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  1. Sundiata
    Correct, the original traditional African religion from Benin, Togo, Nigeria and Ghana would be called Vodun and is quite different from New World Voodoo, although the latter definitely takes inspiration from the former, Voodoo also takes inspiration from Christianity, as stated by Tinour (Welcome to the forum, by the way).
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    Yeah, something like that. Swahili, but without the fancy domes. For the record though, the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea already indicates a relationship between the Swahili Coast (named "Azania" in classical sources, and Southern Arabia, as early as the 1st century AD. Of course, it would have been very different from the later muslim Arabia and classical Swahili culture, but still worth a note.
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    I believe it was built from coral stone, and would have looked like some proto-Swahili type architecture. Possibly just some hunter gatherers, but nothing conclusive. Madagascar was first populated by Indonesians from Borneo, possibly indeed as early as 200 BC, practicing slash and burn agriculture. Later yet they started mixing with Arabs and Bantu-speakers in the medieval period.
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    I made this poll because I’ve always thought that the current market for the Iberian faction lacks a certain recognisability, and even after all these years, I still sometimes struggle to quickly find my allies’ Iberian market in a competitive match. In my opinion it’s a little too small, and looks more like a single market stall, than an actual market. A few years ago Stan` made a new Iberian market, but was not committed. I rather like that market, and decided to ask the community their opinion on the matter. The current Ibrian Market ("Old"): The "New" Iberian market by Stan`: https://skfb.ly/6Qvv9
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    Nope, I honestly don't have time for the moment.
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    That's the name of a Meroitic Period Queen. Her name was recorded in Meroitic Hieroglyphics (different from Egyptian Hieroglyphics). (Rulling queens called themselves "sons" of the gods to emphasize that they were on a par with male rulers preceding and succeeding them)
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    yes, probably... It's some kind of e @Djedptahiuefankh did some good work here: But then he disappeared from the forum... Although he wrote the as an "o", so I don't know...
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    Yeah, it's up to you. The transliteration is probably more readable than the diacritics for most people though, (I honestly can't read or write proper diacritics myself..) For Nastasen:
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    For Arakamani (aka Arkamaniqo, aka Ergamenes I), see: So that would be "Arakamani Khnem-ib-Re" Arakamani heralded the beginning of the Meroitic period (supposedly slaughtering the priests of Amun), by moving the royal burial grounds of the Kings to Meroë. He probably committed some sort of coup d'état, beginning a new Dynasty. He took the same throne name as the late 26th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Amasis II, aka Ahmose II, a commoner who also took the throne in some sort of coup d'état, apparently inspiring Arakamani 300 years later. That's because she's a Meroitic Period ruler and her Stela is written in the Meroitic language which is significantly different from the Late Egyptian used in the Nastasen and Harsiotef stelae. Not much to be done about that. I suspect she would have had an Egyptian style name as well, like her successors Amanitore and Natakamani, who used both Meroitic and Egyptian, but we don't have any inscriptions to show for it...
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    I never understood why they didn't get archery tradition... Thanks again. Since you like consistency, we should use the throne name like we did with Nastasen. So it would become "Harsiotef Sameryamun" (Harsiotef Beloved-son-of-Amun)
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    Thank you very much for the effort! I really appreciate it Fingers crossed.
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    I've been trying since November 2018
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    Awesome!
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    I had already added a follow-up comment on the relevant facebook post, thanks!
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    Welcome back! I can confidently assure you that you are not old in this community... Our fanbase on facebook counts nearly 12.000 people, and out of this group, exactly 50% of the people are between 25 and 34 years old... 16% is between 35 and 44 years old. 6% between 45 and 54 years old. 2% between 55 and 64 years old and 2% is 65+. Only 19% are between 18 and 25. Less than 1% are minors less than 18 years old! We literally have more than 3 times as many seniors as we do minors in this community
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    Kushites are an underpowered civ. I don't think anyone is going to complain about Amanirenas being a little bit swifter. Nobody even recruits her as is... Why would it be an issue? Have you played them competitively before? Who would I need to talk to, to get this change through? Ah, so does the template matter? Or is it something the end user will never notice?
