R E S G E S T A E

[PROMETHEUS]

http://img283.echo.cx/img283/4422/18hr.jpg


Hello all , I am currently making a project called RES GESTAE , is quite some time that I am working on this .... here is a brief description of my mod.....

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I replaced a couple of factions with some more attractive and interesting ...

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There will not be hoards of units , I am more for few but good than many but repetitive or similar , also this would just confuse players on my opinion...

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Multiplayer oriented , this means that the multiplayer will be one of the main aspects and gameplay balance will be particularly taken care of ...

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unit balancement in order to respect historicity and fun gameplay ..... this means if a faction was definetly useless and uncompetitive in history , will be helped a bit to survive on multiplayer ...

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Historicity , all units will be remade in historical way , so will be completely new unit lists , not huge ones but good ones , of which u will be always able to find the sources used and documentated , mainly information taken from osprey books , the several books about uniforms and reconstructions of ancient hera , plus help from several experts on the ancient history...

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New map , this will span from scandinavia to the deserts of central Africa and from Portugal till the Gange valleys....

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The gameplay will be balanced by expert multiplayers , plus battles will be longer ....

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some other scripting will be present , probably reuse of already winning and succesfull scripts already made by other modders with their permissions of course , but this is for now optional


The Name is inspired about the purpouse of rewriting history making your own RES GESTAE .....

all the units will be made by me to keep an uniformity in the style ....

the list of factions is ...


Roman Julii
Roman Valerii
Roman Cornelii
Roman Senatus
Carthago
Greeck Cities
Macedonian Kingdom
Tolemaic Egypt
Seleucid Kingdom
Parthian Kingdom
Bactrian Kingdom
ScythoSarmatian tribes
Germanic Tribes
Britannic Tribes
Gaulish tribes
Cetliberian Tribes
Numiodian Kingdom
Pontus Kingdom
Mauryan Kingdom
Dacian Kingodm and Thracian Tribes

The timeline is from 220 BC to 69 AD

here are some screenshots to show some of the work made for it ....

Athenian Oplite

http://img243.echo.cx/img243/3279/12im.jpg

Seleucid Sirian Armoured Elephants

https://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1503/11ow.jpg

Garamante Warriors

https://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5653/10ez.jpg

Mauryan Ghandhara Infantry

https://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6133/11mw.jpg

Samnite Infantry

http://img111.echo.cx/img111/2228/15ec.jpg

Syrian Roman Auxiliary Archers

http://img187.echo.cx/img187/6758/13gw.jpg

Marcomanni German Warriors

http://img294.echo.cx/img294/1879/13zf.jpg

Equites Singulares Custodes

http://img263.echo.cx/img263/8247/13gg.jpg


Of course Roman Legions

http://img20.exs.cx/img20/1879/13pr.jpg


Here Seleucid Legionaries

https://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3453/15xw.jpg

Here Ksatrya Chariot Archers...

https://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1443/12gu.jpg

Republican Principèes and Centurion...

http://img193.echo.cx/img193/729/19sz.jpg

Ksatrya Warriors ....

https://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1318/19sg.jpg

Irano-Persian Infantry...

https://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5060/16dg.jpg

Roman Equites...

http://img134.echo.cx/img134/3760/18ns1.jpg

Celtiberian Caetrati

https://img321.imageshack.us/img321/3825/12kf.jpg

Edetan Warriors

https://img321.imageshack.us/img321/9468/28ix.jpg

Numantine Warriors

https://img321.imageshack.us/img321/8201/30zy.jpg

Scutari Turdetani

https://img321.imageshack.us/img321/3244/49ju.jpg

Hope all you like my work , btw the romans are coshared with the EB project according to correct timelines....


Parthian Spad

https://img311.imageshack.us/img311/3774/10rx.jpg

General's Spads

https://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1288/12tx.jpg

Roxolani Lancers

https://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2303/12pc.jpg

Roman Auxiliary troops

https://img310.imageshack.us/img310/9489/13uq.jpg

German Warband

https://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1203/12ji2.jpg

Gaesetae

https://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2088/12uv1.jpg

Extraordinarii Cavalry

https://img368.imageshack.us/img368/9972/19lf.jpg

Legionary Cavalry

https://img273.imageshack.us/img273/1169/13wd2.jpg

Exploratores

https://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2559/15lm.jpg

For further units continue to RES GESTAE part 2

here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=53718)


Special thanks for Information gatherings goes to ...

MITRA , RANIKA, PSICHO , KARMIPOKA, ANGADIL RAMAREDDY and ULTOR...

Special thanks for unit editing tips and problem solving help goes to ...

VERCINGETORIX , ALIN...

Special thanks for map editing tips and problem solving help goes to ...

