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KonstantinosXI
11-20-2005, 12:28
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THESE UNITS??

Ghulam cavalry
https://img501.imageshack.us/img501/8459/ghulam7ik.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
https://img316.imageshack.us/img316/9063/ghulamcavalleria8nc.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Templar sergeants
https://img316.imageshack.us/img316/369/sergentitemplari21ka.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


Templars vs Turks
https://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3338/templarivsghulam7pr.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
https://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6690/saltoanatolia1hd.jpg (https://imageshack.us)



New preview!!!
Teutonic knights!!
https://img474.imageshack.us/img474/7670/teutonici49ct.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


...charging!!

https://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8546/teutonici37rq.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img474.imageshack.us/img474/3083/teutonici2oz.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


...killing!!

https://img474.imageshack.us/img474/658/teutonici24zx.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

King Ragnar
11-20-2005, 12:31
Nice, the Knights cold do with a bit of work around the waist and legs but the rest look pritty cool.

al'Callaendor
11-20-2005, 14:03
nice, but I prefer the caius britannicus mod!

KonstantinosXI
11-20-2005, 19:48
i need one historical researcher..anyone interested?

Myrddraal
11-21-2005, 01:30
Why don't you talk to Caius, maybe you could merge your projects?

al'Callaendor
11-21-2005, 03:11
Why don't you talk to Caius, maybe you could merge your projects?
no, no, no... I say :War!!!War!!!WARR!!!:charge: ~D :duel:

shifty157
11-21-2005, 03:25
no, no, no... I say :War!!!War!!!WARR!!!:charge: ~D :duel:

Whoa. Chill out bud. Take it easy.


Youre getting better as you go KonstantinosXI. With a bit more practice you could get pretty good.

al'Callaendor
11-21-2005, 03:38
it is just a joke...

al'Callaendor
11-21-2005, 03:39
a simple joke.

KonstantinosXI
11-21-2005, 15:16
I know that i have to do more practice..but i start to mod in september..these are my first units....

KonstantinosXI
11-21-2005, 20:32
foot knights
https://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5666/cavalieri8bm.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

and order infantry
https://img485.imageshack.us/img485/14/fanti6dj.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
11-21-2005, 21:50
The model of a byzantine Skutatos
https://img330.imageshack.us/img330/2112/skutatos1ms.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
11-22-2005, 17:33
Byzantine skoutatoi
https://img367.imageshack.us/img367/5033/skoutatoi7bf.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
https://img473.imageshack.us/img473/6228/skoutatoi16vq.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
https://img473.imageshack.us/img473/6672/skoutatoivslancerianatolia4vy.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Pompei the Great
11-23-2005, 01:08
To the Holy Land...for Crusades: Total War
This looks like a cool mod in itself. The Crusades are the biggest war (not numbers but importance) in world history. It shaped the world's politics, economy, militaries, and culture.

Two sides united under God (Christianity and Islam)
The Alliance of the West and Byzantium ~:grouphug:
The Turkish cavalry:charge:
The massacres at Antioch and Jerusalem~:mecry:
The Templars and Hospitalers :knight: :knight: :knight:
Saladin's victory at Hatin over King Guy (not the smartest king)~:joker:
Saladin vs Richard the Lionheart :duel:
'Peace' after 200 years ~:cheers:

It's big enough for one mod. Count me in!
PS - I'm a history buff and I'd like to help with this mod in the making. If you need a historian for research, I'm the man for the job.

KonstantinosXI
11-23-2005, 15:57
Ok..thank you for the help!!!!
could you give me some factions lists?
for example egyptian one and turkish one?

Pompei the Great
11-23-2005, 17:30
I'll make a list of Crusaders and Moslem warriors within a few days.
Here are a few:
Janissaries (light Turkish cavalry and infantry)
Mamelukes (medium Egyptian camel warriors and infantry)
Bedouins (light camel warriors)
Saracen Light Cavalry (I don't have the proper name yet)
Saracen horse archers (same)
Templar Knights (with chanting ability)
Hospitallers (heavy cavalry)
Saracen cavalry (heavy cavalry)
Frankish chargers (heavy cavalry)
Composite bowmen
Frankish crossbows
Men-at-arms w/knight as an officer (cavalry and infantry)
Naukia but it's spelled wrong (Muslim archers with huge range)
Monks (chant / no weapons)
Peasant crusaders (light infantry)
Sejulks (light cavalry and light infantry)
Relic bearers (like first cohort w/the eagle for both sides mainly Christian)

KonstantinosXI
11-27-2005, 19:09
We need a scripter...anyone interested???

Lentonius
11-28-2005, 20:37
http://i39.imagethrust.com/p/93802/screenshot_jpg.html
Hospitaller Knights

Pompei the Great
11-28-2005, 23:32
I can script, too. Anyway, I have made some speeches and intros for the mod. If you want them, e-mail me.

Ilsamir Lord
11-29-2005, 03:55
This is looking nice! I like the winged helmets, but are they historical? They seem a little overly flamboyant.

GrimSta
11-29-2005, 08:13
Surprisingly yes, the helmets are ~:eek: but they do look overly flamboyent as you said...but thats just Knights for you.....

KonstantinosXI
11-29-2005, 14:46
Very good POMEPEI..do you have MSN messenger? if yes my contact is dragases@hotmail.it

Narayanese
11-29-2005, 18:21
Sweet

IMHO you should look up some other heraldric for that teutonic knigth, the black and yellow cross is early 15th century (I think), and the twoheaded eagle is from after around year 1400.

Pompei the Great
12-01-2005, 00:32
Shhh, don't tell and we won't have to change...

And, unfortunately, I don't have MSN messenger, but my e-mail is CarthageHistorian@yahoo.com
What's yours?

KonstantinosXI
12-01-2005, 15:47
mine it's the same of messenger address...

KonstantinosXI
12-01-2005, 16:27
The factions will be:


-Templars
-Hospitallers
-Teutonics
-Kingdom of Jerusalem
-County of Tripoli
-Principality of Antioch
-Republic of Venice
-Republic of Genua
-Papacy
-Kingdom of the two Sicilies
-Byzantine Empire
-Cilician Armenia
-Kingdom of Hungary
-Fatimid Egypt
-Atabeg of Aleppo
-Atabeg of Damascus
-Seljuk Turks
-Zirites


Units list for Christian Order States:

INFANTRY:

-Adepts: They are the "new entries" of the orders and they are armed with a small axe, a big "norman" shield and dressed with a tunic with the order symbol.
-Sergeants: They form the typical order infantry line, they are armed with a long pike, a big "norman" shield and dressed with the tunic and with a chainmail.
-Senior brothers in arms: They are the elite infantry and they are armed with a big axe or a sword and they have a small shield. They wear a long tunic, a heavy chainmail and they have the typical cylindrical crusader helmet.

ARCHERY:

-Turcopole archers: They are the basic archers for orders; they are local light archers armed with bow and a small sword.
-Moors crossbowmen: They are expert muslim crossbowmen, they wear a chianmail and they are armed with crossbow(obviously) andd with a sabre.
-Order crossbowmen: They are the elite crossbowmen, heavly armoured, wearing a long tunic and armed with crossbow and a long sword. They are recruited from Italy, France where they train themselves all the year.

CAVALRY:

-Mounted sergeants: They ar the most important order sergeants, but they are armed as the sergeant infantry.
-Marshals: They are high ranked men in the Order Hierarchy; they are armed with a long sword and heavily armoured.
-Grandmaster bodyguards: They are the personal bodyguards of the order chief; they are heavily armoured and armed with a long spear and a sword. They are the elite cavalry of th orders and their charge frighten everyone!!

Pompei the Great
12-01-2005, 16:51
Okay, but what about the Crusader Armies from France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire. Also, Saracen Syria needs to be added and the Italian City-States aren't as key as the idea of Italy itself. (Remember the Greek Cities, not Spartan faction, Corinthian faction...) To be honest, the faction should be done after the units because the units sculpt the faction. I'll get to work on those units now, but what about the units that I suggested? what's your e-mail address?

KonstantinosXI
12-01-2005, 17:32
my email address is dragases@hotmail.it. The crusaders units of europe will be only for the Kingom of Jerusalem...and i think that if we'll have time and wish we will insert also italian city-states...

Pompei the Great
12-01-2005, 21:55
I sent you some things for the mod. Send me some of your stuff, please.
Anyone else want to join?

Pompei the Great
12-01-2005, 21:57
mine it's the same of messenger address...
Ooops, I missed that one. ~:joker:

KonstantinosXI
12-02-2005, 15:26
no problem man!!!
The email you sent to me with those descriptions is great!!

Very good job.

Pompei the Great
12-02-2005, 20:13
You need to send me your stuff, like some of the units, when you're done so that I can edit them in to the RTW files as part of the mod. Also, give me a list of people working on the mod so far.
I figure the best way to settle the factions dispute is to each pick 5 and settle on the rest later:

KonstantinosXI
12-02-2005, 20:31
Now i'm prepearing all the armies lists..
when i'll finish i'll send you..
The team members are:
-me
-templar019
-nikeforos
-excaliburFIN
-Ellyssian warrior
-FORTEBRACCIO
-GrimSta
-Lentonius

Pompei the Great
12-02-2005, 22:23
All right, then there are other people. I need a few units to make the intro videos when you're done. And, I figure out a way to include England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire. Around Constantinople and Rome, create a few regions saying "(insert faction) Army camp ground" and then make towns or cities named "(insert faction here) Military Camp." That way the players crusaders can keep sending armies. What do you think?

KonstantinosXI
12-03-2005, 14:50
Nice idea!!!!

But are you able to do intro videos??

and are you able also to script??

If yes you are the best!!!

Pompei the Great
12-03-2005, 17:23
I can make the videos and I can script most of the stuff, but I may need some help. You like the crusader nations' military camps idea? That may the map can stay around the Holy Land and the European powers can keep sending fresh troops. Make sure to include buildings for the mod and I can write new descriptions later. Also, are there any new units for the Moslems that I could describe? E-mail a list with all the units that you've thought of so far.

KonstantinosXI
12-03-2005, 17:25
the military camps idea is great man!!!!
when i finish teh lists i'll send to you..

Pompei the Great
12-03-2005, 17:30
Okay, works for me.

KonstantinosXI
12-04-2005, 11:16
Now we have a sub-forum on twcenter...

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=101

Pompei the Great
12-04-2005, 17:22
Now we have a sub-forum on twcenter...

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=101
Not one, not two, but three positions...We're organized now.

KonstantinosXI
12-07-2005, 15:38
Hospitaller Grandmaster bodyguards
https://img483.imageshack.us/img483/9035/guardiegranmaestro7oy.th.jpg (https://img483.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guardiegranmaestro7oy.jpg)

Hospitaller Mounted sergeants
https://img483.imageshack.us/img483/1779/sergenticavallo2fm.th.jpg (https://img483.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sergenticavallo2fm.jpg)

Hospitaller foot sergeants
https://img483.imageshack.us/img483/6452/sergentipiedi4yt.th.jpg (https://img483.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sergentipiedi4yt.jpg)

KonstantinosXI
12-09-2005, 20:46
We are working on trebuchets..here a small preview...
https://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8424/trabocco17ht.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Pewe
12-10-2005, 19:55
I think this will be a great mod! :san_cheesy:

al'Callaendor
12-11-2005, 04:54
nice:san_cheesy:

KonstantinosXI
12-11-2005, 12:06
Saracen infantry(skin by Lentonius)

https://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9703/screenshot13ob.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

al'Callaendor
12-11-2005, 14:57
very nice:san_cheesy:

KonstantinosXI
12-11-2005, 15:15
Thanks man!!!

professorspatula
12-11-2005, 16:03
Well the mod is certainly looking more promising these days. Keep up the good work.

Lentonius
12-19-2005, 20:53
CILICIAN ARMENIANS

SKINS BY MOI
https://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3015/screenfantiarmenicopy3mg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
12-21-2005, 20:51
We have finished the trebuchet and we tested it and it works, so tomorrow i'll post a screen.

KonstantinosXI
12-24-2005, 19:22
Merry Christmas to all!

wlesmana
12-25-2005, 03:32
Did you guys get trebs to work? I'm itching to see it :)

al'Callaendor
12-25-2005, 04:40
I don't see the trebuchet...

KonstantinosXI
12-25-2005, 10:25
yap the trebuchets work, but only with the skeleton of the onager, we are perfecting it, but it works and i hav also a screen, but it's a beta vesion.

al'Callaendor
12-25-2005, 16:47
ok, I wait... :san_cheesy:

KonstantinosXI
12-26-2005, 14:22
BYZANTINE EMPIRE

History:

The Byzantine Empire's disastrous defeat by the Seljuk Turks at Mantzikert in 1071 effectively marked the end of what is often described as the middle period of Byzantine history. Thereafter, surrounded on all sides by younger, more vigorous nations, and with its own financial and manpower resources progressively dwindling, the once all-powerful-Empire slipped into a steady decline which - though encountering occasional, sometimes lengthy, periods of remission - was gradually gather speed and, ultimately, to prove terminal. however, the Empire's demise was anything but peaceful, and, one way another, for much of the last four centuries of its existence it was to find itself in a state of virtually constant war.
( credits to osprey book " byzantine Armies 1118-1453" :blushing: )

Units:


Infantry:

Peltastoi: They were the basic infantrymen of a Byzantine army, they wore a padded armour, they were armed with a small axe and a small circular shield. The Byzantine generals used them as auxilary troops or they put them on the flank to protect the skoutatoi and the archers.
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3122/peltasti7xi.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Second Line Skoutatoi: The second line skoutatoi are heavily armoured infantrymen, they carry a big "viing" shield adn a sword. They were put back to the first line skoutatoi and they had to help them ainst infantry.
http://upload.j-z-s.com/skoutatoi4.JPG

First Line Skoutatoi: the first line skoutatoi are the most heavy infantrymen of a Byzantine army adn tehy carry a big "viking" shield and they had a long spear to fight against cavalry.
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/995/skoutatoii2tv.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


Varangian guard: Very soon :blushing:

Cavalry:

Horse archers: They are the basic cavalrymen, they are good archers but not so good to fightwith sword. A general should put them back of the Pronoia Hippies.
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/2987/arcericavallo5gd.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Hyperkerastai: They are medium armoured cavalry, good against archers and light infantry and good scout troops. It's better to not leave them to fight against spearmen or heavy infantrymen.
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/8592/hyperkerastai3pg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Kataphraktoi: They are heavily armoured mounted archers, they are excellent with the bow adn very good to fight also with the long spear wich carry.
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1897/catfratti6cr.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Pronoia Hippies: They are as the West European feudal barons, they are excellent cavalrymen, they wear a lamellar armour and they carry a big "viking" shield and a long spear.
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/331/pronoia3gs.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Akrotonpouli: These cavalrymen are the elite of the byzantine army, they are the Emperor and general bodygyards, heavily armoured, they are more trained than the Pronoia Hippies. They are the Greatest cavalrymen!
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1689/akrotonpouli8rv.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Archers and Siege machines:

Trebizond Archers: These are the only byzantines archers the Empire had, the others were mercenaries. They came all from Pontus adn especially from the city of Trebizond. They are great archers but good too with the sword they carry.
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/4342/arceri3fy.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Greek Fire Throwers: Soon :blushing:

Onagers: they'll be RTW ones with some little modifies to the model and texture.

Trebuchets: you know what they are :)
ingame screen( this is the first version of the trebuchet), so bad :sick:
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3474/trabucco5pa.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

and a screen of the new one from 3dsmax :)
https://img364.imageshack.us/img364/8705/trabucco23jh.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

And we are prepearing a special unit for the Byzantines!


We have to make also the gloss effect :getlost:


So what do you think?

al'Callaendor
12-26-2005, 15:21
the trebuchets are very nice!:san_cheesy:

KonstantinosXI
12-26-2005, 15:27
thanks!

wlesmana
12-26-2005, 16:09
Did you get the second one work in-game? Also, can they move around in-game?

KonstantinosXI
12-26-2005, 16:48
yap...but i haven't screens now, and if we want we can make it move as onager, we have only to put some wheels.

KonstantinosXI
01-02-2006, 16:16
Templar brothers in arms!
What do you think?
http://img125.imagevenue.com/loc233/th_2a666_templare.jpg (http://img125.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc233&image=2a666_templare.jpg)

KonstantinosXI
01-02-2006, 19:32
Templar senior brothers in arms with UIcards and descriptions

https://img370.imageshack.us/img370/933/templare6sa.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

HahnHolio
01-03-2006, 08:16
very very cool unit ...
i dig it, so make more of em :)

greetz

HahnHolio

KonstantinosXI
01-03-2006, 10:47
Thanks, soon we'll finish all templar units!

