Creative Assembly Flexibility [Archive]

Lehesu

05-09-2003, 22:54

Everything about Rome seems to be great, and I eagerly await its arrival. However, there is one question I want answered above all. How moddable will Rome be? Medieval is very Mod friendly and allows users to edit units and civs, as well as making completly new mods. Will the new game have this versatility? A 3d engine and dynamic map would complicate matters, wouldn't it?

some_totalwar_dude

05-10-2003, 22:38

Well I'm not realy sure. I heard that sprites are harder to mod that textures over a polygon unit.
and I'm sure CA will make rome as mod friendly as they can, they realy are paying attention to modders on the forums.

Leet Eriksson

05-11-2003, 02:25

in terms of modding unit stats it would probably be alot easier than MTW i beleive.

Lehesu

05-11-2003, 02:58

That's mainly what I am concerned with, the stats. That and allocating units to different time periods and civs. CA does it's best, but sometimes I think that certain units belong elsewhere or should have different stats.

BDC

05-11-2003, 19:40

Generally 3d games are a lot easier to mod than 2d ones, and as the whole of RTW is 3d it should be much easier to mod the maps and stuff.

Shahed

05-11-2003, 19:44

Do we know for sure if the battle engine will continue to use stats ? or will we have a completely new battle engine ?

Stormer

05-11-2003, 20:37

hmm http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

Nelson

05-11-2003, 22:59

Access to the unit skins would be great.

Monk

05-14-2003, 02:54

Quote[/b] (Nelson @ May 11 2003,16:59)]Access to the unit skins would be great.
yes it would be great...great indeed http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

JeromeGrasdyke

05-14-2003, 23:23

This is a topic quite close to my (and the rest of the programming team's) heart ;-) The Rome engine is very modable indeed - we think you will be pleasantly surprised... Unit skins and stats are only the tip of the iceberg, and total conversions should be very possible.

Jerome ~ CA

Lehesu

05-15-2003, 02:30

Thanks a lot, Jerome. It really is great to have CA members in the forums. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

JeromeGrasdyke

05-15-2003, 14:41

It's been a while, mainly because we've all been very busy over here in the runup to E3. Now that the rush is over, you should be seeing more posts by CA devs...

BDC

05-18-2003, 19:38

Sounds really hopeful, might be worth learning to model just so I can help out more with some mods...

Efrem Da King

05-23-2003, 08:16

Same, Imagine WW1 with that engine It would workd perfectly if you scale down the squares you could get a great western front mod. Cause if building things on strat goes into battle you could put trenches and stuff

Sir Robin

05-23-2003, 23:30

I wonder if we could do RTW Medieval mods.

If we could alter factions and units it might not be to hard to create a medieval mod.

Though that would be alot of work if we can alter architecture.

Efrem Da King

05-24-2003, 02:20

Quote[/b] (Sir Robin @ May 23 2003,17:30)]I wonder if we could do RTW Medieval mods.

If we could alter factions and units it might not be to hard to create a medieval mod.

Though that would be alot of work if we can alter architecture.
Not really only for for britain and france and then basically only adding windmills and stuff.

Lehesu

05-25-2003, 17:17

Yeah. I hope that if CA ever runs out of time periods for there games, they will redo the old one's with the new engine. I like Medieval, but really like the whole Japanese theme of Shogun. If Shogun was brought up to Rome TW or even Medieval TW... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

Nowake

05-25-2003, 17:28

I don't know about MTW, but I definitely want to have a 3D STW http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif But I think that it could be nicely put in a China TW.

some_totalwar_dude

05-25-2003, 18:50

Lord of the rings totalwar... in 3D *drools*

Efrem Da King

05-28-2003, 10:29

*BOOO HISSSSSSSSSSS*

Lehesu

05-29-2003, 04:22

It's amazing how this thread has been answered, but it still clings to life. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif

Efrem Da King

06-01-2003, 09:21

IT is the way of the spam cycle my friend.

Lehesu

06-01-2003, 18:50

I see, Oh Master.
*bows*
http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/redface.gif -------> (He's subservient)

Efrem Da King

06-02-2003, 09:37

A thread can go on forever I have seen it happem many times.