Slavs civilization for the next release

[Deicide4u]

Could you please add Slavs in the next version of 0 A.D.?

I realize that Slavs are a very broad term, but you can use the Slavs from AoE2 DE as a starting point.
The civilization should focus on strong Melee fighters, especially cavalry. Boyars, Cataphracts, heavily armored infantry.
Economically, Slavs are not great even in modern times, but some Metal working bonus could apply. Slavs historically had great knights.

I realize that this is a game of ancient warfare, but I don't think we should strictly hold onto that period. Age of Empires 2 already broke the historical setting they're in, so why stick to it like "pijan plota", as we southern Slavs like to say.

I can answer some of your questions or add more info related to the names of buildings and units. Also, Slav mythology is great and very fun, you could draw some of inspiration from it. For example, our heroic knights are called "Zmajevi" (Dragons).

Some actual heroes:
1) Časlav Vlastimirović (Часлав Властимировић), Serbian ruler.
2) King Simeon I (Симеон I), Bulgarian.
3) Prince Rurik (Рурик), Kievan Rus.

Thank you for making this awesome game!

Edited Thursday at 20:19 by Deicide4u

[Obelix]

Hey Deicide4u,

I guess I share the passion or the game with you, I really love 0 A.D.

As far as I understand the timeframe around this non-existing year 0, it doesn't cover the time after AD 500. Have a look at the FAQ How about more factions? where you might find a link to Millenium A.D. covering the AD 500–1000 timeframe. E.g. Bulgarian king Simeon I. (AD 864-927) would fit in it as well.

I really want to encourage you to use the search function, where I or example found a similar request from last fall.

[Deicide4u]

Hey Obelix,

I've checked out that mod, and it's not available for Alpha 27.

Thanks for answering, I guess medieval civs are out of the question, then.

[Stan`]

The mods just need to be updated to work with the new version

[Deicide4u]

Thanks @Stan`. I saw that Dacians could be added in one of the next releases. They pretty much cover most of the region where today's Slavs live. Pretty excited to try them out once they are ready.

Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacians

[Classic-Burger]

On 23/03/2025 at 3:06 PM, Deicide4u said:

Thanks @Stan`. I saw that Dacians could be added in one of the next releases. They pretty much cover most of the region where today's Slavs live. Pretty excited to try them out once they are ready.

Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacians

They take time, as I understand it they should start being mods and then someone from the team work on fixing issues inherents to the civ.