the sabaean and Thureophoroi mod.

[Ibrahim]

Hi,

this is my first, pathetc attempt at minimodding EB, I decided to mod the sabaeans and the hellenistic Thureophoroi units. they are not installed in folder order, mostly because I want to have people to have the option of modding one, the other, or both.

installations:

a-download it

b-extract the files-they will all be in a folder (do NOT install this on the EB datafolder)

c-pick and choose what you want . just rememeber, if you are changing the arabians, replace not jut the models, but the sp an mp EDU files.

here are the features:

1-sabaeans: javelins are taken off the arabian nomadic units and cavalry; only the ethiopeians and the royal guard still have them. the EDU's for sp and mp are modified for them only. the red sea axemen have their shields UV'd to a buckler/caetra size, and the heavy cavalry no longer have helmets, but turbans (though it isn't a perfect redition).

2-Thureophoroi: the thureophoroi retain the same stats as before, so the EDU changes do not apply to it. the only change was a change to the texture (not model), removing the unit's armor. so basically the thureophoroi are all in tunics sine armor (helmet EDIT: and greaves however is on them). EDIT: Pontos' thureophoroi were left out

yes, I did back up the thureophoroi, but I did not do so for the Arabians, so please, please, backup the Arabian models and textures.


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X83I8F3F



that's the link. as to why I did it: I felt bored one day, and was randomly reading a post by one of the members, and figured: "y'know, he has a point". his point led to the above minimod.

I hope you all enjoy.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Arche Seleukeia:



Ptolemaioi:


Makedonia:


Epeiros:


Baktria:


Greeks:





I'm too lazy to show the other arabians-besides, All I did was change the weapons and stats a bit. no, they are not over powered or anything.

hopefully in the near (or not so near future), I'll refine and add whatever was left out.

[Dutchhoplite]

Pics of the units, perhaps :)

[Ibrahim]

Pics of the units, perhaps :)

Aw heck!!

you have a point. I'll be back in about an hour.

[Watchman]

Geeks:
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...might want to fix that typo.

[Ibrahim]

...might want to fix that typo.

I went ahead and looked, and I don't see any issues.

so, how did you like it? do they look good in EB?

[Watchman]

I went ahead and looked, and I don't see any issues.

That... would be a new way of trolling the Graecophiles, yes.

[Moros]

Why would you give sabaean turbands, and remove javelins from nomad arabians?
Most sabaeans are depicted either bare headed. Javelins are one of the oldest weapons around, and far spread too. It's a weapon known throughout the whole EB map, wierd that they wouldn't know about it in Arabia, no? Petroglyphs have shown cavalrymen with what likely are javelins.

One example (there are more):


Actually if there were javelins to be removed, my bet would be on the King's elite.

[Ibrahim]

Why would you give sabaean turbands, and remove javelins from nomad arabians?
Most sabaeans are depicted either bare headed.

true, but I gave them turbans because there are indeed other depictions that show what appears to be an arabian style turban-its called a 3amaamah in arabic. besides, I have difficulty depicting bareheadedness with the models I have. however, I do hope to have bareheaded versions in the future. In fact, I might have to model the units from scratch, but until then, that's all there is

Javelins are one of the oldest weapons around, and far spread too. It's a weapon known throughout the whole EB map, wierd that they wouldn't know about it in Arabia, no? Petroglyphs have shown cavalrymen with what likely are javelins..

of course they knew about it-its just that they weren't big on javelins. the only records I know of about javelins in Arabia are as officer status weapons, or in use by yemenis in the post himyar era of south arabian history (post 525 AD). otherwise, its described as a mostly "foreign" weapon, with ethiopeians being the most documented users. if javelins were used, they were a minority in an otherwise spear dominated people.

One example (there are more):

as for that spear, its more likely just that-a spear. it could easily have been a lance or spear used overhand as it is a javelin, so this petroglyphs can't really be regarded as evidence of one or the other. this, with what was written regarding arabians by strabo (the roman expidition to saba), the pre-islamic poems, etc, convince me that javelins weren't particularly common. (don't you wish they drew better than that?)

Actually if there were javelins to be removed, my bet would be on the King's elite.

true, but the guards share a model with another unit, so I'm stuck with this model (and weaponry) till furthur notice.