Cooperation?

[maksimus]

I like the way all of XGM fans and creator's think and work

Especialy I belive that because my co-mate on the 'AlexEBMod' project urged me to come here and seek help .. - Lgk is to blame for this

Ok, so, Alexander EB team highly respect's XGM ideas and solution's so we would like to join forces in development of Alexander EB Mod that will support ALX.exe, BI.exe and RTW.exe base EB games..

That are many 'smart' solution's that can be done.. and implemented in 'AlexEBMod' based on Alex.exe engine..

If some want to join - linky the link or PM me!

[Zarax]

XGM does not have a big team, basically you would need to:

- remake the map
- discard lots of units/create new ones
- massively change EBBS (a daunting task at best)
- rewrite a good part of the trait system
- do lots of historical research (after all it's EB you're using as base)

Basically this means:

- a mapper
- a full time scripter
- a full time modeler/skinner
- a full time historian

just to start...

I don't know how much help we could lend, are you getting any from the EB team?

[maksimus]

EB team wont officialy support EB mod's based on Alex.exe - do it is very clear that ALX.exe engine is far more advanced then RTW or BI.exe, also AI is more advanced and the gamplay is faster and more stable..

There are unofficial supports from some EB members (a few at least )
We tend to make it a 'MiniMod'

So we wont be remaking the map and creatimg new unit's (we can't find a modeler - it seem's I will be the one who will have to tweak some model's so we can get unique Pyrros and others).
Massive changes to EBBS are not my expertise - but Lgk can make it.. And I would like to rewrite a good part of the trait system but we need some that managed to do it in the past, and more often..

To be clear, I am Master of Economics - specialised in EU economy and Gepolitics of Europe and Euroasia.. So I am not a historian.. More like Gepolitician and Geoeconomists - think-tank (that is the name our profesors call us!

Do you want to join the team? As advisor - like supporter ?? See the ''join'' thread

just to start... I am sure you can help.. if you have time

[Zarax]

I would love to help but unfortunately time is a luxury I cannot afford lately...

[cherryfunk]

I'm not sure I understand the project -- if you're modding EB to run in the Alexander engine, what do you need from XGM? EB and XGM are totally opposite -- one is entirely script dependent, and the other has no scripts; one strives for absolute historical accuracy, and the other puts the emphasis on vanilla-like fast, fun play... I like both mods, but don't see any overlap at all...

[Zarax]

Well, XGM is also famed to be very friendly to fellow modders so I think that's why he came here...

[maksimus]

Exactly!

And one more thing here - I had one mode made that remind's me so much of XGM ... oh.. those days

Also the ideas that make the game more fun are numerous in XGM, also, the fan community here is very very nice to one another - one can smell it in the air

[Cymera]

also, the fan community here is very very nice to one another - one can smell it in the air

Have you seen my recent posts?!

If I new anything about modding aside from editing the EDU and EDB, I'd offer some help.

Good luck!

[Unknown Soldier]

Yeah some of Cymera's latest posts have been well - somebody open a window and nobody light a match! ;-) All in jest though. Next somebody will hijack a 'political 'thread nocking Belgium or the USA.

[Lgk]

maksimus i meant for you to study how things are made XGM way in the 1st place... rather than recruiting XGM members

[maksimus]

maksimus i meant for you to study how things are made XGM way in the 1st place... rather than recruiting XGM members

...

well, I knew that there are people like me here - RedFox is doing things the same as I do - for years now .. (writing it down)

I have just implemented the idea of making the biggest siege equipment among hellenes as 'general_unit' ! Like in the successor's war's were :
Engineers commonly commanded the siege's.. Like..

ANDRONICUS OF CYRRHUS
DAEDALUS OF ATHENS
DEMETRIUS POLIORCETES
DIADES OF PELLA (THE BESIEGER)
EMPEDOCLES OF ACRAGAS
HERO OF ALEXANDRIA
METON OF ATHENS
NYMPHODORUS OF SYRACUSE
PAPPUS OF ALEXANDRIA
PHILO OF BYZANTIUM
SOSTRATUS OF CNIDUS

http://www.tmth.edu.gr/en/aet/5.html

oh.. Lgk, maybe you can add the signature on twc too? if you want .)

[RedFox]

I think all you need to do is make a mod that's just fun and with a historical background to it. Making things hardscripted can pretty much ruin the gameplay as it's always the same.
Try making it fun to play with every faction - XGM made it possible by using the Campaign_Script to generate soldiers to the neighboring factions, which made it much more challenging to play.

Besides that, it's all about having new ideas, putting them down on paper and then making those ideas come true - that's how I do it, anyways... seems to work fine so far.