On one hand, it hurts to combine civs. On the other hand, it hurts to leave out such cool UU's.

But still, I want my Mongolians to be in the game, as much as my Africans & Mesoamericans...

 

[Kryten]

Originally posted by Xen
actually, just look at the pictures posted By kryten- the cataphract is modeld after the ARMENIAN style of cataphract...

A boring bit of history....
.....the Armenians copied the Seleuicds.
(I have tried to find a realistic representation of Seleucid Cataphracts, but failed. . I assume they would have been similar, but with fancy pulmes on their helmets....which I am too lazy to add. )

Please note that I think that the "Eastern Cataphract" would also be an ideal unit for the ancient Russians.
Why not, as the so called 'Scythians' of the Late Roman period lived in roughly the region that we today call southern Russia (i.e the Alans, Rhoxolani, and Sarmatians. )

 

[Kindred72]

Very impressive work. You never cease to amaze me with what you can do with cut and paste!

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

Wow!! These really are great!

Thanks again!

 

[spincrus]

I just tested them in the game (just regular debugging mode). I can only say how amazed I am by the outcome of a cut-n-paste method unit.

Amazing... Just amazing...

 

[Yoda Power]

This is great Kryten

I have a question: In the MEM I use Utahs Cataphract as the Byzantine Cataphract. Kinboats as the Persian. The mod starts in 610, so I should not use the late Roman cataphract(also I wouldn´t have a clue to which civ I should give it too). However the eastern cataphract could be used for Armenia, right?

 

[tjedge1]

Another unit for my mod. Thanks Kryten.

 

[Kryten]

I would say that you are spot on Yoda.
(You know, if you really, really, wanted to, you could use the Roman Cataphract as a sort of elite Byzantine guards unit, and not allow them to build any new ones. )

 

[Yoda Power]

Originally posted by Kryten
I would say that you are spot on Yoda.

Just what I wanted to hear

Units arent preplaced, so it would´nt be possible to give Byzantium some extra starting units. Also they are quite powerfull already.

 

[alireza1354]

Good people are still around there after all..

 

[Xen]

Originally posted by Yoda Power
Just what I wanted to hear

Units arent preplaced, so it would´nt be possible to give Byzantium some extra starting units. Also they are quite powerfull already.

yes you can! if Iwere at home, and could take some screen shots of the editor, I would show you how, but I am at school right now (7:55 AM, EST) so I cant, but I will later

 

[aaglo]

Wow... these are very nice, Kryty

A real show of skill with C'n'P

 

[Yoda Power]

Originally posted by Xen


yes you can! if Iwere at home, and could take some screen shots of the editor, I would show you how, but I am at school right now (7:55 AM, EST) so I cant, but I will later

If you are thinking about scenario properties, then im not going to do it that way, because Byzantium would have to be in all games then(and Xen for everyone exept you, thats not positive). On the other hand if you are refering to a new feature in c3c im very interestet

 

[Xen]

I'll have to do a bit of investigate, bu ti belive there is way to get it to where when the Byzantines are in they get the extra units, and they dont have to ne in every game

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

He's golden

 

[The Last Conformist]

Xen and Yoda: You two get together and make me a Justinian scenario. That's an order!

 

[Yoda Power]

TLC-lol dont think so, im pretty busy making the MEM already

Kryten-How did you paint the cataphract yellow and still kept the contures? I know you used PSP, but what feature?