Genava55

I like thrash metal very much, notably Kreator, Death Angel and Testament. I also like Amon Amarth, Eluveitie and Tyr. Recently I was more into Orbit Culture, Fit for an Autopsy and Gojira. For fun, let's share a beautiful French poem sung by a Swiss vocalist featured by a Greek metal band:

In Defense of Hard Counters in Real Time Strategy Games https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/in-defense-of-hard-counters-in-real-time-strategy-games Some thoughts about the 'early game' phase of RTS https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/some-thoughts-about-the-early-game-phase-of-rts Have it your way: a case for sub-factions in strategy games https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/have-it-your-way-a-case-for-sub-factions-in-strategy-games

Yeah, it is prefered by casual players but disapproved by regular online players. Although an online player is the kind of person that can play on Arabia 99% of the time, so in a way you need to consider they are quite special.

Sure. If you need other pictures: https://ibb.co/album/Cp6gGH

Rome at War mod

Nydam: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nydamboot https://www.facebook.com/LateRomanArbeia/posts/pfbid0ire8czowXTSzx9H88dnLsMd12o3sZk8oEAP4UCfd1wWwE1ht9a2dkA5t8e7aEPual Thorsberg: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorsberger_Moor https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=matt.bunker.792&set=a.10156253670910706

Who remembers this game from 2006?

I simply scanned the file with virustotal, that's a habit I have, especially with SVG because you can hide malicious script in it easily. But in this case I think this is a false positive. I just don't think the script is really necessary, you can see the svg without it.

seems to doesn't like the SVG Pan script inside the SVG file

And activate MFA / 2FA, this is mandatory those days...

An old thread but relevant: Edit: Personally I would say it is not the polygon count the issue but the texture resolution. 2000 is good enough with better textures.

If you read the beginning of the page, it says: "Agis, on seeing this, with the royal cohort, which was made up of his bravest men, I. plunged right into the dangerpoint of the fight, and cutting down those who resisted most bravely..." There is also the account of Diodorus Siculus, suggesting in this case he did kill some enemies: Diod. 17.63.4: An interesting event occurred in connection with Agis's death. He had fought gloriously and fell with many frontal wounds. As he was being carried by his soldiers back to Sparta, he found himself surrounded by the enemy. Despairing of his own life, he ordered the rest to make their escape with all speed and to save themselves for the service of their country, but he himself armed and rising to his knees defended himself, killed some of the enemy and was himself slain by a javelin cast; he had reigned nine years.

at the first page

Agis III at the battle of Megalopolis: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008158407&view=1up&seq=21 "Strabo (XV, 724) gives the treaty between Seleucus and Chandragupta, in which Seleucus ceded certain provinces and gave the Indian a daughter or niece, receiving in return 500 elephants." https://www.jstor.org/stable/626263 that's the motivation for the bonus

The other solution is that training Leonidas bring immediately another king (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leotychidas_II), the same with Agis III (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleomenes_II). While Brasidas (not being a king but a general) wouldn't bring a new one. The other king could have a generic model. Or, the two kings system could be simply a bonus if the hero dies the player got a large discount for the next one.

"always flanked by" I am not sure of. But yeah athletes were considered for the royal guard.

Good idea. That would be unique. Olympic champion? Not sure if it is a proper name.