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  1. Genava55
    I like the idea. This gives more depth to strategy in general. It could be also something unlocked through the choice of a hero in the third phase.
  2. Genava55
    Thanks for moderating my message. You should have moved the topic there: https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/topic/22983-brainstorming-for-cheats-units/ Moderation: Good idea. Done.
  3. Genava55
    Yes I know. I tried it. If I remember, they are losing life through time.
  4. Genava55
    I am in favor of females for religious units, military units among specific cultures (nomads, Mauryan etc.) and as heroes (Boudicca). But as the main "productive" unit, no. Really the game is skipping the most important feature of the ancient times: slavery. Free women were not working as miners or as lumberjacks. Enslaved women were mostly working in shops, in houses and in fields (and in brothels...). This is sad that women didn't have a more prominent role in history, but it is like that and we cannot change the past (only change the present and the future).
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    Oh @#$% the building collapsing animation, beautiful.
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    Totally in favor of this alien thing. Nice work Lion. Another idea that could be cool: A modern Roman. There are several concepts like this on the web.
  8. Genava55
    No it's an old wallpaper made for AOE1 DE.
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    Personally I think that the comitium and the curia are better representing a kind of civic center. This is the place for the assembly and for the senate. However I do understand that the comitium is not getting a lot of praise and could be ugly. The actual civic center is based on the Basilica Julia finished by Augustus. So using another basilica could be more coherent with the style. The only thing is that the basilica never existed during the first and second Punic Wars. This is a feature the Romans took from the Greeks after the second Macedonian War, based on their Stoa. The first basilica in Rome date from 184 BC (Basilica Porcia). This is a small inconsistency but nothing really problematic since we are still in the good period. A compromise could be the Basilica Opimia with in the front the Senaculum, the Ara Saturni and the Mundus. Like this there are some features of the old Roman tradition.
  10. Genava55
    This is one is interesting
  11. Genava55
    This is a honest point of view at least. I prefer when people are saying what are bothering them. Thanks. So the other possibilities are the Basilica Fulvia Basilica Sempronia. Basilica Opimia and Basilica Porcia
  12. Genava55
    If there is the necessity to adapt, twist and reinterpret the buildings to suit the square format of 8x8 civic center, why is it really a problem to do the comitium? I give suggestions according to the historical evidences but an artistic interpretation and some liberty in the final model does not bother me. Here a suggestion to propose solutions and not only problems:
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    It is this https://cepranocity.wordpress.com/2018/10/13/il-santuario-di-esculapio-maf/amp/
  14. Genava55
    In Rome, the Basilica is next to the Curia and to the Comitium. In Cosa, the Comitium and the Curia are closer and are next to the Basilica as well. Maybe a possibility to do something with these three buildings. Other proposition, in Fregellae the building with the Curia seems bigger:
  15. Genava55
    Could the addition of slaves be useful to better distinguish between the economy and the military?
  16. Genava55
    Basically among barbarians civ, the warriors and men-at-arms are spread in the landscape, in all the villages, hamlets and fortified sites. This is their way to defend themselves to any unexpected attacks (especially robbers and raiders). There are some accounts in the Gallic Wars of storage of weapons inside oppida but it is difficult to assess if this is for a kind of militia. In Imperial Rome, there are the urban cohorts for most of the protection. A kind of civil guards and militia existed through the praefectus vigilum and the Cohortium Vigilum Stationes, but mostly as firefighters and policemen. Edit: for the Roman Army before the Carthaginian Wars, there were the Rorarii and the Accensi as irregulars.
  17. Genava55
    It seems to be something used later: http://sci-hub.tw/https://www.jstor.org/stable/650090 The only place where I find early indications of arrows and bows is in North Denmark and Southern Sweden. So if you want to add an archer, you can do it through a regional unit (Cimbri or Suiones).
  18. Genava55
    I agree with this. It means basically a roster for the Suebi with a Spearman using the framae (polyvalent spear), Skirmisher with barbed javelins, Infantryman with wooden clubs, Champion unit with heavy spearhead and/or Germanic swords, Slinger, a Champion melee cavalry. Regional and allied units could be the Cherusci pikeman, the Harii Night-Ambusher, the Lugian heavy swordsman, the short-swordsmen with round shield from Lemovii and Rugii tribes, the Batavi or the Tencteri cavalry, Chatti veteran infantryman (with shaved faces), Aestii axe female warrior etc. etc.
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    Coexisted does not mean anything but yes, we can make other germanic groups as regional units. No problem with this, it should be only specified to not spread misinformation. For honesty. Rhine-Weser Germans served often as auxiliaries for the Roman army. So cavalry as well.
  20. Genava55
    The one I suggested before? I think that this one and this one are references to the nine worlds of the Nordic mythology, however this is only my interpretation: Ancient Germanic mythology is kinda a black box. Mostly it is much later accounts that fill the gaps but with a lot of uncertainties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_paganism http://sci-hub.tw/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199232444.013.0053
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    The pikemen reference comes from the Cherusci Chatti, not a suebian tribe. EB2 is kinda falling for the same trouble than other games, filling the gaps in knowledge with other references from other tribes and other time-frames. Here:
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    Column of Marcus Aurelius https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/triumphal-column-of-marcus-aurelius-b50018f8a21b49ba9a33c6410bb29101 MATERIAL FORMS OF SELF-REPRESENTATION https://www.academia.edu/3824652/The_Column_of_Marcus_Aurelius The Battle Scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius https://macsphere.mcmaster.ca/handle/11375/15521 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6Bq-RlaMX8
  23. Genava55
    Objects found associated to the period of the Marcomannic wars:
  24. Genava55
    It is a symbol associated with the Norsemen and Anglo-Saxons, from the early medieval era. The *Valknútr/Valknut is very controversial because there is a lot of modern folklore around it, most of its interpretation is based on myths. The exact signification and importance of this symbol for the Norsemen is the not known. For the Elbe Germans, a common recurring symbol is this is one: Other decorated items and symbols: For the other patterns Edit: for people interested in the subject, some Roman items found close to the Quadi (a rare english article on the subject): https://dk.upce.cz/bitstream/handle/10195/67771/Jilek_2016_Roman Metal Vessels.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
  25. Genava55
    Yes it changed, the Suebians during 1st century BC and 2st century AD are mostly using hexagonal shields and have little body protection. During the 3rd century AD, all the Germans started to use rounds shields and we find some helmets and chainmail. There are also the development of the angon and of the spatha. Clearly, before the Marcomannic wars it is difficult to gather enough information to build a complete faction. Most of the archeological information on the Suebians comes from the later period. But the general basis of the houses didn't have change. The only thing is that there is more evidence for fortifications in the later period.
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