This combat SET comes with a combat sword, the The Roman Gladius (drawn and sheathed version) and a fully functional shield, the Imperial Scutum.
The SET is HUD controled and working with SPELL FIRE
Historical notes:
The Imperial Scutum
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(Scutum pronounced 'skjuta', pl. scuta, is the Latin word for "shield")
The oval scutum was only gradually replaced with the rectangular scutum. Curved, rectangular scuta were constructed largely of strips of overlapping bentwood, possibly set in place by steaming over a curved form (in much the same way as a modern plywood chair is made) although no direct evidence survives to prove this. This meant the shield was strong and yet light enough to be carried over long distances.
The Roman Gladius
(Latin word for short sword)
Early ancient Roman swords were similar to those used by the Greeks. From the 3rd century BC, the Romans adopted swords similar to those used by the Celtiberians and others during the conquest of Hispania. This kind of sword was known as the Gladius Hispaniensis, or "Hispanic Sword." It was once thought that they were similar to the later Mainz types, but the evidence now suggests that this was not the case. Rather these early blades followed a slightly different pattern, being longer and narrower, and were probably those that Polybius considered good for both cut and thrust. Later extant Gladii are now known as the Mainz, Fulham and Pompei types. In the late Roman period Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus refers to swords called semispathae (or semispathia) and spathae, for both of which he appears to consider gladius an appropriate term.
This set comes with:
- Sword (drawn)
- Sword (sheathed)
- Weapons HUD (for drawing/sheathing the weapon)
- SF scripted shield
How to use this weapon?
Attaching to your body
- open the box and copy all items in your inventory
- open the folder "Roman Weapons SET" in your inventory add all items to outfit
- the weapon is already set to the correct position, so don't attach it to any other parts
- to draw the weapon, simply press on the sheathed one
- same procedure when you want to sheath it again
- or use the added Weapons HUD
Combat
- for the best result go to first person view - mouselook
- press the normal combat combination - LMB (left mouse button) + movement keys (up, down, right and quess what - left)
- pressing the "page down" button gives you shield protection
IM Sanja Guyot inworld for detailed informations
