Spear or sword?

[Old_King_Coal]

I'm having some difficulty deciding how to arm the Thespian Hoplites. Should they have swords? or should they be the standard hoplite with a 7-foot spear?

here are two images to aid your decision:

https://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9807/thespysword.jpg

https://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1644/thespyspear.jpg

[tenerife_boy]

swordsmen

[Spartan198]

I say spear.

[tenerife_boy]

thinking about it, the best option is a combo between spear and sword...but not that too long spear!!!it would be better one a little bit short

[Old_King_Coal]

hm, i guess a combo would be cool, although that is the accurate length gor the dora.

Also, do you think they should be mercenaries or not?

[tenerife_boy]

well, it depends if you are going to include the city of Thespia or not...;)

PD:why I can´t vote on this post? :(

[Old_King_Coal]

well thespia is going in, and i dunno why not...

[tenerife_boy]

ok so I suggest the combo, one quest: did you take these thespians from kla´s skin pack? cause I remember from his first pack that the spears were like this.

I recommend you to reduce their sizes

[Old_King_Coal]

Well i'veshortened th spear (from an old rtw model) and reworked the shield and cloak:

https://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6085/thespians3ds.jpg
By foozlethegreat (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/foozlethegreat) at 2009-11-24

[gollum]

Voted sword, probably ahistorical but looks cooler somehow.

:bow:

[tenerife_boy]

Old_King_Coal congrats. this version is better than the other one but...put the overhand spear animation.