Not quite playable, but getting very close!

EDIT-Please Read!:

Now that I've got all the initial art for the recruits, commanders, and most of the summons done, and have most of the stats worked out for this nation, and it's nearly ready to play, I'm just gonna go ahead and finish it myself. So it's officially no longer a "Placeholder Nation". Which means it's no longer available for anybody else to take over-any more than anybody else's mod, anyway. If I disappear off these forums/haven't posted for a year (which would mean I've suffered a significant sea-change), feel free to do whatever you want with it (It'll probably need updated by then, anyway...). In the meantime---Hooray for me!

This is an Ethiopian flavored nation featuring the Queen of Sheba and the kingdom of Aksum, influenced by the Yoruba, early Christian and Jewish mysticism, Western Africa history, and my own demented imagination.

Eventually, it will be followed by a middle era nation more heavily based on Yoruba concepts, and Voodoo practices-which are, themselves, influenced by the Yoruba religion.

Aksum: Glory of Kings.

Recruits (Complete. Sacreds are the three on the far right):

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Summonables and Other units (Even more complete, except for attack sprites.):

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Commanders (Complete, except ofcourse for Attack Sprites.):

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Heroes (Top is Heroes-Complete for now, Bottom is Multiheroes-incomplete)

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Let me know if this display works for everyone.

Likes Heat 1.

Advantages: Cheap scout/assassin. Access to a wide variety of troops, including three sacred recruits, 2 of which are non-capital. Non-capital Shape Shifter recruits. Very hard to rush. Several excellent unit factories. Cheap PD boosting summons. Hunga-Munga better than javelins. Sailing, Forging, and Healing all available. Powerful non- Capital Priests.

Disadvantages: No cheap mages, no good researchers, limited paths (no access or good path to access for Water/Astral, limited access to Fire, Air, Death). Mixes undead, magical, and demonic troops with regulars. 1 less Starting Gem than normal for EA. All leaders are expensive, good leaders are rare.

Strategy suggestion:

Starting Units:
30 Shewans.
Mekwanint.
Great Obelisk of Aksum.

Starting Sites:
Addis Ababa. Earth 2. Allows recruitment of Sarwe, Nagus.
Yeha Temple. Blood 1, Allows recruitment of Razor Wife, Gugi Oromo, Oyo Esho, Itege.
Amba Sel. Allows recruitment of Jantirar, Black Lions, Dejazmach.
Opone Ta Netjer. Nature 2 Allows recruitment of Opaani Fortress-Beast, Blatta, Ogboni Itan.

PD: 1-20 1xAddi, 1xAbbabor. Commander: Mekwanint. 21-125 , 1xManz, 1xAmhara. Commander: Dejazmach, Quomos.

*Please refer to the "Aksum Flavours:" thread for unit descriptions.* Whenever I get around to finishing it.

Units:

Gugi Oromo. (Light, fast human + zebra calvalry)
Gugi Oromo Stats: Hp 12, Size 3, Str 10, Att 11, Def 15, Prot 3 (2), Mor 12, MR 10 Mv 21(3), Prec 11. Weapons: Shotel (Dmg 5, Lng 2), 1 Javelin. Armour: Loincloth. Berserk (0)
(Prot 2). Second Form: Razor Wife.
Cost: Gold 25, Res 9.

Addi: (Human militia/tribesmen)
Stats: Hp 10, Size 2, Str 10, Att 9, Def 10, Prot 2 (0), Mor 11, MR 8,
Mv 12(3), Prec 10. Weapons: Knobkierie (Dmg 3, Len 2), 2 Javelins. Armour: Headdress (Prot 2), Loincloth (Prot 2), Hide Shield.
Cost: Gold 5, Res 1.

Ababor: (Human militia/tribesmen)
Stats: Hp 10, Size 2, Str 10, Att 10, Def 10, Prot 2 (0), Mor 9, MR 8,
Mv 12(3), Prec 11. Weapons: Assegai (Dmg 4, Len 4, Def +1), 2 Javelins. Armour: Headdress (Prot 2), Loincloth (Prot 2), Hide Shield.
Cost: Gold 5, Res 1.

Manz: (Human militia/tribesmen)
Stats: Hp 10, Size 2, Str 10, Att 10, Def 11, Prot 2 (0), Mor 11, MR 8,
Mv 12(3), Prec 10. Weapons: Assegai (Dmg 4, Len 4, Def +1), Hunga-Munga (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (12), Rng Str, Ammo 1). Armour: Fila (Prot 2), Loincloth (Prot 2), Hide Shield.
Cost: Gold 6, Res 2.

Amhara: (Human militia/tribesmen)
Stats: Hp 10, Size 2, Str 11, Att 10, Def 8, Prot 2 (0), Mor 10, MR 8,
Mv 12(3), Prec 8. Weapons: Agadengbe (Dmg 7, Len 2, Def -2), Hunga-Munga (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (10), Rng Str, Ammo 1). Armour: Headdress (Prot 2), Loincloth (Prot 2), Hide Shield.
Cost: 6 Gold, 2 Res.

