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Teutonic Knight
10-28-2002, 00:34
just wondering what dictates when your emblem will be on your soldiers' shields or not? sometimes they are and sometimes they're not? Is it because they're with a prince or a king or prince? Anybody know what dictates this?
Jaret
10-28-2002, 00:36
I belive it depends how lazy (or not) the devs have been while modelling the graphics for the units http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif .
muffinman14
10-28-2002, 01:02
lol jaret
Teutonic Knight
10-28-2002, 01:09
seriously no one knows?
Wellington
10-28-2002, 01:58
The criteria is "any western European elite unit that would have had an 'heraldic' design on the shields, and were avalable during the 'heraldic/chivalric' age". No Orthadox or Muslim faction units are included.

CA have determined which units these are -

All 4 Order foot and all 4 Order Knights units, and TeutonicSergeants have a 'shield transfer' representing their Order.

Other units, that have 'shield transfer' representing their 'national flag/emblem' are -

Gendarmes
ChivalricKnights
ChivalricMenAtArms
ChivalricSergeants
FeudalFootKnights
FeudalMenAtArms
FeudalSergeants
GothicSergeants
MountedSergeants
HighRoyalKnights


The units that have 'shield transfers' (emblem) are all hard coded into the MTW.

You can change the transfer to another design (eg: create an Heraldic design for a specific units 'shield transfer') or remove it for any unit/faction combination.

You cannot create new 'shield transfers' for units that don't currently have one.
muffinman14
10-28-2002, 01:59
Geez didnt u know that, get with the picture.
muffinman14
10-28-2002, 02:07
sorry for posting an annoying joke
Teutonic Knight
10-28-2002, 02:07
sorry if im too stupid to understand what you're saying but... Those units that you list sometimes have just a plain shield and sometimes an emblem what dictates if they have one or not (sorry if I'm just repeating the question)
Wellington
10-28-2002, 03:56
Quote Originally posted by Teutonic Knight:
sorry if im too stupid to understand what you're saying but... Those units that you list sometimes have just a plain shield [/QUOTE]

No they dont - unless you've modded your game.

Create A Historical Battle (eg: copy the Bannockburn one), define all 19 units above on either side, start the battle. pause the game and check EVERY shield!

[/QUOTE]Originally posted by Teutonic Knight:and sometimes an emblem what dictates if they have one or not (sorry if I'm just repeating the question)[/QUOTE]

What is an 'emblem'. I've no idea what your trying to say here.