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https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008158407&view=1up&seq=321 It is a elephant drawn chariot, the article calling it a tower was misinterpreting. Another passage on Porus elephants:
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Veddic texts mention war elephants, i am not sure if they say anything about towers tho. It's possilbe that Curtius mentions Howdahs being used before that timeframe you mentioned Source on that statement is a Indian book from the 60s: Majumdar, R. C. (1960). The. Classical. Accounts.of. India. Calcutta: Firma K.L. Mukhopadhvay. p. 105.
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I think Veddic text mention war elephants but i am not sure there is anything about towers.
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According to Wikipedia they were loaned by Ptolemy II Philadelphus. I think at the time the Ptolemies had both Indian and African Elephants, so could have been either or a mix of both.
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Jomon mercs could be featured indeeed, i think it might be better to use a separate mercenary camp; two handed swords (As posted by Genava above) first appear in the Kofun era and are not used by Jomon peoples. Alongside with priest and spearman, perhaps a Jomon Poison Archer or maybe even make the slinger a mercenary. Maybe a ''Korean'' (Baekje kingdom, who allied with Japan according to some sources) mercenary camp as well: Baekje pirate swordsman Unlocks mercenary medium ship (I'd say light ship does not need to be mercenary, the Yayoi had at least some naval capacity to be able to migrate from the mainland in large numbers). If cavalry needs to be included for balance, a tech at the Baekje camp unlocks light horse archer. Kumaso could be used too but we know very little about then, other than that they had some relation with bears due to their names (A few theories say they were Austronesians, or may have been a branch of the Jomon with the name coming from bear worship like the Ainu.)
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I'd replace the citizen swordsman with a citizen axeman, maybe also have a slinger (Jomon used slings). Third hero could be Yamato Takeru Maybe replace Jinmu with king Suisho or emperor Keiko; Jinmu may be a bit out of the timeline since he is said to have been born at 660 b.c (Yayoi period is usually said to have begun at 300 b.c, but some argue for 800 b.c or even 1000.bc). I am not sure if Kofun should be the same civ, since Imperial Romans are a separate civ from Republic. For the fortress you would have to speculate a little, it could be a hill fort with a earthwork palisade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_castle#Early_fortifications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chashi
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===[TASK]=== African minifaction buildings
Ultimate Aurelian replied to Lion.Kanzen's topic in Official tasks
Yes, Islamic architecture is different from earlier Arabia; mostly due to Persian and Byzantine influence. -
===[TASK]=== African minifaction buildings
Ultimate Aurelian replied to Lion.Kanzen's topic in Official tasks
So something like medieval Swahili architecture but without the middle eastern influences ? -
Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Delenda Est
Perhaps there were other pigments in a shade closer to red or blue, considered less valuable due to being less bright and fading quicker. BTW not saying it is a accurate game, but i guess that's why RTW gave the Germans that weird pink color (When i first saw that i was like ''What, did they run out of colors ?). -
Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Delenda Est
Perhaps the author meant a dark red shade ? Latin colors names can be a bit confusing (Like the discussion on Augustus' hair color), it seems that the snails could also produce a variety red or blue hues not just purple. This is a depiction of a festival with men wearing the toga praetexta; described by ancient authors as having a purple stripe (Looks like red for modern eyes): -
Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Delenda Est
@Genava55 Is it possible for them to use torcs ? The original Latin version uses the term '' phalerae torquesque''. Tacitus also say Germanic women did not cover arms or breasts and wore purple. Not sure if that is true; perhaps he was basing his description on ceremonial costume ? -
Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Delenda Est
Goths could have the no- territory nomadic gameplay. Suebians could have weak buildings and ox carts like nomads but still have territory (Early germanics did not migrate as far, Tacitus says tribes where proud of how much empty land surrounded their settlements.) . -
Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Delenda Est
Yes, although they did form kingdoms later on from existing roman cities (Perhaps stone wall in phase IV like Sparta ?). On heroes maybe Alaric, Fritigern and Theodoric I, for Visigoths;while Ostrogoths get Ardaric, Odoacer, and Theodoric the Great. Ostrogoth wonder could be Theodoric's Mausoleum, for Visigoths i can't find much (Maybe Reccopolis Basilica ?). -
Ideas for New Civilizations [Core Game]
