Graphics files for Stefan Härtel's Alexander the Great scenario

[fairline]

Stefan Härtel has very kindly given me permission to post these alternative graphics files for his superb 'Conquests of Alexander the Great' scenario. The main version 3.0 scenario files are available at his site here:

http://www.alexanderthegreat.de/civ2/Civ2engl.html

I have made new units, interface, terrain and cities graphics files:

[fairline]

The units are by me, BeBro and Stefan. The terrain is largely pinched from Favoured Flight and Catfish's ToT compilation, with a few bits and bobs by me. I have drawn new Persian and Macedonian cities, while the Indian cities are Stefan's and the Greek cities are by BeBro.

[jasev]

I didn't even know there was a "Quest For Asia 3.0". If Stefan doesn't disagree, I'll upload to the SCS the scenario and the alternative gfx

Beautiful units BTW... as usual

[yaroslav]

I'm a lazzy man, but I think I'll never desing a scen if my graphics are to be as good as these.

[jasev]

They can be... just steal them as I've always done

[Stefan Härtel]

I didn't even know there was a "Quest For Asia 3.0". If Stefan doesn't disagree, I'll upload to the SCS the scenario and the alternative gfx

Sure

[Gagliaudo]

@fairline:
superbe artwork , it's quite boring repeat it...

@stefan:
your scenario was already really great (and not for the surname of Alexander ). IMHO fairline has given a quality contribution to make it quite re-born, greeks called it 'palingenesis'...

[yaroslav]

As Tom posted in CDG, the link to the scen is broken

[fairline]

Yaro: The link on Stefan's site works if you click on the 'September 19th' update (although the 'scenarios' link is dead):

http://www.geocities.com/intaphernes/Alexe.html

Just tried it and the scenario DL's fine

Thanks all for the comments

[fairline]

Originally posted by Gagliaudo
@stefan:
your scenario was already really great

Absolutely

[curtsibling]

Tremendous.

It's the only word I can use for this scenario!

[yaroslav]

ops, sorry and thanks, fairline

[Harry Tuttle]

News item? News item!!!

[Stefan Härtel]

fairline: Sorry for not noticing this before, but the Advanced Phalanx units should have a sword instead of a sarissa (lance). I included that unit mainly because of the reformation of the Phalanges during the Central Asian campaign, and the most important aspect was the removal of the sarissa.

[fairline]

Here's a Macedonian with just a sword Stefan. Sorry - I should have used your unit as a guide here!

I know that the phalanx was issued with new linen cuirasses during the Asia campaign (I think Arrian mentions cuirasses without backplates in order to discourage running from the enemy!), but I hadn't read that the sarissa was replaced. How did the phalanx defeat the indian elephants at the Hydaspes without them? Also, the phalanx was certainly armed with even longer pikes (18ft or so?) during the Successor period...