Dev Diary 5: Unexpected Release
Exactly as I said recently I felt a bit depressed so I decided to finish the mod at least to the point where the systems from the previous version would work and release "Beta". So surprise!
At the beginning, the attention is probably drawn to the fact that instead of taking over the territory during historical conflicts, it gives the player the territory he has conquered. This is because a new wargoal has been added for this occasion, which also allows for greater conquest to reflect the historical situation (+ script from SP). I also added a new wargoal for Assyria that will replace normal conquest if you control the place of worship of the god of war Ashur and having him in the pantheon. In addition, I added a colonization mechanic to the Bronze Age mod, which I will be working on.
As for historical curiosities, imagine my surprise when, adding the tribal states of upper Macedonian, I learned that many companions of Alexander the Great were closely related to their ruling dynasties (or their direct members), such a good example are the Antigonids of Elimeia, or the known to all Ptolemies. In this context, their rise to power and the matter of Alexander's death can be seen in different light. Because as they say "keep friends close, and enemies even closer", but they also say that "once a king will always be a king".
In addition, these tribes had strong ties to both Macedonia and the epirotes from the Molossian tribe. The latter made available to them, among others pastures, which could be the reason for a more diplomatic approach to Epirus by the Macedonian rulers, which facilitated control over the mountainous part of the country.
As I mentioned in the case of Macedon, for a long time they were not considered by the Greeks as a Hellenistic people, in contrast to, for example, the Epirots. This had multiple consequences, e.g. in the form of snickers such as that only those who cannot rule themselves have the king (a reference to the absolute monarchy ruling in Macedonia), or the inability, for example, to participate in the Olympics (which was celebrated, for example, by adding a southern Greek pedigree). The Macedonians, however, were undoubtedly Greeks, and more specifically Dorians who came from the south.
As for the situation in the Peloponnese, Sparta was not so militaristic then. She even managed to produce a few poets. A generation earlier, the Spartans managed to take over the area of the mountain Sciritians, who were given rights and incorporated into the army, hence the name of one of the Spartan units. Sciritians were nominally vassals of Tegea, which brought the two countries into conflict. There were still enclaves of the non-Indo-European Pelasgians in the form of the Minyan and the Kynur on the peninsula. The most powerful, however, was Argos, with lands all the way to Sicyon.
It is also worth mentioning the Phoenician colonies in the Aegean Sea which brought back the light of civilization to Greece and, among others, alphabet.
There was also the presence of Nuragic pirates who had colonies on smaller islands as well as in Crete, which is confirmed by the found structures of this people, such as in the vicinity of the city of Akka.
Finally, about the people of Lemnos who had a language from the same family as the Etruscans, no one really knows why. In addition, the myth about eneas may also have Etruscan origin (which is inferred from the sculptures of a young man carrying an old man), which adds spice to the matter. Is there something in the propaganda myth?
Finally, I would like to repeat that, according to the schedule, I will make a remake of the Iron Age mod and push the start date forward. Thank you all for your support and I hope to see you in the next DD.