Bouda: (Werehyena)
Bouda Stats: Hp. 12 Siz. 2 Str 13 Att. 11 Def. 8 Prot. 4 (2)
Mor. 6 MR. 10 Mv. 15/2 Prec. 10 Weapons: Agadengbe (Dmg 7, Len 2, Def -2). Hunga-Munga (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (12), Rng Str, Ammo 1). Armour: Leather Kilt (Prot. 2), Headdress Prot. 2). Hide Shield. Darkvision (50). Regeneration (5%) Demon. 25% Resistance to Fire. Stealth (0) Berserk (0)
If GORed, Boudas have Forge bonus +5% and Earth 1, Blood 1.
Deathform: (Bultungin)
Hp. 12 Siz. 2 Str. 16 Att. 12 Def. 12 Prot. 4 (4)
Mor. 6 MR. 10 Mv. 18/2 Prec. 6. Darkvision (50) Regeneration (5%) Demon. 25% Resistance to Fire. Weapons: Claws, Crushing Bite (Dmg: 3, Armour Piercing). Berserk (0)
Cost: Gold 25, Res 3

Shewan: (Human light infantry)
Stats: Hp. 10 Siz. 2 Str 10 Att. 10 Def. 10 Prot. 2 (0)
Mor. 10 MR. 10 Mv. 12/3 Prec. 10 Weapons: Shotel (Dmg. 5 Lng. 2), Hunga Munga (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (12) Ammo 2). Armour: Dashiki (Prot 2), Fila (Prot 2), Round Shield.
Cost: Gold. 7 Res 4 If GoRed, Shewans have Sailing (5).

Black Lions: (Capital only Human heavy infantry)
Stats: Hp. 12 Siz. 2 Str 12 Att. 12 Def. 12 Prot. 12 (0)
Mor. 15 MR. 12 Mv. 14/2 Prec. 10 Weapons: Trident, Hunga-Munga. (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (12) Ammo 3). Armour: Bronze Armour, Bronze Helmet, Bronze Tower Shield. Defensive Bonus (2)
Cost: Gold 20. Res 15.

Sarwe: (Capital only Human archers)
Stats: Hp. 10 Siz. 2 Str 10 Att. 10 Def. 10 Prot. 3 (0)
Mor. 14 MR. 10 Mv. 12/3 Prec. 11 Weapons: Shortbow (12 Ammo), Knobkierie (Dmg 3, Len 2), Armour: Leather Cap (4 Prot), Loincloth (2 Prot).
Cost: Gold 8. Res 3.

Opaani Fortressbeast. (Extremely tough, extremely resource-intensive Capital only tramplers/archer platforms w Standards (20))
Hp. 60 Siz. 6 Str. 30 Att. 12 Def. 9 Prot. 18 (6) Mor. 14 MR. 14 Mv. 9/1 Prec. 10 Weapons: Shortbow x4 (120 ammo). Trample, Macheti x4 (Dmg 14, no Str.). Armour: Beast Armour (Prot 8) Howdah Armour (Helm, Prot 16) Animal. Gluttony (24). 25% Resistance to all elemental forms of damage (Fire, Cold, Shock, Poison).
Deathform: Hp. 60 Siz. 6 Str. 30 Att. 8 Def. 12 Prot. 14 (6) Mor. 9 MR. 14 Mv. 12/1 Prec. 6 Weapons: Giant Hoof (Dmg. Str. Area 1), Trample. Armour: Beast Helm (Prot 8) Beast Armour (Prot 8) Animal.
Gluttony (24) Berserk (0) 50% Resistance to all forms of elemental damage (Fire, Cold, Shock, Poison).
Gold 300, Resources 120.

Razor Wife: (Berserkers)
Razor Wife Stats: Hp. 10 Siz. 2 Str. 10 Att. 12 Def. 9 Prot. 4 (0) Mor. 12 MR. 11 Mv. 14/2 Prec. 10 Weapons: Ida (Dmg. 6 Armour-piercing, Len. 3.) Armour: Bone Skirt (Prot 6)
Berserk (2) If GORed, Razor Wives have Blood 1 and Bloodhunting (+1)
Cost: Gold 10, Res 7.

Oyo Esho: (Berserker human + lion heavy calvalry)
Oyo Esho Stats: Hp. 12 Siz. 3 Str. 10 Att. 12 Def. 12 Prot. 10 (4) Mor. 14 MR. 10 Mv. 21/2 Prec. 9 Weapons: Assegai Lance (Dmg. 4, Len 4, Def +1 first strike), bite, claw. Armour: Lion Skull Helmet (Prot 6) Bone Skirt (Prot 6)
Berserk (4) If GORed, Oyo Esho have Blood 1 and Bloodhunting (+1)
Deathform: Lion (standard lion).
Second Form (no Deathform): Razor Wife.
Cost: Gold 30, Res 15.

Kabaro: (Human sacred standard-bearers/demon slayers)
Kabaro Stats: Hp. 10 Siz. 2 Str. 10 Att. 12 Def. 6 Prot. 5 (3) Mor. 14 MR. 15 Mv. 9/2 Prec. 8 Weapons: Kabaro Drumstick (Dmg. 2, Len. 2, does x3 damage to demons), Kabaro Drumstick. Armour: Daishiki (Prot. 2), Slouch Hat (Prot. 2)
Standard (2), Sacred, Ambidextrous (4), may start elderly.
If GoRed, Kabaros have Air 1, 10% chance Air 1, Earth 1. Prevents bad events (1%).
Cost: Gold 20, Res 6.

Shewan Quallu: (Human sacred light infantry)
Hp. 10 Siz. 2 Str 10 Att. 10 Def. 10 Prot. 2 (0)
Mor. 12 MR. 14 Mv. 12/3 Prec. 10 Weapons: Shotel (Dmg 5, Lng 2), Hunga Munga (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (12) Ammo 2). Armour: Dashiki (Prot 2), Slouch Hat (Prot 2), Round Shield. Sacred.
Cost: Gold 20, Res 5. If GoRed, Shewan Qallus have Sailing (5), Holy (1).

