New Unit Suggestion: Yan Lifida
New Unit Suggestion: Yan Lifida
Pictured here are Yan Lifida (Horse Riders) from Nigeria's Durbar Horse Festival, where men from Northern Nigeria (mainly Hausa ethnic group) don the traditional arms and armor of the Yan Lifida Cavalry of the Sokoto Caliphate. Similar Cavalry units have been utilized by other West African kingdoms for centuries, and I thought that it would make a cool addition to the Age of Strategy game.
Last edited by Video on Wed Dec 12, 2018 4:22 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: New Unit Suggestion: Yan Lifida
Based on these calvary units, I drew the sprite pictured below. (One properly sized one and another big one for reference.)
I have no idea what the stats would be, but based on what I have read, it seems that Yan Lifida were used in cavalry charges against West African Archers. So I was thinking that Yan Lifida would be a calvary unit with high pierce armor, but still with differing stats to the Shield Knight, like having 5 speed instead of 4.
Heres a potential idea:
Yan Lifida
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Cost: 4
Built in: Stable
Hp: 28
Armor: 1/5
Power: 9
Actions: 1
Speed: 5
Spell resistance: 0%
or maybe
Yan Lifida
_________
Cost: 5
Built in: Stable
Hp: 34
Armor: 2/5
Power: 10
Actions: 1
Speed: 5
Spell resistance: 0%
My first time posting so please let me know what you all think.
Here is the sprite:
I have no idea what the stats would be, but based on what I have read, it seems that Yan Lifida were used in cavalry charges against West African Archers. So I was thinking that Yan Lifida would be a calvary unit with high pierce armor, but still with differing stats to the Shield Knight, like having 5 speed instead of 4.
Heres a potential idea:
Yan Lifida
_________
Cost: 4
Built in: Stable
Hp: 28
Armor: 1/5
Power: 9
Actions: 1
Speed: 5
Spell resistance: 0%
or maybe
Yan Lifida
_________
Cost: 5
Built in: Stable
Hp: 34
Armor: 2/5
Power: 10
Actions: 1
Speed: 5
Spell resistance: 0%
My first time posting so please let me know what you all think.
Here is the sprite:
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Re: New Unit Suggestion: Yan Lifida
nice images, and u r pretty talented welcome to the AOS forums
stats for 4 turn cost looks great too, for image, the man's lower body can b shorter and the horse's cloth can b raised up so its two legs are more visible than just a hoof
stats for 4 turn cost looks great too, for image, the man's lower body can b shorter and the horse's cloth can b raised up so its two legs are more visible than just a hoof
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Re: New Unit Suggestion: Yan Lifida
Thank you for the advice, here is a new sprite with the implemented changes:
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