Frenchy's RUISCHI Inspired Units Project - DEAD

[Lord Hamilton]

**Unfortunately, I must inform you all that this mod is now dead as a public release. I will continue to work on it for my own personal use and enjoyment, but I can no longer release it in a public form. I will not release or publish anything that casts doubt on my integrity and standing within the TWC community.
I have had serious doubts lately that this project would ever come to fruition, as I have had very little time to work on it over the last few months and there is still sooo much to do -- this coupled with the recent suggestion that I am trying to "steal" or take credit for another forum member's work makes it impossible for me to continue working on it.
I do plan on releasing several models and textures (which have not come under scrutiny) to the general public for you all to do whatever you can with them. These would be:
Spear Militia
Upgraded Norman Knights
Feudal Knights
Welsh Longbowmen
Welsh Spearmen
English Huscarls
Peasants
I will send them to whoever requests them via PM. These may be used by anyone in the creation of whatever mod or project they choose to include them in.**

ORIGINAL POST

Hi everybody,

Just wanted to post a few pics of a little project I've been working on lately. I've decided to re-do a few units from the recent RR/RC compilation mod in order to make them a little more historically accurate. Not to say that the units included in both SS and the recent compilation mod aren't great, but I think that compared to other mods such as TA:TW, Ruischi:TW, and the upcoming DOTS supermod, they tend to be a little too "vanilla" for my taste. My goal is to bring a similar level of quality in unit design to Stainless Steel.

I've used a few of the Ruischi models and textures as a base, and then I've gone and edited them to make them appropriate for a Western European environment.

For the time being I am focusing on units from the British Isles as well as the Norse factions because a) I personally find them to be very interesting, and b) I usually play as one of them in any campaign/quick battles.
Down the road I'd like to expand and work on units from other factions as well, especially France, HRE, and the Crusader States.

So here's what I have so far...

I've included pics of:
Western European Peasants
Fyrd Spearmen
Dismounted Norman Knights
Dismounted Norman Serjeants

Hope you like them!

12/15 EDIT: New pics in post #18
2/23 EDIT: New Pics in posts #47/48
2/25 EDIT: New Pics in post #61
3/2 EDIT: New Pics in Post #69
5/5 EDIT: New Pics in Post #92 http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...98#post7280698
5/8 EDIT: DEAD

[Caesar Clivus]

I can see some Rusichi units in there. Do you have the Rusichi teams permission to use their work?

[Mojo582]

Really like what you have done sofar frenchy,ive been waiting for someone to really do a good job on the english units and you have done just what i was looking for(love the norman sargents),can i suggest using the sicilian norman knights also?),i play the rusichi TW as well caesar and i beleive the marka team has said a number of times that people are welcome to use their material if they choose so,im only glad that if frenchy is incorperating their textures (if he is infact doing so) then im really looking forward to the final mod,btw frenchy were you planning on useing the 1066 skins abandoned by that dev team also? i think someone else used a unit from that unused mod.

[Awellesley]

I've decided to re-do a few units

considering these are Ruschi units, how are you claiming this is work you have done?

[Lord Hamilton]

considering these are Ruschi units, how are you claiming this is work you have done?

I've used several of the Ruischi models as a base, and then edited them to include different attachments, etc. The textures have been made in a similar fashion, with a few of the base parts of the textures coming from Ruischi, but with heavy editing to change their look.

I give full credit to the Ruischi team for their excellent work, I am not trying to say that I have created these units %100 from scratch in any way at all. If I have come off that way I apologize. All I am trying to do is bring that same high-level of quality to Stainless Steel.

If any of you have checked out TA:TW, and the recent reworking of the Dale faction, this is a similar idea. Those units are also based on Ruischi models and textures, albeit with heavy modding. From what I've seen from preview posts, the upcoming Dominion of the Sword supermod, which also looks AMAZING by the way, seems to be taking a similar approach.

Honestly I began this simply as a mod for personal use with no intention of releasing it, but I am happy with what I have done so far and I'd like to share it with the TWC community.

[Mojo582]

Looks fantastic frenchy keep up the excellent work,SS 6.1 is the only mod i play atm but funny you mentioned Dominion of the Sword mod as that is the only other mod that has also interested me,just hope the team there do a great job,ive also played empires and dont like it and im sure im not alone in hoping to see the teams continue working on mods for kingdoms as i can see many more years of gameplay left in it.

[Caesar Clivus]

You need to update your first post and give clear credit to everyone who's work you are using.

[Lord Hamilton]

Done.

[Asparagus]

Nice job +rep. Any plans on using the WOTN unused units.

[Darioos]

Just a tip, I think you need to redo the normal maps or your units, they're making the faces of your guys look a bit pockmarked and ugly. Sorta makes it looks like they're all suffering from the plague.

[Templar Knight]

omg those are nice

[Mojo582]

Just a suggestion frenchy but would you think of completeing the english roster first before continueing with other factions so we can start playing the reskinned factions sooner?

[Lord Hamilton]

That's pretty much the plan for now. I've only done 2 Norse units so far--the Drengjar I showed in the previous post, and also Huscarl axemen, which will be shown shortly--but I've been focusing primarily on English units to start off. In the next week or so I should have at least one or two new ones to show...

By the way everybody, I have to thank you all for your interest and comments. Cheers!

[Stephan]

they look ver nice keep it up

[Beorn]

Nice!

[Kave-In]

Just come back to MTW and was hoping for some new skins for the Brits & Norse ty
Any idea on a release date?

[Mojo582]

Have not seen any action on this board recently frenchy,figure thats just because your going to be posting the first faction reskins somestage soon.

[Lord Hamilton]

Yep, first release should be out in a few weeks or so. I haven't been able to devote as much time to the mod as I'd like, but things are progressing. Here's a few new screens to show what I've been working on lately...

Here we have:
Norse Huscarls
Norman Archers
Spear Militia
Norman Knights - New shield textures
Norman Sergeants - New shield textures

[Templar Knight]

nice man, i hope to be able to use these units soon ":

[impspy]

Great job! +rep