NGR and SELEUCOS NICATOR I ...

Special Thanks to FERRES for his work on the banners and symbols...

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Those models are great and the skins are fantastic! Sounds like a cool mod! ~:cheers:

[snevets]

The skins are amazing. WOW. Good luck with your mod.

[Azi Tohak]

Heck, I don't need to agree with your ranking. I just want to sign up and get this beautiful mod.

Azi

[King of Atlantis]

Those units are beautifull, but does this mean you dont do units for EB anymore?

[Captain-Tiguris]

OMG, they are good

[PROMETHEUS]

Those units are beautifull, but does this mean you dont do units for EB anymore?

I Do , u can read in the first post ...

[King Ragnar]

Those elphants look most excellent

[PROMETHEUS]

Thanks , Updated the main post with new units....

[Geoffrey S]

Those sure are some stunning new models, as well as the textures. Are only the Roman units going to be shared with EB, or are you also working on other factions for that particular mod?

[PROMETHEUS]

Gauls and Romans are shared the rest isnt ...

[King of Atlantis]

Prom, those units are really great.

You are in the league with Hoggy and thats saying a lot.


~:cheers:

[Meneldil]

Best realistic-looking skins ever ~:cheers:

[PROMETHEUS]

Thankyou guys , three new unit pics uploaded on main post...

[King of Atlantis]

I have a question, so you are replacing gaul and merging thrace with dacia?

[PROMETHEUS]

I merged Thrace with Dacia and merged Scythia with Sarmatia , the gauls , britons , iberians and germans are now seen as a group of tribes instead then one kingdom , the thrace becomes bactria while Armenia will become the Mauryan Empire....

[King of Atlantis]

i guess what i meant is your replacing gaul with celt-iberians. Does that mean they will only have celt-iberia.

[PROMETHEUS]

Haaa I understand now your point , I was wrong , since I forget to list the Gaulish tribes as well , sorry my mistake , I edited the thread , infact the factions are 20 ....

[King of Atlantis]

I see now you cut the spanish, good descision!

[PROMETHEUS]

Well I didn't really cut the "Spanish faction" I renamed it to Celtiberian faction , since the southern tribes are under the Cartaginian control , the northern ones together with the Celtiberians are free , I decided to go with that etnic group....

[PROMETHEUS]

Just about Celtiberian Faction I added four unit pics of them ....

[King of Atlantis]

wow, your the first person ive seen that has actually made the spanish look cool. ~:cheers:

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Question:

In this (http://img193.echo.cx/img193/729/19sz.jpg) pic, the one titled "Republican Principèes and Centurion," there are two different helmets: one normal-looking one, and one with the eye-pieces that face upwards. I suspect those are two different units mixed together. But what units? Am I right?

[Chilly5]

wow, your the first person ive seen that has actually made the spanish look cool. ~:cheers:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25023
As much as I am obliged to agree, this mod has also proved to have very cool iberian units.

[King of Atlantis]

Those units are alright, but prom's are much better.

[EvilNed]

I'm not much for multiplayer, but holy crap! Those models are stunning! When this mod gets released, I'll be sure to catch some online action (and hopefully some with friends).

Also, an indian faction is very interesting. Definetly looking forward to play them. :)

Are you using the Mundus Magnus/EB map?

[PROMETHEUS]

No I am not using the MM map , I have made a new one the one that can bee sen under the titles in the main post , I hope to get help from NGR to complete the behind aspects of the map , otherwise I will do them....

[PROMETHEUS]

Question:

In this (http://img193.echo.cx/img193/729/19sz.jpg) pic, the one titled "Republican Principèes and Centurion," there are two different helmets: one normal-looking one, and one with the eye-pieces that face upwards. I suspect those are two different units mixed together. But what units? Am I right?


The one with sort of faced helmets are Triarii , the centurion is the republican type and the other unit are principes...

[Mr Jones]

love the models, especially the irano-persian infantry. will they be for bactria or parthia?

[PROMETHEUS]

love the models, especially the irano-persian infantry. will they be for bactria or parthia?

I think for Seleucid and for Parthians...

[DeadRunner]

Like usually Prometheus Nice work :bow: :bow:

[Abokasee]

~:confused: when will the mod be realesed!? ~:confused:

[PROMETHEUS]

Main post updated with 4 new units...

[Sfwartir]

This looks absolutely astonishing, Prometheus!
Everyone can see the bee-yoo-tee-fully crafted unit graphics, but even the faction selection is a dream come true! Extra huzza to you for adding the Mauryans, I've always wanted an Indian faction. Will the Mauryans have any massed swordsmen units like the Irano-Persian one?

