Sahran
Grandmaster Knight
Angry Newbie said:Whats up with the hoplite in the 3rd Nebuchadnezzar picture?
Gotta love dem impaled people. I thought that was a device of the middle ages.
Like it touches on in Matmhohair's reply, the Greek mercenaries seem to have found widespread use in the Middle East prior to the Persian's dominance. I remember reading some particular anecdote of one who was serving right in that 6th-7th century period. Interestingly enough Akhaioi and Aegeans had a similarly broad use as mercenaries. Not quite to Mesopotamia, but they were used by the Hittites and Egyptians and I believe by some levantines, too. Oddly enough there's a well noted fresco of explicitly african troops fighting with (or against) the Akhaioi, which has led some to theorize they made use of Nubian mercenary light infantry.
Matmohair1: Appreciate the Hebrew concept art, some good stuff worth pursuing in there.
Zimke Zlovoljni & Lynores: Thanks! I really appreciate the kind words, though now I'm scared I have an expectation of quality to meet now!
On the topic of sea battles, I think it is something we'll pursue for 1.0 in a system like you've got with TPW, Lynores. But we'll need to do our own ships, Kuauik already did an amazing Egyptian one (which can still work in a general sense for anyone), so we'd probably just need one more.
And like mighty Ritter says, can't give a percentage.