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Cataph&Stealth4Health's New hellenic helmet (thracian/phrygian variants)

Hello everyone (and happy new year, since it can't hurt),
this mod is an addition of a helmet that as far as I know was used widely enough by hellenic infantry in the game period and beyond. I was hoping for someone to make it until I realized it was already in the game, although somehow hidden on Scipio Africanus' head. And glued there, since its model was part of his body.

You have to thank Stealth4Health for its removal and for making it usable as a helmet model. I then proceeded to give it a lighter texture - as it was suspiciously rich in copper tones - and effectively making it into working variants.

I have opted for a 'compatibility mode' for now, meaning that I have not altered the units' variants themselves but only some of their helmets' and added a unique mesh for modders' use.
At the moment it has a chance of showing up among crestless phrygian and thracian helmets, in units such as Pikemen and Thorax (more or less, depends on which graphical mods you are using).

The crested alternatives can instead show up with phrygian and thracian helmets in higher rank units.

I am using other mods as well so your experience might differ from my screenshots.

UPDATED:
Although I have opted for a sneaky workaround for now, we are still lacking attach points on it and I have no idea how to add them, so if anyone can toss a suggestion I am all ears!


As already mentioned, credits to Stealth4Health for the working rigid model.
The pictures collage was googled and is not mine.

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To do:
- Improve textures.
- Fix the vertical axis.
- Remember to withstand cuteness overload.
- Create crests attach points. (not precisely done that but at least we have crests.)
- Allow dirt patterns.
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The helmet is at your disposal for modding purposes, credits are nice and welcome.

OFF-Steam downloads.[drive.google.com]