Hellenic Standard Bearers

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Most folks in the public don't know what terrific work Spirit_of_Rob has been doing for us for a while now. The main problem is that he joined our team after 0.74 was released, and what previews we've had for units since then don't overlap with the factions he's worked most on. One of his units has been shown before, but we thought we'd let a little glimpse of some of his other work out now too. He has been doing some really great greek officers for us lately, and is now working on successor and carthaginian officer. He also has done hellenic standard bearers for us and we decided to give you a glimpse of these.

These will be in 0.8. His old-greece officers are already in and they make a huge difference as they appear over and over in battles. Also, you can't see their shield emblems here, but they are all faction-specific of course. Hope you enjoy these (btw, these are infantry unit standard bearers, hence the "Pezoi" emblem Rob placed on the banners themselves).

[Solon of Athens]

Very nice...

I especially like the Baktrian one, it looks 'different'

Now get back to work on 0.8...JP wants 0.8 now!

[Markus_Aurelius]

the koinon hellenone one looks nice, not to fancy and not to ruged

[Moros]

Now get back to work on 0.8...

This comment was posted earlier then I expected!

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Get us those diplomats sorted out Gert! And get back to work!

[Foot]

Get us those diplomats sorted out Gert! And get back to work!

I've got them, or at least most of them.

Foot

[Moros]

I've got them, or at least most of them.

Foot

Soem might be outdated versions tough, but as long as I don't have photoshop installed I can't finish them oif completly. And a match for Prometheus'? I fear not. Prom is a verry good modeller ans skinner while I'm very new to this.

[-Praetor-]

Get us those diplomats sorted out Gert! And get back to work!

Diplomats? hum hum

Hope they look so neat as the diplos from res gestae



PS: Too bad that that mod is now dead and will never come to be (or so it seems) :(

[Kralizec]

Res Gestae dead? Did Prometheus confirm that anywhere? I've seen him post here and there, and he hasn't changed his sig...it would definitely be a shame if all that work turned out to be for nothing.

Back on topic: those standard bearers look great. My favourite one is the Epirote one, but that's because I'm biased :P

[Wardo]

*drools*

Gimme!

[Lovejoy]

Great work! Keep it up!

[-Praetor-]

Great skins!!! Surely, (and I deeply believe you, TA) the other units he has worked on should look fantastic. I believe so, because I`ve witnessed his previous work in the Hegemonia mod, so I`m familiarized with SoR skinning abilities, which are stunning in modelling classical hoplites and now hellenistic units as well.

I would like to make some (small) constructive suggestions though:

How about changing the frame or borders of some of the standards with more varied designs (hellenic ones though), such as the following?:



Or like this:


(From Hegemonia mod, the latter is the frame of a unit preview - this is only as an example)

Another one could be made with shell motifs (not to be used with the baktria one though )...

I do think that the current border or frame decorations of the various standards look good, but they are all the same for factions as distant as Epeiros and Baktria. Perhaps giving the standards an unique style or motifs would give a more unique identity to the different factions, and that would requiere a fairly simple (in comparison) modification of the skin, and wouldn`t requiere a change in the model...

Another suggestion would be changing the words on the standards, instead of all of them say "pezoi", one of those can say "Nike!", another can say "Areté" or something...

Off course, if there are more prioritary things on which the skinners should devote their time, then there I should say no more, the skins are stunningly beautiful as they are. Nevertheless, they can have a more "distinctive look" from eachother, something that can only be as important as to the standards of an army, objects that represent the soul of their motherland they belong, and the virtues that the soldiers defend and die for.

Cheers!

[Teleklos Archelaou]

I understand the suggestions raso. There's a point where Rob has to move on to other things though. He's doing other spectacular unit work now and we want to keep him moving forward. That sort of thing might very well be ideal for the next platform though.

[Birka Viking]

Realy nice skins

[CountArach]

I think this will tide me over until 0.8...

[MSB]

Amazing! Keep up the good work guys!