Visibility In All Mordor

**Skeleton Of The West** · June 30, 2009, 06:22 AM

Compatible with patch 1.1

Hello everyone

, Me and abbews were working together lately to make this sub-mod.

Team: Skeleton Of The West, abbews.

-made by abbews

We added 23 new watchtowers in Mordor's regions, to simulate Sauron's eye in the movies and to show that Mordor was full of orcs and orc camps which gives the faction full vision in Mordor.

We also added 11 new forts in Mordor's regions in tactical places and to give th feeling again that in Mordor there a lot of orcs camps which doesnt count like a city or something, just a little outpost.

There are 3 downloadable versions:
1. For TATW vanilla version 1.1
2. Compatible RC/RR Lore recruitment update June 15
3. Compatible Visual Enhancement

Installation instructions:

Dont forget to backup your descr_strat/txt file. It is located in:
C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\Third_Age\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign

Just extract the file into this path:
C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\Third_Age\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign and when it ask to overwrite the file choose yes.

For advanced users:

This sub-mod changes descr_strat.txt file. If you are allready using this file for another mod which doesnt have a compatible verison, or mixing some mods together, here is the code:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

All you have to do is this:
1. Search (Ctrl+F) for those lines:
;watchtower 209 56
;

2. Delete all the lines lower than:
;watchtower 209 56
;

until you reach these lines (dont delete those):
script
campaign_script.txt

3. Copy the code in the spoiler and paste it between those lines:
;watchtower 209 56
;

and:
script
campaign_script.txt

I hope the instructions are clear enough.

Enjoy

.

**OfficerJohn** · June 30, 2009, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Skeleton Of The West

We also added 11 new forts in Mordor's regions in tactical places and to give th feeling again that in Mordor there a lot of orcs camps which doesnt count like a city or something, just a little outpost.

That was my suggestion

Anyways, it's great, if abbews post here now I'll +rep you both

EDIT: Looks like I gave you my 1000th post too

**Skeleton Of The West** · June 30, 2009, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by OfficerJohn

That was my suggestion

Yes and it was a good one

.

**OfficerJohn** · June 30, 2009, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by Skeleton Of The West

Yes and it was a good one

.

Thanks!
If it was a bad one you wouldn't have bothered adding it in anyways...

As I can't play this I'll tell my friends to download it right away (that's how I access mods...)

**abbews** · June 30, 2009, 06:31 AM

Good to see it's finally up!

**tesb** · June 30, 2009, 08:11 AM

is there a possibility to make the watchtowers transparent on the map i don´t like the cluttering of the landscape?

**OfficerJohn** · June 30, 2009, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by tesb

is there a possibility to make the watchtowers transparent on the map i don´t like the cluttering of the landscape?

Well, going by both lore and the movie the landscape should be even more cluttered...

**kuba2384** · June 30, 2009, 09:27 AM

We also added 11 new forts in Mordor's regions in tactical places and to give th feeling again that in Mordor there a lot of orcs camps which doesnt count like a city or something, just a little outpost.

Great!

I was thinking... is it possible to make Mordors minor city, like "orcs camp", to look on battle map just like fort?
It could look more orcish-style than this pretty medival cities.

**Skeleton Of The West** · June 30, 2009, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by kuba2384

Great!

I was thinking... is it possible to make Mordors minor city, like "orcs camp", to look on battle map just like fort?
It could look more orcish-style than this pretty medival cities.

It is not possible because settlements ment to have houses to it's population, and in forts there is none. Settlements ment to be bigger than forts. You can consider them as a big outpost of orcs

.

**kuba2384** · June 30, 2009, 02:11 PM

Yeach... big outpost... with stone buildings...paved plaza...and nice orcish fountain. I dont' get it - why they invaded Gondor if they lived in such a nice places?

J/K

So it's look like we have to wait for customized settlements
Thanks for reply