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  14. A Chinese faction

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    Posted · Edited by buggy123

    Hm, well I kind of wanted to show the "change" throughout the eras. But anyways, after some more research, here's some things that I strongly want to attribute to China:

    1. Strong versatile Polearm Units.

    2. The Zhu Ge Nu, Is not very accurate but devastating against tightly packed troops and penetrates heavy armor. Has long range

    3. Very strong General Units. Chinese generals were often chosen for their combat skills

    4. Ge Warriors armed with Sickle-Axes (At least in the Qin Dynasty)

    5. Weaker Cavalry (It seemed like the Chinese horses were inferior to other Nations Steeds due to poor breeding)

    6. Chariots

    I'm still considering some of the technological aspects.

  19. A Chinese faction

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    I think by qian u meant Qiang (the spear, not pike) The Chinese used the spear as a individual weapon with lots of skill, as opposed to phalanx formation of the west. Though movies are some what exaggerated, there is truth to the spear wielding warriors that can take out squads of men.

    In close-quarter, the spear was often wielded as a staff to knock down opponents and then stabbing them. There wasn't much vulnerability (except for the spear breaking, which unlikely judging by the quality of the wood used)

    I also wanted to mention the use of hooks on end of sticks (its like a spear but with hook instead of spearhead) infantry men used them to ambush cavalry (who are traveling on a path) by swiping the foot of the horses.

    There's also the Chained horsemen. A group of "knights" with extremely heavily armored horse would literally chain them together and charge. The effect was often devastating and could easily plow through any formation (often at the cost of the sacrifice of the frontal members) Obviously, they kept apart if not charging since it would hamper the maneuverability greatly.

    Lastly is the Iron Chained Ships. They were very stable as the ships were connected into a single giant mass. (but they burn easier since the ships are connected. If one goes on fire, all of them lights on fire)

    Oh, and there's the repeating crossbow (Zhuge-Nu) which allowed even newb archers to fire massive amounts of armor piercing bolts within a very short time

  20. A Chinese faction

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    China was a dominating force in Asia throughout the entire course of history. We should reflect some of that.

    I'm not proposing a new mod, just to create a new civilization. AOE3 TAD's representation of the Chinese was not very inaccurate in my opinion.

    Once the art work and such is created, maybe others can use it in there mods. Some eras I want to cover are:

    Zhan Guo (warring state) and the Rise of Qin.

    Uprising of the Han and the Han dynasty

    (maybe an in-between mini-turban rebellion scenario)

    The 3 Warring States (Wei Shu Wu)

    Mongol Invasion and the Rise of Jin dynasty

    500 B.C. - 400 A.D. (approximate)

    I'm debating as to whether split the China faction into many sub-factions (which would be alot) and have them pretty much the same but with slightly different tactics/units/bonus or just have China as a whole with many ages representing the dynasties

    any thoughts or suggestions?

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