Shield wall

[SirPat]

Wait techs have this glass bottle thing at the bottom right corner

[Badnorth]

I think they are automatically added in..
I saw techs from old topics with no glass bottles.
But ingame there is.

[SirPat]

Like last month they updated the rest of the techs to have that bottle but it wasnt posted on the forums

[SirPat]

I think endru did it

[Badnorth]

I think your right .

[Badnorth]

Any opinions about the suggested idea ?

[SirPat]

Maybe just keep the letter at for other techs that concern paper work

[Badnorth]

Its a scroll for orders sent and formed by a tactician.
Maybe just change it to a map texture?

[SirPat]

Oh good point keep it for all tactician techs and we still need a sprite for the tactician/strategist tent as proposed by endru

[Endru1241]

I think endru did it

You're right.
It was done manually.
Btw. each tech type has different color of bottle icon:
Blue - unit upgrade
Orange - stats boost
Green - unlocks something
No bottle - building self-upgrade

[SirPat]

Oooh thanks for the info

[Badnorth]

Im bad at making realistic 3d techs so I did this.
Pasted a bunch of things to scrolls.
Tell thoughts ?

Thigh formation

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Cover formation

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Shield wall formation

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Wedge formation

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Arrow volley formation

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Loose formation

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Ready pike formation

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[SirPat]

I dont know about ready pike cause. Theirs already a reach tech ingame

[Badnorth]

I think it will do this to certain pole arm units.
( 1+ Melee armor 1+ Attack to all nearby adjacent units )
( Gives first strike ability , works only in formation or when reach tech is researched )

[Endru1241]

I intentionally didn't mention polearm units.
Even meager +1 power gives them too much power against their main targets. It's especially true for pure anti-mounted units. Spearman getting +1 power really benefits much more than others - it's +5.5 (rounded down if needed) vs all mounted and + 8 vs elephants.
This problem in swordsman/classic medium melee case will be solved, as I plan to decrese mega-buildings hp along eith bonuses vs them to fortification level.
Anti-mounted however will still be like that - any increased power practically means one-shoting mounted units.

Also - cover icon shield may be mistaken with shield wall - too similar shields.

[Badnorth]

I'll replace it with a round shield

[Badnorth]

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?

[L4cus]

its not a round shield, but its good!

[Badnorth]

Lol I totally forgot about round shield

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[Badnorth]

[Badnorth]

I'll start the indicators

[Badnorth]

Is this all?

[Badnorth]

wait we already have arrow volley on page one.
Pls compare to decide what to use.

[Badnorth]

Is the indicators good?

[SirPat]

Wedge formation icon looks like a helmet

[Badnorth]

What? Icon ? Or do u mean indicator ?

Its a horse shoe.

[SirPat]

Sorry i meant indicator

[Morningwarrior]

In my mind i think this abilty affect only sheild bearer and big sheild bearer troops,when have two or more in line give all this troops +1 for pierce armor.