Lion.Kanzen Posted May 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 Explanation in English of how the music of AoE 2 was made. Very interesting and didactic, it shows the instruments and techniques as well as the scales. What called my attention the most was the interview of Sam Rippy and the World Music concept. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 As this is a generic AoE 2 post and is not related to the DE or HD version I will leave content like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 A lot of people @#$%ing about the very nice DLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 14 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: A lot of people @#$%ing about the very nice DLC Most people only consume and do not stop to think critically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 4 Author Report Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 19/05/2023 at 11:40 AM, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: A lot of people @#$%ing about the very nice DLC By the way... It was a mod ( AoE 2 original) converted into a DLC. But the mod was cooler because have slinger upgrade. Rome's Returns>>>>Return of Rome. Edited March 4 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Genava55 Posted October 15 Report Share Posted October 15 (edited) Battle for Greece - New AoE2 DLC! Edited October 15 by Genava55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 15 Author Report Share Posted October 15 38 minutes ago, Genava55 said: Battle for Greece - New AoE2 DLC! Everything they didn't release for AoEDE they release for AoE II DE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted October 15 Report Share Posted October 15 45 minutes ago, Genava55 said: Battle for Greece - New AoE2 DLC! I can't believe that they didn't take some inspiration from Delenda Est... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 Haha They are basically taking ideas from modders, working with them and selling their ideas as mods, basically paid mods on testosterone. I don't want to sound bad, but we already did this, even though we took it from their franchises and adapted it to ours. They only need a mercenary camp and slave units, Wow is right about they are taking a lot inspiration. It wouldn't be difficult for them to release an AoE I with a AoE II DE engine and new mechanics. The only thing missing was the scout ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 3 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said: It wouldn't be difficult for them to release an AoE I with a AoE II DE engine and new mechanics. They essentially did that with Return of Rome DLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 2 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said: Haha They are basically taking ideas from modders, working with them and selling their ideas as mods, basically paid mods on testosterone. I don't want to sound bad, but we already did this, even though we took it from their franchises and adapted it to ours. They only need a mercenary camp and slave units, Wow is right about they are taking a lot inspiration. It wouldn't be difficult for them to release an AoE I with a AoE II DE engine and new mechanics. The only thing missing was the scout ship. I have thought about the others, but with mollusks, especially the one that gives purple and crimson tints. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 4 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: They essentially did that with Return of Rome DLC This is 2 steps worse I think. The first one we can say is an excuse for the failure of AoE DE. Now this is offering money to a group of modders and releasing more content. They already did that, with Forgotten Empires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 The trend now is single player content. This is what most RTS fans ask their developers for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 Hippeus!? An Hoplite unit called hippeus!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lion.Kanzen Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 1 hour ago, Lion.Kanzen said: Hippeus!? An Hoplite unit called hippeus!? Among the Spartans, the Hippeis composed the royal guard, which numbered 300 young men under thirty years of age. These at first served in the heavy infantry, and later served in the cavalry. I didn't know anything about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Genava55 Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 (edited) 13 hours ago, Lion.Kanzen said: Among the Spartans, the Hippeis composed the royal guard, which numbered 300 young men under thirty years of age. These at first served in the heavy infantry, and later served in the cavalry. "Among the Spartans, the royal guard of honour, consisting of 300 picked young men under the age of thirty, who, although originally mounted, afterwards served as heavy-armed footsoldiers." - Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1898. "My subject is the body of elite Spartan troops who were denominated hippeis ('horsemen'). They numbered 300, and paradoxically, despite their nomenclature, served as infantrymen. Thucydides was sensitive to this irony, speaking of the 'so-called hippeis' (Thuc. 5.72.4). His context is their utilization at Mantineia (418), which demonstrates that they were hoplites, not horsemen. Ephorus, transmitted through Strabo, confirms their status as infantry, contrasting them with their Cretan counterparts. As often with Spartan institutions, much of our unambiguous evidence derives from the classical period, when the hippeis had long existed, and when military exigencies facing Sparta were already forcing significant adaptations." - Figueira, T. (2006) The Spartan Hippeis; in Hodkinson, S., & Powell, A. (2006). Sparta and war. Classical Press of Wales. Also mentioned here: Edited October 16 by Genava55 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 On 15/10/2024 at 9:38 PM, Lion.Kanzen said: Hippeus!? An Hoplite unit called hippeus!? https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Hippeis#Early_formation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 17 Author Report Share Posted October 17 12 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Hippeis#Early_formation This included 200 mounted bowmen (hippotoxōtæ) and 1,000 Athenian citizens. Sounds interesting. Is there any way we can get more extra units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantha Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 8 hours ago, Lion.Kanzen said: This included 200 mounted bowmen (hippotoxōtæ) and 1,000 Athenian citizens. Sounds interesting. Is there any way we can get more extra units? We have the Prodromoi (represented by "Cavalry Javelineer (Prodromos)") which are essentially the successors of the hippotoxotai. And also the 1,000 Athenian citizens mentioned by the article - see the unit "Greek Cavalry (Hippeus)". I wrote encyclopedia articles about both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 17 Author Report Share Posted October 17 5 hours ago, Vantha said: We have the Prodromoi (represented by "Cavalry Javelineer (Prodromos)") which are essentially the successors of the hippotoxotai. And also the 1,000 Athenian citizens mentioned by the article - see the unit "Greek Cavalry (Hippeus)". I wrote encyclopedia articles about both of them. I know we have ranged cavalry for that faction. My doubt is more about having some way to develop alternative units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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