Sunqur

This isn't bad. It would probably be better to make this a more generic "Steppes" civilization, then branch into Sarmation and Scythian sub-factions (like the Greeks). Because the Scythians, as far as I know, weren't just a simple branch off of the Sarmations. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Indeed the Sarmatians ans Scythians were two different people, with different beliefs and values, but a more or less common way of life.

For example horsemanship was extremely important for both of them and in war they both relied on mounted and foot archers as well as heavy lancers.

One big difference: Sarmatian women had equal rights as their men and they fought together, but Scythian men looked down upon their women.

Speaking of civ specific technlogies / civ bonusses, the scythians and / or Sarmatians should get a lumberjack bonus, because the Greek for example got the wood for their triremes from them.

This was also the reason why Darius the Great started a campaign against the Scythians and their Sarmatian allies in 514 B. C.

Because without this wood, he thought, the Greek navy wouldn't be such a pain in the @#$%.

Between the Hellenic States and the Sarmatians and the Scythians where well established trade routes across the Black Sea, which brought Greek goods and ideas to the steppe.

For example, in military architecture, as seen in the fortress of Neapolis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythian_Neapolis).

It is also the Greek who were the first to write about the steppe people:

The Greek name Sarmatai sometimes appears as "Sauromatai", apparently through a folk etymology associating them with lizards (sauros).

Suggestions for this association include the Sarmatian's use of reptile-like scale armour and dragon standards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarmatians), something to keep in mind when choosing a Sarmatian civ symbol and modelling their units. The guys from Total War did a good thing picking this one for the Sarmatians:

I also like the idea to "pack / unpack" their buildings, since their most famous building is the yurt, which is a tent.

In my opinion, this would add great strategic depth to the game.

I would be really excited if the Sarmatians and / or the Scythians came into the game!

April 11, 2013

but must be in One Big Pack
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A steppe people DLC would also be great, with Scythians, Sarmatians and Roxolani's to name a few.

April 11, 2013

There has been some talk about nomadic civs being included the main issue/problem is how do you make a moving civ center
Enjoy the Choice

As Scythians lived in special tents called yurts, their civ center and/or houses could be yurts.

Yurts as other tents need to be set up, so maybe this could work the same way as catapults and ballistas do now.

April 8, 2013

I am not in favor of the Galatian heavy swordsmen to represent Ptolemaic Eqypt. I would replace the swordsmen with the marines (ill look up their names later). I remember reading several articles that supported many variants of Egyptian-Greco native troops.

I'm also not in favor of the Galatian heavy swordsmen and would replace them with native axemen: http://clientes.netvisao.pt/almadeira/images/units/Egyptian_Axeman-Large.gif

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads5/Egyptian_Axeman1.gif

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