Q&A

[Zenith Darksea]

All generals will have the same base stats. However, there will be various traits and ancillaries that will alter these stats so that different heroes will be of different power. Obviously Achilles will be a very powerful hero.

[Wolfshead]

Ok, nice, thx. And what's up with the turns, will family members elder slower?

[[HOJ]Honorius]

Generals will live and die like RTW:BI intended. We are not introducing scripts like 4ypt because we want the mod to be fun without having to do things to the mod before playing it in order to enjoy it.

[Wolfshead]

Ok, I thought you changed the time per turn. Thx for the fast replies guys.

[Zenith Darksea]

I'd quite like to have four turns per year, but as Honorius said, the script activation is an annoying issue. Also, it means that players have to play the mod for absolutely ages before they see new characters.

[justme]

I'd quite like to have four turns per year, but as Honorius said, the script activation is an annoying issue. Also, it means that players have to play the mod for absolutely ages before they see new characters.

Personally I'm all for the 4 turns per years, esp when combined with limited mobility during winter-time (like in the EB mod). It makes gameplay more realistic and I think it would perfectly fit this mod (for one it would give us enough time to enjoy our famous trojan war heroes, Achiles, Agamemnon, Diomedes, etc ), plus I dont mind the activation thing...

In the end I suppose it's a matter of likes and dislikes though...

[RKO_HHH]

whats a turn, and when you send in a psy/assassin do you see through their eyes or do you not know what their doin?

[[HOJ]Honorius]

I will make a deal with you guys, after the release, I will see about adding an optional patch to the game to use 4tpy, I want this mod to appeal to as many as possible.

[Wolfshead]

Ok, cool. Just do what you want to, we're just suggesting things

Edit: Oh wait I got another question, maybe it's a stupid one, just had to be sure: Will soldiers of different factions have different colors? I mean the armor of course, not the flags. I saw they didn't at the renders, and I think that's best

[[HOJ]Honorius]

Well, Zhuge decided not to really use the faction color on the actual units, as every unit has been screenshoted for your viewing pleasure, so you can really see that Thrace isnt running around in pink uniforms, or the amazons in black or orange (they are dressed so nicely), so you can get confused if you do not pay attention to the banners. Pink archers, I dont think so, lol.

[Wolfshead]

Great! That's very realistic and very nice, I always hated the pink color of Parthia for example. Can't wait to play this mod! :original:

[Zenith Darksea]

Actually, the lack of faction colours was my call.

[[HOJ]Honorius]

I stand corrected,

[Gelgoog]

sweet, i love the 4tpy option, it seems to add a huge element to the game, maybe just me, but after i do some conquering i like to sit back and build up those areas for a while. this way my heros wont die while im trying to maintain my economy without constant fighting.

[Asean]

How big of a role will Achilles play in the game? Will he be a recruitable general?

[justme]

in keeping with the 'family management' theme of the latest posts, I have a couple of silly q's


1) have you/is there a way to enforce a 'historical' development of each faction's family tree, i.e. Agamemnon's son will be Orestes + daughter Electra + wife Kleitemnestra (sp?), Achiles' son will be Neoptolemos, Odysseus' son will be Telemachos + wife Penelope, etc, and not some totally random silly name (you get my point)?

I'm referring of course to having those names appear first... if Agamemnon has another son later on, any name would do I suppose, but e.g. Telemachos or Orestes can't be absent altogether...

2) How do you handle the Amazon family tree? I mean, the Amazon family tree should the opposite of any other faction, as women (daughters) should be the generals and not just the brides...

And the silliest of all q's: what happened to the T minus 4 preview?

[Zenith Darksea]

Asean - no, Achilles will not be a recruitable general. He will be a family member. The heroes (such as Achilles) will play a pivotal role in deciding the outcome of many battles.

justme - the family trees will all start out as accurately as possible. So at the start of the game Agamemnon will have a son called Orestes and a daughter called Iphigenia, Peleus will be the father of Achilles and so on. However, there is no way for us to force the family trees to continue historically.

The Amazon family tree will be an interesting one. We're basically swapping the men's portraits for women's and giving them female names.

What happened to T minus 4? I don't know, and I was thinking of asking this question myself...

[Dominus Latronis of Troy]

1st off - the screen shots look awesome - kudos to you all.

now my question - is there blood in the battle map when enemies die

[Zenith Darksea]

No. That's not possible in RTW.

[justme]

I remember there was a blood mod somewhere in the trivium forum, but I never tried it myself, so I don't know much about it (incl. how easy it would be to add it to TTW or any other mod)...