H.Balck Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) sorry no more pics ! Edited February 15, 2010 by H.Balck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Interesting idea. I have a few questions and suggestions.With that large numer of troops, have you got any way to make it possible for the player to have an overview of all the troops and control them?Have you tried looking for people on GameDev.net? I'm sure you reach more people there than here on the Wildfire Games forums And I'm just a bit curious as to how more units would make a game more suited for grown-ups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOXAS1 Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 do you guys have a website and will this work on old computers. looks cool by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiram Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Inded beatyfull art!, 2D games make feel nostalgic.What do you mean by commercial artist, because Im looking to work on a project to get experience, and Im focus on RTS games, check some of my work:I work on 3DS max. The units on the screens are all mine, I can do textures, but my speciallity is 3D modelling and animation. If you are interested contatc me at thegodemperorleto@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Balck Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) Hallo feneurThanks for your quick answer. With that large numer of troops, have you got any way to make it possible for the player to have an overview of all the troops and control them?The idea is to control troops over the historical organisation. Example: The smallest unit by the romans is an centurii (60 republ. to 80 men later). You can control also the full manipulus (120 to 160 men) and later the full cohortes (Cohors legionis or Auxilia). The next idea is, that you can control also an full legion. In the battle of Cannae you have 4 urban legions and 4 latin legions. The idea is, to click on an officer (centurio or primus pilus, legatus etc, to command an full unit.Hallo HiramLooks good - many works. I think, I dont like 3D graphics, this looks a little bit like Playmobil - I like 2D graphics with an global format with thousend of units.H.Balck Edited December 3, 2008 by H.Balck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiram Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Im aware of the diference. However those sprites that you show are taken from a 3D animation correct?, so in that way I could still be helpfull.Do you have a site?, so I can see more of your game, and perhaps give you a example more similar to what you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 The idea is to control troops over the historical organisation. Example: The smallest unit by the romans is an centurii (60 republ. to 80 men later). You can control also the full manipulus (120 to 160 men) and later the full cohortes (Cohors legionis or Auxilia). The next idea is, that you can control also an full legion. In the battle of Cannae you have 4 urban legions and 4 latin legions. The idea is, to click on an officer (centurio or primus pilus, legatus etc, to command an full unit.Ok, sounds good Seems like you know what you're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Balck Posted December 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) sorry no more pics ! Edited February 15, 2010 by H.Balck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightgalrs Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 mmm, mm hmmm, mmmm hmmmmmm. Well, I can say for all of us:HOLY FUNK!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belisarivs Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 (edited) I must say that it is great. Few details I spotted, West Europeans didn't use composite recurved bow AFAIK. And strings on bows and xbows should be straight, not curved.Also, Later Equites IMHO didn't use this kind of helmet. These were probably used by Macedonians.But other than that, it is great.How was it done? In 3D modeler and then rendered? Edited December 7, 2008 by Belisarivs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Balck Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 (edited) Hallo BelisariusAlso, Later Equites IMHO didn't use this kind of helmet. These were probably used by Macedonians.The later republicanian Equites use the böotian helmet typ, in addition the montefortino, the etrusco-corinthian and also the pilos type helmet.H.Balck Edited December 7, 2008 by H.Balck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Balck Posted December 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) sorry no more pics ! Edited February 15, 2010 by H.Balck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack103 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 (edited) How on Earth can ONE person churn out so many units? If you were on the 0 AD team, it would probably be on its third major update of part II by now (No offense intended towards the 0 AD team). Anyways, how are you gonna organise the eras each of these factions are from? Is it gonna be Empire Earth style, or have various "sub-games" like 0 AD (Part I and II)? Are you gonna release this for free (*pleads*) on the internet?EDIT: Have you done any other sort of stuff yet? (eg. siege weapons, ships, buildings). If so, could you give us a peek?EDIT2: Just noticed that the first animation in the topic post throws a pilum AND fights with a sword. Good on ya! Edited December 21, 2008 by MrBlack103 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Nice stuff. My favourite is the "Ancient Persian Archer." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GONdorman Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) Cool units They are in .pcx format like CIV3 units, I recon? Some of them look like units from Civ Fanatics. Love that site EDIT: Aha! Sandris is from CivFanatics! Now I understand why they looked so familiar! What will the game be named, H.Balck? Edited December 23, 2008 by GONdorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pziv2 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hi.Those are quite nice units...Especially the British units with guns. Is there a website for this project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belisarivs Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 H.Balck, thank you for explanation.Any plans to add Rodelero (sword and buckler), Tercio Pikeman and perhaps also Conquistador (horseman with full armour, without horse barding and with handgun)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 The thing is, I don't think "Conquistador" was a "soldier type." I mean, a "Conquistador" may or may not ride a horse, may or may not use a musket, and may or may not wear any armour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belisarivs Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) Well, I know that simply soldiers, who came to conquer New World were called Conquerors - Conquistadors.That is why I have said "perhaps also".Mostly I recall them as those depicted in AoK.It can be same to word "Knight". Knight can fight on foot with fellow companions side by side, knight doesn't have to fight at all (as today are people still knighted), but generally, when you imagine knight, it is heavy cavalryman.Same to Conquistador. Not every man could have horse, but ideally, he would have one. And also, he would have some pistol, too.BTW: Sorry for OT, but why are Hastati called so when Hasta was used by Triarii? Edited December 27, 2008 by Belisarivs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Balck Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) sorry no more pics ! Edited February 15, 2010 by H.Balck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 I like how these guys look like Lego men. Perhaps creating the game world with that angle in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Balck Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) sorry no more pics ! Edited February 15, 2010 by H.Balck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack103 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Looking great! Could you tell us a little more about what the gameplay's gonna be like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undo Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I'm yet to understand what exactly is being discussed here... Is it a game from scratch, like 0AD? What's its name? What type of game it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinian Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 It's called Cannae (I think), is from scratch and appears to not have a website...That's among the first things I'd (I'm currently modding a Sci-Fi called Freelancer, it's not at pre-beta still alpha) do. If you have a website you can attract people to your cause alot easier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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