Pictures inside the game

[Monthy]

Hi,

I'm wandering what pictures will be add to the game. DOTS has already one of best arts I ever seen in the MTWII.

It will be great to implement some real pictures from history for each country.

I have also one idea. Is there posibility to force royal dynasty to have historical sons and doughters? With oryginal face pictures? It will be fun. Of cours dynasty will have aslo random new sons and doughters also adopted sons but the core of historicaly royal dynasty will be constance.

Put in this thread greatest nad usefull for the game pictures from you country.

Ok here are some of Polish pictures from battles and important events. Also some kings and duke portrets. All by Jan Matejko 1838 - 1893

Polish first royal dynasty - "Piast":
Founder of dynasty - Mieszko Piast (christianization of Poland in 966 A.D., his son was first king of Poland.
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Matejko/Poczet_1.htm
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Matejko/Poczet_2.htm

Events:
Christianization of Poland 966:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...eje_cyw_01.jpg

Coronating the first King 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry (Boleslaw the Brave):
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...eje_cyw_02.jpg

Lost battle with Mongols near Legnica:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...eje_cyw_05.jpg
Data:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Legnica
We lost here one of the best our Kings. He almost unite divided kingdom. Mongols just arrived in Poland for couple months, burn some citys also capital, kill a lot of people including King and simply go to the Hungary. This was therrible times. I hope that Mongols in DOTS will be that same agresive and cruel

Conquere of Russian lands:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...eje_cyw_06.jpg

Found of central shool in Krakow:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...eje_cyw_07.jpg

Christianization of Lithuania:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...eje_cyw_08.jpg

Polish "Golden age":
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...eje_cyw_10.jpg - here you see Nicolaus Copernicus
Data: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...eje_cyw_10.jpg

And the most famious The Battle near Tannenberg:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Matejko/Grunwald.htm
Polish King Jagiełło:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...ald_Witold.jpg
Żiżka during the battle:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...wald_Zizka.jpg
Great Master of Teutonic Order - Great Komtur Ulrich von Jungingen:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/M...lki_Mistrz.jpg
Battle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grunwald

Polish nobles coat of arms:
http://akromer.republika.pl/herby_szlach.html
Here is some minimod used by me in SS 6.1 and DLV 5.3. Both worka properly:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1149

Coat of arms of orders:
http://akromer.republika.pl/herby_krzyzowcy.html

Flags of polish army:
http://akromer.republika.pl/flagi_chor.html

Flags and coins:
http://akromer.republika.pl/orzel.html

(this should be used in the game - Flag of Przemysł II (1295)

Source:
http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Artists.htm

This all pictures could be used in lots of events during the game not only in Poland campain.

[Subuatai de Bodemloze]

Monthy, those are some pretty nice pictures. And thanks for all the info.. Too bad I can't read Polish... :hmmm:
and.... Don't worry about my name sake crushing poland...
Isn't there still a festival in Poland that re-enacts the mongol invasion ?

[Monthy]

Monthy, those are some pretty nice pictures. And thanks for all the info.. Too bad I can't read Polish... :hmmm:
and.... Don't worry about my name sake crushing poland...
Isn't there still a festival in Poland that re-enacts the mongol invasion ?

Too bad I can't read Polish...

Don't worry by the language just simply see pictures. By the way my english is very poor and I use google translate:
http://translate.google.com/translate_t?sl=pl&tl=en#pl|en|
Just simply copy and paste the entire sentence.
Google dont pay me for this

Don't worry about my name sake crushing poland...

Easy, I dont worry about that

Isn't there still a festival in Poland that re-enacts the mongol invasion ?

Yes, in June 2001, in the 760 anniversary of the battle there was reconstruction of the battle. Now

knights fraternity "The Fellowship of Prince Henry the Pious" organized events XIII century referring to the tradition of the Battle of Legnica. Unfortunately I dont see this battle.

I was on the another famous ivent Battle of Grunwald from 1410. Here is some my private pictures and lo-res movies. I highly recommended to watch this:

155MB, packed by freewere "7zip"
http://files.filefront.com/Grunwald7z/;12416967;/f

The purpose of this post was to bring together in one place interesting historical paintings depicting the history of individual countries. Perhaps some will be used in the game. So, gentlemen, posting pictures here. Perhaps there are more portraits of rulers !!!

These portraits are much interesting from the original vanilia game.

[Monthy]

Some new pictures:


Boleslaw The Brave conquere the Kijev.


Academy of Lubranski, it could be used for some papal events.


Druzina of Boleslaw The Brave XI century.


Restored sword "Szczerbiec" of Boleslaw The Brave. Used in the coronation ceremonys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczerbiec


Replica of Boleslaw The Brave crown.


This is the oryginal so-called helmets crown of Kazimerz The Great, envisaged by the king on armor, hinges on four, which enabled its rapid submission. Made of copper.