Ogboni: (Capital only Sacred Shock Troops)
Hp. 14 Siz. 2 Str 12 Att. 11 Def. 10 Prot. 6 (0)
Mor. 14 MR. 12 Mv. 12/2 Prec. 10 Weapons: Songye Axe (Dmg. 6 Lng. 2), Juju Seed Rattle (Dmg. -4 Len 1. Magical. Curses). Armour: Ethiopian Suit (Prot 4). Brass Helmet (Prot 8). Sacred. Magical Being.
Deathform: Egun.
Hp. 1 Size. 2 Str. 1 Att. 7 Def. 12 Prot. 0(0) Mor. 3 MR. 16 Mv. 12 Flying (Combat Only). Prec. 3 Weapons: Juju Seed Rattle (Dmg. -4, Len 1. Magical. Curses). Armour: None. Etherial. Blind. 100% Resistance all Elemental Damage-Fire, Cold, Poison, Shock. Magical Being.
Cost: 30 Res 8. If GoRed, Ogboni have Nature 1, Healing (5).

Commanders:
Blatta (Cheap, excellent Capital-only Scout/Assassin).
Hp. 12 Siz. 2 Str 14 Att. 14 Def. 14 Prot. 2 (0)
Mor. 12 MR. 16 Mv. 15/3 Prec. 14 Weapons: Assegai (Dmg 4, Lng 4, Def +1), Poisoned Hunga Munga (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (16) Ammo 2, Deadly Poison.).
Armour: Dashiki (Prot 2). Nature 1. Need Not Eat. Forest Walk, Mountain Walk, Swamp Walk. Darkvision (50) Stealth (30) Poison Resistance 25%, Patrol Bonus (5) Assassin.
Research Penalty -25.
Cost: Gold 5, Res 1.

Mekwanint (Basic Commander)
Hp. 12 Siz. 2 Str 14 Att. 14 Def. 12 Prot. 1 (0)
Mor. 16 MR. 12 Mv. 10/3 Prec. 10 Weapons: Knobkierie (Dmg 3, Len 2), War Rattle (Dmg -4 Len 1 Magical). Armour: Loincloth (Prot. 2). Poor Leader.
Cost: Gold 30, Res 2.

Mesafint (Prince-Sacred commander)
Hp. 12 Siz. 2 Str 14 Att. 14 Def. 14 Prot. 4 (0)
Mor. 16 MR. 15 Mv. 10/3 Prec. 10 Weapons: Shotel (Dmg 5, Lng 2) Armour: Dashiki (Prot.2), Leather Armet (Prot. 6). Sacred, Poor Leader, Poor Magical Leader.
Cost: Gold 60, Res 5.

Bahr Negus (Commander with Sailing)
Hp. 12 Size. 2 Str. 14. Att. 14 Def. 14 Prot. 4 (0) Mor 16 MR. 12 Mv. 12/3 Prec. 12
Weapons: Shotel (Dmg 5, Lng 2), Shortbow (12 Ammo). Armour: Ethiopian Suit (Prot. 4), Knitted Cap (Prot. 4). Poor Leader. Sailing (30).
Cost: Gold. 125, Res. 15.

Nagus (Sacred King/earth mage)
Hp. 15 Siz. 2 Str 14 Att. 14 Def. 14 Prot. 11 (1)
Mor. 18 MR. 16 Mv. 12/3 Prec. 12 Weapons: Shotel (Dmg 5, Lng 2) Armour: Bronze Armour (Prot. 12), Crown (Prot. 8), Golden Shield. Earth 1, Sacred, Average Leader, Poor Magical Leader.
Cost: Gold 150, Res 15.

Dejazmach (Capital only Commander with defensive bonus)
Stats: Hp 15, Size 3, Str 14, Att 14, Def 16, Prot 15 (3), Mor 16, MR 12 Mv 18 (3), Prec 10. Weapons: Assegai Lance (Dmg. 4, Len 4, Def +1 first strike), Hunga-Munga. (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (12) Ammo 5 ). Armour: Bronze Armour, Bronze Helmet, Bronze Tower Shield. Average Leader. Defensive Bonus (2).
Secondform: Dejazmach Hp 12, Size 2, Str 14, Att 14, Def 14, Prot 12 (0), Mor 18, MR 12 Mv 12(3), Prec 12. Weapons: Assegai (Dmg. 4, Len 4, Def +1), Hunga-Munga. (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (14) Ammo 5 ). Poor Leader. Defensive Bonus (6)
Cost: Gold 125, Res 30.

Itege (Queen/Sacred Earth/Nature mage)
Hp 12, Size 2, Str 10, Att 12, Def 12, Prot 2 (1), Mor 18, MR 18 Mv 10 (3), Prec 12. Weapons: Staff of Office (Dmg 2, Len 4, Def +4). Armour: Diashiki (Prot. 2) Earth 1, Nature 1. 100% chance Earth 1, Nature 1. Sacred. Good Leader, Poor Magical Leader. Awe (0) .
Cost: Gold 250, Res 1.

Quomos (Basic Priest/Earth mage-probably best choice for researcher)
Hp. 12, Size 2, Str 12, Att 12, Def 12, Prot 3 (1), Mor 16, MR 18, Mv 12 (3), Prec 10. Weapons: Assegai (Dmg. 4, Len 4, Def +1). Armour: Daishiki (Prot 2), Fila (Prot 2).
Earth 1, Holy 2. 25% Chance Earth 1, Nature 1. Sacred. Poor Leader, Poor Magical Leader, Poor Undead Leader.
Cost: Gold 90, Res 2.

