[Ottoman: For The Love of Sultans] - Mod Announcement & 1st Preview

[famiglia_ducale]

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From 400 marque to an empire...
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Mod Squad

Mod: Ottoman: For the Love of Sultans Short Name: Ottoman: FTLOS Modification For: Medieval 2 Total War (Kingdoms 1.5) Mod Squad: famiglia_ducale - Mod Leader / Researching, Stratmap, Music, Photoshop - 2D Art and Design cebecibasi41 - Mod Co-Leader / Scripting, Modeling, Skinning and Mapping nedensiz1 - Mapping Tegin Noyan - Text Editing, Coding Savonarola - Modeling Deli Paşa - Modeling leif_erikson - Skinning dancdevil - Researching, Historical & Custom Battles coltshot - Coding, Installer-uninstaller KaramanBeyi - PS, 2D Art and Design (Artworks) Tzar - 2D Art (Interface & Loading Bar) fragmagedon - Machinime, Intro, In-game Movies

Overview / Introduction

First of all; this is not a mod, this is a "mod pack" project. Our Mod Pack's name is "Ottoman: For the Love of Sultans". This mod pack consists of 5 independent mods/scenarios in it. (Like Kingdoms pack, that consists of 4 independent scenarios/campaigns; which named: Britannia, Americas, Teutonic and Crusades). The main difference is; every new mod starts with the time period, where the previous mod finishes. I mean, the following mod's starting year is also the end date of the previous mod. Every mod have it's own map, and this map grows with every next mod. The 1st map includes only the Marmara and Aegean regions of Anatolia (the establishment) and the 5th mod's map covers 3 continents (Europe, Asia and Africa) that the Ottoman dynasty reigns at 1566... 1st Mod: Establish the Empire The periods of; Osman Ghazi, Orhan Ghazi and the Anatolian Principalities (1281 - 1362 AD) 2nd Mod: Grow the Empire The periods of; Sultan Murad 1 and Sultan Bayezid 1 (a.k.a. Yıldırım Bayezid) (1362 - 1402 AD) 3rd Mod: Repair the Empire The periods of; Sultan Mehmed 1, Sultan Murad 2 and the "Ottoman Interregnum" (1402 - 1451 AD) The Ottoman Interregnum (a.k.a. Ottoman Triumvirate) began in 1402, when chaos reigned in the Ottoman Empire following the defeat of Sultan Bayezid 1 by the Turco-Mongol warlord Timur (Tamerlane). Although Sultan Mehmed 1 was confirmed as sultan by Tamerlane, his brothers refused to recognise his authority. Civil war was the result... 4th Mod: The Conquest The period of Sultan Mehmed 2 (a.k.a. Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror) and the fall of Constantinople. (1451 - 1481 AD) 5th Mod: Expand the Empire The periods of; Sultan Selim 1 and Sultan Suleyman 1 (a.k.a. Suleiman the Magnificent) (1512 - 1566 AD) Sultan Selim 1, the first Ottoman Sultan to assume the title of Caliph of Islam... Suleiman personally led Ottoman armies to conquer the Christian strongholds of Belgrade, Rhodes and most of Hungary before his conquests were checked at the Siege of Vienna in 1529... Teaser:

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2D Arts

DVD COVER Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  SPLASH SCREEN Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Alternate 1: Alternate 2: LOADING SCREENS Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Quotes were still under construction!!! Quotes were written in Turkish language; because this loading screens was prepared for our Turkish Fans, and taken from the preview of our Turkish forum. PORTRAITS Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Byzantine: Portraits were still under construction!!! We used real Byzantine Emperor portraits, like; Constantine 1, Constantine 2, Constantine 11, Basil 1, Komnenos, Andronikos 3, Justinian 1 and Nikephoros 1 etc. All prepared in Photoshop, been masked, colorized and also alpha channels been formed. Ottoman: Portraits were still under construction!!! They were still in progress, but we wanted to show them also. We prepared turcomans, ghazis and alperens detailly; because in M2TW "The Turks" was shown like Arabic. We wanted to correct this misunderstanding with these portraits. We are not Arabic like people and below is the true portraits of the Ottoman Dynasty and the Turks... The portraits of the Ottoman preview above, is only the beginning. Sultan portraits are not the final versions. I'll change some sultan portraits with the better alternates. I used realistic "Sultana" (sultan's mother) illustrations in this portraits like Mihrimah Sultana, Hürrem Sultana (a.k.a. Roxelana) and Kösem Sultana. I share these portraits with you, just to give you an idea of what they really look like when finished... I still prepare the Ottoman Portraits and made some changes in the ghazis, turcomans etc. I prepared the alternate portraits and increased the numbers of them. Below is the last version of the turcoman, ghazis and alperen (generals) portraits; Below, is a "detailed" example of a young/old/dead portrait of our mod... FACTION SYMBOLS Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Symblos were still under construction!!! Faction logos, symbols, coat of arms, flags, banners, buttons and shields were still in progress... But I want to show you some artworks of them; STRATMAP MODELS Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Stratmap models were still under construction!!! Our stratmap models were still in progress... But I want to show you some screenies of them; This stratmap model is for "dervishes". This represents the "Bektashi father". There are "fathers" in Turkish tribes/clans. These fathers; whom newly met with Anatolia and Islam, looked like this; After an increase in piety, this agents model turns to "imam strat model"... Below, is a turcoman general stratmap model; (Not yet finished) USERBARS Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Ottoman: For the Love of Sultans Userbar (Static) - Turkish Ottoman: For the Love of Sultans Userbar (Animated) - Turkish Ottoman: For the Love of Sultans Userbar (Static) - English Ottoman: For the Love of Sultans Userbar (Animated) - English SIGNS Signs made by famiglia_ducale: Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Signs made by KaramanBeyi: Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Sorry for the big signs. Size of the pixels, will be reduced of course...

