rgcotl said:
EFREM said:I dare you to wear woolen pants in Mediterranean climate with almost 30/35°, then we can talk again...
Indeed, but I'd like to point out that I wasn't being severe. Of course, to view ancient customs of clothing and cosmetics with a modern mind and eye is foolish. We've seen many times that the idea of nudity (most of the time in men, as you mentioned) was not viewed as unfavourably as a slightly more public thing, but of course nudity in women was usually thought of more as art and beauty, whereas nudity in children was a different case. IIRC the Minoan women let their breasts hang out, possibly because it wasn't viewed as a 'private part' by that civilisation.EFREM said:morale and mental constraints do their work. If Herodotus yet noticed how inconsistent was the term bàrbaros itself and made the first reflection about relativity of customs and habits, you should not be so severe against samnitic\italic dress. You won't be amazed that the North african tribes used to show off an hairstyle that nowadays is so mainstream and in the eyes of a Greek man that looked so ridiculous and strange to be noted.
It's a matter of our (good) taste not to show any male ass or worst in this mod, but the conscience of the body in the ancient times was not affected by any religious costriction, whereas deformity (and I insert children and old men\women though) was not allowed to be represented.
Again, common sense can help the most. In this case Mediterranean climate and vegetation, but also mountainous environment, actually can justify the choice of comfort against better looking wide clothes regarding warfare.
rgcotl said:hmm perhaps the pants in hot lands were made from lino?
lino is perfect matterial to fight vs sun and perspiration
Seek n Destroy said:"Civilized" people propaganda, pants are the real deal and the Celts were years forward in that matter. Two thousand years passed and we're mainly using pants not skirts, checkmate.
I'm kidding of course, diversity is fun and know that we don't have much taboo and would the modelers not mind looking at references and uvmapping wangs we'd have nude warriors. They'd be okay for female breasts but we're not trying to make a porn mod either (Russians beat us to that one by a long streak).
rgcotl said:hmm perhaps the pants in hot lands were made from lino?
lino is perfect matterial to fight ws sun and perspiration
Gothic Knight said:Gladius retexture and model adjustment.
Gothic Knight said:Gladius retexture and model adjustment.
Clumsy, eh? If anything that sweaty skirt makes you clumsy, you decadent 'civilised' peopleAnd I look fab in my bermuda, the male skirt 2.0, you clumsy trousers barbarians!