EB-Twitter updates Discussion

[Rafkos]

So its gonna be:
farms, villages and temples
cities in the distance?
ports
fleets on the sea?
Wonders:
Stonehenge
Zeus
Pyramids
Colossus
Halicarnassus Mausoleum
Artemis Temple
Hanging Gardens
Pharos of Alex

Yes, except cities in the distance, not sure if it's possible in med 2 engine.

[Apani]

Well my specific question was whether the appearance of farms was influenced by the level of the region's farms building.

[romanius24]

Yes, except cities in the distance, not sure if it's possible in med 2 engine.

Would it work if you did it the same as with wonders? Just place something on the city tile and make it look like a city on the battle map.

If not perhaps just making ports look like larger cities/towns would be cool.

[Rafkos]

Ports have their own custom models with docks.

@edit
It works like in Med 2 so it's influenced by the buildings you have in your settlement I believe.

[tomySVK]

Great work! I really like the roman farms and also the screen with temple

[Roma_Victrix]

The new ambient settlement with the Roman temple looks awesome. To be honest I'd like to see that large temple in the Roman huge city as well, but we can't have everything we want in life, can we?

[romanius24]

DVK901 did some interesting things with Port Cities in RTW. Might be worth looking into if you guys want to make certain cities look more accurate.


alexandria

[Anubis88]

I have to say i'm intrigued

[Trarco]

WOW!

[z3n]

DVK901 did some interesting things with Port Cities in RTW. Might be worth looking into if you guys want to make certain cities look more accurate.


alexandria

Nice, Jarlaxes models/textures make it look especially impressive, I will definitely have to try RS3 out.
M2TW buildings are implemented differently than RTW unfortunately so we can probably only take inspiration from this although on the brightside Jarlaxe gave us the go ahead in regards to using his work.

[Roma_Victrix]

Yep, DVK901 is a settlement modelling genius, a true graphic artist. His other unique city models are equally impressive and breathtaking. I just wish we could have someone create unique battle map settlements for EB II, like the many unique battle map settlements for the Medieval II Kingdoms mod Third Age Total War (i.e. the cities of Minas Tirith, Osgiliath, Minas Morgul, Barad-dur, the Black Gates, Helm's Deep, Isengard, etc.). Imagine if EB II had custom battle map settlements for Athens, Rhodes, Alexandria, Antioch, Carthage, Rome, Pergamon, Seleucia (and Babylon), Persepolis, and Numantia.

EDIT: Those new ambient battle map temples on the Twitter page look marvellous!

[romanius24]

The Pyramids looks really awesome and those watchtowers could be interesting to play with too.

[Skep]

I really love all the new mapwork. It makes the game so much more well rounded being able to fight in historic looking locations. Can't wait to play 2.2 you guys make awesome stuff.

[Roma_Victrix]

I LOVE the new ports and docks. They look great.

[TheCataphract]

Astonishing work guys, EBII is coming along nicely!

[demagogos nicator]

Docks and ports looks really amazing, is it possible to have them on the same map with settlement or will they be only on the tiles without settlemnts?

[z3n]

Yep, DVK901 is a settlement modelling genius, a true graphic artist. His other unique city models are equally impressive and breathtaking. I just wish we could have someone create unique battle map settlements for EB II, like the many unique battle map settlements for the Medieval II Kingdoms mod Third Age Total War (i.e. the cities of Minas Tirith, Osgiliath, Minas Morgul, Barad-dur, the Black Gates, Helm's Deep, Isengard, etc.). Imagine if EB II had custom battle map settlements for Athens, Rhodes, Alexandria, Antioch, Carthage, Rome, Pergamon, Seleucia (and Babylon), Persepolis, and Numantia.

EDIT: Those new ambient battle map temples on the Twitter page look marvellous!

Actually it's Jarlaxe not dvk who is a modelling genius (you can see the proof in the pictures), whereas dvk is skilled at coding, concepting and implementing the buildings themselves in an aesthetically pleasing way.

[Rafkos]

Docks and ports looks really amazing, is it possible to have them on the same map with settlement or will they be only on the tiles without settlemnts?

They're separate tiles

[Apani]

What about settlement which are right next to ports?

[Roma_Victrix]

Actually it's Jarlaxe not dvk who is a modelling genius (you can see the proof in the pictures), whereas dvk is skilled at coding, concepting and implementing the buildings themselves in an aesthetically pleasing way.

Thanks for clearing that up. You have successfully flipped my preconcieved notions of the world and perception of reality upside down. Black is white, up is down, love is hate, peace is war, and DVK is not a modelling genius. Disillusioned and filled with despair after taking the red pill from Morpheus (to escape the ignorance of illusion and go "further down the rabbit hole"), I must go on facing this harsh, bitter new reality that you've revealed, like tearing the towel away from someone clutching onto it desperately to hide their nakedness and innocence. I think this vintage 1988 Metallica song best describes my world now that you've so callously destroyed it in an act of paternal tough love, for my own good, of course.

Dear Mother
Dear Father
What is this hell you have put me through
Believer
Deceiver
Day in, day out, live my life through you
Pushed onto me what’s wrong or right
Hidden from this thing that they call life

Dear Mother
Dear Father
Every thought I’d think you’d disapprove
Curator
Dictator
Always censoring my every move
Children are seen but are not heard
Tear out everything inspired

Innocence
Torn from me without your shelter
Barred reality
I’m living blindly

Dear Mother
Dear Father
Time has frozen still what’s left to be
Hear nothing
Say nothing
Cannot face the fact I think for me
No guarantee, it’s life as is
But damn you for not giving me my chance

Dear Mother
Dear Father
You’ve clipped my wings before I learned to fly
Unspoiled
Unspoken
I’ve outgrown that ing lullaby
Same thing I’ve always heard from you
Do as I say, not as I do

Innocence
Torn from me without your shelter
Barred reality
I’m living blindly

I’m in hell without you
Cannot cope without you two
Shocked at the world that I see
Innocent victim please rescue me

Dear Mother
Dear Father
Hidden in your world you’ve made for me
I’m seething
I’m bleeding
Ripping wounds in me that never heal
Undying spite I feel for you
Living out this hell you always knew

WARNING: for the mods, one swear word in that video above.