Watcher Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Personaly I hope the celts are naked (no not because I am gay.) But because it is historicly acurate and personaly it would rock to see what the enemy says. I mean in an RTS if you start getting beaten up by naked warriors when your troops have amour on you are going to feel quite pwned .Personaly I want naked celts to own with . Not to mention its historical acuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wijitmaker Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Check out our FAQGo to the history section... then go to the question "How historically accurate will 0 A.D. be?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watcher Posted January 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Ah well, tis a pity. Naked celts where something that I would have liked to see . Will they atleast paint most of there bodys with woad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Woad is mostly a Briton thing IIRC, although the Gauls did do it as well, but Jason would know more than me. And there will be heavily armored Celts for your information, because the time period we are doing for them is well after they stopped fighting buff (which ended in the 3rd century BC, at least in mainland Europe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunthahaha Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 I don't really want a realistic or historical game, I just want a beautiful and fun game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Ah but this one will be a beautiful and fun realistic historically accurate game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wijitmaker Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Ah well, tis a pity. Naked celts where something that I would have liked to see tongue.gif. Will they atleast paint most of there bodys with woad?Well, there is always mods I have discussed doing an official 'historical' mod for those who care (no promises ), but it wouldn't be in the default game we have distribute to the masses. Something like nudity in the game distracts more than it adds - no matter if was historical or not.And yes, like Paul said... from the reading I have done, the woad was more of a Brit than a Gaul thing. Look for the Brit specific units to have a usage of woad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassius Allanus Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 because the time period we are doing for them is well after they stopped fighting buff (which ended in the 3rd century BC, at least in mainland Europe).Yes, but not in Britain. The Scots continued to fight naked all the way up until the battle at Stirling. ( I guess the closest the film makers for Braveheart could get to that was having them moon the English) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_08 Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Um lol I don't think we need an X rated game on our hands I think a mod pack for people that care is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakayaro Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I'm sure we can convince the users that the benefits of armor outweigh the benefits of nudity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wijitmaker Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Actually there is a practial aspect to it, as it says in one of my history books: Pieces of dirty cloth can be forced into wounds and are difficult to extract, wich could lead to infection and then death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakayaro Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 but without clothing it is easier to get cuts from light injuries, which may get infected, etc...And I wouldn't want flies on my nads...But I'm not a celtI suppose in this case it's worth the anachronism to give Celts clothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Going buffer was also seen as a status symbol since usually only the largest (muscular, physical build ) and bravest warriors would do that. By doing it they exposed their bodies to extreme risk, while relying on tatoos, woad patterns, and spells to keep them safe. This could make huge impressions on their fellow countrymen, while scaring the bejabbers out of their opponents. Polybius tells of one humourous encounter with the Celts (at Telamon I belive) where the naked first ranks of the Celtic army wore their golden torques on their necks and arms. The Romans got over the shock of naked opponents and became very intent on killing the nudies as quickly as possible so they could take their gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion_13 Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 ha ha ha but wouldn it be pretty cold to be naked up in those areas. maybe only in the warmer months they got naked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 LOL yeah it could get a little chilly I don't know how they operated in those conditions. I believe that Celts didn't fight very much in the winter, they did that more in the spring and summer I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titus Ultor Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 There'd be quite a bit of "shrinkage" (see Seinfeld). It might even be safer, since there's be less projection. Just a thought.Yeah. I really don't want to see men running about pantless, even for accuracy's sake. Just the same as I don't want to see child sacrifice or arms getting hacked off in battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Agreed There is so much that is strange to us westerners that really happened that we will not be showing. But then again, there will be a LOT that will be shown that will make you go "I did not know that!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titus Ultor Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Whoo! Yay for trivial history. It's what gets me up in the morning.Where was the treaty signed that ended the Thirty Year's War?Westphalia.Will the heigth of the various peoples be reflected in the game in any way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Unfortunately every character will be the same height So no towering meat-eating Germans going to slam little Greeks raised on olives and cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titus Ultor Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Aw. That would probably get annoying. If a Gaul was allied with a Greek , the Greek could hide behind him all commando-like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 LOL That is true Although being bigger means that your shield covers less of you, even if you have a huge Celtic scutum-style body shield. That was something that happened during many battles between the Celts and Romans: big Celts were winged in the shoulder, leg, or torso with pila because their shields (while normal sized) were too small for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firrilinn Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Some of you might find this interesting:http://www.cyberpict.net/sgathan/essays/woad.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassador_Chris Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 So the whole "woad raider" thing was a lie. Just goes to show that History still has many secrets...and historians many flaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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