diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/carthaginians/cavalry_spearman_e_r.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/carthaginians/cavalry_spearman_e_r.xml
index 2b49677c2e..9a9b39d0e6 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/carthaginians/cavalry_spearman_e_r.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/carthaginians/cavalry_spearman_e_r.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
       <props>
         <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_b.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_simple.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/samnite_a.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
         <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
         <prop actor="props/units/cape_m_med.xml" attachpoint="shoulders"/>
       </props>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/iberians/hero_caros.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/iberians/hero_caros.xml
index a8543bf78f..106ef470ba 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/iberians/hero_caros.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/iberians/hero_caros.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@
   <group>
     <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
       <animations>
-        <animation file="biped/not used/inf_2sword_attack_a.psa" name="Idle" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_b.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_c.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_d.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="80"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="90"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="85"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_2_swords_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="88"/>
         <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
         <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Run" speed="8"/>
         <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_a.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_a.xml
index fb4dfb2e64..4c1dcfad49 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_a.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_a.xml
@@ -1,89 +1,90 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
-<actor version="1">
-
-  <castshadow/>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="Idle" speed="1"/>
-        <animation file="biped/walk_spearshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_em_03.psa" name="Run" speed="12"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="75"/>
-        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="biped/inf_spear_shield_atk_b.psa" name="melee" speed="100"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="melee" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="Death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="Death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_04.psa" name="Death" speed="300"/>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_etrusco_a.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_head_veteran.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_a.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-      <texture>skeletal/rome_isp_a.dds</texture>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
-    <variant name="Melee">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_wood">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_grain">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_fruit">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_stone">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_metal">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="Build">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-
-</actor>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_e.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_e.dae" name="Idle" speed="85"/>
+        <animation file="biped/walk_spearshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_em_03.psa" name="Run" speed="12"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="75"/>
+        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="biped/inf_spear_shield_atk_b.psa" name="melee" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="melee" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="Death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="Death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_04.psa" name="Death" speed="300"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_etrusco_a.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_head_veteran.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_a.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>skeletal/rome_isp_a.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant name="Melee">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_wood">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_grain">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_fruit">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_stone">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_metal">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="Build">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_b.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_b.xml
index cc246b73c4..19596ffbc6 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_b.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_b.xml
@@ -1,89 +1,90 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
-<actor version="1">
-
-  <castshadow/>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="Idle" speed="1"/>
-        <animation file="biped/walk_spearshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_def_02.psa" name="Run" speed="12"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="75"/>
-        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_03.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_etrusco_b.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_head_veteran.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_b.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-      <texture>skeletal/rome_isw_e.dds</texture>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
-    <variant name="Melee">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_wood">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_grain">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_fruit">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_stone">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_metal">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="Build">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-
-</actor>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_e.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_e.dae" name="Idle" speed="85"/>
+        <animation file="biped/walk_spearshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_def_02.psa" name="Run" speed="12"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="75"/>
+        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_03.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_etrusco_b.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_head_veteran.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_b.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>skeletal/rome_isw_e.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant name="Melee">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_wood">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_grain">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_fruit">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_stone">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_metal">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="Build">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_e.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_e.xml
index 11493370ac..eb43b19772 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_e.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_e.xml
@@ -1,102 +1,102 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
-<actor version="1">
-
-  <castshadow/>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="Idle" speed="1"/>
-        <animation file="biped/walk_spearshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_em_03.psa" name="Run" speed="12"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_def_02.psa" name="Run" speed="12"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="75"/>
-        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="biped/inf_spear_shield_atk_b.psa" name="melee" speed="100"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="melee" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="Death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_03.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_04.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
-        <animation file=""/>
-      </animations>
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_etrusco_e.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_head_veteran.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_e.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="armour-texture-1">
-      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
-      <texture>skeletal/rome_isp_e_1.dds</texture>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
-    <variant name="Melee">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_wood">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_grain">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_fruit">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_stone">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_metal">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="Build">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="death">
-      <texture>skeletal/bloodied/rome_isp_e_1.dds</texture>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-
-</actor>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_e.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_e.dae" name="Idle" speed="85"/>
+        <animation file="biped/walk_spearshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_em_03.psa" name="Run" speed="12"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_def_02.psa" name="Run" speed="12"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="75"/>
+        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="biped/inf_spear_shield_atk_b.psa" name="melee" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="melee" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="Death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_03.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_04.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="death" speed="300"/>
+      </animations>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_etrusco_e.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_head_veteran.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_e.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="armour-texture-1">
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
+      <texture>skeletal/rome_isp_e_1.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant name="Melee">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_wood">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_grain">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_fruit">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_stone">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_metal">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="Build">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="death">
+      <texture>skeletal/bloodied/rome_isp_e_1.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_a.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_a.xml
index 8d1c77d5a5..d0af964bbd 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_a.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_a.xml
@@ -1,86 +1,87 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
-<actor version="1">
-
-  <castshadow/>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="idle" speed="1"/>
-        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="walk" speed="18"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="run" speed="8"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_03.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="corpse" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_a.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_b.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_a.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-      <texture>skeletal/rome_isw_a.dds</texture>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
-    <variant name="Melee">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_wood">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_grain">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_fruit">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_stone">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_metal">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="Build">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-
