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For the textile / leather cap, how EBII depicted them: Cisalpine warriors from EBII: Armorican warriors from EBII: Germanic units from EBII:

It is an unique helmet found at Tintignac, votive offering. The helmet was symbolically killed and put in a hole with carnyx and others helmets (killed as well). Thus let's call it "Tintignac". Good job by the way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintignac

If it helps you, the wire suspected to be this kind of headdress found in a burial in Germany:

From what I see there (a screenshoot of wackyserious), the spearhead seems correct. Is there only one? From my point of view, it is not very important, I have the feeling that most of the people won't notice a change on this aspect. If someone thinks it is good to add more variation, you can do one of the bigger spearhead or another spearhead you find interesting. From the schema you quoted or from these reconstitution:

For the size of the sword @Alexandermb

Between fifty and sixty centimeters for the scabbard and the blade is the average in middle La Tène. The Kirkburn sword of the Britons is a sixty cm scabbard for example. Thus the one you did should be ok with a sixty cm. Late La Tène swords can reach easily 80 centimeters. Edit: I think it is not necessary to make different scabbards for the Celts. In the game, it is hard to see that much the details as you said. You can keep it like this if you want. Just move it to the right side. No need for more details. Clearly yes, your model is nice. Better than I expected for this resolution. Bravo. Yep, he is right. Celts carry their sword on the right side.

The pigments used by Franck Mathieu (it is one of his re-enacted Cisalpine warrior for one of his book) are totally natural. By natural, I mean based on products you can find in the nature and very little chemistry involved (heating, mixing etc.). Is it historically accurate? Maybe not. Some products, although natural, are difficult to get depending of the region, like some specific minerals. Did they were enough trade to get them? We don't have enough evidence for this yet. The colors from this re-enacted warrior is a bit exaggerated by the saturation of the numeric picture yes indeed. Moreover, the pigments are fresh and everything is in a good state, little used. It is maybe the main problem with natural pigments: their durability. In fact it is really easy to get any color from natural plants and minerals, even purple. The problem is that their color and bright doesn't stay long with the humidity. The best and overpriced pigments were the ones that stay longer. Then yes, the colors are general too bright on re-enactors. In this case, a Cisalpine warrior, it is really possible to find this kind of crest on a Gallic warrior. There was quite a few Italic equipments found in the burials of Cisalpine Celts, even pilum. This kind of crest is also found on Celtiberian pottery. Probably they were not common on the whole continent for the Gauls. The attested typical Gallic crest are these: And very probably these kinds:

Wow. Amazing work, @Alexandermb You really did something great. It is so great to see the facing griffins/birds/dragons symbols, these are symbols very popular on the continent from the 4th to the end of the 3rd century BC. The variations you did with the shapes and the spina are really great too. For the Britons, you can make the long and narrow shape of the Witham shield. For the spina shape, you can make an oval spina like on these shields, I don't think you have done it yet: You can also re-use the small square shield of the slinger. Although it doesn't need really any modification, nor any shield bosses. For the Gauls, I think there are enough different big shield shapes. If you want you can add a medium large oval shield like it is depicted on this early La Tène scabbard: For both Celtic factions, I think it should be great to do the medium size and rectangular shape of the Clonoura Shield: Now for shield bosses, I can suggest you for the Gauls these early/medium La Tène version: For the Gauls again, the shield bosses of the Late La Tène phase:

Nice jobs! @Alexandermb

1 is the lattis (or lathwork). 4 is the orle (edge protection) 5 the spina. 6 the umbo (or shield boss) 7 is the manipula (or handle) Another schema for the shield, in French. Most of the names are in fact Latin or medieval.

Yeah the problem is that there are very few helmets found in Britain. Maybe the Berru helmet could be used as well, as the British Celts are connected to the Early phase of La Tène, when even the Gauls used mostly chariots. It is a small divergence from accuracy but it still plausible. This version of the Berru typology has a hole for a crest, feather, decorative-what-ever-thing: https://www.akg-images.fr/archive/-2UMDHURMT72S.html The Mill Hill Deal crown head-band can be used as well: And finally, boar figurines are known in Britain, thus maybe one crested on helmet is possible as well.

Ah yes. I understand. In this case, it is only simple choices for the helmets and shield bosses. Maybe a few textures too. But nothing that could be weird for a casual player.

I don't understand, I am not saying this.

@Sundiata @Nescio @stanislas69 A question about how much do you want to respect an accuracy about the weapons for the game. Currently there is an evolution of the weaponry on a large timespan that is used by the artists to design the units. 4 centuries of differences, it is mandatory that it ends a bit anachronistic. It is not really that bad, but I want to ask your opinion first. We can either let it like this, using all the items we want on the same unit to add the maximum of varieties. No regards for accuracy between the items used by an unit. For example a Berru helmet (5th / 4th century) and a shield with a round shield boss (1st century BC) on the same unit. Or we can follow simple guideline for the unit upgrade with experience. For example the infantryman get a Montefortino helmet (4th / 3rd century) in his advanced version but when he reaches the elite version he get a later helmet like the Alesia or the Port helmet. The same logic for the shield bosses. Thus each upgrade from experience follows a temporal evolution logic. Which is fairly simple, it is only Early and Middle La Tène versus Late La Tène. Or a logic based on the moment the unit got available. Village = Early La Tène ; Town = Middle La Tène; City = Late La Tène. The champion units will only have Late La Tène equipment. Finally, a mixture of 2 and 3.

Generally, the round spina (without the long staff parts) is a feature of the late La Tène, 1st century BC. As with the round shield boss that goes on it.

I would say yes. The Salisbury shields show a lot of variation and there is even one with a long spina (the spina is the number 5 on this schema):

Yeah maybe it was a bit harsh. In fact, I understand the choice of the Polybian era, but it makes the things quite complicated to keep everything accurate within this time-frame.

Examples of body paint

Personally, I would have preferred a Roman faction going from the Latin Wars to the Anthony's civil war. It is more interesting to have a faction that can evolute, from the Camillian army to the Cesarean army. Moreover, there aren't any strict boundaries for the Roman evolution. Nor for the culture, nor for the society, nor for the army. Things like the "Marian reforms" never existed, these are the kinds of popular beliefs spreading over the Internet. Edit: but it isn't the place to discuss this. For the ships symbols, I suggest the Janus double-face, the She-wolf with a ROMA writings and the Pegasus. There is a coin with an eagle from the thied century bc, I put it above. It could be used as well.

Roma is indeed attested on Roman coins. Well, the Roman faction is only about Polybian era isn't it? In the book of Mary Beard, she says it can be traced up to Cicero era:

Sorry to disappointing you but: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8907425/Romulus-and-Remus-symbol-of-Rome-could-be-medieval-replica.html Moreover, "SPQR" started to be used only through the 1st century BC.

A few legends from the Titans are suspected to come from the Minoan civilization. Rhea for example. Others gods like Posidaeja and Britomartis are from them as well. The minotaurus legend too.

If you want different Greekish factions, you can add varieties from Mycenean and Minoean cultures.