Amazon: Total War

[Olaf Blackeyes]

Now THAT is 1337
+1 interwebs for u

Ok and also (get picture of naked Amazon berserks running around being insane)

The Sows of Ares LULZ!

[SubRosa]

Ok and also (get picture of naked Amazon berserks running around being insane)

I actually like that idea. I think a barbarian Naked Fanatic unit in general would be good, maybe with enough clothing to be PG rated, and all covered in tattoos/woad. Sadly I am not an artist, so creating a skin that would work is beyond me.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

AWWW man! PG?

[Spartan198]

PG? PG?! This is blasphemy! This is MADNESS!

[SubRosa]

Sorry guys, this is Amazon Total War, not Playboy Total War.

[SubRosa]

I have been working on a dragon to put on that New Amazonian Spearwoman, and here is what I have come up with.

Option 1


Option 2


Which looks better? I am leaning toward the second one as it is simpler and thusly easier to make out. Once I decided which to go with I will put a black outline around the dragon to make it stand out a bit better.

I have also decided that I want the Spearwomen to be a 3rd tier unit, one that New Amazon can use as the backbone of its infantry throughout the middle and late game, much as Amazonia's Armoured Hoplites do. With that in mind I am going to give them a javelin to throw before engaging in melee, and might change their leggings to a metal greave.

This also means I will need a new infantry unit at 2nd tier. I am thinking of perhaps a Militia Axewoman, with a shield, axe, and little or no armour.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

The first one is MOAR epic!

[John_Longarrow]

SubRosa,

I've been playing with the Amazon mod and I believe you have done a fantastic job! Very enjoyable, and the factions don't seem to be overly powerful. If CA doesn't ask you to help out with one of their projects, they are really going to be missing out!

[luke_liddle]

Those Amazon Berzerkers are amazing. I hope the have the 'scares enemies' attribute due to those impressive masks

[SubRosa]

Thanks guys,

I am thinking of using a different weapon than the double-headed axe, as that is the weapon of the Agema Axes as well. I am not sure what else I might use though. A two-handed sword does not feel right. Or a falx. I know I do not want that spiked club the German Berserkers have.

One thought I had was to use a single-bladed two-handed axe (the kind the German Chosen Axemen have) in each hand. But that idea seems to go to the ridiculous. Two of the normal single-handed axes might work. But I want something big and ominous.

[luke_liddle]

A mace perhaps? or mabey a boar spear

[Olaf Blackeyes]

Do the giant spear

[SubRosa]

A spear just does not seem big and ominous enough. Now that big spiked mace that Sauron had in the battle of the Last Alliance between Elves and Men would be good. But I do not have one of those. I am going to try two falxes or two rhomphaias and see how that looks.


Weapon aside, the berserkers are coming along. I have not had any luck with the raven mask, so it looks like the one they have now will stay. However, I did finally get the vertices of the bearskin weighted properly, so now it sticks to all the right parts of her. Almost done.