Aqabe Sa'at (High Priest/Earth mage)
Hp. 8, Size 2, Str 8, Att 10, Def 12, Prot 6 (3), Mor 14, MR 20, Mv 8 (2), Prec 10. Weapons: Staff of Earth and Heaven (Dmg 4, Len 4, Magical. x3 Damage vs Demons). Armour: Robes of Office (Prot. 3) Mitre (Prot. 3)
Earth 2 Holy 3. 100% Earth 1, Nature 1 25% Chance Earth 1, Nature 1. 5% Earth 1, Nature 1. Sacred. Poor Leader, Poor Magical Leader, Poor Undead Leader. Starts Elderly.
Cost: Gold 400, Res 1.

Mahan Bouda (Forger/Earth-blood mage, Thug/Assassin)
Hp. 24, Size 2, Str 18, Att 16, Def 12, Prot 6 (4), Mor 9, MR 18, Mv 12 (2),
Prec 12. Weapons: Spirit Hammer (Dmg. 4 Len. 2 Magical, Armour Negating) Armour: Leather Apron (Prot 4).
Earth 2, Blood 2. Forge Bonus 15%. Demon. Darkvision (100). Stronger in Darkness (2) Regeneration (5%) Stealth (5) Assassin. 50% Resistance to Fire. Gluttony (12), Starts Elderly.
Research -25. Poor Leader, Poor Undead Leader. Causes Unrest. Summons vultures in battle.
Secondform: (Mahan Bultungin)
Hp. 24 Siz. 3 Str. 19 Att. 16 Def. 16 Prot. 6 (6)
Mor. 9 MR. 18 Mv. 18/2 Prec. 8. Darkvision (100), Stronger in Darkness (2) Regeneration (5%), Demon. Ambidextrous (2) Stealth (5) Gluttony (12), Causes Unrest. Assassin. 50% Resistance to Fire. Summons vultures in battle. Weapons: Claw, Claw, Crushing Bite (Dmg: 3, Armour Piercing). Berserk (0)
Deathform (for both shapes): Leucrotta.
Hp. 24 Size. 3 Str. 16 Att. 12 Def. 12 Prot 3 (3) Mor. 9 MR. 18 Mv. 15 (2) Prec. 6 Weapons: Crushing Bite (Dmg: 3, Armour Piercing), Claws. Armour. None. Darkvision (100). Stronger in Darkness (2) Regeneration (5%) Demon. 50% Resistance to Fire. Summons vultures in battle. Animal. No slots.
Cost: Gold 400, Res 15

Vulture: Hp. 3 Size 1. Str 5 Att 9 Def 14 Prot 1(1) Mor 7 MR 9 Mv 6 (flying)
Prec. 3 Weapons: Beak (Dmg.1 Len. 1) Armour: None.

Masenqo (Sacred Singer/Air Mage/Bad event-stopper)
Hp. 10, Size 2, Str 10, Att 10, Def 14, Prot 2 (0), Mor 14, MR 18, Mv 12 (3), Prec 12. Weapons: Knobkierie (Dmg 3, Len 2)., Armour: Ethiopian Suit (Prot. 4). Sacred. 2% Chance to Avoid Bad Events. No Leadership.
Awe (0). Air 1. 25% Chance Air 1, Nature 1, Earth 1. 5% Air 1, Nature 1, Earth 1. Research -25.
Cost: Gold 125, Res 1.

Jantirar. (Commander/Seiger/Blood-Nature mage/Unit factory)
Hp. 12 Size. 2 Str. 12 Att. 14 Def. 12 Prot. 10 (0) Mor 15 MR 16 Mv 10 (1), Prec. 12
Weapons: Mangbetu (Dmg 5, Len 2), Shield Spikes (Dmg 1, Len 2), Hunga-Munga. (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (14) Ammo 2). Armour: Bronze Scale (Prot 11), Ivory Mask (Prot 9), Spiked Shield. Sacred. Blood 2, Nature 2. Seige Bonus (4), Pillage Bonus (4). Fear (0). Causes Unrest. Poor Leader, Poor Magical Leader, Poor Undead Leader. Summons Ife Guards.
Cost: Gold 300, Res 25.

Ife Guard. (Immobile Seigers/Pillagers-decent rear guards)
Hp. 1 Size. 2 Str. 15. Att. 12 Def. 9 Prot. 6 (1) Mor 50 (Berserk) MR. 16 Mv. 15 (0) Prec. 1 Weapons: Mangbetu (Dmg 5, Len 2), Mangbetu (Dmg 5, Len 2). Armour: Ivory Mask (Prot 9), Loincloth (Prot 2). Ambidextrous (2). Fear (0) Fatigue (0) Seige Bonus (1) Pillage Bonus (2).
Secondform:
Zombai Guard.
Hp. 15 Size. 2 Str. 17. Att. 9 Def. 6 Prot. 9 (4) Mor 99 MR. 12 Mv. 9 (0) Prec. 1
Weapons: Mangbetu (Dmg 5, Len 2), Mangbetu (Dmg 5, Len 2), Bite (Att + 3 (12), Str -2Cause Disease). Armour: Ivory Mask (Prot 9), Loincloth (Prot 2). Mindless. Fear (0) Fatigue (0) Undead. Fire -50% Vulnerability. Deserts after 1 battle.

