sn0wsh00 | Elden Ring - Cosplaying as AoE2 units (Urumi Swordsman, Shotel Warrior, Chu Ko Nu) @sn0wsh00 | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Well, thou art of passing Elo. Fast castling must truly run in thy veins.

Elden Ring and Age of Empires II are probably two of three video games to feature an urumi, a shotel AND a chu ko nu (aka a repeating crossbow). Thus, here's my attempt to cosplay as AoE2's Urumi Swordsman, Shotel Warrior and Chu Ko Nu in Elden Ring. In this video, I test my cosplays out against the Gatefront Ruins soldiers and Margit, the Fell Omen.

0:00 Urumi Swordsman
3:14 Shotel Warrior
5:20 Chu Ko Nu

Rules:
* 60 Vigor, 25 Mind and 25 Endurance, starting from the Wretch class.
* Among the weapon scaling stats, 150 points must be evenly distributed among the stats a weapon scales with. For example, the blood urumi scales with Strength, Dexterity and Arcane, so each of those three stats are given 50 points (60 points total for each stat).
* Each build's attack strategy should resemble their counterpart's attack animations in AoE2. For example, if a unit attacks one-handed in AoE2, then its Elden Ring counterpart will attack one-handed. This is also why I don't jump in this video, because none of those three units jump in their AoE2 attack animations.
* Shield blocks and guard counters are allowed, as most AoE2 units with shields have their shields equipped in front of them while attacking
* If an AoE2 unit has a charged attack, then the weapon skill for their ER counterpart will be Royal Knight Resolve. Otherwise, the weapon skill will be Barbaric Roar. This is a reference how units have battle cries in AoE2.
* If an AoE2 unit's attack ignores armor, their ER counterpart will be given a blood affinity for their weapon. Otherwise, the weapon affinity will be Quality or Keen, whichever has the higher AR.
* All weapons are upgraded to +10 or +25
* Talismen are chosen to maximize damage, unless their AoE2 counterpart has high armor
* The Boss Arena mod for some reason also automatically sets the game cycle to New Game +1

Urumi Swordsman build:
*RH: Blood Urumi with Royal Knight's Resolve
*LH: Blue-White Wooden Shield
*Helm: None
*Chest: None
*Gauntlets: Brave's Bracers (unavailable in base game)
*Legs: Perfumer Sarong
*Talisman: Lord of Blood, Rotted Wing Sword, Millicent's Prosthesis, Blue Dancer Charm
*In AoE2, Urumi Swordsman attack two handed for their charged attack and one-handed for non-charged attacks. Therefore, its ER counterpart will only attack two-handed after doing the Royal Knight's Resolve skill.

Shotel Warrior build:
*RH: Quality Shotel with Barbaric Roar
*LH: Quality Shotel
*Helm: Gilded Foot Soldier Cap
*Chest: Vagabond Knight (altered)
*Gauntlets: None
*Legs: Queen's Leggings
*Talisman: Great Jar Arsenal, Rotted Wing Sword, Millicent's Prosthesis, Blue Dancer Charm
*Quality Shotels scale only with Strength and Dexterity, so both Strength and Dex have 85 points.

Chu Ko Nu build:
*RH: Pulley Crossbow
*LH: None
*Helm: Kaiden Helmet
*Chest: Snow Witch Robe
*Gauntlets: None
*Legs: Astrologer Trousers
*Talisman: Arrow's Sting, Arrow's Reach, Spear, Blue Dancer Charm
*I attempt to use the Lordsworn's Bolt and Flaming Bolt in equal amounts, as both flaming and non-flaming arrows exist in AoE2.
*All three pieces of armor have had their textures modified.

Mods used
Boss Arena:
nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/3025

Grand Merchant:
nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/129

Recolor guide:
nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/1546

Recolored Chu Ko Nu armor (place in your mod's parts folder):
drive.google.com/file/d/1e_UZat3WYBUaworRwjNBTcF9xGa-5ZUb/view?usp=drive_link

Age of Empires III is the other game to feature Urumi Swordsmen, Shotel Warriors and Chu Ko Nu's.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition © Microsoft Corporation. This video was created under Microsoft's "Game Content Usage Rules" using assets from Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, and it is not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft.

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