[RELEASED] KLA's Faction Leaders Mod 1

[KLAssurbanipal]

KLA's Attila - Faction Leaders Mod (Kings & Emperors)

This is a reskin started faction leaders - kings and emperors.

In Vanilla version of the game faction leaders look strange. Some of them look like ordinary soldiers (for example, Frankish leader).
I decided to change them.

New faction leaders have changed elements - helmets, caps, armors, clothes, shields. I added my own reskins.
I made a lot of changes based on historical sources. Following are some of the changes.
You will find lots of forgotten by CA elements such as bronze muscled cuirass and pteruges for Roman Emperors.
The leader of the Alans is no longer Germanic. He looks like a nobleman from Sarmatian tribe.
Bahram IV - Sassanid king now has light skin and a hairstyle for Sassanian coins.
Vandals leader doesn't look like a standard warrior, because he has now a helmet and armor.

Change is much more. I wrote them in detail in the preview.



DOWNLOAD

Steam
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=434433302

Total War Center
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=4182

Mediafire
http://www.mediafire.com/download/y4...eaders_Mod.rar



PREVIEW


Sassanid Empire:

- changed color's skin to a lighter;
- added hairstyle known from coins and art;
- changed the color of the clothes




Eastern Roman Empire:

- added Roman cap, depicted in the art of the late emperors;
- changed armor from scale (lorica squamata) to muscular bronze cuirass;
- added pteruges;
- added historical 'tunica manicata';
- deleted trousers;
- added greaves




Western Roman Empire:

- changed helmet from poor legionary helmet to historical officer's helmet with jewels;
- changed armor from 'lorica hamata' (chainmail) to 'lorica squamata' (scale);
- added pteruges;
- deleted 'phalara' (from early Roman Empire period);
- added historical 'tunica manicata';
- added greaves




Alans:

- changed helmet from Germanic spangenhelm to Sarmatian scale type;
- changed armor from light chainmail to lamellar and heavy chainmail;
- changed beard from Germanic to eastern style;
- added greaves




Huns:

- changed armor from leather to more majestic lamellar;
- changed belt;
- changed color of tunic from grey to white - Attila is a king




Visigoths:

- changed Germanic helmet style;
- changed cloak from leather to more majestic type;
- changed tunic pattern;
- changed belt;
- deleted greaves




Ostrogoths:

- changed helmet from Germanic spangenhelm to Romano-Gothic type;
- changed tunic pattern;
- changed beard from 'Spartan' type to Germanic;
- changed trousers




Vandals:

- added helmet with nasal;
- added chainmail;
- changed trousers style;
- changed shield's color




Franks:

- changed helmet from poor leather stype to iron Germanic type;
- added chainmail;
- changed tunic pattern to more majestic type;
- changed belt;
- changed trousers style




Burgundians:

- changed helmet from animal pelt to elite Germanic spangenhelm;
- changed scale armor style;
- changed belt;
- deleted greaves




Alamans:

- changed from crown to helmet with jewels;
- changed tunic pattern to more historical;
- deleted greaves




Ebdanians:

- added iron helmet;
- changed cloak to more Celtic style;
- added Celtic tattoos;
- added Celtic bracelets;
- deleted tunic
- deleted chainmail;
- changed trousers pattern to more historical




Caledonians:

- added headband;
- deleted chainmail from earlier period;
- deleted hand protectors;
- deleted trousers (basad on historical sources with Celtic naked legs in that period)




Picts:

- changed trousers style to historical Celtic checkered style;
- changed color of tunic and shield




Danes:

- changed Vendel helmet style to more majestic;
- added bearskin cloak;
- added gambison;
- changed chainmail style;
- changed belt;
- added arm protectors;
- changed trousers pattern




Jutes:

- added wolf pelt;
- changed trousers style from Scythian to Germanic




Geats:

- added Vandel helmets with chainmail mask;
- added gambison;
- changed poor leather armor to chainmail;
- changed belt;
- deleted greaves




Saxons:

- added majestic cloak;
- changed belt;
- changed trousers pattern




Have fun!

[flippers]

This is amazing, love that wolf mask on Jutes

[Delicate Strawberry]

These look amazing.

Would it be possible to make a 2D compatible version?

[KLAssurbanipal]

Thank all of you for your comments and opinions on my mod. New Mediafire link was added.

Next version with many changes will be in next week:
- new look of heirs, too,
- 2D portraits (family tree, units cards)
- changes of some leaders (new shields patterns, ERE leader's hat replace to helmet, etc.),
- new, better colors of clothes for all leaders,
- delete Geat leader's 'second' helmet from battle.

These look amazing.

Would it be possible to make a 2D compatible version?

Damn I had 2d option for characters and seamed that the mod did not work....
Can you add the 2d expansion my friend?
Also a golden helmet with perls would be more apropriate for ERE emperor. We know that ERE emperors shown their riches in every aspet!

Yes, of course. Next version will include 2D portraits.

One thing I would like to draw your attention to, the Geats leader. He's wearing a helmet and holding another helmet in his hands. Helmetception?