Ogboni Itan (Main mage-Capital only-earth, nature, blood, death.)
Hp. 20 Size. 3 Str. 16. Att. 14 Def. 14 Prot. 6 (3) Mor 18 MR. 18 Mv. 12 (2) Prec. 12
Weapons: Staff of the Woman (Dmg 4, Len 4, Magical, Drains Strength), Juju Seed Rattle ( Dmg -4, Len 1, Magical, Curses). Conjure Stare (Dmg 0 No Str. Horror Marks. Range 50 Precision 100. Ammo 1) Armour: Ethiopian Suit (Prot 4.), Turban (Prot 2.). Earth 2, Nature 2. 100% Earth 1 Nature 1. 50% Earth 1 Nature 1 Blood 1 Death 1 50% Earth 1 Nature 1 Blood 1 Death 1 50% Blood 1 Death 1. 25% Blood 1 Death 1. 10% Blood 1 Death 1. Stealth (0). Fear (0). Poor Leader, Good Magical Leader, Good Undead Leader. Heal (50). Heal Self. Sacred. Magical Being.
Deathform: Egungun.
Hp. 10 Size. 3 Str. 4 Att. 14 Def. 18 Prot. 0(0) Mor. 12 MR. 21 Mv. Flying (Combat Only). Prec. 12 Weapons: Lifedrain, Juju Seed Rattle (Dmg. -4, Len 1. Magical. Curses). Armour: None. Etherial. Blind. 100% Resistance all Elemental Damage-Fire, Cold, Poison, Shock. Magical Being. Sacred.
Cost: Gold 500, Res 10.

Summons:
Crocotta. (Commander, no leadership, Scout/Seducer, Mage-Death.)
Hp. 12 Size. 2 Str. 12 Att. 12 Def. 12 Prot 3 (3) Mor. 9 MR. 16 Mv. 15 (4) Prec. 6 Weapons: Crushing Bite (Dmg: 3, Armour Piercing). Armour. None. Etherial. Fear (0) Darkvision 100. Stealth (40) Seducer. Death 1. Gluttony (10). 100% Resistant to Fire. Causes Unrest. No Slots.

Hyaenadon. (Meat Shield)
Hp. 40 Size. 4 Str. 21 Att. 14 Def. 14 Prot 4 (4) Mor. 9 MR. 9 Mv. 15 (2) Prec. 6 Weapons: Crushing Bite (Dmg: 3, Armour Piercing). Armour. None. Animal. Darkvision 50. Gluttony (4)

Sun Stelae:
Hp. 30 Size. 6 Str. 10. Att. 12 Def. 3 Prot. 24 (24) Mor 30 MR. 20 Mv. 0 (0) Immobile. Prec. 10 Weapons: None. Armour: None. Earth 1/Fire 1. Sacred. Immobile (can't be teleported). Stone Being. Mindless, Resistant to Poison 250% 1 Misc Slot. Summons Lions-combat only.

Moon Stelae:
Hp. 30 Size. 6 Str. 10. Att. 12 Def. 3 Prot. 24 (24) Mor 30 MR. 20 Mv. 0 (0) Immobile. Prec. 10 Weapons: None. Armour: None. Earth 1/Death 1. Sacred. Immobile (can't be teleported). Stone Being. Mindless, Resistant to Poison 250% 1 Misc Slot. Summons Hyena-combat only. 1 Misc Slot

Raamah. (Commander, Unique, Out of the box SC. Mage-Earth/Air)
Hp. 44 Size. 3 Str. 21. Att. 18 Def. 21 Prot. 16 (8) Mor 30 MR. 20 Mv. 24 Flying (9). Prec. 18 Weapons: Spear of the World (Dmg. 3+6 points Shock, Len. 6, Armour Piercing, strikes twice in 1 round, Magical), Lightning Aura (Dmg. 15 Armour Negating, Area 5-Otherwise as per Spring Hawks.) Armour: Crown of the Sky (Prot 8), Samite Loincloth (Prot 8). Shield of the Earth. Sacred. Awe (4), Fear (4) Air Shield (80) Stronger in Storms (3) Shock Resistance (150%) Etherial. Holy 2. Air 4. Earth 4. Poor Leader, Poor Magical Leader, Poor Undead Leader.

Other Units:

Great Obelisk of Aksum: (Sacred Commander/Rush Stopper/Unit Factory/Mage-Earth, Nature, Air)
Hp. 60 Size. 6 Str. 10. Att. 12 Def. 3 Prot. 24 (24) Mor 30 MR. 20 Mv. 0 (0) Immobile. Prec. 10 Weapons: None. Armour: None. Earth 1. Nature 1. Death 1. Sacred. Immobile (can't be teleported). Stone Being. Mindless, Resistant to Poison 250% 3 Misc slots. Summons Aksumite Longdead-combat only.

Aksumite Longdead:
Hp. 6 Size. 2 Str. 9. Att. 10 Def. 8 Prot. 3 (2) Mor 99 MR. 12 Mv. 9 (0) Prec. 1 Weapons: Rusty Shotel (Dmg 4, Lng 2) Armour: Rags (Prot 1), Leather Strips (Prot 1) Rotten Shield. Sacred. Undead.

Hyena:
Hp. 11 Size. 2 Str. 11 Att. 10 Def. 12 Prot 3 (3) Mor. 9 MR. 9 Mv. 15 (2) Prec. 6 Weapons: Crushing Bite (Dmg: 3, Armour Piercing). Armour. None. Darkvision 50. Gluttony (2).

