EB NEWS - Friday, April 15

**Sheep** · 04-15-2005, 22:01

Originally Posted by Colovion

I had no idea that that wall even existed! This is what I like to see.

Me either! There is a giant wall somewhere that nobody ever told me about? Sheesh. Consider my mind blown.

Brilliant work on everything today guys, but I especially liked the unit descriptions. I drool over screenshots like everyone else, but I do appreciate getting to learn a little bit more than the usual one sentence about the units.

I HOPE you don't mind a little grammatical nitpicking (especially from someone with less-than-perfect grammar himself) but I think this:

"Once the initial force of a missile weapon is dissipated it falls away harmlessly, once the initial force of a melee weapon is dissipated its user pushes harder!"

...should maybe read something like:

"Once the initial force of a missile weapon is dissipated, it falls away harmlessly; once the initial force of a melee weapon is dissipated, its user pushes harder!"

Or something like that, to break up the text a little and make it sound more like someone would say it. Too bad you can't put italics in there.

So I guess this means you're not going to translate all the unit descriptions into their native language too?

**Urnamma** · 04-15-2005, 22:13

Very good (although more pics would've been nice )

Sure. :cool

I'll leave you to figure out what they are.

**Simetrical** · 04-15-2005, 22:40

Those warhammers look pretty awesome.

-Simetrical

**Drake22** · 04-16-2005, 03:41

those bottem guys look like some sort of macedonian pike phalenyx (however its spelled)

**runes** · 04-16-2005, 06:47

i'm curious as to the accuracy of a dedicated unit of hammer-wielders, yea we all know you guys have this nailed for accuracy, but it seems fairly fairytale to me. fill me in!

**Sheep** · 04-16-2005, 07:31

Originally Posted by runes

i'm curious as to the accuracy of a dedicated unit of hammer-wielders, yea we all know you guys have this nailed for accuracy, but it seems fairly fairytale to me. fill me in!

See here (first post):

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...1&page=2&pp=30

**runes** · 04-16-2005, 07:35

interesting, but i'm still curious as to the historical relevancy.

i'm assuming more license is taken on some of the other factions, as less is know about them.

but what can you tell me about actual hammer-wielders as a unit?

**Idomeneas** · 04-16-2005, 07:48

Great work as always. I see you have Boiotian helmets, wich is basically a cavalry helmet, for ekdromoi. Why is that? maybe a thracian or attic helmet type would be more proper. After all they were just hoplites stripped of body armour.

Oh! and what about spartans? could you show us some pics of them? Im really looking forward to see them