Animated Bows like EB2?

[soveliss99]

I read in the patch notes for version 1.4 and I was just wondering if they implimented the same animation that the Europa Barbarorum team is using for their upcoming Medieval total war 2 Mod Europa Barbarorum 2. For actual "Bending" bows and drawable strings and arrows that are actually placed on the bow.

I am downloading this mod again right now as I type (Different comp)

Here's a link for the video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZC8sf1qWU



notice at 0:17 it states the animation for bows is "as seen elsewhere". Is this a universal animation that has become popular?

[The Holy Pilgrim]

Animated bows are already included

[soveliss99]

Animated bows are already included

In patch 1.4 this new animation was implemented, is it the same as the one in the video I have posted?

[Baron Samedi]

Oh boy, I just miss to play with those slingers.....

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Brings back old memories...

[Abyrvalg]

Oh boy, I just miss to play with those slingers.....

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Brings back old memories...

Yeeeeeeeeep. RTW was awesome.

In patch 1.4 this new animation was implemented, is it the same as the one in the video I have posted?

Animated bowstrings for some archers were implemented long ago in 1.3

[soveliss99]

Yeeeeeeeeep. RTW was awesome.


Animated bowstrings for some archers were implemented long ago in 1.3

Hmm I only played as Rhun when I had this on my other computer, unanimated bows like vanilla MTW2. But i didnt check all of the factions. Why couldnt they just have gone a little extra to make animated weapons. May sound strange but to me it adds alot to a game. Seeing archers acting like they're drawing an invisible arrow draws the appearance of using their weapons wrong, bow are Supposed to bend!

[yobi_uk]

I'll have to re-check this as I'm playing the High Elf faction, I do believe that the bow animation has been implemented. Thanks for introducing me to EB2 btw. I love TC with innovations such as TATW.

[soveliss99]

I'll have to re-check this as I'm playing the High Elf faction, I do believe that the bow animation has been implemented. Thanks for introducing me to EB2 btw. I love TC with innovations such as TATW.

Well thank you, and also you're welcome on the introduction. I have played EB for a while and I just found out about EB2 about a month ago.

[trance]

Duh.. HOBBIT SLINGERS ANYONE!? :o

[yobi_uk]

Duh.. HOBBIT SLINGERS ANYONE!? :o

That makes more sense and gives the game more of a balance

[Muffer Nl]

Actually the animated bows were implemented in 1.2

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Aragorn
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NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
Animated Bows, bowstrings and arrows
New battle AI and formations
Generals are aging correctly
More generals with hero abilities
Hero Biographies
3 summer turns, one winter turn
better autoresolve & faction balance
New victory videos (Thanks to MasterBigAb)
Armor upgrades for all units
No penalty for executing evil prisoners as a good faction and vice versa
New building icons for evil factions
Notification for the one ring
Two new river custom battle maps
Unit stat changes
Recruitment changes
Slightly changed win conditions
More notification texts
Trolls only in mountain areas available
AI morale bonus
Assassins weakened
Money reduction end-game
Better ancillary/character traits triggers
Deletion of (almost) all wrong/medieval text references

FIXES
Evil factions not recognized as destroyed fixed
Snaga archers weapons fixed
Wrong strat map buildings fixed
dwarven axes texture on pikemen fixed
axethrowers get tall while running fixed
many trait and ancillary fixes
missing witchking trait fixed
more river crossings fixed
Crusade banners fixed
evil ransom/execution sounds fixed
pelargir marines & rangers model fixed
Rhun horse guard textures fixed
Dain's hall fortress upper level floating fixed
Missing unit descriptions fixed

INCLUDED SUB-MODS
Visual Enhancement (Thanks to Louis Lux & maxmazi)
Reworked Gondor Militia (Thanks to matko)
Unique Buildings (Thanks to axnsan)
Smoother Coastlines 1.0 (Thanks to Nevada)
Retextures Elf Sentinels for armor upgrade (Thanks to bilwit)

[HunGeneral]

Some archer units do have animated bows - elven light archers for sure and I think other elven archers aswell - back 1.3 the archers of Harad and Rhún used non animated bows and I'm sure orcs (of the MM) still use these in 1.4. Which units have gotten new ones for 1.4 I don't know.

[Seleukos_I.]

I'm pretty sure that Rhun as well as Gondor, Dale and the Elves got the bowstring animation.

[traxx91]

The archers of Harad dont use the new animation

[soveliss99]

Too bad if i can get this game to work ill try elves