Artwork

SET 1 Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  SET 2 Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

3D Models

BATTLEMAP MODELS Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  Battlemap models were still under construction!!! We still change the models and skins. Flagbearers also added to the mod! GHAZIS TURCOMANS MUSELLEM CAVALRY ALPERENS TURCOMAN SPEARMANS WEAPON (SWORD & AXE) MODELS Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  HELMET MODELS Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Map

map_heights map_regions _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS: radarmap not yet finished...

This mod project was started at May 2010 and still work in progress...
Please visit our official Turkish forum and support us;
www.turktotalwar.com

If you like what you see, direct your praise/rep towards us.
Don't hesitate to offer constructive criticism as well.
Any positive/negative feedback will be appreciated...
We hope you enjoy the preview!

[famiglia_ducale]

Ok, here are the first teaser video of our mod project...
After finishing the models, skins etc, new intro/video will be coming. This is only a teaser made with sound & 2d arts!
BTW, you hear our mods intro music with this video.
Hope you like it!

Teaser:


If you like what you see, direct your praise/rep towards us.
Don't hesitate to offer constructive criticism as well.
Any positive/negative feedback will be appreciated...
We hope you enjoy the preview!

[gogo t]

Nice 2d art... I must say that this is one of the few mods that has nice 2d graphics... nice one

[Finlander]

Yeah, 2D were simple awesome!

[famiglia_ducale]

Thanks my friend, really appreciated...

[Hereje]

Reallly really really nice famiglia_ducale!! + rep

[famiglia_ducale]

@Hereje
Thanks my friend. I'm a fan of your minimods. Would you want to support our mod? We need an orijinal loading bar and interface designs. I wanted to add a "special to Ottoman" loading bar, like your "illuminated loading bar" design. What do you say, my friend?

[közmen]

Nice work!

This is the best realistic Ottoman Empire mod, I've ever seen..!

[cebecibasi41]

Ottoman Time


We looking forward to good texture artist for models.

[Elvasat]

It seems, this will be the best mode ever for M2TW.

i think i fell in love..

It has awesome features in every single way.

Finally, Turks will be represented correctly in a mode by Turks.

[selimcan01]

one word : terrific

[c_arsenal]

it's the best preview ı've ever seen Ottoman : FTLOS will be best mod

[dancdevil]

As a result of a study of people over and concerted effort will be an excellent mode
king of the universe "Famiglia_Ducale"

[famiglia_ducale]

It seems our Turkish forum moved to twcenter with this preview...
Thanks for supporting us guys... Love you all...

[fragmagedon]

This mod has the best 2D Arts between the M2:TW mods.. And when i look at the features of this mod i can say that this mod is a candidate for the modding awards

[karaislam]

congrats broes.nice to see u here.well done.

[gogo t]

This mod has the best 2D Arts between the M2:TW mods.. And when i look at the features of this mod i can say that this mod is a candidate for the modding awards

Rusichi's way way better The last kingdom's better too...
But as i said earlyer it's one of the few best ones

[famiglia_ducale]

This mod have the best 2D Arts between the M2:TW mods.. And when i look at the features of this mod i can say that this mod is a candidate for the modding awards

Thanks bro. Hope to see your machinime for this mod in this pages!

congrats broes.nice to see u here.well done.

Your support is also important to us my friend...
Appreciated!

[Lü Bu]

looking good...ill keep my eye on this

[Legio]

Great work!