KonstantinosXI
01-03-2006, 15:05
Hospitallers senior brothers in arms!

https://img375.imageshack.us/img375/3479/ospitaliere20ka.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-04-2006, 16:43
New screenshot!
Egyptian Caliph's Guard!

https://img492.imageshack.us/img492/1930/guardiacaliffo8wl.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Seleukos
01-05-2006, 14:20
Excellent job!
How could someone support the mod ??
Is it based on historical accuracy,or it doesnt matters so much. ?cause there are some mistakes about the Byzantines.
But anyway its really great so far!

KonstantinosXI
01-05-2006, 14:59
Thanks!!!It is based on historical accuracy, so if you want to suggest something post here or in our subforum on twcenter.

Templar Heavy Cavalry, very soon hospitaller heavy cavalry too!

https://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1213/templarheavycavalry5kv.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-06-2006, 17:06
Templar Sergeants! i hope you'll like them!

https://img459.imageshack.us/img459/7117/sergentitemplari0il.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-06-2006, 19:04
And now: Hospitaller sergeants!

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9022/sergentiospitalieri7ke.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-06-2006, 20:59
Hospitaller adepts!

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1358/adeptiospitalieri0ln.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-07-2006, 15:09
Now i started to do some Teutonic Units!
Teutonic Sergeants

https://img459.imageshack.us/img459/3175/sergentiteutonici28xz.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-07-2006, 17:10
Templar brother in arms!

https://img459.imageshack.us/img459/9248/fratelliinarmitemplari4db.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-07-2006, 18:39
New preview! Teutonic brothers in arms!

https://img226.imageshack.us/img226/4047/fratelliinarmiteutonici3au.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

al'Callaendor
01-08-2006, 02:51
Very nice work, continue

KonstantinosXI
01-08-2006, 14:24
Hospitaller brothers in arms!

https://img226.imageshack.us/img226/1707/fratelliinarmeospitalieri6vs.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-08-2006, 14:26
Teutonic Adepts!

https://img226.imageshack.us/img226/1990/adeptiteutonici9py.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-08-2006, 15:44
Other previews!!

Templar adepts

https://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5816/adeptitemplari2to.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Teutonic heavy cavalry

https://img226.imageshack.us/img226/585/cavalieripesantiteutonici9sa.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Teutonic senior brothers in ams

https://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9780/fratelliinarmeveteraniteutonic1.jpg (https://imageshack.us)



In these days i have done as more units as possible, because tomorrow i'll restart school :book: , and i'll make less units!

KonstantinosXI
01-12-2006, 21:55
The Teutonic Order:


HISTORY:

The Teutonic Order was a German crusading military order under Roman Catholic religious vows formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre in Palestine. They wore white coats with a black cross. After Christian forces were defeated in the Middle East, they moved to Transylvania in 1211, but were expelled in 1225. The knights moved to northern Poland, where they soon created the independent Teutonic Order state. The aggression of the Order posed a threat to the neighbouring states, especially Poland and Lithuania. In 1410 at the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg), a Polish-Lithuanian army decisively defeated the Order and broke its military power. The power of the Order steadily declined until 1525 when its Grand Master, Albert of Brandenburg, converted to Lutheranism and assumed the title and rights of hereditary Duke of Prussia. The Grand Masters continued to preside over the Order's considerable holdings in Germany until 1809, when Napoleon ordered its dissolution and the Order lost its last secular holdings. However, the order continued to exist, headed by Habsburgs through the First World War, and today operates primarily with charitable aims.

UNITS:

Grandmaster:

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6383/grandmasterteutonic3qh.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=grandmasterteutonic3qh.jpg)

Standard bearer:

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9568/standardteutonic7hd.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=standardteutonic7hd.jpg)


Infantry:

Adepts: The Adepts are little more than Order in the making. Although they are already knights, as the Order requires, they have just begun their secretive training to become the best fighters in the Holy Land. Soon, they will complete their training and be molded into the greatest warriors in the Holy land and the servants of one of the most influential Holy Orders. Until that day arrives, they will reinforce the Knights of the Order as auxiliary units.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/876/adeptsteutonic9aw.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=adeptsteutonic9aw.jpg)

Sergeants: These Order fighters have entered training as Knights of the Order and have proved themselves in battle. The sergeants are equipped as light cavalry or infantry in order to support the powerful Knights of the Order charges. Drawn from a lower social class than the knights, they do not maintain the same authority, but they are more effective and better trained than most other men-at-arms.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7830/sergeantsteutonic9wy.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sergeantsteutonic9wy.jpg)

Brothers in arms: During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. The process of being knighted began before adolescence, inside the prospective knight’s own home, where he was taught courtesy and appropriate manners. Around the age of 7 years, he would be sent away to train and serve at a grander household as a page. Here, he would serve as a kind of waiter and personal servant, entertaining and serving food to his elders. He would learn basic hunting and falconry, and also various battle skills such as taking care of, preparing, and riding horses, as well as use of weapons and armor. At about fourteen years of age, the page was assigned to a knight to serve as his personal companion and aide, as a squire. This allowed the squire to observe his master while he was in battle, in order to learn from his techniques. He also acted as a servant to the knight, taking care of his master’s equipment and horse. This was to uphold the knight’s code of Chivalry, which promoted generosity, courtesy, compassion, and most importantly, loyalty. Once the squire had established sufficient mastery of the required skills, he was dubbed a knight. There was no set age for this, but it usually occurred between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. In the early period, the procedure began with the squire praying into the night. He was then bathed, and in the morning he was dressed in a white shirt, gold tunic, purple cloak, and was knighted by his king or lord. As the Middle Ages progressed, the process changed. The squire was made to vow that he would obey the regulations of chivalry, and never flee from battle. Then women would buckle on his armor. A squire could also be knighted on the battlefield, in which a lord simply struck him on the shoulder and said, “Be thou a knight.” Dismounted Knights on the battlefield are the pinnacle of warrior prowess with man being heavily-armored and well-trained, even without the warhorse for a mount. A knight’s typical weapon is the steel broadsword for hacking at the enemy up close. They are layered in chain-mail, some with crafted, steel plates to protect the vitals. The shield signifies the family or order in Europe, but by ‘Taking on the Cross,’ the knights bear the Holy Cross over their tunics and on their shields. These powerful warriors take on the might of Islam (and sometimes each other) for the Christian faith.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3223/brothersinarmsteutonic5hs.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=brothersinarmsteutonic5hs.jpg)

Senior brothers in arms: These warriors serve as the ultimate fighting unit for theCrusader armies. They have taken vows of poverty, chastity, and eternal service to maintain the Crusader States. Fighting as heavy cavalry or heavy infantry, they have been perceived as unstoppable. The concept is that of an elite fighting force that is able to stand against larger forces. A force of only eighty Knights Templar, riding to the aid of King Baldwin IV’s small army, proved enough to turn the tide. These warriors are dedicated and fierce in battle for good reason. According to their vows, a Templar must never be taken alive. Therefore, they always fight to the last, which terrifies their Moslem foes.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3247/seniorbrothersinarmsteutonic7i.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=seniorbrothersinarmsteutonic7i.jpg)

Cavalry:

Mounted sergeants: These Order fighters have entered training as Knights of the Order and have proved themselves in battle. The sergeants are equipped as light cavalry or infantry in order to support the powerful Knights of the Order charges. Drawn from a lower social class than the knights, they do not maintain the same authority, but they are more effective and better trained than most other men-at-arms.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8128/ountedsergeantsteutonic5nw.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ountedsergeantsteutonic5nw.jpg)

Heavy cavalry: These warriors serve as the ultimate fighting unit for theCrusader armies. They have taken vows of poverty, chastity, and eternal service to maintain the Crusader States. Fighting as heavy cavalry or heavy infantry, they have been perceived as unstoppable. The concept is that of an elite fighting force that is able to stand against larger forces. A force of only eighty Knights Templar, riding to the aid of King Baldwin IV’s small army, proved enough to turn the tide. These warriors are dedicated and fierce in battle for good reason. According to their vows, a Templar must never be taken alive. Therefore, they always fight to the last, which terrifies their Moslem foes.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8938/heavycavalryteutonic4ie.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=heavycavalryteutonic4ie.jpg)

Grandmaster bodyguards: Every order and nation must have its leaders. The Templars, Teutons, and Hospitallers are no exceptions. The Grand Master commands the Holy Order and manages its tasks. As the commander of a mighty force of elite knights and sergeants, the Grand Master must have an elite bodyguard of knights at his disposal. They fight as heavy cavalry with heavy chain-mail and long lances. They are all veterans and are always prepared to face the forces of the Turks or Saracens.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1840/bodyguardsteutonic9kk.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bodyguardsteutonic9kk.jpg)

Skirmish:

Turcopole auxilia: The Teutonic Order called its own native light cavalry the "Turkopolen". Mercenary knights are sometimes hired for a campaign, during which they will ride as confreres of the Order. Mercenary engineers, crossbowmen, and other infantry might be rushed in to a city that was expected to stand siege. But these cases are temporary and of comparatively small scale. The Order has a permanent force of mercenary 'turcopoles'. Turcopoles are for the most part natives of Outremer, raised and trained locally. They serve as light cavalry: skirmishers, scouts, and mounted archers, and sometimes ride as a second line in a charge, to back up the knights and sergeants. Turcopoles have lighter, faster horses than knights or even sergeants, and they wear much lighter armor usually only a quilted aketon and a conical steel helmet.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8638/turcopoleauxiliaorders7uo.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=turcopoleauxiliaorders7uo.jpg)

Elite archers: A composite bow is made from different materials laminated together, usually applied under tension. Archers of the European factions typically prefer these bows because they have been used for centuries. Europeans, by their view of chivalrous Knights as the purest form of nobility, disdain archery as the weapon of peasants, brigands, and cowards. Archers, however, are necessary to support the infantry and cavalry units of Crusader armies, as the Moslems cannot be matched in speed by the Knights. However, the composite bowmen are able to shoot them from afar, which the noble Knights cannot.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2803/elitearchersorders8ty.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=elitearchersorders8ty.jpg)

Arbalesters: The French have improved the crossbow and created an elite unit to face the enemies of France. The arbalest was a late variation of the medieval European crossbow. A larger weapon, the arbalest had a steel prod ("bow"). Since an arbalest was much larger than earlier crossbows, and because of the greater tensile strength of steel, it had a greater force. A skilled arbalestier could shoot two bolts per minute. Arbalests were sometimes considered inhumane or unfair weapons, since an inexperienced crossbowman could use one to kill a knight who had a lifetime of training. Similarly, these awesome could be used against the Moslems in the Holy Land.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/584/crossbowmenteutonic27gx.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=crossbowmenteutonic27gx.jpg)

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4225/crossbowmenteutonic1un.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=crossbowmenteutonic1un.jpg)

I hope you liked it! :thumbsup:

KonstantinosXI
01-15-2006, 17:53
Today i started the italian factions!

Genouese armoured pavesiers!

https://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2014/pavesierigenova7is.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Radier
01-15-2006, 18:29
Looking good! ~:cheers:

KonstantinosXI
01-17-2006, 16:18
Scherani\Comunal lancers

https://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5609/scherani1dy.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-17-2006, 22:14
Bellatores navales, heavy infantry of the republic of Venice.

https://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8804/bellatores6ic.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
01-18-2006, 16:17
Genouese Scherani:

https://img499.imageshack.us/img499/9751/scheranigenova4kk.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Venetian Scherani:

https://img499.imageshack.us/img499/7194/scheranivenezia7ss.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Radier
01-18-2006, 16:44
You really make fast progress and everything looks so good. Keep it up! :2thumbsup:

KonstantinosXI
01-18-2006, 17:03
Thanks! For the units there aren't problems...but with the map yes...we need a good mapper to fix our map....

KonstantinosXI
01-22-2006, 19:49
Brabancon mercenaries

https://img482.imageshack.us/img482/2791/brabancon8kb.th.jpg (https://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=brabancon8kb.jpg)

KonstantinosXI
01-27-2006, 17:56
HISTORY:

While Baldwin of Boulogne and Tancred headed east from Asia Minor to set up the County of Edessa, the main army of the First Crusade continued south to besiege Antioch. Bohemund of Taranto led the siege, beginning in October, 1097. With over four hundred towers, the city was almost impenetrable. The siege lasted throughout the winter, with much suffering among the Crusaders, who were often forced to eat their own horses, or, as legend has it, the bodies of their fellow Christians who had not survived.
However, Bohemund convinced a guard in one of the towers, a former Christian named Firouz, to let the Crusaders enter the city. He did so on June 3, 1098, and a massacre of the Muslim inhabitants followed. Only four days later, a Muslim army from Mosul led by Kerbogha arrived to besiege the Crusaders themselves. Alexius I Comnenus, the Byzantine emperor, was on his way to assist the Crusaders, but turned back when he heard the city had already been retaken.
However, the Crusaders were withstanding the siege, with help from a mystic named Peter Bartholomew. Peter claimed he had been visited by St. Andrew, who told him that the Holy Lance, which had pierced Christ's side as he was on the cross, was located in Antioch. The cathedral of St. Peter was excavated, and the Lance was discovered by Peter himself. Although Peter most likely planted it there himself (even the papal legate Adhemar of Le Puy believed this to be the case), it helped raise the spirits of the Crusaders. With the newly discovered relic at the head of the army, Bohemund marched out to meet Kerbogha, who was miraculously defeated — miraculously, according to the Crusaders, because an army of saints had appeared to help them on the battlefield.
There was a lengthy dispute over who should control the city. Bohemund and the other Italian Normans eventually won, and Bohemund named himself prince. Bohemund was already prince (allodial lord) of Taranto in Italy, and he desired to continue such independence in his new lordship; thus he did not attempt to receive the title of Duke from the Byzantine Emperor (in whose name he had taken an oath to fight), nor any other title with deep feudal obligations, such as count. Meanwhile, an unknown epidemic spread throughout the Crusader camp; Adhemar of Le Puy was one of the victims.
Bohemond was captured in battle with the Danishmends in 1100, and his nephew Tancred became regent. Tancred expanded the borders of the Principality, taking the cities of Tarsus and Latakia from the Byzantine Empire. Bohemund was released in 1103, but left Tancred as regent again when he went to Italy to raise more troops in 1105. He used these troops to attack the Byzantines in 1107, and when he was defeated at Dyrrhachium in 1108 he was forced by Alexius I to sign the Treaty of Devol, which would make Antioch a vassal state of the Byzantine Empire upon Bohemund's death; Bohemund had actually promised to return any land that was reconquered when the Crusaders passed through Constantinople in 1097. Bohemund also fought Aleppo with Baldwin and Joscelin of the County of Edessa; when Baldwin and Joscelin were captured, Tancred became regent in Edessa as well. Bohemund left Tancred as regent once more and returned to Italy, where he died in 1111.
Alexius wanted Tancred to return the Principality entirely to Byzantium, but Tancred was supported by the County of Tripoli and the Kingdom of Jerusalem; Tancred, in fact, had been the only Crusade leader who did not swear to return conquered land to Alexius (though none of the other leaders, including Bohemund, kept their oaths anyway). Tancred died in 1112 and was succeeded by Bohemund II, under the regency of Tancred's nephew Roger of Salerno, who defeated a Seljuk attack in 1113.
However, on June 27, 1119, Roger was killed at the Ager Sanguinis (the Field of Blood), and Antioch became a vassal state of Jerusalem with King Baldwin II as regent until 1126 (although Baldwin spent much of this time in captivity in Aleppo). Bohemund II, who married Baldwin's daughter Alice, ruled for only four short years, and the Principality was inherited by his young daughter Constance; Baldwin II acted as regent again until his death in 1131, when Fulk of Jerusalem took power. In 1136 Constance, still only 10 years old, married Raymond of Poitiers, who was 36.
Raymond, like his predecessors, attacked the Byzantine province of Cilicia. This time, however, Emperor John II Comnenus fought back. He arrived in Antioch in 1138 and forced Raymond to swear fealty to him, but a riot instigated by Joscelin II of Edessa forced him to leave. John had plans to reconquer all the Crusader states, but he died in 1142.

