Wellington
11-12-2002, 01:00
Hi Guys,
I have one simple question. This question is direcxted to both 'established modders' who are amending there own versions of MTW to provide/amend/create different/new Units and also to those of us 'newbie modders' who may well be interested in this general area of modding but have either not yet fully investigated the possibilities or find it all a bit confusing.
So, what is the question? It's this -
Q: If a utility was provided for this community, specifically for MTW unit/animation modding, what features and functionality would you like it to contain?
To extrapolate on that question I am really asking "what do you find most confusing to understand, most difficult to ascertain/work out, most difficult to see/visualise (in terms of file/folder relationships), most difficult to amend/change/modify (ie: crusader_unit_prod11.txt), most frustrating in terms of finding information in respect of (and/or relationships in terms of) the MTW files/folders pertaing to unit/animation modding".
For example, the utility BIFReader 2.1 has offered Shogun/MTW modders immense advantages in terms of viewing, format changing and editing of images contained within multiple frame BIFs. However this utility is an IMAGE utility. What would you expect of a utility that offered, for example, browsing/editing/validation/cross-referencing of the main uni/animation files and also similar functionality that would pertain to the actual figure images (ie: unit sprites) that comprise an MTW unit.
Ok, if you've read this far then you are either an established MTW modder or a 'newbie' who is eager to investigate the potential offered by the game. Therefore any utililty that would make our hobby/interest/ (or err ... fetish?) a bit easier would be beneficial.
So, whether you think you are experienced or unexperienced in terms of Unit/Animation modding ... it matters not. I only ask that you provide your thoughts and opinions on what YOU feel would be useful to YOU.
NO opinion is stupid or unrealistic. Tell me what you think.
(BTW: Please - no "we want a utility that would give us a complete 'xxx: Total War' or 'yyy: Total War' with all the files/folder and BIF images for this mod")
I have one simple question. This question is direcxted to both 'established modders' who are amending there own versions of MTW to provide/amend/create different/new Units and also to those of us 'newbie modders' who may well be interested in this general area of modding but have either not yet fully investigated the possibilities or find it all a bit confusing.
So, what is the question? It's this -
Q: If a utility was provided for this community, specifically for MTW unit/animation modding, what features and functionality would you like it to contain?
To extrapolate on that question I am really asking "what do you find most confusing to understand, most difficult to ascertain/work out, most difficult to see/visualise (in terms of file/folder relationships), most difficult to amend/change/modify (ie: crusader_unit_prod11.txt), most frustrating in terms of finding information in respect of (and/or relationships in terms of) the MTW files/folders pertaing to unit/animation modding".
For example, the utility BIFReader 2.1 has offered Shogun/MTW modders immense advantages in terms of viewing, format changing and editing of images contained within multiple frame BIFs. However this utility is an IMAGE utility. What would you expect of a utility that offered, for example, browsing/editing/validation/cross-referencing of the main uni/animation files and also similar functionality that would pertain to the actual figure images (ie: unit sprites) that comprise an MTW unit.
Ok, if you've read this far then you are either an established MTW modder or a 'newbie' who is eager to investigate the potential offered by the game. Therefore any utililty that would make our hobby/interest/ (or err ... fetish?) a bit easier would be beneficial.
So, whether you think you are experienced or unexperienced in terms of Unit/Animation modding ... it matters not. I only ask that you provide your thoughts and opinions on what YOU feel would be useful to YOU.
NO opinion is stupid or unrealistic. Tell me what you think.
(BTW: Please - no "we want a utility that would give us a complete 'xxx: Total War' or 'yyy: Total War' with all the files/folder and BIF images for this mod")