[antisocialmunky]

Did the Roxolani Lancers and the Spads not hold their bridles when charging? ~:confused:

[King of Atlantis]

Prom, those new units are the best ive ever seen. You really need a hosted forum and to get a team to help you with all the coding while you make all these pretty units.

btw, are you a profesional like Hoggy?

[PROMETHEUS]

Well Actually I will need a proficent cartographer to help with my new map soon ..... and no I am just an amateur , I barely know photoshop and I learn day by day 3dsmax the more I learn the more I improve myself .... most of the textures I do by creating pieces by pieces and mounting together with the free transform tools ....that is what I use the most.... thanks all for your appreciation....

[Mr Jones]

to put it plainly BEST MODELS OF ALL TIME!!!!!!! prometheus you r a genius.

[Gaius Drakan]

They are amazing, very nicely done. Good Luck with the rest

[magnum]

I must say, those are some beautiful models there. Looking forward to the mod just so I can see the models in action!

~:cheers:

[jerby]

great mod prom..but you ruined the roman-previeuw form EB ~;)
equites singulares custodes..incredible detail

[PROMETHEUS]

great mod prom..but you ruined the roman-previeuw form EB ~;)
equites singulares custodes..incredible detail

Thankytou all , the EB team will feature new roman units that won't be in RES GESTAE and so RES GEstae will have some others , this is due to different timeframes and decisions....

[Chester]

Is that muayan faction going to be in EB as well? I like the idea of having an indian faction.

[Moros]

The only new revealed faction is bactria.
And if they did they wouldn't tell anyone. So we'll have to wait and see... ~:(

[PROMETHEUS]

Updated with five new units....

[King of Atlantis]

AH! Did i see a penis! ~D

Great great units, you sparee no detail anywhere. :bow:

[Atheist_Peace]

Good job as always Prometheus.

[Chester]

I like how shiny they are. Good work man!

[Aldaceleb]

It's gonna be real scary to fight the germans... :fainting: Nice job, man

[The Stranger]

very nice skins....now hope the gameplay is as good as the skins ~:cheers:

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Congrats on the subforum, Prom!

Now get to work!

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Very nice looking my friend! ~;)

[Manwe]

~:) ~:) This mod will be very popular among girls ~:) ~:) ~:) I love roman and seleucid legionare. Good luck with your mod!

[Divinus Arma]

~:) ~:) This mod will be very popular among girls ~:) ~:) ~:) I love roman and seleucid legionare. Good luck with your mod!

Or closet men.



Good stuff Prom. I don't care for naked penii running around, but hey thats history.

[Ab Urbe Condita]

Or closet men.



Good stuff Prom. I don't care for naked penii running around, but hey thats history.


Same here, although the model itself is excellent.

[Mujalumbo]

Yeah, man. I'm not even going to WANT to fight the Germans! ;)

Great work. I have a small request; is it possible to see screenshots of the Athenian hoplites in action?

Cheers, mate. ~:cheers:

[PROMETHEUS]

You can see them in the animation thread... :bow:

[okiN]

This'll be the first mod with naked fanatics that are actually naked. Whether or not this is a good thing, I cannot say.

[caprera]

This is the only mod that i'm gonna have for my rtw copy !!

Grande Prometheus davvero !!

[Drisos]

Awesome PROMETHEUS!! ~:)

[Ulstan]

Very fine work Prometheus. I know I, for one, would be thrilled to have just your superb skins, let alone the rest of the mod.

[Jediknight73]

I really dont understand all the guys disgust on naked men?? its factual they faught that way. we all play a game celebrateing killing ,murder ect.. but some penis showing kills some ppl??

[Naja]

I really dont understand all the guys disgust on naked men?? its factual they faught that way. we all play a game celebrateing killing ,murder ect.. but some penis showing kills some ppl??

Leave it to the timeless phobia of sex, courtesy of American puritanism. ~:cheers:

[PROMETHEUS]

Lol Days ago in Italy some guys protested , with naked girls with a slogan saying nudity is not obscene , The war is ....I am a bit "puritan" and dont like those kind of things , but I am for historicity , if they fight naked , then they'll be naked , I don't care for US hyporcit laws , that protect the eyes of children by seeing penises and not by holding guns....:hide:

[SIGNIFER,LEGIOVIICLAUDIA]

Congratulations,Prometheus!Everything here is excellent.
I liked most the Athenian hoplites.When I saw that they did not wear Corinthian helmets but Phrygian(as they really did at that time),I was amazed.Congratulations!:bow:

[Naja]

Any closer to a knowable release date, Prometheus?

[PROMETHEUS]

not yet....

