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I think the Gaia-controlled barbarian units in the pack's Gaia RMS could vary depending on biome. They could be Gallic on temperate maps, Blemmye or Bedouin on desert maps, Noba on savanna maps, etc.

Thanks for your feedback. I think the Noba are just about done now. Version 1 is now attached to the OP (replacing version 0.5).

A couple of playtests:

Version 1 of the mod is attached to this OP below: playable_noba.zip

The Noba now have a fortress! I've decided that this will be where they train the warrior queen hero and the tame lions instead of the temple. Also, the Noba warrior queen has an upgraded form with her riding an elephant (its war paint patterns are different from the others).

Playtesting the mod...

Well, I did want her to have a certain sex appeal. Anyway, the Noba now have their own battle standard (it's a design I made up, but inspired by Nuba face-painting).

I've implemented a promotion system for all Noba infantry units. Basic infantry will have simpler shield designs and no body paint, advanced infantry will put on body paint, and elite infantry will have feathers in their hair as well as more elaborate shield designs. I also changed the javelineers' shields to a rounded animal-hide design to make them stand out from the other infantry units.

Next up is the Noba's hero unit, a fearsome javelin-throwing warrior queen! Oh, and I also created a trainable tame lion unit for the Noba. You can train both the warrior queen and the lion at the Noba temple.

And then we have the Noba stone tower! My goal has become to make the Noba a more or less playable faction in Delenda Est.

Now the Noba have a dock and fishing boat! The warships their dock can train are all captured Kushite vessels.

And to round out the Noba roster a little bit more, here's some Noba spearmen.

Added some war paint to the elephant, but I have yet to figure out how to make it the player color (it is supposed to be blue here). UPDATE: Figured it out at last.

I'll be sharing some casual modding work of mine for Delenda Est in this thread. I'll start with a Noba war elephant unit I made for fun.I I might create a new texture for the elephant so that it has war paint matching the player's color later.

Mod is now complete and ready for download (it has been attached to the OP)!