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That would be interesting, though what we really need is better documentation and tutorials on how to mod in general. I've thought about writing a few up, but I can never find the time.

By the way, I had an idea for a unique bonus for you: Silphium Monopoly. Cyrene was the only region in the world to produce silphium, a medicinal plant that sold for a price equal to gold until it became extinct. This could generate a permanent income.

Lopess is right here. "Macrobia" is more of a mythical Greek term, and using "Somalia" or "Somalis" for the era of the Periplus would be an anachronism, as that specific identity developed later. The ports you listed (Opone, Malao, Mundus, etc.) weren't a unified empire, but rather wealthy, independent trading hubs. In my opinion, City-States of the Horn of Africa (or Northern Horn Kingdoms) is the most accurate and objective choice. They operated much like ancient Phoenician or Greek city-states: politically independent but sharing the same culture and trade routes. If you prefer something with more cultural depth, Land of Punt is also an option, as it refers to the ancient roots of that specific region. The other terms don't fit as well: Cushitic is too broad (it's a massive language group), while Habashat and Automoli refer more to ancient Ethiopia and Upper Egypt/Nubia rather than the Somali coast. I would recommend going with City-States of the Horn of Africa or Land of Punt if you want a more distinct name for the faction.

A quick gameplay video showing some buildings being destroyed, suffering impact, and accompanied by sound effects. videogameplay.mp4

What type of tutorial? I was just thinking of editing this: https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/Dunedan/0ad/wiki/Modding_Guide.md and all of its subsidiary files. I'm a good writer, and have experience modding, so I could probably get a better tutorial there.

It mostly comes from Herodotus: [4.170] Next to the Giligamai on the West are the Asbystai: these dwell above Kyrene, and the Asbystai do not reach down the sea, for the region along the sea is occupied by Kyrenians. These most of all the Libyans are drivers of four-horse chariots, and in the greater number of their customs they endeavour to imitate the Kyrenians. [4.171] Next after the Asbystai on the West come the Auchisai: these dwell above Barca and reach down to the sea by Euesperides: and in the middle of the country of the Auchisai dwell the Bacales, a small tribe, who reach down to the sea by the city of Taucheira in the territory of Barca: these practise the same customs as those above Kyrene. https://topostext.org/people/19741 - If we compare the accounts of Herodotus and Callimachus, it would seem that the city of Cyrene was founded on their territory and that King Adicran was their ruler. [4.159] Now during the lifetime of the first settler Battos, who reigned forty years, and of his son Arkesilaos, who reigned sixteen years, the Kyrenians continued to dwell there with the same number as when they first set forth to the colony; but in the time of the third king, called Battos the Prosperous, the Pythia gave an oracle wherein she urged the Hellenes in general to sail and join with the Kyrenians in colonising Libya. For the Kyrenians invited them, giving promise of a division of land; and the oracle which she uttered was as follows: “Who to the land much desired, to Libya, afterwards cometh, After the land be divided, I say he shall some day repent it.” Then great numbers were gathered at Kyrene, and the Libyans who dwelt round had much land cut off from their possessions; therefore they with their king whose name was Adicran, as they were not only deprived of their country but also were dealt with very insolently by the Kyrenians, sent to Egypt and delivered themselves over to Apries king of Egypt. He then having gathered a great army of Egyptians, sent it against Kyrene; and the men of Kyrene marched out to the region of Irasa and to the spring Theste, and there both joined battle with the Egyptians and defeated them in the battle: for since the Egyptians had not before made trial of the Hellenes in fight and therefore despised them, they were so slaughtered that but few of them returned back to Egypt. In consequence of this and because they laid the blame of it upon Apries, the Egyptians revolted from him.

https://youtube.com/shorts/EgSxyI49LIo?is=cqU1X0wC-WCWE_cW I agree the fifth would be a stretch

I'd be fine working on that instead, what were you thinking? Just a basic civ that someone would look through themselves, or like more like a tutorial?

Thanks for the report! We have an opened issue for that: https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/issues/8876. I want to fix the image in R29. Though the camera will be still "moving". A possible workaround for now is to set the resolution scale to 100%.

Problem: The replay folder format YYYY-MM-DD_NNNN uses a per-machine sequence counter. The same multiplayer game has a different folder name on every participant's machine and different games having the same name. This makes it harder for cross-player merging of replay data (rating aggregation, replay sharing, debug traceability) without parsing every commands.txt to extract the matchID. Proposal: Change the new replay folder format to YYYY-MM-DD_<matchID>, using the existing matchID already written into commands.txt. Date prefix preserved for chronological sort; existing replays unchanged. matchID already exists, is generated by the engine for every game (multiplayer and singleplayer), and is identical across all participants of a given match. Use cases: Replay-sharing site https://replay-pallas.wildfiregames.ovh: matches uploaded by different players collapse to the same identifier instead of being renamed. Mods (e.g. local ratings): users can merge rating data from co-players without name-collision workarounds. Bug reports: devs can ask for a specific replay by ID and the user finds it directly in their folder list. Edit: The date should also be unified in UTC-0 or such.

The greatest Sasanian kings built the Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE) into a cultural and military superpower. The most renowned monarchs redefined Persian history through massive territorial expansion, administrative reforms, and monumental architecture: Ardashir I (r. 224–242 CE): The founder of the empire. He overthrew the Parthians, revitalized Zoroastrianism as the state religion, and unified the Persian lands. Shapur I (r. 240–270 CE): Famous for his stunning military victories against Rome, famously capturing Emperor Valerian. He fostered massive cultural growth and established the great city of Bishapur. Shapur II "the Great" (r. 309–379 CE): He ruled for an unprecedented 70 years. Under his reign, the eastern borders were secured, Roman advances were halted, and the first Sasanian golden era began. Khosrow I "the Just" (r. 531–579 CE): Widely considered the greatest of all Sasanian kings. He is revered as a philosopher-king, known for his revolutionary tax and military reforms, and for turning Ctesiphon into a massive global center of learning and art. Khosrow II (r. 591–628 CE): The last great Sasanian ruler before the Arab conquests. He pushed the empire's borders to their maximum historical extent, temporarily capturing Egypt, Jerusalem, and Anatolia. The kings of the Sasanian House of Sasan established one of the most powerful ancient empires in history. They managed a highly centralized administration, heavily focused on a professional cavalry force (the Savaran), and instituted a Zoroastrian state cult. The Sasanian kings were culturally impactful, sponsoring the construction of great palaces, fire temples, and rock-relief carvings. @Thalatta @Genava55 @d34d svn Thoughts on these being the 5 heroes?

Ignoring the Light Infantry portion, this distinction will only be present in civilian units without cavalry. Thanks for the information anyway.

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