The two main problems of nomads:
1) they are nomads
2) irregulars
The first words : do not use horned horses! Horned horses this funeral (and maybe a parade) rite !!!
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Maps from book "AN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF CENTRAL ASIA" YURI BREGEL 2003:
CENTRAL ASIA AT THE TIME OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT (4TH CENTURY B.C.
3RD-2ND CENTURIES B.C.: PARTHIA, BACTRIA, AND THE YUEZH
1ST CENTURY B.C.—2ND CENTURY A.D.: PARTHIA, THE KUSHANS, THE HAN, AND THE XIONGN
Why YURI BREGEL maps? As archaeologist I can say the information very fixed. But lot of holes in history. I try to keep not true but the faсts!
All information about the weapons taken from the archaeological data:
Saka (paradraya, tigraxaudā, haumavargā, para Sugdam). All are similar, it is possible to adjusted colors of clothing for mod). Haomavargа sell narcotic herbs, and t tigraxauda worn on the head vertical sharp caps)
Saka Foot Archers
(+acinaces or sword orsagaris) Saka Spearmen
(+acinaces or sword orsagaris) Saka Horse-Archers
(+acinaces) Saka Riders
(+acinaces or sword orsagaris) Saka Armour Horse-Archers
(not metal armor), (it same with
Saka Nobles)
Saka Heavy Cavalry
(not metal armor) Saka Nobles
(Do not use horned horses**) Saka Late Cataphracts
(The armor can be from parhia) Saka Armored Nobles
(not steel armor or partially metal-single cases metal armor and helmet),(Do not use horned horses)
Saka women archer
Saka with javelin
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Massagetae Similar to Saka culture (probably more accurate weapons and clothing and first who started urbanization by assimilation)
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Armor of steppe tribes (a few cases) is applicable for the
nobility!
It should be noted that the described armor Saka in the armies of the
Persians and Bactria, according to data issued in mercenaries from the
local arsenal!
Ie The main part of the armor was
imported or
trophies from neighboring states
(Baktria, Sarmatians, China, etc.) Light Armor fabric felt, know of one instance finds wooden greaves.
Known not high collars cuirasses. Do harezmiytsev known solid collar. Known metallic pectoral (maybe just a decoration).
There is also one metallic collar oplech'e (found in the ancient city Chiric)
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Images are taken from article of M.V. Gorelik "Saka armor", from the book "Central Asia. New monuments written and art" Moscow 1987: 
1 Saka bronze Pectoral.(Tuektinsk burial).
2 Scythian Pectoral..
3 Thracian Pectoral. 
1 Armor Dzen hou 5th century BC
2 Chusky armor (details skirts)
3 Armor Dinh 3rd century BC
4 Sakа armor of Chirik and reconstruction 
helmets
1 The Irtysh River (Altai Territory)
2 Kosymchi city (Talas Valley)
3 Samrkand
4-5 of Crimea
6 Vorontsov Kurgan
7 Old Pechura (Saratov region)
8 Sifendrut
9 Achaemenid print
10 Yixian province Heby
11 Royal Museum Toronto
12 Bayfu (Changping)
13 Nyanshangon (Liaoning) 
shields
1 Pazyryk (Altai) Kurgan 3
2 Pazyryk Kurgan 2 (shield inside and outside)
3 Pazyryk Kurgan one (vnutreneyaya side shields)
4 Tuekta (Altai) Kurgan 1 (the outer side of the shield and the inner part)
5 Tuekta (Altai) Kurgan 1 (the inner side of the shield)
6 Akbent (Eastern Pamir) (the inner side of the shield)
7 Pamirskaya (Eastern Pamir) (the inner side of the shield) Photo from the personal archive.
Reconstruction of Sakа sword and gorytus Samples from
Krym Altynbekov laboratory:
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Burials of nomads (kurgans). (And you can see the steppe)
Graves always (almost always) near to the river. The main theory is that the funeral of transferring dead body across the River to the other side:
Sakae
Saka kings famaly burial
Saka kings famaly burial (outside resemble Sarmatian)
ordinary Saka burial.
Sarmatian 
ordinary Sarmatian burial.
ordinary Sarmatian burial. (also you can see the line in surface, like road) we call it
mustache of kurgans.
sarmatian axe in burial
Wusun
ordinary Wusun burial (stones and soil)
ordinary Wusun burial
Excavation of kurgan (burial). Сontroversial issue. Usun or Yuezhi?!
(The recommended percentage rule units) And so .. hats characteristic of the steppes and Central Asia (the first picture is a standard in the ROME2):
Saka & Dahae & Massagetae:|10% | 50% | 5%| 25% *Cimmerians: | ...|...|50%|....| ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Clothing typical of steppes and Central Asia (the first picture is a standard in the game):
|5-15% for saka (60% for khoresm) |same |30% for saka (70% for sarmatian) |55-70% for saka (10-30% for all tribes of Central Asia)
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My 3D work:Buildings
Saka mithra temple (excavation not finished - the reconstruction and video i made just for media)
Remake of
barbarian_round_house_large (same size)
Some main building.
In our collection we are have buildings for nomads: yurts, holy places (sanctity), kurgans. Now I also made a few models. I hope all will go into our game.
The main problem, which is built from the nomads, if they the nomads?! Now i show a typical building. Used since from Bronze Age to the Middle Ages.
I hope you like it.
reconstruction of yurts (based on Kerch fresco)
sanctuary can be for eastern sarmatians tribes or dahae
Units:
not finished units (just 3D models without bones):
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