Tomcelmare Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Hi! With the recent addition of new buildings for athenians, spartans, and persians, which also added new champion units, I wonder if you could make use of the mauryan palace building of the editor (maybe with some modifications), to add some units to mauryans. My idea would be to follow the steps of delenda est mod by adding the champion maiden archer, currently only available when you pick Chandragupta Maurya as a hero. As the lack of a good citizen infantry is compensated by two infantry champion units, I don't think adding any more would be wise, but a champion melee cavalry unit would be interesting in my opinion ( as the current one is not very good, though there is the excellent archer charriot, but it is a ranged unit)...What do you think about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcelmare Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 A reconstruction: http://blog.aaobihar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Painting-Mauryan-Empire.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Can you add images and source for the units... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcelmare Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Hi! Here's the source for the champion cavalry (from a mod of total war): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzDIZyEV24A For the champion archer, Delenda Est mod has implemented a unit that can switch between archer and swordman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 And the historical source? you can't propose units without a good source, I tell you because I committed this mistake in the past. you can ask the palace as eyecandy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) rajanya asvarohi is the name, but no historical sources. What makes think this historical ? even in theirs unit roster are any of these units. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?347606-very-out-of-date-Preview-2-The-Mauryan-Empire Edited September 28, 2016 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcelmare Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Well, I have very few historical sources to demonstrate this particular cavalry unit. However, Mauryans had very few heavy cavalry, that's why the idea of an elite, royal guard cavalry seems to be plausible: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/11/10/the-mauryan-empire-military/ http://historum.com/asian-history/40710-military-equipment-organization-army-mauryan-india.html Basically, historians conclude that the use of heavy cavalry was extended during the Gupta's era, but do not exclude that it was used before, only in small numbers. Maybe you could put a limitation on the number of heavy cavalrymen. As for the name of the cavalry, asvarohi is the good term for cavalry, sometimes the term "turanga asvarohi" is used...I have no certainty for the term "rajanya" though...What do you think about it? I think Mauryans need a new unit in the game, because persians now have access of elephants, and already have excellent cavalry, and th seleucids too. Not to mention that carthaginians, ptolemies, and seleucids have also unlimited access to elephants... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 That persian building exists since Persians was create in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcelmare Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Ok, I only suggest a little modification to make the existing mauryan palace a little more imposing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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