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Lots of views on this one in only 1 day. Has no normal maps turned on. Uses ugly maps to play on.

Have you tried capturing anything with these new ranged infantry dudes?

Need to strip out all of the .DS_Store files. I think there are 2.

Yep, exactly what I meant.

It was a nice texture. The yellowish underpadding could have been player color and would have worked well.

I liked this unit texture.

I think I can make a patch for the shield "variant" files if you commit some new textures. If you make 1 to 1 replacements, then the existing actors can look better immediately.

I think the Iberian scutum shield patterns could definitely use an update.

The shield is a great improvement! Commit! The helmet is a step backward though.

I think Epirotes will be tough, unless we count Olympias, which is a stretch.

Ptolemaic Egyptian Heroes Note: Every Aura, Bonus, and Tech are subject to change and to critique. Please give suggestions for balance or ideas for better bonuses. Cleopatra VII "Father-Loving" Actors: Incomplete Templates: Incomplete Aura 1: "Consort" Type: Range Allied Heroes +50% health; Enemy Heroes -50% health Aura 2: "Patriotism" Type: Range Ethnic Egyptian soldiers fight +20% faster Tech: "" Phase: Research Structure: Library Mount: Chariot Cleopatra rides her golden chariot when upgraded Ptolemy I "Savior" Actors: Complete Templates: Complete Aura 1: "Mercenary Patronage" Type: Global Mercenaries -25% all resource costs while he lives Aura 2: "" Type: Range Tech: "Euclid's Geometry" Phase: City Research Structure: Library All remaining technologies -50% cost Mount: Elephant Ptolemy I rides his war elephant Ganymede when upgraded Ptolemy III "Benefactor" Actors: Complete Templates: Complete Aura 1: "Conquest of Babylon" Type: Range Nearby Soldiers +20% attack bonus vs. Structures Aura 2: "Serapeum" Type: To be determined Tech: "Decree of Canopus" Phase: City Research Structure: Library Egyptian Priests +50% health, +50% healing range Mount: Horse Ptolemy III rides his war horse Nephthys when upgraded Ptolemy IV "Father-Loving" Actors: Complete Templates: Complete Aura 1: "Raphia Preparations" Type: Global Egyptian Phalangites +10% health and -25% train time during his lifetime Aura 2: "Elephant Expeditions" Type: Global War Elephants -25% train time; Elephant Stables -25% build time Tech: "Tessarakonteres " Phase: City Research Structure: Library Heavy Warship +50% health, +2 default projectiles, but -25% speed Mount: Horse Ptolemy IV rides his horse Hathor when upgraded

Nah, that's fine for the mod. It would probably just get streamlined if folded into public.

Yeah, like archer placement, distance, etc. to get a more efficient spread of arrow fire.

Looking at the templates, I'm wondering if these lines are necessary: <GarrisonArrowMultiplier>1</GarrisonArrowMultiplier> <MaxArrowCount>10</MaxArrowCount> <GarrisonArrowClasses>Infantry</GarrisonArrowClasses>

This is a distinct possibility, and what I say when people argue against Hard Battalions™.

Eventually, I want 4-5 heroes for each civ.

Indeed. Druids were more like the Magi in Persia: a priest class who held considerable political power (like the Bene Gesserit in DUNE, lol).

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I'm going to open up that Hero progress sheet thread once I'm done posting all of the civs. I just want all of the civ posts to be grouped together and not interspersed with comments and critiques yet. I know the heroes need a ton of work.

Achaemenid Persian Heroes Note: Every Aura, Bonus, and Tech are subject to change and to critique. Please give suggestions for balance or ideas for better bonuses. Cambyses II Actors: Incomplete Templates: Incomplete Aura 1: "" Type: Aura 2: "" Type: Tech: "" Phase: Research Structure: Tachara "Winter Palace" Mount: Horse Cambyses rides his war horse Marduk when upgraded Cyrus II Actors: Complete Templates: Complete Aura 1: "Lead from the Front" Type: Range Cavalry +20% attack and +20% capture when near him Aura 2: "Statescraft" Type: Global To be Determined Tech: "Nascent Human Rights" Phase: City Research Structure: Tachara "Winter Palace" Citizens +25% health, capturable buildings and units +25% capture points Mount: Horse Cyrus rides his war horse Rakhshandeh when upgraded Darius I Actors: Complete Templates: Complete Aura 1: "Expansionism" Type: Range Soldiers +20% capture attack when near him Aura 2: "Reorganization" Type: Global To be Determined Tech: "Royal Road" Phase: City Research Structure: Tachara "Winter Palace" Traders +25% speed, Markets and Vendors +50% health Mount: Chariot Darius rides his war chariot when upgraded Xerxes I Actors: Complete Templates: Complete Aura 1: "Campaign Levy" Type: Global All Soldiers -20% train time, and all Warships -20% build time while he lives Aura 2: "Administrator" Type: Range Gatherers +50% gather rate, Builders +50% build rate when he is near Tech: "Archery Tradition" Phase: Village Research Structure: Archery Range Archers +10% faster firing rate, -50% experience required to gain higher rank Mount: Chariot Xerxes rides his war chariot when upgraded Memnon of Rhodes Actors: Incomplete Templates: Incomplete Aura 1: "" Type: Aura 2: "" Type: Tech: "" Phase: Research Structure: Fortress Mount: Horse Memnon rides his war horse Ares when upgraded

That is naive math (sorry) that doesn't take into account the chaos of battle. On an infinite scale, yes, the math is absolutely correct, but in the ebb and flow of the battlefield it won't work out that way. Players won't constantly be using the feature and players who do will still have to manually target or retarget their troops throughout the battle as the conditions change. There will be all kinds of gaps in usage and enemy troop movements to confound the "simple" math.

Hi there. I'm humbly asking for 1 more Kushite and maybe 2-3 more Maurya hero textures if anyone is willing to tackle them. I'm hoping for something on par with the ones we currently have as far as quality or style. First, the Kushite request: Queen/Kandake/female hero texture like LordGood's reference: I like the "Isis" wing motif wrapping around the skirt and the white top and dangling beads. All looks really nice and is a lot different from the current available textures. Here are the current hero textures to give you an idea of the style: I honestly think the normal maps, while appreciated, may be overkill. So, diffuse and specular maps are good enough. ======================================================================= And then a few more Indian hero textures would be nice. There are 3 "unarmored" possibilities and 1 "armored" possibilities. Some references are NSFW, but are censored and hidden behind spoiler tags. #1: Unarmored. It's work depicting "Chandragupta", but could easily be an alternative for Ashoka or Bindusara. The female references are nice too, and could potentially work for the Maiden Guard Archers. #2: Unarmored #3: Unarmored #4: Armored It would be great to have some more Mauryan/Indian props to match, but that's another task possibly. Credit for the Indian works of art to Joan Francesc Oliveras Pallerols: https://jfoliveras.artstation.com/ (someone who I honestly think WFG should contract for a number of hero portraits)

I don't think we can be absolutely sure of the cons until something is testable.