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I've opened a pull request fixing all incorrect quotation marks in the encyclopedia. https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/64

Yeah, it would. And a smaller shield. I've taken a look at it, it seems like they use the same equipment as regular hoplites.

Thanks for telling me, I was not aware of that. It kinda contradicts with the fact they are not unlocked by the Iphicratean reforms tech though. So, what historical unit does the Champion Spearman represent? And should I edit or rewrite the text accordingly?

Athenian Spearman and Champion Spearman: https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/62 https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/61

I reworked/rewrote the five texts of the Spartan soldiers, as they were (in comparison to the Athenian soldiers) too short, and not at the level of detail, style and cohesion that I want them to be. I also rewrote the champion pikemen, even though this unit is currently not in the game, but it can be used in campaigns and mods (I think they are in DE?) https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/60/files Here is the text about these Spartan Phalangites (Champion Pikemem) (I wrote more about Cleomenes rather then the unit itself, because there wouldn't be enough to talk about): Infantry Spearman (Perioikoi) Champion swordsmen (Skiritai) Champion Spearmen (Spartiates) Infantry Javelineer (Helots)

We are writing articles for every object in the game. Thanks to @ShadowOfHassen we're already done with all trees, animals, treasures, etc. This means we "only" have every single unit and every single building left. We have also finished all articles of Sparta, and nearly all of Athens. You can write about literally any unit or building which is not from Sparta or Athens. You said, the books are focused more on culture rather than specific buildings or soldiers. That's not a problem. If you come across information about religion, we can use it for the temple, if you come across how the society was governed, we can use it for the civic centre, if you find information about the role of women, we can use it for the women, ... If you want to help by doing research and writing about specific units or buildings from the game and don't know what historical thing they represent, just ask here on the forum, or try googling the SpecificName (the name in original language like Greek, Latin,...) that every unit and building has.

If you want, you can privately message me the texts copied directly from Google translator, and I'll do some grammatical cleanup and all the GitHub stuff. IF you want. If not, feel free to decline. This is just a friendly offer from my side. Btw, I'm not a native English speaker either which actually slows down my writing process quite a bit.

You don't necessarily need books, there are plenty of useful resources online, especially about the Greeks or Romans. I myself do most of my research on the internet, it can be a hassle sometimes, but still. Just so you know, your help would be welcomed and appreciated. (no pressure, of course)

For me personally, performance has always been the biggest issue of the game. So for me, Vulkan falls more under the category 'enhancing playability' than 'adding new features'

Yes, I might. But I don't think I will. Looking back at it, it was not a very good idea, i am satisfied with how it is now. You garrison units inside buildings to avoid them getting slaughtered by attackers, damaging garrisoned units would kind of defy the purpose of garrisoning them in the first place.

Yeah, why not? I like the idea. We will focus on finishing all the articles for now (which will probably take a few months), and after we have finished the entire base encyclopedia we can expand it.

Athenian Marine Champion Swordsman https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/58/files

Athenian slinger https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/57/files I did not write about slingers specifically, but rather about the skirmisher militia units of Athens in general.

Thracian peltast https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/56 We can reuse parts of this text (if not the whole text) for other peltast units.

For those that don't know, Ekdromoi were hoplites lightlier armored than the others. They could break away from the slow phalanx formation for example to attack skirmishers. They wore hardly any body armor in order to increase their speed and mobility. From the research I have done, Ekdromoi champions seem to have been in the game a long, long time ago (as javelineers for some reason even though they definitely weren't javelineers). What happened to them? I can't find them in the game files. Did I miss them? I know that the SpecificName of the Skiritai is 'Ekdromos Skiritis'. But (from the research I've done for the encyclopedia) the Skiritai's role in battle still unclear to this day. It's not proven they fought as Ekdromoi. Plus, the Skiritai are swordsmen. While, of course, like the other Hoplites, Ekdromoi also carried swords, it was not their main weapon. And they are not faster than hoplites. Actual Ekdromoi should do the same damage as hoplites, have weaker armor and a higher speed.

So they're slingers because Athens can't have two javelinist units? I understand, that makes sense. They represent skirmishers in general, that's why they are named 'Psilos' (light infantry/skirmisher) rather than 'Sphendonetes' (actual word for slinger)?

Yes. All the Athenian skirmisher troops were drawn from the lowest class of Athenian society. But why slingers? For gameplay reasons?

What historical units are the Athenian slingers supposed to be? I am writing the text for the encyclopedia and couldn't find any information about specific slingers fighting for Athens. Do they just represent Athenian skirmishers in general or am I missing something?

PR for Cretan Mercenary Archers https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/52

Scythian Archers https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/51 And I'm almost done with the Cretan Archers

No, not you, I did not refer to anyone specific. This was meant as a general statement.

You've cleary done something wrong, when you make someone with this enthusiasm want to quit.

Hi, I'm still comparably new to 0ad. I'm usually not joining discussions of other people that don't affect me. But I do want to point out something (I think is) important: 0ad has a comparably small player base, some even say it's shrinking. Either way, 0ad is a great game, it deserves a much bigger playerbase. Having more players would benefit everyone. We definitely need new players. We should take every new player that we can get, and avoid new players from quitting right away after playing the game just a few times. The first impression of the game counts. It is impossible for old players who have played the game for years to actually reproduce the experience you get when first playing the game. That is why we need new players that share their thoughts and make suggestions. Of course, some of these suggestions will be bad. But this information is way more valuable than many players understand. To state that a new player's ideas and impressions are wrong, jidt because experienced players think otherwise is a very very weak argument. And even if all thoughts and suggestions are rubbish (which is definitely not the case), then why not just explain and help them (without offending them)? Please be more welcoming to new players. That is a sign a sign of maturity and responsibility. That being said, I fully agree with @krt0143 here, 0ad desperately needs a good tutorial, it would help new players A LOT. And no, YouTube videos and any other guides don't come close to what completely new players, that have never played a single game, need to know. I can confidently say this, because I had many problems myself when first starting out. Pressing random keys and buttons on the screen is not how learning to play a game is supposed to work. I hope you understand what I mean.

I wrote the text for the Athenian Cavalry Javelineer, as well as reworked the Spartan stable and the Spartan Spear Cavalry. https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/49 I will write Athens' infantry units next, starting with the archers.

This is wrong. Athenian cavalry were almost always used for skirmishing, scouting, and chasing down routing enemy troops. Athenian cavalry was never used a shock troops in pitched battle. Oh, that's embarrassing. Thanks for pointing that out, I will correct it.