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While I appreciate improvements to the code https://trac.wildfiregames.com/changeset/22345#file0 It's really starting to get hard to keep these files up to date. What would it take to get the team to add @Freagarach's changes to UnitAI, if indeed those changes are all that are needed? And if you'd like capturable/controllable horses in the core game, I can provide those no problem. You don't need a comprehensive solution right away. Just something that works well and can be expanded/extended/tweaked later. For instance, the proposed line changes allow horses to be captured and controlled, but once captured and moved to your base, they still wander around (like the player's sheep do). To make them garrisonable in corrals requires some other line changes, but those could be a different patch if necessary (but if those line changes aren't too many, they could possibly be bundled with the controllable changes).

I think the film 300 gives the impression of a giant cliff and a super narrow pass along the sea, plus some kind of weird narrow "gate" caused by two mountains. There was a cliff there, which had since fallen into the sea and then silted over by the nearby river, but that was only a part of the pass. All my life, I've wanted to see THIS heroic battle on the silver screen: Not this:

Public Order.

Nice renders, but I hope the icon backgrounds aren't beige.

Standardization is key to recognizability. It's low key why you want tall thing in back.

A "call to arms" button would be cool, which arms your nearby villagers to militia. And then a "back to work" button that turns them back to villagers once the enemy has been repulsed. That would be more of a Delenda Est thing though, since core game doesn't have "Villagers" and DE does.

Rome's and Egypt's can be slightly stronger (maybe a 10% buff) since they were a trained force, but other factions can easily have a "Peasant Militia" or something similar which is quasi-historical.

It is quite simple to edit or make new actor files. They are only small XML files and are shockingly easy to read. So, reusing existing assets like props and textures is a snap.

Maps

You can still visit the hot springs there:

Cool idea, but probably would be best to emulate the actual topography of the battle site. The ancient shoreline would have been at the highway on the right. We are looking in the direction the Spartans would have been looking. These tourists are descending the hill upon which the defenders gave their last stand.

Not necessarily. A basic tunic is a basic tunic. You don't need some elaborate texture for a militia dude with a club or pointy stick.

<Upgrade> <Tower1> <Entity>structures/{civ}_stone_tower</Entity> <Tooltip></Tooltip> <Cost> <wood>50</wood> <stone>50</stone> </Cost> <Time>10</Time> </Tower1> <Tower2> <Entity>structures/{civ}_wooden_tower</Entity> <Tooltip></Tooltip> <Cost> <wood>50</wood> <stone>50</stone> </Cost> <Time>10</Time> </Tower2> </Upgrade>

You should also put both upgrades wrapped within the same component. So no need to double up on <Upgrade> just use it once.

There's currently no way to do this without modding the code. There is the spy tech that does this, but it is very narrow in scope.

I think the neck hole on the bronze armor is too big. Otherwise it looks nice.

Nah, looks fine. I think the fold lines are too dark though (they look like stripes atm). It's quilted linen.

Nice. Maybe the center boss you can take from a shield already in the game?

White on a wooden or leather shield.

I am not sure. For the faction symbol, it'll probably be white, but for shields and stuff, maybe player color.

perhaps a couple different variations?

Some of the stuff looks good, but I can't vouch for the realism. This guy sketched some stuff.

Symbol Valknut? https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Valknut

The meme makes fun of Americans, not Mexicans.

I think there needs to be a different set of sounds for an arrow miss as opposed to an arrow strike. So, an arrow hitting the ground shouldn't sound like an arrow hitting a soldier. Also, the "Fwop" sound for all projectiles sounds super cartoony. Just some observations.