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    Yeah, that doesn't make sense to me either... Nastasen and Harsiotef are different people, but I don't know anything about templates, or why Harsiotef is there. Back when the Kushite civ was being prepared for integration, I argued for Harsiotef as the main cavalry mounted hero, but didn't get a positive response and people stuck with Nastasen. Maybe there was some sort of a mixup. I'm now obviously committed to Nastasen, and the fact that they're excavating his tomb right now means that there is also more public interest in Nastasen. He's the more famous of the two, and had a more direct military conflict with Egypt making him more interesting than Harsiotef who focused more on regional campaigns. @Stan`, from your screenshot I can see that Amanirenas is still on foot. Could you please change her to the chariot version. Queens wouldn't be walking on the battlefield if they have a perfectly usable chariot. Especially not if they're overweight Thanks for pointing this out @Nescio
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    I'm sorry, I don't follow? Which template? What does the template currently say? The Kings have many names/titles, often quite similar to previous Kushite Kings and/or New Kingdom Pharaohs. For Harsiotef, just copy pasting from wikipedia: But where is Harsiotef in the game? I thought there are only 3 heroes per faction and Nastasen was chosen over Harsiotef?
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    No, Harsiotef is his predecessor, and possible father of Nastasen (there was probably at least one ruler between Harsiotef and Nastasen) The Harsiotef stela is quite similar both in style and execution, but distinct. Harsiotef was also a badass... Conquered in all directions, from Southernmost Egypt (Lower Nubian border with Ancient Egypt) to the desert lands and what is believed to be the borders of modern day Ethiopia: the stela mentions a successful campaign against "Habasa", believed to be one of the earliest mentions of "Hebesha" (a.k.a. Abyssinia, the original name of modern day Ethiopia). The term "Habesha" is still widely used by Ethiopians and Eritreans as the self-appellation for Afro-Semitic peoples like the Amhara, the Tigrayans and the Beta Israel. Harsiotef Stela: I don't know where the stela is located today so I can't find a picture The translations are also available in the Fontes Historiae Nubiorum though Absolutely. But painting Nastasen took me 5 days, so I can't tell when I'll be able to do Arakamani.
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    Yay
  21. Sundiata
    New Hero Portrait: King Nastasen By Sundiata (Malcolm Quartey) King Nastasen, a late Napatan Period ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Sudan (4th Century B.C.). King Nastasen Ankhkhare was a Napatan Period ruler of the Kingdom of Kush (Sudan), ruled c. 335 B.C. - 315/310 B.C. His mother was Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. Married to Queen Sekhmakh, and succeeded by King Aryamani. Nastasen is noted for defeating an Upper Egyptian invasion of Kush by Khabbash "taking many fine boats" and putting down many rebellions, thereby consolidating Harsiotef's earlier conquests. Most of what we know about Nastasen comes from the rather lengthy, and well preserved Stela of Nastasen. The submerged tomb underneath his pyramid at Nuri (Nuri 15) is currently under excavation by the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Early results (remnants of gold) are indicating the real possibility that his tomb has not been looted, and his sarcophagus may still be intact! Because of high water levels the tomb is currently under water and archaeologists have to resort to underwater excavations with scuba gear, a first in Sudan. @OptimusShepard, I started this portrait exactly one day before you shared that documentary in the above post, half of which is about those very excavations! So that was really an incredible coincidence! Watching that docu was a bit surreal for me. And also a great source of inspiration! Nastasen's Pyramid Nuri 15 The Nastasen Stela: Some translated excerpts from the Nastasen Stela: Clearly, humility was not a thing Kushite kings were concerned with... Funnily, Nastasen is mounted on a horse in-game. From the stela we actually find this excerpt: "I went off on a great horse and I reached the Great House. They made obeisance' to me, all the notables and priests of Amun". Got to love 0 A.D.... The rest of the Stela is about Nastasen slaughtering rebels, taking loot, defeating an invasion from Egypt, bigging up his mom, listing his donations to the temples etc, etc... @Stan`, here is a perfectly square PNG version for you: Also, I just registered a personal ArtStation account. Please feel free to head on over there to check out some of my other art and give me some views https://www.artstation.com/malcolmquartey
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    @OptimusShepard That was excellent!!! Thank you very much!
  23. Sundiata
    A friendly reminder, 0 A.D. will be present at FOSDEM’20 in Brussels on February 1st and 2nd. That's tomorrow, and the day after (Saturday and Sunday)! FOSDEM is a free event for software developers from around the world to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Some of our devs will be manning a stand Saturday and Sunday (Building K level 1 (group C): stand 6), and on Saturday, Vladislav Belov will be giving a talk about 0 A.D.’s graphics pipeline at 11:15 – 12:00 in the Game Development devroom K.3.201. Stan`, one of our devs, will co-host the Game Development devroom. 0 A.D. at FOSDEM’20 1st & 2nd of February 2020, Building K level 1 (group C): stand 6, ULB (Université libre de Bruxelles) Solbosch Campus, Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium https://fosdem.org/2020/
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    What text are you missing?
  25. Sundiata
    I see... Maybe a compromise would work, where the helmet is lifted up to reveal the face, when working? I dunno, just brainstorming...
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