To keep things fun for me: New project.

[Chim]

So after releasing/fixing SSTC I have been busy doing minor things here and there, you know the drill, fixing editing testing etc.

What I have decided to do, The frontier being my inspiration, is to enhance the change from steel and arrows to gunpowder and pikes. I decided to do this while reworking cannons which will also be released in an update for RAJ. I originally wanted to make this a stand alone campaign but i think it's best to just enhance the existing ones.

I will do so by:

• Enabling/disabling certain units trough event triggers. Starting to work on this now.
• Enhancing gunpowder effectiveness. :60% done.
• A very minor AOR. (Very minor) :0% done.
• Adding a few "new" units. (These will actually be variations of vanilla units. For example: I have made dragoons for western factions by mounting musketeers.) :20% done.
• I will also increase the end year of the campaign, :100% done.
• Add new events and, : Undecided.
• Edit victory conditions (not sure on this one.) : Undecided.

This concludes my project's plan and I will name it EG (Extended Gameplay) most likely.

I will base this project on RR + Revised Novgorod Roster mod and make RAJ optional.

[maxstill]

GOOD IDEA,im for it

[Militia Cavalry]

Excellent stuff- sounds like good ideas.

How would this AoR work?

[Giovi]

great

[Tsarsies]

Sounds like an entertaining endeavor. Be sure to keep us posted!

[Santiago de Pola]

Sounds great!

I really like the enabling/disabling certain units trough event triggers, and adding new events(historical ones) part!

And it would be cool if a little info window would pop-up to inform you which unit was disabled/enabled with certain event!

Do you plan to do some work on new archers animation that were discussed earlier on?

[themoob]

This sounds super, been looking for a later mod than late era.

Yay.

[Chim]

Excellent stuff- sounds like good ideas.

How would this AoR work?

For example: Important ports (Like Genoa) will enable specific "exotic" units. More on this later.

Sounds great!

I really like the enabling/disabling certain units trough event triggers, and adding new events(historical ones) part!

And it would be cool if a little info window would pop-up to inform you which unit was disabled/enabled with certain event!

Do you plan to do some work on new archers animation that were discussed earlier on?

You will indeed see a window popping up. I will not add new archer animations though, it's not my expertise.

This sounds super, been looking for a later mod than late era.

Yay.

Be advised that this does not add a new campaign, it simply smoothens the flow to the late era a bit, and it should keep it interesting longer.

[MORBIDYAM]

are you going to add the ability to convert to protestantism and have a Europe burst into war over it because that would be awesome. (also making factions more aggressive somehow would also be very much appreciated)

[Chim]

are you going to add the ability to convert to protestantism and have a Europe burst into war over it because that would be awesome.

Not for the first release which will pretty much be a beta.

(also making factions more aggressive somehow would also be very much appreciated)

This is something I might look in to.

[cherryfunk]

Why only a 'minor' AOR?

[Chim]

Why only a 'minor' AOR?

Well, just a minor AOR for the first release, I might expand it. But as there already is an AOR mod being worked on I might keep my AOR focused on late era units.

I think you should look at Machiavello mod for ideas.

Good idea, I will.

[Banzai!]

I think you should look at Machiavello mod for ideas.

[Lord_Calidor]

What about SSTC? There are still issues with animations, as PB noted...

[Chim]

What about SSTC? There are still issues with animations, as PB noted...

Don't worry. SSTC is my main project.

[DenniZ]

I will also increase the end year of the campaign,

Love that one

[Chim]

Ok a little heads up: I have been messing with cannons a lot and I'm getting close to a realistic cannonball bounce sequence.

I'll post a screeny of the mounted Musketeers tomorrow.

[y2day]

Ok a little heads up: I have been messing with cannons a lot and I'm getting close to a realistic cannonball bounce sequence.

I'll post a screeny of the mounted Musketeers tomorrow.

Awesome. Follow the bouncing ball.

This sounds great. I never continued into the late game much. Looks like Chem is giving me a reason to.

I really like the idea of exotic units for important settlements.
+rep

[Chim]

Ok I got the cannonball pretty much like this: The ball is aerial about 50% of the original distance, after that it will bounce until it rolls (It is not likely for the ball to bounce over a unit any longer. It can happen but only in certain situations).

When it rolls it can still take out men.

As to the exotic units: I was thinking about units like for example the monster ribault, which you can get by having a high end port. (just to name something, nothing permanent)

[DenniZ]

Man that sounds pretty cool +rep!