Just to make your mouth drip

[Tux]

Here is something to please the eye, while the mind imagines EB's wonders...

Alin's german renders:









Webbird's german renders:







Skins Wbbird and models by Alin.

We hope you like them, Enjoy!

[infierno]

cool really cool those skins roolz and the axes are great wohaaaaaaaaaaa

[jerby]

nice. very nice skins. is everything cool with khelvan and aymar (and the rest)?
btw, nice progress on the animations (sig).
what, exactly, are the new animations? just the 2-handed pike and 2-handed spear(cav) or more?

[Blamat]

Very good looking! I think they will be my favourite barbarian faction when I play EB... I never really gave any barbarian factions a chance really, I like my organized battle lines..

[jerby]

yeah. i'm really gonna give this faction a chance.
I liek strait battle lines (phalanxes), but wiht modern AI it's impossible to go || so it's a pitty.
And i'm currently more of a skirmisher myself. rtr+darthmod. and still 30% is killed with my thureophoroi+rout-charges for my hetairoi.
definatly gonna love forest fight against the phalanxes, ambushing, skirmishing. argh i'm getting excited!

[Tux]

nice. very nice skins. is everything cool with khelvan and aymar (and the rest)?

Yeah everyone is ok, we are just very busy with the mod recently.

btw, nice progress on the animations (sig).
what, exactly, are the new animations? just the 2-handed pike and 2-handed spear(cav) or more?

There are many new skeletons wich are done and must be done, let me name some wich are done but also wich are in progress: 2 handed swordsman, 2 you mentioned, 1 handed axeman, javelinman for elephants and chariots, overhand spearman(foot and mount) and so on.

[jerby]

mounted+overhead stabbing..sounds weird. will that be teh animation for fighting "militia" cav? (ridon harjaz etc)
btw, what is there to change about the chariots? will Kopis soldiers use the one-handed-axe? it was a slashing sword. or am i wrong?

oh wait: it has a point, and due to the weight distribution the sword will be likely to go further in. right/wrong?

[infierno]

didnt know you could animate! this will improve the game a lot! GOD BLESS THIS MOD!! final stronghold for hardcored rtw players

[Tux]

mounted+overhead stabbing..sounds weird. will that be teh animation for fighting "militia" cav? (ridon harjaz etc)

No they use a normal spearman skeleton, about the mounted overhand skeleton, just imagine how you would stabb with spear like a foot soldier only down, so i don't see why it should be whyred.

btw, what is there to change about the chariots? will Kopis soldiers use the one-handed-axe? it was a slashing sword. or am i wrong?

oh wait: it has a point, and due to the weight distribution the sword will be likely to go further in. right/wrong?

Hmm i haven't thought about thatand i haven't looked at the chariot swordsman animations,i'll take a look at it, but i did plan to do a spearman skeleton for chariot, not sure if it will be used but i will leave for some months and wan't to leave the guys everything they need to make new units, i will still drop by tough.

well the Gaesatae (sp?) were not officially released. but it's basically a Milnaht(sp?) without the pants.
and i never really got the idea what is impressive about a naked guy fighting when it's 5 degrees outside..
but fighting without a shirt would mean more freedom of movement.

btw, are warriors (who where historically picked for their size) actually larger than regular soldiers? (game-EB)? thats terrifying!

Yes we made scaled skeletons for different units, this means that different units will be larger/shorter than others.

didnt know you could animate! this will improve the game a lot! GOD BLESS THIS MOD!! final stronghold for hardcored rtw players

Yeah, i've been kept secret for to much time, this has come to an end.
Gotta sleep now guys, seeya.

[the_handsome_viking]

those axemen look like they could do a fair ammount of ass kicking.

[infierno]

those axemen look like they could do a fair ammount of ass kicking.

yes the first guy is scary, a 1.60 meters roman against a 1.90 meters barbarian with an axe, it was terrifying

but still it seems a little slim, i mean, some wolf furs over their shoulders will make it much more terrifying

and other thing, in barbarian lands, i mean, north europe, its cold, why self naked warriors? only intimidation purposes or anithing beyond that?

[jerby]

well the Gaesatae (sp?) were not officially released. but it's basically a Milnaht(sp?) without the pants.
and i never really got the idea what is impressive about a naked guy fighting when it's 5 degrees outside..
but fighting without a shirt would mean more freedom of movement.

btw, are warriors (who where historically picked for their size) actually larger than regular soldiers? (game-EB)? thats terrifying!

[Ranika]

well the Gaesatae (sp?) were not officially released. but it's basically a Milnaht(sp?) without the pants.
and i never really got the idea what is impressive about a naked guy fighting when it's 5 degrees outside..
but fighting without a shirt would mean more freedom of movement.

There is a pyschological point to fighting naked; an enemy is more prone to be afraid of a man who is so sure of his physical resilience and personal skill that he sees no danger in fighting nude. That was a very real advantage, and naked Celtic fanatics really were a source of terror to those who fought them. Further, the Gaesatae weren't just impressive in terms of bravery; they would imbibe a 'potion' (actually a type of painkiller) that would make them unable to feel pain. The Gaesatae did things like tear javelins that struck them out of their body and throw them back. The seeming fearlessness of Gaesatae, combined with their remarkable ability to withstand physical suffering and continue to fight, made them truly fear inspiring. It's hard to get an idea of it largely due to modern sensibilities of things; today, a soldier who fights naked would just be seen as crazy. During the late iron age, that was a sign of utter fearlessness, which would be both heartening for their allies, and very terrifying for their enemies.

[Mr Frost]

There is a pyschological point to fighting naked; an enemy is more prone to be afraid of a man who is so sure of his physical resilience and personal skill that he sees no danger in fighting nude. That was a very real advantage, and naked Celtic fanatics really were a source of terror to those who fought them. Further, the Gaesatae weren't just impressive in terms of bravery; they would imbibe a 'potion' (actually a type of painkiller) that would make them unable to feel pain. The Gaesatae did things like tear javelins that struck them out of their body and throw them back. The seeming fearlessness of Gaesatae, combined with their remarkable ability to withstand physical suffering and continue to fight, made them truly fear inspiring. It's hard to get an idea of it largely due to modern sensibilities of things; today, a soldier who fights naked would just be seen as crazy. During the late iron age, that was a sign of utter fearlessness, which would be both heartening for their allies, and very terrifying for their enemies.

Not only that , they were apparantly quite magnificent of physique and kept their skin untanned to create a rather singular appearance {I understand Ranika will know this ; the point is for the poster of the question that prompted his repily and others who mightn't know} .
They must have looked like heavily muscled wraiths

[the_handsome_viking]

yes the first guy is scary, a 1.60 meters roman against a 1.90 meters barbarian with an axe, it was terrifying

but still it seems a little slim, i mean, some wolf furs over their shoulders will make it much more terrifying

indeed, how much damage do you think those axes will do though? the same ammount as chosen axemen?

[Lord Tomyris Reloaded]

and other thing, in barbarian lands, i mean, north europe, its cold, why self naked warriors? only intimidation purposes or anithing beyond that?

I believe many Germanic tribesmen fought semi-naked or even naked to prevent clothing infecting a wound acquired in battle.

[the_handsome_viking]

i really like the look of those units, i just hope that those guys will be able to withstand attacks from other factions.

in germania it says their spears were very sharp, i wonder if that fact will be reflected in the hit points they can deliver with a spear.

[infierno]

i have a Q guys, is it posible to make different soldiers heigh? i mean, im not 100% sure, but i remember that romans were said to be like 1.60 tall, while some nordic barbarians reached 1.90-1.80 tall, its really a good difference and would be another good eyecandy