UNITS:

Infantry:

Pilgrims: These men come from all Europe to see the Holy land, were Jesus Christ lived and died; they are very fanatic and sometimes they are recruite by Crusader rulers, but they aren't a strong unit.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1768/pilgrims3gk.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pilgrims3gk.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3217/pilgrims20ik.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pilgrims20ik.jpg)

Syrian infantry: These light soldiers are recruited from the native population of the Holy land; They are almost of Muslim religion, so they aren't so loyal to their catholic rulers, but they are good as basic infantry.They are able to fight as light spearmen or as good archers.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2830/syrianinfantry1jq.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=syrianinfantry1jq.jpg)

Frank feudal Militia: when the European crusaders created their won kingdom they took there the fedual system.These men are professional soldiers; they fight with a sword and they are a good infantry unit.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5001/frank0jg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Men-at-arms: These soldiers are the typical soldiers that serve under the knights. Unlike the lower classes, these men have enough money to buy heavy chain-mail, a kite shield, a dome helmet, and a steel broadsword. These men fight on foot and horseback, depending on the needs of the commanding lord or king. Their first loyalty belongs to the knight that they serve, so they will typically follow his orders and can be difficult to manage (May charge without orders) for the general in command. They are not only effective cavalry and infantry units, but hey are also much cheaper than the Knights of Europe. Also, the Knight must pay the majority, allowing a commander to access these powerful units in abundance. However, these units depend on the Knight’s willingness to serve for the duration of the battle, so the commander should remain aware of the morale of the Knight in addition to his men-at-arms.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7591/men19ae.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=men19ae.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7430/men27ud.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=men27ud.jpg)

Dismounted Knights: During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. The process of being knighted began before adolescence, inside the prospective knight’s own home, where he was taught courtesy and appropriate manners. Around the age of 7 years, he would be sent away to train and serve at a grander household as a page. Here, he would serve as a kind of waiter and personal servant, entertaining and serving food to his elders. He would learn basic hunting and falconry, and also various battle skills such as taking care of, preparing, and riding horses, as well as use of weapons and armor. At about fourteen years of age, the page was assigned to a knight to serve as his personal companion and aide, as a squire. This allowed the squire to observe his master while he was in battle, in order to learn from his techniques. He also acted as a servant to the knight, taking care of his master’s equipment and horse. This was to uphold the knight’s code of Chivalry, which promoted generosity, courtesy, compassion, and most importantly, loyalty. Once the squire had established sufficient mastery of the required skills, he was dubbed a knight. There was no set age for this, but it usually occurred between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. In the early period, the procedure began with the squire praying into the night. He was then bathed, and in the morning he was dressed in a white shirt, gold tunic, purple cloak, and was knighted by his king or lord. As the Middle Ages progressed, the process changed. The squire was made to vow that he would obey the regulations of chivalry, and never flee from battle. Then women would buckle on his armor. A squire could also be knighted on the battlefield, in which a lord simply struck him on the shoulder and said, “Be thou a knight.” Dismounted Knights on the battlefield are the pinnacle of warrior prowess with man being heavily-armored and well-trained, even without the warhorse for a mount. A knight’s typical weapon is the steel broadsword for hacking at the enemy up close. They are layered in chain-mail, some with crafted, steel plates to protect the vitals. The shield signifies the family or order in Europe, but by ‘Taking on the Cross,’ the knights bear the Holy Cross over their tunics and on their shields. These powerful warriors take on the might of Islam (and sometimes each other) for the Christian faith.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5445/knight4bn.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=knight4bn.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/6154/knight29aa.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=knight29aa.jpg)

Cavalry:

Turcopole: The Teutonic Order called its own native light cavalry the "Turkopolen". Mercenary knights are sometimes hired for a campaign, during which they will ride as confreres of the Order. Mercenary engineers, crossbowmen, and other infantry might be rushed in to a city that was expected to stand siege. But these cases are temporary and of comparatively small scale. The Order has a permanent force of mercenary 'turcopoles'. Turcopoles are for the most part natives of Outremer, raised and trained locally. They serve as light cavalry: skirmishers, scouts, and mounted archers, and sometimes ride as a second line in a charge, to back up the knights and sergeants. Turcopoles have lighter, faster horses than knights or even sergeants, and they wear much lighter armor usually only a quilted aketon and a conical steel helmet.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/841/turcopole9nc.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=turcopole9nc.jpg)

Sergeants: These Order fighters have entered training as Knights of the Order and have proved themselves in battle, but they are forced to serve also in the army of the nation in which they are. The sergeants are equipped as light cavalry or infantry in order to support the powerful Knights of the Order charges. Drawn from a lower social class than the knights, they do not maintain the same authority, but they are more effective and better trained than most other men-at-arms.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/210/sergeants9ny.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sergeants9ny.jpg)

Heavy Cavalry: During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. The process of being knighted began before adolescence, inside the prospective knight’s own home, where he was taught courtesy and appropriate manners. Around the age of 7 years, he would be sent away to train and serve at a grander household as a page. Here, he would serve as a kind of waiter and personal servant, entertaining and serving food to his elders. He would learn basic hunting and falconry, and also various battle skills such as taking care of, preparing, and riding horses, as well as use of weapons and armor. At about fourteen years of age, the page was assigned to a knight to serve as his personal companion and aide, as a squire. This allowed the squire to observe his master while he was in battle, in order to learn from his techniques. He also acted as a servant to the knight, taking care of his master’s equipment and horse. This was to uphold the knight’s code of Chivalry, which promoted generosity, courtesy, compassion, and most importantly, loyalty. Once the squire had established sufficient mastery of the required skills, he was dubbed a knight. There was no set age for this, but it usually occurred between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. In the early period, the procedure began with the squire praying into the night. He was then bathed, and in the morning he was dressed in a white shirt, gold tunic, purple cloak, and was knighted by his king or lord. As the Middle Ages progressed, the process changed. The squire was made to vow that he would obey the regulations of chivalry, and never flee from battle. Then women would buckle on his armor. A squire could also be knighted on the battlefield, in which a lord simply struck him on the shoulder and said, “Be thou a knight.” Knights on the battlefield are the pinnacle of Western heavy cavalry with man and horse both being heavily-armored and well-trained. A knight’s typical weapons are a 15-foot lance for dismounting opponents and piercing armor and a steel broadsword for hacking at the enemy up close. They are layered in chain-mail, some with crafted, steel plates to protect the vitals. The shield signifies the family or order in Europe, but by ‘Taking on the Cross,’ the knights bear the Holy Cross over their tunics and on their shields. These powerful warriors take on the might of Islam (and sometimes each other) for the Christian faith.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2751/heavycavalry9is.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=heavycavalry9is.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7391/heavycavalry20ir.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=heavycavalry20ir.jpg)

Skirmish:

Syrian Archers: These light soldiers are recruited from the native population of the Holy land; They are almost of Muslim religion, so they aren't so loyal to their catholic rulers, but they are good as basic infantry. They are able to fight as light spearmen or as good archers.

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8638/turcopoleauxiliaorders7uo.th.jpg (https://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=turcopoleauxiliaorders7uo.jpg)

Syrian Crossbowmen: These men are good native crossbowmen. they learned to use this new weapon with the first Crusade, so they aren't still so good, but with a bit of training the could become as Christian Crossbowmen.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5142/syriancrossbowmen0hk.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=syriancrossbowmen0hk.jpg)

Frank Crossbowmen: Crossbowmen are effective range units of the European armies. A crossbow consists of a prod, similar in appearance to a bow, mounted on a stock, which has a mechanism to wind and shoot its bolts. These bolts are typically called quarrels, and do not depend upon lift as arrows do. Crossbow bolts must be made to have consistent weights as the mechanical process of engaging a bolt forces a more uniform process than that of using a bow and arrow. The prod ("bow") and stock of a crossbow were made of good hardwood, such as oak or hard maple. The central European bows were rather exotic as they were constructed of inlays as well as specialized woods. The prod is attached to the stock with hemp rope, linen, whipcord, or other strong cording. This cording is called the bridle of the crossbow. This consistent performance was part of what made the crossbow historically a significant force in warfare. Crossbowmen are meant to pierce through enemy armor and flesh at range and ease the way for the knights.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4788/frankcrossbowmen20bv.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frankcrossbowmen20bv.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8681/frankcrossbowmen9cg.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frankcrossbowmen9cg.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9186/frankcrossbowmen34if.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frankcrossbowmen34if.jpg)

Arbalestriers: The French have improved the crossbow and created an elite unit to face the enemies of France. The arbalest was a late variation of the medieval European crossbow. A larger weapon, the arbalest had a steel prod ("bow"). Since an arbalest was much larger than earlier crossbows, and because of the greater tensile strength of steel, it had a greater force. A skilled arbalestier could shoot two bolts per minute. Arbalests were sometimes considered inhumane or unfair weapons, since an inexperienced crossbowman could use one to kill a knight who had a lifetime of training. Similarly, these awesome could be used against the Moslems in the Holy Land.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8120/arbalestriers2iz.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arbalestriers2iz.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/139/arbalestriers30ij.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arbalestriers30ij.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1429/arbalestriers23mc.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arbalestriers23mc.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7088/arbalestriers48vy.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arbalestriers48vy.jpg)

Dooz
01-28-2006, 14:26
Oh my lord, everything is so amazing... so... very... amazing. Wow. Ok then. Wow. Happiness.

KonstantinosXI
01-29-2006, 11:01
I created this new model and texture. He is supposed to be Farinata degli Uberti, a great Condottiero of Florence during the first half of XIII century.
In your opinion would it be better to put it as a general or as an elite unit?

https://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8971/farinatadegliuberti1hn.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

The image from which i take inspiration:

https://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7259/farinatadegliuberti110ap.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Dooz
01-29-2006, 11:40
I'd prefer elite unit. It's too anonymous to be a general methinks. Ah, but so very, very awesome. Can't wait.

Radier
01-29-2006, 11:41
Do what is most historical correct to do. ~;) And the units are all wonderful Konstantinos.

KonstantinosXI
01-29-2006, 13:38
Thanks to all!!

And me i thought too to use them as elite units...

KonstantinosXI
02-01-2006, 11:53
The Prince of Antioch!

https://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7707/countantioch2gt.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Radier
02-01-2006, 12:04
Wooow.... :jawdrop:

So is the release coming close? Sorry for asking but I love the crusades. :embarassed:

KonstantinosXI
02-01-2006, 12:30
The Count of Edessa!

https://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8167/countedessa7or.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
02-01-2006, 13:29
Some In game screens. i've added them as normal cavalry units, but they'll be only generals.

https://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4181/countedessa12de.th.jpg (https://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=countedessa12de.jpg)

https://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6352/countedessa28rb.th.jpg (https://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=countedessa28rb.jpg)

https://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7421/countedessa38bv.th.jpg (https://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=countedessa38bv.jpg)

https://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9822/princeantiochingame0ev.th.jpg (https://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=princeantiochingame0ev.jpg)

Ciaran
02-02-2006, 10:16
Fantastic, nothing short of that.
Do you make new animations as well? Because they would look even better with a couched lance animation. If you don´t do anims yourself, maybe ask the Chiv team, they made a couched lance.

Wouldn´t they have shields, btw?

KonstantinosXI
02-02-2006, 18:53
Probably i'll add a shield.

KonstantinosXI
02-08-2006, 20:43
The County of Tripoli



Models by templar019, skins by dragases1453
HISTORY:
The beginnings of the County came in 1102, when Count Raymond IV of Toulouse, one of the leaders of the First Crusade, began a lengthy war with the Banu Ammar Emirs of Tripoli (theoretically vassals of the Fatimid caliphs in Cairo), gradually seizing much of their territory and besieging them within Tripoli itself. Raymond died in 1105, leaving his infant son Alfonso-Jordan as his heir, with a cousin, William-Jordan of Cerdagne, as regent. William-Jordan continued the siege of Tripoli for the next four years, when a bastard son of Raymond, Bertrand, who had been acting as regent of Toulouse, arrived in the east, leaving Toulouse to Alfonso-Jordan and his mother, who returned to France. Bertrand and William-Jordan, due to the mediation of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem, eventually came to an agreement whereby each would keep control of their own conquests, an agreement which Bertrand got the better part of when he captured Tripoli later that year. When William-Jordan died a few months later, Bertrand became sole ruler.
The County of Tripoli continued to exist as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, while within the county itself the Knights Hospitaller were given an autonomous castle in 1142, Krak des Chevaliers. Count Raymond III, who reigned in Tripoli from 1152 to 1187, was an important figure in the history of the Kingdom to the south, due to his close relationship to its Kings (his mother Hodierna was a daughter of Baldwin II of Jerusalem) and to his own position as Prince of Galilee through his wife. He acted twice as regent for the Kingdom, first for the young Baldwin IV from 1174 to 1177, and then again for Baldwin V from 1185 to 1186, and acted as the leader of the local nobility in their opposition to Baldwin IV's Courtenay relations, to the Templars, to Guy of Lusignan, and to Raynald of Chatillon. Raymond thus unsuccessfully argued in favor of peace with Saladin, but, ironically, it was Saladin's siege of Raymond's Countess in Tiberias that led the Crusader army into Galilee before its defeat at Hattin in 1187, and although Raymond survived the battle, he died soon afterwards.
The County managed to avoid being conquered by Saladin in his string of victories following Hattin, and Bohemund IV, second son of Bohemund III of Antioch, succeeded to it upon Raymond's death. After Bohemund III's death in 1201, the County was in personal union with Antioch for all but three years (1216-1219) until Antioch's own fall to the Mamelukes in 1268. Tripoli survived for a few more years.
The death of the unpopular Count Bohemund VII in 1287 led to a dispute between his heir, his sister Lucia, and the city's commune, which put itself under the protection of the Genoese. Eventually, Lucia came to an agreement with the Genoese and the Commune, which displeased the Venetians and the ambitious Bartholomew Embriaco, the Genoese mayor of the city, who called in the Mameluke Sultan Qalawun to their aid. Qalawun captured the city after a siege in 1289, bringing the history of the County to an end.

UNITS:

Infantry:
Pilgrims: These men come from all Europe to see the Holy land, were Jesus Christ lived and died; they are very fanatic and sometimes they are recruite by Crusader rulers, but they aren't a strong unit.

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1768/pilgrims3gk.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pilgrims3gk.jpg)

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3217/pilgrims20ik.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pilgrims20ik.jpg)

Syrian infantry: These light soldiers are recruited from the native population of the Holy land; They are almost of Muslim religion, so they aren't so loyal to their catholic rulers, but they are good as basic infantry.They are able to fight as light spearmen or as good archers.

https://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3493/syriainfantrytripoli0wf.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Frank feudal Militia: when the European crusaders created their won kingdom they took there the fedual system.These men are professional soldiers; they fight with a sword and they are a good infantry unit.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1646/frankfeudalmilitiatripoli9gm.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Men-at-arms: These soldiers are the typical soldiers that serve under the knights. Unlike the lower classes, these men have enough money to buy heavy chain-mail, a kite shield, a dome helmet, and a steel broadsword. These men fight on foot and horseback, depending on the needs of the commanding lord or king. Their first loyalty belongs to the knight that they serve, so they will typically follow his orders and can be difficult to manage (May charge without orders) for the general in command. They are not only effective cavalry and infantry units, but hey are also much cheaper than the Knights of Europe. Also, the Knight must pay the majority, allowing a commander to access these powerful units in abundance. However, these units depend on the Knight’s willingness to serve for the duration of the battle, so the commander should remain aware of the morale of the Knight in addition to his men-at-arms.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7818/menatarmstripoli2kx.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Dismounted Knights: During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. The process of being knighted began before adolescence, inside the prospective knight’s own home, where he was taught courtesy and appropriate manners. Around the age of 7 years, he would be sent away to train and serve at a grander household as a page. Here, he would serve as a kind of waiter and personal servant, entertaining and serving food to his elders. He would learn basic hunting and falconry, and also various battle skills such as taking care of, preparing, and riding horses, as well as use of weapons and armor. At about fourteen years of age, the page was assigned to a knight to serve as his personal companion and aide, as a squire. This allowed the squire to observe his master while he was in battle, in order to learn from his techniques. He also acted as a servant to the knight, taking care of his master’s equipment and horse. This was to uphold the knight’s code of Chivalry, which promoted generosity, courtesy, compassion, and most importantly, loyalty. Once the squire had established sufficient mastery of the required skills, he was dubbed a knight. There was no set age for this, but it usually occurred between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. In the early period, the procedure began with the squire praying into the night. He was then bathed, and in the morning he was dressed in a white shirt, gold tunic, purple cloak, and was knighted by his king or lord. As the Middle Ages progressed, the process changed. The squire was made to vow that he would obey the regulations of chivalry, and never flee from battle. Then women would buckle on his armor. A squire could also be knighted on the battlefield, in which a lord simply struck him on the shoulder and said, “Be thou a knight.” Dismounted Knights on the battlefield are the pinnacle of warrior prowess with man being heavily-armored and well-trained, even without the warhorse for a mount. A knight’s typical weapon is the steel broadsword for hacking at the enemy up close. They are layered in chain-mail, some with crafted, steel plates to protect the vitals. The shield signifies the family or order in Europe, but by ‘Taking on the Cross,’ the knights bear the Holy Cross over their tunics and on their shields. These powerful warriors take on the might of Islam (and sometimes each other) for the Christian faith.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/2629/tripolifootknights8zy.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Cavalry:
Turcopole: The Teutonic Order called its own native light cavalry the "Turkopolen". Mercenary knights are sometimes hired for a campaign, during which they will ride as confreres of the Order. Mercenary engineers, crossbowmen, and other infantry might be rushed in to a city that was expected to stand siege. But these cases are temporary and of comparatively small scale. The Order has a permanent force of mercenary 'turcopoles'. Turcopoles are for the most part natives of Outremer, raised and trained locally. They serve as light cavalry: skirmishers, scouts, and mounted archers, and sometimes ride as a second line in a charge, to back up the knights and sergeants. Turcopoles have lighter, faster horses than knights or even sergeants, and they wear much lighter armor usually only a quilted aketon and a conical steel helmet.

