Project X - Into the Heart of Darkness

**Dragour** · June 05, 2019, 02:13 PM

On the far east side with the Indian sea region, are we able to sail from Africa up to India/Middle east? Can't tell if there is space on the corner in Arabia or not

**4zumi** · June 05, 2019, 02:36 PM

yes, there is a small waterstrait you can slip through

**4zumi** · June 26, 2019, 02:54 PM

For everyone wondering. Project x is still in development. I just take a break because i was sucked into spellforce 3 soul harvest and 3k. And now 36 degree celsius is too damn hot for modding. I am melting here, even a Bikini is too much to wear. Thanks climate change and middle european hell pot without a breeze.

I hope you all manage the weather better. Thats it for now.
Thanksloveyoubye

**Dragour** · June 26, 2019, 08:52 PM

Oh I am feeling your pain =O -freezing ass off with negative degrees down here-.. the exact same situation XD

**=Bright=** · June 28, 2019, 02:05 PM

Glad to know you're still working on the project! I'm really excited to see the final result.

Regarding the heat my doctor once said something beautiful: "Bei dem Wetter muasst viel trinken - und ab und zu a Wasser" (read with deep bavarian accent)

**4zumi** · June 30, 2019, 03:18 PM

For all the non german speakers it is roughly translated to:

"You have to drink much under these weather conditions - and sometimes water too"

I try to do that

**Hong Xiuquan** · September 01, 2019, 09:05 AM

Looks like great work so far 4zumi! I'm greatly enjoying Total Vanilla. An Africa-focused counterpart would be fun.

Regarding factions, I think that besides a Christian Ethiopia and Makuria you could add a Muslim Somali faction in the Horn of Africa. This could be called the Adal/Ifat Sultanate or simply the Somali Sultanate and could add some competition in the region. That would also remove the need for the Bedouins, since the Somalis could simply expand beyond the narrow Red Sea.

**4zumi** · September 30, 2019, 09:41 AM

Hey Hong,

thanks for the suggestion. I will keep it in mind.

@everybody else wondering where I have been

As mentioned earlier I had some stress jobwise and private, so I was a tad (understatement) inactive, but I keep an eye on the forum and so forth.

Project X is not dead, it just progresses a little slow due to above mentioned things. But I plan on finishing my holy trinity of mods for Medieval 2. So it may take some time, especially with all the new African factions and being busy in RL.

So, here is some old news I assembled a while ago.

These are the current factions.

Old Hood:

England
Scotland
HRE
France
Spain
Poland
Hungary
Venice
Denmark
Norway
Lithuania
Moors
Egypt
Turks
Byzantium
Novgorod
Sicily
Papal States
Golden Horde
Il-Khanate
Free Cities

New Kids on the Block:

Flanders
Serbia

Bulgaria

Sweden

Makuria-Sudan
Mali
Aethiopia
Tuareg
Kanem-Born
Georgia

**sullivanclan1** · September 30, 2019, 11:19 AM

I can't understand the white text. What does it say?

**Lusitanio** · September 30, 2019, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by sullivanclan1

I can't understand the white text. What does it say?

You just had to click and pass the mouse over it but it says:

Old Hood: England Scotland HRE France Spain Poland Hungary Venice Denmark Norway Lithuania Moors Egypt Turks Byzantium Novgorod Sicily Papal States Golden Horde Il-Khanate Free Cities New Kids on the Block: Flanders Serbia Bulgaria Sweden Makuria-Sudan Mali Aethiopia Tuareg Kanem-Bornu Georgia

**sullivanclan1** · September 30, 2019, 03:05 PM

Oh I see!

**4zumi** · October 01, 2019, 05:51 AM

whoops, made a formatting mistake
thanks Lusitanio

**Dragour** · October 01, 2019, 06:35 PM

Haha I was wondering why the factions were being kept in the hidden text =P and damn, I thought the New Kids on the Block were their own faction haha jk

**4zumi** · January 20, 2020, 01:16 PM

So, for everyone wondering, I am not dead. And this is still in the frying pan. Might take some good amount of time but will be the final instance of my trilogy.

**johnswan** · May 12, 2020, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by 4zumi

So, for everyone wondering, I am not dead. And this is still in the frying pan. Might take some good amount of time but will be the final instance of my trilogy.

That's good to hear.