Javelin Animation

[TheSavage]

The standard javelin animations in M2TW are very slow, rendering skirmishing with javelins very difficult. Is the EB team going to redo the javelin animation so that they can be thrown faster?

[sirfiggin]

hopefully

[eddy_purpus]

They will
M2TW animations are level 100 RETARDEDnezz xD

[TheSavage]

They will
M2TW animations are level 100 RETARDEDnezz xD

Good, I assumed so but wanted to make sure. Of all the things that were wrong in RTW, the javelin throw and reload speed was pretty spot on, I think (maybe they were a little overpowered, but...). In M2TW it's almost impossible to get one volley off before melee, let alone two.

[jmrc]

We have already changed those anims, specially the ones where the skirmisher had his back to the attacking enemy. In most cases, they were in the middle of the turn to face the enemy when the engine decided that they should retreat... this forced them to cancel the throw and sometimes even get caught by the pursuers.

Right now, our skirmishers have enough speed to retreat from another non-skirmisher infantry unit and keep firing until exhausting the ammo. After that they just keep running, although sometimes they get too bold... but that's another story.

[TheSavage]

Awesome...

[eddy_purpus]

We have already changed those anims, specially the ones where the skirmisher had his back to the attacking enemy. In most cases, they were in the middle of the turn to face the enemy when the engine decided that they should retreat... this forced them to cancel the throw and sometimes even get caught by the pursuers.

Right now, our skirmishers have enough speed to retreat from another non-skirmisher infantry unit and keep firing until exhausting the ammo. After that they just keep running, although sometimes they get too bold... but that's another story.

i must say i just want to be 1 or 2 years older just to play this mod

[TheSavage]

i must say i just want to be 1 or 2 years older just to play this mod

???? Why do you have to be older to play the mod?

[Mediolanicus]

He wants to be older, because when he is older, 1 or 2 years will have past. And that is 1 or 2 years closer to eternity, which is the release date of EB II.

[eddy_purpus]

???? Why do you have to be older to play the mod?

havent u realized this mod wont be released in less than 1 year ?

He wants to be older, because when he is older, 1 or 2 years will have past. And that is 1 or 2 years closer to eternity, which is the release date of EB II.

yesh i am!
just for this mod
waiting impatiently for this mod :o

[Tankai]

Just imagine after all this trouble, CA decides to make a RTW2.


The ridding animation also needs changing as there were no stirrups back then.

[eggthief]

Just imagine after all this trouble, CA decides to make a RTW2.

It's not like if CA wouldn't rape historical accuracy with a second chance.

[Hellenes]

It's not like if CA wouldn't rape historical accuracy with a second chance.

Plus since the ETW is a gunpowder based engine we wont see a melee TW before the game AFTER ETW.....which means a potential R2TW in 2012....

[Tankai]

.....which means a potential R2TW in 2012....

You're a cruel man.

[TheSavage]

Plus since the ETW is a gunpowder based engine we wont see a melee TW before the game AFTER ETW.....which means a potential R2TW in 2012....

Not true... CA put out a survey that asked what game people wanted to see next, and Rome 2 was one of the choices on the list. I believe Shogun-style was also on the list. I don't know why they'd put out that survey if that wasn't an option.

[TheSavage]

Just imagine after all this trouble, CA decides to make a RTW2.

Well if CA decides to make a RTW2 then I look forward to EB3! Out of all mods that I ever played, EB seemed to be the most complete transformation where it really seemed like you were playing a "new" game and not just an "improved" version.

[eddy_purpus]

Well if CA decides to make a RTW2 then I look forward to EB3! Out of all mods that I ever played, EB seemed to be the most complete transformation where it really seemed like you were playing a "new" game and not just an "improved" version.

exactly my thoughts...
Imagine EB with naval battles..
greeks fighting greeks ...
spears flying from boat to boat.
my god.........

[TheSavage]

exactly my thoughts...
Imagine EB with naval battles..
greeks fighting greeks ...
spears flying from boat to boat.
my god.........

Let's just hope that ETW is not so de-meleefied that it becomes difficult to make a pre-gunpowder mod for it. I can see how the CA programmers would make all sorts of limits to the engine based on the assumption that it was only going to be used for that time period, which could cause headaches for modders. I am hopeful that it will be very open and moddable, though, based on two things:

1) CA plans on using the ETW engine for a second game, which they have already said could be a Rome or Shogun game, so it makes sense that they wouldn't limit it.
2) Lusted is over there every day whispering in the ears of the programmers, and I have faith that he will protect the interests of modders.

[eddy_purpus]

Let's just hope that ETW is not so de-meleefied that it becomes difficult to make a pre-gunpowder mod for it. I can see how the CA programmers would make all sorts of limits to the engine based on the assumption that it was only going to be used for that time period, which could cause headaches for modders. I am hopeful that it will be very open and moddable, though, based on two things:

1) CA plans on using the ETW engine for a second game, which they have already said could be a Rome or Shogun game, so it makes sense that they wouldn't limit it.
2) Lusted is over there every day whispering in the ears of the programmers, and I have faith that he will protect the interests of modders.

agreed...



1.- where did you hear this ?
i never heard of that

[Tankai]

Great! I dont like the 18th century anyway.

(I think rome won that survey by far)