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Well, a Rome vs. Rome civil war can easily be depicted with two players both playing the Imperial Rome faction.

Nothing is finalized, but here's what I'd like to see: A "Roman Empire" civ from the Pax Romana period, and then perhaps a separate "Eastern Empire" or "Late Empire" or "Early Byzantine" faction, to provide the unit types to cover the conflicts with the Huns. The architecture would be quite strikingly different, the 2nd faction being Christian and the first faction being Pagan Rome.

Happy Holidays everybody! Not to leave you all without something from us for Christmas, Wildfire Games has released a brand new Showcase and gigantic History Article from Shogun! Showcase: Liby-Phoenician Pikeman History Article: The History and Evolution of the Hellenic Phalanx Don't forget to comment on those new articles! Also, see past Showcases, as well as past History Articles.

Happy Winter Solstice! It's all UPHILL from here!

Wildfire Games will have a few treats for you this coming Christmas. Expect some cool things being released between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. Stay tuned folks!

Dacians are definitely a "go" for 0 A.D. Part II. I too have an affinity for them, as does Jason, our project leader. Their Falxmen will be super sweet. Uber high attack, low armour (well, lower than other "swordsmen"). Good technology. Decent siege (they copied Roman siege methods). I once made a civ profile for the Dacians for a possible Age of Empires mod about a year ago. That's when I found out how cool they were. I don't know much about them, but what I do know makes me like them quite a bit.

Yeah, what Aeros said.

Thanks Anthony. Properly spoken ancient tongues will bring that added "umph" to the accuracy of the game.

There is no cap at the moment.

@Caesar: You'll notice they are referred as "Homoioi" in both the new and old graphics.

Mostly shields. I also sharpened up the armour textures, as well as made a couple of new Spartan helmets (they don't ALL have the transverse crest now - some even have "Olympic champion" laurel wreath helmets).

Howdy. Welcome. hehe

A few things: While 0 A.D. Part 1 will "ship" with only 6 civilisations, it will be very easy (such as it is ) for a team of modders to add additional civilisations. It'll be easier than any other RTS game, I guarantee that. Gameplay in 0 A.D. Part 1 will be based pretty much on Age of Kings-style RTS play. However, our formations will more intensive than in AOK, in that they give bonuses. "Total War" style combat is something we have discussed off and on with each other and is something we'll discuss further when planning for 0 A.D. Part 2 comes into full swing. For ease of modding, I think sticking with "ages" would be apropriate. I mean, what are "ages" other than a collection of "years"? Although, if you want to go "all out" you could implement "years" in this fashion: each skirmish match starts at a specific "year" dictated by the game host during session setup. During the game, each minute of play represents 10(?) years of game world time. Each player would have different units become available based on the years that progress in the game. Would be interesting, and turn the "age" style of play totally on its head. Sub-factions, politicians, etc. will definitely be possible, because we use sub-factions in "vanilla" 0 A.D., namely for the Celts (Gauls and Britons) and Hellenes (Macedon and City-States).

Due to the generosity of the editors of "Ancient Warfare Magazine", Wildfire Games is proud to present a 10% discount offer on all subscription orders to that fine magazine. This offer is extended to all Wildfire Games and 0 A.D. fans. All you have to do to receive your discount is enter the code "Wild0AD" when going through the subscription checkout. That's it! Offer is good through January 5th.

Recently, the Art Department whipped up an updated graphic for the Spartan Showcase. For a while now we had felt the old graphic was a bit outdated, with newer and better textures becoming available, increasing the "coolness factor" of the Spartiate substantially. We have been meaning to update this showcase for some months now, but have been busy working on Carthaginian and Persian units. We hope you enjoy this small update!

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Due to the generosity of the editors of "Ancient Warfare Magazine", Wildfire Games is proud to present a 10% discount offer on all subscription orders to that fine magazine. This offer is extended to all Wildfire Games and 0 A.D. fans. All you have to do to receive your discount is enter the code "Wild0AD" when going through the subscription checkout. That's it! Offer is good through January 5th.

Alright, guys! The shipping info has been sent to the publisher! Thanks for playing!

The Vale of Tempe is a beautiful gorge situated next to Mount Olympus in Greece. In 480 BC it was decided by the Hellenic League to stop the Persian invasion there until it was realized the position was easily flanked by another pass. The Battle of Thermopylae was fought later that summer. Click the thumbnail above to view this month's screenshot! Visit the rest of our officially released screenshots!

My bad - Wayspooled had submitted his info. Mista-Magoo... have you submitted your info? Aeros isn't currently online, so I'm not sure if he received your shipping info. I'm trying to wrap this up, because I want to reveal another surprise for you guys. lol

Cool song from Rome:Total War.

Such as...

If... Marcos Schroeckenthaler aka Lysimachus and Carl Cunningham, aka wayspooled Don't get back to us soon with their shipping info, I'm going to choose 2 new winners instead. How's that sound everybody?

Unfortunately, Marcos Schroeckenthaler aka Lysimachus Carl Cunningham, aka wayspooled have not submitted their shipping info yet. I'll fire off another PM.

Turkey has an ingredient that increases appetite in some people.