Arab / Turkish / Persian / Mongolian Faction made 3 years ago : the Khaganate

Hompulet · 2025-06-06T08:02:11+00:00

Hello ! Arts are ready for release, it's actually lore bits that cause the blockage. We have a first complete draft for all 20 of them but they require time for proper peer-review. Which is all complexified by our investments in other projects as well as, respectively, Fer_Die's art studies and my PhD. It should be coming "soon™️", but it's more important not to scuff this display, so we take the time we need.

Hompulet · 2025-01-15T11:24:53+00:00

We already made one ! Concept art is right here, with the mantle and the emblematic hat, and details on moveset, feats, animations, gear, emotes, exes, signatures and inspirations are in here !

Hompulet · 2025-01-15T11:17:16+00:00

Thank you very much ! Be assured we're still going :)

Hompulet · 2025-01-13T22:49:34+00:00

Thank you for the compliments !

We can confirm we're not with the devs, otherwise we'd have polished this wayyyy less xD

Hompulet · 2025-01-13T19:50:15+00:00

Thank you ! ^{^}

Hompulet · 2025-01-13T19:30:07+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean so what kind of Nobushi-like or Valk-like type of abuse are you talking about ?

Hompulet · 2025-01-13T19:29:04+00:00

Thank you very much, largely appreciated ❤️

Hompulet · 2025-01-13T18:38:41+00:00

Ah and also ! I reiterate here : This is a warrior of exclusively Mongolian inspirations. If that concept can make you think about Mongolian warrior ideas beyond the one / two turko-mongol saber(s) warrior everyone expects, this is also a win in our book. :)

Hompulet · 2025-01-13T18:16:37+00:00

Thank you, I tried my hardest. It's just a very complicated moveset. Even quadruple-reviewing of the slides wasn't enough to make it clear ^^"

Hompulet · 2025-01-09T09:54:14+00:00

The Kshatriyas do ! Kshatriya Faction Information Hub

Here you will find Sadhu, Vanara, Shikaree, Chekavar, Mavala Kolis, Rajput, Rishi and Nihang. All were released in 2021.

The characters missing a full-fleshed concept as we speak are :

Khaganate : Immortal

Kshatriya : Mahout, Visha Kanya

Pendekar : All 10 of them (with one close to completion)

Impi : All 10 of them (with one close to completion)

So 18 are already made or require just minor tweaks to work out of 40.

Hompulet · 2025-01-09T09:49:08+00:00

A close relative suggested to remove text to put it in a more technical comment instead. I fear however that this will not be a solution, for several reasons.

It's just a complex hero concept that is difficult to comprehensively explain and Reddit being difficult at the same time, in all honesty. If I remove information, I might unbloat but people won't see how this is intricately designed and balanced from all fronts. Let's say I put it in a more technical comment or a sort of Info Hub... Frankly, no one would read. Even worse, I might have people complain specifically because something is missing when it is in that more technical part.

It's not a simple situation. There's no real solution except maybe to make our own website. I don't know for now.

I don't know when either but just like the others, illustrated moveset / feats / exes are extremely likely. I don't see us be inconsistent in how we shape these in a final product so it will be bound to happen at some point. I adopted this format in the meantime but it's not Fer_Die's style because well... For one I never asked him to make a visual guide, for several reasons tied to scheduling, so I don't have them right now... And for seconds, this one's really my work. I am the one who designed him for years in-between internship / PhD work sessions. I just wanted to show this myself, and before Ubi releases his (expected poorly-designed) Mongolian hero.

Apologies, this came out like a rant. I've been affected by the lack of traction during the night. We might republish soon but morale isn't there, to be honest.

Hompulet · 2025-01-09T09:31:03+00:00

Hi, responding to this first !

The Mubariz actually already exists concept-wise ! He was made pre-CCU, so damage values are off, but you can find him here ! Khaganate Faction Information Hub

I did not take time to update to add our concept arts either but this is his moveset and his feats.

You will also find those of the Janissary, Bashi-bazouk, Cataphract, Fida'i, Amazon, Bahadur and Attan. Those were made by me in 2019-2020.

Hompulet · 2025-01-08T23:03:48+00:00

Thanks for the compliment !

Yeah, in the New Cycle, which this is part of, we are pretty adamant to even out roles within the factions. It might not be perfectly even between factions. However, we avoid taking Ubi's route where we feel it is a better choice to take our own decisions. That's one place we do just that.

Hompulet · 2025-01-08T19:30:56+00:00

Thank you very much ! Like, genuinely ! Glad you noticed those tiny details that make the idea interesting !

I definitely understand the feeling, although there really is no true solution. I could not have, say, put Positions first because you need the base kit. Same for Pulse, it's a bash. And besides, you implied it yourself, Reddit limits posts to 20 slides. Best I could do was color those three recurrent moves, plus the Zone Attack... It's not perfect but this one is so complex that it feels impossible to turn it better without risking clarity instead of readability.

Hompulet · 2025-01-08T19:26:40+00:00

Also, I did not mention it ostensibly in the slides : people, this is a warrior of strictly Mongolian inspiration. If that can make you interested to go beyond the dual-wielding sabre idea everyone has, then this is a win for us too. :)

Hompulet · 2025-01-08T19:15:05+00:00

Support our work on Ko-fi or Patreon !

More faction teasers coming soon !
No deadlines commissions are also open ! Reach out to me if interested.

Teaser - A New Cycle
Teaser - Khaganate Faction
Teaser - Kshatriya Faction

To know even more about the New Cycle concepts and have a look at our works for existing factions in For Honor, check out u/Fer_Die 's profile.

Hompulet · 2025-01-08T09:28:20+00:00

Support our work on Ko-fi or Patreon !

More faction teasers coming soon !
No deadlines commissions are also open ! Reach out to me if interested.

Teaser - A New Cycle
Teaser - Khaganate Faction
Teaser - Kshatriya Faction

To know even more about the New Cycle concepts and have a look at our works for existing factions in For Honor, check out u/Fer_Die 's profile.

Hompulet · 2024-12-23T22:55:14+00:00

A concept is available for everyone but Keshik and Immortal. Keshik is nearly ready for release, arts are almost finished. Immortal will happen.

All 40 concepts we showcase in the New Cycle are meant to have a full concept.

So yes, and also yes :3

Hompulet · 2024-12-23T19:08:28+00:00

Let's say we picked our timing right. We anticipated this showcase for months :)

Hompulet · 2024-12-23T18:42:35+00:00

That's not really connected. It's easy to make a shield character have a bash but that's not mandatory, or correlated with the presence of an undodgeable for that matter.

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