War Elephants...Super Huge or Regular sized? [Archive]

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Metal Storm

11-27-2003, 04:11

To get the war elephants as large as they are I not only scaled them up to the Max but also scaled down all the other units. The ratios look good but the men are only 75% of what they are normally. This appears small to me.

I just wanted to know if that bothers people.

Would you rather have normal sized men with elephants only a little larger than cavalry units.
-- or --
Smaller men 75% of their original with Proportional sized War Elephants.

barocca

11-27-2003, 04:38

i could quite happily live with the men being a little smaller :-)

TheSilverKnight

11-27-2003, 05:00

I don't like the idea of small men.. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

komninos

11-27-2003, 15:06

Though I am very sceptic about Elephant units in MTW I would like to see some small screen shots before I decide.
Elephant units were not α very effective weapon and could also back fire ...
Elephants were mostly used as mobile gun towers and less as attack units. Though huge and powerful they were relatively slow and unwilling in combat. They also had a tendency to flee if scared (something that happened a lot) and then they would devastate the friendly units near them. Carthage elephant drivers had an axe just for this reason.

Metal Storm

11-27-2003, 16:55

Super Huge Sized Preview Here:

http://www.angelfire.com/scifi2/mezzma1970/Elephant.html

Scipio

11-27-2003, 17:02

I think your better off with the big one I mean noone is gonna be roughted by a baby elephant(On my army anyways)

dclare4

11-29-2003, 15:22

Niiiceee...

Clare

dessa14

11-30-2003, 05:14

big elephants means more realistic battles i wouldn't be scared by a horse sized elephant
thanks dessa

Metal Storm

11-30-2003, 08:08

Wow a dead heat 6 & 6 You vote could be the deciding vote

Taillefer

11-30-2003, 18:19

Very worried about the small men coming up against
Elephant droppings - I mean will these be full size ?

We may have to completely revise all previous tactical or tactile concepts

Taillefer.

LeBob

11-30-2003, 21:48

Metal Storm,

I think your elephants are wonderfull
I like them so much that I would like to use them in my Acient China Mod (for the Burmese army). Would it be ok with you and if so could you indicate me how to integrate them in the game (send me an email at cte_fan@yahoo.com)

Thanks and keep up with the wonderfull work.

Lord Le Bob

Antalis::

11-30-2003, 22:11

I don´t think that you should make the units smaler to make only one unit larger.
Hmm, don´t know what the solution could be.
Maybe Wellington knows how to make the elephants larger.

Scipio

11-30-2003, 22:13

a tie again now 8 and 8 just make it bigger Metal Storm

Antalis::

12-02-2003, 09:30

wow, again that the poll has the same result (10 = 10) http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Maybe you should release two different versions http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

Eastside Character

12-02-2003, 10:06

When you make men smaller, all the penants and flags look just too big.
Cant you simply make the elephants bigger without changing the size of men?

Scipio

12-02-2003, 16:36

Quote[/b] ]wow, again that the poll has the same result (10 = 10)

Maybe you should release two different versions

You know thats the best idea Iv heard yet have a choice between the two