Amazon: Total War

**SubRosa** · 11-30-2008, 09:46

Thank you Spartan.

I never really noticed that I was using compound rather than composite. I will put changing that on my to do list.

I know about the Hoplite's shield appearing round from the back. I do not have an eta on when I will fix that, if ever. The trouble is that the shield model is circular, and while the UVW Map for the front face is a complete circle, the UVW for the back is only a little pie-shaped wedge. So I cannot make the back appear to have the cutouts that the front does. At least not until I get better at using 3ds Max...

Cheats work for Neo Themiskyra, you just need to use the name NeoThemiskyra. That is the internal name of the city.

New Amazonia is going to become an emergent rebel faction shadowing Amazonia, so need to keep their unit rosters identical. At least that is my plan now. I will not be implementing that until version 2.4 (I am currently working on 2.3, so it will be a while yet). After I do I am going to see how that works out. If I do not like it and put them back to being a regular faction I do plan to make some changes to the New Amazonian unit roster. Basically to make them more "barbaric" in flavour, giving them a Warband rather than Militia Hoplites, etc...

**Spartan198** · 11-30-2008, 10:20

Another thing you could do with the BI version is to give some units the shield_wall and schiltrom abilities.

And also, I know historical accuracy isn't your aim here, but Roman triarii historically fought in phalanx formation.

**SubRosa** · 11-30-2008, 18:51

That is also on my To Do list.

**SubRosa** · 12-02-2008, 01:36

I finished the last of the horde units.

The Gorgon Horde

Horde Spearmen

Horde Axewomen

Horde Archers

Horde Cavalry

Horde Horse Archers

The Barbarian Hordes (Germania and Gaul)

Horde Spearmen

Horde Skirmishers

Horde Horsemen

Horde Archers

Horde Chosen Axemen (Germania Only)

Horde Chosen Swordsmen (Gaul Only)

The Steppe Hordes (Scythia and Sarmatia)

Horde Spearman

Horde Chosen Swordsman (Scythia Only)

Horde Virgin Archer

Horde Lancer

Horde Chosen Lancer

Horde Horse Archer

Horde Virgin Horse Archer

The Eastern Horde (Parthia)

Horde Spearmen

Horde Archers

Horde Horse Archers

Horde Elite Horse Archers

Horde Lancers

Horde Elite Lancers

Now I just have to finish tweaking the number of units each faction's hordes receive. Then I was thinking of creating some new female Celtic units, tweaking the German and Amazon two-handed axe units by giving them a shield across their backs, making the Gorgons start as an emergent horde, and creating a provincial campaign for them so they can be played normally. Then 2.3 will be ready to release.