https://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7631/turcopolecavallo5uj.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Sergeants: These Order fighters have entered training as Knights of the Order and have proved themselves in battle, but they are forced to serve also in the army of the nation in which they are. The sergeants are equipped as light cavalry or infantry in order to support the powerful Knights of the Order charges. Drawn from a lower social class than the knights, they do not maintain the same authority, but they are more effective and better trained than most other men-at-arms.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/977/sergeantstripoli9bq.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Heavy Cavalry: During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. The process of being knighted began before adolescence, inside the prospective knight’s own home, where he was taught courtesy and appropriate manners. Around the age of 7 years, he would be sent away to train and serve at a grander household as a page. Here, he would serve as a kind of waiter and personal servant, entertaining and serving food to his elders. He would learn basic hunting and falconry, and also various battle skills such as taking care of, preparing, and riding horses, as well as use of weapons and armor. At about fourteen years of age, the page was assigned to a knight to serve as his personal companion and aide, as a squire. This allowed the squire to observe his master while he was in battle, in order to learn from his techniques. He also acted as a servant to the knight, taking care of his master’s equipment and horse. This was to uphold the knight’s code of Chivalry, which promoted generosity, courtesy, compassion, and most importantly, loyalty. Once the squire had established sufficient mastery of the required skills, he was dubbed a knight. There was no set age for this, but it usually occurred between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. In the early period, the procedure began with the squire praying into the night. He was then bathed, and in the morning he was dressed in a white shirt, gold tunic, purple cloak, and was knighted by his king or lord. As the Middle Ages progressed, the process changed. The squire was made to vow that he would obey the regulations of chivalry, and never flee from battle. Then women would buckle on his armor. A squire could also be knighted on the battlefield, in which a lord simply struck him on the shoulder and said, “Be thou a knight.” Knights on the battlefield are the pinnacle of Western heavy cavalry with man and horse both being heavily-armored and well-trained. A knight’s typical weapons are a 15-foot lance for dismounting opponents and piercing armor and a steel broadsword for hacking at the enemy up close. They are layered in chain-mail, some with crafted, steel plates to protect the vitals. The shield signifies the family or order in Europe, but by ‘Taking on the Cross,’ the knights bear the Holy Cross over their tunics and on their shields. These powerful warriors take on the might of Islam (and sometimes each other) for the Christian faith.

https://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1899/tripoliheavycavalry6ou.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Skirmish:

Syrian Archers: These light soldiers are recruited from the native population of the Holy land; They are almost of Muslim religion, so they aren't so loyal to their catholic rulers, but they are good as basic infantry. They are able to fight as light spearmen or as good archers.


https://img529.imageshack.us/img529/914/turcopolepiedi8tr.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Syrian Crossbowmen: These men are good native crossbowmen. they learned to use this new weapon with the first Crusade, so they aren't still so good, but with a bit of training the could become as Christian Crossbowmen.

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6198/syriancrossbowmen7lk.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Frank Crossbowmen: Crossbowmen are effective range units of the European armies. A crossbow consists of a prod, similar in appearance to a bow, mounted on a stock, which has a mechanism to wind and shoot its bolts. These bolts are typically called quarrels, and do not depend upon lift as arrows do. Crossbow bolts must be made to have consistent weights as the mechanical process of engaging a bolt forces a more uniform process than that of using a bow and arrow. The prod ("bow") and stock of a crossbow were made of good hardwood, such as oak or hard maple. The central European bows were rather exotic as they were constructed of inlays as well as specialized woods. The prod is attached to the stock with hemp rope, linen, whipcord, or other strong cording. This cording is called the bridle of the crossbow. This consistent performance was part of what made the crossbow historically a significant force in warfare. Crossbowmen are meant to pierce through enemy armor and flesh at range and ease the way for the knights.

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2163/frankcrossbowmentripoli8om.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

hellas1
02-09-2006, 01:23
Yia Sou!

Wonderful work man!

Na tous kaneis ligo fiki, fiki!

Continue the great work!

Na Zisi H Ellas!

Shogo
02-09-2006, 18:47
Reusing my models and textures eh?.... Thats ok as long as you credit me :2thumbsup:



Fantastic, nothing short of that.
Do you make new animations as well? Because they would look even better with a couched lance animation. If you don´t do anims yourself, maybe ask the Chiv team, they made a couched lance.

I think EB just released thier amazing animation pack. Crusader TW could ask if they could use it in thier mod.

KonstantinosXI
02-10-2006, 18:57
Shogo thanks again and you'll be credited always!

Anyway i already asked EB but they didn't answered.

KonstantinosXI
02-12-2006, 11:15
A new building:

The Mosque(model by nikephoros, skin by dragases1453):

https://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6789/moschea2dj.th.jpg (https://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=moschea2dj.jpg)

GiantMonkeyMan
02-12-2006, 13:18
looking good as always :thumbsup: keep it up

KonstantinosXI
02-23-2006, 20:03
Armenian heavy spearman!

https://img228.imageshack.us/img228/553/lancerearmeno0al.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
02-24-2006, 21:11
Khipchak (pecenegh) heavy infantry:

https://img501.imageshack.us/img501/9671/pecenego6so.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
02-26-2006, 12:56
Semproniosabino, returned from his holydays, has started our map.here there is our first screen.

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9734/crusone3ih7pr.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Thanks Sempronio!

methoz
02-26-2006, 16:18
very very nice...i love this units (all)
and must play this mod :o)))))

KonstantinosXI
02-27-2006, 14:22
Thanks! we need this kind of support!! :)

Soon other screens of the map and the preview of Cilician Armenia!

KonstantinosXI
02-28-2006, 15:21
5th units preview: Cilician Armenia

Models by nikephoros, skins by dragases1453


HISTORY:

During the time of the Crusades, the area was controlled by the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The Seljuk invasion of Armenia was followed by an exodus of Armenians southwards, and in 1080, Rhupen, a relative of the last king of Ani, founded in the heart of the Cilician Taurus a small principality, which gradually expanded into the kingdom of Lesser Armenia or Armenia Minor. This Christian kingdom, surrounded by Moslem states, hostile to the Byzantines, giving valuable support to the crusaders, and trading with the great commercial cities of Italy had a stormy existence of about 300 years. Gosdantin (1095-1100) assisted the crusaders on their march to Antioch, and was created knight and marquis. Thoros I (1100-1123), in alliance with the Christian princes of Syria, waged successful war against the Byzantines and Seljuk Turks. Levond II (Leo the Great (r. 1187-1219)), extended the kingdom beyond Mount Taurus and established the capital at Sis. He assisted the crusaders, was crowned King by the Archbishop of Mainz, and married one of the Lusignans of the crausader kingdom Cyprus.
Haithon I (r. 1226-1270) made an alliance with the Mongols, who, before their adoption of Islam, protected his kingdom from the Mamelukes of Egypt. When Levond V died (1342), John of Lusignan was crowned king as Gosdantin IV; but he and his successors alienated the native Armenians by attempting to make them conform to the Roman Church, and by giving all posts of honor to Latins, until at last the kingdom, a prey to internal dissensions, succumbed (1375) to the attacks of the Egyptian mamelukes.
Cilicia Trachea was conquered by the Ottomans in the 15th century, but Cilicia Pedias remained independent until 1515.

UNITS:

sorry for the bad descriptions, we'll make them better!

Infantry:

Farmer Militia: These men are peasant forced to fight by local lords. they are weak against all types of organized infantry and cavalry; they are good when you haven't money.they are armed with a rectangular shield and a spear.

https://img501.imageshack.us/img501/8788/miliziaarmena9aq.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Frontiersmen: these are untrained lavies, who usually control the frontier of the country; they carry a small axe, and they don't wear an armour, but they are brave men. they are usually used as auxiliary troops, or to surround the enemy armies.

https://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5330/frontiersmen2yl.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Armenian infantry: These professional soldiers are medium armoured and they carry a long crusader sword; they are good against other infantries but weak against heavy cavalry.

https://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4944/fantearmeno6mn.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Armenian spearmen: These soldiers are professional,heavily armoured and they carry a big kite shield and a long spear; they are awesome against all types of cavalry and a bit less against heavy infantries.

https://img515.imageshack.us/img515/443/lancerearmeno5ai.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Armenian men-at-arms: They are the élite infantry of an armenian army, they carry a mace and a big shield; they are heavily armoured. they are very good against every type of troops.

https://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9484/armenianmenatarms6uf.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Cavalry:

Akinji: They are the scout and light cavalry of the armenians, they shoot javelins. in close combats they are easily defeated.

https://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3691/akinji3ul.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Horse archers: They are simply mounted archers; good to weak a slow army, as the crusader and byzantine ones; they are easily defeated in close combats because of theyr light armour.

https://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1071/arcericavallo2zp.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img515.imageshack.us/img515/7015/arcericavallo21oh.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

azaks: they are the bodyguards of the small frontier nobles, they are medium armoured and they carry a bow and a long spear. A good mixing of european and eastern combat techniques.

https://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1687/azaks6lv.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

nahkarark: they are the bodyguards of the armenians rulers and biggest nobles. heavily armoured, they carry a long spear; theyr charge can easily destroy the line of good infantries.

https://img515.imageshack.us/img515/378/nakhrak1vl.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Skirmish:

Armenian javelinmen: These men are untrained soldiers who hrow javelins. in close combat they are as peasants.

https://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7782/peltastiarmeni6lv.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Archers: what can i say? these are archers and i think you know what they did :)

https://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3249/arceriarmeni0kc.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Armenian crossbowmen: these men have learned the technique of teh crossbow from the crusaders: they are medium armoured, so they are good also in close combat.

https://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4431/balestrieriarmenia1ws.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Sorry again for teh descriptions, but i ahve to prepare my baggages so i haven't a lot of time, bit didn't want to leave you without this preview!

cheers,

Luca

Radier
02-28-2006, 15:54
Wow!! Great preview and so good units! You do this alone??

:2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:

KonstantinosXI
02-28-2006, 16:05
the models are of nikeforos, one of the other 2 leaders, but teh textures are mine...2 days of full work to show you this preview!

KonstantinosXI
03-11-2006, 16:10
One of our latest works...Foot knights of teh kingdom of Jerusalem:

https://img65.imageshack.us/img65/470/cavaliereappiedato0hk.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

GiantMonkeyMan
03-11-2006, 18:07
wow! keep it up they look very good dragses

KonstantinosXI
03-12-2006, 19:12
6th units preview: The Kingdom of Jerusalem

models by Shogo and dragases 1453, 4 textures by shogo and the rest by dragases 1453

HISTORY:

