New 3d Unit: Knights Templar

[Ituralde]

Just to let y'all know!

I think it looks a little bit strange, can't point my finger on it though, and I'm no historical/what-not expert either. So enjoy! :)

[Midnight]

I also don't know how accurate it is, but he looks as if he's wearing a dressing gown.

[econ21]

I like it:

"Give me a war!"

"That is what I do".

[Romanus]

I also don't know how accurate it is, but he looks as if he's wearing a dressing gown.

12th century knights wore long surcoats over their mail hauberks.
Pretty accurate if you ask me.

[Little Legioner]

Excellent job CA! Templar look like Angus McBride's Osprey art pieces. Well done. I hate bright colors of BI stylish fashion. Just don't give us pink pajamas CA

[Herkus]

I only hope that this unit will have lance in game, otherwise it will be just like MTW's Templars where didn't had lance.

[Midnight]

Yeah, I know about surcoats... it just looks *fluffy* to me.

[econ21]

I only hope that this unit will have lance in game, otherwise it will be just like MTW's Templars where didn't had lance.

Um, I fear that since it is depicted without, it will come without again. Another job for the modders, I am afraid (upping the Templars charge was the one bit of modding I always did in MTW).

[danfda]

I think it looks a little bit strange, can't point my finger on it though, and I'm no historical/what-not expert either.

I don't know about "wrong", but he does look a little cartoony.

[Lord Adherbal]

at first I thought "why a blue horse?" but I recall hearing the crusader orders didn't actualy put their symbols on the horse "clothes" so this might actualy be historically accurate.

[lars573]

You know I've never seen an interpretation of a 12th century knight where the cloth surcoat had long sleeves. But I haven't seen everything. So colour me happy.

[econ21]

You know I've never seen an interpretation of a 12th century knight where the cloth surcoat had long sleeves.

Me too. But if the surcoats were partly used to protect the metal armour from overheating under the desert sun, I can see that it would make sense for them to have long sleeves (knights arms would also have metal armour).

[screwtype]

There's also a new unit called a Strzelcy or sumthin'. At least, I haven't seen it before.

[The Wizard]

It seems to me that the horse and rider just don't match.

[Servius]

It's blue because he's French. The Templars were primarily French. You can see the white French flower - fluer de lise or something.

[econ21]

It's blue because he's French. The Templars were primarily French. You can see the white French flower - fluer de lise or something.

Yes, I was wondering that - how they are going to identify units as belonging to one faction or another? In MTW, both the English and the French had Templars - perhaps the English will have red-coated horses? (or even white, which would look better).

[JFC]

Has anyone noticed a distinct lack of Armour on all of the Horses pictures from the MTW2 official pictures. Horses only seem to be draped in cloth. I have only seen the Kataphractoi as fully armoured. Or was that the way then? Or will these units have new renderings as time progresses to illustrate new armour/weapons upgrades?

[The Wizard]

It's blue because he's French. The Templars were primarily French. You can see the white French flower - fluer de lise or something.

And why would that be any reason to give the man a blue trapper for his horse? The Templar Knights was a chivalric order -- it was destroyed by the French king for God's sake (pun intended)!

Historically Templars preferred white horse trappers, as far as I know. Not only would it be historically correct -- it would damn well sure be far more fashionable as well!

[Geoffrey S]

Don't know much about the historical accuracy and whatnot, but the quality of the skin looks below par. Far too little detail.

[Slammer]

Hello new here would the units also include those pike blocks and musket combined unitas that they used at time or will they be all sepaert units

[Slammer]

talk about my own bad spelling

[Peasant Phill]

those will probably be seperate units

[Tiberius maximus]

i really hope they intend on having foot knights too and order crossbowmen cause i like infantry and i want to see more than just templars on horses!


and that goes to the other orders too!