I'd like to interview some modders

[LaytonBhoy]

Hi guys

Let me introduce myself. My name is James Forrest, and I'm a writer and publisher from Glasgow, Scotland. My team and I are putting the finishing touches to a brand new project - a magazine on gaming, cool TV shows, great movies and retro stuff, comic books, music ... a kind of "rainy day pursuits" magazine, which we're calling Smoke & Mirrors.

The first section will be titled "In Praise Of ..." and I have written a lengthy article for this called In Praise of ... Total War.

I have talked about how I love the games, but I have focussed on them in their released form, because although the article is longish (2800 words or so), I didn't want it to be too ridiculous.

So I left out one crucial item ... the modders. That was deliberate. I want to write a follow up article in Issue 2, and focus it on the outstanding Total War mods and modders. I would like to speak to some of you about your projects. The projects which impress me about all others are these:

Pro Deo Et Reg
Stainless Steel
Darthmod ... any one of them really!
Warhammer Total War (for Kingdoms)
Roma Surrectum II
Third Age Total War
Westeros Total War

Those are all outstanding. I know others have other favourites, and my respect for all modders is enormous, but, for me, these versions have not only made an already wonderful series even better, but in the case of those like Westeros, Third Age and Warhammer, have been wish-fulfillment projects that have elevated the game to an entirely new level. The breakthrough in modding the settlements, which is at its most awesome in Third Age, and looks like being an integral part of the playing experience in Westeros, open up the potential of the Medieval II engine to thrill us for years to come.

I know there is some dubiety over how much freedom the modders will have in Rome II, but the community should be crying out for the same open-source nature of the game as has produced these wonderful works.

The team at Creative Assembly are continuing to push the boundaries of this series, and for me any gamer who has yet to play a Total War title can fiddle with FIFA to their hearts content. They are letting a truly immense experience pass them by. Yet as good as the guys at CA are, it is the modders who keep me coming back for more, time and again. They are the reason I've bought Medieval II three times now ... and Rome twice! (Disks break very easily, don't you find? Or is it just me?)

You guys are geniuses. I want to tell your stories and show off your wonderful work, and let a whole new audience find these games.

[LaytonBhoy]

By the way, I should say please excuse the typos in the above post ... and I forgot to leave one detail ...

The first issue of the magazine should be out by the end of this month. It's a digital publication and will be available to read for free.

I will, of course, post a link as soon as it goes live.

I look forward to hearing from some of you lads on this thread.

Happy gaming!

[Kjertesvein]

You are not the only one. Cd's break and is all a part of murphy's law right.


If this is a local magazine, then I reccommend you to get in touch with Tokus*Maximus. Not only is he a Scott too, but is funny, witty, and experienced in everything from Third Age to Deus lo Vult (the first hosted mod for M2TW).


This is good news and Thread Subscribed.


~Wille