Greetings,
This mod is so interesting, it compelled me to create an account just to post here.
I am installing the mod right now.
Thank you so much for everything you have already done, there are many things I want to ask about. Not sure how I could help/participate but I am interested.
But I want to a raise a point about East-Asian Civs, and why at least China could be included. I am also happy to see the Indian Civs are going to be kept!
I have never seen any sort of game or media for that matter in the English Language depict the War of the Heavenly Horses where the Han Dynasty presumably attacked Alexandrea Eschate and inadvertently opened up the Silk Road.
I realize by reading that this game has an overwhelming Mediterranean focus, and I don’t disagree with that, but by including just one East Asian civ one would be opening the door to create a scenario or campaign about the Chinese-Greek contact that has never been covered before. Another possiblity would be a scenario about the Han Dynasty’s contact with the Kushans or Gan Ying’s search for Rome.
I don’t think the other Asian Civs would be needed, one could even call the civ ‘Seres’, ‘Sinae’ or ‘Serica’ to be in spirit with the mod. Old Age of Empires with Italy/India was okay with having one civ for art model so perhaps that would be ok here.
Also see that the Southeast Civs are still around, I doubt they will always be but I might have fun pitting Romans against the Cambodians for example while they are here.
Speaking of Cambodia, I could see an argument for the Khmer to be kept as ‘Funan’ or ’ Cattigara’. Funan was highly Indianized and could certainly be part of a South Asian scenario or campaign. In addition you likely know that a horde of Roman Coins were found at the Oc-Eco archeological site. If art was an issue than I think the Khmer civ can use the Indian art style
I hope I don’t come off as smart-alik, I simply wanted to put these points out here for consideration as the aforementioned civs had intense interaction with Rome that goes unnoticed.
As for the Xiongnu, I think keeping the Huns around would mostly do the trick.
In summary: I think that a Chinse and Khmer civ could be kept while not compromising what the mod is about, and to do so would open the door for content about Rome’s and Hellenic interactions with distant but still accessible Eastern Eurasia. All of the other original Asian Age civs can be removed.
By the way, I created a course in Asian History that highlights ancient connections with the west, so I admit I am a bit bias here.
Once again, thank you for bringing the project this far, I never thought such a conversion would be successful like this one. Thanks for taking the time to read this post as well.
