The Dominions 5 Version of Wild West
INSTALL: Extract the .zip file into your mods folder.
VERSION 1.32: Adjusted Tayberon's Vanilla & D.E. Pretender Access. Updated Spirit of the Northern West's abilities & description. Introduced new nametype for Spirit of the Northern West & Cannibal Giant. Adjusted Conquistaur & Dragones sprite to represent cavalry crossbow. Adjusted Rain Dancer sprite to represent his item. Changed Outlaw nametype to Spanish. Adjusted other sprites and descriptions.
Wild West introduces rediscovered lost tribes of Centaurs, Harpies and other monsters, who were carried into the far West when primordial Pangaea split in twain.
These tribes form the Tuhuya Nations of the Early and Middle Age, which take inspiration from the mythology and history North American sub-continent's indigenous peoples. Influences from this vast, complex space are conspicuously absent from Dominions. This mod only references stories that were shared, at least in part, by many different communities. Tayberon, of the Late Age, is inspired by the history of Taos, the most Northerly point of the Spanish Empire's colonisation of the Americas. Like Taos, Tayberon is largely populated by assimilated indigenous peoples, and has desperately allied with once hostile tribes to better make war on others. The history of Taos’ three-way war with the Apache and Commanche is fascinating. You can now recreate the colony getting its ass handed to it by losing a game as LA Tayberon.
Dominions 6 : New pretenders, Mages and Heroes will be available to all nations in the Dominions 6 version, as part of a total overhaul of magic users.
Many thanks to Red_Rob, who kindly offered the use of his excellent pretenders, and whose Bison sprite gave me a guideline for the Bitaurs' more interesting half.