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**Rusty Hammer** · April 26, 2007, 06:28 PM

tornnight I was so excited to hear about where you are taking this mod I though it deserved its own thread so those of us that are sitting at home checking this forum everyday for your next masterpiece can beg you for more info.

So to quote you we may soon be seeing the following implemented in TLR

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Hehe the next version will have tons of new goodies. Some that are similar to those RPG things you mention.

I've actually discovered something noone has been able to do ever before. Remove ancillaries via script.

ETA? Dunno. It's getting much closer but at least a week or two.

It wil include things like
Event Graphics
Leadership Crown Ancillaries
Command, Battle Experience, Governance, and Military Rank traits.
Islamic Princesses
New Factions,
AOR/ZOR Mercenary Troop recruitment

It's going to be a big one.

**tornnight** · April 27, 2007, 02:50 PM

Yep I got the Crown Ancillaries working.

Basically your king will have a crown based on his performance. There will be 10 crowns starting with a Silver Circlet up to a Shining Jeweled Crown. Thank acegogo for the graphics.

I'm also trying to get the ancillaries for the Military Rank working.

There will be 6 levels of Military Rank. In order to advance, you have to WIN a battle. The more decisive the win, the more chance you have to advance.

There will also be a Governance attribute based on how long you are a governor of a settlement. The longer, the more skilled you become.

Also a Command Experience attribute. This is basically battle experience and you gain it even if you lose a battle. As long as you survive, you learn something.

Finally there will be a Campaigner attribute that measures how good you are at maneuvering your army around. The more experience, the further you can see and move.

**Lochlain** · May 09, 2007, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by tornnight

There will also be a Governance attribute based on how long you are a governor of a settlement. The longer, the more skilled you become.

Will this mean that leaving guys in settlements won't turn them into gambling, shady, corrupted swine?

**tornnight** · April 27, 2007, 02:52 PM

The new factions are coming along. So far I've added the Syrian Caliphate, Abbassid Caliphate, Kwarezmian Empire, Sultanate of Rum, and Kievan Rus'.

They may only have a few unique units each at first but I'll add more as the mod progresses. Or if I get additional help.

**tornnight** · April 27, 2007, 02:54 PM

So far I have the AOR/ZOR working for the mercenary buildings. However, I haven't enforced the regular building recruitment to be limited to an area.

The plan still is to make the player build up their government in a newly conquered area before they can recruit their faction units.

**Dooz** · April 28, 2007, 05:47 AM

Holy hell, these new features are amazing. Sorry, don't know if I should be posting here or just torn with updates, but I just saw it and it sounds awesome. Seems like this mod is truly progressing the fastest and implementing great new ideas with every release. Great stuff torn and the gang, can't wait.

**Rusty Hammer** · April 28, 2007, 11:23 AM

Will you be implementing an attribute that shows how many seasons a general has been campaigning, and I assume the battle experience attribute will basically be like a tally of battles faught i.e. inexperienced soldier, veteren soldier, etc.

torn, sounds awesome, as soon as I see your next beta in this forum it's going on my computer, then I just need to decide which faction to play.

keep it up

**onefistedboxer** · April 28, 2007, 11:36 AM

I tend to get bored with the number of seige battles in vanilla, could you use the Campaigner attribute to reduce upkeep when in enemy teritory and increase decimation to the enemy region your in?

It might help coax armies out from behind walls and let you build armies for specific purposes with specific general.

**tornnight** · April 28, 2007, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Rusty Hammer

Will you be implementing an attribute that shows how many seasons a general has been campaigning, and I assume the battle experience attribute will basically be like a tally of battles faught i.e. inexperienced soldier, veteren soldier, etc.

torn, sounds awesome, as soon as I see your next beta in this forum it's going on my computer, then I just need to decide which faction to play.

keep it up

Yep, It will give you bonuses to marching ability and field of view.

Originally Posted by onefistedboxer

I tend to get bored with the number of seige battles in vanilla, could you use the Campaigner attribute to reduce upkeep when in enemy teritory and increase decimation to the enemy region your in?

It might help coax armies out from behind walls and let you build armies for specific purposes with specific general.

The only way I can think of doing that is if I added a field cost script to the game. I don't think I'm prepared to do that.

If you're in

**Asean** · April 28, 2007, 09:22 PM

This mod is losing my interest. Put in new factions, start out with the Crusader faction.

**Dooz** · April 29, 2007, 03:34 AM

Lmao, that's a good one...

**Heinrich von Sachsen** · April 29, 2007, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by tornnight

Yep, It will give you bonuses to marching ability and field of view.

The only way I can think of doing that is if I added a field cost script to the game. I don't think I'm prepared to do that.

If you're in

I dont know the exact details, but EB has a trait which allows generals to get money equal to thier armies upkeep when they devastate an enemy square, this would work.

**tornnight** · April 29, 2007, 09:57 AM

I won't be putting in a Crusader faction unless I figure out a good way to do emerging scripted factions.

Regardless, thats no time soon.

**CelphTitled** · April 29, 2007, 10:47 AM

didnt you already mention you added like 5 factions....lmao
looking forward for next version, have this feeling it wud be out when im done w/ my tests.
the new features sound great, but is there gunna be any improvement to 1.2 AI? or will you be keeping the 1.2 AI features?

**tornnight** · April 29, 2007, 12:37 PM

Huh. I'll have to look into that.

**Rusty Hammer** · April 29, 2007, 11:09 PM

torn I've been sticking with the Dues Lo Vult mod for a bit simply to test the 1.2 patch (leaked). The AI is vastly improved in my opinion and it seems pretty stable. The problem that a lot of people have is in the installer when they load the patch. Not sure how unit balancing would go if you implemented the leaked patch, but the balance seems pretty decent as is. No on the other side of things don't get me started on these damn scripts in DLV, I like/hate them at the same time.

One more quick question.... any update on the progress of your next release, I'm chomping at the bit hear to start on your next beta.

by the way your mod is still hands down my favorite, I can't wait to see what you can do with 1.2 patch from CA word on the street is it makes modding a lot more stable