Mod: Djinnibad - Nomads and Genies

[Endoperez]

It's still bits and pieces. Most of the graphics are missing, and I think Aezeal isn't finishing the stats or the descriptions any faster than I'm drawing the sprites.

Would anyone happen to know if camel-riders ride into battle sitting cross-legged, or if their legs hang to the sides?

[OMAC]

On little seats atop their mounts like this, apparently:

[Endoperez]

That works fine for shooting bows, but I wondered if they'd lose balance if they tried to swing their swords, or use a lance. I guess the seat makes up for the lack stirrups.

[Wrana]

Here's my attempt into graphics. I hope you'll understand what I mean...
As for camel riders - I'll try to find some pics but am not sure. Do you have access to any Ospreys?
Another idea - let's not forget cheetahs! They were quite popular among region's nobility and could make fine national summon (while lions remain common, though these also figured prominently here... )

[Endoperez]

Wrana said:
Here's my attempt into graphics. I hope you'll understand what I mean...

Yes, it's clear. That does look good. I think I'll do that one too, once I get the cavalry done.

[Wrana]

Thanks. I thought about making hashihiin step forward on dagger strike & back while slashing w/ scimitar, but my Gimp skills are lacking to make it fast, so I left it as you've seen...

[Aezeal]

Endo I think a dervish leader could be made easily by a little different pose and a small gold dot on the turban.. but I'll leave judgement on that to your artistic talent.

OMAC I need a few more troops before I post a new version...

I just make descriptions and stats when I get a sprite really , the cool sprites give me inspiration to type about them

[Ylvali]

That pic OMAC postel is a dromedar, not a camel. Camels have two bulges while dromedars have one. Forgive my bad english.

The dromedar would be more thematic for deserts and the camel for mountains, different tribes perhaps? Generally I think this nation should have more dromedars than camels. Camel should have frost resistance rather than waste survival, other way around for dromedar.

They also look different.

Dromedar:


Camel:

[Aezeal]

Yeah but I think they actually rode dromedars and not camels

[Wrana]

Keep the good work! I feel I will probably even make Abdul Alhazred as Hero!
On pre-Islamic Arabs: they feeled very strongly about their tribes. Possibly we could make some tribe differences - along the lines of Amazons or Marverni. I just have no clear idea for now... e.g, make each tribe considered descendants of a particular genie... or something along these lines... Maybe use alternate mounts?
Another question - what other Heroes could we use? Nasreddin is from actual folklore & also close to more canonical Hydr. Old Man should be here without question (alterantely, he could be made a Rainbow-type Pretender but I'd prefer him as Hero). Alhazred I just love, though he probably shouldn't be present in every era... What are other possibilities you would like?