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cRPG => Suggestions Corner => Topic started by: Amendus on May 11, 2012, 06:12:03 am

Title: Roman Style Armor
Post by: Amendus on May 11, 2012, 06:12:03 am
Since we got samurai armor etc, it would be nice to see some roman style armor. The armor's etc already have been made, so it shouldnt be hard to add them.
Title: Re: Roman Style Armor
Post by: FRANK_THE_TANK on May 11, 2012, 06:51:17 am
It's never going to happen. This has been asked for since the dawn of c-rpg. Don't bother.
Title: Re: Roman Style Armor
Post by: [ptx] on May 11, 2012, 10:31:14 am
Number of threads about roman/greek armor for c-rpg - OVER9000
Number of roman/greek armor/weapon models in c-rpg - 0
Title: Re: Roman Style Armor
Post by: FRANK_THE_TANK on May 11, 2012, 11:16:04 am
Barbuttewas Greek inspired... Bored shields kind of look Roman, we have Javalins.

Near enough is good enough.

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= mad max in game, it looks RETARDED :D I love it.
Title: Re: Roman Style Armor
Post by: Tomas_of_Miles on May 11, 2012, 12:20:23 pm
Tell ya what looks a little Classical: Nordic Nobleman's outfit, Rus shoes, black helmet/barbutte. Take your pick of shields, I like to use the nordic short sword.

*edit* Chichak almost looks like a lobster pot helmet, skutatos is kind romany-ish-esque  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Roman Style Armor
Post by: Brrrak on May 11, 2012, 09:22:19 pm
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There you go, a decent approximation to a mid-to-late period Roman footman.

The helmet's a bit anachronistic, I'll admit, but the chichak is too ornate though lobster-pot helms are closer to the period.  The skutatos' bands detract a little from the hamata look, but still maintains the basic feeling of the Roman chain shirt.  While the board shield is not ovular (as were later period scuta), it still offers around the same degree of coverage.

The point of the nordic sword is unlike the gladius, but migration-period swords are the closest you'll get to a Roman gladius.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that you will find nothing really equivalent to pila, the throwing lance is the closest I can think of.  You might want to modify which shield you use (maintaining a board shield, but using a lighter one) so you can carry two of them with you. 

Personally, I think it would be cool to see a small group of people doing the entire Roman soldier thing in a soldier.
Title: Re: Roman Style Armor
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on May 11, 2012, 09:55:58 pm
If there was a gladiator helm and arm guard in the game, I'd make it my permanent armor set in a heartbeat:


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Title: Re: Roman Style Armor
Post by: Ptolemy on May 12, 2012, 07:43:52 am
If there was Roman armour in the game, you better believe I'd go shielder to use it.

Fuck my morals, I'll turn lame for my Roman fashion obsession.