OFFICIAL: Thoughts, suggestions, mods you would like to see in the future for the DMUC?

[hip63]

At some point after Warpath and the 1.5 patch, I hope to do some "upgrading" of the DMUC and I want to get input from the Darthmod fans out there.

A couple of things I'd like to mention first.

I always want to add more skins but I will only add skins for a faction if there are enough to cover all the vanilla units for the faction in question. (custom units usually have they own great skins)

I know people like many of the additional unit packs out there but I have a couple things to bear in mind when making suggestions:

1. - I won't add any new units until after A- the 1.5 patch is out and B- and not until the units in questions have been full updated and 100% working with 1.5. They also must work with the latest UPC at the time of release as it is the only loc file I will consider using. Personally, I kind of like the fact that the DMUC doesn't need a loc file. Just one less thing to worry about and make the DMUC not conflict with thing like the APETI. So the bar for adding new units will be high. I wan't add unit just to add units, I want a real value to game paly for having them as opposed to just having them.

3. - I have no plans to the AUM because I feel that it's just too much, too overkill IMO, and you can always added it yourself. But I may see about talking to Swiss about a stripped down version for the DMUC sometime in the future.

Now a quick plug for some personal requests: I'm hoping a Darthmod Fan out there could come up with some nice Darthmod themed loading screens. Some Darthmod "exclusive" extra units would be a nice extra too
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So make your thoughts known.

hip63

[Chris79]

I totally agree with your thoughts when it comes to new units.
I would love to have some extra units and i like the idea of see if you could implement a stripped down version of AUM.
Including one of the great music packs made buy community is a must Some correct time period music and Brig Graham's faction specific music would be a very nice addition.
Im sure what ever direction you go in will result in a great package.
Have you though of adding the 4 LOD graphic mod? This could be a option in the start menu.
Im sure it might be useful for high end users.

[KingCrab]

I totally agree with your thoughts when it comes to new units.
I would love to have some extra units and i like the idea of see if you could implement a stripped down version of AUM.
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Have you though of adding the 4 LOD graphic mod? This could be a option in the start menu.
Im sure it might be useful for high end users.

I was about to post exacly that, so I support Christ79 100%

[hip63]

Thanks for the feedback Chris. I haven't looked at the 4 LOD mod yet, but I will definitely check it out as it sound quite interesting. +rep

hip63

[mithrawnundo]

Well there is just one small thing I'd like to see (mainly because then I dont have to add it myself )

Im a huge fan of prestige victory campaigns, only thing that bugs me about them are the victory regions which "force" a certain playstyle upon the player (e.g. you have to attack your long-trusted ally because you need one of his regions...)

[JayMac]

You could put some main mods as options like 50% slower movement speed, light smoke (med was still too much). Also the empire realism mod European wars. This would make my life easier.

[aus-rotten]

Hi hip,

if you keep adding more stuff to this baby, it could be the mother of all mods.

1. Battle Music:
Please add Brigadiers factions specific mod! He made specific battle tunes for nearly every nation and add the moment it is possible to integrate 6 different nationspecific tunes. It would be great to add the possibility to the launcher, which nationspecific music you want to hear.
But at the current state, there seems to be a problem with you mod (maybe with any new skin?), becuase its not possible to start brigadiers mod togehter with yours.

2.
Any new Skins, and just a few units.

3.
would be great if the player could choose in the launcher, if he wants 2 or 4 turn per years.

4.
unlock all nations

[James Cook]

Hi hip,

if you keep adding more stuff to this baby, it could be the mother of all mods.

It is the mother of all mods

[hip63]

Thanks for the feedback everyone and keep it coming!

@ Chris79 - well mate, I tried really hard to try to get the no 4lod pack to work but it's just not to working for me and according to the thread, it's not working for just about everybody after the latest patches. I even went so far as to build a new version from scratch using the lastest patch files but to no avail, CA seems to have altered the code.

@mithrawnundo - I don't know about that one mate.

