Non-playable or minor factions

[Fionn]

Will there be NP or minor factions in 0 AD (including part II) such as rebels (ie Sparticus' men, bandits) and pirates/raiders (Illyrians, Gaels, Sicilians)?

[feneur]

That totally depends on time/interest available. It's not part of the design right now, but we've been talking loosely about doing something along these lines if there is time. It's nowhere near prioritized though, so don't count on seeing it. It's something that would be nice to have in a mod though I guess, so feel free to start preparing it if you're really interested

[Fionn]

Thank you for the information. Either way the game will certainly be worth it with or without sub factions.

[Mythos_Ruler]

Modders will easily be able to add units, buildings, and other things for sub-factions. In fact, I am including a few extra units and buildings that people can use in the editor for their scenarios.

[heavy]

and what about mercenaries??

Edited August 1, 2009 by heavy

[Alek]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Carthaginians will have several mercenaries who only cost metal

[buggy123]

hmmm yeh, I remember from my readings that Carthaginians recruited a lot of Italian(?) mercenaries or something like that

Edited August 2, 2009 by buggy123

[Mythos_Ruler]

Karths get Italian cavalry, Celtic swordsmen, and Iberian skirmishers.

[darthturtle]

Minor factions will be cool, and from what I've seen, it'll be easy to add new units to the game.

One question though, will we be able to play multiplayer games with mods?

[Mythos_Ruler]

The idea would be to bundle modded assets into a map's code, so the whole thing can be transferred to all the clients in a hosted game. That would be the idea anyway. Or I could see a line of code in the map's XML file calling on modded assets to be transferred along with the map, then placed in the correct folders. I am not really sure how this would all work, since I am merely the Art lead and not a programmer.

Edited August 10, 2009 by Mythos_Ruler