Steampunk/Samurai UPDATED August 17 (with LINK, check OP/got eye candy pics inside as well)

[tzarmarko]

Ok, so basically heres my story line:

Alliegances: Southern Confederacy, Maritime Republic, or the Free State of Kyoto (2 regions only).
Eruopean Alligences: The Central Powers: Germany(Prussia)
The Allied Entente: Great Britain
The Imperialists: Russia
ALSO: Some occasional events could be European Invasions. Some countires (like Russia) will occasionaly invade parts of Japan with a large fleet and moderate size army, depending on nation. One country will only be able to attack once in a campaign.

1914: War breaks out in Europe, you are pressured by many nations to join a side.
Early 1914: The rebellion occurs: The peasents of the South all bind together and form the separate "Confederacy of Southern Nippon". They begin to adhere to the old samurai ways. They are terrible at using modern machinery. If you give them a gatlin gun they will mown down their entire army with it, not hitting a single enemy etc.
Early 1914: In Kyoto, the Emperor is murdered. The North secedes as the "Maritime Republic of Nippon". They are very modernist and are always looking for a chance to get new and better technolgies from the Europeans. They also, have the best fleets around.
Late 1914: The unclaimed area in the capital of former Japan binds together after months of confusing to create the Free State of Kyoto. This country is unplayable and can be swayed to either side by "gifts" or conquest.

Yep, thats what I got so far. Hope you like it

[The_Commodore]

Weren't the japanese with the allies in WW I?

[tzarmarko]

Yes, yes they were.

[tzarmarko]

Ok, so this is what I got.

In Europe in the year 1915, the tank was first deployed. If you go to The Great War mod for Napoleon total war, you will see that they are putting the tank into their next update. Maybe it is possible to do this in Fall of the Samurai? After all, we can just use an armstrong gun with a retexture so that it looks like a tank. Do you think this is possible?

[Volound]

i think it would help inspire the devs a lot if they played company of heroes, specifically the mod blitzkrieg.

how are the battles going to work? how could shogun 2 accommodate trench warfare?

[The Roman Republic]

i am currently making a 3d model of the pics you made on the first post, but just let me say I just got 3ds max but i have used blender so i have little skill, so look out some time tomorrow when i should be able to finish. Also its not an exact copy of the pic, just some things picked off it like the gas mask etc, also I have made everything so don't expect it to be highly polished and smooth like some pro users on 3ds max.

Also any ideas for what model could have over its legs, i have done everything from head to waist, just need somthing to cover its legs , maybe metal armour or trousers, but the trousers are very hard to make, so any other ideas??? and i dont want to give him armour on every limb and that is out of the question...

[The Roman Republic]

here, i hope you like it, i know it looks crap but please accept that i have just got 3ds max so hopefully you can understand,

front
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close up
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back
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[stumpndum]

Holy ! dat armour

[The Roman Republic]

wow not the responce i expected, thanks! I though because it doesn't look good i might get negative responce, but thanks again i appreciate it.

[Erwin Rommel]

And since your using the Date crescent moon maedate, +rep for that.

However, I'd hazard a guess that even if we want to use this for mod purposes, it wont be possible right now due to mod limitations. So far the mod that concerns with units is just reusing whats already in the game.

So it will end up similar to this.

[Death_Sheep]

And since your using the Date crescent moon maedate, +rep for that.

However, I'd hazard a guess that even if we want to use this for mod purposes, it wont be possible right now due to mod limitations. So far the mod that concerns with units is just reusing whats already in the game.

So it will end up similar to this.

Good god thats the sexiest thing I've seen on this forum in ages...

[The_Macster]

if i may ask where is a good mod tools and how do i use it ive used retextures for skyrim and fallout but i was going to try and retexture these samurai warriors into modern looking ish badass dudes

[Volound]

3ds max seems pretty ubiquitous, and ive heard a lot about maya.

dont do 3d modelling myself, just hear about it a lot from people that do (im doing a degree in computer science).

[The Roman Republic]

3ds max seems pretty ubiquitous, and ive heard a lot about maya.

dont do 3d modelling myself, just hear about it a lot from people that do (im doing a degree in computer science)

well to be honest I would try the trial for 3ds max and get your own opinion, unless there is no need for you to use 3ds max or maya?

[Volound]

im a bit busy with learning 4 programming languages at the moment. maybe during the summer. even then, i have nothing to compare it to so any opinion formed wont be worth much. :/

[The Roman Republic]

well i will be waiting then...

[Volound]

why? if you want to know if it is good, download it/them, yourself, and try it/them out, yourself. otherwise you are just doing what i am doing, taking the opinions of other people.

i dont even intent to do any modelling. im just a guy making a suggestion to someone else.

[The Roman Republic]

lol just trying to be nice, i have 3ds max anyway, but i wanted you to know what its like for yourself without having someones opinion.

[The Roman Republic]

but aren't they already in game, or are they actually created units

[PunitorMaximus]

you want a samurai with gas mask?
give me this:
Pack file manager
a hint how to edit the models in milkshape
probably a tw: s2 db editor

as this would be just one unit for fun it shouldnt took me longer than a few weeks.
check out my Empire: Total War ww1 mod: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=513577