Baldwin II was succeeded in 1131 by his daughter Melisende, who ruled jointly with her husband Fulk, the former Count of Anjou. During their reign Jerusalem exercised its greatest economic and artistic expansion. Fulk, a renowned military commander, was faced with a new and more dangerous enemy - the Atabeg Zengi of Mosul. Although Fulk held off Zengi throughout his reign, William of Tyre criticized Fulk for not securing the borders; the northern crusader states were also beginning to resent Jerusalem's suzerainty and fought back against Fulk. Fulk died in a hunting accident in 1143, and Zengi took advantage of his death by successfully conquering the County of Edessa in 1144. Queen Melisende, now regent for her elder son, Baldwin III, appointed a new constable, Manasses of Hierges, to head the army after Fulk's death, and a Second Crusade arrived by 1147.
Meeting in Acre in 1148, the crusading kings Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany decided to attack the friendly Emir of Damascus, with whom peace had been established during the reign of Fulk in order for both states to avoid the advances of Zengi and his son and successor Nur ad-Din. The western crusaders saw Damascus as an easy target, and young Baldwin III, perhaps eager to impress the famous European monarchs, agreed with their plan. This was in direct opposition to the advice of Queen Melisende and constable Manasses, as they and the other crusader states saw Aleppo as the main target that would allow for the recapture of Edessa. The crusade ended in defeat by 1148 with the disastrous Siege of Damascus.
Melisende continued to rule as regent long after Baldwin came of age, until her government was overthrown by Baldwin in 1153: the two agreed to split the kingdom in half, with Baldwin ruling from Acre in the north and Melisende ruling from Jerusalem in the south, but both knew that this situation was untenable. Baldwin soon invaded his mother's possessions, defeated Manasses, and besieged his mother in the Tower of David in Jerusalem. Melisende surrendered and retired as regent, leaving Baldwin the sole monarch, but Baldwin appointed her his regent and chief advisor the next year. Baldwin III then conquered Ascalon from the Fatimids, the last Egyptian outpost on the Palestinian coast. At the same time, however, the overall crusader situation became worse, as Nur ad-Din succeeded in taking Damascus and unifying Muslim Syria under his rule.
Baldwin now faced formidable difficulties. He was chronically short of men and resources with which to defend his realm, and to make matters worse the supply of help from the west had dried up almost completely. Therefore, he turned to the only other source of aid available: the Byzantine Emperor. In order to bolster the defences of the Kingdom against the growing strength of the Muslims, Baldwin III made the first direct alliance with the Byzantine Empire in the history of the kingdom, marrying Theodora Comnena, a niece of emperor Manuel I Comnenus; Manuel also married Baldwin's cousin Maria. As crusade historian William of Tyre put it, the hope was that Manuel would be able "to relieve from his own abundance the distress under which our realm was suffering and to change our poverty into superabundance". Although Baldwin died childless in 1162, a year after his mother Melisende, the kingdom passed to his brother Amalric I, who renewed the alliance negotiated by Baldwin. The value of the alliance was soon demonstrated in 1164 when, the crusaders suffered a very serious defeat at the Battle of Harim just outside Antioch. The Prince of Antioch, Bohemund III, was captured by Nur ed-Din along with many other important barons. As Amalric was away campaigning far to the south at the time, there seemed every chance that Antioch would fall to Nur ad-Din. The emperor Manuel immediately sent a large Byzantine force to the area, and Nur ad-Din retreated. Manuel also paid the ransom to release the Prince of Antioch. The new alliance had saved the kingdom from disaster.
Amalric was forced to divorce his first wife Agnes of Courtenay in order to succeed to the throne. Amalric's reign was characterized by competition between himself and Manuel on the one hand, and Nur ad-Din and his wily some-time subordinate Saladin on the other, over control of Egypt. Amalric's first expedition to Egypt came in 1163, and a long series of alliances and counter-alliances between Amalric, the viziers of Egypt, and Nur ad-Din led to four more invasions by 1169. The Egyptian campaigns were supported by Emperor Manuel, and Amalric married a great-niece of the emperor, Maria Comnena. In 1169, Manuel sent a large Byzantine fleet of some 300 ships to assist Amalric, and the town of Damietta was placed under seige. However, due to the failure of the Crusaders and the Byzantines to co-operate fully, the chance to capture Egypt was thrown away. The Byzantine fleet sailed only with provisions for three months: by the time the crusaders were ready, supplies were already running out, and eventually the fleet retired. Each side sought to blame the other for failure, but both also knew that they depended on each other: the alliance was maintained, and plans for another campaign in Egypt were made, which ultimately were to come to naught. Amalric ultimately failed in his bid to conquer Egypt. In the end, Nur ad-Din was victorious and Saladin established himself as Sultan of Egypt. The death of both Amalric and Nur ad-Din in 1174 ensured the dominance of Saladin, whose power soon spread over Nur ad-Din's Syrian possessions as well, completely surrounding the crusader kingdom. And with the death of the pro-western Emperor Manuel in 1180, the Kingdom of Jerusalem also lost its most powerful ally.
Amalric was succeeded by his young son, Baldwin IV, who was discovered at a very young age to be a leper. Baldwin nevertheless proved an effective and energetic king and military commander. His mother, Agnes of Courtenay, returned to court, but her influence has been greatly exaggerated by earlier historians. Her role in appointing Eraclius, archbishop of Caesarea, as Patriarch of Jerusalem, followed the precedent of Queen Melisende: however, it sparked a grudge in Eraclius's rival, William of Tyre. His writings, and those of his continuators in the Chronicle of Ernoul, damaged her political and sexual reputation until recent years.
Count Raymond III of Tripoli, his father's first cousin, was bailli or regent during Baldwin IV's minority. Baldwin reached his majority in 1176, and despite his illness he no longer had any legal need for a regent. Since Raymond was his nearest relative in the male line, with a strong claim to the throne, there was concern about the extent of his ambitions (although he had no direct heirs of his body). To balance this, the king turned from time to time to his uncle, Joscelin III of Edessa, after he was ransomed in 1176: as his maternal kin, the Courtenay family had no claim to the throne.
As a leper, Baldwin would never produce an heir, so the focus of his succession passed to his sister Sibylla and his younger half-sister Isabella. Baldwin and his advisors recognised that it was essential for Sibylla to be married to a Western nobleman in order to access support from Europe in a military crisis. In 1176, he married her to William of Montferrat, a cousin of Louis VII and of Frederick Barbarossa. Unfortunately, William died only a few months later in 1177, leaving Sibylla pregnant with the future Baldwin V. Meanwhile, Baldwin IV's stepmother Maria, mother of Isabella, married Balian of Ibelin.
Baldwin defeated Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard in 1177, giving Jerusalem a brief respite from Saladin's continual attacks. The succession, however, remained a difficult issue. In 1180 Baldwin blocked moves by Raymond of Tripoli to marry Sibylla off to Baldwin of Ibelin by arranging her marriage to Guy of Lusignan. Guy was the younger brother of Amalric of Lusignan, who had already established himself as a capable figure in the kingdom, supported by the Courtenays. More importantly, internationally, the Lusignans were useful as vassals of Baldwin and Sibylla's cousin Henry II of England. Baldwin also betrothed Isabella (aged 8) to Humphrey IV of Toron, stepson of the powerful Raynald of Chatillon - thereby removing her from the influence of the Ibelin family and her mother. Guy was appointed bailli during the king's bouts of illness.
In 1183 Isabella married Humphrey at Kerak, during a siege by Saladin. Baldwin, now blind and crippled, went to the castle's relief on a litter, tended by his mother. He became disillusioned with Guy's military performance there (he was less competent than his brother Amalric), and was reconciled with Raymond. To cut Sibylla and Guy out of the succession, he had Sibylla's son Baldwin of Montferrat crowned Baldwin V, as co-king, although the boy was only 5.
The succession crisis had prompted a mission to the west to seek assistance: in 1184, Patriarch Eraclius travelled throughout the courts of Europe, but no help was forthcoming. The chronicler Ralph Niger reports that his enormous retinue and opulent dress offended the sensibilities of many westerners, who felt that if the east was so wealthy, no help was needed from the west. Eraclius offered the kingship to both Philip II of France and Henry II of England; the latter, as a grandson of Fulk, was a first cousin of the royal family of Jerusalem, and had promised to go on crusade after the murder of Thomas Becket, but he preferred to remain at home to defend his own territories. However, William V of Montferrat did come to support his grandson Baldwin V
Baldwin IV died in spring 1185, and Baldwin V became king, with Raymond of Tripoli as regent and his great-uncle Joscelin of Edessa as his guardian. However, he was a sickly child and died in the summer of 1186. The kingdom passed to his mother Sibylla, on the condition that her marriage to Guy be annulled; she agreed, if only she could chose her own husband next time. The annulment did not take place: after being crowned, Sibylla immediately crown Guy with her own hands. Raymond and the Ibelins attempted a coup, in order to place Baldwin IV and Sibylla's half-sister Isabella on the throne, with her husband Humphrey of Toron. Humphrey, however, defected to Guy. Disgusted, Raymond returned to Tripoli, and Baldwin of Ibelin also left the kingdom.
Guy proved a disastrous ruler. His close ally Raynald of Chatillon, the lord of Oultrejourdain and of Kerak, provoked Saladin into open war by attacking Muslim caravans and threatening to attack Mecca itself. To make matters worse, Raymond had allied with Saladin against Guy and had allowed a Muslim garrison to occupy his fief in Tiberias. Guy was on the verge of attacking Raymond before Balian of Ibelin effected a reconciliation in 1187, and the two joined together to attack Saladin at Tiberias. However, Guy and Raymond could not agree on a proper plan of attack, and on July 4, 1187, the army of the Kingdom was utterly destroyed at the Battle of Hattin. Raynald was executed and Guy was imprisoned in Damascus. Over the next few months Saladin easily overran the entire Kingdom, save for the port of Tyre, which was ably defended by Conrad of Montferrat, the paternal uncle of Baldwin V, lately arrived from Constantinople.
The subsequent fall of Jerusalem essentially ended the first Kingdom of Jerusalem. Much of the population, swollen with refugees fleeing Saladin's conquest of the surrounding territory, was allowed to flee to Tyre, Tripoli, or Egypt (whence they were sent back to Europe), but those who could not pay for their freedom were sold into slavery, and those who could were often robbed by Christians and Muslims alike on their way into exile. The capture of the city shocked Europe, resulting in the Third Crusade, which was launched in 1189, led by Richard Lionheart and Philip Augustus (Frederick Barbarossa died along the way).
Guy of Lusignan, who had been refused entry to Tyre by Conrad, began to besiege Acre in 1189. During the lengthy siege, which lasted until 1191, Patriarch Eraclius, Queen Sibylla and her daughters, and many others died of disease. With the death of Sibylla in 1190, Guy now had no legal claim to the kingship, and the succession passed to Isabella. Her mother Maria and the Ibelins (now closely allied to Conrad) argued that Isabella and Humphrey's marriage was illegal, as she had been underage at the time; underlying this was the fact that Humphrey had betrayed his wife's cause in 1186. The marriage was annulled amid some controversy. (The annulment followed the precedents of Amalric I and Agnes, and - though not carried out - Sibylla and Guy - of succession dependent on annulling a politically inconvenient match.) Conrad, who was nearest kinsman to Baldwin V in the male line, and had already proved himself a capable military leader, then married Isabella, but Guy refused to concede the crown.
When Richard arrived in 1191, he and Philip took different sides in the succession dispute. Richard backed Guy, his vassal from Poitou, while Philip supported Conrad, a cousin of his late father Louis VII. After much ill-feeling and ill-health, Philip returned home in 1191, soon after the fall of Acre. Richard defeated Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf in 1191 and the Battle of Jaffa in 1192, recovering most of the coast, but could not recover Jerusalem or any of the inland territory of the kingdom. Conrad was unanimously elected king in April 1192, but was murdered by the Hashshashin only days later. Eight days later, the pregnant Isabella was married to Count Henry II of Champagne, nephew of Richard and Philip, but politically allied to Richard. Guy was sold the Kingdom of Cyprus, after Richard had captured the island on the way to Acre, as compensation.
The crusade came to an end peacefully, with the Treaty of Ramla negotiated in 1192; Saladin allowed pilgrimages to be made to Jerusalem, allowing the crusaders to fulfill their vows, after which they all returned home. The native crusader barons set about rebuilding their kingdom from Acre and the other coastal cities. Shortly after Richard left, Saladin died and his realm fell into civil war, leaving the Crusader lords further embittered at what could have been accomplished had the European princes remained to help rebuild.
For the next hundred years, the Kingdom of Jerusalem clung to life as a tiny kingdom hugging the Syrian coastline. Its capital was moved to Acre and controlled most of the coastline of present day Palestine including the strongholds and towns of Arsuf, Ceasarea, Jaffa, Sidon, and, at times, Ascalon and some interior fortresses. At best, it included only a few other significant cities, such as Beirut and Tyre, as well as suzerainty over Tripoli and Antioch. The new king, Henry of Champagne, died accidentally in 1197, and Isabella married for a fourth time, to Amalric of Lusignan, Guy's brother. A Fourth Crusade was planned after the failure of the Third, but it resulted in the sack of Constantinople in 1204 and the crusaders involved never arrived in the kingdom.
Both Isabella and Amalric died in 1205 and again an underage girl, Isabella and Conrad's daughter Maria of Montferrat, became queen of Jerusalem. In 1210 Maria was married to an experienced sexagenarian knight, John of Brienne, who succeeded in keeping the tiny kingdom safe. She died in childbirth in 1212, and John continued to rule as regent for their daughter Yolande. Schemes were hatched to reconquer Jerusalem through Egypt, resulting in the failed Fifth Crusade against Damietta in 1217; King John took part in this, but the crusade was a failure. John travelled throughout Europe seeking assistance, and found support only from Emperor Frederick II, who then married John and Maria's daughter, Queen Yolande. Frederick II led the Sixth Crusade in 1228, and claimed the kingship of Jerusalem by right of his wife, just as John had done. Indeed, the sheer size of Frederick II's army and his stature before the Islamic world was sufficient to regain Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and a number of surronding castles without a fight: these were recovered by treaty with the Ayyubid Sultan Al-Kamil. However, the nobles of Outremer, led by the regent John of Ibelin, not only felt more could have been recovered militarily, but also resented his attempts to impose Imperial authority over their kingdom, resulting in a number of military confrontations both on the mainland and on Cyprus. The recovery was short-lived - not enough territory had been ceded to make the city defensible, and in 1244 the Ayyubids invited the Khwarezmian clans displaced by the Mongols to reconquer the city. In the resulting siege and conquest the Khwarezmians completely razed Jerusalem, leaving it in ruins and useless to both Christians and Muslims. The Seventh Crusade under Louis IX of France was inspired by this massacre, but it accomplished little save to replace the Ayyubids and Khwarezmians with the more powerful Mamluks as the Crusaders' main enemy in 1250.
Because the monarchy was now directly tied to powerfull sovereigns in Europe, for the period from 1229 to 1268, the monarch resided in Europe and usually had a larger realm to pursue or take care of, thereby leaving governance to the Haute Cour. Kings of Jerusalem were represented by their baillis and regents. The title of King of Jerusalem was inherited by Conrad IV of Germany, son of Frederick II and Yolande, and later by his own son Conradin. With the death of Conradin the kingdom was inherited by King Hugh III of Cyprus. The territory descended into squabbling between the nobles of Cyprus and the mainland, between the remnant of the (now unified) County of Tripoli and Principality of Antioch, whose rulers also vied for influence in Acre, and especially between the Italian trading communities, whose quarrels erupted in the so-called "War of Saint Sabas" in Acre in 1257. After the Seventh Crusade, no organized effort from Europe ever arrived in the kingdom, although in 1277 Charles of Anjou bought the title of "King of Jerusalem" from a pretender to the throne. He never appeared in Acre but sent a representative, who, like Frederick II's representatives before him, was rejected by the nobles of Outremer.
Despite their precarious geopolitical situation, the Frankish realm managed to maintain an economically viable and influential power. Frankish diplomats aimed to keep the Muslim powers divided against each other, utilizing the feared Assassins as much as other Islamic rulers. In their later years, faced with the threat of the Egyptian Mamluks, the Crusaders' hopes rested with the Mongols, who were thought to be sympathetic to Christianity, and the Frankish princes were most effective in gathering their help, engineering their invasions of the Middle East on several occassions. Although the Mongols successfully attacked as far south as Damascus on these campaigns, the ability to effectively coordinate with Crusades from the west was repeatedly frustrated thereby leading to Mongol defeat on each occassion by the Mamluks, most notably at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260. The Mamluks eventually made good their pledge to cleanse the entire Middle East of the infidel Franks; in 1291, Acre, the last stronghold, was taken by Sultan Khalil. This conquest was far less merciful than that of Saladin one hundred years before; much of the Frankish population was massacred or sold into slavery, such that Khalil could proclaim "A pearly white Frankish women couldn't sell in the bazaar for a penny!"
Thereafter, the Kingdom of Jerusalem ceased to exist on the mainland, but the kings of Cyprus for many decades hatched plans to regain the Holy Land. For the next seven centuries, up to today, a veritable multitude of European monarchs have used the title of King of Jerusalem. See Kings of Jerusalem.

UNITS:

Infantry:

Volunteer spearmen: These soldiers came from Europe to the holy land to fight against the evil infedels and to mantain jerusalem a Christian city; they aren't well armoured but they are a good line infantry.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/4656/lanceribase1qq.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Sergeants: these soldiers are medium armoured, but they are professional fighters ready to die for the kingdom; they carry an axe and a small shield; good to broke the enemy line.

https://img67.imageshack.us/img67/7420/sergenti9rw.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Royal spearmen: These troops are formed with the cadets of the most important feudal families of the kingdom; they are heavily armoured, good against cavalry and other infantries.

https://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5247/lancerireali3rc.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Saint Sepulcher spearmen: These profesional spearmen are adpets of the order of the saint sepulcher; they are excellent armoured and trained, ready to fight against every type of enemy.

https://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5823/lancerisantosepolcro9hd.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Foot knights:During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. The process of being knighted began before adolescence, inside the prospective knight’s own home, where he was taught courtesy and appropriate manners. Around the age of 7 years, he would be sent away to train and serve at a grander household as a page. Here, he would serve as a kind of waiter and personal servant, entertaining and serving food to his elders. He would learn basic hunting and falconry, and also various battle skills such as taking care of, preparing, and riding horses, as well as use of weapons and armor. At about fourteen years of age, the page was assigned to a knight to serve as his personal companion and aide, as a squire. This allowed the squire to observe his master while he was in battle, in order to learn from his techniques. He also acted as a servant to the knight, taking care of his master’s equipment and horse. This was to uphold the knight’s code of Chivalry, which promoted generosity, courtesy, compassion, and most importantly, loyalty. Once the squire had established sufficient mastery of the required skills, he was dubbed a knight. There was no set age for this, but it usually occurred between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. In the early period, the procedure began with the squire praying into the night. He was then bathed, and in the morning he was dressed in a white shirt, gold tunic, purple cloak, and was knighted by his king or lord. As the Middle Ages progressed, the process changed. The squire was made to vow that he would obey the regulations of chivalry, and never flee from battle. Then women would buckle on his armor. A squire could also be knighted on the battlefield, in which a lord simply struck him on the shoulder and said, “Be thou a knight.” Dismounted Knights on the battlefield are the pinnacle of warrior prowess with man being heavily-armored and well-trained, even without the warhorse for a mount. A knight’s typical weapon is the steel broadsword for hacking at the enemy up close. They are layered in chain-mail, some with crafted, steel plates to protect the vitals. The shield signifies the family or order in Europe, but by ‘Taking on the Cross,’ the knights bear the Holy Cross over their tunics and on their shields. These powerful warriors take on the might of Islam (and sometimes each other) for the Christian faith.

https://img307.imageshack.us/img307/7563/cavaliereappiedato7zh.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Cavalry:

turcopoles: The Teutonic Order called its own native light cavalry the "Turkopolen". Mercenary knights are sometimes hired for a campaign, during which they will ride as confreres of the Order. Mercenary engineers, crossbowmen, and other infantry might be rushed in to a city that was expected to stand siege. But these cases are temporary and of comparatively small scale. The Order has a permanent force of mercenary 'turcopoles'. Turcopoles are for the most part natives of Outremer, raised and trained locally. They serve as light cavalry: skirmishers, scouts, and mounted archers, and sometimes ride as a second line in a charge, to back up the knights and sergeants. Turcopoles have lighter, faster horses than knights or even sergeants, and they wear much lighter armor usually only a quilted aketon and a conical steel helmet.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/9534/turcopolecavallo7ds.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

mounted sergeants: these soldiers are medium armoured, but they are professional fighters ready to die for the kingdom; they carry a spear and a small shield.

https://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7605/sergenticavallo9oe.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Royal cavalry: During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. The process of being knighted began before adolescence, inside the prospective knight’s own home, where he was taught courtesy and appropriate manners. Around the age of 7 years, he would be sent away to train and serve at a grander household as a page. Here, he would serve as a kind of waiter and personal servant, entertaining and serving food to his elders. He would learn basic hunting and falconry, and also various battle skills such as taking care of, preparing, and riding horses, as well as use of weapons and armor. At about fourteen years of age, the page was assigned to a knight to serve as his personal companion and aide, as a squire. This allowed the squire to observe his master while he was in battle, in order to learn from his techniques. He also acted as a servant to the knight, taking care of his master’s equipment and horse. This was to uphold the knight’s code of Chivalry, which promoted generosity, courtesy, compassion, and most importantly, loyalty. Once the squire had established sufficient mastery of the required skills, he was dubbed a knight. There was no set age for this, but it usually occurred between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. In the early period, the procedure began with the squire praying into the night. He was then bathed, and in the morning he was dressed in a white shirt, gold tunic, purple cloak, and was knighted by his king or lord. As the Middle Ages progressed, the process changed. The squire was made to vow that he would obey the regulations of chivalry, and never flee from battle. Then women would buckle on his armor. A squire could also be knighted on the battlefield, in which a lord simply struck him on the shoulder and said, “Be thou a knight.” Knights on the battlefield are the pinnacle of Western heavy cavalry with man and horse both being heavily-armored and well-trained. A knight’s typical weapons are a 15-foot lance for dismounting opponents and piercing armor and a steel broadsword for hacking at the enemy up close. They are layered in chain-mail, some with crafted, steel plates to protect the vitals. The shield signifies the family or order in Europe, but by ‘Taking on the Cross,’ the knights bear the Holy Cross over their tunics and on their shields. These powerful warriors take on the might of Islam (and sometimes each other) for the Christian faith.

https://img202.imageshack.us/img202/2159/cavalierireali6rg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Knights of the order of the Saint Sepulcher: These kinghts are the most powerful cavalry of the kingdom; it's formed by the adpets of the order of the saint sepulcher.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/8985/cavalierisantosepolcro8hd.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Skirmish:

foot turcopoles: The Teutonic Order called its own native light cavalry the "Turkopolen". Mercenary knights are sometimes hired for a campaign, during which they will ride as confreres of the Order. Mercenary engineers, crossbowmen, and other infantry might be rushed in to a city that was expected to stand siege. But these cases are temporary and of comparatively small scale. The Order has a permanent force of mercenary 'turcopoles'. Turcopoles are for the most part natives of Outremer, raised and trained locally. They serve as light cavalry: skirmishers, scouts, and mounted archers, and sometimes ride as a second line in a charge, to back up the knights and sergeants. Turcopoles have lighter, faster horses than knights or even sergeants, and they wear much lighter armor usually only a quilted aketon and a conical steel helmet.

https://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3923/turcopolepiedi3tm.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

archers: A composite bow is made from different materials laminated together, usually applied under tension. Archers of the European factions typically prefer these bows because they have been used for centuries. Europeans, by their view of chivalrous Knights as the purest form of nobility, disdain archery as the weapon of peasants, brigands, and cowards. Archers, however, are necessary to support the infantry and cavalry units of Crusader armies, as the Moslems cannot be matched in speed by the Knights. However, the composite bowmen are able to shoot them from afar, which the noble Knights cannot.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6820/arceri9pq.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Crossbowmen: Crossbowmen are effective range units of the European armies. A crossbow consists of a prod, similar in appearance to a bow, mounted on a stock, which has a mechanism to wind and shoot its bolts. These bolts are typically called quarrels, and do not depend upon lift as arrows do. Crossbow bolts must be made to have consistent weights as the mechanical process of engaging a bolt forces a more uniform process than that of using a bow and arrow. The prod ("bow") and stock of a crossbow were made of good hardwood, such as oak or hard maple. The central European bows were rather exotic as they were constructed of inlays as well as specialized woods. The prod is attached to the stock with hemp rope, linen, whipcord, or other strong cording. This cording is called the bridle of the crossbow. This consistent performance was part of what made the crossbow historically a significant force in warfare. Crossbowmen are meant to pierce through enemy armor and flesh at range and ease the way for the knights.

https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3615/arablestrierifrancesi7bx.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

I hope you'll like this preview!

