Aryth Total War

[Motep]

This is inspired by a story I am writing...and am cureently stuck on. It entails a continent called aryth, inhabited by various religious groops and even different species. It will undoubtable test the limits of the Total war engine, but that's half the fun, is it not?

Anyways, it will start within 1 decade of a great cataclysm, of which few nations survived, and those that had were greatly fragmented and technologically impaired.

Factions: (faction names are not final)
Empire of Caliem - human - Light
Empire of Temil - human - Light
Aryth - human - Neutrality
Tarasia - human - Neutrality
Otho - human - Light
Thagan - dwarven - Neutrality
Gara - human - Dark
Marian - human - Neutrality
Raban - elven - Light
Hapella - Human - Light
Naldantor - human - Dark
Empire of Kojiro - human - Dark
Turmel - dwarven - Neutrality
Sorai - human - Dark
terim - human - Dark
Gorrivandin - human - light
Noordmarian Republic - elven - light
Arvingil - human/elven - Neutrality
Alhana - human - Neutrality
Copella - human - dark
Mirallian Republic - human - dark

Religions:
Of light:
---Dalvaar---Chief God - White
---Nalvaar---God of War - Green
---Amoora---Goddess of Nature - Yellow
Of Neutrality:
---Vashir---God of Neutrality - Red
---Morovir---God of Knowledge - Brown
---Delana---Goddess of Justice - Gray
of Darkness:
---Kojiro---God of Darkness - Black
---Choril---God of Deciet - Blue
---Moruit---Goddess of Death - Violet


Current Units: (names are not final)
Elven Archers
Knights of Kojiro
Knights of Nalvaar
Knights of Delana
Moruitan Cultists
Various colored Wizards
Various colored Dragons (complete with knights, a dream...not expected)
trireme
bireme
quinquireme
dragon ships
dwarven axemen
dwarven pikes
dwarven swords
dwarven crossbowmen
various religous fanatics
Elven Knights
Elven Swordsmen
Marian Phalanx
Tarasian Raiders
Arythian Knights
Arythian Raiders
Antorian Longbowmen
Various Legionary troops
Various heroes
more to come




Map:





MOD TEAM:

Leaders: Motep (mapper, misc)

Modders: Legio Ceasar (coding, UI, 2D Art, Quotes, Loading Screens, misc)

Modders Needed:
Traiters, Artists (might not be needed anymore), Moddlers, Skinners, compilers, testers, and another mod leader.


GAME PLAN:

Focus on the good humans first.

Focus on the upper- middle section first.

Possibly scrap the dragons.

Current News:

I have implemented the currency and Date systems, though am contemplating whether or not to change to a four season system.



The basic outline of the map is as thus:



I am currently 3/4 done with the .hgt file...

[Legio]

MOD TEAM:

Leaders: Motep (mapper, misc)

(So far, I am all alone in this...)

Modders Needed:
Traiters, Artists, Moddlers, Skinners, compilers, testers, and another mod leader.

This is a very interesting idea. I will be glad to help friend.
I can do:
coding
UI
2D Art
QUotes, Loading Screens
Otehr stuff as we go along.

[Motep]

This is a very interesting idea. I will be glad to help friend.
I can do:
coding
UI
2D Art
QUotes, Loading Screens
Otehr stuff as we go along.

YAY! I have assistance after months of searching. Is why I now love the TWC. Thank you, for you fit the bill perfectly.

[Legio]

YAY! I have assistance after months of searching. Is why I now love the TWC. Thank you, for you fit the bill perfectly.

Sure.
So what are you up to? We need a skinner and modeller.:hmmm:

[Roman_Man#3]

It seems you have more factions than RTW allows.

Might I recommend choosing a small area of the map with a couple of factions and one culture, and start with that? You would be able to get a release far quicker and far easier that way. Then you can keep building off of that area, similar to what FATW did, and look how successful they are.

[Legio]

It seems you have more factions than RTW allows.

Might I recommend choosing a small area of the map with a couple of factions and one culture, and start with that? You would be able to get a release far quicker and far easier that way. Then you can keep building off of that area, similar to what FATW did, and look how successful they are.

I agree with RM3.
We should do the good human faction first (without dragons) and then go from there.

