Couple of RS2 questions

**Lord Mandelson** · July 16, 2010, 07:54 AM

Well, I know release looms, but it still seems right to ask just a couple of minor questions:

1.) Will there be a PDF manual included with the mod? My memory is hazy, but I think RTR, SPQR, and EB all have them. What with the new economy system, it could be really handy to have, just as a reference. Maybe post-release?

2.) Did the new traits work out? I know what tragically happened to Calvin, and I would imagine that put the kybosh on that idea?

3.) Will there be an intro video, and faction intros?

Thanks. Just minor stuff, but I'm a curious kitty.

**The Man With No Name** · July 16, 2010, 08:40 AM

Oh my god it's Lord Mandelson! Run for the hills! +rep just for the name.

I can't answer the question, but I can ask another one. I saw a thread where people were discussing the possibility of new/edited portaits. Has this happened?

**Lord Mandelson** · July 16, 2010, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by The Man With No Name

Oh my god it's Lord Mandelson! Run for the hills! +rep just for the name.

I can't answer the question, but I can ask another one. I saw a thread where people were discussing the possibility of new/edited portaits. Has this happened? If not, I might have a bash at making some.

Now that I've been kicked out of Government, I've decided to play RS2 to amuse myself!

**The Man With No Name** · July 16, 2010, 09:14 AM

You should tell the House of Lords about this game. Maybe they can give it some publicity. You could even put an advert for it in your Autobiography!

I can answer one of the questions actually. There WILL be faction intros- naxzul666 is making them. Here is a thread where you can see some of his work. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=343431

If the faction intros are as good as that...

**dvk901** · July 16, 2010, 10:40 AM

We don't currently have a pdf or any documentation on buildings or anything. No time, and no one interested in doing it for us. Perhaps after release there will be some interested individual?

Our traits, though 'rough' and not what I'd like them to be, are OK for now. Things seem to work well. After release I hope to clean things up, reorganize, add Hellenistic, Barb Leadership stuff, etc. We've been working on it, but it's kinda on the back burner.

**The Man With No Name** · July 16, 2010, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by dvk901

We don't currently have a pdf or any documentation on buildings or anything. No time, and no one interested in doing it for us. Perhaps after release there will be some interested individual?

I'd be happy to write up a manual if you want.

**tone** · July 16, 2010, 12:11 PM

@TMWNN: Thanks for the offer - I'll send you a PM.

After Calvin's death both DVK and I put a load of work into making some stuff happen, encouraged on our way by suppanut (from XGM). He's been too busy until now to put in a load of time on traits, but is thankfully starting to work on leadership systems for cultures other than Rome at the moment.

Traits, including a functioning Roman leadership system with military and civil careers, cursus honorum, and so on, are all in there. We've also previewed some of the traits to do with economic depression and prosperity and the effects that a bad faction leader can have on your whole economy...you can't afford to ignore things.

If you play as Rome, you'll also get the chance to get an emperor with the Imperator Caesar epithet and some traits that are attached to that position like:
Tribunita Potestas
Imperium Proconsulare Maius
Ius Intercessionis
as well as some imperial tax reforms and so on.