Drow theme

WraithLord · #1 October 14th, 2003, 07:05 PM

First, I would like to say how much I enjoy the current themes.
Those are the ones I recognized. hope I haven't made too many mistakes there

Pythium -> Rome
Marignon -> spain/france inquisition
Ulm -> dwarves
R'lyeh -> Illithids (forgotten realms)
Atlantis -> Atlantis
Jotun -> Norse myth
Man -> Avalon myth
Arco -> Asirian ?
Pan -> elves ?
Van -> Norse myth

They are all great. I really love history, mythology and fantasy so DOM blends all of them wonderfully.
I would really like to see a Drow theme implemented. Drow as in R.A.Salvatore books.
They had one in MOM and it really rocked.
Also, can you consider implementing Egyptian and/or ancient hebrew themes?

BTW, can any of you comlete/fix the current theme list?

Nerfix · #2 October 14th, 2003, 07:11 PM

Ulm is based on Germany. Ulmians are tall, not short, and they don't have beards. There is actualy a place called Ulm in Germany.

R'lyeh is based on Ctulhu mythos.

Pan is based on certain parts from greek mythology.

C'tis is based on Babylonian(I think it was Babylonian mythos) with Egyptian elements mixed in.

Arco has elements from Assyrians, Babylonians and Greeks.

And no offence, but i absolutely hate drows.
And i realy hate when someone tries to get drows to Dominions...

But you'll have the mod tools. Do whatever you want...

Egyptian/Hebrew themes: I would like to see them too, and i think C'tis has a "Desert Tombs" theme.

[ October 14, 2003, 18:13: Message edited by: Nerfix ]

Kristoffer O · #3 October 14th, 2003, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by izaqyos:
First, I would like to say how much I enjoy the current themes.
Those are the ones I recognized. hope I haven't made too many mistakes there
Pythium -> Rome
Marignon -> spain/france inquisition
Ulm -> dwarves
R'lyeh -> Illithids (forgotten realms)
Atlantis -> Atlantis
Jotun -> Norse myth
Man -> Avalon myth
Arco -> Asirian ?
Pan -> elves ?
Van -> Norse myth

They are all great. I really love history, mythology and fantasy so DOM blends all of them wonderfully.
I would really like to see a Drow theme implemented. Drow as in R.A.Salvatore books.
They had one in MOM and it really rocked.
Also, can you consider implementing Egyptian and/or ancient hebrew themes?

BTW, can any of you comlete/fix the current theme list?

Strange, I didn't know that the germans were dwarves (Ulm is not supposed to be dwarves).

R'lyeh is mostly based on Chtuhlu.

Pangaea is based on greek myth.

Arco on hellenistic/persian empires

Pythium is based on Byzantium/Rome

[ October 14, 2003, 18:15: Message edited by: Kristoffer O ]

Mortifer · #4 October 14th, 2003, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nerfix:

But you'll have the mod tools. Do whatever you want...

Indeed.

Maelstorm · #5 October 14th, 2003, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nerfix:
Ulm is based on Germany. Ulmians are tall, not short, and they don't have beards. There is actualy a place called Ulm in Germany.

Wtf? Is this a joke? Ulm with those various heavy infantry is based on Germany?
Pardon me, but what are we talking about?
German tribes had some dumbass barbarians in the early ages, they were owned bigtime by the various other barbarians like the Huns. .
I doubt that germany ever had heavy infantry in the medieval ages at all. [Holy Roman Empire was not Germany at all..]

johan osterman · #6 October 14th, 2003, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Maelstorm:
Wtf? Is this a joke? Ulm with those various heavy infantry is based on Germany?
Pardon me, but what are we talking about?
German tribes had some dumbass barbarians in the early ages, they were owned bigtime by the various other barbarians like the Huns. .
I doubt that germany ever had heavy infantry in the medieval ages at all. [Holy Roman Empire was not Germany at all..]

Ulm has a Kruppstahl thing going on.

Kristoffer O · #7 October 14th, 2003, 07:57 PM

Germany hardly existed before the unification. Ulm is not based on early tribes. Think teutonic knights etc.

Besides, all nations are fantasy creations. None are meant to be replicas of existing nations. Byzans rarely fielded Arch Teurgs in battles.

Sandman · #8 October 14th, 2003, 08:42 PM

Adding elves would make it too similar to other fantasy games. I'd like to see more nations with historical themes, like what we have at the moment.

WraithLord · #9 October 14th, 2003, 09:49 PM

Kristoffer O said-

Quote:

Strange, I didn't know that the germans were dwarves (Ulm is not supposed to be dwarves).

R'lyeh is mostly based on Chtuhlu.

I mistook ULM for D&D dwarves

what is Chtuhlu?
Is there a theme for african tribes in DOM-II?
What about the Arab nations at 700-1400? they were very powerfull. they can make a very interesting theme.

Nerfix · #10 October 14th, 2003, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by izaqyos:
Kristoffer O said-

quote:
Strange, I didn't know that the germans were dwarves (Ulm is not supposed to be dwarves).

R'lyeh is mostly based on Chtuhlu.

what is Chtuhlu?

You don't know!?