[Civ: Parthians]

Parthian army

Cavalry

Aswar-I Zrehgan

Aswar-I Kamanan

Infantry

Nezagdar (Spearman)

Kamandar (Archer)

Taparan (Axeman)

Champion Cavalry

Grivpanvar (Clibanarii)

Mercenaries

Kofyaren-I Verekhana (Hyrcanian Raider, can be upgrade into Daylami Warrior)

Artestar-I Daylamig (Daylami Warrior)

 

[Civ: Sasanians]

But what about the Parthians? Is there any plans to include them in Delenda Est?

[Civ: Sasanians]

Alternative options: (For Delenda Est only)

Cavalry

Aswar-I Zrehgan (Azadan, later Dehqan)

Aswar-I Kamanan (Dehqan)

Champion cavalry 

Zhayedan (Immortals)

Pilban (Armoured War Elephant)

Infantry

Kamandar (Archer)

Nezagdar (Spearman)

Artestar-I Eransahr (Dismounted Sassanian Cavalry)

Champion infantry

Artestar-I Zhayedan (Dismounted Immortal)

Kamandar-I Shahvar (Royal Archer)

[Civ: Sasanians]

Units from Invasio Barbarorum Ruina Romae:

golden_immortals_info.tgamerc_elephant_cataphract_info.tgasassanian_royal_swordman_info.tgaspearmen_sassanid_info.tgaveteran_spearmen_info.tgaclibinarii_immortals_info.tgaelite_archers_sassanid_INFO.tga

[Civ: Sasanians]

On 13/02/2024 at 7:57 AM, Lion.Kanzen said:

The basics are:

Spearmans.

Archers (in this case it applies instead of skirmishers).

Heavy shock infantry either normal or champion.

You already mentioned cavalry.

3 heroes.

some other unit 

The name of the priest/healer.

Cavalry

Aswar-I Zrehgan (Azadan, later Dehqan)

Aswar-I Kamanan (Dehqan)

Champion cavalry 

Zhayedan (Immortals)

Pilban (War Elephant)

Infantry

Kamandar (Archer)

Nezagdar (Spearman)

Champion infantry 

Zarrin Nezagdar (Golden Spearman)

Gund-I Shahanshah (Elite Daylami Guards of the King of Kings)

Kamandar-I Shahvar (Royal Archer)

For Late Sassanid Empire

 

 

 

 

[Civ: Sasanians]

On 28/1/2024 at 3:58 PM, Lion.Kanzen said:

Sassanid Infantry

Is very light but with interesting shield.

Replace it with wicker shields from Dura Europos.

 

 

[Parthians (or Arsacids) and Sasanians]

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elite_archers_sassanid_INFO.tga

Elite: Clibanarii Immortals (Pushtighbân-i-Shâhanshâh), Zhayedan, War Elephant, Royal Archers, Royal Infantry

Mercenary: Tabaristani Peshmerga or Daylami mercenaries (axe infantry and spear infantry)

Basic: Spearman (Upgradable with condition), Archer, Cavalry Archer, Cavalry Spearman

 

[Parthians (or Arsacids) and Sasanians]

Sassanian Units from Invasio Barbarorum Ruina Romae mod:

 

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[Parthians (or Arsacids) and Sasanians]

 

[Parthians (or Arsacids) and Sasanians]

 

[Civ: Imperial Romans (Principates)]

On 17/05/2020 at 11:18 AM, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

Thanks to @Alexandermb and @wackyserious for their awesome work. Above are the Imperial Roman infantry units so far.

Legionary Guardsman need some modification.

Instead of scutum, the guardsman should use Clipeus.

[New unit: Cavalry Slinger]

18 hours ago, Yekaterina said:

Britons can now train slinger cav. Very funny unit: 

slinger-cav.zip 74 kB · 7 downloads

Have fun!

Why don't you convert it into lasso cavalry or special function for cavalry archer? Since Nomads like Parthians, Scythians and Huns use lasso against their enemy.

[Germans [Cimbri]redesign for TM]

Awesome.

Soon we will see a fully function Suebi in 0AD.

[Addition of Han Chinese to 0AD]

On 06/03/2022 at 5:43 PM, AIEND said:

Because I found that these structures have been made, such as the academy buildings to train 期门Qimen (虎贲Huben) and 羽林Yulin, and the government buildings to train civil servants, which are departments that only Han capitals have. If we set the three stages as 乡Xiang-县Xian-郡Jun, then we need to consider whether to retain these structures. In fact, I think their functions can be divided into civic centers and fortresses, because the civic center in the Han Dynasty itself represents the government.

Imperial Academy? 

How about Imperial Barracks?

I have a question about these Imperial Guards, are they field army? or just palace guard served to protect the Imperial capital and the Imperial government?

[New Civ for Alpha 28+?]

