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Title: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 20, 2017, 06:33:57 PM
Greetings RTR fans!

This thread will feature daily sneak-peeks into some of the stuff coming up in our Public Beta v4 release :)
For today, here's two screenshots of some of the new units that we have in store for you :)


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More stuff coming soon!
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on November 20, 2017, 06:42:35 PM
Lovely! Which units are these? :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 20, 2017, 06:46:04 PM
Lovely! Which units are these? :)

Updated the thread to include unit names, my bad for not including them. And thanks! :)
We'll post some scenery in the following days :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on November 20, 2017, 08:09:28 PM
Great :) Is there a rough planned release date for the new beta yet?
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 21, 2017, 11:38:29 AM
After setting a few internal dates and going overtime on them, now we kind of just focus on finishing stuff without predicting when it will be done since there's much to be done and we're not doing great on the manpower front atm, but I hope it shouldn't take longer than, say, January. We're incorporating a new map, adding something that I don't think I'm authorized to say yet ;) as well as revamping/finalizing faction rosters, and there must be something else that I forgot. All in all, busy times, busy times :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 21, 2017, 12:57:04 PM

Our Bactrian roster is also interesting, featuring some fierce infantry units that every general would want to include into their army. In particular, Bactrian Phalangites and Bactrian Noble Hoplites that can be seen in the screenshot below :)
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Oh, and be vary of Parthians and their Cataphract cavalry units... Yeah, you wouldn't want to face them, trust me :D
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on November 21, 2017, 04:35:12 PM
Fair enough :) Good luck with it all! And nice to see the Bactrian stuff too.
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 21, 2017, 04:39:42 PM
Fair enough :) Good luck with it all! And nice to see the Bactrian stuf too.

On behalf of the entire team - thank you! We'll showcase more stuff as time goes on and as we get near the release :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 22, 2017, 06:02:00 PM

Will Publius Quinctilius Varus manage to rewrite history?


(https://i.imgur.com/lUlKXlB.jpg)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on November 22, 2017, 10:37:01 PM
I'm now imagining Varus time travelleing and scribbling "totally wasn't my fault" into numerous historical manuscripts :P
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 22, 2017, 10:53:28 PM
Hahah, well that's what I'd do if I were him, considering the magnitude of the defeat  ;D
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 25, 2017, 12:52:55 AM
Bactrians don't joke around


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Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on November 25, 2017, 10:17:03 PM
They leave that to the Bant-rians presumably :D

Again, nice work!
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on November 26, 2017, 12:06:04 AM
Hahah, thanks! :D
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on November 26, 2017, 10:35:22 AM
I feel it should be on record that I was VERY sleep deprived when I came up with that pun...
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 18, 2017, 05:07:57 PM
Scythed Chariots - because you can never hate the enemy too much  ;D

(https://i.imgur.com/giZyp9e.jpg)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 18, 2017, 11:44:45 PM
Nice work as ever! :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 19, 2017, 04:34:43 AM
Nice work as ever! :)

Thanks Jubal! :D
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 20, 2017, 06:48:52 AM
Here's a general's bodyguard unit ready for the fray :)


(https://i.imgur.com/bWB22U5.jpg)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 20, 2017, 06:26:23 PM
Huh - the over-the-shoulder idle pose with the spear caught my eye. It's one of those things that when you look at it, you realise makes 100% perfect sense and that there's probably not really any other sensible way to carry a spear for a long time, but I've almost never seen pictures of cavalrymen in that pose before. Interesting!
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 22, 2017, 12:57:45 AM
Huh - the over-the-shoulder idle pose with the spear caught my eye. It's one of those things that when you look at it, you realise makes 100% perfect sense and that there's probably not really any other sensible way to carry a spear for a long time, but I've almost never seen pictures of cavalrymen in that pose before. Interesting!

This! My thoughts exactly when I first saw it :D Idk why it's only seldom portrayed...

(https://i.imgur.com/xM2k1eq.jpg)

Sneaky, sneaky Carthaginians :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 22, 2017, 11:49:16 PM
Yay Carthage :) One of my first great historical fascinations!
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 23, 2017, 03:21:46 AM
I can relate! I always wondered how the world would have turned out if Carthage had managed to overtake Rome :D
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 23, 2017, 09:36:13 PM
Yeah, I guess I floated from Carthage to Byzantium as they were both major historical might-have-beens, and that was how I ended up with my degree choice & current job and stuff :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 23, 2017, 10:11:10 PM
Talking about jobs and profession choices, some of these guys are surely rethinking theirs  ;D

(https://i.imgur.com/EASvsYd.jpg)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 23, 2017, 11:56:15 PM
Caption "I just want to be back home working on my mod project!" :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 25, 2017, 05:11:04 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! :D

(https://i.imgur.com/wNJlSKq.jpg)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 25, 2017, 11:53:00 PM
Haha, excellent :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 28, 2017, 06:19:22 PM
And today, something new, something fresh - here's a brand new unit texture that I made for the Nabataean Royal Guard :D


(https://i.imgur.com/X8ZzTsZ.jpg)


(https://i.imgur.com/ESKWbym.jpg)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 28, 2017, 09:21:26 PM
Nicely done! The attach-points for the short pikes seem a bit off, though.
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 29, 2017, 12:14:49 AM
Thank you! And yes, you are correct. But as far as I understand they will have their weapon changed anyways so no biggie :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 29, 2017, 10:42:29 AM
Ah, fair enough :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 31, 2017, 06:40:43 AM
Another brand new unit texture - this time for Nabataean Swordsmen :D

(https://i.imgur.com/efnqby7.jpg)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 31, 2017, 11:43:14 AM
Ooh, nice - I could've done with that model back when I made Narnia TW, I used those plumed helmet styles for the Telmarines :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 31, 2017, 11:48:47 AM
It's never too late to revisit that :D
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 31, 2017, 11:53:31 AM
True, but I'm trying to finish writing my standalone adventure game, and then I'll have Exilian's tenth birthday to organise after that!
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Vrosivs Avgvstvs Rakvs on December 31, 2017, 12:10:49 PM
Best of luck with all that! :)
Title: Re: RTR8 Public Beta v4 Sneak Peek
Post by: Jubal on December 31, 2017, 03:51:09 PM
Thankyou! I'm sure you'll hear more in the coming months :)