[Legio]

I will get some eyecandy done for you soon Motep.

[Motep]

I will get some eyecandy done for you soon Motep.

I thank you. Once we get our own forum, I wll focus some time on transfering information from my notebooks to the forum, so that you may be enlightened onto this mod by the information regarding this mod/story that i have been accumulating for the better part of a year.

As it is, if you need some of that information in order to commence with your artwork, do not hesitate to ask.

[Motep]

It seems you have more factions than RTW allows.

Might I recommend choosing a small area of the map with a couple of factions and one culture, and start with that? You would be able to get a release far quicker and far easier that way. Then you can keep building off of that area, similar to what FATW did, and look how successful they are.

I thought they allowed 21 factions?

And I was planning on focusing on the upper region of the central map first, then spreading out from there. Bear in mind that many of the factions will be similar.

I like your thinking, legio. I think that we will do just that.

Dragons, though used in the story, are really iffy at this point.

[Legio]

I thought they allowed 21 factions?

And I was planning on focusing on the upper region of the central map first, then spreading out from there. Bear in mind that many of the factions will be similar.

I like your thinking, legio. I think that we will do just that.

Dragons, though used in the story, are really iffy at this point.

Do you want a faction symbol or what done first?
I can learn to do faction interface.:hmmm:
I iwll try a symbol soon, and UI card templates.

What kind of logos do you have in mind?

For Caliem empire, I was thinking this flower, but glossed up and everything.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

[Motep]

I really do not know.

Faction colors and generic real world basis on culture:

Caliem: Emerald Green, Greeco-Roman

Otho: Orange, Germanic

Marian: Light Blue, Greek

Aryth: Dark Purple/Black, Roman

Temil: Dark Red, Greco-Roman

and I really like the flower, but I think that it should represent Aryth.

[Legio]

Okay then. I will get on it.
I would like to read your story when it is finished, and we should use it for quotes.

[Motep]

Caliem: Emerald Green, Greeco-Roman

Otho: Orange, Germanic

Marian: Light Blue, greek (northern greek)

Aryth: Dark Purple/Black, Roman

Temil: Dark Red, Greco-Roman

That's all thats in my notes. Ill have to use my gut for the rest of them, depending on what history of them I have, and their location.
I am thinking of changing the date system. Any Ideas?


EDIT: I have created a language for aryth (a fancy cypher)

after cataclysm = Uzadari Sodasocimalo (U.Z, a suitable acronym)

We need a forum....we need seperate threads for this stuff! Forum is created! Pm will be sent to mod members

[Roman_Man#3]

You are allowed 21 factions, but that includes the slave faction. So really you are only allowed 20 factions.

[Motep]

You are allowed 21 factions, but that includes the slave faction. So really you are only allowed 20 factions.

...whoops. I shall have to get rid of Thagan as a nation and now that I look at the map, I will have to move the city itself.

[Jubal_Barca]

You have my model collection and my practically legendary abilities to wheedle other people's models out of them. I can't model myself but I have lots of them collected and accumulated over the years.

I can code and help with text a bit, but I'm quite busy normally. Also, if you want any help brainstorming or thinking about background, I'd love to help (I'm writing a story myself... and I'm stuck at chapter 4 too)...

Also, as soon as you have a bit more content (say, some map shots or troops) Exilian will be happy to offer you a subforum area for development.

http://z9.invisionfree.com/exilian

[Motep]

You have my model collection and my practically legendary abilities to wheedle other people's models out of them. I can't model myself but I have lots of them collected and accumulated over the years.

I can code and help with text a bit, but I'm quite busy normally. Also, if you want any help brainstorming or thinking about background, I'd love to help (I'm writing a story myself... and I'm stuck at chapter 4 too)...

Also, as soon as you have a bit more content (say, some map shots or troops) Exilian will be happy to offer you a subforum area for development.

http://z9.invisionfree.com/exilian

"If you cant make em, take em."

You seem quite useful...If you could post pics of them with skins, I can see if I can use them.

[Jubal_Barca]

Tell me roughly what type/era/races you need...

[Motep]

Right now I need human, of Greeco Roman.

[Legio]

Hi Motep, I have been doing some concept art lately and will post it when I have time.