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  1. Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)

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    The Roman Senator and historian Tacitus wrote in his work, Germania:

    A specially powerful incitement to valor is that the squadrons and divisions are not made up at random by the mustering of chance-comers, but are each composed of men of one family or clan. Close by them, too, are their nearest and dearest, so that they can hear the shrieks of their women-folk and the wailing of their children. These are the witnesses whom each man reverences most highly, whose praise he most desires. It is to their mothers and wives that they go to have their wounds treated, and the women are not afraid to count and compare the gashes. They also carry supplies of food to the combatants and encourage them.

    It stands on record that armies already wavering and on the point of collapse have been rallied by the women, pleading heroically with their men, thrusting forward their bared bosoms, and making them realize the imminent prospect of enslavement -- a fate which the Germans fear more desperately for their women than for themselves. Indeed, you can secure a surer hold on these nations if you compel them to include among a consignment of hostages some girls of noble family. More than this, they believe that there resides in women an element of holiness and a gift of prophecy; and so they do not scorn to ask their advice, or lightly disregard their replies.The women were more than just morale builders, though. They provided aid and comfort to their men after the battle was over, of course. And they would bring supplies and food to their male warriors in the middle of the fight.

  2. Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)

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    Just now, Genava55 said:

    Generally with Total War, it is not the case, especially for barbarians. For example the penannular brooch is something widespread during the Migration Period and Viking Period. But they used it for a Pre-Roman Iron Age unit.

    Then don´t even talk about using it as a refernce, the problem is that we will have to be say imaginative, which i don´t like.

  9. Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)

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    16 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

    Is the great hall in lieu of a fortress (would make sense)?

    Also need a Stable and Archery Range. The Battering Ram can come from the Great Hall or Blacksmith, so no need for a Workshop. 

    I'm thinking the Civic Center can go sideways with the entrance on the long side (like the current Millennium AD Norse cc) and the Great Hall could long lengthwise with the entrance on the short end.

    It´s true that it was not usual for the Germanic tribes to have defensive methods such as building fortresses but i thing is harmful to the gameplay of this faction not to put fortress. The "great hall"can be used as a workshop but they need to have a fortress although with less armor and less life.

  10. Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)

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    Posted · Edited by Obskiuras

    10 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said:

    We have default sizes for store house and market.

    https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/ArtScaleAndProportions

    Footprint size Building Name(s)
    2x2 Outpost, Defense Tower, Sentry Tower
    3x2 Wall Short
    3x3 House, Wall Tower
    5x5 Farmstead, Storehouse, Corral, Blacksmith
    6x2 Wall Medium
    6x6 Barracks, Temple, Dock, Stables
    7x7 Fortress, Shooting Range
    8x8 Civic Center, Field, Market, Elephant Stables
    9x2 Wall Long, Wall Gate

     

    About the special building the "great hall", what size are you going to put?

  12. Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)

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    Posted · Edited by Obskiuras

    Hi, the civic center and the market are not finished, i made a special building for the champion units and the farmstead is the difinitive model based in old concepts. The drawings ar not made to scale, the size of the buildings i leave to you, the fortress i will make it later.

    Ger-buildings.thumb.jpg.0c18a4c320403e7a2aef911ab19e5b00.jpg

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  24. Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)

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    Just now, Genava55 said:

    Most of Europe during the iron age was based on clans (Celts, Iberians, Thracians etc.) and none were using motte-and-bailey castle. Because this is a development from the middles ages and this has little to do with being Germanic. Your syllogism is not correct.

    There is a Celtic-like hillfort used by the Rhine Germans during the 3rd century AD:

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    Else, there are some very simple stones hillforts from pre-roman Iron Age but with no schematic illustrations:
    https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/afwl/article/download/26262/19977
    https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/aiw/article/download/25924/19641/

    Thank for the correction, is hard to find good reference for the germanic tribes.

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