Unit requests thread

[Wolfshanze]

I meant the other way around, when you first get explorers you have them running along side your knights - which will look a little odd with those explorers. I'll probably make the english and german ones.

Well, the problem with Explorers is they don't become obsolete... so pretty much whatever you do with them they'll look funny running around with SOMEBODY. Knights, Riflemen, Infantry... Explorers are around for a long time.

All I do know, is that no matter what time you have your explorers running around, Spanish Conquistadors look funny running around with Germans, Americans, English... and I'm not even going to get into how silly they look running around with non-European civs.

Having said that... beggars can't be choosers... so I'll be happy with ANYTHING anyone is willing to do to customize explorers. New English and German explorers is a good start, and I thank you Chugg for stepping forward on this. At some point, I hope someone might make some sort of "Davey Crockett" American Explorer.

At some point down the road I hope we'll see ethnically diverse explorers for all nations (or at least most of them)... we've already got a million differant swordsman and knight units... it would be nice to see more then one or two explorer units.

On a differant note... has anyone seen any ethnically diverse Great General units? You know... a German General that looks like a German General... a Japanese General that looks like a Japanese General... so-on and so-on?!?!?

 

[snipperrabbit!!]

Wolfy ... Chuggi is on it ! I have seen a pic with a roman great general and it is superb.

 

[Wolfshanze]

That's great.

I'd say Great Generals and Explorers are two of my main pet-peeves for "Flavor Units" that are left undone (at least to my knowledge).

We've got plenty of ancient units and a good splattering of industrial/modern units for all the differant nations, but explorers and great generals seem to have been left out in the cold.

 

[Chuggi]

Thanks snipper!

@ Wolfshanze - Here's some of the great generals I've made so far. The link's also in my signature. Also, an idea with the explorers... if all the graphics were made then you could have medieval-looking explorers in the medieval eras, and then more modern graphics for them once you hit industrial.

 

[Wolfshanze]

@ Wolfshanze - Here's some of the great generals I've made so far. The link's also in my signature. Also, an idea with the explorers... if all the graphics were made then you could have medieval-looking explorers in the medieval eras, and then more modern graphics for them once you hit industrial.

You've got a point there... guess you could have two differant era explorer units for each nation (of course that would double the work!). At this point I'd be happy to see just about anything in the Explorer department as I'm really getting tired of all those Conquistadors running around!

Chug... I guess I need to pay more attention to sig-lines around here... never noticed what you were working on.

Constructive Comment follows... skip if it would upset anyone...

Spoiler :

The generals look great... one thing here, and of course, blow me off if you want, but I gotta comment on one of your sig-pics... while the "Hitler General" is cool looking, shouldn't a more "Erwin Rommel" look be used for a German General? I think Hitler needs to be more of a leader head, not a great general.

As usual, anything is better then nothing in the flavor unit department, but I think Hitler should stay as a leader-head and something Rommel or Guderian-like should be used as a Great General...

Just sayin

Keep up the good work Chugg... what you're doing looks great.

 

[boneys26]

hey guys I'm after some reskins of the guided missile,

the one I really want is MBDA's Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missile mixed colour blue and white I would really like a green and brown camo skin too for a anti-armour missile

Please help

 

[Shqype]

Thanks snipper!

@ Wolfshanze - Here's some of the great generals I've made so far. The link's also in my signature. Also, an idea with the explorers... if all the graphics were made then you could have medieval-looking explorers in the medieval eras, and then more modern graphics for them once you hit industrial.

WOW! Those great generals look amazing! Very beautifully created.

 

[Quaetam]

A ninja unit that throws shuriken (little throwing stars) and whips out a staff (or a sword if it is easier to do) when attacked.

 

[Gaius Octavius]

Could someone make a flamethrower unit, like the Combat Engineer in C3C's World War II scenario? Also, I would be much obliged if someone could come out with a WWII-era heavy cruiser.

 

[Wolfshanze]

Also, I would be much obliged if someone could come out with a WWII-era heavy cruiser.

That's been out for quite some time... Snafu released a Brooklyn class Heavy Cruiser model for Modern Warfare some time ago... I have a copy of it in my Wolfshanze Mod as well.

 

[Gaius Octavius]

Thanks for that. I went through the DB and could not find any. Maybe I just missed it, or it's not listed separately. I'll download one of those mods.

