Alexandermb

Gave the shield more size and a bit more geometry instead of a plain mesh. Both animations have the chance to hit or to miss.

Found this on seleucid topic: Gonna make the props properly.

i've made something similar to the shoushe, but it sink faster the same could be done for chariots but i better merge all chariots into one single armature instead of using "pers_a pers_b pers_e maur sele" for having less animation files.

Regarding to the Sparabara shield (pers_infantry_spearman_) should it be resized or left as it is? @LordGood @stanislas69 @wowgetoffyourcellphone Discussion:

Here are some different variants.

Fixed: @stanislas69 Fixed Chariot deaths: Fixed Boudicca: Fixed spearmans whitout shield using shield attack animation instead of no shield (Also fixed wrong attack capture and wrong death animations): Fixed saddle_rome: Fixed droped rein going through armor (However is highly possible that the clipping remains in other cases, since is quite hard to control sometimes the rein armature in blender) : Removed unused group in the cavalry armors since with only 1 pool of blood or dust is enough. Why chariots have slaughter attack? they should only be war unit type not citizen soldier in any case is fixed. Moved the crossbow variants to terra magna crossbow mod. Files:Horse_update.7z

This is how it will look if the shield is proplery sized

Exactly, better defense, less attack, less mobility when in combat state could be good if stats use the equipment and figthing style as balance something like: Celt more attack less defense Romans balance between attack and defense but less attack speed and less attack range Iberian swordsman more speed less defense more attack Hoplites more defense less attack, more attack range and so on.

I'm gonna leave here the mod folder so can be better analized from atlas perspective, in the meantime i'm gonna see what can be done for falcata figthing with the sword and shield videos that are posted, have fun. Mod:Attacking_Animations.7z Units ssing the variants: Spart_champion_sword Pers_spearmans Rome_imperial Gaul/Brit_spearmans

Here are screenshots from a small fight having the variants i've done: Lowered the body:

This is what i had in mind, a wall of shields when they attack whitout needing a specify a formation

Moved further the shield for have a better leg's movements:

i'm using it as it was a wall but somehow the 0 AD tower shield looks very small compared to every references, so i just improvised a semi crouched stance notice the shield is always in the same spot and never goes further, compared to the celt spearman or the hoplite. Switched the foot : this looks good if rote had any spear only unit.

But the main idea is okay? the shield struck in the ground just like the references.

Here can be seen everyone has a different kind of animation for combat, but when idle doing nothing they remain using the relax variant:

Sparabara:

Are we sure the tower shield has the correct size? it looks kinda small.

The unit textures is something i can't handle yet but i could do the props aswell, I really appreciate it i think maybe enrique's had in mind make all those animations at some point but maybe he didn't had enough free time and now that we don't have news from him, so maybe is time to follow the resources scattered around in the art forums and references.

Fixed the persian and the spearmans: Horse_update.7z

i imagine the attack animations of the Spearman "Sparabara A" is stationary, the shield struck on the ground and use it as a cover for stabbing the sides and upside. Won't be able to make a lower stab.

Celtic spearman:

Scutum and gladius.

heading to the legion attacks, its has a lot of references so i'll go with the easier ones first

Files with both aspis attacks, spearman and swordsman both spartan only: Spart_hoplites_attack_Animations.7z