New 3D Unit at .COM

**Zatoichi** · 03-17-2006, 17:53

It's a rather handsome Scottish Feudal knight and horsie.

http://www.totalwar.com/community/medieval2.htm

Hit refresh and/or clear out your cache if you're still only seeing the 2 handed sword fella after clicking on the 'Click here for the 3D units' clicky.

**Dutch_guy** · 03-17-2006, 18:04

Looks nice

**Shawn_MacDonald** · 03-17-2006, 18:42

Awesome. I just hope they make scotlands armies not all made up of kilt clad clansmen ugh. Bout time they give scotland some knights. I hope they give them shiltrom spearmen as well as highlanders but the highlanders should not have kilts like everyone thinks they do. The kilt didnt even exist in the middle ages.

**Lord Adherbal** · 03-17-2006, 19:35

what date did MTW2 start at ? MTW's feudal knights were much more "primitive" then these (norman style helmet and shield).

**lar** · 03-17-2006, 19:53

Originally Posted by [cF]Adherbal

what date did MTW2 start at ? MTW's feudal knights were much more "primitive" then these (norman style helmet and shield).

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**econ21** · 03-17-2006, 20:51

Originally Posted by [cF]Adherbal

what date did MTW2 start at ? MTW's feudal knights were much more "primitive" then these (norman style helmet and shield).

In MTW, you had to wait a fair while to get Feudal knights, so I would not necessarily worry on that point.

Actually, the accompanying text says these are the best thing before the appearance of plate. Given this wording and looking at the graphics (it looks rather high period to me, esp. the lance and the full helm), I wonder if M2TW is going to combine feudal and chivalric knights into a single unit?

**Incongruous** · 03-17-2006, 23:01

Oh for gods sake why?
why would they do that?
Oh well...

**econ21** · 03-18-2006, 00:19

Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar

Oh for gods sake why?
why would they do that?
Oh well...

I feared someone would have that reaction. I don't know if you live in the UK, but I want to do an impersonation of the UK TV ad where Michael Winner (pompous director of 3rd rate movies) says "Calm down dear, it's just a commercial".

I was just speculating - generally, CA like lots and lots of units, so I am probably wrong.

In a way the transitional phase between full mail and full plate would be reasonably well modelled by armour "upgrades" (otherwise, it's not really clear what the upgrades represent). In fact, it would be a rather a neat system if you just had generic units like "knights" and could "dress" them in different kinds of armour (& weapons), RPG style, depending on your technology, buildings and bank balance. But that's for another engine, if anything[1].

[1]Edit: But then again, I did read something about M2TW saying that armour upgrades would be visible on the unit...

**Barbarossa82** · 03-21-2006, 17:01

New unit preview is out. I wonder how the game handles the heraldry? My guess is they have a few set patters, and then the faction colours are applied to it together with a facing colour or two.

Edit: Oops, didn't realise there was already a thread on this. Thanks Kraxis!