8 hours ago, AIEND said:

 

I don't recommend continuing to strengthen the javelin soldiers, the 0AD javelin soldiers have greatly affected the game experience. I now really hope that these range soldiers are nerfed to the same level as in other ancient warfare RTS.

We all know that the Persians ruled many peoples, they have a very complete infantry, there are different nationalities of axemen, macemen, swordsmen, slingers, archers, spearmen (the Assyrians are especially professional). We can arbitrarily choose infantry from one or two ethnic groups to join the game to strengthen the Persians. Currently, the Persians have fewer infantry types than cavalry types, which is too abnormal.

How about Greek Mercenaries and Phoenician Marines?

 

[New Civ for Alpha 28+?]

20 minutes ago, AIEND said:

I don't think it is necessary to abandon the soldiers of so many ethnic groups under the Persian rule and choose Greeks. There are already too many Greeks in this game, and it will appear monotonous.

For pragmatism and historical accuracy, the Greeks Mercenaries perform better in combat and frequently mentioned by ancient historians. 

i know It's monotonous but it is a fact Persians prefer Greek Mercenaries instead of local levies or raising a new infantry corps (Kardakes). 

 

[New Civ for Alpha 28+?]

1 minute ago, AIEND said:

I don't recommend raising Javelins too high at all. If you are trying to strengthen Persian infantry, you can add Axemen or Assyrian Spearmen.

How about Greek Mercenaries? Since it is a fact that Persians prefer to employ Greek Mercenaries against any foreign adversaries (domestic rebellion).

[Civ: Germans (Cimbri, Suebians, Goths)]

On 09/11/2022 at 10:17 PM, Genava55 said:

The Semnonenhain is a good candidate but I don't know how to depict a grove properly. Is it possible to adapt the structure with the biome? Like calling an entity dynamically for the structure.

https://www.artstation.com/jbcasacop

[Civ: Imperial Romans (Principates)]

An article regarding Legionary Guardsman or Lanciarius, hopefully it helps your team.

http://lukeuedasarson.com/Lanciarii.html

I found this part useful for your team:

The first instance of a soldier termed a lanciarius in Latin seems to come from the gravestone of Aurelius Mucianus, a soldier from Legio II Parthica, where he is described as a 'Discens Lanchiari(....)' on his headstone in Apamea dated to the early 3rd century AD, ie. a "trainee lanciarius". This man's tombstone is illustrated in J.C.Balty's "Apamea in Syria in the Second and Third Centuries A.D." in the Journal of Roman Studies, 78 (1988), 91-104, along with a discussion on the dating of the gravestone. Apamea was a Greek-speaking area, hence the hybrid spelling used; and he is shown holding 5 large javelins - ie. lanceae, in his right hand, while his left hand bears a shield. The shield appears to be oval (a foreshortened round shield can not be ruled out however), with a central round boss, and its small size would well fit the light infantry hypothesis. However, it can be readily seen that the other numerous gravestones from Apamea showing (non-lanciarii) legionaries who carry shields have them depicted the same small size, so the conclusion that the size of the shield as depicted is much smaller than real-life is unavoidable, and it is in all likelyhood no different from any other legionary shield. This man's position in Legio II Parthica makes it plain that, at least at this date, lanciarii were drawn from the ranks of the legionaries; his almost unique tombstone amongst many dozens indicates that the limited numbers of lanciarii attested in Josephus and Arrian - one or two hundred in a force of many thousands, continued into the 3rd century. In addition to Mucianus, one other lanciarius, not a discens, also has a tombstone at Apamea; he is shown holding 4 lanceae.

Very recently, following discussion of an earlier draft of this article, Duncan Head made the observation that the first appearence of lanciarii in Roman armies seems to be occur around the same time as antesignani disappear from the sources. Antesignani, "those before the standards", undoubtably formed part of the standard heavy infantry line of battle in the Punic wars (eg. Livy 23.29.3), but they seem to have taken on some of the roles of the former light infantry (velites) as the 1st century BC progressed - when the velites themselves finally disappeared from the scene. Most notably in Caesar, they can be found supporting cavalry, seizing advanced positions etc. There is some evidence that they may have been more lightly equipped than other legionaries, at least some of the time, and in such roles, lanceae may have been more suitable weapons than standard pila. Perhaps this practice became codified in early empire, as did so many other aspects of the Roman military. In this case, we might well not only conclude that lanciarii were legionary light infantry, but that they were merely an old troop-type under a new name.

 

 

[Civ: Imperial Romans (Principates)]

On 06/02/2023 at 8:59 AM, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

What makes you think the mod make Auxiliaries the mainstay of the civ's roster? 

Don't be mad at me, for a moment i thought it was awesome to have legionaries recruited at the beginning of the game. But limiting numbers of the barracks and Auxiliaries is somewhat counterintuitive.

