Desperatis Rebus
The Severan dynasty, or as Septimius would have us believe a continuation of the Antonine dynasty. Septimius marks the last stable ruler for quite some time, though a period of crisis is a modern invention and not something that Greco Roman sources were aware of or wrote about.
The Mod
The mod will attempt to create the historical situation at the time that Septimius Severus breaks with his Caesar- Clodius Albinus, by promoting his own son to the rank of Caesar as posterity has come to know as Caracalla! This naturally creates the last of Septimius civil wars, as Albinus declares himself Augustus in Britannia and Gaul.
The period of Crisis, this cannot be forced on the AI or the player, but the Attila mechanics I believe can be made to increase the chances of revolts with ineffectual emperors on the throne. The family tree (I think?) can be made to have the Severan family ineffectual therefore increasing changes of revolts. A system will then be devised to replicate armies propelling their general to the purple...I hope.
With regards to Parthia a weak Parthia will start with an increasingly powerful Sassanid dynasty as a puppet state, with a hatred of its master. It will not be long before they rebel and take over the reigns of power.
Ahistorical factions for example Huns will have to go..
Germanic confederations and tribes will get their deserved treatment also and be as historical as sources allow
Volagases VI
208-228 AD Brother to Artabanos IV, who was defeated and killed in 224 AD when the Parthian kingdom was ended.
Sapor tramples the defeated Gordian III, although Roman sources mention no such defeat!
The Sassanid dynasty brought stability and military glory to the Iranian peoples after a period of defeats and humiliation at the hands of the Romans. Although it is often assumed in our Greco-Roman focused sources that the Sassanids were focused on the west, but this was far from the case.
Recruitment
Ask inside for details
TEAM;
Gaius Historical,/archaeological research, unit advice, dB editing
Anna_Gein historian dB editing
Naddum Parthian, Sassanid (Iranian,/eastern cutural adviser and historian
Tomysvk,Christianus historian
Pleased to announce we have new members:
Lucilla historian, I am sure many of you will have read Lucille's essays on Roman imperial woman, if not, do so now!
KLA will not only bring his historical knowledge but his artistic talents too, so hope to see some great Parthian horseman !!
Cesco a battle mechanics expert on board now and
*** RoYaL sPaRtAn GuArD *** brings his unique talents to the mod!
Happy to say we have
three new members in last couple of days, I will just mention their names and let them drop by and introduce themselves! Its an honour to welcome,
'The Germans are coming' and 'Dicer' and XIIICaesar
So far I have a silent partner UNITS
and historical/ modding help (I will allow their own introductions)
Help with stuff and historical help. I am predominately an historian and an archaeologist by trade.. But I am trying to learn all the modelling skinning stuff
Still Recruiting!! Please PM if you fit the profile.. What we really need is:
another unit maker - particularly someone interested in Arsacid and Sassanid dynasties and/or Germanic confederations/tribes, also Sarmations
Someone to guide and help with ....
DB :
to add units
to add new technologies and techtrees
to add new buildings and building chains
to edit startpos
3D artists could have to create :
Campaign building models - replace things like churches with secular basilicas etc
Equipments
Engine models
Unit models
Thank you for your time.
Coming in the near future, a brief historical outline and a unit teaser!