ZHAN GUO Mod, Warring States in China

[sephodwyrm]

CHF and PILLAR MODDING TEAM proudly announces:
ZHAN GUO TOTAL WAR



The year is 480 BC.

The feudal Zhou dynasty has lasted for nearly 6 centuries, and it groans under the weight of the years.

The feudal order of the Etiquettes are collapsing on all fronts. The great sage Confucius nears the end of his life, lamenting the corruption of social order, where the lord is no longer a lord, a servant no longer a servant, where son slays father, and father does not spare his son.

The once great state of Jin is but a mere shadow of its former self. Her great houses of Zhao, Wei, Han, Zhi, Fan and Zhong Hang， plot and war against each other. The house of Tian now has complete control over the governance of Qi, and the 3 Huan of Lu monopolizes state politics. The age of dukes and barons are over. A new age of kings is approaching.

To the south, the native people of Wu and Yue have molded their states into powerful kingdoms after the great states of the Central Plains. The king of Wu, Fu Chai, leads an invincible army to contest the title of Supreme Lord, trained under the legendary Sun Wu himself. The Yue under king Gou Jian acts as a vassal, but secretly plots to destroy their master.

The warfare will not end. It has not ended since it started in 770 BC when the Son of Heaven was slain at Li Mountain.

Only 1 state will call for an end to this unending strife, and the only way is war.
This is Warring States, Total War.

Zhan Guo MOD is a project done by Rome TW enthusiasts and is led by drackla and the pillar team. Many members also participated in the Great Qin Empire mod. This mod will have a historically accurate Chinese map and 14 playable factions (which might be subject to change).

PILLAR MOD LEADER
- Drackla 德拉克拉

CHF leader of the MOD
- General Zhaoyun, founder and admin
- Sephodwyrm, English language spokesman, Concept Artist, Historian, Translator

15% of the units are done.
General layout and outline of maps are done.
Basic concept arts for major Chinese states are done. Moving on to expanded series.

VISIT our HEADQUARTERS
http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/ind...showtopic=3996
CHF HEADQUARTERS
http://game.ali213.net/showthread.php?thre...30&pagenumber=2
YOUXIA HEADQUARTERS

I entertain all questions about this era of Chinese History on CHF or here. I check this thread less often though.... ;)

[sephodwyrm]

SCREENSHOTS

[sephodwyrm]

CONCEPT ARTS

[Spartacus]

Very nice looking units. Great skinning also can't wait for the campaign map screenies aswell as this mod looks promising.

[Sundjata Keita]

Very good concept art you have there, the units also look very good although I suggest changing the face slightly so it looks less generic. Good luck with it.

[Tulius Hostilius]

Wonderful! I really new idea!
And the concept art looks promising…

[waitcu]

hihi , here is waitcu from china , i am a teammate of the pillar mod team , nice to meet everybody here . if you want to provide some help to us and give us some sponsor, please contact me , foxadams@21cn.com or waitcu@hotmail.com

[Monkwarrior]

Good luck with the mod, mates.

[GoreBag]

Keeping it in Chinese would make the whole mod kind of a niche product. It looks to me as though you all are doing a good job, but I won't play it if I don't know what my messages say.

[sephodwyrm]

Well, if you played Shogun TW, that's is what we meant. We want the events, unit orders, music and sound etc to be authentically Chinese.

As for user texts etc, the translation department (me included) will make sure that everything is provided in clear and correct English.
So, chances are that the game would be approachable for any English using gamers here. I personally would be using the English mode because my computer can't read Chinese...(I just see question marks all day).

If my English ability is in question, feel free to pelt me with questions about the mod. I'll answer them to the best of my abilities in English...

[GoreBag]

Well, if you played Shogun TW, that's is what we meant. We want the events, unit orders, music and sound etc to be authentically Chinese.

As for user texts etc, the translation department (me included) will make sure that everything is provided in clear and correct English.
So, chances are that the game would be approachable for any English using gamers here. I personally would be using the English mode because my computer can't read Chinese...(I just see question marks all day).

If my English ability is in question, feel free to pelt me with questions about the mod. I'll answer them to the best of my abilities in English...

I loved Shogun and I understand your concerns surrounding atmosphere. Shogun felt better to play than the others do..

Alright, then, you have my full support.

[waitcu]

hey guy , this is a complete different form mod three kingdoms,
the three kingdoms's period is A.D 220-A.D 280 , why the three kingdoms is dying .because the mod team didn't know how to creat a new china's map ,and not this team is disband . and now ,this technology is broke through.and the work is continue by a man just a man in charge . our team is helping him to contiune it .
ZHAN GUO Mod, it use china's map , china's nations , china's real history (B.C 475─B.C 221), china's classical music etc . so i tell you this is a new game of total war not just a mod game .so please make clear the china's history
here is a web you can find the period out .
http://www.coinculture.com/Images/history/10s.htm

and we won't give up the work of this mod , it's won't die in any way i promises you .
ZHAN GUO Mod, Warring States in China will show you the greatest civilization at the time in the world.
here i post the map , don't make any rumour guy

[waitcu]

[waitcu]

[waitcu]

[swordolf]

good

[al'Callaendor]

the mod is for RTW 1.2, RTW 1.3 or BI?

[shifty157]

Thats some very impressive work. Awesome job.

Are you sure the ladder thing can be used though? And wont the catapult need a new skeleton?

What did china have in the way of explosives by this time period?

Keep up the incredible work.

[waitcu]

do you know the china's civilization at the time ? if you want to get some information please to
http://www.chinahistoryforum.com

in fact china have many incredible things at the time

[waitcu]

here post another pic

[waitcu]

[vale]

the new feature are getting better everyday :)

[vlad 1]

wow -like new game
where i can download this mod

[Geoffrey S]

Looking very good, although the buildings could do with some more vibrant textures. But that's just nitpicking, keep up the good work!

[waitcu]

the mod is developing , 20% have completed

[vlad 1]

20% have completed -I think need long time for finish

[vale]

the name of this mod in chinese is zhan gou but if you translated it back to english it will be three kingdom :)

[wlesmana]

uh... zhang guo actually means "middle kingdom" which is what chinese people call China. So Zhang Guo Total War = China Total War.

I'm a bit confused now. Is the mod based on the rise of the han dynasty (Liu Bang's exploits) or the Three Kingdoms era. Or both? Or is it the rise of the Chin dynasty, the first unified china?

[sephodwyrm]

Zhan Guo = Warring Kingdoms (States)
Zhong Guo = Middle Kingdom
Zhong Yuan = Central Plains

I hope this clears up your confusion.
We'll be using Hanyu Pinyin romanisation in the translations. Wade Giles romanisation is insufficient for our needs. Btw, it is also the system used by PRC and Singapore. It is poised to replace the clumsy Wade Giles system.

Game takes place 480-190 BC (speculative). In any case, it covers the end of the Spring and Autumn era to the Warring States to unification under Qin dynasty, the Chu-Han wars and the consolidation of the Han dynasty at the capital of Chang An under Emperor Hui of Han (after Liu Bang).

[waitcu]

i hope everybody can to our sub-fourm , in there , we post many history , hand draw etc ,we are waiting for you .

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=72