Pre-recruiting for Duchy of Courland mod (E:TW!)

[Semigall]

Duchy of Courland modification for Empire: Total War

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Main info:
I'm gathering a team of people, who would be interested to create a modification which would include Duchy of Courland as a playable faction in E:TW.
It's true that the official complete playable faction list for E:TW isn't yet known, but it's not very likely that the official list will include Duchy of Courland, as it is not really a major power or war waging empire, more like a quite successful trader state.
Though including such faction would make one able to play some really challenging and interesting game, because the historical starting situation is quite fun.
For those, who don't know the history well:
In year 1700. duchy's golden age is decades ago, the famous duke Jacob Kettler is dead for some time, now his grandson, Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler, rules. Yet, situation isn't quite easy, as the new duke is quite young, only 8 y.o. by 1700 (so in real history, a regent replaced him for a while) and as you might know in 1700 the Northern Wars begins and the duchy is abruptly thrown in the middle of the war waged by it's big neighbour empires, Sweden and Russia.
So the player is forced to make hard decisions even from the start of game, yet, the state still has some of it's former glory left and with clever diplomacy and tactics player will be able to even surpass the achievments of it's past dukes.

What kind of people need:
Basically everybody who is willing & able to help

How to contact me:
* the best way - MSN messenger: crash7572000@yahoo.com
* the simple, but longer taking way - here, pm me or post in this topic
* the even simpler, though still long taking method - email me: crash757@inbox.lv
* the expensive, yet effective way - call me on the phone: +37126099451

Team structure plans:
Not really clear now, depends what people and how many will take part

Website:
None for now, yet if project will progress well there will be some website in time, of course.

Other info:
If some of you understand Latvian language and/or need inspiration for joining this project, then here's few songs about famous duke Jacob's times from one Latvian rock opera:
http://www.megafileupload.com/en/fil...rzeme-mp3.html
http://www.megafileupload.com/en/fil...zeme--mp3.html
The songs are quite patriotic as you might notice, of course. The mod also is a bit patriotic, one of reasons why i started this all, hehe


Hoping on some responsiveness from you, lads

*edit*
Some say that this faction will be officially playable. Will see about that in the future, i'm just preparing for the worst


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[MADTAO]

Hello!Its nice to see some Latvian moders here.
I just want to say that every Latvian try to create his own mod.Three latvians - three mods. Madtao- Lithuania mod
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=242 ,Hercus -Muscowite wars
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=123603 ,and Semigall Duchy of Courland.
I want to say it is more than unefective.My offer is :lets create one mod first with good quality and then make next about our history.I am good in modeling and can model any army troops in best quality.What i need is more coders who work with texts ,stats,etc.With suport from you we can better finish already started mods and later create next eras modifications.

Here also is some units screens iw created for Ogniem i Mecziem on BI engine...

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/3...ebuzzercc2.jpg

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/2...keteer1wh8.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/481...fficer13sq.jpg

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/225...earman10om.jpg

Hope you contact me...LUCK ANYWAY!!!

[Semigall]

I just want to say that every Latvian try to create his own mod.

Not just mods, actually We have a joke about Latvian politics, which goes like "from two Latvians there results three political parties"

But no, i'm not doin' this for same fame or sth. It's just that i'd like to really see this faction properly represented in E:TW.

Yet, there's still a possibility that Duchy of Courland will be a playable faction in E:TW vanilla, so for now this project is just an idea which will be realised IF this faction will be missing or unplayable

And i don't think i'm causing any real splitting in moders, because it will be a long time 'till the real work will begin (if it will happen at all) and the faction isn't really that big and hard to make, afaik.

If u're interesting in recruiting me into some other project about Baltics - well, i'd like, but i myself am not really a good moder, coding TW is far beyond my skills (though i've done some mods for easier modable games, like Civ3, Civ4), so all i can do is organising, testing, historic research, some text writing and such simple things. But i guess u already have enough people for such needs

[MADTAO]

Unfortunatly we lack moders all the time.Actualy i make models and some coding,gladiatort work on homepage maps and patch software realise,Hercus on history text wroting ,and BMV trey to code some new events.Most of the work i have done alone or with gladiators help about in 2 years.Also in first steps of moding there was LDK soldier who disapiering from TWC community quickly.
So if you are motivated plz join us ,even if only suporter ,Lithuania mod tester it would be great.And TW moding is not hard its similar to Civ3, Civ4. just change some text lines or some numbers and change grafic files with new ones.
Nice to meet you!

[Sergeant Gus]

hello , im from estonia and i have a good idea of making a mod . if there is possible to make a mod of new nation in E:TW (i would play with courland but mod doesnt work)Nations name would be :United Balticum (there is alreay united provinces, kingdom and states so that name isnt very bad ) and it would combine territory of estionia, latvia ,and lithuania (on european map those 3 countries will make a pretty big territory when combined) . anyway if making this new nation is possible i am willing to help but i am not familiar of making mods . just for info i have empire total war game in home.

and im willing to help with the duchy of courland project . and it would be nice if someone will show me how to make a E:TW all natoins unlocked mod really work.(i have checked youtube but videos there havent helped me)