Heroes:
Queen Makeda
Hp. 30 Siz. 3 Str. 14 Att. 16 Def. 16 Prot. 14 (4) Mor. 18 MR. 18 Mv. 21/3 Prec. 14 Weapons: Golden Lance (Magical, First Strike, Dmg. 4, Len 4, Def +2), Claw, Shortbow (12 Ammo),. Armour: Bronze Helmet (Prot. 12), Samite Loincloth (Prot. 8). Sacred, Awe (0) Fear (0), Earth 2, Nature 2. 1 Combat Spell: Divine Bless. Summons Lionesses-in battle only. Superior Leader.

Lioness: Stats-as per Lion, but Sacred.

King Menilik
Hp. 12 Siz. 2 Str. 12 Att. 12 Def. 12 Prot. 6 (0) Mor. 30 MR. 21 Mv. 10/3 Prec. 12 Weapons: None. Armour: Crown (Prot. 8), Royal Daishiki (Prot.4). Sacred. Holy 3, Earth 3, Nature 3. Superior Leader, Superior Undead Leader, Superior Magical Leader. Awe (0) Fear (0). Summons Shewans-in combat only.

King Ezana
Hp. 18 Siz. 2 Str. 18 Att. 18 Def. 16 Prot. 10 (3) Mor. 20 MR. 16 Mv. 15/3 Prec. 12 Weapons: Great Axe (Dmg 8. Len. 3 Strikes twice in 1 round). Hunga-Munga (Dmg 6 + Str, Prec +2 (14) Ammo 2). Armour: Loincloth and Bracers (Prot 6), Crown (Prot 8). Sacred. Good Leader. Banner (5). Earth 3.

Abune Kesate Birhan
Hp. 10 Siz. 2 Str. 10 Att. 10 Def. 10 Prot 2 (0) Mor. 20 MR. 24 Mv. 9/2 Prec. 12 Weapons: Holy Staff Staff (Dmg. 4, Len. 4 x3 Dmg. to Undead, Demons) Armour: Daishiki (Prot. 2), Kufi (Prot. 2). Sacred. Holy 4. Elderly. Self Healing.

Garmat.
Hp. 44 Size. 3 Str. 24. Att. 18 Def. 18 Prot. 19 (10) Mor 30 MR. 20 Mv. 24 Flying (6). Prec. 12 Weapons: Lance of the Sun (Dmg. 3+(8 points Fire Area 1, no Str.), Len. 6, Armour Piercing, Magical), Armour: Crown of Fire (Prot 8), Samite Loincloth and Bracers (Prot 10). Bronze Shield. Sacred. Heat Aura (4), Awe (2), Fear (2) Etherial. Holy 2. Air 2. Earth 2. Fire 2. Poor Leader, Poor Undead Leader, Poor Magical Leader.

Multiheroes:
Negusa Nagast (King of Kings)
Hp. 16 Siz. 2 Str 14 Att. 16 Def. 16 Prot. 6 (1)
Mor. 30 MR. 16 Mv. 10/3 Prec. 12 Weapons: Shotel (Dmg 5, Lng 2) Armour: Royal Daishiki (Prot. 4). Crown (Prot. 8). Earth 2. Holy 3. Sacred. Superior Leader. Average Magical Leader.

Azmari (bard)
Hp. 12 Siz. 3 Str. 10 Att. 12 Def. 8 Prot. 12 (9) Mor. 30 MR. 18 Mv. 0/0 (Immobile-can be teleported) Prec. 12 Weapons: Kabaro Drumstick (Dmg. 2, Len. 2, does x3 damage to demons), Kabaro Drumstick. Armour: Daishiki (Prot. 2), Slouch Hat (Prot. 2) Sacred. Awe (0). Standard (10). Prevents bad events (20%). Air 2, Earth 1, Nature 1, Death 1. Starts Elderly.

Awon Iya Wa (Elder of the Society of the Razor)
Hp. 18 Siz. 2 Str. 14 Att. 14 Def. 14 Prot. 8 (1) Mor. 18 MR. 14 Mv. 12/2 Prec. 12 Weapons: Gbaya Sword (Dmg. 3-Armour-piercing, Len. 3), Gbaya Sword. Armour: Bone Skirt (Prot. 6). Crown of Teeth (Prot. 8). Fear (0). Earth 1, Nature 1, Blood 2. Berserk (6) Ambidextrous (4). Healing (5) Starts elderly.

National Pretenders:
Lion of Judah.
Hp. 55 Siz. 5 Str. 30 Att. 16 (Plus Fire) Def. 16 Prot. 12(12) (Plus Earth) Mor. 30 MR. 18 Mv. 21 (3) Prec. 12 Weapons: Fire Claw (Dmg. 0 + 3 Fire Dmg), Fire Claw. Solar Bite (Dmg. 0 + 6 Fire Dmg), Solar Roar (Dmg. 15 Fire Dmg-No Str, Area 3, Rng. 6, Ammo 3). Armour: None. Heat Aura (9) Ambidextrous (6) Fire 1. Earth 1. Dom 2. New paths cost 75. 2 Misc Slots. Fire Resistance (150%).

Reserved for later Age:
Kanembu-Bornu: Heavy (Horse) Calvalry w/heavy lance, Shotel

I've actually reached the limit of characters on this post (25,000 characters!), and so I'm going to create a new thread just for unit descriptions. That way, I can edit it, and still keep all the .DM file stats in one place. So look for "Aksum Flavours" (as in flavour-text) for the in-game descriptions of all the units. I know it's a pain to have to look at two threads, but I have to work with the limitations of the forum board. <!-- / message --><!-- attachments -->

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

Looks like your big 'all units' image got converted into a jpg somehow. Annoying, eh?