[PROMETHEUS]

Well in the meanwhile you wait for the first pack release I publicize a little battle between some Romans of Caesar time and relative Gaulish warriors....

https://img274.imageshack.us/img274/9319/14jq2.jpg

[iberus_generalis]

This mod is pormicing..this models remember me of the Europa Barbarorum ones..any conection between the two projects?

i have a question, how are you going to make rome a unified faction, but still be able to keep the roman families from vanilla version? it got me thinking how to be able to do it..

in relation to buildings, will there be new buildings like in EB? new buildings to build in a setlement to make it develop, like in Caeser3, but in rome, that would be grand, to have to control the constrution of all those vital strutures, something that was overlooked in the Vanilla version, you only built stuff to improve the army and public order..and to some extent comerce..how about all the rest? in EB(each is the mod that i've been playing more..) that gets adressed to some extent but not as much i would love... will there be something similar in Regestae?

another question, each has been buging me...is it possible to mod into RTW the abilitie to choose and control trade rules??

BTW i liked your iberian units...can the Blue Spaniards be added? the naked dudes, all painted in blue, featured in Rome the Tv Series..they would be Scary even more than the Germans...and an idea to improve your already great units. i read somewhere a few years ago about a german tribe whose warriors fought totally naked like the german naked warriors, but were like the blue spaniards, completely covered in some clay or mud..a special kind of gray mud..don't know if it is the same units as you already researched for the naked germans..they already look scary if they had some elite units also naked but completely covered in mud and add some morale penalties to the enemies..waht do ou think? this are just sugestion to improve this already promicing mod not a request..i hate to be misundertstood.=)

[Epistolary Richard]

This mod is pormicing..this models remember me of the Europa Barbarorum ones..any conection between the two projects?
Prometheus is a member of EB and contributed many of the Roman models.


i have a question, how are you going to make rome a unified faction, but still be able to keep the roman families from vanilla version? it got me thinking how to be able to do it..
For the Roman skin pack, the family structure will have the same faction set up as in vanilla.


in relation to buildings, will there be new buildings like in EB? new buildings to build in a setlement to make it develop, like in Caeser3, but in rome, that would be grand, to have to control the constrution of all those vital strutures
For the Roman skin pack, the building trees will stay similar to vanilla. Ultimately, though we will be looking to change some of the aspects of the approach to buildings. What are the buildings like in Caesar 3? What did you like about them?


another question, each has been buging me...is it possible to mod into RTW the abilitie to choose and control trade rules??
Not to my knowledge, the computer automatically picks the most profitable of the available trade routes.

[iberus_generalis]

Caeser3 is an old game, from 1998, a True Classic, its buildings are drawn in 2d isometric view, extremely detailed for the time, i spent months playing that game, making prosperous cities from nothing... i still play it sometimes when im in a retro wave =) a good site about it is http://caesar3.heavengames.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_III what i liked about caesar3? have you played it? play it, you will know why, it's something that can't be explained , only experienced..but to me one of the great things in that game, is the relation between all the buildings...one being needed so that others may work..like the clay pit-wharehouse-pottery-wharehouse-market relation or the aqueduct, reservoir, city water services(worker services in the citie) and the fountains and bath houses..and so on..and not the Build building A1 so you can have BuildingA2, i would like to see some industry structure like for example get farm to get grain and straw..use the grain to feed people and the straw to feed horses, and to make briks and other uses...i mean, not to the level of AOE2, cuz thats impossible with the engine..but for example to have working buildings of different kinds allow you to build other stuff, a bit like vanilla, but a lot more developed...so that when building in a city, one has to think carefully what one wants of a city, to make one kind of raw material that would be used by other cities to make stuff..that's where the trade routes would get into the picture.. hope i explained suficiently clear.. what do you think of the blue spaniards and the dirty muddy germans?

[Epistolary Richard]

I've not played Caesar 3, that all sounds very interesting. I don't think it's an approach that would fit very well into the TW engine though. We have hardcoded building limits and quite unwieldy building interrelationship conditionals.

We do have plans though to offer a different gaming proposition for buildings in settlements so it's not simply a matter of just upgrading every single building available whenever you level up. These, however, are at a very early stage and have not really been discussed.

[PROMETHEUS]

Prometheus is a member of EB and contributed many of the Roman models.

Gaulish and Carthaginians too ^^ ...

Btw iberus_generalis, I am not aware of what you are talking about and for germans and for Iberians , if you can post me some hitorical fonts I will surely make use of it since ur ideas look interesting ...

[ramareddy]

I'm pretty sure the 'blue warriors' you're talking about are covered in woad, which is a blue-green dye often used on the British Isles.

Also, the Germans weren't as famous for fighting naked as the Gauls.

[M.Cornelius Marcellus]

Beautiful work

I will definitely be checking this out :)

Salut to you!

MCM

[Marcus Furius Camillus]

Nice work Prometeus!