They were used by some german, celtic tribes and by the dacians ... So they may as well be in RTW? What do you think? I thought that since hounds will be in, why not faulcons?
They were used by some german, celtic tribes and by the dacians ... So they may as well be in RTW? What do you think? I thought that since hounds will be in, why not faulcons?
Elephants... falcons... burning pigs...
It's beginning to sound more and more like Zoo Tycoon
But seriously *tries very hard*: if it's historically accurate, yes Bring it on
Sounds cool as well.
"You have the insanity... of a manatee."
I think it would cause unnecessary strain on the developers to include something like this. Was it really used enough to be implemented in RTW? I'm not exactly an expert on he subject, so I ask some of the more historically astute people to tell me, was it a major factor in any battles?
Barring elephants i sincerely hope wardogs and flaming pigs are it as far as unorthodox bestial units are concerned. I'll take a pass on falcons, hawks, eagles, poo filled pigeons and laden swallows thank you very much.
Regarding elephants the simple presence of torches issued to skirmishers and men in the front lines should be enough to lessen the potential disaster created by charging elephants.
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When they go to Aztec Total War I want to see the still beating hearts ripped out of prisoners , and clay pots filled with bees and hornets instead of naptha bombs
(edited 'cos my typing really sucks!
What next...horse riding Kangaroos...homing sparrows
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Hey, if we get the falcons, I sure as hell want my Kangaroo Cavalry
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Yeah, kangaroos wearing boxing gloves, great...
But if they do include they war-falcons, we would actually have an air-force in total war... wow
Maybe they can also include the war-pigeons, you know, as fighter bombers
"You have the insanity... of a manatee."
Don't laugh about the sparrows
There's a couple of cases attested to where a beseiging general noticed sparrows flying out of cities in the morning to feed, then back in the evening - then capturing lots of them, tied burning string to them & set them free to head off home and set fire to the thatched roofs they were nesting in
mmmmm Fried Sparrow ..sounds tasty
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Ok, not a good ideea ... Anyway, my sugesstion was mostly based on legends and stuff, so I posted this more for fun than for really wanting them in the game
Well, I had some fun, so you succeeded
"You have the insanity... of a manatee."
Cheers and free drinks on me
Thanks m8
But I've just seen the clip on ign, so now there's also war-dogs included It gets better every day
War-dogs laying -uhm- "mine"-fields
"You have the insanity... of a manatee."
Well, the germans were sending pigs over minefields
No, you got that wrong the Germans were pi... never mind... Just kidding
"You have the insanity... of a manatee."
Yeah Infected Cows Biological warfare WMD Catapulting them inside castle walls could increase the rate defenders died at during a siege.
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I think everyones been watching to much Monty Python and the Holy Grail
We.. are the knights whooo ..sayyy .. NEE
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
I used to love doing that in Stronghold.Originally Posted by [b
I just read a very intresting book about the use of eagles in the american civil war. In McClellan's Penisular Campaign between April-June 1892 Northern officers commented on the extensive use of Rebel spotter ballons being used outside Richmond. Gustavus Smith (at the time General Johnstons second in command) commented that specially trained eagles should be trained to fly upto the ballons and tear at them with the claws. After reading that reference i tryed to find some evidence that shows if they were actually used or not. Still not found anything yet
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
-Sun Tzu, the Art of War
well, if you find anything, let us know
African or European swallows? Please be more precise in your posts, or this whole discussion becomes ridiculous.Originally Posted by [b
Thank you.
I don't know that...ARGH Ahh, Python... I hope CA put some Brian references in Rome.Originally Posted by [b
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"Handsome features, rugged exteriors, intellectual chick magnets, we're pretty much twins."-Beirut
"Rhy, where's your helicopter now? Where's your ******* helicopter now?"-Mephistopheles.
ROFL, yes we need clarification for CA to implement it correctly.Originally Posted by [b
I have a WWII game that uses dolphins to locate sea contact mines. Also has anyone else heard about Patton using termites to diffuse the German shoe box land mines? I'm still looking for the book I read it in, I think it was Janes Fighting Animals.
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How about having Suicide Squads that run up to the enemy and then stab themselves?
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IIRC Sicilian....;)Originally Posted by [b
well.. what about a Trojan Bunny?
(yes i know it didnt work)
maybe you could chose betwen animals, e.x Trojan Cow, Horse , Pig and the godlike Bunny?
Glihihihi... this thread is hilarious... I mean LMAO, really LMAO, man... I think it’s useless now to tell anybody about the vipers Dacians threw over their enemies? Okay, sorry... glihihihi... Tzepes
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Yup, useless, even if it's more than true
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