Asia ton Barbaron disscusion thread

[Beefy187]

Awesome update
Can't wait to play

[Skullheadhq]

Those atropatene victory conditions are innacurate. We will implement a different system than EB.

Also, Smeel, you're hired. Reskins = good stuff.

I can do some skinning as well, if you need some more skinners

[gamegeek2]

Skinners, modelers, all are welcome.

[svramj]

Anyone who can make faction symbols and banners plz welcome...just PM me or any other AtB member..

[Ibrahim]

so, any new models to make?

I hvae long submitted the files, and no news

[Hax]

so, any new models to make?

PM.

[gamegeek2]

The ksatriya cataphracts, which have been removed from the mod for balance and availability reasons (they were as rare as dosidataskeli, which were made unrecruitable in EB) - though we fully intend to make them available in custom battles.

[CaesarAugustus]

Shame that they had to be removed, thats a beautiful looking unit... what were the dosidataskeli?? Oh and thank you for the previews, please keep leaking more to us.

[svramj]

Had to be removed coz they were too rare and dated very late only during Sunga period...which is around 180 BC..

[gamegeek2]

I've made an official recruitment thread, anyone who wants to sign up please post there and PM myself or svramj.

It is true, the unit looks beautiful.



In the meanwhile, I'll leave you guys with that. And no, I'm not telling you what it is. Not yet anyway...

[Companion Cavalry]

Baktrian standard-bearer?

[daryush]

Being very pedantic here ... but the mushroom/tree shaped things on the horse armour are an Iranian standard, I don't think it would be too appropriate for an Indian faction.

It does look really good though! You could perhaps implement them after Marian reforms

[Ibrahim]

Baktrian standard-bearer?

nope.

its a *censored*. I made him (well, finished him)

@ team: I've been way too busy with university for modelling, and may not resumt till later in the month. till then, I'll visit the guild, and lkeep track.

[Andronikos]

Seleucid hetairos.

[gamegeek2]

Andronikos, you're on the right track, but the wrong faction. And no, it's not a greek faction either.

EDIT: One more guess and I'll reveal it.

[Nyz]

Hal hetairoi hal maleki?

[gamegeek2]

Now just the hetairoi, but yes, the Nabatu hetairoi.

As a reward for that, the current Arabian units list

Arabian Units
Qala'în 'Arabāyîn (Arabian Slingers) - DONE
Barê Shabṭîn 'Arabāyîn (Arabian Skirmishers) - DONE
Parashîn 'Arabāyîn (Arabian Light Cavalry) - DONE
Palakhê Yamâ Sumaq (Red Sea Infantry) - DONE
Qeshatê Dedan (Dedanite Archers) - DONE (EB arab archer spearmen)
Parashîn Qeshatîn (Nabataean Horse-Archers) - not done
Palakhê 'Edumāyê (Edomite Infantry) - not done
Parashîn Khiarîn (Arabian Nobles) - not done
Hetairoi (Nabataean Hetairoi) - DONE, BODYGUARD
Qdb (Sabaean Citizen Militia) - DONE
Ma'qbt Malīkīm (Sabaean Royal Guards) - DONE
Hazīn (Sabaean Archers) - DONE
Haghar Hyr (Sabaean Nobles) - DONE
'Anhr Hyr (Sabaean Citizen Cavalry) - DONE
Khamis (Sabaean Heavy Infantry) - not done
'Erinamesh ana-'Arabāyîn (East Coast Levies) - DONE
Gazaioi Pezoi - not done

*post-hellenistic reform

[Kara Mustafa]

Can't wait to see those Arabian units

There has been some silence in this thread, how is the work going?

[svramj]

Current AtB team

Malik of Sindh - Mod founder/Coder and Script/Research
Admetos - Research/2d art
Athkara - Mapper/Research
gamegeek2 - History and Research
Hax - Coder and Scripts (Traits) / Research
Ibrahim - Modeler
svramj - Modeler/Research (Indian cultures and factions)
Moros - History and Research
Charging_Knight - History and Research (Indian cultures and factions)
Ghaust the Moor - History and Research
Skullheadhq - 2d Artist
daryush - Modeler (Buildings)

Modelers, Coders and Scripters are Welcome

[Jerat]

I'm looking forward to play this mod, I cant wait to fight india with my mighty seleukid empire^^
Are there any news?

[gamegeek2]

News: People are dealing with midterms. After them we'll make some more progress.

Sadly I have no real modeling skill, I do linguistics and history.

[satalexton]

curious question, wouldn't the Han dynasty pop in from the east somewhere around 200BC?

[Athkara]

Not really, while the Han Dynasty was founded in 206 BC, they did not control any territory west of the Yellow river until 121 BC (Han had been paying yearly tribute to the Xiongnu until 133BC), following a major campaign which drove the Xiongnu out of the Gansu corridor. Following this, Han seized control of the Tarim Basin kingdoms in 102 BC as part of the campaign against Ferghana.

What you would see around 200 BC would be the explosive growth of the Xiongnu Empire beginning in 203 BC, when they drove the Yuezhi from their homeland, and continued expanding west as far as the Aral Sea.

Our current plan is to spawn slave faction armies to represent Xiongnu expansion.

[Ibrahim]

Just here to tell you that I don't have much time to help-I have an exam in 2 days, and more afterwards.

[anubis88]

Hi, i just have one suggestion, don't know if it's possible or not.
Couldn't you open a new forum thread just for AtB? Beside EBI and EBII? So that you could make a sub forum, one with previews, one with a FAQ, Q&A etc....

It's very confusing to have to list almost 30 pages to see all the previews etc...

I think many more people would notice and help the mod progressing this way. I think this mod is a bit more than a minor modification, so it would deserve it's own forum section

[Skullheadhq]

It is, still an EB mod, and wouldn't belong anywhere outside the EB section

[anubis88]

It is, still an EB mod, and wouldn't belong anywhere outside the EB section

I'm not talking outside EB's section.

[Finn MacCumhail]

Hello!

I want to help you with the mod. I have 3ds max and Photoshop skills.

[gamegeek2]

PM myself or svramj so we can link you up (can't be posting our forum links here)

[Skullheadhq]

Hey guys, just giving you a few screens of my newly skinned hoplite unit, since you guys haven't seen a preview in ages, hope to give you guys a better preview soon.

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