- The leader of the Geates both has a helmet on his head and holds a helmet in his hand, it looks odd

Love the mod. Two things:

Just to add on to the extra helmet with the Geats issue. If you go to the Summary Tab, the helm then is just floating about:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=431361396

I'd like to reiterate on the Geat issue. The two helmets issue is fine by me (holding one while wearing another) but it's unfortunately not that simple. While attacking in auto-resolves the helmet is seen randomly flying around in arcs around the leader's area. Another issue of this is in the Faction Summary page while the leader poses, a random low-tier helmet blocks the front of his face and clips with his arm and sword slightly. If this can be fixed it would be nice as the mod is a phenomenal breath of fresh air into the stale faction leaders characters.

Wow, that Looks great! But there is one illogical thing:

The Geat faction leader now wears a helmlet with the "chainmail face protection", BUT in his right Hand he is holding another helmlet. I am not very experienced with ancient armor, but I think wearing two helmlets is not very favourable in combat :-P

Although I think thet the geat faction leader has the coolest head of all the leaders in the game and you cant see it anymore because of the new helmlet... =)

It's my mistake. I added the same model to battle as campaign menu. I will delete this helmet from battle and will leave it in campaign menu.

Overall a nice work , but i have the same remark as above, plus :
- Caledonian leader now don't look anymore as a King, rather like a simple peasant !

I will change Caledonian leader. He will get armor and probably helmet.

Mediafire link is dead

Like all except ERE

- Please change the cloth hat on the Eastern Roman Emperor to something else, or have him wear nothing at all on his head

I like most of faction leaders skins except ERE faction leader... I don't like his hat. :C

- ERA Emperor wears a muscular cuirass ,is that historically correct/plausible at this period ? his hat is horrible as well :p

Eastern Roman Emperor based on historical sources. Hat is historical, too. I am sure that I will change Eastern Roman Emperor in next version, because most of you don't like his hat. I will add him diadem or helmet. Western Emperor has helmet so probably I will choose diadem.
Probably I will leave bronze cuirass because it's a majestic element and late emperors used it, too. Lamellar armor is used by other leaders like Hun and Alan.

In actual version I based on this cap:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/The-Tetrarchs.jpg
http://thelosttreasurechest.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/richard-hook-showing-roman-warriors-of-the-praetorian-guard-under-the-emperor-septimus-severus-in-the-1st-and-2th-century-ad.jpg
http://images.tinypic.pl/i/00663/xqrpnlji7pnn.jpg

Great mod!

I have a question though. Could you maybe make an individual download for each faction leader so we could choose which one(s) to have?

Cheers

Yes, I will do it with next version.

yeah the new faction leader reverts to the old clothes with your mod too

Secondly, this is the sad part. Once the original leader passes, the heirs don't get to keep these updated uniforms. Reverts to vanilla on heirs.

Great mod indeed! May I suggest a KLA Faction Leaders and Heirs Mod next? The issue with the leaders is that they die too soon (Dag for example) and then the heir is boring looking (Stilicho for example). After they die, your good work goes with them, let it continue!

Would it be possible to make the armor for heirs?

i say its useless to even try at the moment because when the starting faction leader dies the new one just gets the generic clothes again. dont know why.

Yes, I will do it. I will release an improved version in next week. I will do that after the death of the leader - another leader will also have a new look.

Cool mod, good job

Thou I didnt like some but they are surely more realistic now, also these are only for starting leaders i guess?

Lastly, Geats are not Christian (at start anyway) but the Faction leader has "Gammadion" on his shield, i think it should be removed from there.

Have a good one

Yes, they are more historical, but some things need changes, too.
Sure, I will change Geat symbol.

True þæt^

Also, I noticed that the Saxon leader now has a blue tunic, could you change the cloak and tunic to be green like before?

Anyway, great mod!

Saxon leader didn't have cloak before. I added him blue cloak, because dress and cloak in one color to overlap.

Thank You
Very Nice Mod

I'm an Iranian and in our Historical references, Color of Sassanian Clothes are Red.

Yes, of course. I used Vanilla factions colors and only replaced them. Sassanians are blue/green in Vanilla.
In next version I will add completely new colors for all leaders.

Very nice mod indeed KLA. The alan leader looks amazing!

Is there a turorial or step by step guide on how to do this wich you can point me to?

Does anyone know of a tutorial on how to do this?

There are tutorials: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...-and-Resources
If you won't find what you want I will help you.

The hat Arcadius wears in the modified version of him is characteristically Late Roman, but green seems a bit uncertain. I mean there were circus factions at time, and wearing the colours of the Greens would have enraged the Blues. The gangs associated with them were needed to keep order in Constantinople.

It's light grey, not green. I used Vanilla colors. In next version I will make completely new, better colors.

While using this I find that my ebdanian leader has his arms out to the side while standing still on the campaign map. Fixable?

In my game Ebdanian leader works fine. Probably I lost some changes after saving pack in public version. I will fix it.

[Delicate Strawberry]

Yes, of course. Next version will include 2D portraits.

