The Age of Mankind: Total War

[Lonely Soldier]

richyg13 - Its good to know the limit on religions - but unfortunate there is one!

i know im not in charge of the mod's direction

I still value your input though! And yes we could certainly focus on Europe's early ages, as BI provides so much in this regard. Ideally I would like to release everything we've got as a sort of teaser version, using the factions already present if necessary - but I can see the problems with that. My only problem with a European demo is that it doesn't really show off much if we basically just use the early eras (iron and steel ages). If we were to release a European demo we should probably have the religions in place, and have one or two age shifts complete. We should consider this a little more before making a decision.

Draft Religion and Religious Structures List:
Judaism (too minor in the scheme of things? Perhaps orthodox christianity as well?)
-Cynagogue (others too, I'll need to research this)

Christianity (see BI for buildings)
-Chapel
-Church
-Cathedral
-Monastery (as an add-on?)

Islam (not sure on the structures. Islam emerged around 600CE, not sure if we can do that.

Hinduism (I'll find Indian names for structures)
-Shrine
-Temple

Animism (belief in spirit animal gaurdians and things. I think this is primarily North American)?

Buddhism
-Shrine
-Temple
-etc.

Mesoamerican Religion
-Shrine
-Temple
-Temple Pyramid
-Great Temple Pyramid

Celto-Germanic Religion
-Sacred groves and such

Two more slots.

Unit Descriptions
Mesoamerican Spearman - These warriors are lightly armed and armoured, their main function being to repel an enemy charge, not to engage in direct melee. They are most effective when tightly packed together so they can present a solid wall of spears. They do not carry shields and wear nothing but a loin cloth so they are extremely vulnerable when outclassed, as they almost always will be.

Bowmen of Tlaxcala - These Tlaxcalan subjects of the Mesoamerican Alliance are armed with bows and are quite richly armoured. Their arrowheads are edged in volcanic glass and their bows are strong. These archers are experienced and only the finest will serve in an Alliance army.

Elite Warriors of Tlaxcala - These are the finest soldiers the client state of Tlaxcala has to offer, wearing a swan head-dress indicative of their wealth and status they go to battle with lightning speed and unmatched prowess. Like most Mesoamericans they carry an obsidion edged war club and a feather coated shield. Many of these warriors would have won their armour for valourous service to Tlaxcala and the Mesoamerican Alliance.