Ultimate Aurelian replied to Intellect's topic in General Discussion
Yes of course, Voodoo is not really tied to the Nok culture. Azanians (Early inhabitants of the Swahili coast, they cities are mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea) could be another minor civ, i suggested to add Rhapta in the thread for the new south Africa map. -
Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Delenda Est
Military colony is a very hellenistic thing but it would be possible to have a similar building with different name. Maybe do like my above suggestion for Suebians, and have great hall UB where they can choose some regional mercs (Saxons, Franks, Vandals, Steppe raiders, romanized foederati etc.) perhaps train heros as well. One thing to settle is how the Ostrogoth/Visigoth divide is implemented (At the start like Hyrule Conquest ? two different techs for reaching the next phase ?). Looks great, the shingle roof on the old version was a bit vikingish and not very fitting for Suebians. -
Ideas for New Civilizations [Core Game]
Ultimate Aurelian replied to Intellect's topic in General Discussion
My point was not that the civ should be called Voodoo, just that a civ from that area would be hard to implement due to lack of material before the middle ages. The Nok culture is the most well known one, could be a mini civ in the future (Perhaps a African map with some neutral Nok settlements and mercenaries). -
Ideas for New Civilizations [Core Game]
Ultimate Aurelian replied to Intellect's topic in General Discussion
Voodoo originated in West Africa, an area who we know very little about in the time of 0 a.d. Alongside with Garamantes or Numidians, you could also have proto-Aksumites (Kingdom of D'mt). -
@wowgetoffyourcellphone Interesting Spartan statues from the comic book Three: Dioscuri The ''Chained Ares'' Statue of Aphrodite holding a spear For Epirus other than Herakles; you could have a statue of Zeus since there was a large sanctuary dedicated to him at Dodona, or Achilles (Locally known as Aspetos, he was worshipped in Epirus and the royal line claimed to originate from him.).
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Good article. On the topic of African Bush Elephants being ridden: Based on what i read i don't think there is much of a reason to use Bush Elephant for Ptolemies. Maybe for Kushites.
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[Part III] Faction: The Archaic Hellenes (776-480 B.C.)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to Zophim's topic in Aristeia
For heroes and maybe champions; it would be interesting to see heavy armor from later on the archaic period (Full panoply for heroes, champion has chance of having Mitra and/or Thigh guard): Link to detailed pictures of additonal armour pieces: https://br.pinterest.com/siresasa/ancient-greek-armour-only-historically-accurate/ -
===[TASK]=== Scythian Horse Archer
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wackyserious's topic in Eyecandy, custom projects and misc.
I think the transition for unarmored to fully armored is a bit jarring. Elite foot archers could have only helmets with perhaps a small chance of armor; Horse archers would get some helmets at advanced rank and be armored at elite. My understanding is that Steppe infantry was poorer and often levied from neighbouring peoples. -
===[TASK]=== Scythian Horse Archer
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wackyserious's topic in Eyecandy, custom projects and misc.
What i meant to say was not that they'd cover the back; just that the armor could have ties on the back of the leg to hold it in place. At most some of the Elite ones could have a helmet (I think the elite persian foot archer has a helmet). Also some Dahae Units from EB (Screenshots are a bit old): -
For bonuses i am thinking Heavenly Horses (Faster cavalry, maybe make them able to round up horses like with elephants) and Hill Country (Something like losing less territory, or buildings being harder to capture). Team bonus could be the same as the Persians (Silk Road, benefits trade). For special techs, Elephant Roundup, and Greco Buddhism (The later makes temples and healers heal faster, perhaps it could also make temples cheaper ?).
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Civ: Imperial Romans (Principates)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Delenda Est
Late Egyptians fought Cyrus the Great, the Lydians fought the Persians and neighbouring greek colonies; but i can see why these would be low priority. I am interested in the Neo Assyrians but they don't fit neither bronze age or classical antiquity; there are Assyrians in Aristeia using Persian assets as placeholders (work in that mod seems to have stopped). -
Civ: Imperial Romans (Principates)
Ultimate Aurelian replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Delenda Est
Should we extend the part 1 timeline backwards too and include civs like Assyrians, pre-ptolemy egypt, Judah, Lydia and Etruscans ? And make Part 2 pre bronze age collapse ? Centurions and other higher ranking troops would try to stand out for sure. On another note, alongside with the current champion sword cavalry; perhaps a champion ''proto cataphract'' spear cavalry with masked helmet and limb protection ? Some Principate cataphracts from Osprey: