http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IR0LXY70 Here is a beta of my mod based on this one. If you are still looking for partners I'm available. EDITING... wait a moment.
This is based on:
- Darth mod by Darth Vader
- sashimono removal mod by Radious
- Less glossy units by Ftmch
- Arrow dust removal + blood v1.0 by Skullman86
And of course
- Monthly Turn Mod Updated V 1.0 (Fixed Bug) by langtutheky!!
All their hard work is fully recognized! I only made some crazy stuff on the balances and building and recruitment times.
Somethings I have done:
- Sightly increased time to capture elements in the sieges.
- Sightly increased rate of fire of towers in sieges.
- Changed the encampment building chain. Armory is now a upgrade of the Barracks. Armory and barracks take longer to be build and consume food and money (yeah like upkeep of troops). The barracks provide melee, acuracy and charge bonus, the armory provide that plus armor, but also increase the recruitment cost. The charge, melee and acuracy bonus are less than those of the hunting lodge, jiujutsu dojo and the jousting fields.
- Hunting lodge, jiujutsu dojo and proving grounds are cheap and fast. they don't give all the bonus, but provide better individual bonus.
- Income, upkeep, trade routes capacity, recruitment and construction times have been balanced according to a 12 turns year, while trying to make them realistic.
- Now all the samurai units as most ashigaru ones are recruited from the castle. This makes the armies a lot more variated from the beginning. The matchlock ashigarus now needs the Gunsmith or Arsenal like the Samurai. This would encourage the use of imported matchlocks ashigarus, that have the plus of starting with more experience.
- All units and buildings have no limits (i.e. no more unique buildings).
- All samurai start with 3 experience to reflect they are trained warriors and not conscripted troops.
- The limit to the samuari now will be their real high upkeep, so they will be truly elite without resorting to artificial caps.
- A lot more I don't remember now...
A lots of permissions are pending, only Radious has give his blessings this far.
I made a official thread for it now, here it is:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=453678