Ran No Jidai:(Mod for RTW) Screenshots

[bthizle1]

Here are our two forums:
SCC Forums

TWC forums

A simple teaser pic:


This project is designed to be the definitive full conversion historical modification project for the global RTW community to bring back to origins that made great the TW series, SHOGUN total war. It will be focusing on the Sengoku Jidia era in Japan, in which Samurai ruled the lands and Daimyos competed for the title of Shogun.

Here is a current faction list (remember factions can be removed or added as we see fit):

Kyushu:

Shimazu
Otomo


Shikoku:

Chosokabe
Miyoshi

Honshu:

Ouchi
Mori
Amako
Urakami
Hosokawa
Ashikaga(Senate)
Asakura
Oda
Imagawa
Takeda
Hojo
Satomi
Asai
Uesugi
Mogami
Date

rebels(other Daimyos)

total of 20 factions +rebels
So there will be big easy Clans and some little clans, very hard to play.



The Official Unit list:

Ashigaru:


Yari ashigaru

Naginata ashigaru
Yumi ashigaru
Teppo ashigaru

Foot Samurai:

Yari samurai
Te Yari samurai
Yumi samurai

Mounted Samurai:

Yari cavalry
Cavalry scouts(with yumi)
Heavy cavalry(generals bodyguard)

Special:

Nobori unit(inspirational)
Uma jirushi(inspirational)
Nodachi samurai(causes fear, special unit used to hold/take chokepoints and to break wavering troops)
Naginata Sõhei
(units tied to temple complexes in sertain provinces, recruitable if owning clan follows the same sect(would require the religion from BI), if not, they should instead appear as rebels)
Teppo Sõhei
(see above)

Further specials such as clan specific units may be discussed, examples are takeda cavalry and shimazu sharpshooters

Siege:

Sappers
Gate-breaker

Catapult

(Ladders)
If units could be made to climb walls by default, it would be better, japanese walls were quite scaleable, siege ladders were not used.

Basically siege will be a problem since it will be hard to portrait it properly with the RTW-engine.

Mercenaries:

Yari Rõnin
(mid/late era, when clans were destroyed, rõnin increased in number. These masterless samurai were often used during campaigns to increase the number of troops fielded. Many clans have Rõnin shu kashira in their records, these individuals were tasked to organize and lead the rõnin during campaings)

Teppo Rõnin
(see above)

Further mercenaries may be discussed

Special rebels, independants etc:

Naginata Ikko Ikki(small contingents, elite core of Ikko Ikki armies)
Teppo Ikko Ikki(medium contingents)
Yari peasants Ikko Ikki(medium contingents)
Kama peasants Ikko Ikki(main contingents, kama, a farmer tool, will be representative of all the ad hoc weaponry)

Yari Men of Iga
Yumi Men of Iga
Teppo Men of Iga
(The men of Iga defended their area of residence against outside invasions and influence, when Nobunaga made attempts to claim the province by starting the renovation of a local castle, the men of Iga attacked, which promted Nobunagas son Nobuo to make a swift counter-attack, however, he was driven off in shame. Nobunaga eventually quelled all opposition in the region by the siege of Hijiyama, but up until that point, Iga had remained independent from the surrounding might of the Oda clan.

While the men of Iga are often attributed as "ninja", this is not entirely true, most of them were in fact ji-samurai, but many of them were also skilled shinobi, thus, the men of Iga will have speed/terrain bonuses and the ability to hide in the open, while still maintaining the appearance of lower ranking samurai)

Hope everyone is satisfied with this spicy element.

Further rebels, independants etc. may be discussed, the Ainu for example

Strategic units:


Emissary
Kusa(spy)
Shinobi(Assassin)

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Will this mod be for RTW, or RTW(BI)?

Also, when is the release? I wanted to get Shogun, but held because of the graphics. You've done what I wanted CA to do!

[lancelot]

Will there not be any warrior monks and battlefield ninja? (i know they they probably arnt that realistic but damm they were cool, and on the rome engine could look awsome!!)

Units so far look excellent, keep it up!

[bthizle1]

Well, the unit list is not final yet, so that is still a possibility, however don't count on it.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Release date? (approx)

[Kagemusha]

Release date? (approx)

Cant say nothing about it yet.But we are making progress.

[Kraxis]

Will there not be any warrior monks

Naginata Sõhei and Teppo Sõhei = Warrior Monks, with the first as the good old baddies we remember.

I must say that this looks most inspiring. Those are beautiful Ashis you have going there.

You must include Samurai Horse Archers... They were still important in the early period (and make some/one of the older more traditional clans have specialists in this as it was indeed an oldfashioned style).

I want to give a little pointer.
Not all Ashis were as well armoured as the guys we see, in fact these were probably the professional Ashis of the late period. Earlier one were much lighter, seldomly armoured with more than a breastplate or similar directional armour, and that brings my little idea. SHIELDS! Not as shields, but the armour can be reflected into the value given by the shieldbonus. So if the soldier has a breastplate only, then give him a shieldbonus, and thus he is nicely protected to the front but he shouldn't ever turn his back to anyone.

Anyway, what is the Yumi?

[Kekvit Irae]

Anyway, what is the Yumi?

http://www.tucsonkendokai.info/galle...murai-yumi.jpg

The Yumi was the standard bow of the time.

[Kraxis]

Yeah... after following the links for a while that dawned on me.