The Successors Total War - WIP

[TheWillSter]

We Have the Programs, We have the Idea, We have the tutorials, but We need the noobs to help the noobs.

Hello and welcome to our Mod. We are noobs in regards and we want to make the first rome total war mod with noobs, not professionals. Yes that is right, instead of preferring the experienced modders, we will choose people who want to mod, but have absolutely no experience what so ever.

This Mod is about the period after the fall of Cyprus to the Antigonids in 309 BCE to before the battle of Ipsus in 301 BCE. This is the period of the five Diadochi and the three big Empires, The Antigonid Empire, The Seleucid Empire and the Ptomelaic Empire.

Team Members so far

TheWillSter - Coder/leader of the mod
Funnytooty25 - mapper/vice-leader of the mod

Factions

The Antigonids
The Seleucids
The Ptomelaics
The Empire of Lysimachus Macedonia
Mauryan Empire
Pontus
Nabateans
Epirus
Sparta
Nabateans
Meroe
Dravidian Kingdoms
Saba
Southern Indian Kingdoms
Armenia
Greek City States
Armenia
Atropatene

[Hoplite of Ilis]

Count me in - let's make a disaster of a mod! One too many times I downloaded the tools, tutorials, and I always got lost. There was so much stuff, I thought I was doing the work of Atlas. I never had nor have anyone who could show me anything about modding... It's dream to be yet realised.

[TheWillSter]

Great, what do you want to be?

[TheWillSter]

Just a quick question, what is the minimum post before you can edit your posts?

[Stívarðr Reynitré]

HUGELY interested in this project!

I have a deep interest in modding, but absolutely no clue where to start. Skinning would be an area of great intrigue to me!

[Hoplite of Ilis]

I want to be KING! Well, I got 3dsmax. I made a circle once and tried to do whatever I could with it (I actually tried to make a head). I also got Gimp and another photoshop program. With these I tried to load textures I had extracted from Rome. I tampered with that a liitle but I couldn't find how to put it back in the game. I also tried another unit creation tutorial for Medieval 2 - mostly text editing. No success there either. Guess I'm your man, right? Oh, I don't know what I can do. Probably the least that will redicule me. Shall we say textures? Maybe? Unless you have a suggestion of your own.
I don't know about your second question.

[Hoplite of Ilis]

Hm... For a noob team, aren't you packing a lot of factions?

[TheWillSter]

Don't worry, we will be copying a lot of the models and skins. The reason why I wanted edit my posts is because I want to remove the odd faction, also I doubled a faction by accident. Text editing is easier then the other aspects of modding and that is one reason as to why I am vaguely good at it. It would be great if you were to be a skinner, as me and funnytooty aren't very good at it. However, I cannot afford 3ds max, so I think you should do the occasional model and see if you could do it. Asiduus you could be the skinner as well.

[TheWillSter]

Here is the Map

[Basileos Predator]

This looks promising,but isn't there a Diadoch wars mod already?(Diadochi Total War).
About the text editing on the forum, you need to get to 50 posts before you can edit them.
Good luck with this.
Cheers Predator!

[Stívarðr Reynitré]

Guess I can't see that map because I'm on my iPhone. I'll have a gander back at home on the desktop.

[Hoplite of Ilis]

Don't worry, we will be copying a lot of the models and skins. The reason why I wanted edit my posts is because I want to remove the odd faction, also I doubled a faction by accident. Text editing is easier then the other aspects of modding and that is one reason as to why I am vaguely good at it. It would be great if you were to be a skinner, as me and funnytooty aren't very good at it. However, I cannot afford 3ds max, so I think you should do the occasional model and see if you could do it. Asiduus you could be the skinner as well.

Well, I also got milkshape 3d - forgot to mention it (and all of them are ). Did you see Predator1994 post? He's right about the Diadochi thing. It's been done already. Is it easier to mod Rome than Medieval 2? I was thinking of proposing that, now that we are just begining. You know Paeninsula Italica 2? As far as I know, it's a three-people mod. On their beta they have utilised original rome skins, making the old game really look alive on a different engine. Why don't we try the Successors likewise? Your call.
Whatever helps, skinning or 3d, Ill try. Glad to be aboard!

[Hoplite of Ilis]

Here is the Map

No map here.

[TheWillSter]

Oh, I will have to upload it again. I thought Diadochi Total War was based after the battle of Ipsus. This time period is perfect due to the three big empires fighting it out. However, if you have a good idea then just tell me.

[Hoplite of Ilis]

I just wanted to know the difference between them. Still, it will be about them. That's fine. What do you think about the Medieval 2 proposition?

[TheWillSter]

I have had a look at Medieval total war 2 modding and it looks harder . Also, could you set up the group, as I don't have enough posts to do that yet. By the way Funnytooty is making quite good progress with the map. Also I will not be able to do modding for two weeks as my computer is being fixed much to my annoyance.

[TheWillSter]

Here is the map

[Hoplite of Ilis]

Give me a begining time period. I got a book full of historicaly accurate warrior Illustrations from archaic to medieval era, which I share with anyone who needs help with what units look like. I'll see what I can dig out for Successors.

[TheWillSter]

I was hoping that it could start at 303 BCE. Which book is this?

[Hoplite of Ilis]

303 it is. A Greek magazine about history released a special edition. It's "Periskopio" publications.
............... Now I need to review all my saved tutorials....... You should know that I don't have an internet connection a home, but I got a lot of friends who do so communication won't that much of a problem. Am I checking skinning, 3d, or both?
So that's the map. No Romans in - no problem with me. When you say set up the team you mean contact Assiduus Victoria?