Hello,
I have been working on a new Civ for quite some time now, and it is getting close to being finished. I have a post on this here if you want to know more:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=10291519#post10291519
I have used many units from this site and re-skinned them to make the Pictish units, which has worked really well. However, there are a few units that would look awesome if they could be made, and would fit much better than the units I currently have. My intention is to make a very detailed and artistically fun Civ that all can enjoy playing with or against, bringing the Pictish celtic-like nation to life in the game.
I think these should be some interesting Units, if someone is interested in helping out and putting them together. Although I have some 3D skills and am a graphic artist by trade, I work on a Mac, which is not too freindly to nifskope and blender.
Please have a look at these ideas and if you are interested, or think you can help, please post a reply here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=10291519#post10291519
Thanks!!
Requested Unit - Pict Spear Warrior - Concept
Ok, so this unit may cause a stir as its a naked unit... we shall see.
Many early Picts were reported to ambush enemys and surprise them even more by charging into battle naked except for weaponry and blue woad paint. It wasn't because the Picts walked around naked, far from it, it's freezing in Scotland, so the theory is that it was part of a double ended ritual, to show bravery and hardiness, as well as a psychological tactic in their guerilla warfare strategies. The blue woad patterns and their tattooed skin would have looked fearsome, and also worked in the same concept as today's camoflage, by breaking up the pattern of the human figure.
I thought it would be fun to have a couple of early units like this, including the Pict Spear Warrior (Archer) and the Pict Axemen. Later units will wear kilts and eventually trousers. The unit will not be explicit as when I skin the unit, there will be plenty of woad to break up the image of the human anatomy
I have attached the design concept and a few other pics to give an idea. I was hoping the unit could hold a small H-shield (a pictish weapon like shield) and a pictish hand axe in the shield hand. (also possibly a wolf headgear, maybe taken from the coyote unit?? If it looks good, otherwise not bothered - just an idea)
Some of the illustrations in the imageshack link show Picts with bigger shields, which is an innacuracy, as is the red hair which is said not to have come along till the viking invasions. Shields would have been, oval, small round buckler, small sqaure buckler, and the H shield. I will post some images of weapons and shields later. Some of the images are from medieval times, a little innaccurate, but gives an idea, and is interesting.
http://img859.imageshack.us/g/pictsp...orconcept.jpg/
Hope someone feels like taking this one on
Requested Unit - Pict Axeman - Concept
This naked unit has a small Pictish hand axe and a pictish square buckler shield that is hand held.
http://img855.imageshack.us/i/pictaxemanconcept.jpg/
Requested 2 Units - Pict Brave & Pict Champion - Concepts
The Pict Brave and Pict Champion can be created off the same model. The later will have armour and helmet, but other than that, will be exactly the same unit. The Champion is the upgrade of the Brave.
This is a dueal wielding 'two-sword' unit. There does not appear to be a two-sword unit anywhere on here, and I have looked very hard, so I guess this will be the first. I did create one 'Pict Brave' already, from a duel weilding axeman, but ideally I would like this unit to be a dual wielding swords master. Also, I am not happy with my current Pict Brave as he seems a bit hunched over like a hunchback.
I am not sure how possible this unit will be, due to animations and all, but I feel it would be an awesome unit, and not just for the Picts! If I had a PC, I would try and create this unit myself. Unfortuenately this is not possible for me on a Mac.
It may be possible to take the vanilla swordsman, and ambrox62's Brit Swordsman, and combine using the Brit swordsman's smaller sword, leg armour, shoulder armour and helmet and put on the vanilla swordsman base. But maybe that is too hard. Ideally, it would be nice to see a Pictish sword, but that may be asking way too much
http://img405.imageshack.us/g/pictbrave.jpg/