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version 0.17.9 Fix: Game setup civ assignment: nicks with custom rating now work Updated: FXAA: using official svn 24 alpha version (should fix some problems with some cards). Kudos @vladislavbelov Sharpening shader: using official svn 24 alpha version CAS instead of current one. Kudos to @OptimusShepard Added: Game setup: unlimited resources option [command /resourcesUnlimited] Readme: read me about the mod inside 0ad [press Shift + F4 to open]

Hi again, this is my second contribution to the 0ad game, but a big one for me As I promised on the ArchMod, I've developed a new AI architecture by modifying the original Petra bot. After a long (nearly 2 months) and exhausting development and testing period, it is now ready to be shared with the fans of 0ad. I have to say that AI development is really a serious job and I have a full respect to the developers of the Petra AI. Thank you very much for your efforts to develop the Petra AI. Arch AI Pack Arch AI bots are distributed as a pack that consists 9 Arch based and 4 Petra based bots. Arch Based AI Bots Arch based AI bots use Arch AI architecture. Admiral Capitalist Communist Imperialist Mason Mercantilist Patriot Theocrat Unitary Petra Based AI Bots Petra based AI bots use the original Petra AI architecture. Imperialist Patriot Single Based Unitary Initial Release Bonus: Naval Attack + Mauyran AI can produce Support Elephants and use them effectively. Capabilities: Arch AI can defeat Petra Bot except Very High Starting resources. Arch AI can start naval attacks. Best faction for Arch AI: Mauyrans (Main faction for Arch AI development) Tips: I advice to play with ArchMod. In ArchMod, you can set handicap levels for AIs. In addition, you can start with zero resources and play different game modes. ArchMod Difficulty Support: Arch AI supports Archmod harder AI levels (Insane I-X) that are harder than Very Hard AI level. Github page of the Arch AI: https://github.com/eserlxl/Arch-AI ( I'm waiting your bug reports and feedback ) Challenge: Play against Mauyrans faction with Very Low or Zero ( ArchMod ) starting resources. Installation: You can download the latest Arch AI Pack from here. Extract the release version and copy the ArchAIPack directory to the mods directory ( ../0ad/data/mods/ ). P.S. to Developers: If you give file read/write ability to the AI like readJSON/writeJSON access from the Engine, I can develop a learning AI. I hope you will enjoy when playing against Arch AI bots

While I have played a bit of multiplayer, I never tried competing on a high level and almost definitely made subpar choices when it came to strategy, and I was hoping that some of the higher level players would share their playstyles, whether it be about a single faction or just general rule of thumb. Thanks.

Making the top bar more functional is a good idea and for sure welcome. A few remarks: Make background opaque, the current alpha value doesn't really help to see what is going on behind it and it isn't click through in the first place anyway. Use the same skin including the golden rim, so it looks just as if part of the original UI. The coloured background for the emblem and font of player name is already sufficient, no need for a coloured bar as well. Ideally use the same height for the panel as the menu on the right hand side, so it perfectly blends with the rest of the UI. The original functionality (the three bars prod/tech/unit) seems pretty broken. Anyway thanks for your continued work on this.

Quite a fun game here. @Dizaka is pretty OP even when not playing.

Position: 3D Modelers and Texture artists Do you understand that Wildfire Games is a non-commercial project, work for 0 A.D. is volunteer, and work is done for free? Yes Do you agree to distribute all your work for Wildfire Games under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license? Yes Are you sure you are not wanting to work on something programming related? (Then you don't need to send in an application form.) Yes Name: Elie Saad Email: eliesaad_2@hotmail.com Location: Beirut, Lebanon (GMT+2) Availability: On average 5 to 6 hours. (applies 6 months from now) Age: 24 Occupation: Architect and Researcher Skills and Experience: I am an architect and a researcher in urban and cultural heritage Motivation: I believe the best knowledge one can get is from games, especially historical one. Plus I am a supporter for Open Source projects. Personality: Adaptive Short Essay: I follow 0 A.D. on twitter an while going through my follows I remembered it. As stated above I am strong supporter of Open Source projects especially games, and I do believe this can be a great experience for myself to learn more about integrating historical elements/contexts in games. Interests and Hobbies: Tell us briefly about some of the other things you enjoy doing your free time. We ask this to get to know your background a bit better Staff: No Community: None Favorite Game: Supreme Ruler Ultimate Work Examples: I have mane 3D models for contemporary buildings, due to the nature of my work, but none for low poly buildings.

Chop chop ! Knifes done. Variants and texture and actor. Dae and actor: knife_tool.rar blend: knife_tool_blend.rar Atlas screenshot of a collection of the knifes, cause I don't know how to instantiate a specific variant. Some strange reflection in the model, maybe because the texture as a high specular. Also it might have some problems with where the unit handle the weapon. I don't know how to test that. But I tried to keep origin point of the models as close as the knife, original, one.

Gallic knife, 1st c. BC, Tavant Gallic knife from Bucy-le-Long, 5th or 4th c. BC

Some examples of Kushite bronze knives (Kerma Period, but probably ok enough as a reference for Napato-Meroitic models as well), and a collection of corroded Meroitic iron objects, including some knives:

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