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Don't make the doors an arch like on those medieval forts though. That's Persian influence. These arches types you see here are Persian influenced.<---- Afghans and the Mughals who were in the beginning Turko-Mongols came to India as Persianized-Turko-Mongols. They spread Persian influences in India in the medieval period. Persian type I think what you have is good. Rectangular door with Mauryan arch above. This is indigenous. indigenous Rectangular door with the Indian arch above.

What do you guys think about the spikes on medieval Indian forts??(Against siege elephants) These are very common, but these examples are from medieval forts that survive. I can't tell you for sure if they used them back then, but it seems like a good idea back then. With India's long history of using elephants in battle.

Cool, Dvangennip makes a good point. Are elephants being trained there as well? Historically Indian forts would have large gates to accommodate elephant movement. Some times they would have spikes to deter siege elephants. Idk, if that design was used then though. Above are medieval, but I'm sure large gates were used in ancient India as well. Gates, with chariots, elephants, etc entering/exiting the city. Seems large back then as well.

^^^^^^ Do you have an example of a finished ones? another faction

soldier fighting a lion, Sanchi. \ Guards Ranigumpha, Udayagiri

Why don't you guys give the Persian immortal this ability as well? Primary: spearmen, but can use the bow?

Hey Mythos. What do you mean by long sword? When I think of broad swords I keep thinking of those really long/massive European swords. Do you mean some type of older version of the Khanda blade?

I have no clue about names. The court-lady type guards were trained to be experts in archery, sword combat, etc, etc. Maybe a good image. Not the Mauryan female guards, but females in combat. Reliefs were made close to the Mauryan times. http://en.wikipedia....handagiri_Caves Maybe you can arm them with both(sword&bow) like this guy?

Can we mine the rubble?

^^^^^ I would love to see them too. Or maybe an eastern barbarian faction like the Scythians.

Instead of a Two-handed broad sword for the champion maybe a two handed battle axe like above? Large battle axes were used in India. Gupta coin with battle axe.

^^^^^^ Okay, just curious.

Will there be more units added to the current factions?

^^^^^ Thanks Ludo38.

Yeah, I get this a lot. It runs really slow for me when it happens. Never happened before the update.

Turbaned Male Head Maurya, 3rd c. BCE, Sarnath, UP Yaksha, Sunga, 2nd c. BCE Amin, Haryana Carving of a Cave, Sunga, 2nd c. BCE, Bharhut, MP http://www.shunya.ne...ionalMuseum.htm Ajanta Cave. Satavahana http://gallery.bl.uk...ions&n=109&r=10

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=475000

This is an excellent source!! http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5kI02_zW70C&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=Barabar+Caves+india&source=web&ots=IIDw@#$%du-&sig=PmUtkodfN_DMGXsDkH0utYz6I6g&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#v=onepage&q=Barabar%20Caves%20india&f=false

I take this back. From an image I've seen, such thick arches didnt even exist in the Mauryan times.

I'm not so sure about this. They have found ruins of an 80 pillared hall from the Mauryan times. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumhrar Is it so hard to imagine it could have looked similar to the rock cuts?? With a grand arch like the one in the cave art?? However, I haven't seen such arches in the reliefs, but they could be feasible. They laid the beams just like they would have done with wood.

http://www.nandhi.com/temple1.htm

Instead of a grand looking arch. Maybe using designs like this, I don't know. The top part. They're not forts, but maybe incorporate the top part into it? You'll have to use your imagination. These reliefs are always religious in nature. Showing Buddha's life and stuff. So military stuff is left out for the most part.

They're all lost to time. These buildings in these reliefs(spoiler) certainly existed at one point, but we have no evidence 2000+ years later. Maybe when India and Indians starts caring a little more about these things they can find it. Like I said if these reliefs, rock cuts didn't exist up to now we would be completely clueless. village life below(?)

^^^^^^^^^^^ Then you guys have to use the architectural designs shown in the reliefs more than the rock cut. And also the sets in the chanakya show which uses those reliefs as a reference. I've posted a lot here. Scattered. http://www.wildfireg...ic=16056&st=300

That's actually what they are for. It allows the archer to reload, peek, and fire at the target. Protecting the body.