At least in my opinion they're not. Everything else in this mod is beautifully detailed and the Dale textures look like they were just slapped on in a hurry.
Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
At least in my opinion they're not. Everything else in this mod is beautifully detailed and the Dale textures look like they were just slapped on in a hurry.
Senator
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
Yes we all know this. They where like Eriador, a last minute faction. Currently both Dale and Eriador are being remade by KK and DG.
Eriador - completly new AOR focused roster. Made by DG the guy who made Rhun.
Dale - Not so sure. Being made by KK.
The AI is like a retarded overwieght child. He realy want all those fries, he just does not know how to get them. http://img1.coolspacetricks.com/imag...unny/81776.gif
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
This is good news to me.
I also had the same concerns with Eriador but forgot to bring them up.
Senator
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
They can still be plenty fun to play though! If you can get past the looks you will realy enjoy the challange their campaigns give. Dale is easier to play because it has stronger and more available units on average.Originally Posted by gewehr36
The AI is like a retarded overwieght child. He realy want all those fries, he just does not know how to get them. http://img1.coolspacetricks.com/imag...unny/81776.gif
Civis
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
I love playing as Eriador, all I needed was a re-textured scout
Into the Light
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
They were not a poorly planned last minute addition, OtMM roster was the one made in a slight hurry.
Eriador and Dale were just not given a priority, the fact is that they are not as important as other factions and have basically no visual reference from the movies, even the easterlings had a brief appearance.
Having that in to account I still think that playing as Dale is very rewarding.
Protector Domesticus
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
They were not done in a hurry, but I think the biggest mistake was letting a modeller who was a beginner at that time do the 2 hardest factions all by himself.
( no offence Krechet)
Campidoctor
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
Agreed with axnsan. Krechet did a mighty fine job for a first time modder.
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Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
i actually thought many of the unit concepts and a few of the actual units for Dale were quite good. Esgaroth Twon gGuard, Egaroth Knights, and Beornings were all great.
Foederatus
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
But the esgargoth wariiors
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Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
I havent played Dale or Eriador yet mainly because they look so ugly(again no offence) compaired to the other factions like Rhun & Gondor etc. However once they get a makeover i will play them mainly because i think they are both intresting factions and ive always wanted to play as dale in a lord of the rings game.
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Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
What on Middle Earth is going to happen when the Hobbit is released? More reworking of Dales units! Yey!
Good Luck!
Campidoctor
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
Wouldnt it suck if dale's units look COMPLETELY different than how the mod team made them, guess we're going to have to wait for it
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Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
Be funny if the makers of The Hobbit saw this mod and thought, "ooo lets make the Dale soldiers look like those".
Miles
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
I must confess that I like some of the unit designs. I realize that every man from every unit may have the same beard as his countrymen, but the units themselves have a lot of variety. I particularly like:
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Esgaroth Town Guard
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Dale Men at Arms
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Libertus
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
I don't think Dale's textures look bad at all, the only thing they're missing is the "movie" look, which they don't really need IMO, since they're pretty much a fictionary faction and haven't been described as well as say, Rohan.
They're at least on par with other Medieval 2 mods, possibly even better. I agree that some of their weapons look a bit clunky (Dale Militia), but otherwise I've got no complaints, I even prefer the way some of the units turned out (e.g Bardian Archers, Esgaroth Town Guards, Northmen Cavalry and so on). Definitely not impossible to have an enjoyable campaign with them, unless you're a total graphics whore.Eriador's units are much worse IMO.
Last edited by Finzy the Barbarian; August 24, 2009 at 10:56 AM.
Libertus
Re: Dale's textures aren't up to par with the rest of the mod
Yup, those screenies pretty much prove my point. I hope the new redesign isn't going to scrap the earlier designs entirely, at least for those units which don't need it.
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