Argent Usher's SD "INSPIRE"

[Argent Usher]

Well i think i was jumped out the hyperspace some parsec too early.... so let's see when the ship moves again.



Welcome aboard.

My name is Argent Usher and i live in Berlin, Germany. I am a BIG kid and i like it to play all kind of games (Roleplaying, Wargaming with my brother-in-law and Computergaming (Strategy) and playing with my kids).

Biographie:

Join Date June 21, 2007 as contributor of "2D art" (PotW, various sigs)
August, 2007 joined DarthTeam (MWII) as Art Director (learned skill 2d UI elements; Darth retired)
Idea for a dark fantasy cthuloid mod
Octobre, 2007 join as freelancer "The Frontier" (learned skill Researching in history, team organizing; leave the team)
December, 2007 join as freelancer the "The Fourth Age" (2d art, UI, learned skill teamleading by Aradan, Skinning (Gondor ships))
Februar, 2008 go in GED's class for "Basic Modding" (TWMODSQUAD)
April, 2008 XAI team will born (own forum now) start with Real Horses (skinning)
June, 2008 join as Admin DotS (former advisor only; retire from active development Dec 2008 back to advisor) learned skill mapping, team organizing) and go in TWC university "Scripting semester" (Prof. J@mes, GED)
July, 2008 Real Horses release
September, 2008 A.U. gets his Artifex
December, 2008 start with SV to integrate XAI in Chivalry II: The Sicilian Vespers (learned skill coding, scripting)
28. Januar 2008 Feel me ready to start with my own mod A.U. FTHAGN for Empire (a dark fantasy cthuloid mod)


I made some more small freelancer jobs and ATM i have some time left because i wait for EMPIRE to start with my own mod and because RS is one of the best mods here in TWC, i thought it can't be wrong to have it in my list.


Cheers A.U.

[Argent Usher]

Here are some useful brushes and a site with very good tut's.

The most of the tuts also have a support file and the tut's are for all 3d programs like Zbrush, cinema, 3dmax etc. and there is also a 2d tuturial section.
All tut's are very good written and contain mostly some hints and tips from professionals.

As example: normal mapping

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutori...result_page=20

or foxtrot I/II
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutori...?result_page=6
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutori...?result_page=5



Here is a file for a check.

I have repaired the most parts and add a RH headpart but i can't make test ingame until i have a own BETA Eight.
Can you say me please what a program are you use for editing ???
(It makes me easier in the future if i know how you work (both))


Regards A.U.

[Argent Usher]

Testrun I

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I will need some more testruns until i have everything ready for the mass rearing.

Suggestions, comments and criticism is welcome and maybe you have some historical informations for the horse breeds and the coat colors.


THX and Regards A.U.

[Faridus]

great screens AU,
i see you got the RS2 Beta 8, that's the latest one and welcome to the team.
if you don't want to be bothered by the large banners and green arrows, which tend to spoil the beautiful screenshot, go to your preferences.txt file and change some of the settings:

DETAILED_UNIT_SHADOWS:FALSE
GLOSS_MAPPING:TRUE
STENCIL_SHADOWS:FALSE
MULTI_TEXTURE:TRUE
AUTO_SAVE:false
SHOW_BANNERS:false
UNIT_EXPERIENCE_UPGRADE_EFFECT:TRUE
UNIT_SIZE:160
....
DISABLE_BACKGROUND_FMV:FALSE
DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS:true
AUDIO_3D_PROVIDER:Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio
CLOUD_TRANSITIONS:TRUE

make sure you chage auto save to false...

[tone]

Leif uses Photoshop, I'm using GIMP (which will read and save as .psd format)

Great work so far.

The only breeds I'm pretty sure about are Scythian / Sarmatian - I need to dig that info out though

[leif_erikson]

I had a look at the attached horses psd and WOW nice textures there mate. Tone should we try to reskin them horses using those textures?

[tone]

yes, definitely, other than the Roman medium horses, I'd say.

The Scythians / Sarmatians should use quite a lot of the Akhal-Teke breed (golden haired), Parthians the same although I think I gave the cataphract a Palomino.

Need to make sure we use pretty much the same colours though as the original ones otherwise the unit cards will get messed up.

[Faridus]

by the way, don't forget that pink horse that has suddendly appeared in the last beta!!!

[leif_erikson]

Ok then I'll go back and update my horses... yeah and I'll try to get rid of that pink horse

[tone]

thanks. They do look very good.

[Tzar]

some reference pictures for horses:

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This is from Mount & Blade game, you can use it as a reference.

[leif_erikson]

some reference pictures for horses:

From where are these horses?

[Tzar]

I don't remeber. I posted that in FA 7-8 months ago.

I think it was from some Polish or Russian mod?!:hmmm:

[leif_erikson]

I don't remeber. I posted that in FA 7-8 months ago.

I think it was from some Polish or Russian mod?!:hmmm:

I wonder which mod that is... I'd say the saddle is somewhere around XVII century, could be Polish. If you remember which mod let me know.

[Tzar]

I found it!
Mod name is "Ogniem i Mieczem"
here is forum; http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=169

Another screen from the mod;

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[Argent Usher]

@TZAR THX for the links and informations (well i hadn't meaned the colors in general but my failure i hadn't explained it exactly).

So i need more a list for the colors of all factions, RealHorses has near all colors included (without blueroan (territorial), albino (too rare)).

I will download the mod and i can surely use the textures for templates (heavies looking fine, the other aren't so good).

@Leif & Tone and all others

THX for the compliment it is again a little different to hear it from the best skinners of TWC.
I gave Tone the RH masterfiles and i send you the link too.
We should speak about the teamwork so we don't need to make all twice.


Regards A.U.

[leif_erikson]

Thanks mate I will spend some time over those files and horses this weekend by then I hope I will have most of the unit cards done.

[Argent Usher]

Well during my first testrun there was something that bothered me the torchlight.
The first pic is the current and i changed the light with the medieval II colors (imo better and more realistic). So again your opinion is needed.
Should there a reason behind the current color like flammable material - just a word.
In addition the size of the flame is still the current and perhaps we should reduce the size a little bit and tweaking the smoke is another option too.

[tone]

Much better. I was thinking we'd need to do some work on all the flame stuff...I'd even downloaded some flame brushes, but you beat me to it.

I wonder whether you can improve on the flaming arrows, onager balls, etc?

[rory o'kane]

looking at that carthaginian/eastern style watchtower - no way of remodelling watchtowers, is there?