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

Yeah...I'm going to use your freedomainhosting site, Sombre, I haven't forgotten about it, I just haven't gotten around to it quite yet. I'm still working on getting all the units actually drawn-and my means to display them has absolutely improved a thousand percent, now that I know a little bit about what I'm doing. :) You should still be able to see all the pics in high resolution at the bottom-I update them roughly the same as the big picture.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

Your mod seems really nice, the african myths are really under exploited in dom 3 (and in other games too, but dom is all about myths).
I'm looking forward to playing it as soon as you make a release.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

Thanks! I hope you like it! I'm aiming for a release within the next three weeks, depending on whether I can get some help compiling a .DM file, but at this point-aside from combat sprites-the vast majority of the work is done.

When it is, I'd very much appreciate any and all feedback on how it looks, how it works, balancing issues, etc.

I agree that there's a huge body of African folklore out there for the grabbing. My fondest wish is that this mod will get people interested in learning more about Africa--I certainly have, and I expect I'll continue, considering that I've got atleast 2 more mods planned (including a MA of this one), with African themes. Nubia will be next, but I'd really like to see, if not eventually do, a Congo theme (Pygmies and dinosaurs!) and one about Zanzibar (Islamic Africa-which might end up as the LA of Aksum, some day).

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

It is obvious a lot of hard work went into this mod. I especially like the look of the giant beast with the basket :).

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

Thanks, Foodstamp-considering the high quality of (and my appreciation of) your mods, especially Haida Gwaii, that means a lot!

That big one, the Opaani, is probably going to get a little makeover when I get around to it, but yes-I'm very proud of it :) It took roughly 6 hours to get it done, and that's considering that I borrowed some of the image from the Internet. Eventually, I'm going to replace the borrowed parts with original art, and retouch the archers in the howdah-basket-there are several units I want to redo, but I'm holding off on that until everything is playable.

So right now, I'm working on heroes. I've got Queen Makeda finished (I'm separating her from Queen Bilqis, even though they're basically different names for the same person. I'm making "Makeda" the daughter of the original Queen of Sheba-Raamah is, therefore, Makeda's grandfather.), and I'm hopefully getting some help setting up a .DM file. Once the hero art is done, and I've added any Pretenders (I'm not 100% sure Aksum's going to get a National Pretender, none have come to mind as of yet), the mod will essentially be done-ready to be turned into a downloadable .DM file and played.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

Alright, one Pretender :)

I found a reference to the "Lion of Judah" being an Ethiopian cultural icon, and I can't remember if their are any lion Pretenders in the game already. I'm pretty certain their aren't any fire and earth based lion Pretenders, so this one I'm hoping should be unique. If it's not, please let me know.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

I think there is a lion headed pretender, but he is egyptian based, and not interesting at all (stats wise). Furthermore, he is not available for many factions.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Now With Graphics!)
 

That one I'm aware of. The Lion of Judah is an actual lion. I know there's bulls in the game, but I can't remember any lions as such.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings. (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

I'm very proud to announce that all the initial unit artwork is complete for Aksum, and the stats for the units are also more or less done (most of the retouching is complete, and all that's left are combat sprites, banner, etc.), and as balanced as I can make them, without actually testing them out.

I'm also happy to announce that I have the tools necessary to write up a .DM file for this Nation-thanks to Humakty!. Still no way for me to package the units in an efficient zip-format, but I'll get it as close to playable as I can from here.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

I've started and made a little progress with the .DM file, but I can't promise that it's going to be done even as a rough draft, this weekend, since I seem to be coming down with a bug. I haven't been able to sleep in almost 24 hours, and I don't have any idea how energetic I'm going to feel after I do get some sleep.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

Update:

Thanks to Sombre's advice, the main unit picture is now at full resolution. I'm still working on the .DM file, but I'm making progress, and now everyone can see what the units themselves look like, without fooling around with thumbnails.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

HB, don't you ever sleep?

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

Not very well :)

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

More balancing.

I'm doing the best I can without the game, but if anyone sees anything glaringly wrong on the balance, please let me know! thanks :)

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

Honey, I don't know if I'm just "trolling" again, but it's quite hard for others to give much advice on balancing or any other good feedback to you without a .dm mod file. Why don't you just release a preliminary version of your in-development mod nation, no matter how incomplete it may be, so that others may playtest and you'll be able to update the nation mod with suggestions from them?

I didn't know where exactly to place this post among your 13 other threads here about announced mod nations, so I just randomly chose this one.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

I'll second Ich on this. I'd love nothing better than to play around, bug hunt and give feedback for any of the great mods you're putting up ... but first you've gotta put 'em up!

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

Kinda seems like that one huge unit isn't going to fit in the largest spritebox the game has.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

Ich, I certainly don't mind you posting in my threads, as long as you avoid random, nonsensical digs against what I'm doing.

I intend to post .DM files once I have a computer that'll run the game. Until then, making these mods available for playtesting wouldn't be very productive anyway, because I won't be able to playtest them. If I can't do that, I can't react to any suggestions that are based on playtesting, so things would get lost, would be misunderstood, would be just a plain hassle--both for the person who is putting in the work and offering the advice, and for myself as well. It's just not worth it.

The good news is that I hope to have a computer by the end of the year, so maybe we'll all get a Christmas present, together. Can't guarantee it though.


Sombre, you're probably right. I'm going to have to do a lot of sprite correction, and that's obviously one of the units I'll be looking at.

New (improved?) graphic on the Razorwife, by the way.

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Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

I hope you don't consider my talk as nonsense. You're one of the most prolific nation modders around here. The problem is just that very few of those nations ever see to make it to a release. I've counted and I see 15 mod nation threads created by you here, out of which a total of one downloadable mod emerged, back in 2007.