[Archaon]

I Am amazed the team has let this thread slip through! No posts since November?

@Monthy
those are some very noce pictures - good work!

[OdinX]

As far as pictures go, I don't think we're going to do anything about them, but then again it doesn't mean we aren't; we're just focusing on the most important things first.

[Copperknickers II]

Of course we will be changing them, though as Odin says, it is unlikely anything aesthetic other than the obvious menu and logo will be in the BETA release, afaik.

[Monthy]

And what about this idea:

"I have also one idea. Is there posibility to force royal dynasty to have historical sons and doughters? With oryginal face pictures? It will be fun. Of cours dynasty will have aslo random new sons and doughters also adopted sons but the core of historicaly royal dynasty will be constance."

???

[Subuatai de Bodemloze]

Beyond what the factions start w/ in terms of FM's we cannot control what the system does. Unless someone is aware of and willing to show me that thread, and a how to. Family trees are going to be pretty close to factual @ 1080, close as possible within the 'confines of the system' as morpheus would put it...

[Monthy]

Hi friends,

I find something very intresting, some medieval documents (hi-res), seals and portraits. Some materials may be able to use in the game.

here is page in english:
http://www.poland.pl/archives/middleages/index.htm

and here is some nice stuf, unfortunately only in polish:

Old books in hi-res
http://dziedzictwo.polska.pl/katalog...),cid,1092.htm

Old documents hand-made:
http://dziedzictwo.polska.pl/katalog...y,cid,1064.htm

Old documents hi-res agen:
http://dziedzictwo.polska.pl/katalog...,7169.htm?sh=1

The oldest portrait of Polish kings:
http://dziedzictwo.polska.pl/katalog...ki,cid,786.htm

Seals:
http://dziedzictwo.polska.pl/katalog...6,cid,3332.htm

[OdinX]

Wow great information and finding; I'm sure if we need such info we'll resort to this.

[algorath]

Great stuff, nice to surf through
thanks

[Basil 11]

Actually, I should have rep'd you a long time ago for these...

[Recon]

Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom, 1361 is a historical painting (oil on canvas, signed in 1882)
made by the Swedish historical painter Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1851 – 1890).This painting depicts how
the Danish king Valdemar IV (a.k.a. Valdemar Atterdag) collects treasures from the people in the Gotlandic
medieval town of Visby in the summer of 1361 AD. If the town's people do not fill the three big beer vats
with gold, silver and other riches, Valdemar will see to that the whole town is burned to the ground. In Swedish
this action is called "brandskattning", but in English there appears to be no corresponding word (?)—the nearest
translation would be "pillage" or "extortion".In this great oil painting, king Valdemar Atterdag sits to the right, on a
redpodium in front of the large St. Catherine's church, and observes the town dwellers as they run to fill the vats.
At the centre of the painting, the "main characters" are seen—i.e. the mayor and his family. The mayor clenches
his fist in wrath and looks at the Danish king, while his wife looks up to the sky, towards God.

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The Murder of Canute the Holy, 1086.
Painter: Christian Albrecht von Benzon

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King Valdemar the Great and Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona the Wendish capital, during the conquest and christinisation of Pomerania - 1168.
Painter: Laurits Tuxen

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The kings sworn knights leaving Finderup after the murder of King Erik Klipping - 1286 Fredriksborg Castle.
Painter: Otte Bache

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The coronation of King Christian IV - 1596.
painter: Otto bache

[Subuatai de Bodemloze]

Nice Paintings.. really like the one by Laurits Tuxen... not too busy, nice and clear. +rep I'll frame it and see how it looks in game..

[Azim]

It looks very nice in the game.

It looks like we may use that painting for a loading screen in the first release.

[Monthy]

Some new pictures:


King Władysław Łokietek declare war with Teutonic Order


Nicolaus Copernicus


A "gift" from Teutonic Order before battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg).

Gift was to insult the Polish King.

Cathedral of Saint John


Battle of Varna. Rank of Polish King.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Varna


Heavy cavalry


Monument of Casimir III the Great
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_the_Great

Source:
http://www.halat.pl/poland.html#

[Silesian_Noble]

Some new pictures:

King Krzywousty declare war with Teutonic Order

Common you! Krzywousty died in 1138, Teutons appeared in Prussia circa 1230y Then Krzywosuty was never crowned into King of Poland Finaly this picture doesn't show Krzywousty, but Władysław Łokietek. He was Polish King, in first half of XIVc.

Also I would be careful with taking Matejko paintings as historical references – they are widely known for lack of historical accuracy when it comes to presented armory.

[Monthy]

What a disgrace.

I change it immediately!

DONE.

But I think Matejko paintings are preaty nice...

[Hengest]

thanks for all this mate. although the 1800s style paintings probably won't get used, we are trying to use mainly CGI and actual medieval paintings or photos of medieval workmanship. hopefully I don't have to explain why

LOVE that CASIMIR statue. Great name, great guy