Chivalry TW - Info & Updates thread

[Lord Adherbal]

We don't have a thread for info, updates and discussion yet so I though I'd make one.

For those who've been living under a rock for the past year: Chivalry Total War is a mod that brings roughly the same time period as Medieval TW to the RTW engine. It starts in 1072 a year after the Byzantine defeat at Manzikert, covers the Crusades (including a special crusading campaign) in 1095 and follwing decades, the hunderd years war between France and England, the Mongol Invasion and goes all the way to +/- 1500 AD, when early firearms were starting to get more popular.

We are currently focusing on the early era: 1072 to ~1200.

Here are a couple of recent screenshots:

Vassal Steppe Cavalry
https://img467.imageshack.us/img467/9499/vasalcav2ai.jpg

Improved Feudal Knights
https://img416.imageshack.us/img416/2865/knights4mg.jpg

Improved Feudal Foot Knights
https://img464.imageshack.us/img464/8854/ffks3fc.jpg

Late Foot Knights
https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/71/knights1ew.jpg
https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/4325/knights25oz.jpg

[Ciaran]

The new knights are indeed a great improvement, not that the earlier version was bad, though.
You´re already working on High and Late units, too?

[SomeNick]

Wow!

Very nice :bow:

The Late Foot Knights look very cool!

Like the FAQ at your other site too. Good idea.

Can't wait for Campaign play : )

[al'Callaendor]

nice!~:)

[killerxguy]

Cool!

[HahnHolio]

very awesome looking units ... CTW is the most anticipated project ...
at least for me that is !!!
keep u with dis kewl modding and i shall die sitting infront of my screen, playing CTW when i´m 75 !!!!

cheers

HahnHolio

[Lord Adherbal]

the Late FKs have been improved a bit
https://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7186/ohmy4kl.jpg

[AquaLurker]

Looking forward to the completion of this mode, is it going to be made for BI or 1.2 only, maybe it would be great to use BI combat system as it seems better in my opinnion.

[Lord Adherbal]

the full version will be for BI, and there will be a limited version for RTW (battles only)

[killerxguy]

Good BI with CTW will make an exelent game! Anything changed from the mod's plans due to different features in BI?

[Myrddraal]

Excellent as usual :bow:

We expect no less from you now :smile:

[Geoffrey S]

The best thin about the mod is that it all looks just right; everything fits together perfectly, from the units to the landscape. Certainly an improvement over a lot of other mods, where colours sometimes don't match nicely or don't fit with the landscape.

[Lord Adherbal]

screenshot to show that the conversion of the Grand Campaign to BI is almost completed

https://img352.imageshack.us/img352/9929/borders22oj.jpg

[Radier]

So pretty... ~:mecry:

[AmbrosiusAurelianus]

Excellent, Adherbal. Don't forget to correct the spelling of *Leicester*. Sorry for my pedantry.

[al'Callaendor]

very nice!

[Pewe]

I Can't Wait!

[al'Callaendor]

"WE" can't wait!~D

[HahnHolio]

wow ... with more provinces!
i have to admit that i love this mod!
keep us posted with this great stuff, as it will ease the pain of waiting :)

greetz

HahnHolio

[Ciaran]

Too bad the campaign will probably never released, according to this:
http://www.stratcommandcenter.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13599

It requires a new patch for BI and I´m less than optimistic about the probability of CA making one, and one fixing what´s required for this mod, too.

[Meneldil]

Jerome said the issue would be solved in the next patch...

[Lord Adherbal]

there's a way around this with scripting, it's just annoying. And meanwhile I have enough other stuff to spend my time on.

[Pompei the Great]

Not bad. It's getting better every day.

[Sun Tzui]

Great Mod!

Great Units!

~:cheers:

[Meneldil]

Adherbal']there's a way around this with scripting, it's just annoying. And meanwhile I have enough other stuff to spend my time on.


Hum, sorry, but how did you solve the building issue with scripting ?

[Pompei the Great]

Pretty good stuff...but do you need help on the Crusades and Hundred Years War?

[Cesare diBorja]

I can't wait for the SP Campaign. I don't want to play MP. To much work unless you got a tight group. I'll be waiting an eternity. Oh well

[Lord Adherbal]

Hum, sorry, but how did you solve the building issue with scripting ?

buildings can be placed through scripting (console_command create_building town_name building_name IIRC). So I can first generate the rwm file without buildings, then add the new techtree, then add the new buildings with a script. But it's annoying and it might be slow adding 100s of buildings with that method.

