cRPG => Suggestions Corner => Topic started by: Thomas_of_Hookton on August 20, 2012, 08:38:18 pm
Title: New Saxon-Viking Armor
Post by: Thomas_of_Hookton on August 20, 2012, 08:38:18 pm
So, those of us who like the Dane and Saxon gear think it would be epic and just all around kickass if there was new armor, new helmets and torso armor specifically. Maybe use something like the Sutton Hoo helmet http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/2009/01/professions-anglo-saxon-warrior.html or like the Coppergate helm http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/artefacts/copphelm1.htm . Here's another one, http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=2879707. For a weapon, how about a langseax, http://dartkaci.free.fr/dkeng/seaxs.html. I just think they'd make some amazing additions.
Title: Re: New Saxon-Viking Armor
Post by: Haboe on August 20, 2012, 09:36:31 pm
Sure, make us some models, show them and they might be added if they are liked.
Title: Re: New Saxon-Viking Armor
Post by: Froto_the_Loc on August 20, 2012, 10:17:10 pm
I'm worried about the time-frame crowd. I suppose if we can't have Roman gear, we can't have the older Saxon stuff. Ya know?
Title: Re: New Saxon-Viking Armor
Post by: matt2507 on August 20, 2012, 10:51:50 pm
I'm worried about the time-frame crowd. I suppose if we can't have Roman gear, we can't have the older Saxon stuff. Ya know?
I suppose you could already have Roman gear, if you use your imagination.
Mail shirt, Golden Horde helm, Splinted Greaves, board shield, short sword, and javelins. You get something at least vaguely resembling ~100 bc Romans. Especially because that Golden Horde Helmet has a decent semblance to the Montefortino model helmet.
Regardless, I do agree with your point- Seeing Lorica Segmentata, Imperial model roman helmets, etc would just annoy me greatly. And the mod has so far done a fairly decent job keeping chronological consistency in terms of the equipment. The 5th to 8th century viking stuff is really cool, but to a large extent the same "look" can already be covered by equipment that's already in the mod.
Rather, I think it would be interesting if we had some Indian/South-East Asian equipment. I think it would fill the geographical gap that the mod's equipment set currently does not fill, and they are distinct enough from the existing styles that they offer a new set of appearances players can customize their dudes with.
Title: Re: New Saxon-Viking Armor
Post by: owens on August 21, 2012, 12:54:19 am
I would rather the native models got updated in all truth.