My expectation was a little bit different from the team mainly because i thought team may allow player to recruit Auxiliaries at the start of the game like Rome: Total War mod Europa Barbarorum or vanilla Rome: Total War who have a rather strict rules and regulations on what troops a player was allowed in the early phase of the game.    

[Vote for us]

2 hours ago, Lion.Kanzen said:

0 A D is more authentic.

no extreme censorship to please Blackrock shareholders.That is why AoE IV is cartoonish and far from depicting a terrible and cruel Middle Ages full of secrets and scandals.They introduce you to the Middle Ages in a childish way.

 

Going back to 0 A.D. I wouldn't like a menu like the one in Warcraft III.

 

 

 

I agree.

[Fixing Chinese Han]

2 hours ago, Lion.Kanzen said:

we can have both.

But first please focus on Western Han's in 0AD EA, then you may start working at Eastern Han.

[Civ: Imperial Romans (Principates)]

I was amused by Delenda Est mod for a reason: The Auxiliaries wasn't the mainstay of the Imperial Roman army and i don't understand the logic behind the team's decision.

I hope someone could explain to me why the team believe this is the best way to represent the Imperial Romans.

[Fixing Chinese Han]

On 07/03/2022 at 1:19 AM, Genava55 said:

https://www.facebook.com/ginkgostory

(by the way the pictures below come from facebook, so expect the urls to die at some point)

ZHANG JUE (张角)

Zhang Jue was the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion during the late Han dynasty of China. He was said to be a follower of Taoism and a sorcerer. Giving himself the title of "Great Teacher", Zhang Jue led the Yellow Turban Rebellion in a campaign called the "Way of Heaven", to rebelled against the Han dynasty in response to burdensome taxes, rampant corruption, and famine. After the rebellion's defeat, most of them eventually joining the army of the warlord Cao Cao.

东汉末年农民起义军“黄巾军”的领袖。张角修太平道，利用其中的某些宗教观念和社会政治思想，组织群众，约于灵帝建宁（168年-172年）初传道。中平元年（184年），张角以“苍天已死，黄天当立，岁在甲子，天下大吉”为口号，自称“天公将军”，率领群众发动起义，史称“黄巾起义”。不久张角病死，起义军也很快被汉朝所镇压。

 

ZHUGE LIANG (諸葛亮)

Zhuge Liang (181–234 A.D) was a politician, military strategist, writer, engineer and inventor. He served as the chancellor and regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. He is recognized as the most accomplished strategist of his era.

诸葛亮 (181年－234年10月8日)，三国蜀汉丞相，是中国历史上著名的政治家、军事家、发明家、及散文家。刘备三顾始见之，为备画据荆益、联孙权、拒曹操之策，佐备取荆州，定益州，遂与魏、吴成鼎足之势。曹丕代汉，备称帝于成都，以亮为丞相。备死，亮辅后主刘禅，以丞相封武乡侯，兼领益州牧。整官制，修法度，志复中原。屡次北伐，与魏相攻战。建兴十二年卒于五丈原军中，年五十四，谥为忠武侯

 

THREE KINGDOMS - MARCH OF THE SHU ARMY

This drawing depicting the fifth march of the Shu army (蜀汉) across Qin Ling mountain range to attack Wei(魏), during the late Three Kingdoms period (234 A.D). I am always fascinated by the realistic and humble narration style of the classic 'Records of the Three Kingdoms'(三国志), and inspired to create this drawing. I hope you enjoy it, thanks!

画作.三国蜀军五出祁山之想象图

今次的画作题材为三国后期蜀汉军队在诸葛亮的指挥下，第五次进攻关中时穿越秦岭斜谷的情景。我一向都比较喜欢古典三国志里相对写实朴素的述事风格，籍同样的方向来制作这次的画作。希望能够以一种平静的心情来三国。谢谢~

 

画作.秦国步兵写家书之想象图

今次的作画题材为一队正在写家书的秦国步兵。他们是战国晚期来自同一个村庄的壮丁, 一起被调到遥远的前线作战。为首的伍长是唯一识字的人, 其他队员就委托他为他们的家人写信。这幅画作的灵感来自于云梦睡虎地出土的秦简家书。当然主角并不是其中的黑夫和惊, 而是其他数以万计消失在历史中, 想念家人的秦兵。

在我的Youtube视频上观看此画作的幕后制作过程：https://youtu.be/aTJSM336h3Y

Terracotta Warriors (Qin Infantry) Writing Family Letters

This drawing depict a group of Qin dynasty infantry writing letters to their families at the frontline. The backdrop is set to be the battle against Chu rebellion around the year 223 B.C. The inspiration is coming from a Qin dynasty family letter (Shui Hu Di Qin Jian) discovered in 1975.

