Author Topic: Romans - Historically based! (WIP) (Read 14248 times)

-Archmage- · « **on:** 9 January 2010, 06:12:48 »

I've been seeing that I have less and less downloads of the Fantasy Romans faction, and I think that a new more historically based mod will be fun for Glesters.
I'm working on plans for this, I can model, and animate, but I'm looking for support in unwrapping/texturing as those are my weak areas.

Also, a show of hands, or rather posts........
Do you think this should be an open-blend project or should just a few people get together and not have the rest of the community help and give input.

I'll post what I have once I have the plans ready, and this vote is over.

Omega · « **Reply #1 on:** 9 January 2010, 06:24:30 »

I'd rather you don't. Notice how fiction books are always better to read than non-fiction (try comparing harry potter to a biography of Einstein). Nuf said.

-Archmage- · « **Reply #2 on:** 9 January 2010, 06:34:59 »

I actually prefer historical, after playing Praetorians I want to go historical.
Everytime I see the Golden Eagle I think, jeez what a childish faction I've made, little birdies shooting fire out of their mouths!

Where-as when I play praetorians I look in marvel and that's my main inspiration for this.

Besides, you're comparing books to games, nuf said.

Carl the Great · « **Reply #3 on:** 9 January 2010, 23:47:46 »

What about this for the units: In Travian the Roman soldiers are: (Yes I can remember the soldiers!)

Legionnaire
Praetorian
Imperian
Equites Legati (aka Scouts)
Equites Imperatoris
Equites Caesaris (aka Cataphract?)
Battering Ram
Fire Catapult

Loronal · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 January 2010, 21:04:54 »

Id do this for you but sadly my computer is screwed up till I can get a windows xp disk and a cd drive

-Archmage- · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 January 2010, 21:07:12 »

(Linux is better.........)

I'll finish my plans and post them soon.

ElimiNator · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 January 2010, 22:48:59 »

WAIT JUS A SEC! I made the roman faction an I made the eagle. And if you want some stuff changed, Then just tell me what it is and what do you want me to replace it with.

-Archmage- · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 January 2010, 22:59:37 »

I want to make a totally new Romans faction, this time Historically based. The older Romans faction will be called Fantasy Romans.

Sorry if I insulted you Elim, we made it, and the birdy does shoot little fireballs out of it's mouth.

BTW, since this one will be historically based, there will be no air units.

Gabbe · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 January 2010, 17:07:59 »

Historically based would proove rather difficult, as you wil ave to consider tiny tiny details

(not in the model itself, but historically correct)

-Archmage- · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 January 2010, 17:19:15 »

We won't get it perfect, but we'll try.

Loronal · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 January 2010, 13:08:03 »

The thing is I had linux running threw wubi so one windows crashed(which I know fixed) kubuntu 9.10 also crashed and became totally corrupted thanks to hal.dll

Omega · « **Reply #11 on:** 14 January 2010, 01:28:22 »

Quote from: -Archmage- on 11 January 2010, 22:59:37

BTW, since this one will be historically based, there will be no air units.

Ok everybody, round up and convince arch to see some sense. This is why reality sucks. I'd take fantasy over reality any day. Besides the romans (during the pagan times) DID believe in a bunch of weird gods and mythical creatures, so I fail to see what's wrong with this. Few good games are historically accurate. Most of the best still add in their own fun units (Age of Empires II, anyone?).

John.d.h · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 January 2010, 02:34:23 »

I don't really see a problem with not having air units. The Roman Empire was pretty one-dimensional with its military. They didn't even have a standing navy for long periods of time.

ElimiNator · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 January 2010, 02:36:56 »

I say fantasy is best, and a mod with no air unit is dumb no offense.

-Archmage- · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 January 2010, 12:39:10 »

Well, I have to say the air unit is what makes the Fantasy Romans mod so boring, it's just too cartoony.

Reality does suck, but it's a ton more f*cking interesting that fantasy.

Omega and Elim, you guys both play games at a level of "oh isn't this fun". I get into a game and really have fun when I have troops marching all over the screen, and when I see the little birdie go flying across the screen I just lose all spirit and sometimes quit the game.

Praetorians as my Dad said, 'makes you feel like you're really there'.

Loronal · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 January 2010, 14:27:03 »

I was gonna offer a great human body model but omegas right and thinking of that the romans army itself is goddamn boring. Id rather learn about the dark elves from forgotten then take a a class that tells you that it was cold when jesus was born

-Archmage- · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 January 2010, 16:11:03 »

I can assure you the Roman military is not boring!

You just haven't been properly introduced!

Loronal · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 January 2010, 19:43:51 »

Sure but still there few people that now more about the various styles of magic dark and light races mutants goblinoids than me

-Archmage- · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 January 2010, 20:33:32 »

As far as I know there hasn't been one Historically accurate faction yet!

John.d.h · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 January 2010, 22:47:15 »

Some people like the fantasy stuff, and some people like historical. Let him make what he wants.

Loronal · « **Reply #20 on:** 14 January 2010, 23:00:35 »

K fine but he wouldnt make much use of my barbarian worker model anyways and I still havent finished his head. Also anyways make nicer building for this. FR's buildings are all identical just stone and maybe something else not to historical or even fantastical

Also norsemen is very historical base ever read eaters of the dead by michael creighton its about the norsemen and historically developed its a almost-real story

-Archmage- · « **Reply #21 on:** 14 January 2010, 23:12:42 »

This will not be perfectly accurate, but this will be a lot more accurate then the fantasy version.

Little Helper · « **Reply #22 on:** 17 January 2010, 23:43:54 »

I could help with the icons if you want

-Archmage- · « **Reply #23 on:** 18 January 2010, 00:38:56 »

Thanks for the offer, that will be one of the last things I will do, so I'm going to try to remember your offer.

Little Helper · « **Reply #24 on:** 18 January 2010, 01:21:07 »

OKAY

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