Unit Preview and Poll: Byzantine Cataphract

[StabbingNirvana]

i wouldnt loved having a horse archer that ran like that. that wouldve been awesome. perhaps the cataphracts attack could become faster... it looks too slow.

 

[Mithadan]

Kryten's horse archer was exactly the unit I was thinking of when I made the suggestion for this Cataphract.

Couldn't he be jabbing away with that spear too, with his two handed grip?

I'm probably just causing more trouble, so I'll be shutting up now!

 

[Xen]

Originally posted by Mithadan
Kryten's horse archer was exactly the unit I was thinking of when I made the suggestion for this Cataphract.

Couldn't he be jabbing away with that spear too, with his two handed grip?

I'm probably just causing more trouble, so I'll be shutting up now!

I made the suggestion for the cataphract....

portraying Cataphracts as horse archers is a no-no however- it was a secondary use, apperntlly carried out by other cavalry, more devoted to full time archery then the cataphracts, and only employed by them(the cataphracts) when no other support troops were availible... taking needed spears away from a concetrated charge is generally a no-no...

 

[Kryten]

No need to panic Xen

Mithadan was merely suggesting that the horse be a bit more 'dynamic', instead of just standing there.

Originally posted by Mithadan
I think the attack could be a little more dynamic, maybe if the horse was running while the dude was whacking away with his big ol' spear. But maybe that's entirely innacurate? Beats me...!

I was just showing that I had once tried it, but most people didn't go for it.
(They didn't like the horse 'galloping-on-the-spot' during the attack animation)
I could just about get away with it with the Horse Archer (as he runs and shoots in different directions), but it would definitely look 'odd' having a Cataphract galloping FOWARDS but not getting anywhere against a stationary enemy.

 

[Mithadan]

Originally posted by Kryten
Mithadan was merely suggesting that the horse be a bit more 'dynamic', instead of just standing there.

Quite so! Thanks for clearing that up in my absence, Kryten!

 

[mrtn]

Kryten, I liked the running attack, and am using it in my game.

What if the horse is "twirling around", maybe on the back legs? I'm not proposing a full circle, just a bit of an arc, maybe 30-45 degrees? That would maybe give more of a melee-look.

 

[utahjazz7]

Well, we're almost complete. Everything is done, but for one minor hiccup. As we speak, Kryten is putting the finishing touches on the attack animation. When he sends the improved file back to me, the unit will be finished, and I will upload it. Until then, here's a preview of the run animation.

 

[BeBro]

Great anim Just to nitpick, I think the tail is a bit overdone (looks a bit like a flag in the wind). But the legs are top

 

[[Ant]Wimp]

very very nice!!! I like the tail

... but go work on a LotR unit next mKay

 

[thestonesfan]

If this isn't the best mounted unit I've seen yet, it's close.

 

[Mithadan]

I spose its too late to comment, but it seems as if the horse is giving that rider a very smooth ride. Doesn't a gallop sort of make the rider bob up and down as the horse runs along? That's how it feels to this sack-of-potatoes when I go riding!

 

[Xen]

O_O that is the BEST mounted unit to date! Youve out done your self with this one, and I cant thank you enough for IT

@Mithadan- this can be explained by the Byzantines developing a special breed of "esy rider" horses, specifically designed and bred to offer the driver the smoothest ride possible, regadless of terrain, and weather conditions

 

[thestonesfan]

Originally posted by Mithadan
I spose its too late to comment, but it seems as if the horse is giving that rider a very smooth ride. Doesn't a gallop sort of make the rider bob up and down as the horse runs along? That's how it feels to this sack-of-potatoes when I go riding!

Well, keep in mind that in the game, they only run for one square at a time.

 

[Mithadan]

Originally posted by Xen
This can be explained by the Byzantines developing a special breed of "esy rider" horses, specifically designed and bred to offer the driver the smoothest ride possible, regadless of terrain, and weather conditions

Fair enough!