Dasaavawar

Woodhenge. https://www.historicmysteries.com/woodhenge/?fbclid=IwAR0tuEj49eEnM3Oi40olAEfvImqIn1f8bkaAX9QkoNBqd6Rhu1ocd6uCBVU

Kievan Rus wonder: Saint Sophia Cathedral at Kyiv (1011-1036, aprox.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sophia_Cathedral,_Kyiv http://www.smarttravel.ee/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Kiev-St-Sophias-Cathedral.jpg Lemme know if there are some buildings I can model.

I'm familiar with Sketchup modelling (architecture; I did many models back in the high school) and I'm also a junior programmer (2 years of experience with functional programming, mostly python libraries). I have worked on some computer vision and data science projects for my scientific career (however I'm still not sure about how this could be any useful in a video game). I would be glad to apply and make a contribution. ^^

Under that order of ideas, then I think it's moment to decide which of the 3 possible Russian factions to develop (at least first). In my humble opinion, I still think the Kievan Rus should be the (first) Russian faction to be developed. (It's the one that matches more the time period of the mod). But obviously this would be matter of the a group decision, not mine. What do you think about that? Also, there are still many things left for this mod; Norse wonder and Norse priests (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothi#Mainland_Scandinavia), proper Anglo-Saxon boats (the current ones are the same as Gauls / Britons boats), Norse store wagons (with Icelandic horses!), Carolingians horse stables and arsenals, Norse aresenals, more heroes, hero portraits for all factions, etc. Maybe this is also the chance to fix all of those other details.

I. 1. Make the farmstead and the corral one (small) building (yurt), (just like Norse in Millennium AD). 2. Consider building a very basic dock where they could train at least; 1 fishing boat, 1 merchant boat, 1 light (very light) warship / transportation boat. 3. Give them Ovoos as special buildings. II. (Walls and 3rd phase buildings, maybe they should unlock fortresses in the 2nd phase?) Ideas for walls*: *I remember having read that nomadic civs wouldn't were supposed to have walls. However, just looking at those ruins, the first thing that I thought about was walls. And well, those walls are... still standing up... Maybe their walls should be shorter and without the possibility of garrisoning units. http://german.xinhuanet.com/2020-06/01/139103707_15909720519851n.jpg http://www.transoxiana.org/14/Images/obrusanszky_04-tongwancheng_tower.jpg **Ideas for a fortress: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/31/139103031_15909222690181n.jpg http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/31/c_139103031_6.htm Idea for a Wonder (it requires a reconstruction): https://nexusnewsfeed.com/article/ancient-mysteries/dragon-artifacts-found-in-mongolian-tomb https://www.archaeology.org/issues/365-features/top10/8248-mongolia-xiongnu-tomb http://www.kaogu.cn/uploads/soft/Chinese Archaeology/12/20151119A study of Xiongnu tombs.pdf https://edspace.american.edu/silkroadjournal/wp-content/uploads/sites/984/2017/09/Investigation-of-a-Xiongnu-Royal-tomb.pdf https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/archaeology/mongolia/xiongnu/xiongnuarchhist/xiongnuarchhist.html **The hand-drawn last image is the only thing I was capable to deduce from those ruins, lol

I think at this precise moment it's good to simply focus in one of all these possible (Russian) factions. I think it's also important to don't be too ambitious with creating a huge number of factions but instead to work focused. (I neither would like to see many clones of a cool faction (as it's currently happening to the planned Greek factions), 2 to 3 Russian factions should be more than enough).

I suppose Kievan Rus (879–1240) should come before the Moscovite Rus (1263–1547)? Anyway, matter of fact I suppose these 2 factions could share many buildings together . Just as current Greeks do in the main game. (You could also add Merovingians with the already Carolingians buildings and Continental Saxons - Frisians with the already Anglo-Saxon buildings). (And grant them different specific things, like different wonders lol). I'm completely interested in these new civs. Lemme know what I can help with.

The fall of Rome...

Special building: Has a healing aura just like temples. Requires a temple to be built, (can't train healers or research temple technologies). Yurt-sized (three variations). Shared technology with Huns. Maximum of 3 for each civic center. Cannot be packed. Cheaper than a temple.