That's not an accusation, since you not only have stats and story pretty well laid out for those nations, you sometimes even have the graphics ready. That tiny little extra, actually typing all those stats into a .dm file and bundling it up with the graphics, is only what is missing. If you somehow can't playtest the mods yourself, then you could look for somebody who would do it for you - just to check if loading the mod ends in "Nagot gick fel" for some reason or if they load at all. I just hope that this step will eventually be taken instead of mouth-watering the community any more by abandoning a nation which is nearly complete and starting three other new projects instead.

I'm looking forward to the upcoming mods. There'll even be enough to start a whole MP game consisting exclusively of those mod nations then.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

This is what I was referring to, Ich:

Doesn't add a whole lot to the coversation, does it?


I'd like to point out that I'm not actually stopping anyone from creating their own unofficial .DM files, until official ones come out. That's partly the reason I've been showing my work, so that it's possible for someone to do exactly that, if they really want to.

As long as I retain full credit for my work, and as long as it's made very clear that it's an unofficial, and incomplete/unbalanced bootleg, then I'm ok with someone else doing the rest of the work, which I can then borrow and make use of, whenever I get around to finishing these.


As far as an MP game consisting of just my mods, that might be fun to see. Although I should point out that these mod Nations are, for the most part, intended to fill percieved gaps in the Nations we already have available to us, both the canon ones and others' mods.

Once these are finished, I plan to do a series of Nations based on points in history/geography/mythology that I'd like to see covered.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

Please take the following for what it is: frank, direct and unfettered communication.

Phrasing like "unofficial ... incomplete/unbalanced bootleg ... someone else doing the rest of the work, which I can then borrow" will actively alienate support for your mods. This is, of course, your choice as it is your intellectual property. That being said, your language is very strong.


Speaking for myself, I'm perfectly willing to bug hunt, balance test, provide feedback etc. towards a mod while expecting nothing in return. Every post I've ever made in regards to a mod was solely to add to the creative whole. Couching the issue in terms of "all mine and definitely not yours" as you've done is the specific language that could make me, and I'd imagine other players, want to -not- help you with your mods.

There is a decent chance that I'm speaking out of turn and I'm in the minority and I acknowledge this. I don't feel that this is the case, thus this post.

In summation: I've tremendous respect for the work you do put in towards mods. This is not intended to be an attack and I will never under any circumstance revisit this topic in a public forum, but it's precisely because I feel that there is both tremendous potential in your mods and tremendous potential for support in the community which you may be unwittingly alienating that I say the things that I have.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

True Honey was harsh in his statement, but some tend to push him around about his mods, so such a reaction from him is not surprising.

From time to time, you need to tell the buggers to just get lost in an australian swamp.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

I don't think that HoneyBadger was too harsh or that his thoughts are unreasonable if he truly believes in them, but he'll have to put up with mild criticism when always holding the carrot stick in front of the donkey but never putting out, so to speak.

Well, I admit, one can see this as my attempt at humor and satire. The joke would be that there wasn't a playable version of the mod nation around and I was letting my imagination run wild as to what would happen in case one would emerge. That joke shouldn't be too harsh, though. HB was encouraging others to hijack his threads with ideas before, too.

While we're on topic, I hope these quotes from the previous page and from 12 months ago aren't inept:
If you have some kind of .dm file, even just a rough draft, I'd encourage you to release it and declare it as an early alpha version, saying that everything will change later on. So far I've only seen the alternative far too often, starting and announcing yet another new mod nation instead.

Really, I do like your artwork, I rated Ammon Kush with 5 stars when I saw the unit graphics. I'm just unhappy that I still can't play them.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

I'll be perfectly honest here.

I'm not out to alienate anyone. I like to think that I'm a friendly person.

I'm also not running for office, though, either. I don't have to share space in the same workplace, family, house, bed, or grave (probably), as a single one of you.

With respect, politeness, and courtesy, I'm making these mods for one person only, and that person is myself.

If I can make these mods better for everyone, without making them worse for me, I'm all for that, but the goal here is to make them how I think they should be, to the best of my ability. I like to think that attitude makes for a better mod in the end, and I like to believe that what I'm doing is (insofar as this is a game) of a certain (however dubious) importance, atleast insofar as the furtherance of my own education is concerned. Whether that attitude is justifiable or not, however, I'm clearly serving myself here, all lofty purposes/affectations/delusions aside.

I would like very much--and I hope very much--that others will appreciate and take an active interest in what I'm doing.

If anyone does, I welcome you, your presence, your ideas, your input, whatever you have to offer, so long as it impacts my mods/myself, in a positive way.

If they don't though, or if I somehow offend anyone, it won't change my plans, my mods, or my personality. I like who I am and I like what I'm doing. That's enough for me.

I can do it and go it alone if I must.

I'd like it if we can all get along with one another in a positive way. I'd like these boards to be a friendly, welcoming environment. And as long as the end result is one that I'm fully satisfied with, I'd welcome all manner of outside influence into my mods.

If any of that is somehow impossible, though--and I understand that I share in the responsibility--once again I won't change my plans, my mods, or my personality.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

Quick bump: I'm working on getting this up and running. It's taking time, but I've got my new computer and things are going well.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

Hrm hrm... Has Honey disappeared again? Last I heard he had reclaimed all of his abandoned projects and wouldn't let anyone finish them... Has anyone heard anything? There's this one and the giant one that look really promising.

Re: Aksum: Glory of Kings (Complete Unit Graphics!)
 

I'm still here, and still working on them.