Re: Tokugawa & Hattori Ninja Hero v2.0 - Custom Skins/Textures based on FOTS model. *New mini mod 06/08/12 - "Ninja Daimyo reskin for Hattori Campaign"
Another update I thought I would share as I found it quite amusing -
I decided to give the new FOTS Ninja Hero unit - The "Shinobi Hero" as I am currently calling it, a custom reskin rather than recycle one of the Hattori or Tokugawa skins.
I have been experementing with Team Colour masks - The idea behind this was to allow the unit to blend in better with its host army.
The results were not what I hoped for - but quite hilarious all the same.
Due to the FOTS armies preference to wear vibrant, glow in the dark colours we have an Electric Blue, and Neon Pink Ninja! When you think these guys are supposed to be trying to be stealthy - it quite a juxtaposition as you could spot these ninja's from the moon!
I think I will just stick to making the laces faction colourable eh?
On a more serious note, I have been rethinking the state of affairs with the Tokugawa and Hattori Ninja Heroes.
As two Ninja Heroes is a bit much for one faction, I have decided to make the Hanzo's shadows unit unrecruitable for Hattori and Tokugawa ONLY. (other factions will still be able to recruit Hanzos Shadows as normal)
The Ninja Heroes will be Hattori and Tokugawa's specialised Ninja Hero unit (like the Shimazu Katana Hero, but a lot more than just a few stats boosts).
I have enabled firebombs on the units - with a twist. The Hero units now use a custom firebomb projectile which have a range of 75 (same range as flashbombs - about a third futher than standard firebombs)...
The spotting distance on both units is now 50 meters - which makes them
the stealthiest in the game. As the spotting distance is now shorter than the distance of the firebombs - the unit can now throw firebombs at units 75 meters away without breaking stealth!
Making for a pretty sweet surprise morale shock before closing for the kill...
Combined with special abilities like Warcry for Hattori, and Stand Firm for Tokugawa (and the added bonus of custom skins) - the Ninja Hero v3.0 will offer a viable alternative to the Hanzo's Shadows unit in the Vanilla Shogun 2 Campaign.
If your preference is a more modern battlefield - A Fall of the Samurai Ninja Hero unit called the "Shinobi Hero", will be available to all clans in campaign by building a level 4 - Legendary Samurai Dojo".