It's one of my favourite!

KonstantinosXI
03-19-2006, 22:05
Ok i prepared 2 screens with some cities in the south part of Greece and near Costantinople!

https://img467.imageshack.us/img467/7785/greciasud2db.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img467.imageshack.us/img467/4899/costantinopoli3hu.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
04-09-2006, 12:32
Sorry if we didn't post anything for quite a long time, but i was busy with school and with my friends:)
Anyway we are preparing a preview for all the muslims...here there is an anatolian lancer:

https://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6978/lancerianatolici7ue.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

hellas1
04-09-2006, 16:46
Hello Konstantinos!

Awesome work man!

I noticed one though, if I may ask please, Why does the Armenian spearman have a cowboy hat on? It looks unauthentic for that time period, or is it just me?

Just a thought, my friend.

Continue with your awesome work. :2thumbsup:

Hellas1

KonstantinosXI
04-09-2006, 16:57
We did that sort of strange helm because we saw it in this picture...

https://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7801/112dn.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
04-11-2006, 17:10
Another small preview of what is coming in the big one with all the muslim units:)

Turcoman archers:

https://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8801/arceriturcomanni3ue.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
04-13-2006, 13:34
ALL THE MUSLIM FACTIONS

Ok, we're back after quite a long time with a preview of all the muslim countries!

All teh models by Nikephoros and all the textures by Dragases1453

we start with:

THE ZIRITES

INFANTRY:

Maghreb Lancers:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1821/lancerimaghrebini0bs.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lancerimaghrebini0bs.jpg)

Lamtuna:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1266/lamtuna7xk.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lamtuna7xk.jpg)

Black Guard:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9686/guardienere0mh.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guardienere0mh.jpg)

CAVALRY:

Berber Raiders:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/812/predoniberberi7ax.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=predoniberberi7ax.jpg)

Tuareg Raiders:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4078/cammellieriberberi2wf.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cammellieriberberi2wf.jpg)

Tuareg Cavalrymen:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7289/cavalieriberberi0qr.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalieriberberi0qr.jpg)

Maghreb Cavalrymen:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9751/cavalierimaghrebini6tm.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalierimaghrebini6tm.jpg)

SKIRMISH:

Berber Skirmisehrs:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4347/schermagliatoriberberi3ca.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=schermagliatoriberberi3ca.jpg)

Zirites Archers:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4660/arceriziriti9do.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arceriziriti9do.jpg)

Zirites Crossbowmen:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5708/balestrieriziriti1yi.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=balestrieriziriti1yi.jpg)


THE ATABEG OF ALEPPO AND MOSUL

INFANTRY:

Arab Infantry:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1502/guerrieriarabi6bt.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guerrieriarabi6bt.jpg)

Andath:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7195/ahdath9fx.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ahdath9fx.jpg)

Mutawwia:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8/mutawwia5wq.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mutawwia5wq.jpg)

Daylami:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1803/daylami6vo.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daylami6vo.jpg)

Court Guard:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/641/guardiaatabeg0st.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guardiaatabeg0st.jpg)

CAVALRY:

Beduin Cavalrymen:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7260/cavalieribeduini0jr.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalieribeduini0jr.jpg)

Askaris:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4301/askaris8ns.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=askaris8ns.jpg)

Ghulam Cavalry:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4306/ghulam7bw.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ghulam7bw.jpg)

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6715/ghulam28jb.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ghulam28jb.jpg)

SKIRMISH:

Syrian Light Archers:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3861/arcerifatimidileggeri2vb.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arcerifatimidileggeri2vb.jpg)

Syrian Heavy Archers:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5904/arcerifatimidipesanti4bz.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arcerifatimidipesanti4bz.jpg)

Syrian Crossbowmen:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5547/balestrieriziriti6sb.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=balestrieriziriti6sb.jpg)


THE EMIR OF DAMASCUS

INFANTRY:

Arab Infantry:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1502/guerrieriarabi6bt.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guerrieriarabi6bt.jpg)

Andath:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7195/ahdath9fx.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ahdath9fx.jpg)

Mutawwia:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8/mutawwia5wq.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mutawwia5wq.jpg)

Daylami:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1803/daylami6vo.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daylami6vo.jpg)

Court Guard:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/641/guardiaatabeg0st.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guardiaatabeg0st.jpg)

Hadji:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1162/hadji1zs.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hadji1zs.jpg)

CAVALRY:

Beduin Cavalrymen:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7260/cavalieribeduini0jr.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalieribeduini0jr.jpg)

Al Alqua:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4338/alalqua5ga.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alalqua5ga.jpg)

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9694/alalqua21th.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alalqua21th.jpg)

Ghulam Cavalry:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4306/ghulam7bw.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ghulam7bw.jpg)

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6715/ghulam28jb.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ghulam28jb.jpg)

SKIRMISH:

Syrian Light Archers:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3861/arcerifatimidileggeri2vb.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arcerifatimidileggeri2vb.jpg)

Syrian Heavy Archers:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5904/arcerifatimidipesanti4bz.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arcerifatimidipesanti4bz.jpg)

Syrian Crossbowmen:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5547/balestrieriziriti6sb.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=balestrieriziriti6sb.jpg)


THE FATIMID CALIPHATE

INFANTRY:

Arab Infantry:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1502/guerrieriarabi6bt.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guerrieriarabi6bt.jpg)

Andath:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7195/ahdath9fx.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ahdath9fx.jpg)

Mutawwia:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8/mutawwia5wq.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mutawwia5wq.jpg)

Daylami:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1803/daylami6vo.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daylami6vo.jpg)

Caliph Guard:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9415/guardiecaliffo2jk.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guardiecaliffo2jk.jpg)

CAVALRY:

Beduin Cavalrymen:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7260/cavalieribeduini0jr.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalieribeduini0jr.jpg)

Al Alqua:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4338/alalqua5ga.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alalqua5ga.jpg)

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9694/alalqua21th.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alalqua21th.jpg)

Ghulam Cavalry:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4306/ghulam7bw.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ghulam7bw.jpg)

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6715/ghulam28jb.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ghulam28jb.jpg)

SKIRMISH:

Syrian Light Archers:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3861/arcerifatimidileggeri2vb.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arcerifatimidileggeri2vb.jpg)

Syrian Heavy Archers:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5904/arcerifatimidipesanti4bz.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arcerifatimidipesanti4bz.jpg)

Syrian Crossbowmen:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5547/balestrieriziriti6sb.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=balestrieriziriti6sb.jpg)

KonstantinosXI
04-13-2006, 13:35
THE SELJUK TURKS OF ICONIUM

INFANTRY:

Turcoman Infantrymen:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5055/fantiturcomanni7fo.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fantiturcomanni7fo.jpg)

Ghazi Warriors:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6452/ghazi4un.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ghazi4un.jpg)

Anatolian Lancers:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4871/lancerianatolici5vn.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lancerianatolici5vn.jpg)

CAVALRY:

Turcoman Mounted Archers:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/774/arceriturcomannicavallo8ur.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arceriturcomannicavallo8ur.jpg)

Turcoman Light Cavalry:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7505/cavalleggeriturcomanni8ar.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalleggeriturcomanni8ar.jpg)

Aghulans:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7465/agulani7yz.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=agulani7yz.jpg)

Turkish Cavalry:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8160/cavalieriturchi0oo.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalieriturchi0oo.jpg)

Askaris:

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4301/askaris8ns.th.jpg (https://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=askaris8ns.jpg)

SKIRMISH:

Arab Infantrymen:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9796/guerrieriarabi5ro.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guerrieriarabi5ro.jpg)

Turcoman Archers:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9391/arceriturcomanni3vo.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arceriturcomanni3vo.jpg)

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/382/arceriturcomanni20kk.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arceriturcomanni20kk.jpg)

Syrian Light Archers:

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2640/arcerifatimidileggeri3ul.th.jpg (https://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arcerifatimidileggeri3ul.jpg)


Hope you liked these units :thumbsup:

Cheers,

Crusader TW staff

Helgi
04-13-2006, 18:32
Wow, can't wait to try this , the detail in the Skins, speechless.

Seleukos
04-13-2006, 21:04
just great.
keep on designing and posting-your units are awsome and u are fast!:)

Geoffrey S
04-13-2006, 22:20
Hadn't checked this mod for a while. It's looking great! :2thumbsup:

KonstantinosXI
04-14-2006, 08:14
Thanks to all for the positive comments.

we are remaking some bad units...here there are the kontarioi( heavy bzantine spearmen)

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3870/kontarioi5mm.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

GiantMonkeyMan
04-14-2006, 12:52
it's good to see you updating on older units keep it up mate :2thumbsup:

Radier
04-14-2006, 12:54
Wonderful muslim preview! :2thumbsup:

Seleukos
04-14-2006, 14:49
Kontaratoi is most appropiate name.
And maybe it would be better to wear boots not trousers.
they look good anyway :)

KonstantinosXI
04-15-2006, 12:06
@ Seleukos

Thanks for the advices; kai voithame me ta onomata ellinika giati den xero na grafo kala...

i'm posting 3 redone byzantine units:

Byzantine Pronoia(heavy cavalry)

https://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4514/cavaleirebizantino7tg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Byzantine Skoutatoi:

https://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2216/skoutatoi8on.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

and finally the Byzantine Emperor!

https://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4640/aytokratoras7bi.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

I hope you like them

Seleukos
04-16-2006, 12:55
Awsome!!
I ll try to help u with the names.
Its better "pronoiarioi" ("pronoia" is the institution)

KonstantinosXI
04-16-2006, 20:47
Two in game screenshots of the Anatolian Spearmen and of the Askaris( don't look at the mount)

https://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3349/anatolianspearmen7ho.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3825/askaristurkish2aw.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
04-17-2006, 13:46
A little battle history:

Fatmids vs Seljuk turks of Iconium

The Fatimids, sure of the win, deploy only three units of cavalry, consisting in Beduin cavalrymen(very weak ones), Al alqa and Ghulam, the best eastern cavalry; The Seljuk turks deploy a big number of cavalrymen because of their abilty to ride horses.

The Ghulam cavalrymen are ready to fight in the name of the Caliph and of Allah against those stupid Sunnites of the turks.

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5392/ghulam1cr.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

The turks moved all their cavalry towards the right flank of the Fatmids but the Ghulam cavalrymen charge them and it seemed they were able to kill all the turkish askaris.

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4849/storia15qc.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

But the Aghulans and the turcoman light cavalrymen ducked the Ghulams and tryed to reach the Fatimid infantry; fortunately the Al alqua and the beduin cavalrymen, arrived from the left flank, charged the turks and it seemed they were able to win.

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6853/storia21mu.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

The battle was only between the two cavalries; the infantries were still far away.

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6049/storia35hk.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

The Al alqua and the beduin cavalrymen had been defeated by the Aghulans and the turcoman light cavalrymen and started to ran away; only the ghulams were stil fighting but they started to be sorrounded by the enemies.

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8335/storia44hp.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

At the same time the turkish infantry, so the ghazi warriors, the Anatolian spearmen and the turcoman infantrimen charged the egyptian infantry line, trying to break it; but the Daylami and the other Fatimid soldiers were able to defeat the turks, but...

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8530/storia52vt.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

...the Ghulams had been totally defeated and the turkish cavalry, charged the rear part of the Fatimid army and all teh egyptians ran away.

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2636/storia67mh.jpg (https://imageshack.us)



i hope you liked it...it's a small small story and it's my first one :cool:

cheers,

dragases1453 and the Crusader TW team

KonstantinosXI
04-23-2006, 17:20
Some new screenshots of the Kingdom of Jerusalem's units

https://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2072/lancerivolontari9uk.th.jpg (https://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lancerivolontari9uk.jpg)

https://img507.imageshack.us/img507/7413/lancerisantosepolcro0yv.th.jpg (https://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lancerisantosepolcro0yv.jpg)

https://img55.imageshack.us/img55/3366/arcierigeru19ud.th.jpg (https://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arcierigeru19ud.jpg)

https://img507.imageshack.us/img507/7472/cavalierireali4mr.th.jpg (https://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalierireali4mr.jpg)

https://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8128/cavalieriappiedatigeru9vi.th.jpg (https://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalieriappiedatigeru9vi.jpg)

https://img55.imageshack.us/img55/3338/lancerireali2vv.th.jpg (https://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lancerireali2vv.jpg)

KonstantinosXI
04-25-2006, 13:23
Ok here a small preview of the redone byzantine Arkontounpoli( heavy cavalry)

https://img257.imageshack.us/img257/952/byzarkontounpoli1lo.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Stormy
04-26-2006, 00:28
Wow!! Eyegasm!

Such a large and impressive amount of units, keep up the good work!

KonstantinosXI
04-27-2006, 21:03
Thanks a lot!

Now a small update:

Hungarian nobles(oviously they'll be mounted on a horse):

https://img196.imageshack.us/img196/163/cavalierepesante1tb.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
04-28-2006, 21:10
Redone Byzantine Units


UNITS

INFANTRY

Peltastoi:

https://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6863/b83qb.th.jpg (https://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b83qb.jpg)

Skoutatoi:

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8580/b23si.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b23si.jpg)

Kontaratoi:

https://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5096/b17ey.th.jpg (https://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b17ey.jpg)

Varangian Guard:

https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2576/b66oz.th.jpg (https://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b66oz.jpg)



CAVALRY

Hippo toxotai:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7315/b76mu.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b76mu.jpg)

Prokursatores:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8448/b111os.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b111os.jpg)

Pronoiaroi:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2626/b126qv.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b126qv.jpg)

Kataprhaktoi:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/6308/b93ak.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b93ak.jpg)

Arkontounpoli:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/4683/b105oy.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b105oy.jpg)


SKIRMISH

Trapezounta toxotai:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/1084/archers7vv.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=archers7vv.jpg)

Syphonists:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2888/b55qf.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b55qf.jpg)

Emperor

https://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6214/aytokratorasgrande2fd.th.jpg (https://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aytokratorasgrande2fd.jpg)

Hope you like the new Byzantines

Pantsalot
04-28-2006, 21:24
great modles but wtf is wrong with the Syphonist
he's got a very large crossbow:inquisitive:

but yeah the rest r real good

KonstantinosXI
04-29-2006, 14:12
The syponists were greek fire throwers; the syphons were something like modern Bazookas...they'll fire fir balls, some the onagers but a bit smaller...

BdIV
05-01-2006, 12:22
For any of you that might be interested, the Crusader: Total War website is now up at:


http://www.crtw-mod.com/ ~:)

KonstantinosXI
05-02-2006, 15:28
8th preview


KINGDOM OF HUNGARY

HISTORY

Hungary was established as a Christian kingdom under Stephen I of Hungary, who was crowned in December 1000 AD or January 1001 AD. He was the son of Géza and thus a descendant of Árpád. By 1006, Stephen had solidified his power, eliminating all rivals who either wanted to follow the old pagan traditions or wanted an alliance with the orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire. Then he started sweeping reforms to convert Hungary into a feudal state, complete with forced Christianisation.

Serbian Princess Jelena married to the Hungarian King in the first half of the 12th century, and brought her little brother, Beloš, with her. Beloš became Duke of Hungary, as one of the most improtant member of the Court and supreme commander of the Hungarian Army. After the King's death, Queen Jelena acted as a viceroy while their son was too young, and Beloš further expanded his influence over the Kingdom of Hungary. After a failed attempt to install himself in Rascia, Beloš retired as Ban of Croatia.

