Immersive Campaign: West Roman Empire Honorius Augustus Reskin (Standalone)
*Update I: Added a custom Unit Portrait and Unit Card
*Update II: Due to popular request the shield has been changed from a Chi-Rho to a more ambiguous pattern, for either a Christian or Pagan playthrough. Winged Victory ("Nike") or Angels, you decide.
Anyone who is playing the Vanilla Grand Campaign and wants to feel more immersed in the campaign map playing as the WRE, ERE or as any faction interacting with the Romans.
Exactly as described on the tin: Enhances the Faction leader of the Western Roman empire by reskinning them to a more historical "Roman" feel by using existing vanilla assets, without going overboard. This only changes the Faction leader, nothing else.
Because I never found any mod that did what I wanted it to do – and be standalone.
I took inspiration from the consular diptych of Anicius Petronius Probus depicting the Roman emperor Honorius clad in a military outfit underneath an arch on each leaf, made in 406 AD. From this relief one can subtly notice Honorius’ fondness for the Roman Toga (draped over his left shoulder), Jewellery, Muscle Cuirasses, and Mythical depictions of Ancient Roman Deities and Heroes. In addition, his golden Solidus from 397 depicts him again wearing a muscle cuirass with an overdraping toga. In a surviving cameo from his wedding to Maria, one can notice Honorius wearing a long sleeved tunica under his draped toga, which would most certainly be worn with the pants of the day.
Using the vanilla assets I modelled him as best I could while staying true to the in-game feel. I know there are other mods out there with no helmet, or using a wreath, but let’s be serious, no emperor is going to take the field in a battle without wearing a helmet, not during late antiquity. Therefore I gave him the "Deurne" helmet which was worn by cavalrymen of the Equites Stablesiani, who were members of the Emperor’s personal Comitatus. This helmet was found in territory of the Western Roman Empire.
Nope – it only changes the textures of WRE’s Faction leader – this is meant for Vanilla.
*Disclaimer: All Right for the Historical images used as part of this post belong to their respective owners.
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
