TATW Rocks!

**caralampio** · August 13, 2009, 09:17 AM

After immersing myself into the game for the last few days all I can say is WOW! This is a magnificent piece of work. It is a better LOTR game than many "official" titles. You really get the feel. IT'S A BLAST!!!

While playing I have been thinking about stuff and I would like to raise some questions and make some comments.

1. The mod makes extensive use of LOTR (movie) material. Was permission secured for this, or it falls within the realm of Freedom of Use?

2. I wonder if this mod spoiled any plans that CA had for a future LOTR or fantasy TW game?

And that's why they made ETW so difficult to mod so players couldn't come up with whole new free games? Just an idle thought.

3. A number of generals (especially in Eriador) look like regular guys with long hair pasted in photoshop. Are these the boys in the staff, and if yes, who's who?

4. This mod has layers. The more you play the more wonderful details one finds (some perhaps unintended?). For instance, I hadn't realized that the areas in the Misty Mountains represent caves. I thought at first they were just mountain passes.

Now a probably unintended effect of this is that practically all battles in the area occur in cliff settings. I hate battling on cliffs, but here I make a concession. In a roleplaying set of mind, the cliffs represent caves, and the difficulties you have fighting there are like what it would be fighting in caves. Further, once you've tasted that, you'll think twice before "going in", just like elves or humans would have qualms. Dwarves should love it though

**A1_Unit** · August 13, 2009, 09:19 AM

Where is that official praise thread again so I can get a link?

**The Edain** · August 13, 2009, 03:09 PM

Seems to be a lot of praise thread don't there A1? Weird how there a new one evry couple of days i find

**A1_Unit** · August 13, 2009, 03:11 PM

TATW is that good.

**The Edain** · August 13, 2009, 03:28 PM

Yeah, no denying that

**Klierowski** · August 13, 2009, 03:47 PM

Install some sub mods-tatw will get much much better than normal version!.

**Dea Paladin** · August 13, 2009, 03:59 PM

There are not many that have been converted to 1.2 yet...but.. there are some..veery good mods that are compatible with v1.2..ehem.. this possibly?

**Warmaster Tibs** · August 13, 2009, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dea Paladin

There are not many that have been converted to 1.2 yet...but.. there are some..veery good mods that are compatible with v1.2..ehem.. this possibly?

That should just be put in the offical patch. Thats like a must have sub mod.

**Theseus1234** · August 13, 2009, 06:02 PM

I'm sure the dev team is glad you enjoy the mod so much!
Now for the questions...

Originally Posted by caralampio

1. The mod makes extensive use of LOTR (movie) material. Was permission secured for this, or it falls within the realm of Freedom of Use?

Shhhhhhhh

2. I wonder if this mod spoiled any plans that CA had for a future LOTR or fantasy TW game?

And that's why they made ETW so difficult to mod so players couldn't come up with whole new free games? Just an idle thought.

The ETW engine was designed for gunpowder warfare, and as such archer units behave in that manner and are often less effective. It is possible for modding purposes but it would be difficult and not as well optimized for the ETW engine.

**Bloody_Ambition** · August 13, 2009, 06:16 PM

2. I wonder if this mod spoiled any plans that CA had for a future LOTR or fantasy TW game?

And that's why they made ETW so difficult to mod so players couldn't come up with whole new free games? Just an idle thought.

They might have had plans for a fantasy game of some sort but I wouldn't think a LOTR based one because it's seriously difficult to get copyright permission to do something like that. TATW gets away with it because it's fan-made, isn't being sold, and isn't really much known outside of the TW community, if at all... To be honest I'd be suprised if we get any more good games out of CA, ETW was no where near up to standards. Not in my oppinion anyway.... Then again, they might learn from their mistake. Although I didnt have medieval when it first came out I know it had a lot of problems but the difference is that once the problems were patched the actual game was great, ETW has a few problems that can be patched but at it's heart is a pretty boring game...Once you've done one nation then trying another one seems exactly the same, I guess you can blame it PARTLY on the time period but still... Anyway, back on topic...lol.

TATW owns and tbh CA should hire the whole team to make sure the next brand TW game isn't as bad a failure as ETW lol.

Plus, about the mountains, zoom in and you'll find water underneath them

**A1_Unit** · August 13, 2009, 06:18 PM

Really or is that a joke?

**Bloody_Ambition** · August 13, 2009, 06:20 PM

What the mountains having water beneath them? If so then it's not a joke, every mountain in TATW has an ocean beneath it. Check it if you don't believe me lol.

**Archaon** · August 13, 2009, 06:21 PM

I am also wondering where that praise thread went..
>going to look for it<

TATW ruined my life and is about to loose me a $50k paying job...

**Warmaster Tibs** · August 13, 2009, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by Archaon

TATW ruined my life and is about to loose me a $50k paying job...

TATW stole my virginity. It took it 5 minutes...its that good.

I wub KK and friends

**A1_Unit** · August 13, 2009, 06:23 PM

Quick! Get back to work before it's too late!

**Momus** · August 13, 2009, 10:00 PM

and if it does.....well. You got a lot more time to spend on TATW

**Archaon** · August 13, 2009, 11:28 PM

I looked back 15+ pages of threads >OMG SO MUCH SPAM *Shoots himself in the head*<
Couldn't find it

And a work colleague (obvious fan of LotR) saw treebeard on my screen *Cover is blown*

**igotballsofsteel** · August 13, 2009, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by caralampio

After immersing myself into the game for the last few days all I can say is WOW! This is a magnificent piece of work. It is a better LOTR game than any "official" titles. You really get the feel. IT'S A BLAST!!!

While playing I have been thinking about stuff and I would like to raise some questions and make some comments.

1. The mod makes extensive use of LOTR (movie) material. Was permission secured for this, or it falls within the realm of Freedom of Use?

2. I wonder if this mod spoiled any plans that CA had for a future LOTR or fantasy TW game?

And that's why they made ETW so difficult to mod so players couldn't come up with whole new free games? Just an idle thought.

3. A number of generals (especially in Eriador) look like regular guys with long hair pasted in photoshop. Are these the boys in the staff, and if yes, who's who?

4. This mod has layers. The more you play the more wonderful details one finds (some perhaps unintended?). For instance, I hadn't realized that the areas in the Misty Mountains represent caves. I thought at first they were just mountain passes.

Now a probably unintended effect of this is that practically all battles in the area occur in cliff settings. I hate battling on cliffs, but here I make a concession. In a roleplaying set of mind, the cliffs represent caves, and the difficulties you have fighting there are like what it would be fighting in caves. Further, once you've tasted that, you'll think twice before "going in", just like elves or humans would have qualms. Dwarves should love it though

little corection .