-</actor>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="idle" speed="87"/>
+        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="walk" speed="18"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="run" speed="8"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_03.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="corpse" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_a.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_b.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_a.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>skeletal/rome_isw_a.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant name="Melee">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_wood">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_grain">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_fruit">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_stone">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_metal">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="Build">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_b.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_b.xml
index b1f3078691..e862c4d9ba 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_b.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_b.xml
@@ -1,91 +1,92 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
-<actor version="1">
-
-  <castshadow/>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="idle" speed="1"/>
-        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="walk" speed="18"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="run" speed="8"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_03.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="corpse" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="100"/>
-        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_b.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_b.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_b.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="texture-1">
-      <texture>skeletal/rome_isw_b.dds</texture>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
-    <variant name="Melee">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_wood">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_grain">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_fruit">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_stone">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="gather_metal">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-    <variant name="Build">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-
-</actor>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="idle" speed="99"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_sword_ready_a.dae" name="idle" speed="88"/>
+        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="walk" speed="18"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="run" speed="8"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_03.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="corpse" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_short.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_b.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_b.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_b.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="texture-1">
+      <texture>skeletal/rome_isw_b.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant name="Melee">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_wood">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/axe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_grain">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/hoe.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_fruit">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/basket.xml" attachpoint="l_leg"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_stone">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="gather_metal">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/pick.xml" attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant name="Build">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/tools/mallet.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_e.xml b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_e.xml
index 5d7168405f..645860bf55 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_e.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_swordsman_e.xml
@@ -1,87 +1,88 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
-<actor version="1">
-
-  <castshadow/>
-
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
-      <animations>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="idle" speed="1"/>
-        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="walk" speed="18"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="run" speed="8"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="melee" speed="150"/>
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+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="corpse" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/forage.psa" name="gather_fruit" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/hoe.psa" name="gather_grain" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/chop.psa" name="gather_wood" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_stone" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/mine.psa" name="gather_metal" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
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+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_e.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_e.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
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+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
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+        <prop attachpoint="shield"/>
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index 11c4fcd167..0f0921567d 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/siege_scorpio.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/siege_scorpio.xml
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 </actor>
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--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/super_unit_1.xml
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--- a/binaries/data/mods/internal/art/actors/units/romans/super_unit_3.xml
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+
+  <castshadow/>
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+  <group>
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--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/hellenes/trireme.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/hellenes/trireme.xml
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--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/celts/brennus.xml
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index d227e4a655..0409679d92 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/hellenes/super_unit_2.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/hellenes/super_unit_2.xml
@@ -1,57 +1,59 @@
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-  <castshadow/>
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-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Walk" speed="8"/>
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-        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
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-  <group>
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-    </variant>
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-  <group>
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-    <variant name="Melee">
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear_reverse.xml" attachpoint="loaded-r_hand"/>
-        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="projectile"/>
-        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
-      </props>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-
-</actor>
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+
+  <castshadow/>
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+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_spear_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_spear_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="90"/>
+        <animation file="biped/inf_spear_ready_a.dae" name="Idle" speed="80"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Walk" speed="8"/>
+        <animation event="0.4" file="infantry/javelin/attack/ijv_off_01.psa" name="Melee" speed="100"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Run" speed="8"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_def_02.psa" name="Run" speed="9"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_em_03.psa" name="Run" speed="9"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_03.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_04.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_long.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/hele_su2.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_b.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/hele_round_su2.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
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+  <group>
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+      <texture>skeletal/hele_su1_01.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Ekdromos-Chiton-02">
+      <texture>skeletal/hele_su1_02.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Ekdromos-Chiton-03">
+      <texture>skeletal/hele_su1_03.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
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+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Idle "/>
+    <variant name="Melee">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear_reverse.xml" attachpoint="loaded-r_hand"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="projectile"/>
+        <prop attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
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index 42d5d1ca75..51fc6740e4 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/hellenes/themistocles.xml
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-  <castshadow/>
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-        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
-        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Run" speed="8"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_em_04.psa" name="Attack" speed="120"/>
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-    </variant>
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-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
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-</actor>
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+
+  <castshadow/>
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+  <group>
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+      <animations>
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+        <animation file="infantry/sword/idle/isw_idle_b_01.dae" name="Idle" speed="90"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/idle/isw_idle_b_01.dae" name="Idle" speed="80"/>
+        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="20"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Run" speed="8"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_em_04.psa" name="Attack" speed="120"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="Attack" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_01.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_02.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_03.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_04.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_06.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/death/inf_07.psa" name="death" speed="200"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_long.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/hele_themistocles.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_h.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/xiphos_alexander.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/hele_round_themistocles.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>skeletal/hele_themistocles.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
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+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
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index 0000000000..5d884cc036
--- /dev/null
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+
+<Entity Parent="template_gaia_geo_mineral">
+<Traits>
+ 		<Anchor>
+ 			<Type>Ground</Type>
+		<!-- If negative or > 90.0, entity will always conform to terrain (assuming traits.pitch allows it) -->
+			<ConformX>3.141592</ConformX>
+			<ConformZ>3.141592</ConformZ>
+ 		</Anchor>
+	</Traits>
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