{IND}Discussion

[b257]

Looks Great , what comes Next in development? Just Curious

[Aneirin]

The next step will be editing all Ui symbols etc. for each faction.

Implementing all units
-> Battle Beta release

Adding buildings
Strat models
Script, Coding
Balancing
Test

Release

[rflo93]

I think aintab could be added as a town in syria, i don't know what Edessa will do with one castle. I got other ideas but it could be added as forts, Anazarbe, Loulon in Cilicia and Azaz near Halab.

[rflo93]

More settlements in Egypt could also balance with the great number of region owned by the Kingdom of Jerusalem, juste one or two. Tanta, Mahalla or Damanhur for exemple. And a last precison, Ranvendan and Harim were fortress, not towns. Maybe you did that intentionnally, anyway this are just suggestions. Keep to work on it, it seems realy great.

[Aneirin]

Hmm..
You are right, but I won't add it as new settlement. I will add it as fort and give Edessa one of the northern towns.

The problem with Egypt was that I didn't find any accurate information... so that is why there are less settlements than in the other parts of the map. But thanks to your map I could add one or two settlements

It wasn't intended, I just don't know it
Thanks!

[rflo93]

Yeah you are right there is only a few information about cities of Egypt during crusades and not so much detailled map about crusades as we want to. Also one last precision because it seems a bit weird to me, there is several towns in Asia Minor which are not at the right places but confused with other towns. Derbe is in the midde of Asia minor, the one you used is in fact Tyanna. It is also the case of Lysdra and Ayas, the real Lysdra is not far of Konya but the one you put here is Laranda and Ayas is a port allong the coast and you confused his location with Tell Hamdun. I don't want to annoy you it seems just that you were not enough informed. If you want more help to detail your map, feel free to ask me.

[Aneirin]

No worries at all!
I would be very grateful, if you could lend me a hand!
With Asia minor it is\was the same problem as we Egypt...

Please, feel free to make some more suggestions
Do you have another nice map?

[rflo93]

I also forgot to mention Tinnis as a very important port/city in Egypt. The two maps are the best that I found, here thehttp://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/maps&.
They show all the parts of Holy land: south and central Anatolia, Syria, Palestine and Northern Egypt.

But you ask for more maps here it is: http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/3398
http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/395
(Northern Syria with relief and towns) http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/do...6614/img-1.jpg and http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/do...6474/img-3.jpg
You can add a little of green in palestinia and northern Syria as you did for Anatolia it is not so arid as it look like on your map.

[rflo93]

Can't edit my post so here is the true link for the two maps shown above. http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/maps&

[b257]

Looks fantastic! will there be any new unit previews in the distant future?

[Aneirin]

Thank you
As I already said before, the next step are the Ui files.
Afterwards the new units

[b257]

Thank you
As I already said before, the next step are the Ui files.
Afterwards the new units

Sorry , I'm just a little greedy , besides its great to finally have another crusades mod, since so many either stall or only have the kingdom of Jerusalem as a crusader faction.

[Aneirin]

No worries

Well, after I have finished the UI work, I will head for the units.
And when these are done, I will release a battle beta, so everyone gets an impression.

[Treaper]

Looks nice, keep on work

[Aneirin]

Thanks!
I definitely will!

[k/t]

Was Cilicia called Cilica back then or did you misspell it?

[Aneirin]

uhh!
Thank's that was definitly a misspelling!

I have reuploaded the correct pic

[WhiffOfGrapeshot]

I was actually wondering if you'd include the Hashashim. Don't need anything too Assassin's Creed, but they were real, and very active at this point and time. Even owned territory other factions wouldn't want to touch. The implementation could be interesting, if you wanted to add scripts around them. AFAIK, they didn't really have standing armies so much as assassins and guerillas acting as a self defense force for their own branch of Islam. Personally, I'd think something like having them control a couple of fortresses as a fairly pacifist neutral group, scripted so if a faction goes to war with them, they'd better either quickly conquer the fortress or sue for peace, as every few turns at random a pop-up will inform them the Assassins attacked a supply line, or killed an influential person. Just an idea.

[Treaper]

It will be glorious with that deadly red men I'm really looking forward to it

[Aneirin]

Thank's Treaper

No worries, not every knight of the Principality of Antioch will have an red coat

Gladly I have just got the permission to use the Byzantine Units of CBUR!

After skinning the Edessian, Tripolitan and Crusader Bodyguard. I will turn to the Byzantine unit roster, which won't take long.

I also have the permission of Broken Cresent to use most of their models, except the Order Knights.