On that note, could I instead request a Japanese "Kate" torpedo bomber? I think you all can sense where I'm going with this...

 

[Wolfshanze]

Pretty sure the Val dive bomber is already out (again, Modern Warfare)... not sure about the Kate though.

Lemee guess... you want this model released next?

 

[Gaius Octavius]

Yes, asioasioasio made a very good Val for 1939, though I haven't seen the Kate yet. And unfortunately, the U.S.S. Arizona would not be too useful for my purposes right now, as it does not stay around very long.

 

[Wolfshanze]

Yes, asioasioasio made a very good Val for 1939, though I haven't seen the Kate yet. And unfortunately, the U.S.S. Arizona would not be too useful for my purposes right now, as it does not stay around very long.

Ahhh... but history is fun to play with...

I once wrote a background story for a Pacific General campaign where the Arizona was transfered to the Atlantic Fleet, and in the game's campaign, was the flagship heading the US invasion of the (Axis occupied) Azores islands (alternate history)... the Arizona lasted through about 8-scenarios of the campaign before I retired her in favor of an Iowa class battleship.

 

[sakhr]

Hi
i need a heavy cavalry for arabia maybe someone can use the Danrell's Arabia swordmen and reskin it to make two new units
1) mounted swordmen the one with a round shield
2) mounted spearmen replacing the sword with a spear
Also need a horse archer just take the camel archer and put him in a horse back
i hope some one can make them for Bts
pls reply thnx

 

[Chuggi]

You've got a point there... guess you could have two differant era explorer units for each nation (of course that would double the work!). At this point I'd be happy to see just about anything in the Explorer department as I'm really getting tired of all those Conquistadors running around!

Chug... I guess I need to pay more attention to sig-lines around here... never noticed what you were working on.

Constructive Comment follows... skip if it would upset anyone...
The generals look great... one thing here, and of course, blow me off if you want, but I gotta comment on one of your sig-pics... while the "Hitler General" is cool looking, shouldn't a more "Erwin Rommel" look be used for a German General? I think Hitler needs to be more of a leader head, not a great general.

As usual, anything is better then nothing in the flavor unit department, but I think Hitler should stay as a leader-head and something Rommel or Guderian-like should be used as a Great General...

Just sayin

Keep up the good work Chugg... what you're doing looks great.

I agree totally with you on that but the only reason I'm using Hitler for Germany's modern general is because I thought "hey that's a cool idea" then half completed him... and then thought "oh crap Rommel would've been better". So yeah, if I made a Rommel one now it would render the Hitler general obsolete (and a waste of time).

I'll start the explorers after christmas hopefully.

 

[Chuggi]

Could someone make a flamethrower unit, like the Combat Engineer in C3C's World War II scenario?

It would be too time consuming and even then it may not work Though if there was a massive demand for this, I could try it.

 

[Wolfshanze]

I agree totally with you on that but the only reason I'm using Hitler for Germany's modern general is because I thought "hey that's a cool idea" then half completed him... and then thought "oh crap Rommel would've been better". So yeah, if I made a Rommel one now it would render the Hitler general obsolete (and a waste of time).

I'll start the explorers after christmas hopefully.

Well yeah... the Hitler general looks cool, and it would be a shame to do something for nothing... but dang... imagine somebody who is using three or four great generals running around the map... three or four Hitler's showing up everywhere leading troops personally? With a Rommel-looking great general, he's at least wearing a German General outfit, which could be any general... Hitler is so one-of-a-kind, seems odd to have several of him running around on the map!

Oh well... it is what it is... [sad face]

I do look forward to some custom explorers... I'm really tired of those conquistadors monopolizing every nation's explorer duties. They must have a real good union to have jobs in every nation.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

explorers are short of flavor in Civ3 too so its not just a Civ4 thing. Its a problem for those of us who still play the third game as well as Civ4.

 

[Wolfshanze]

explorers are short of flavor in Civ3 too so its not just a Civ4 thing. Its a problem for those of us who still play the third game as well as Civ4.

Well at least the Conquistadors don't have a monopoly on African civs... as we at least have a cool custom Explorer for African civs. That still leaves almost 30 civs that could use a unique look besides the conquistador.

So much potential for a mass flavor-attack if the Civ modder community realized this threat to unique looking units that hasn't been handled yet!