P E R S E P O L I S
- an Antiquity Modification
As it says on the tin, really. Just a placeholder (for now...)
This mod is essentially the substance of something I had discussed on the forums long before Rome was released, and should - hopefully, eventually
- involve extending the game's current borders to the Indus in the east, and the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula in the south. Effectively, this means almost doubling the size of the map southeastwards. For obvious reasons, little or no expansion need be done to the north or west, though I shall of course endeavour to increase the number of provinces within the confines of the current map.
With any luck, I should be able to get something done before Paradox make an official expansion of it.
So, why Persepolis?
Well, it was known as Parsa, or جمشید/پارسه, The City of Persians, and was the ceremonial & administrative capital of ancient Persia.
After much deliberation, I have finally settled on 559 BC as our start date. This is of course the traditional date of the founding of the Achaemenid empire by the legendary Cyrus the Great. The world - whatever it may look like at this point - will come to an abrupt end on January 1st, 146 BC - the year Greco-Persian antiquity was well & truly replaced by the will of Rome: Carthage finally fell to Scipio the Younger, and the last remnants of the Greek city states were absorbed into the Republic following the decisive Battle of Corinth.
Naturally, this modification will cover the conquests of Alexander the Great and his generals, the expansion & fragmentation of his short-lived Macedonian empire, and of course the rise and fall of such successor states as the Seleucid and Ptolemaic dynasties; not to mention the likes of Rome, Carthage and the various Gallic tribes in France and the British Isles, &c.
As the name suggests, the focus of this mod will be very much on the rise of the Achaemenid empire. Whilst different dates and bookmarks will also show the historical expansion of the other great powers of the time (and they will all be playable, obviously), I intend to construct this mod from the Persian perspective. In a sentence, expect to see Persia as the single most dominant force in Persepolis as one would Rome in the vanilla game.
It's perhaps worth noting that this will be an almost continuous work-in-progress, as there's lots to do, and I'm afraid at present my map-editing skills are rather non-existent. I shall, however, try my best to get a move on with the map, by means of a great deal of trial & error.
I shall also create (or, rather, ask a gifted artist to create) new sprites for these realms, and find as many relevant historical sources as possible in order to create the various flags I need.
If anyone is interested in where they think this modification might be going, please subscribe to this rather lonely thread, and let me know what you may be able to do to help - and remember, slow & steady wins the race...
Current status: Mapping! (25/05/08)
- an Antiquity Modification
As it says on the tin, really. Just a placeholder (for now...)
This mod is essentially the substance of something I had discussed on the forums long before Rome was released, and should - hopefully, eventually
- involve extending the game's current borders to the Indus in the east, and the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula in the south. Effectively, this means almost doubling the size of the map southeastwards. For obvious reasons, little or no expansion need be done to the north or west, though I shall of course endeavour to increase the number of provinces within the confines of the current map.With any luck, I should be able to get something done before Paradox make an official expansion of it.
So, why Persepolis?
Well, it was known as Parsa, or جمشید/پارسه, The City of Persians, and was the ceremonial & administrative capital of ancient Persia.
After much deliberation, I have finally settled on 559 BC as our start date. This is of course the traditional date of the founding of the Achaemenid empire by the legendary Cyrus the Great. The world - whatever it may look like at this point - will come to an abrupt end on January 1st, 146 BC - the year Greco-Persian antiquity was well & truly replaced by the will of Rome: Carthage finally fell to Scipio the Younger, and the last remnants of the Greek city states were absorbed into the Republic following the decisive Battle of Corinth.
Naturally, this modification will cover the conquests of Alexander the Great and his generals, the expansion & fragmentation of his short-lived Macedonian empire, and of course the rise and fall of such successor states as the Seleucid and Ptolemaic dynasties; not to mention the likes of Rome, Carthage and the various Gallic tribes in France and the British Isles, &c.
As the name suggests, the focus of this mod will be very much on the rise of the Achaemenid empire. Whilst different dates and bookmarks will also show the historical expansion of the other great powers of the time (and they will all be playable, obviously), I intend to construct this mod from the Persian perspective. In a sentence, expect to see Persia as the single most dominant force in Persepolis as one would Rome in the vanilla game.
It's perhaps worth noting that this will be an almost continuous work-in-progress, as there's lots to do, and I'm afraid at present my map-editing skills are rather non-existent. I shall, however, try my best to get a move on with the map, by means of a great deal of trial & error.
I shall also create (or, rather, ask a gifted artist to create) new sprites for these realms, and find as many relevant historical sources as possible in order to create the various flags I need.
If anyone is interested in where they think this modification might be going, please subscribe to this rather lonely thread, and let me know what you may be able to do to help - and remember, slow & steady wins the race...
Current status: Mapping! (25/05/08)
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