Dei Agminum (Armies of God) is an ambitious mod project aimed at becoming the premiere Medieval II Total War Crusades mod. Its origins can be traced back to the Broken Crescent Submod "Jersualem Rising". It will use the Crusades campaign from Kingdoms as a base but will in time morph into its own distinct entity. For now I will concentrate on revamping the Crusades campaign through this mod. This will include renaming existing units, settlements and factions with their historical names, introducing historically accurate buildings and new units and completely remaking unit art/UI (models, textures, banners, screens and etc.) and introducing other assets. For now these are the mod's main priorities.
The al-Halqa was a corps of freeborne professional cavalry active from the Ayyubid times all throughout the Mamluk period in Egyptian history. They were trained and financed by the Sultan himself and so were well equipped. Donning mail, lamellar, steel helmets and an assortment of arms including a short lance they make excellent heavy cavalry. When dismounted they bring their maces to the melee.
The Tawashi are a similar corps of troops; freeborne professional cavalry....but they do not appear in Egyptian records after the collapse of the Ayyubid Sultans so I will be utilizing the al-Halqa instead for the Ayyubids in DA.