We need Uniqe and historical skins for each civ please.
With the beautiful skins added with every DLC such as the new Crusader skin, and the Hero skins of LotW it is becoming more and more important to add a visual DLC to the game. An optonal DLC (Just like the enhanced graphics pack) that gives every civ correct unit skins.
Using the latest crusader skin for theTeutonic Paladin , Frank Paladin = Hospitelar skin, British , Italian , Sicillian cavalier = Templar skin and so on. As well as African, Asian, steppe , messo skins for each civ. Purely visual thus it won’t interfere with gameplay but it is something sorely missed and that I will happily pay for. I don’t have time to set up my Historical Accuray mod each and every time the game gets updated, so the time has come to request these beautiful skins to be added to the base civs as default.
What I would suggest is to release the skns in segments , that will aid in the sales of new DLCs. For instance the next DLC could be A Caucasus DLC that adds Armenia and Georgia both with New Architecture sets and unit skins. At the same time the Byzantines could use an update in this DLC.
To Be added in the Caucasus DLC:
Georgia: New Caucasian set
Armenia: Caucasian ,ME Hybrid set
Byzantines+Sicilians Medi (Dark+Fudal), ME (Castle+Imp) Hybrid set
Or something like this will be perfect: [Steam Workshop::[IA] Catbarf’s Byzantine Buildings V2 (WiP IA Version)]
As well as a civ change for the Byzantines:
Have Byzantines lose Hand cannoneer, bombard cannon and bombard tower. (Just so they don’t become OP)
Change civ unique tech 1 to : Justinian Reforms - Sword line +1 Melee armour.
(Optional) Enables the technology of Varangian Guard in Imperial age.
In Imperial age , Byzanitne army gain access to a special unit in the Barracks called the Varangian Guard. - Expensive , slow moving but difficult to convert with a limited build amount.
Since the Byzantines are a Defencive civ, the Varangian Guards can have a high attack boost when in the vicinity of a TC or Castle but outside a certain radius from these buildings the VG should loose the strong attack bonus and just be as strong as a normal Champion.
(Highly loyal guards of the Emperor)
These alterations will be beautifully complemented by adding Byzantine unit Skins to the game.
This brilliant vidoe shows exactly the units + their weapons and armors to be added:
Elite and Levy Units of the Byzantine Army
Here is the Byzantine army that I created for my Historical Accuracy mod using Civ3 sprites allong with any accurate sprites I could find.
Please make this happen devs, I will happily pay to have such a visual DLC/content that will free me from having to resetup my mod each time.
Thank you for your time and for an excellent game.
