"First Age: Total War" (Hithlum preview)

[VIR]

There is no reason to dispute. WOTS has a vision and Third Age - Total War. We (FATW) have our own vision and only hands, we started with zero.

[Arandir Tur-Anion de Bodemloze]

Is you're modeller getting better (his finger)?

[Vhaelor]

Is you're texturer getting better (his finger)?

Fixed And last I heard from him, his finger was getting better

[beertje]

amazing news hopefully he will start going back to modding after a while

[Vhaelor]

Updates from our dear team!

Guardians of Cuiviénen



Avari Star Archers.



Kudos to VIR for his fantastic models

and to the slacker Aru for texturing them.

[Arandir Tur-Anion de Bodemloze]

It's good to have some news from the mod.

[beos777]

very nice units...keep up the good work..

[Ixor_Drakar]

Love those spearmen. Will there be a map preview in the near future of have I missed one over the past couple months?

[Vhaelor]

Love those spearmen. Will there be a map preview in the near future of have I missed one over the past couple months?

There's one on our website

http://internetwars.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=2517

It's a bit of an old post, but it's there.

[fremendog]

The First Age team members deserve all the credit they can get. Great texturing skills!

Aruthiel, i just saw the screenshots and i have one question for you: is it even possible to reach Gondolin or take over Minas Tirith? I can't see a road that leads there

How's the beta coming by the way? (You didn't seriously expect that i wouldn't ask, did ya?)

[VIR]

How's the beta coming by the way? (You didn't seriously expect that i wouldn't ask, did ya?)

If we fix/issue done with the animation, then it is most likely at the end of this year. Otherwise it will take to the stage where I create the whole animation needed.

[Vhaelor]

The First Age team members deserve all the credit they can get. Great texturing skills!

Aruthiel, i just saw the screenshots and i have one question for you: is it even possible to reach Gondolin or take over Minas Tirith? I can't see a road that leads there

Yes, you'll have to head north out of Tumladen towards Dorthonion and attack Minas Tirith from the north if I recall correctly. If the pathing is too screwed up we'll have to fix it

as for the release, the Boss himself gave you a pretty straighforward answer! Right now the Avari elves are nearly completed, we have only 2-3 models left to do - after that me and VIR take on the Union of Maedhros for which I and antkamidiv on our team have drawn the concepts. So everything is prepared, we just need to finish off the Avari and we'll take on the coolest designed faction yet (if you ask me)

[Ixor_Drakar]

There's one on our website

http://internetwars.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=2517

It's a bit of an old post, but it's there.

Hadn't seen that before so thanks.

[Nelduin]

Can't wait to see your next faction preview .

[Earentior]

What would the next faction preview would be?I hope its Nargothrond or Union of Mhaedros,can't wait to see their units...

[Vhaelor]

I would guess it would be either Nargothrond or the Avari Elves.

We are however more concerned with getting this mod released rather than pumping out previews every month or so

[beertje]

I agree with Aruthiel i rather have the creators of this mod have less stress with completing progress and previews

[Vhaelor]

Hello friends,

Some news from the mod:

As VIR and I work very hard on finishing up the Avari Elves, working on the last model now (highest tier unit called Soul Blades) our comrade-in-modding antkamidiv and I have drawn the concept for the Union of Maedhros/the Sons of Fëanor from scratch. We've had these concepts up for a short time on our russian forums but since most of you guys follow us here, we'd like to share with you what we had in mind for the Fëanorian legions

Union of Maedhros:
(Concept artist: antkamidiv )

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4.Footman-swordsman (warrior in armor, helmet, shield and sword)

5. Footman, pikeman (soldier in armor, helmet, shield and spear)

6. Rider (a rider with a spear and shield, the armor and helmet)
(sword, spear, helmets and shields) in units 4-6:

Units 2, 11-12

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(Concept artist: Aru )
1. Noldor Volunteer/Militia

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2. Light Archer

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3. Noldor Archer:

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11. (Fëanorian) Noldor Guard

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12. Noldor Horseguard (General's Bodyguard)

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13. Fëanorian Swordmaster

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Units 4-6 will generally be the same unit with similar armor, but different details and textures, yet variations in armaments for their individual roles such as spear/pikeman, swordsman, cavalry and so on.

The colourscheme for the Sons of Fëanor will be as follows:
Main colours= Crimson and purple (crimson for the kinslaying, purple for their royal heritage)
side/detail colours= Gold and silver

Emblems will include naturally the Star of Fëanor, the House of Fëanor's crest and other emblems symbolizing the kinslaying, such as a sword covered in blood or dripping with blood.

If anyone's interested in hooking up with our team and joining us as a 2d or even 3d artist, we would greatly appriciate it, since any help will speed the developement of this mod a lot. As VIR has stated earlier, we hope to have a playable beta by christmas 2012 if work keeps going on uninterrupted. Should you decide to help us, please contact me in PMs here, we would greatly appriciate it since our team has been dwindling over time.

regards,
Aru and the First Age Team.

[paradamed]

Hey guys, Louis Lux released his elven heads as a free resource. It may be useful to you guys. They look pretty good!

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Check here

[Vhaelor]

Thanks buddy, we will definately look into this!