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Really encrusted coins often have chewed and pitted metal, so don't expect this product to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. I see some red on it, so it may not have come out so great. This coin didn't need to be stripped to the bone. That's not true, and from the before photo, I think this would have cleaned up much better if a layer of the verdigris patina had been left on it. The coin they chose has very little pitting in the metal, so people get the idea that this solution will give them unpitted coins. Here is a link to the product, and notice the before and after photos of the coin. This product strips it all away.Ĭleaning coins takes a lot of work and patience. Leaving a verdigris layer is often the preferred look for coins. If there was a magic solution, there would be no dirty coins. People don't like to do the slow soak and scrub, or the tedious dry cleaning methods, and are always looking for that magic bullet instant cleaning method to knock all their coins clean instantly, but there really isn't anything like that. They may as well be advertising 'less fattening' or 'ligand free'. Why would being 'natural' be better than other methods, and what does 'natural' mean? I used to work in analytical chemistry, and 'natural' doesn't really describe anything of value in this case. The advertising I see says 'all natural', which to me is a tip-off that there is something a bit dodgy. When you get to that last ditch method of stripping, then lemon juice or vinegar works well as a mild acid. Doing that type of action is only used as the last possible attempt to save an encrusted coin. Only a Centurion will never surrender but will fight to the death.I've never used it, but it seems to be an acidic stripper. When the soldiers in Roma Invicta are shot at or even see their comrades dying their morale sinks and panic raises to the point where they drop their weapons and flee from the battlefield. This is historically incorrect and also totally illogical. That's why it's all the more surprising that in most games you fight until last man standing. No soldier wants to die on the battlefield (with a few exceptions). In Roma Invicta too every arrow shot and every shield thrown remains in its place and you can clearly see what has happened there. When a battle was over, the presented scenery drew a picture of its course.

It was already the case with the Amiga classic 'North and South' that fallen soldiers stayed on the field and didn't just disappear after a while.Ĭannonball craters have also devastated the area. Such details make me happy and that's why I wanted to implement as much as possible.Īfter a battle the battlefield should also look like a battlefield. This makes the shields unusable for melee combat and the enemies will drop them after a few seconds. So in Roma Invicta there are no fire-arrows that do more 'damage' or similar nonsensical and illogical garbage.Ĭonversely, the Legionnaires' thrown pila get stuck in the enemy's shields.

#IN ROMA INVICTA PROFESSIONAL#

Of course as a hobby game developer I'm not a professional historian.īut I try to deal with the respective topic at least above the Hollywood standard. However, the probabilities are affected by his current stamina. If this doesn't work maybe his armor could save him. If he is shot at or gets hit he has a chance to block or dodge with the shield. At Roma Invicta one is simple.Ī soldier is either alive or not. Was seemingly set in stone by titles like Command&Conquer or Warcraft back in the '90s.įew games dare to deviate from this convention and design a 'real' damage model. The standard for troops to have hitpoints and for those to be indicated by a green bar above their heads However, these can easily be switched on and off.Ī similar concept applies to me at hitpoints. In the case of morale and stamina unfortunately I couldn't prevent this from being displayed via status bars. If a fighter still has his shield in hand he can use it to block attacks - if not, then not. If he has three spears left in his hand he can shoot three more times. That's why Roma Invicta only has them when there's no other option.įor example a ranged fighter's ammo is not indicated by a bar above the head. I don't know about you but floating UI elements over the soldiers always killed the immersion for me.

My design principles Less interface, more immersion

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