[Pompei the Great]

Glad to hear that there is progress and now buildings. Do you think that there will be another beta version?

[tutankamon]

you gues are incredible ~D can't wait to play this mod :charge:

[Lord Adherbal]

since this thread isn't getting any updates I'll post Dirty Peasant's latest work here:

Swiss pikemen
https://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5144/siwsspikemen6tj.jpg[/QUOTE]

Hussites with pavise shield(ill make it shorter a bit maybe)
https://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5678/pavise8qk.jpg

Billmen
https://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6942/billmen2dc.jpg

Gothic foot knights
https://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1945/gothicfootknights3jx.jpg

Polish MAA
https://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2763/poland8ye.jpg

Teutonic men-at-arms with their leader(leaders model will be used by all other Christian factions with different textures)
https://img133.imageshack.us/img133/8953/crusaders8vh.jpg

Fighting against halberdiers.Still i dont know if there will be heavy armored halberdiers in plate armor or only these in chainmail.
https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3208/crusadersvshalb9mb.jpg

[Epistolary Richard]

Very nice. If you hit the NumLock key and space bar you can get rid of the blue line at the bottom and the cursor.

[wlesmana]

Whoa, those models look stupendous!
New animations too!

[Ahmose]

Good work man, you beaten MTW II, I think I will throw my copy of MTWII from the window and play your mod. I want it badly :wall: .

Good luck :).

[Dooz]

Those really look unreal. Amazing. Amazing I say! The Teutonic men-at-arms are a wonder to behold. I can NOT wait to slaughter thousands of lambs that have strayed from the path..... or... well you know how it goes. Really, really great stuff. Obviously. Oh I jusstt cann't waiiitttt..... to be kiinnnggggg.



-edit-

Since the new links were put up for the Beta, I dl-ed the mod. All excited, I started her up. Unfortunately, it crashes right at the initial load screen : (

It is for RTW 1.2 right? If so, anything else that might be causing this?

[Cesare diBorja]

But which will be the better?.........should have gone for the SP game as well. I won't play this mod, likely as it does not have a SP game. Waited too long.

diBorgia

[Lord Adherbal]

But which will be the better?.........should have gone for the SP game as well. I won't play this mod, likely as it does not have a SP game. Waited too long.

yeah let's blame it on MP, and not on the fact that I basicly worked on this mod alone, while RTR, EB etc have an army of moddellers, scripters etc


It is for RTW 1.2 right? If so, anything else that might be causing this?

yes the 0.27(b) beta is for 1.2. Do you get some sort of error message ?

[Dooz]

Nope. No message at all. Just right at the loading screen, shuts down and that's it.

Just out of curiosity, are these latest screenshots on the page in 0.27?

[Lord Adherbal]

hell no, that version didn't even have unique skins for the units of all 4 available factions. Actualy I can't advice playing it anymore, cos Chivalry in it's current state is in no way comparable to that old beta anymore.

[Dooz]

Ah, well then, I'll just wait for a newer release. Kinda glad though, now I won't feel as bad about not being able to play the current build.

[Dirty peasant]

@Adherbal
Thnx for organizing this thread!=)
Some more screens
Redone late Men-at-arms(wearing plate armour and a variation of sallet with nasal,should carry small buckler perhaps).
https://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2006/later3al.jpg
https://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9393/later28db.jpg
https://img69.imageshack.us/img69/327/later32fc.jpg

[Dooz]

Oh man, these look awesome. I'm having some trouble seeing their shields though. Am I missing something?

[Dirty peasant]

@Wonderland
Shiels are missing now,cause i havent decided which type unit should use
Gendarmes(horses by Adherbal)
https://img394.imageshack.us/img394/511/gendarmes1tw.jpg
https://img212.imageshack.us/img212/4144/gendarmes20ok.jpg

[Cesare diBorja]

Your efforts are commendable, nonetheless.

[Stormy]

Amazing... as always.

[paullus]

"Have at you, silly English kniggits!" --the studly Gendarmes

beautiful work...waiting for the release before buying BI...

