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To help build the armies I'll probably also be plundering Lost Battle's scaling system. Wherein cavalry bases represent half the number of soldiers as infantry bases and good/poor quality troop bases represent half/twice as many soldiers as a regular quality base.
November 20, 2024 at 10:09 PM
To help build the armies I'll probably also be plundering Lost Battle's scaling system. Wherein cavalry bases represent half the number of soldiers as infantry bases and good/poor quality troop bases represent half/twice as many soldiers as a regular quality base.
Since some matchups will probably be significantly unbalanced I'll probably have to come up with modified victory conditions. Hoping to somehow adapt how Philip Sabin's Lost Battles rules take into account the point differences of armies.
November 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Since some matchups will probably be significantly unbalanced I'll probably have to come up with modified victory conditions. Hoping to somehow adapt how Philip Sabin's Lost Battles rules take into account the point differences of armies.
Instead I'll focus on recreating a spread of battles across the ancient era.
The four I most want to see are Kadesh, Qarqar, Platea, and Cynocephalae
If I'm able I'd also like to be able to put together Gaugamela, Cannae, Sea Peoples invasions, and perhaps a Biblical battle
The four I most want to see are Kadesh, Qarqar, Platea, and Cynocephalae
If I'm able I'd also like to be able to put together Gaugamela, Cannae, Sea Peoples invasions, and perhaps a Biblical battle
November 20, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Instead I'll focus on recreating a spread of battles across the ancient era.
The four I most want to see are Kadesh, Qarqar, Platea, and Cynocephalae
If I'm able I'd also like to be able to put together Gaugamela, Cannae, Sea Peoples invasions, and perhaps a Biblical battle
The four I most want to see are Kadesh, Qarqar, Platea, and Cynocephalae
If I'm able I'd also like to be able to put together Gaugamela, Cannae, Sea Peoples invasions, and perhaps a Biblical battle
The top left tray hides a tale of woe. For as it was left to dry outside a gust of wind blew it over into a bed of mulch.
Miraculously all pieces were successfully found despite almost perfectly blending in.
Lessons were learned.
Miraculously all pieces were successfully found despite almost perfectly blending in.
Lessons were learned.
November 17, 2024 at 4:36 AM
The top left tray hides a tale of woe. For as it was left to dry outside a gust of wind blew it over into a bed of mulch.
Miraculously all pieces were successfully found despite almost perfectly blending in.
Lessons were learned.
Miraculously all pieces were successfully found despite almost perfectly blending in.
Lessons were learned.
Last tray to prime is my old ancients that I stripped the paint off of. I liked their paint job, but I'll like everything being standardized more. Plus I've since gotten better metallics I want to try out.
November 17, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Last tray to prime is my old ancients that I stripped the paint off of. I liked their paint job, but I'll like everything being standardized more. Plus I've since gotten better metallics I want to try out.
Yeah I'd say so; especially in terms of variety and relative detail.
Lasercast makes some interesting laser-cut 'massed' units that look pretty good painted. But their footprint is bigger than what I like working with.
Lasercast makes some interesting laser-cut 'massed' units that look pretty good painted. But their footprint is bigger than what I like working with.
November 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Yeah I'd say so; especially in terms of variety and relative detail.
Lasercast makes some interesting laser-cut 'massed' units that look pretty good painted. But their footprint is bigger than what I like working with.
Lasercast makes some interesting laser-cut 'massed' units that look pretty good painted. But their footprint is bigger than what I like working with.
Once I get more of my open order infantry painted I'll post my ideas for how I might base those.
November 15, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Once I get more of my open order infantry painted I'll post my ideas for how I might base those.
Closed order infantry are a pretty straightforward, but I'm still working on how I want to do the open order troops.
First image is some elite foot fighting that phalanx from earlier.
Second image shows a possible heavy infantry shield wall on the right bracing for a charge of raiders.
First image is some elite foot fighting that phalanx from earlier.
Second image shows a possible heavy infantry shield wall on the right bracing for a charge of raiders.
November 15, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Closed order infantry are a pretty straightforward, but I'm still working on how I want to do the open order troops.
First image is some elite foot fighting that phalanx from earlier.
Second image shows a possible heavy infantry shield wall on the right bracing for a charge of raiders.
First image is some elite foot fighting that phalanx from earlier.
Second image shows a possible heavy infantry shield wall on the right bracing for a charge of raiders.
I'm most confident about the mounted unit layouts. In the front are some 4 horse chariots and elephants. Left to right in the back are elite horse, jav cav, horse bow, and cataphracts.
Thinking bad horse will have the same layout as jav cav.
The cataphracts base size is an experimental change.
Thinking bad horse will have the same layout as jav cav.
The cataphracts base size is an experimental change.
November 15, 2024 at 1:25 AM
I'm most confident about the mounted unit layouts. In the front are some 4 horse chariots and elephants. Left to right in the back are elite horse, jav cav, horse bow, and cataphracts.
Thinking bad horse will have the same layout as jav cav.
The cataphracts base size is an experimental change.
Thinking bad horse will have the same layout as jav cav.
The cataphracts base size is an experimental change.