What do I have to do if I want to give a try modeling those?

I was thinking in something similar for differentiating civs in three main axles of categorization: "Barbarian civs" = Iberians, Gauls, Britons, Suebians, Xiongnu, Scythians, Huns, Yayois, Thracians, Dacians, Norse, Lusitanians, etc. *"Medium civs" = Greeks of all sorts, Macedonians, Ptolemies, Seleucids, Carthaginians, Kushites, Garamantians, Anglo-Saxons, Zapotecs, Judeans, etc. *(medium sized, medium lifespan, Kingdoms, City-states, "halfway civs") "Empire civs" = Romans, Persians, Indians, Chineses, Franks, Byzantines, Umayyads, etc. T1. Barbarian civs = No army camps or military colonies. Unlock civic centers in P2 (Cheaper civic centers). Can build storehouses, farms and farmsteads anywhere in the map. Also rely on small storehouses and resource wagons (for all resources). Few special buildings (No libraries). Can replenish their troops quickly (can train certain units like Celtic spearmen / Iberian spearmen / Scythian archers (and other equivalents, maybe naked fanatics for Gauls aswell) from houses after a certain technology). Don't require a technology for training women from houses. Can build docks anywhere in the map. Cheaper technologies. Small cheap houses that only grant 5 population bonus. Few mercenaries (and just ethnically / geographically related with them; Vettones, Batavians, Galatians, Celtiberians, Alans, Helvetii, Belgae celts, etc). Weak navy (more focused on transportation and confusing large ships) (more small cheap warships) (few exceptions like Norse). Tribal and more religious / healing technologies *based on Shamanism, Animism, Paganism, Tengrism, etc. Fortresses can just grant "Will to fight" technology and train heroes. More useful wonders. Few to no slaves. T2. Medium civs = Unlock military colonies and army camps in P2. Unlock civic centers in P3. Special buildings (Libraries, Gymnasium, Syssition, special temples, etc.). Medium sized houses that grant 10 population bonus. Can build docks only in terrains under territory influence (whether of military colonies, army camps or civic centers). More balanced navy (with some exceptions). Can build some small storehouses and resource wagons after P2 and after a certain technology. More mercenaries. More mercenary technologies. More useful fortresses (same as T1, but can also train the same units from military colonies and army camps after a certain technology). Have access to slaves. T3. Empire civs = Unlock military colonies and army camps in P2. Unlock civic centers in P3 and after an specific technology that extends 20% of territory effects for all buildings (more expensive civic centers, but a larger civic centers with more population bonus). Same special buildings as T2. More special buildings; academies, courts, senates, palaces, etc. Medium sized houses like in T2. Have access to larger sized (but more expensive) apartments with 20 population bonus in P2. More political units (senators, ministers, ambassadors, royalty, etc). Can build docks only in terrains under territory influence (whether of military colonies, army camps or civic centers). Can build some small storehouses and resource wagons after P2 and after a certain technology. Have more technological requirements and more expensive technologies. But also access to a wider variety; more political, economical and diplomatic technologies. Even more mercenaries. More useful fortresses (same as T1, but can also train both the same champion units from Barracks and mercenaries. Offer other forms of bonuses). Wide use of slavery. ***Of course, not all civs selected in each of these types should match perfectly and rigidly each of those descriptions (for example, Athenians should have access to their Platonic Academy, Huns should have a wider and richer selection of mercenaries, Mauryans should continue with their worker elephants, etc.). And there should be variety even in civs of the same type. But those axles could work instead as a form of classification for the main nature of each civ.

Socrates as a hero is a little strange. (He could instead have a function more similar to Han dynasty's ministers). Are the rest of the gang (Aristotle and Plato) coming with him aswell?

I played them last night against Norse. (Easy win spanning dozens of archers). Really cool civ. And most of the buildings seem also "game ready". I hope to see one day this faction in the official game. Congratulations

The first pic looks like something in the British Islands or Northern Europe. Probably you will find this interesting; a Celtic burial mound: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/12/24/the-hochdorf-chieftains-grave-intact-and-richly-furnished-grave-of-an-early-celtic-chieftain/

Well, many sacred places are rebuilt and used as the actual Wonders. I can only think of ruins, megaliths and burial mounds.