[Ciaran]

Amazing, and I agree with Paullus.
The late MAA and the Gendarmes could use the same shields as the MaA in the first post use. It would look well enough.

[Dirty peasant]

Updated Gendarmes
https://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1972/gendarmelate1af.jpg
https://img57.imageshack.us/img57/5319/gendarmelate20ai.jpg

[LorDBulA]

How big textures are you using?

[Dirty peasant]

512x512:juggle2:

[hellas1]

WOW!

Need I say more?

BTW, when will the full mod be released folks?

Excellent job! Sorry I really don't know anything from this era just stuff about gunpowder and early guns/handcannons, and steppe warriors :no:

God bless you and your efforts! ~;)

[tutankamon]

:jawdrop: need I say more?

[Dirty peasant]

Longbowmen.
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/848/longbow28df.jpg
https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/5750/longbow39am.jpg

[richyg13]

Can you post one of your gloss maps here cus i wna see how you set up your alphas so i can get my own to look better :)

[Dirty peasant]

Some battle screens
https://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4637/battle2mm.jpg
https://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6831/battle26zz.jpg
https://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2835/battle34ed.jpg

[Ciaran]

Damn you, stop teasing us and release something playable! This is torture.

By which I mean: :2thumbsup: Fantastic work. I like the shields on the Men at Arms, they would look good on the Gendarmes as well.

[Dirty peasant]

The release is at hand,it will feature early era,those units posted above made by me and Adherbal will be incl.as a patch probably(if we wont release full high and late era).I want to play it myslef,beleive me,im tired of playing custom battles with my own units only:no:

[Ciaran]

You won´t release High and Late? At all? That´s bad news...

[paullus]

Looky, looky, CA ain't the only ones with full 3d shields...battle shots look great by the way

[Dirty peasant]

Ill post all the recent screens here,as some sort of promotion ;) *Note the axes of the militiamen are temp.
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/militiamen.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/militiamen2.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/royalknightsENGL.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/royalknightsENGL2.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/royalknightsFRA.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/0230copy.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/lancersspanish.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/lanbattle.jpg

[Geoffrey S]

Wow. :2thumbsup:

It's probably cliche, but those models look as good as anything I've seen from MTW2 thus far. In fact, I'd say the textures are even better.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

can you help the battle events sounds dont work, such as you genral is dead or the enemy general is routing. also is there crusades? its been 1100 AD. btw cant wait for high and late eras!

[Cesare diBorja]

Battles are CTDing with Peasant cards coming up in place of horse archers and mounted seargents. Is anyone going to fix this so battles can actually be played and not auto-calc'ed?

diBorgia

P.S. haven't seen the Pics of the Arquebusiers yet. Will you please show these?

[alpaca]

Sorry that I didn't answer for two days, but I didn't log on.
You really might want to check out our subforums on the TWC or the SCC, they are better supported ;)

[Dirty peasant]

eah,for information about patches,updates or bugs head to our scc forums.Here are screens of reskinned units from the early beta,theyll be incl in the patch
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/feud2.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/feud1.jpg
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/dirtypeasant/axes3.jpg

[The Spartan (Returns)]

looks good!!

[AnthoniusII]

BIZANTINE ARMIES AND THEIR UNIFORMS

Even your job looks great i have some sugestions about Bizantine Armies
scins. Acording to Dr.Ostrogorsky Bizantine army,succesor of the Roman one,
was until 13th century the only "regular" army in Europe.
That meens that professional units had uniforms of the same kind.
For example,units like your "themata taxeis","horse archers","trapeziatoi"
should have the same outfit like "skoutatoi"exept the armor of course.
Provincional units "thematic vandums" used the same type of shields like
"skoutatoi"since 8th centhury.
If the unit you use as "themata taxeis"where multi role infantry,I meen
spearmen and juvelineers they whould be a perfect simulation of"Akritai",
Bizantine borderers.
My opinion for maximun realism is that you must redesign the bizantine
scins using parts of the Rusian ones you have.
For the record Rusians copied Bizantines,not the oposite way.
Rusian general and family member scin is perfect for Bizantine ones too.

[Knight-Kostya]

Hello all.
I played this mod.Very good mod.
That what i like more is history, mod's units is historic units.
But if you make mod with historic events, that will be a best mod what i saw.