Rome: Total Gameplay (RTG) News Update

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Rome: Total Gameplay (RTG) News Update

The latest news from the Rome: Total Gameplay (RTG) project.

Professor Spatula's Skins / Sprites Pack

Professor Spatula has very kindly donated some of his exceptional unit skins to the mod. He has also donated several unit sprites that accompany the unit skins. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Professor Spatula for his skilled work, and these new additions can only improve the mod yet further

The new-look unit skins are displayed below:-

Dacian Unit Skin Overhaul

Barbarian Chosen Warlord


Barbarian Warlord


Warband


Falxmen


Naked Fanatics


Chosen Swordsmen


Archer Warband


Chosen Archer Warband


Barbarian Cavalry


Noble Cavalry


Dacian General Reskin


Dacian Lesser General Reskin


Dacian Standard Bearer Reskin


Greek Cities

Militia Hoplites


Hoplites


Germans

Reskinned Chosen Axemen


Barbarian Cavalry


Numidia

War Elephants


Gaul

Swordsmen


Iberia

Scutarii


Carthage

Carthaginian Infantry


Mercenaries

Mercenary Samnites


Mercenary Greek Hoplites


Barbarian Cavalry Mercenaries


Greek Cities:
Alternative Spartan skin.


Gauls:
Chosen Swordsman


Thrace:
Alternative Militia Hoplite skin.


Macedon:
Royal Pikeman / Hypaspist


Romans:
Updated Principes - Julii, Brutii, Scipii.


Parthia:
Indian War Elephants


Modified Siege Battles

Siege Battles have been modified in some depth. The visuals may have remained pretty much the same as they were in vanilla (with exceptions, see below), but the actual mechanics have been tweaked. You may need to use Custom Battles to familiarise yourself with these changes, and this will help you to know what to expect when undertaking siege battles during a campaign.

Culture Specific Battering Rams

In terms of changes to the visuals, culture specific battering rams are now available in siege battles. These are as follows:-

* Roman & Greek culture


* Eastern, Carthaginian & Egyptian culture


* Barbarian culture


These should makes things a bit more realistic, rather than every culture utilising exactly the same type of ram as in vanilla RTW.

SigniferOne's Animations Pack

SigniferOne has very kindly allowed me to use his fantastic Animation Pack in the RTG mod. I would like to give special thanks to him for generously contributing to the improvement of the RTG modification

Previously, I had only ever experienced vanilla animations that CA had built. Now, however, I am truly amazed by the great work done by SigniferOne in his animations mod because all of the included unit animations have completely changed the way melee and distance combat is undertaken. It really does add a completely new dimension to combat, and provides greater depth to the battlefield. You are drawn in by the mouth-watering combat as your units slug it out in a more historically realistic manner than previously experienced in vanilla RTW.

If you have not looked into SigniferOne's animation mod yet, I seriously recommend that you do to revolutionise your battlefield experiences. More info available here:

SigniferOne's Animations Pack