question to modders

[Eastside Character]

I was thinking so many really good mods are comming. But they are all based on the same idea of warfare.
How about making a STAR WARS mod>
This would be a great challenge
Do you think it is possible to do sth like that.
With all those AT-AT and droids and all that other stuff?
I would really like you to think about it. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif
Hmm http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif

[Wellington]

Quote[/b] (Eastside Character @ Oct. 05 2003,17:41)]I was thinking so many really good mods are comming. But they are all based on the same idea of warfare.
How about making a STAR WARS mod>
This would be a great challenge
Do you think it is possible to do sth like that.
With all those AT-AT and droids and all that other stuff?
I would really like you to think about it. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif
Hmm http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif
Hi EC,

Ok, I have thought about it ...

... for all of 2 seconds http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Basically the MTW/VI engine does not lend itself to such ideas - unless you desire a unit of 60 R2D2's battleing it out with 40 or so C3PO's ... with swords

Any pre-Boer War type mod (whereby armies where still arrayed and fought in blocks of units) is generally suitable for such an Engine. Anything later than that (WW1, which has been suggested before, and so on) I would suggest is unsuitable.

However, one idea just struck me as a result of your post. Interestingly the Star Wars light sabre could be represented for units on the MTW battlefield As you have 12 frames per action, and the weapon is represented on all 12 frames, you could recolour each weapon on each frame to be a slightly different colour - thus giving the impression of a glowing light sabre if you do it correctly. You could also extend the image-rectangle (in the BIFs - and teh ActionsPage definitions) containing such a weapon and add a few random pixels, white/yellow, throughout the 12 frames to illustrate 'sparks' flying off it

Possible? Yes

How you represent Millenium Falcons, however, is another issue http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

Welly

[Eastside Character]

I was aslo thinkig about making light saber.
But there are many other possibilities for units I think.
Troops with lasers and droids firing plasma rifles are theoritecally not much defferent from arquebusiers or handgunners - they walk and fire http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/idea.gif
Jedi Knights and Sith Lords would be propaby sth like Kensai warriors from STW.
A couple of mech/tank/vehicle units could be also made.
I think that all space ships would rather exist only on the camp map.
Map would be galaxy, regions would be star systems or planets.
And lot of other things....
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So what do you think ppl http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif