Release date

**tone** · September 16, 2009, 10:56 AM

Guys, I'm really keen to get this released this before Christmas. Could we make one last push to get all the stuff done that needs doing? I know some of this depends on me to do, but there's other stuff like the scripting and so on that I don't really want to have to do if I can avoid it:

1) Buildings images and icons
2) Finish vegetation - more tree and shrub models, distant trees (edging and canopy files), sprites
3) Tidy up last few modelling and skinning bits
4) Last few unit cards
5) Ideally get some more buildings onto the battlemap, adjust forts, etc
6) Rebellions, legion scripting, other smaller scripted rebellions
7) Proof reading
8) Map improvements
9) Sprites
10) New animations

At the moment I feel rather like I'm doing a one man show which I know I'm not, but it'd be great to know that we're all racing for the finish together.

**pacco** · September 16, 2009, 11:10 AM

I know how you feel man, but last few weeks I was too busy with RL job/stuffs.

I can help with No1 (find more pics) and No2 (with modelling - trees and shrubs).

**Calvin** · September 16, 2009, 11:11 AM

Most of my work is on my computer alone, and I am a one man show when it comes to traits etc.

I'll try and have the Romans finished soon though.

**tone** · September 16, 2009, 12:19 PM

Thanks guys.

**apple** · September 16, 2009, 12:23 PM

I could finish the music work as soon as all factions are modfoldered. I'm preparing all of it right now so that I could just add it to the game and upload it.
I may get some new tracks from Elendil to but that shouldn't be that much of a job to add them in.

Victory descriptions is about the same. Just need to make some faction specific ones. The major one is done if nothing need to change in it. If so just tell me and I fix that in 5 sec.

**Elendil of Númenor** · September 16, 2009, 12:24 PM

RL is kind of drinking my blood at the moment, but I expect to gain some more freedom from tomorrow, so I hope to get over another few animations. BTW, will it be a problem if I open a thread later on sometime regarding animations. There are a few things that could need help, thoughts, or just simply ideas about what to do.

EDIT: for the moment, this [animations] will be my priority. When I'm done, or have more time I might do some music, but as most of that is finished, this would be more important for now.

**tone** · September 16, 2009, 12:31 PM

Calvin is there any way you could train someone up to take on some of the leadership/traits work for some of the other factions?

**apple** · September 16, 2009, 12:33 PM

I could at least try that out if Calvin wants to.

**Calvin** · September 16, 2009, 01:40 PM

I was going to train Gez up, but I haven't had time recently to do that and code and test, and he hasn't been around much. What would probably be more helpful is to have a dedicated tester who I can just constantly shove new traits to to test, since that is one of the things that eats up my time so badly. They'd have to not be bothered about restarting campaigns a hundred times a week, having multiple CTDs with no error and things like that...

A positive side is that you quickly learn the exact things that happen in the fiurst 50 turns of a Roman campaign

**swhunter** · September 16, 2009, 03:54 PM

Hi just finished on my book editing after the editor worked in it.
Sent it today,
I would love to do the proof reading, but i want you all to know I,m not an expert in grammar.
If it deals with accurate information on the factions whether they are what they are i cant help there.
But I can scan over for errors in spelling or anything that deals with the the writing of it.
Placing into my M.W.program.

**Theoroshia** · September 16, 2009, 06:37 PM

Since I'm still kinda new, I'm still just plunking away at making the images plus the Pergamon preview (which I am loving).

**MihaiV** · September 17, 2009, 03:06 AM

Will try to work on the rebellion scripts, if you guys can give me a clear picture of what rebellions should be scripted in and what starting conditions these would have. Another idea would be to just try to do all the stuff myself and you can just tell me what to adjust. I've been busy with gathering papers at work for various birocracy related problems, this will however not be a problem in the coming weeks. Hopefully in a month or so the rebellions will be scripted in. Also there is the problem of testing these scripts as they tend to give some unpleasant surprises in terms of CTD's. I'm also thinking of a later addon with improved portraits for some factions after the release.