0 A.D. Alpha 7 -- A Look At Carthage

A demonstration video of the Carthaginian faction of the game. Carthage is a new faction available in the Alpha 7 "Geronium" release. A few highlights of the Carthaginians:

-- Carthage has the widest selection of units in the game due to their proclivity for hiring mercenaries. Citizen-soldiers cost Food and Wood, while "Food" cost for mercenaries is converted to Metal (Gold) cost.

-- They have 4 separate "Barracks" structures and each one only trains soldiers specific to its ethnicity: North African, Italian, Celtic, and Iberian.

-- Carthage also has two different types of docks: The Commercial Port which constructs Fishing Boats and Trade Ships, and the Naval Shipyard which constructs Biremes (Light Warships), Triremes (Medium Warships), and Quinqueremes (Heavy Warships).

-- They train War Elephants from their Fortress and Sacred Band of Tanit infantry from their Temple.

-- Carthaginian walls are the strongest walls in the game, bar none. (The wall system is not implemented yet.)

-- Their heroes are Maharbal, Hamilcar Barca, and Hannibal Barca.

-- When trading is implemented, they will have the most profitable trading and bartering in the game, while some of the poorest resource gathering.

Download 0 A.D. Alpha 7 at the Wildfire Games website:
http://www.play0ad.com

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[doodom41436]

Why don't you provide dmg containers for Mac? I'm quite disappointed because of this, more even than not being able to save the game.

Anyways, very good RTS game. It looks promising. <3

[play0ad]

@doodom41436 Thanks for your kind words. Mac support is particularly tricky for 0 A.D. We have been actively working towards native Mac support and have been making steady progress, but we need volunteer Mac developers to help us out with this daunting task. Saved games are a planned feature and will come in due course.

[evaryont]

I love you. I'm trying to get everyone to play 0 A.D. You only give me more reasons to. :-D

[jorgeerosa]

Impressive work! :D

[nubakos]

@LkRazor Thanks, now I know why Wildfire Games chose this as their logo :)

[LkRazor]

ha! my Japanese lessons paid of the logo for 0ad is the Kanji for fire in japan! im so clever!

[jeroeniskoning]

Nice work going on!

[nubakos]

@ShovePopIt 0 A.D.'s next release, Alpha 8, was released some days ago. Check it out :).

[TheFlash278]

possible to get in a new age? like in aoe?

[eXcommunicate1979]

@ShovePopIt

The plan is to release Alpha 8 before Christmas.

[ShovePopIt]

The next release? When i can see it?

[ShovePopIt]

I m italian and this game was very difficult for me...:D but now is better than civ

[nubakos]

Carthage looks great! I'm glad it's featured in 0 A.D., it's somehow overlooked in other historic RTS games.