EB May Preview :: Diadochoi

[Djurre]

Those peltasts look awesome. the skin is so much better than the average EB skin.

[stalin]

Those peltasts look awesome. the skin is so much better than the average EB skin.

I think they should lose the javelins and not sure about the rhompia (didn't they use machaira?):



but it isn't my mod

[GiantMonkeyMan]

those units look amazing! i can't wait til 0.8 is out

[Geoffrey S]

Great stuff!

[Urnamma]

I think they should lose the javelins and not sure about the rhompia (didn't they use machaira?):



but it isn't my mod

Don't confuse 500 B.C. with 270. Thracians used all sorts of weapons, but the most feared seemed to have been the Rhomphaia. By 270, elite thracian mercenaries carried them into battle, along with their missiles, to cut many enemies to ribbons.

[stalin]

As you can see by the type of shield used this is a late pelrast.
Before that the characteristic crecent shaped one was predominant along with the leather cap, something like this (with a pinch of salt)

or this: An early Thracian peltast with characteristic hat, crescent shaped shield and high boots (from a painted Greek cup dated 550 BC)

I really didn't want to get into a pissing contest here it just bugged me that the javelins were gonna stay even after being thrown (on the model)

[Dayve]

I think this is hardcoded, because the javelins stay on every model after they've been thrown, in vanilla and in every mod i have encountered.

[paullus]

Excellent preview. Any chance we'll be getting more advanced armies in 272? It just wouldn't seem right to see your first silver shields in 260 or later. Maybe armies start off with a few, but then still have to build up recruitment, so you couldn't retrain them or get more until 260 or later?

But thanks for showing this off, and its great news that there will be builds of the two new factions when 1.5 comes out. Thanks!