WW1 total war

[killerrabbit]

but then you would have to cut out any and all naval stuff mate, or make strat map models and make them auto resolve, but that's also quite weird...

[S-te-Fan]

No, it's just that the naval mod will de developed separately. We can first release a naval-only version of the mod and combine them later.

[Dr. Croccer]

No, it's just that the naval mod will de developed separately. We can first release a naval-only version of the mod and combine them later.

Woah Woah Woah wait up.

[S-te-Fan]

Ofc... but it would be fantastic to let the people taste a bit of WWI warfare .

[Dr. Croccer]

Ofc... but it would be fantastic to let the people taste a bit of WWI warfare .

Yeah, but shouldn't we concentrate more on the land battles? I mean, naval battles don't need that many changes in comparison.

[Landkreuzer ratte]

Cool ill allways enjoy everything a bit by bit!

[{II}Sovereign]

Imo we should give a demo like release that follows the same formula as CA one battle of each to give you perspective on both land and sea..

[Épaminondas The "Oblique"]

a dreadnaught battle is priceless ... i can't wait !!!

[iambecomelife]

a dreadnaught battle is priceless ... i can't wait !!!

Someone mentioned music earlier - here's the perfect piece for a Dreadnought battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdZqQ5C7pN0

The video shows WWII era battleships, but you get the idea!

[jumong]

that music is epic!
would love playing naval battles with that music

[Maximus_54]

Are you guys going to have submarines? Can you starve nations like Britain off somehow?

[iambecomelife]

Are you guys going to have submarines? Can you starve nations like Britain off somehow?

Possibly. Someone is modeling a U-Boat. I am thinking of creating a new supply system whereby goods don't flow automatically along the trade lanes - instead, they have to be physically shipped across the ocean before a profit is earned, and they can be seized or destroyed by the enemy. In real life ships couldn't just squat on trade lanes like they do in ETW. Merchants of the WWI era had to worry about submarines, mines, surface raiders, enemy dreadnoughts, and other things that might capture/destroy goods before they could reach England. The challenge is to make it interesting without being too onerous/complex.

I am also working on a system of rewards/penalties that will use the ancillary system. DLV for Medieval 2 had a similar series of bonuses for individual generals, so it should definitely be possible to implement in ETW. After the appropriate number of victories/defeats, there will be a % chance that the reward/penalty will be incurred. If you have corrections, suggestions, or info/pix of your nation's WWI-era medals, please chip in. I have a basic idea of what French and German medals were like, but I need help with Turkey, Austria, Italy, and so on.

As a sample, Great Britain:





The Victoria Cross:

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The DSO:

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The DSC, MC, and DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross, which we won't need):

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Certificate for being Mentioned in Dispatches:

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[Gmatt]

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The Victoria Cross:

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One comment if I may, the Victoria cross was not rewarded to ranks over Colonel if I recall correctly, it was more for the lower ranks, though if you have a general who has one on creation (Ie he earned it before attaining the rank at which they would no longer give it out), that would work.

[iambecomelife]

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The Victoria Cross:

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One comment if I may, the Victoria cross was not rewarded to ranks over Colonel if I recall correctly, it was more for the lower ranks, though if you have a general who has one on creation (Ie he earned it before attaining the rank at which they would no longer give it out), that would work.

Thanks for the input.

Today I thought of making the "generals" ingame actually Colonels & Majors to justify them being in units on the battlefield. I think most actual WWI generals tended to stay at HQ's behind the lines - not out of cowardice, as popular culture assumes, but because of how difficult it was to command such massive armies.

Would anyone happen to know what the highest ranks likely to actually lead their men into combat were? I am assuming Colonels, Majors, and Captains.

[killerrabbit]

ah very nice, we are giong to use those as ancillaries.

and I agree, with sovereign. we could make you guys a bit hungry for more.
Marv found out how to skin, I tried but my game keeps crashing

so, we are getting quite close to getting units/ships done. the thing we need now... is a converter.

[S-te-Fan]

AH, I've made the trenches based on that pic.

[Hengest]

Really? I'd love to see some of that work! Sound really cool

[S-te-Fan]

Ah.. it's nothing . I'm not really far with it yet but I'm gonna make some screens, as well as an update for the ship.



Trenches are heavily WIP

Omfg I hate it when TWC is out...

[Landkreuzer ratte]

Ah.. it's nothing . I'm not really far with it yet but I'm gonna make some screens, as well as an update for the ship.



Trenches are heavily WIP

Omfg I hate it when TWC is out...

Please Texture them! Or find some one good texturer to texture those textures to them!

[Darkhorse]

Nice work Stefaneke.

If it is needed I could be a researcher. I specialise in weaponry. PM me if needed.