History/Research: The Peoples of the Steppe

[Mausolos of Caria]

Ah wow, that looks brilliant! If we could also do models of the bigger towns with those mudbricks, then we've got very diverse models and every siege battle against nomadic tribes will be an unique experience! 

[xeofox]

If our team will make a list of nomadic structuries, I would have started. But strictly in the 3DS format((
What do you think?

[Bercor]

Would you be able of making the strat map models for the steppe factions?

[xeofox]

... and not only! Individual rooms and structures. For example, several variants of Yurts and carts for the camps.

[Bercor]

Wonderful! Then maybe you should start by making the nomadic settlements strat map models and then the characters. The remainder (nomadic buildings and alike) can come next, since it requires more work.

[xeofox]

Vаriant of stages Saka and Dahae cities:
1)  Yurts and Simple adobe buildings (the wooden walls are not real)
2) more buildings ,  the yurt outside of village
... after that, build walls (mud brick), yurts disappear.
Next architecture similar to Parthia (not symbols, no blue stripes on the buildings. Walls grow all the same adobes. And central square made of baked bricks

[Mausolos of Caria]

That sounds good!

Not on the Steppe people, but say, do you also have knowledge on the Bosporan Empire, per chance? It seems most work on it's history, including it's army, has been done by Russian archaeologists and our current unit roster for them is a tad speculative.

[xeofox]

I'll try to find something. Write a personal message.

[Bercor]

Ok then, for strat map models:
1st stage: Camp (yurts and simple adobe buildings);

2nd stage: Village (more buildings; and more elaborate ones?);
Bigger with wooden houses.
3rd stage: Town (buildings surrounded by a round mud brick wall, no more yurts; no towers in the walls?);

4th stage: City (squared city surrounded by a towered mud brick wall).

I reckon this will be enough.

[xeofox]

    
Cool!

[Bercor]

Updated with images given by xeofox.

[Mausolos of Caria]

@Xeofox Thanks, that's okay

Seems like you are making decent progress here, but I can't see the last picture, Bercor  It is not being displayed. And camp and village ought to be the same, yes?

[Bercor]

Try again .
Yes, the pictures are the same because I couldn't find another. The difference it's that the village will be bigger and has wooden houses, unlike the camp, composed only by yurts and adobe buildings.
Remember, this are not the final strat map models, only an example.

[Mausolos of Caria]

It's there now   But on the last page Mikhail put another image for the camp with a wall

[Bercor]

Yes, but that's a castle. It would be better as a steppe fort.