EB - Countdown to Open Beta: Baktria

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 05-14-2005, 01:58

Originally Posted by Big_John

who skinned the elite shock infantry, btw? that skin is simply AMAZING!!!

I did the initial description, Seydlitz did a remarkable concept art rendering, and of course Spartan Warrior did the unit (and helmet), with lots of help from Urnamma at all points along the way. Urnamma did most of the unit descriptions (I think) with lots of help from sharrukin for the non-Hellenic units.

I should also add that Dux Corvanus did the absolutely gorgeous icon.

**Big_John** · 05-14-2005, 02:12

Originally Posted by Teleklos Archelaou

I did the initial description, Seydlitz did a remarkable concept art rendering, and of course Spartan Warrior did the unit (and helmet), with lots of help from Urnamma at all points along the way. Urnamma did most of the unit descriptions (I think) with lots of help from sharrukin for the non-Hellenic units.

I should also add that Dux Corvanus did the absolutely gorgeous icon.

well hot damn, keep it up guys!

**runes** · 05-14-2005, 02:37

what is that (celtic?) unit in the very first screen?

also, it looks great, but i just can't get over those duck helmets on the Agema

**Steppe Merc** · 05-14-2005, 02:59

They are just fighting them.
About those "duch helmets", I thought it was pretty funny to, but it's accurate.

**Sheep** · 05-14-2005, 03:00

Originally Posted by runes

what is that (celtic?) unit in the very first screen?

Apparently an extremely lost bunch of Irishmen.
(https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=46312)

That's what happens when you drink too much with your friends... one minute you're all stumbling across the Irish countryside looking for a convenient tree to urinate on, and before you know it you and your mates have somehow ended up in Baktria going head-to-head with some pikemen wearing ducks on their heads.

(edit: corrected spelling)

**Pycckuu** · 05-14-2005, 03:06

they look great :D

**Acutulus** · 05-14-2005, 03:09

I've never seen a boeotian helmet like that. Could you guys post an example?

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 05-14-2005, 03:26

Originally Posted by Acutulus

I've never seen a boeotian helmet like that. Could you guys post an example?

It's a more conservative version of a strange "Boiotian" helmet (the normal type of which was very popular among Hellenic Baktrians) that is found here. Hard to see them, but there are four of them on both of the figures (only one shown on that link). The horse ears are traditonally found on most Boiotian and other type helmets of Baktrian kings and are found on the link above's helmet as well. But the "barnacles" on the helmet above puzzled us to no end. It was clear that they were painstakingly molded onto the figures and so we thought they should be included. We love the helmets! I'm still pushing for their inclusion in another Baktrian unit (unfortunately some of the other best ones weren't even included in this preview), but we'll just have to wait and see on that.

edit: *After* unit creation we found an artist's recreation of the unit in a book on the Baktrian military. They changed the helmet up more than we did, and didn't get a few details I think we got, but it wound up exceedingly similar to ours. ("Baktrian Royal Foot Bodyguard")