@ aus-rotten - I've starting looking into unlocking factions but no promises. However Hollowfaith's Drum & Fife has been added and I give players the ability to "activate" which 1 on 9 music options to choose from I may look into some more music as well.

hmm... Selectable between 2 and 4 years?
Actually I think that...... It's an excellent idea and it has been added! It toggles just like Grenades and the Naval Mods do.

@ JayMac - Darthmod (and therfore the DMUC) has lite somoke already built in so if you don't coose Med or Full, you have lite smoke.

I did a HUGE overhaul of the how the DMUC Launcher works today. Smoke and Grenades options are now global settings, no more individual buttons like "Grenades + MED Smoke" ect. Now there is one button for Grenades that simply toggles between OFF and ON. Selecting the Smoke and the Drum & Fife Music is similar to this except they have their own submenus. These setting are applied globally so they affect both the PLAY DARTHMOD button and the CUSTOM PLAY button. I've also done a cleanup on how the DMUC stores unused options (files) as to not clutter up the etw data folder. I've still got to get permission, but I'm planning on adding the Naval Warfare Mod as selectable option too (like the new Grenades button). It is also a global setting that toggles between on and off.

With these things said, I leave you, the Darthmod Fans, with a screenshot of the advanced option menu of the DMUC Launcher v2.0 (due ...along time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away....)

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Thanks for playing the DMUC for DARTHMOD!

hip63

P.S. I definitely on the prowl to add more skins, if see something good for faction not already covered by DM or DMUC, let me know!

[Don in the North]

while i too, deep down inside, would like to see factions unlocked, previous mods have been released that unlock factions and these mods often cause alot of problems, especially random CTD's. the general consensus for these unlocker mods is "use at your own risk".
its unfortunate i agree, but it would be up to CA to "officially" unlock them so as to remove the problematic situations that arise from factions being unlocked.

[hip63]

If it causes stability issues then definitely No. Thanks for the heads up on that Don. ETW is shaky enough as it is.

hip63

[hip63]

GOOD NEWS!

You wanted the best, you got the best!

Arch-Duffer Brigadier Graham as given permission for his awesome music pack to be used in the next edition of the DMUC!

hip63

[mithrawnundo]

To manipulate the victory conditions you simply have to modify the startpos.esf and delete the region requirements for prestige victory.

It's simple but I dont know if it would require two seperate startpos.esf files to make this a toggle on/off option.

[hip63]

I have that there's nothing simply about mass edits on the startpos file. But I'm still not sure if I want to change that any way. I like the added challenge.

hip63

[diadok]

Hi there!

Would be great to get choice between early or late campaign, with 2 or 4 or 8 turns per year, and all factions playables :
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=262048

[Algol]

Hi hip63,

I recently added this mod to my gaming experience and I think that is a welcome graphical improvement regarding some UI army unit images and few models. I like the new Line Infantry icons distinguishing clearly from the new Militia icons provided by the Proper Militia mod already included in DarthMod.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=299301

[Crimson Scythe]

While it doesn't really add anything to the actual game, jarnomiedema's Historical Artwork Event Messages mod adds a nice 18th century atmosphere (link:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=290352). Should be fairly straightforward to implement, too.

Just a thought.

[♔DARTH LEGO♔]

definately revolution packs for changing uniforms ie mr thribs revolution pack other than that you thinking of things faster than people can suggest them, and while i cant speak for fellow forum goers im literally gagging for 3.2 to come out....

'.....SO COME OOOONN, LETS DO THE HIPPY(63) HIPPY(63) SHAKE......YAHOOOO...'

[Murchy]

I would like to see some new officer skins or musician skins as the generic vanilla skins are gettin old really fast
maybe somthing like toontotal wars' officer skins and musicains

[Krisz87]

well i always wanted to split up some big reigons to two or four regions insteed. But you guys do not have the tools for that?

I think whit some many big regions like Sweden, France, Spain, Mexico, Napels-Sicily and many more, the maps feel smaler whit them and you do not notcice that they are 50 other faction. It would be awsome if anybody could do the map bigger but do the regions smaler.

I only like the German parts in Europe. And in north Amerika the eastern parts.