To see behind the scene and workflow video of this drawing, please visit my Youtube channel:

https://youtu.be/aTJSM336h3Y

 

东汉武士格斗之想象图

公元25年, 刘秀在河北称帝, 建立东汉政权, 开始对新朝末年在中原各地建立的自立政权发动统一战争。在长达12年席卷全中原的战争期间, 又有哪些可歌可泣的故事呢? 图为陇西之战时, 刘秀与隗纯的部队正在激战。今次想探索一下东汉时期的一些兵器。左边留大胡子的大叔手执手戟与盾牌, 右边的大兄则以环首刀与钩镶对应。

Close combat scene of Eastern Han's warriors

Liu Xiu (Emperor Guang Wu) started his campaign to re-uniting China again after established Eastern Han dynasty in 25 A.D. Liu Xiu's troop spent 12 years to conquer other warloard across China. This illustration depicting a close combat scene between Liu Xiu and Kui Chun's troop. The warrior on the left equipped with a Shou Ji (手戟: short halberd) and a wooden shield, his opponent is countering with Huan Shou Dao (环首刀: rounded head blade) and a Gou Rang (钩镶: a type of buckler with hooks)

 

Xia Hou Dun ( 夏侯惇 )

Chief military commander of the Wei army. The most trusted general of Cao cao. He lost his left eye to a strafe arrow during the battle against Lü Bu. Since then, he has obtained the alias "Blind Xia Hou". He is holding a golden axe, a symbol of higest military authority.

 

Xian Zhen Ying 陷阵营 (Formation Destroyer Unit)

Lü Bu's strongest heavy infantry unit, their commander is the legendary general Gao Shun (高顺). This unit is well equipped and very discipline, they are feared by many other warlord at that time, including Liu Bei and Cao Cao. The number of soldier is always around 700 people, but their combat ability is equivalent to a thousand strong. The warrior in this picture equipped a unique buckler call Gou Rang (钩镶). It has two hooks on the top and bottom, to parry halberd.

 

Wu Dang Fei Jun 無當飛軍 (Unstoppable Flying Army)

Under Zhuge Lliang's order, a special unit recruited from the minority tribe of the southern china. This troop consist the minority tribe of Southern Tribe (南中夷族) and Blue Qiang Tribe (青羌族), specialized in mountain warfare. They are mostly using bow and poison arrow in the battle. In the battle of Zhong Men Dao, they ambush and kill Wei kingdom famous general Zhang He (张郃).

無當飛軍

诸葛亮在南中平定战后徵召的少数民族战士，善长山地作战。在第四次北伐时，于木门道伏击并射杀魏国大将张郃。

 

Tai Shi Xi (太史慈)

A very brave general of Sun Wu kingdom. In a reconnaissance mission, Tai Shi Xi encountered and challege Sun Ce (孙策) alone, his courage had impressed Sun Ce. He eventually being invited by Sun Ce to join his camp and became one of the most important general of Sun Wu. He is most famous for his outstanding archery skill.

太史慈

孙吴大将。 猿臂善射，弦不虚发

 

 

Xian Deng Si Shi 先登死士 (Spearhead Suicide Squad)

Yuan Shao's special crossbowman unit, equipped with big shield and powerful crossbow. In the battle of Jie Qiao, Yuan Shao sent in 800 infantry and thousands of crossbowman as a suicide squad against Gong Sunzhan's light cavalry. They hide behind the big shield and wait until the enemy get close, and destroyed their enemy by firing their crossbow at once.

先登死士

袁袑的敢死队，装备大盾与强弩。在界桥之战全灭公孙瓒的轻骑兵部队。

Stick to the current timeframe! Do not deviate from it! 

I prefer the team stay focus on Western Han era instead of Eastern Han/Three Kingdoms era.

[New Civ for Alpha 28+?]

Hi, I'm new here.

I'm a new player of 0AD and i have some suggestion regarding the Romans. I suggest the team add Senate into Roman building roster and new policy tech for the Romans. New policy tech such as Marian Reforms (military), Latifundium (agriculture/military) and Julian Calendar (agriculture). New unit upgrades and heroes as a means to improve the Roman civilization.

Marian Reforms in 0AD should be a T3 policy tech that transform all current Roman unit roster into Marian unit roster. Hastatus to Legionarius, Velites to Antesignani (Skirmisher), Triarius to Antesignani (Spearman), Eques Romanus to Eques Auxilum (Cavalry Spearman) and Eques Socius to Eques Auxilium (Cavalry Skirmisher), Extraordinarius to Legionarius Evocatus and Eques Consulares to Eques Praetoriani (Marian era).

Latifundium tech as a means to increase the field harvest rate in the same time unlocks Marian Reform, while Julian Calendar replace fertilizer tech for the Romans.

I hope the team find my suggestion useful, thank you.