What emerged was a strong kingdom that withstood attacks from German kings and Emperors, passing armies of Crusaders, as well as later nomadic tribes following the Magyars from the East, integrating some of the latter into the population (along with Germans invited to Transylvania and what is now Slovakia, especially after 1242), but also subjugating smaller Slavic kingdoms to the South, among them Croatia, and Slavic territories in present-day central and eastern Slovakia.

In 1241/1242, this kingdom received one major blow in the form of the Mongol invasion of Europe: after the destruction of the Hungarian army in the Battle of Muhi, King Béla IV fled, and one third of the population died (leading later to the invitation of settlers from neighbours in the West and South) in the ensuing destruction (Tatárjárás). Only strongly fortified cities and abbeys could withstand the assault. As a consequence, after the Mongols retreated, King Béla ordered the construction of a line of major border castles (végvár). These proved to be most important in the long struggle with the Ottoman Empire in the following centuries (from the late 14th century onwards), but their cost indebted the King to the major feudal landlords so much that central rule, already diminished by the Aranybulla (Hungary's version of the Magna Carta, 1222), was critically weakened.

Árpád's descendants ruled the country until 1301. After that, most Hungarian kings were from abroad. Under some of these rulers, the Kingdom of Hungary reached its greatest extent, yet the influence of the major landlords was at most kept in check – while the Ottoman Turks, confronted ever more often, increased their strength.

Special thanks to http://en.wikipedia.org :thumbsup:



UNITS

textures by dragases1453/konstantinos XI and models by Nikephoros

INFANTRY

Jobbagy:

https://img399.imageshack.us/img399/4601/jobbagy2be.th.jpg (https://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jobbagy2be.jpg)

Transilvanian infantry:

https://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1196/transilvano5gz.th.jpg (https://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=transilvano5gz.jpg)

Moldavian armoured swordsmen:

https://img324.imageshack.us/img324/9440/moldavo2bv.th.jpg (https://img324.imageshack.us/my.php?image=moldavo2bv.jpg)

Royal black army:

https://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3484/blackguard6ev.th.jpg (https://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blackguard6ev.jpg)

https://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7082/blackguard20dm.th.jpg (https://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blackguard20dm.jpg)

CAVALRY

Cuman horse archers:

https://img45.imageshack.us/img45/623/cumani5fw.th.jpg (https://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cumani5fw.jpg)

Szekely:

https://img380.imageshack.us/img380/227/szekelyjavelin2yw.th.jpg (https://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=szekelyjavelin2yw.jpg)

Feudal knights:

https://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8875/cavalierefeudale7xr.th.jpg (https://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalierefeudale7xr.jpg)

https://img314.imageshack.us/img314/1584/cavalierefeudale23bf.th.jpg (https://img314.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalierefeudale23bf.jpg)

Cavalry of the order of the Dragon:

https://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7632/cavalierepesanteordinedrago5wb.th.jpg (https://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavalierepesanteordinedrago5wb.jpg)

SKIRMISH

Wallachian skirmishers:

https://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9040/schermagliatorivalacchi1vd.th.jpg (https://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=schermagliatorivalacchi1vd.jpg)

Cuman archers:

https://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3237/cumani3cn.th.jpg (https://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cumani3cn.jpg)

Hungarian archers:

https://img347.imageshack.us/img347/8947/arceri6sf.th.jpg (https://img347.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arceri6sf.jpg)


Hope you like it!

The Crusader TW team

Helgi
05-02-2006, 16:13
Nice

GiantMonkeyMan
05-03-2006, 07:28
wow! keep up the hard work and i love those battle reports that i must have missed :thumbsup:

methoz
05-03-2006, 12:06
oh,very nice..i need this mod :laugh4:

KonstantinosXI
05-09-2006, 13:30
A "little" battle story.
Byzantines vs. Armenians

the cataphracts are going towards the armenian army to start skirmishing
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia11.JPG
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia12.JPG
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia13.JPG

while the azaks cavalry is riding to flank the byzantine army...
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia14.JPG

but a combined effort of the general and his akrotonpouli prevent the romans to be outflanked.
The eagle and the lion are clashing, once again.
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia16.JPG
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia17.JPG
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia18.JPG

but the infantry is getting closer to the centre. The psiloi are ready.
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia19.JPG

and so are the greek fire throwers!
http://upload.j-z-s.com/battaglia20.JPG

well, for tonight that's all. More screenshots tomorrow

Lentonius
05-09-2006, 16:53
Fantastic stuff, keep it up:2thumbsup:

KonstantinosXI
05-14-2006, 16:07
Here some Hungarian screens:thumbsup:




http://img145.imagevenue.com/loc94/th_18663_0000.jpg (http://img145.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc94&image=18663_0000.jpg)
http://img16.imagevenue.com/loc85/th_18670_0001.jpg (http://img16.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc85&image=18670_0001.jpg)
http://img152.imagevenue.com/loc278/th_18678_0002.jpg (http://img152.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc278&image=18678_0002.jpg)
http://img145.imagevenue.com/loc129/th_18685_0003.jpg (http://img145.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc129&image=18685_0003.jpg)
http://img14.imagevenue.com/loc138/th_18692_0004.jpg (http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc138&image=18692_0004.jpg)
http://img14.imagevenue.com/loc48/th_18920_0005.jpg (http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc48&image=18920_0005.jpg)
http://img109.imagevenue.com/loc119/th_18926_0006.jpg (http://img109.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc119&image=18926_0006.jpg)
http://img132.imagevenue.com/loc79/th_18935_0007.jpg (http://img132.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc79&image=18935_0007.jpg)
http://img125.imagevenue.com/loc89/th_18942_0008.jpg (http://img125.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc89&image=18942_0008.jpg)
http://img11.imagevenue.com/loc188/th_18950_0009.jpg (http://img11.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc188&image=18950_0009.jpg)
http://img128.imagevenue.com/loc296/th_19015_0011.jpg (http://img128.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc296&image=19015_0011.jpg)

hope you like them!

cheers,

the Crusader TW Saff

KonstantinosXI
05-14-2006, 20:27
We prepared something for you:thumbsup:

Norman heavy Knights

https://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9743/cavalieri7qv.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
05-25-2006, 17:52
Even if now we are focusing on other aspects of the mod i'll post this Venetian knight

https://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8079/cavalieri37oe.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

methoz
05-25-2006, 19:09
oh my god..loks great,nice, pretty:laugh4:
i need demo/beta :idea2:

Patricius
05-25-2006, 22:03
That looks superb.

IrishArmenian
05-26-2006, 06:21
Oh yay! Cilician Armenians! Good job, proper stuff!

KonstantinosXI
05-26-2006, 18:22
thanks

byzantine and jerusalem infantry UI

https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4472/ui3gl.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

methoz
05-26-2006, 19:08
ooooh my god...fantastic
Jerusalem units...nice nice
other units too

KonstantinosXI
05-26-2006, 19:36
tomorrow i'll post the ui for the 3 militant orders infantries

KonstantinosXI
05-28-2006, 11:04
Teutonic,hospitaller and templar infantries

https://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1803/ui22hd.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

methoz
05-28-2006, 11:13
Teutonic,hospitaller and templar infantries

OH MY GOD .... OH MY GOD :2thumbsup: very very nice...i need this mod :idea2:

KonstantinosXI
05-30-2006, 17:52
Hungarian infatry:

https://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7304/ui35tw.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

GiantMonkeyMan
05-30-2006, 20:37
wow! you're really progressing! keep up the great work guys

KonstantinosXI
06-01-2006, 20:15
now we have a small internal beta and here some screens of the byzantine emperor charging some saint sepulcher spearmen:

https://img422.imageshack.us/img422/931/imperatore0sm.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img422.imageshack.us/img422/1579/imperatore21gz.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

hope you like it

KonstantinosXI
06-02-2006, 12:21
Some screens of battle between byzantines and hungarians...look at the greek fire effect...eh eh eh...

https://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3782/fuoco0li.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img160.imageshack.us/img160/9098/fuoco25na.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
06-02-2006, 20:20
the byzantine standard bearer

https://img330.imageshack.us/img330/2545/demetrio9dg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
06-07-2006, 18:56
i have a small update...

the new horse for the hugnarian dragon knights,feudal knights and for the royal cavalry of the knigdom of jerusalem:

https://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6715/cavdrago4ey.th.jpg (https://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavdrago4ey.jpg)

https://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8043/cavfeudali9wi.th.jpg (https://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavfeudali9wi.jpg)

https://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6855/cavreali8ny.th.jpg (https://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavreali8ny.jpg)


and shot from a WIP of the main menu:

https://img350.imageshack.us/img350/9928/men1cc.th.jpg (https://img350.imageshack.us/my.php?image=men1cc.jpg)

KonstantinosXI
06-11-2006, 22:52
here another unit: venetian foot knights in game

https://img154.imageshack.us/img154/636/venezia3gk.png

hope you like them

KonstantinosXI
06-14-2006, 10:57
now a norman unit: Feudal men-at-arms

https://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2019/fantinormanni9hh.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

hope you like it,

the Crusader TW staff

KonstantinosXI
06-14-2006, 13:11
Norman Crusader Knight:

https://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6185/cavaliericrociati8pj.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3775/cavaliericrociati21fl.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

KonstantinosXI
06-15-2006, 13:39
another norman unit:

Norman Spearmen:

https://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7729/lanceri6qd.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

hellas1
06-16-2006, 01:00
Yia Sou Kosta!,

Lipon, pote tha vyi to mod?

Hellas1-Yia Sou Thessalia!

KonstantinosXI
06-17-2006, 16:41
we still don't know...anyway we aren't so far away from a release ;)

KonstantinosXI
06-20-2006, 15:01
THE REPUBLIC OF VENICE

TEXTURES: Dragases1453 MODELS: Nikephoros

https://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9362/venezia7ny.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

HISTORY

The first human settlements on the Venice Lagoon islands date back to the 5th and 6th centuries, when the inhabitants from the mainland came to this semi-swamp area to escape the barbaric invasions that followed the fall of the Roman Empire. The populations coming from mainland Venice settled in the lagoon, fighting as hard as they could to survive: little by little this group of pieces of land surrounded by water took on the semblance of a real town, a town that was so unique and special that it would become the only one of its kind in the world. The new inhabitants built several rafts of various sizes, supported by strong wooden poles that were fixed to the underside. The rafts were connected to each other with wooden walkways and houses, buildings and monuments were then built on them.
When Venice had a big enough population to begin to deserve the title of city, it was then annexed to the Byzantine Empire, while maintaining its own independence. In 697, Venice elected its first Doge, giving life to a new government: the Dogado (Maritime Empire). However, the event that finally made Venice’s name in the world took place in 828, when two enterprising Venetian merchants stole the Apostle Mark’s body from Alessandria in Egypt, and secretly transported it to Venice. A huge church, consecrated in 1094, was built to house the remains of the Saint, who then became the patron saint of the city: the Basilica of San Marco.

Since the very beginning, Venice showed strong inclinations towards trade. This increased to the point that at the end of the 11th century, the city set up close trading connections with Byzantium. This was the start of the Republic of Venice, which was finally consecrated in 1202 through the 4th crusade that saw the conquering of Byzantium and then the islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. The eastern city was sacked and the booty was taken to Venice, where it was used to decorate churches and palaces. The four bronze horses that still adorn the main facade of the Basilica of San Marco were also part of that booty.
After the 4th crusade, Venice gained a strong political role due to the fact that it now controlled a large part of the Mediterranean and it also increased its military power and its trading.
The city’s historical rivalry with Genoa exploded under the form of four wars that were fought one after the other until a truce was finally agreed at the end of 1381, when Venice beat Genoa in the famous Battle of Chioggia (1380). Venice then realized that it was necessary for the city to have bases on the mainland too and began to expand towards Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Brescia and Bergamo. Venice’s prestige grew at the same rate as the increase in the land it controlled and was thus given the name of Serenissima. However, danger was round the corner: the Serenissima was so busy expanding on the mainland that it did not realize that the Turks’ power was expanding rapidly, to the point where they took over Constantinople (Byzantium) and some cities on the Greek and Albanian coastlines.

UNITS

INFANTRY


COMMUNAL MILITIA

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2415/miliziavenezia5jg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

The communal society in northern and central Italy gave birth to a kind of war, opposed to the feudal one prevalent in the rest of Europe and in southern Italy, more based on the use of large amounts of citizen infantry, than on the feudal cavalry from the countryside.

The communal militiamen, armed with a bill, a war scythe, a pitchfork or other peasantry weapons, are the weakest soldiers a Commune can deploy, usually used in true campaigns just by newborn cities, or raised with temporally limited garrison duties, or to support a first line of better armed troops.

This seasonal way to wage war, even if sometimes involving vast economical, social, political and prestige interests, usually reduced to a race to some raids, to a few pitch battle (with the possible capture of the enemy Carroccio) and to the siege of the defeated city.

This continuous fight between each Common created in Italy a sense of competition between every city, once master or slave of another one, that still remains a bit. This parochialism and centuries of foreign rule made it difficult for Italy to be unified under one flag until 1861.



GUASTATORI

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2086/guastatori3iu.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

In northern and central Italy, where the semi permanent state of war between different cities created a common way to wage war made of seasonal raids and plunders, the role of infantry and cavalry units trained to devastate the enemy territory is of vital importance, so much that most of the Italian medieval strategy writers advised every commander have in their own armies some units of Guastatori and Scorridori.

Trained infantrymen and cavalrymen protected by leather cuirasses and trained to devastate on the long range, those units can’t hope to hold a battle line for long, but they are expert ambushers, able to master the morphology of every ground they’ll meet, and a cunning general could make them as effective and as useful as any other unit.



SCHERANI

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5043/scheraniven5kl.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

The communal spearmen of the Italian cities are well-paid and well-equipped professional soldiers, organized in bands paid by the city council or the local lord, and deployed like regular troops.

The word “Scherano”, in the years of the XI-XII century still means “soldier belonging to a battle line”, a regular fighter, then. It’s from the repeated raids and razes the soldiers made, that this word started to mean raider, and brigand (the word brigand itself originally meaning “soldier belonging to a brigade”).

Despite their fighting skills, the Scherani lack of discipline and long term hardiness. The absence of a motivation different from the loot makes it possible for them to flee from a battle if it’s not going the way they want.



SERGEANTS

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9731/sergenti4eg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

These fighters proved themselves in battle. The sergeants are equipped as light cavalry or infantry in order to support the powerful Knights charges. Drawn from a lower social class than the knights, they do not maintain the same authority, but they are more effective and better trained than most other men-at-arms.



BELLATORES NAVALES

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8968/bellatoresnavali9td.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6703/bellatoresnavali24qn.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Being a mariner republic, unbreakably bond to the sea and to the strength of its fleet, Venice started developing, from the beginning of its history, corps of infantrymen trained to fight on the sea, protecting the ships from enemy boarding, or boarding the enemy ships themselves. Alternatively, they played a role as naval policemen.
Those Bellatores Navali are the answer the city gave to this necessity during the full medieval. They are armed with heavy two handed axes (that can also be used as polearms) and their body is protected by a light, but not too light, lamellar cuirass, while their head is covered by a barbute, a typical Italian helm developed taking inspiration from the ancient Corinthian helmets.




FOOT KNIGHTS

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5305/cavalieriappiedativenezia4aj.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. The process of being knighted began before adolescence, inside the prospective knight’s own home, where he was taught courtesy and appropriate manners. Around the age of 7 years, he would be sent away to train and serve at a grander household as a page. Here, he would serve as a kind of waiter and personal servant, entertaining and serving food to his elders. He would learn basic hunting and falconry, and also various battle skills such as taking care of, preparing, and riding horses, as well as use of weapons and armor. At about fourteen years of age, the page was assigned to a knight to serve as his personal companion and aide, as a squire. This allowed the squire to observe his master while he was in battle, in order to learn from his techniques. He also acted as a servant to the knight, taking care of his master’s equipment and horse. This was to uphold the knight’s code of Chivalry, which promoted generosity, courtesy, compassion, and most importantly, loyalty. Once the squire had established sufficient mastery of the required skills, he was dubbed a knight. There was no set age for this, but it usually occurred between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one. In the early period, the procedure began with the squire praying into the night. He was then bathed, and in the morning he was dressed in a white shirt, gold tunic, purple cloak, and was knighted by his king or lord. As the Middle Ages progressed, the process changed. The squire was made to vow that he would obey the regulations of chivalry, and never flee from battle. Then women would buckle on his armor. A squire could also be knighted on the battlefield, in which a lord simply struck him on the shoulder and said, “Be thou a knight.” Dismounted Knights on the battlefield are the pinnacle of warrior prowess with man being heavily-armored and well-trained, even without the warhorse for a mount. A knight’s typical weapon is the steel broadsword for hacking at the enemy up close. They are layered in chain-mail, some with crafted, steel plates to protect the vitals. The shield signifies the family or order in Europe, but by ‘Taking on the Cross,’ the knights bear the Holy Cross over their tunics and on their shields. These powerful warriors take on the might of Islam (and sometimes each other) for the Christian faith.



