The sound of the Gion Shoja bells echo the impermanence of all things; the color of the sala flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline. The proud do not endure, they are like a dream on a spring night; the mighty fall at last, they are as dust before the wind
With such words opens the Tale of the Heike, the embellished account of Japan's Gempei War (1180-1185) which is frequently seen as the beginning of the samurai class's dominance and is the focus of the Rise of the Samurai DLC. That DLC is certainly excellent, perhaps better from the get-go than vanilla Shogun 2. But there is certainly still a lot that can be improved upon. This mod...perhaps it would be appropriate to call it an enhancement of RotS, seeks to bring it up to a greater level of historical accuracy and, where possible, capture the melancholic tone of the events.
Currently I plan on carrying out several smaller projects that will ultimately work together to greatly enhance RotS, these include: A recolor of the various clans (For example, the Minamoto color was white, not blue, and the Fujiwara color is commonly seen as being purple) and a recolor of generals, new images for loading screens events and, if possible, unit and general portraits, changes made to unit size and the removal of some particularly ahistorical units (fire-bomb throwers come to mind immediately, as do Foot Samurai), and, finally, new events based on historical occurrences. Perhaps even adding in a special unit of Kiso "flaming oxen" is in order .
In any case, I am very new to modding; however, this project has been a dream of mine since I first heard of the RotS DLC, so I am willing to learn whatever is necessary to see it to fruition. I hope to slowly but surely get this project off the ground. If you have any suggestions/ideas or would simply like to help please don't hesitate to let me know!