Rusichi: Total World, Introduction (Open Beta Released)

[Tchouk]

Well I understand that part of it that it needs to be done in sequence, but from the screenshots it looks like the strat map settlement model for both blend together, which is more what I was asking about, how that was achieved. Since they could get the same effect with two M2 city models in theory, but it wouldn't look as dynamic as those do.

Cheers,
Augustus

In game strat models can be just about any size on the map - something we discovered quite by accident (seriously, an earlier model of a town we exported took up literally half the map. )

It still takes up one tile game-play wise, though, and units can walk through the graphic/model.

So what we did is we placed a city and castle as close together as possible (they are after all different regions) and enlarged both models until they fit perfectly into one, with impassible terrain to simulate the walls.

The illusion works perfectly.

[Tchouk]

Парни, мод просто супер. Этот мод еще раз доказывает, что наши мододелы лучшие! Моё вам всем почтение. Через сколько, примерно, выйдет мод? И где вы оставите ссылку на скачивание? На вашем сайте ведь будет?

Неделя-две. Будет конечно

[AnthoniusII]

Exelent is the only word i can thing right now!!!

[Caesar Clivus]

Absolutely mind-blowing work. Keep it up guys!

[nnnm]

really great

[Giovi]

awesome

[Tchouk]

An illustration of how the new capitals work:
(And we are going to change the wooden stakes model)



The stakes surround the space a normal town takes up.

As you can see, it is immensely difficult to take: while you are besieging the city, the castle is free act in building units and assisting in battle. Furthermore, holding the city requires even greater effort - the keep can sortie at any time.

Because of this you need enough strength to take the 2 settlements at once, or at least enough to defend the conquered capital from immediate retaliation.

[Lebre]

So let me see if i understood, the capital are two settlements?

[De Bragelon]

Tchouk, а этот мини мод вы будете использовать ?
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1758
И еще один вопрос: у Вас нет подписей вашего мода? Хотел бы поставить себе в подпись.

[Lebre]

Tchouk, а этот мини мод вы будете использовать ?
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1758
И еще один вопрос: у Вас нет подписей вашего мода? Хотел бы поставить себе в подпись.

you could be more polite and speak so that we can all understand...

[De Bragelon]

I have asked, if guys will use this mini-mod or not.

[Basileos]

As you can see, it is immensely difficult to take: while you are besieging the city, the castle is free act in building units and assisting in battle. Furthermore, holding the city requires even greater effort - the keep can sortie at any time.

Because of this you need enough strength to take the 2 settlements at once, or at least enough to defend the conquered capital from immediate retaliation.

So you are almost forced to build siege weapons?
sounds pretty good!many cities had a keep,and there were some cities who were taken, but the castle survived.the templar castle atlit is a good example.the mamluks took atlit city in around 1260,but they couldn't take the castle itself, wich the templars abandoned after the fall of acre in 1291.

interesting!looks realy good for gameplay!

question tough: i see that most of the cities have wooden walls on the strat map, but will the cities have stone wall on the battlefield?

[Tchouk]

So let me see if i understood, the capital are two settlements?

Exactly.

One is a level five city, the other is a castle (different levels).

There are only three of them on the map, one for each faction - and they are uber important. All the top-level units are hired inside the castle and all the major economic and other upgrades are built inside its adjacent huge_city.

So losing the capital equates to basically losing the game. You'll probably be able to hold on to the end, but fulfilling victory conditions will become impossible.

The only real "problem" is the fact that stand-alone huge cities can't be built, or at least they look real ugly and out of place without the castle. The game becomes of necessity less "free" because the center of your kingdom is determined in advance.

But in our mod, which aims to be historically accurate (as much as can be with out sacrificing too much game-play) this isn't a problem.

Where the concept could fit (Minas Tirith ), I'd really like to see it used.

[Lebre]

I have asked, if guys will use this mini-mod or not.

ok thanks mate

Exactly.

One is a level five city, the other is a castle (different levels).

There are only three of them on the map, one for each faction - and they are uber important. All the top-level units are hired inside the castle and all the major economic and other upgrades are built inside its adjacent huge_city.

So losing the capital equates to basically losing the game. You'll probably be able to hold on to the end, but fulfilling victory conditions will become impossible.

The only real "problem" is the fact that stand-alone huge cities can't be built, or at least they look real ugly and out of place without the castle. The game becomes of necessity less "free" because the center of your kingdom is determined in advance.

But in our mod, which aims to be historically accurate (as much as can be with out sacrificing too much game-play) this isn't a problem.

Where the concept could fit (Minas Tirith ), I'd really like to see it used.

just one question, i dont know about the others opinion nor if you already discussed this amongst yourselves, but wouldnt it better to have only those 3 factions featuring in a more regional map? that way you could have even more villages thus making the game even more challenging, the transition between high and low poly units wouldnt exist as those 3 factions are the only ones that have high poly units and last the mod would be out earlier

[Lebre]

sorry double post..

[Tchouk]

In lieu of screenshots - some new textures need to be fixed first - I present some more works by our artists:

Birth of a Cuman:

Concept work by Xroft:

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Modeling by Lance, texturing by Ronin

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Animation by Freeman, rendering by Lance:

Video on youtube:

[Lebre]

Amazing unit

concerning the horse animation, its just for video purposes correct?

[Tchouk]

Part two: ("Adult" movie )



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[Orko]

Part two: ("Adult" movie )



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bloody amazing! you are the best modder in the world!

[Argent Usher]

Very impressive.

How many of these units can handle the m2 engine?

Regards A.U.