Thank you

[zombieflanders]

Eastern Roman Emperor based on historical sources. Hat is historical, too. I am sure that I will change Eastern Roman Emperor in next version, because most of you don't like his hat. I will add him diadem or helmet. Western Emperor has helmet so probably I will choose diadem.
Probably I will leave bronze cuirass because it's a majestic element and late emperors used it, too. Lamellar armor is used by other leaders like Hun and Alan.

In actual version I based on this cap:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/The-Tetrarchs.jpg
http://thelosttreasurechest.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/richard-hook-showing-roman-warriors-of-the-praetorian-guard-under-the-emperor-septimus-severus-in-the-1st-and-2th-century-ad.jpg
http://images.tinypic.pl/i/00663/xqrpnlji7pnn.jpg

Perhaps you could model it on the diadems from the Colossus of Barletta or this bust from the Louvre, both of which are assumed to be of Theodosius II? It's a little later than the game's start date, but not by a lot, and it has the benefit of being both much closer to the time period than the Tetrarchs or Septimius Severus and a toned-down appearance of your original version for those who are bothered by it. Also FWIW, according to one of the sources I'm using, the diadem would be gold, at least for triumphs. I don't know what it would look like for everyday use and/or leading a battle, but it seems befitting of a richer, ascendant ERE.

[Iaius Statius Laurentius]

Eastern Roman Emperor based on historical sources. Hat is historical, too. I am sure that I will change Eastern Roman Emperor in next version, because most of you don't like his hat. I will add him diadem or helmet. Western Emperor has helmet so probably I will choose diadem.
Probably I will leave bronze cuirass because it's a majestic element and late emperors used it, too. Lamellar armor is used by other leaders like Hun and Alan.

Oh cool, I didn't know that diadems were an option in the game. I looked for them in the models pack file and didn't find any diadems: are you making your own or did you find one in there? They're much better than the strange, early-era wreath that vanilla uses.

Honestly I think both the Western and Eastern emperors should wear diadems. If you look at all their coins and everything, Honorius and Arcadius are basically consistently portrayed with diadems. Sculptures too, and with Honorius even the more modern traditions of painting show him wearing a pseudo-crown.

These two guys are basically the most unmartial emperors they were, and so they should look the part.

Anyway, just my suggestion! Put the diadem on whichever you will, it'll be cool to see it on even one of them.

Now I'm very eager for the new version.

[Fedual]

Thank all of you for your comments and opinions on my mod. New Mediafire link was added.

Next version with many changes will be in next week:
- new look of heirs, too,
- 2D portraits (family tree, units cards)
- changes of some leaders (new shields patterns, ERE leader's hat replace to helmet, etc.),
- new, better colors of clothes for all leaders,
- delete Geat leader's 'second' helmet from battle.

How is the new version coming along KLA?

[Baron Ace]

wow! thats really great work, def going to use this. is there any way to show how you did this? i tried to make some changes to the faction leaders myself but they would revert to the generic armor when a new leader would emerge, would you know why?

[Baron Ace]

yeah the new faction leader reverts to the old clothes with your mod too

[MattHelm]

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[MattHelm]

Sorry about the empty post, can't delete on tapatalk apparently...

Great work!

[miTo82]

Wow, that Looks great! But there is one illogical thing:

The Geat faction leader now wears a helmlet with the "chainmail face protection", BUT in his right Hand he is holding another helmlet. I am not very experienced with ancient armor, but I think wearing two helmlets is not very favourable in combat :-P

Although I think thet the geat faction leader has the coolest head of all the leaders in the game and you cant see it anymore because of the new helmlet... =)

[Penda the Mercian]

Wow, that Looks great! But there is one illogical thing:

The Geat faction leader now wears a helmlet with the "chainmail face protection", BUT in his right Hand he is holding another helmlet. I am not very experienced with ancient armor, but I think wearing two helmlets is not very favourable in combat :-P

Although I think thet the geat faction leader has the coolest head of all the leaders in the game and you cant see it anymore because of the new helmlet... =)

True þæt^

Also, I noticed that the Saxon leader now has a blue tunic, could you change the cloak and tunic to be green like before?

Anyway, great mod!

[Beorix]

Overall a nice work , but i have the same remark as above, plus :
- Caledonian leader now don't look anymore as a King, rather like a simple peasant !
- ERA Emperor wears a muscular cuirass ,is that historically correct/plausible at this period ? his hat is horrible as well :p

[Verzione]

Great mod!

I have a question though. Could you maybe make an individual download for each faction leader so we could choose which one(s) to have?

Cheers

[pouya2]

the link not work http://www.mediafire.com/error.php?e...eaders_Mod.rar

[SharpEyed]

Cool mod, good job

Thou I didnt like some but they are surely more realistic now, also these are only for starting leaders i guess?

Lastly, Geats are not Christian (at start anyway) but the Faction leader has "Gammadion" on his shield, i think it should be removed from there.

Have a good one

[ercandemirci]

Nice job

[Fedual]

2 complaints only:

- Please change the cloth hat on the Eastern Roman Emperor to something else, or have him wear nothing at all on his head

- The leader of the Geates both has a helmet on his head and holds a helmet in his hand, it looks odd


Other than those two things it is an amazingly well done reskin!