Working on figuring out how to create a custom unit in Empire. It's tricky (can't get unit name to show up) and I haven't even tried to edit textures (I'm not a photoshop pro, so that might take a while lol).
For anyone who wants to learn how to make custom units, these really helped me:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=239419
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=246263&goto=nextoldest
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=238847
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=241069