CAVALRY


SCORRIDORI

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/853/scorridoriven4ab.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

In northern and central Italy, where the semi permanent state of war between different cities created a common way to wage war made of seasonal raids and plunders, the role of infantry and cavalry units trained to devastate the enemy territory is of vital importance, so much that most of the Italian medieval strategy writers advised every commander have in their own armies some units of Guastatori and Scorridori.

Trained infantrymen and cavalrymen protected by leather cuirasses and trained to devastate on the long range, those units can’t hope to hold a battle line for long, but they are expert ambushers, able to master the morphology of every ground they’ll meet, and a cunning general could make them as effective and as useful as any other unit.



MOUNTED SERGEANTS

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4894/sergenticavallo7fe.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

These fighters proved themselves in battle. The sergeants are equipped as light cavalry or infantry in order to support the powerful Knights charges. Drawn from a lower social class than the knights, they do not maintain the same authority, but they are more effective and better trained than most other men-at-arms.



MOUNTED CROSSBOWMEN

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2739/balcavallo3ks.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Crossbowmen are effective range units of the European armies. A crossbow consists of a prod, similar in appearance to a bow, mounted on a stock, which has a mechanism to wind and shoot its bolts. These bolts are typically called quarrels, and do not depend upon lift as arrows do. Crossbow bolts must be made to have consistent weights as the mechanical process of engaging a bolt forces a more uniform process than that of using a bow and arrow. The prod ("bow") and stock of a crossbow were made of good hardwood, such as oak or hard maple. The central European bows were rather exotic as they were constructed of inlays as well as specialized woods. The prod is attached to the stock with hemp rope, linen, whipcord, or other strong cording. This cording is called the bridle of the crossbow. This consistent performance was part of what made the crossbow historically a significant force in warfare. Crossbowmen are meant to pierce through enemy armor and flesh at range and ease the way for the knights.



PALADINI

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/729/cavalierivenezia6eb.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

The Italians produce an elite force for protection mainly against other Italians. A paladin is the prototypical "knight in shining armor," a hero of sterling character and courage, who rights wrongs and defends the weak and oppressed. The word comes from the Latin word palatinus ("attached to the palace") - compare palatine. The original paladins of legend appeared as the Twelve Peers of the Chanson de Roland and of the other chansons de geste and romances that told of the legendary court of King Charlemagne.



SKIRMISH


ARCHERS

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9535/itarceri7cb.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Archers are rightly feared for the casualties they can inflict, but they are vulnerable in hand-to-hand combat.\n\nThey are drawn from the peasant classes of all societies, as these are the people who need to be skilled hunters in order to survive. Learning to use a bow well is something that takes a lifetime and constant practice, and putting food on the table provides good practice.\n\nThey are best used to weaken enemy formations, or placed in a spot where they can retreat and find protection from other troops.



CROSSBOWMEN

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3088/balestrieri9pa.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Crossbowmen are effective range units of the European armies. A crossbow consists of a prod, similar in appearance to a bow, mounted on a stock, which has a mechanism to wind and shoot its bolts. These bolts are typically called quarrels, and do not depend upon lift as arrows do. Crossbow bolts must be made to have consistent weights as the mechanical process of engaging a bolt forces a more uniform process than that of using a bow and arrow. The prod ("bow") and stock of a crossbow were made of good hardwood, such as oak or hard maple. The central European bows were rather exotic as they were constructed of inlays as well as specialized woods. The prod is attached to the stock with hemp rope, linen, whipcord, or other strong cording. This cording is called the bridle of the crossbow. This consistent performance was part of what made the crossbow historically a significant force in warfare. Crossbowmen are meant to pierce through enemy armor and flesh at range and ease the way for the knights.



"CHIOZZOTTI" CROSSBOWMEN

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8182/arbalestrieri7ox.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9262/arbalestrieri20kl.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

The crossbowmen from Chioggia (clugienses according to the Latin name of the city) are armed like normal heavy crossbowmen (even if some historian say they wore salt padded armours) and represent the direct opponents of the more famous Genoese crossbowmen, so much that when the Genoese army penetrated inside the Venetian hinterland, in 1380, its march was stopped by the villagers of this small town, 1.5 miles far from Venice, sparing the Most Serene from a long and frustrating siege.




REGIONAL TROOPS


DALMATIAN SPEARMEN

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2345/lanceridalmati9je.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1064/lanceridalmati26pz.jpg (https://imageshack.us)



DALMATIAN MEN-AT-ARMS

https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4291/dalmati6zh.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


hope you enjoied this preview,

the Crusader TW team

KonstantinosXI
07-02-2006, 11:25
Symbols made by dragases1453


CATHOLIC FACTIONS


COUNTY OF EDESSA:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3351/edessa6pg.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=edessa6pg.jpg)

COUNTY OF TRIPOLI:

https://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2440/tripoli1ga.th.jpg (https://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tripoli1ga.jpg)

HOSPITALLER ORDER:

https://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2852/ospitalieri3rn.th.jpg (https://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ospitalieri3rn.jpg)

KINGDOM OF HUNGARY:

https://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1081/ungheria2ti.th.jpg (https://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ungheria2ti.jpg)

KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM:

https://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1169/gerusalemme3iw.th.jpg (https://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gerusalemme3iw.jpg)

NORMAN KINGDOM OF SICILY:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3940/sicilia9uk.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sicilia9uk.jpg)

PAPACY:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8584/papato7sb.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=papato7sb.jpg)

PRINCIPALITY OF ANTIOCH:

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/1565/antiochia1ss.th.jpg (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=antiochia1ss.jpg)

REPUBLIC OF GENUA:

https://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3036/genova5wo.th.jpg (https://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=genova5wo.jpg)

REPUBLIC OF VENICE:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/4700/venezia7rd.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=venezia7rd.jpg)

TEMPLAR ORDER:

https://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3410/templari3tv.th.jpg (https://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=templari3tv.jpg)

TEUTONIC ORDER:

https://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5777/teutonici4cm.th.jpg (https://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=teutonici4cm.jpg)




ORTHODOX FACTIONS


BYZANTINE EMPIRE:

https://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2109/bisanzio37th.th.jpg (https://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bisanzio37th.jpg)

KINGDOM OF THE ARMENIAN CILICIA:

https://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7426/armeniacilicia6rw.th.jpg (https://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=armeniacilicia6rw.jpg)




MUSLIM FACTIONS


ATABEG OF ALEPPO AND MOSUL:

https://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5849/atabeg1sl.th.jpg (https://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=atabeg1sl.jpg)

EMIR OF DAMASCUS:

https://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2903/damasco9vw.th.jpg (https://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=damasco9vw.jpg)

FATIMID CALIPHATE:

https://img134.imageshack.us/img134/9513/fatimidi9jt.th.jpg (https://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fatimidi9jt.jpg)

SELJUK SULTANATE OF ICONIUM:

https://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5105/seljuk4wx.th.jpg (https://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=seljuk4wx.jpg)

ZIRITE SULTANATE:

https://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6220/ziriti0ed.th.jpg (https://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ziriti0ed.jpg)

KonstantinosXI
07-07-2006, 16:15
ok a new screenshot

The Teutonic Grandmaster fighting against an incredible numebr of Daylami spearmen; maybe he was saying to his bretherns:" Fight for God and the King of Jerusalem and me i'll fight for all of you!"

https://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8919/forgodandthekingofjerusalem1bt.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

GiantMonkeyMan
07-07-2006, 21:27
good work dragases... keep it up mate :thumbsup:

KonstantinosXI
07-10-2006, 16:01
double post...

KonstantinosXI
07-10-2006, 16:01
THE TEMPLAR ORDER

TEXTURES: Dragases1453 (knights templar by Shogo) MODELS: Nikephoros 2DARTS:Dragases1453 and Kaweh K.

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3426/templari7nn.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


HISTORY

The order was founded around 1118 by French knights Hughes de Payens, a veteran of the First Crusade, and Godfrey de St Omer for the protection of pilgrims on the road from Jaffa and Jerusalem. At first, the knights, being nine in number, relied on gifts and cast-offs. As a result they were originally known as the Poor Knights of Christ. King Baldwin II of Jerusalem gave them a headquarters on the Temple Mount, above what was believed to be the ruins of the Temple of Solomon. It was from this location that the Order took its name of Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon.
The Order grew rapidly because of support from key church leaders such as Bernard de Clairvaux, and was exempt from all authority except that of the Pope. Because of this official sanction, the order received massive donations of money, land, and noble-born sons from families across Europe, who were encouraged to donate support as their way of assisting with the fight in the Holy Land. Templar Knights also fought alongside King Louis VII of France, King Richard I of England, and in battles in Spain and Portugal.
Though the primary mission of the Order was a military one, only a small percentage of its members were actually at the front lines, while many others were involved in developing a financial infrastructure to support the warrior branch. The Order also innovated ways of generating letters of credit for pilgrims who were journeying to the Holy Land, which involved pilgrims depositing their valuables with the Order before setting off on the journey. This may have been the first form of checking put into use. From this mixture of donations and shrewd business dealing during the 12th and 13th centuries the Order acquired large tracts of land both in Europe and the Middle East, built churches and castles, bought farms and vineyards, was involved in manufacturing, import and export, had its own fleet of ships, and for a time even owned the entire island of Cyprus.
After Jerusalem was lost to Saladin in the late 1100s, the Crusades gradually wound down and European support for the Order began to falter. In the early 1300s, King Philip IV of France (ironically, also known as "Philip the Fair") was in desperate need of money to continue his war with the English. On Friday, October 13, 1307 (a date possibly linked to the origin of the Friday the 13th legend), Philip had all French Templars simultaneously arrested, charged with numerous heresies, and tortured by French authorities nominally under the Inquisition until they "confessed". This action released Phillip from his obligation to repay huge loans from the Templars and justified his looting of Templar treasuries. In 1312 due to public opinion and scandal, and under pressure from King Philip (who had been responsible for maneuvering Pope Clement V into the Vatican), Clement officially disbanded the Order at the Council of Vienne, despite the Council's wish to sustain the Order. Even though all their lands were supposed to be turned over to the Hospitallers, Phillip retained a great deal of the Templar assets in France. Some other European leaders followed suit in an effort to reduce the amount of Church-owned lands and property. In 1314 three Templar leaders, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were burned alive at the stake by French authorities after publicly renouncing any guilt.

Remaining Templars around Europe, having been arrested and tried under the Papal investigation (with virtually none convicted), were either absorbed into other military orders such as the Order of Christ and the Knights Hospitaller or contemplative Benedictine or Augustinian orders; returned to the secular life with pension; and in some cases possibly fled to other territories outside of Papal control such as England and excommunicated Scotland. But questions still remain as to what happened to the few hundreds of Templars across Europe, or to the imaginary fleet of Templar ships which, according to novels like 'Holy Blood and Holy Grail' vanished from La Rochelle on October 13, 1307. Also, the extensive archive of the Templars, with detailed records of all of their business holdings and financial transactions, was never found, though it is unknown whether it was destroyed, or moved to another location, or, as is most likley, never existed in the first place.

In modern times, it is the Roman Catholic Church's position that the persecution was unjust; that there was nothing inherently wrong with the Order or its Rule; and that the Pope at the time was severely pressured into suppressing them by the magnitude of the public scandal and the dominating influence of King Philip IV.



UNITS

INFANTRY

SQUIRES

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1020/tempadepti5kj.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


SERGEANTS

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5299/tempsergentipiedi4ic.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


FOOT BRETHRENS

https://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7491/tempfantispada3js.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


SENIOR BROTHERS IN ARMS

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2504/tempsenior6yk.jpg (https://imageshack.us)




CAVALRY

TURCOPOLES

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6523/tempturcopoli4el.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


MOUNTED SERGEANTS

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4811/tempsergenti4yz.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


KNIGHT BRETHRENS

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2373/tempcavalieri8ue.jpg (https://imageshack.us)



SKIRMISH

ARCHERS

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2038/temparceri0aw.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


CROSSBOWMEN

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6392/tempbalestrieri9bg.jpg (https://imageshack.us)



ARTILLERY

BALLISTAS

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7742/tempballiste5xe.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


CATAPULTS

https://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8599/tempcatapulte5pu.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


TREBUCHETS

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4223/temptrabucchi9op.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

hope you liked it,

the Crusader TW team

Ciaran
07-10-2006, 18:16
Like? I love it.
Those trebuchets are great!
Not perfect, and I suppose not exactly what you had in mind, but considering the constraits you did make the best of it :2thumbsup:

beauchamp
07-10-2006, 18:43
Salam Aleikum
Awsome work! Will their be an opportunity to play as Saladin and the Ayyubids?

KonstantinosXI
07-10-2006, 18:50
Yes there will be 5 muslim factions: teh fatimid caliphate, the seljuk turks of Rum, the atabey of aleppo and mosul, the emir of damascus and the zirid sultanate....

anyway i suggest you to look here for more informations: www.crtw-mod.com

KonstantinosXI
07-12-2006, 12:42
Ok here the hungarian General...hope you like him, and try to say who is he? i mean his face is teh one of an important easter-european historical ruler:thumbsup:

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7820/vlad6iu.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img133.imageshack.us/img133/120/vlad29lj.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/4220/vlad34ss.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6331/mantellodracula3ob.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

professorspatula
07-14-2006, 04:11
Hmm, he looks like one of the Chuckle Brothers:

The Generals!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Chucklevision.JPG

Chuckle Brother:
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/4220/vlad34ss.jpg

(The Chuckle Brothers are childrens entertainers who have been on TV in the UK since it feels like forever).


Good stuff though.

Subedei
07-14-2006, 08:16
My guess: Vlad Draculae....If so: Is he able to turn himself into a bat & fly around on the battlefield or get extra moving points on the map that way?!?

KonstantinosXI
07-14-2006, 08:38
eh eh..he's not a chuckle brother:2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:

anyway yes he's Vlad Drakulya but he can't turn in a bat and fly:laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:

Ciaran
07-14-2006, 11:09
I had guessed it was Vlad Tepes as well, the fact that he´s the Hungarian general model and the face give it away clearly.

KonstantinosXI
07-14-2006, 15:59
New screen sof the map:

Credits to =pretorian=

ANATOLIA

https://img114.imageshack.us/img114/618/turkey6ak.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img68.imageshack.us/img68/9144/turkey21az.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img459.imageshack.us/img459/7361/turkey30ig.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img128.imageshack.us/img128/2346/turkey44lr.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

caius britannicus
07-14-2006, 16:07
Your heights are gonna seriously screw up the battle map. All those little bumps every where will map the battle maps have massive cliffs everywhere. THis is something RTR 7.0 ran into and told me to watch out for when I made a map for The Crusades. You should definitly adjust your heights.

KonstantinosXI
07-14-2006, 16:10
all those small heights make the battlemap with small hills that are very nice to play...not those big mountains you see in rtw vanilla in which the units are quite parallel to the ground...anyway thanks for teh suggestion,we'll test it a lot and see if there will be problems;)

caius britannicus
07-14-2006, 16:20
So you have or you haven't tested it with the heights you currently have? You can't create rolling hills using the heights from the strategy map. I believe Muizer showed this in a thread on the TWC. If I can find it I will link it for you.

KonstantinosXI
07-14-2006, 16:28
I tested it in 3 battles in 3 different places of the map, and with these low mountains, in teh battlemap there aren't problems and there are small hills on which you can wait for an enemy assault, sure that the small rise will tire your enemy.

Anyway i made a screen

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5294/passomont5rg5tn.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

as you can see in the battlemap even if you fought in the mountains there aren't big slopes but some realistic ones and the big ones are only off the battlemap

https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4417/passomont23ap8il.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

the white stripe would be the slope with the normal mountains of the Vanilla map and of most of the others; as you can see there would be a big slope also in teh battlemap but with the low mountains we've done the big slopes are only out of it( black stripe)...

hope you understood, even if my english isn't so good

KonstantinosXI
08-27-2006, 09:51
Here again some screens

Some Venetians units in game...

Noble Foot Knights

https://img219.imageshack.us/img219/133/sfondo6ey8.th.jpg (https://img219.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sfondo6ey8.jpg)

"Chiozzotti" crossbowmen

https://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8472/sfondo7xl7.th.jpg (https://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sfondo7xl7.jpg)

Scherani

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5282/sfondo8ti1.th.jpg (https://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sfondo8ti1.jpg)

KonstantinosXI
08-31-2006, 08:24
Crusader TW battlepack will be released on Sunday the 3rd of September.

Ciaran
08-31-2006, 15:26
You just made my day :2thumbsup:
I look forward to it.

KonstantinosXI
09-03-2006, 08:53
Go here to download the mod: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1181861#post1181861