Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26890432-20160422003811

Hello folks!

Gondor is one of the oldest factions in the mod; it was the third faction to be implemented. As a result of this, some of Gondor's gear gets overlooked and outdone by the new, flashier factions: put on the back-burner, so to speak. As one of the major factions in Tolkien's lore, I don't think this should be the case. The recent retexture of the Gondorian Sword, which shortened the crossguard to create a more Roman Spatha-esque look pleased me immensely, despite it being barely notable on the grand scheme of the update.

So on to the changes I have in mind. The current Gondorian spear texture is perfect for the javelin role, but a dedicated melee spear or polearm is long overdue for the Men of Gondor, especially when one considers the defensive role of spears in a faction that is constantly on guard.



What I am suggesting is something equivalent to a pike or longspear for Gondor, similar to a Roman Hasta, which makes sense considering the Byzantine influence that Tolkien drew from to create Gondor. The damage would be equivalent to the other mannsish-level pikes in the mod(I.E. Harad Poleaxe, Half-troll pike). In fact, the textures for this would be incredibly easy to produce, considering what I am describing is the Iron Pike, albeit with a few Gondor style additions.



Now for my one other suggestion. I absolutely love the texture of the Gondor Armour. It's easily my favourite set in the game. Except for one thing. The helmet. It very much needs a crest, spike, or at least some modified texturing to represent the Gondorian motifs. If the 3D additions are out of the question, some texture work could be done to represent etchings of seabird wings along the faceplate, while toning down the large eye-holes, for a more closed-in and detailed look, rather like a "common soldier" version of the Dol Amroth Helmet. Now I am going to post a picture of the Gondorian Helmet from the movies. Please note, I DO NOT want to convey that I am trying to get the armours based strictly off the movies. I am showing this because I feel some of the stylistic features of the helmet could be introduced into the mod for a better-looking helmet in-game (Spike/Crest, etchings, smaller eye-holes, etc.).

Thank you for your time. I will try to post textures if I can get around to it. 