#KINGDOM NEW LANDS BALLISTA TOWERS UPDATE#

There is even a claim that it was Philip II with his team of engineers who invented the ballista after improving Dionysius's device, which was merely an oversized slingshot. Historical accounts, for instance, cited that Philip II employed a group of engineers within his army to design and build catapults for his military campaigns. For all of the tactical advantages offered, it was only under Philip II of Macedon, and even more so under his son Alexander, that the ballista began to develop and gain recognition as both a siege engine and field artillery.

Some were positioned inside large, armoured, mobile siege towers or even on the edge of a battlefield.

It would be assembled with local wood, if necessary. All components that were not made of wood were transported in the baggage train. The earliest form of the ballista is thought to have been developed for Dionysius of Syracuse, c. By contrast, the comparatively slow relaxation time of a tension machine such as the oxybeles meant that much less energy could be transferred to light projectiles, limiting the effective range of the weapon. Thus it was possible to shoot lighter projectiles with higher velocities over a longer distance. The advantage of this new technology was the fast relaxation time of this system. With the invention of torsion spring bundle technology, the first ballistae were built. It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine.

The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. This produced a weapon which, it was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The gastraphetes ('belly-bow') was a handheld crossbow.

#KINGDOM NEW LANDS BALLISTA TOWERS UPDATE#

Thats it for this update log, there might be somethings I missed/didn't show but they will be in the next log.The early ballistae in Ancient Greece were developed from two weapons called oxybeles and gastraphetes. Although I didn't make it fade with the time yet, it just fades right away in the GIF below.ġ0) Pickaxes and Axes for the new Lumberman and Miner. Now the weather has states where I define colors and the current weather fades into that state's color. Can't show all the animations but here are couple.ĥ) Musketeer (NEW UNIT, long range rifleman.) - Doesn't exist in the Tech Tree yet.Ĩ) I drew new bows and swords for the player but the main character is still getting worked on so this might not be the final product as he/she will be a leader.ĩ) Weather System. Basic Farm (Doesn't have an animation.)ħ) Army Units are fully renewed. (Theres 5 images of the building according to the age.)Ħ) Farm Buildings are completed. Unlocked ships appear like this above the building when you click it. (There are some flying chests, pretend they don't exist.) Opening/closing animations are ready and they have some ropes and gears but I'm lazy to record.ĥ) Shipyard finished. Wood / Stone / Refined Stone Walls by order. Now they open up when a friendly unit is nearby. Cannon (Longest range artillery, shoots a cannonball that can pierce ~20 units.)ģ) Ballista Towers renewed and theres one more ballista which is better than the other.Ĥ) Walls re-designed and reworked. Scorpion (Fires a long range Piercing Arrow that can pierce 5-7 units and is the first Artillery you can build.) Its been a huge break since the last update but I've been working on the game in the meantime, so heres a big update list!ġ) Tech Tree added - You unlock 'Researchable Techs' by Aging up and research them with this book.Ģ) 2 Siege Artilleries Renewed (Don't mind the destruction effects, not the final.)

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