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An ancient mercenarie wich was in a lot of battles, fighting for who pay more.
I was thinking on this stats:
Hp 19
Attack 7
Range 4
Actions per turn 2
Armor 0
P Armor 1
Speed 3
Sight 7
Effects leaving
Very similar to an upgraded slinger ( master slinger) more attack power and P Armor

I like it.
Only - I would decrease his hp to 14.
Then he would qualify for 2 turns.

Unfortunately I have no idea how to make distinctive image for him.

Wat about new roman auxiliar, then u coulduse auxiliary as base and dont need to pay money

godOfKings wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:17 pm Wat about new roman auxiliar, then u coulduse auxiliary as base and dont need to pay money

It would be another unit, the balearic slinger were mercenaries along the ancient age.

Also - AoS needs more mercs!

Endru1241 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:06 pm Also - AoS needs more mercs!

That's y i'am thinking about that.
Oher idea would be: rodan archers. Archers from Rodas very accuarate. Their enemies were scared at see them

L4cus wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:16 pm Oher idea would be: rodan archers. Archers from Rodas very accuarate. Their enemies were scared at see them

Haven't heard anything about them. Do You have some links in english?
I always thought Cretan archers were the most elite among ancient mercenaries.

Endru1241 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:51 pm

L4cus wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:16 pm Oher idea would be: rodan archers. Archers from Rodas very accuarate. Their enemies were scared at see them

Haven't heard anything about them. Do You have some links in english?
I always thought Cretan archers were the most elite among ancient mercenaries.

You are right, it was a mistake, they are the cretan archers.
There could be a pack of ancient ranged mercenaries with the balearic slinger, the cretan archer, the parthian cavalry archer, nubian mounted skirmicher, etc. There are a lot. I am not sure if all of them were mercenaries

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... 1104125680

The link is about these two units( balearic slingers and cretan archers) . i am doing attempts of sprites(i am new on this). I hop we could make an "ancient mercenary pack" for the game.
Any advice?
Maybe i should make an only topic.

cost 2
leaving 5 turns
Hp 15
Attack 6
Range 4
Actions per turn 2
Armor 0
P Armor 0
Speed 3
Sight 5
same bonuses as slinger

ability: accurate shot
power 8
range 5
cooldown 2 turns

flavour wise: sling was the ranged weapon msot difunded on ancient world, balearean villagers were sxperts on this art. some data may say the range of these beasts was even higher than the first bows reaching 400m.

u can see on this wikipedia link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of ... r_(311_BC)
they were that important on ancient warfare that they are mentioned appart from the infantry

and here another important mention on history:
Diodorus of Sicily writes:
“Their equipment for fighting consists of three slings, and of these they keep one around the head, another around the belly, and the third in the hands. In the business of war they hurl much larger stones than do any other slingers, and with such force that the missile seems to have been shot, as it were, from a catapult; consequently, in their assaults upon walled cities, they strike the defenders on the battlements and disable them, and in pitched battles they crush both shields and helmets and every kind of protective armour. And they are so accurate in their aim that in the majority of cases they never miss the target before them. The reason for this is the continual proctice which they get from childhood, in that their mothers compel them, while still young boys, to use the sling continually; for there is set up before them as a target a piece of bread fastened to a stake, and the novice is not permitted to eat until he has hit the bread, whereupon he takes it from his mother with her permission and devours it.”

I cam help with tje img .

QuadrupoleStrat wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 3:44 am I cam help with tje img .

yeah! thanks quadrupole

I'd like to use this unit. I'll make it today if my head ain't hurting anymore.

Shall look like this.

Made it.

oh my god! its beautiful T_T i wanna cry!!

L4cus wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:45 am oh my god! its beautiful T_T i wanna cry!!

lol don't

L4cus wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:59 am cost 2
leaving 5 turns
Hp 15
Attack 6
Range 4
Actions per turn 2
Armor 0
P Armor 0
Speed 3
Sight 5
same bonuses as slinger

ability: accurate shot
power 8
range 5
cooldown 2 turns

flavour wise: sling was the ranged weapon msot difunded on ancient world, balearean villagers were sxperts on this art. some data may say the range of these beasts was even higher than the first bows reaching 400m.

I agree with the stats.

QuadrupoleStrat wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:04 am Made it.

Its too beautiful. Take it down! Its burns my eyes because of its beauty. Even my neighbors can feel its presence.

But all in all good img and stats are good balanced

Lol is it really that good? Imo many units have more good images than this. E.g wolf warrior,centurion,viking warlord etc.

Imo it looks darn good I want one at my house As a painting then when my grandchildren at the future ask who made this Ill tell them "It was made by a good friend of mine"

SirPat wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:12 am Imo it looks darn good I want one at my house As a painting then when my grandchildren at the future ask who made this Ill tell them "It was made by a good friend of mine"

Too much!

Most of l4cus unit suggestions in Aos is a good idea. E.g. seleucid cataphract elephant, Camel archer, balearic slinger, Macedonian phalangite etc. I like them to be in-game.

Yeah thise are nice suggestions

I think the stats should be somewhat the same as heavy slinger.
I noticed some of the mercenaries has their stats exactly the same as their 3rd tier counterparts e.g Varangian/men at arms, Merc longbow/Elite longbow.

slinger has no 2nd upgrade, so though slighly beter would be fine, but i can change it

Actually slingers has an upgrade. Heavy slinger.

From the sound of it, this unit was so elite that it deserves to have better stats than the master slinger.

At the last count it has 1 extra hp, plus the benefit of accurate shot - I voice my support for these extras.

To clarify, will accurate shot be usable for only one of his actions, but still letting him use a second "normal" action (this would be my preference) or would it effect both his actions, or would it reduce him to one action for that turn?

Slingers are powerful short ranged units. Even more powerful with the help of blacksmith upgrades as they are given +2 att, +2rng and +2/2 armor. Mercenary longbowman has its stats the same as elite longbowman its just cheaper and has leaving. Varangian has the same condition of merc longbow, it has the same stats of men at arms. Just leaving. And both are quite strong and used in most matches. So im not sure the stats can be stronger than master slinger. But it can be since master slinger doesn't have a 3rd tier.