The Official WIP Screenshot Thread

[Ving]

It's... beautiful!

[Aradan]

Once more, since we're busy mainly with non-previewable stuff atm, here's a little something to give you an idea of what's new (among other things).



As you can see, there are some border changes, some new provinces, a faction status change and a faction addition (we managed to free up a slot). The province list is probably now final, but their ownership is WIP.

Thank you for your patience.

[Legio]

Who is in fashionable pink?

[Aradan]

Ahem, it's fashionable violet-ish (?). The province is Dorwinion, so guess the faction!

[Legio]

Sparta.

In all seriousness, it looks lovely.

[intel]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH RELEASE IT ALREADY!!!!!!


Honestly, all this teasing and previewing... It is just as frustrating as a bad case of unreleased sexual tension.

[Beorn]

What's this olive green northeast of the Sea of Rhun? Another Eastern tribe?

[Aradan]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH RELEASE IT ALREADY!!!!!!


Honestly, all this teasing and previewing... It is just as frustrating as a bad case of unreleased sexual tension.

Doesn't this make the final release (pun definitely not intended) even better?

What's this olive green northeast of the Sea of Rhun? Another Eastern tribe?

Yes. We feel it reflects the situation in the East better, just as Harondor and Far Harad do in the South. Plus, gameplay flow/balance reasons.

[CountMRVHS]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH RELEASE IT ALREADY!!!!!!

We're working hard, trust me - I am ignoring my family and work duties to the utmost extent possible!

[Basileos Predator]

Ohhh man that is just incredible.I'm speachless.

Btw, who'se that in the middle of Mirkwood?Between the elves teritories?

[CountMRVHS]

I believe this has been answered already so I guess Aradan won't mind - that's the Woodmen faction, the Beornings.

[Basileos Predator]

Oh, right, how could I not recognise that they were also in the Anduin Valley and Beorn's halls.Thanks for reply Count

Adunabar rebellion looks quite strong in the north too.Not very easy to overrun them fast there as RK.

[ccllnply]

By the looks of it The Shire is it's own faction. Are you not worried about the Reunited Kingdom AI slaughted hobbits every single game?

[Aradan]

They start allied, mutually liking each other, and non-mannish factions have been coded in a way that makes the AI very reluctant to attack them. I've tested 400-turn-long campaigns where the borders of non-mannish factions didn't change at all.

[Stark1]

Not even "evil" factions will attack them? Aren't dwarwes right in expansion path of Rhun?

[Aradan]

All factions are reluctant to attack non-mannish factions. The good guys because they are good, the bad guys because they are concerned about the response (and they don't have Sauron driving them now). However, evil factions have a more hostile 'core attitude' against Dwarves, and so higher chances to attack them (still lower than the chances to attack other mannish factions). Dwarves also share a 'permanent' alliance with Dale, which means they declare war on all enemies of Dale. This increases the odds that dwarven settlements will be attacked.

[Blatta Optima Maxima]

Doesn't this make the final release (pun definitely not intended) even better?

When I joined, and started waiting for this mod, the general feel was that it was going to be released any day, and everyone was talking about how they'd waited for ages. Well, it's been 3 years since I joined the ranks of those waiting...

[Aradan]

If you think 3 years of "waiting" is a big deal, try 3 years of actually working on it. You'd appreciate the time and effort such a project requires more, and you'd probably want it released more than you do now.

[Blatta Optima Maxima]

I was joking, Aradan. Didn't mean to offend.

[Aradan]

Right. Sorry, I didn't get it. After a 1000 posts/PMs asking "when is DoM released", I think I've got a little over-sensitive about that.