A Critical look at the Dacian/Getae Representation

[Foot]

I see then, fair enough. Thanks for the clarification Paullus (and everyone else).

While we've got this thread going, is anyone working on the wolf's head standard and a standard bearer for the Getai? It was almost a stereotypically Dacian/Getic symbol.

The Getai standard bearer has already been finished, but not yet released afaik. I don't think it has been previewed, so I can't say anymore than that.

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[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

While we're mentioning Trajan's collumn I'd point out that using it as a source is highly dubious at best. Even the Romans are not depicted correctly.

[Romano-Dacis]

I am still wondering about giving the Getai stone walls. I mean sure, while the Dacian walls weren't neccessarily of the exaggerated size of the walls in R:TW, I still believe it would be a good addition considering
1) The Dacians did heavily fortify their cities/davas, with walls that were often 3m thick and over 10m tall, made of large stones. It's important to know that the Romans had such trouble with these fortresses that they were immediately dismantled after being conquered and the Dacian capital, Sarmisegetuza, was only taken by treatchery, which allowed the Romans to cut off the water supply to the city. While arguably, the Roman-Dacian wars take place a bit later than the game's time period, I would still suggest it because...
2) The Getai seem to have an obsession with turtling their one city and not moving, and perhaps stone walls will either make them more of a challenge for others to conquer or give them enough security to become more aggressive.

I just believe the Dacians are the most befitting of the Barbarians to get stone walls, given their historical ability to create fortresses which posed serious obstacles to the Roman conquests.

Well, these are my two cents anyway...

[paullus]

we've already stated that we plan to give them stone walls, but you'll need to be patient, i'm not sure whether it'll make it into the next public release or not.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

In our time period? Why do people insist on getting upset with us because we don't include things they like about their favorite factions from later times?

[I Am Herenow]

How is progress with making custom stone walls? Won't it also require making custom siege engines which are the right size for those walls when someone besieges the settlement?

Also, what is blue lotus?

[Moros]

The height will be the same as the normal RTW walls. It wouldn't be doable otherwise.

Blue Lotus is a fantasy mod in medieval Asia, which has completly remodelled and skinned city walls (and other buildings). Its forum is here under the hosted mods section of RTW. (with a new patch comming soon. )

[Thaatu]

2) The Getai seem to have an obsession with turtling their one city and not moving, and perhaps stone walls will either make them more of a challenge for others to conquer or give them enough security to become more aggressive.

This would most likely hinder their expansion even more, because the rebel cities in the area could also build stone walls.