It looks great!
Really looking foward to it.
Between which years will it take place?
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It looks great!
Really looking foward to it.
Between which years will it take place?
There will be 4 campaigns - 3 in european map and one on British Isles.
The time frame is between 1480 and 1700, but for the game purposes some campaigns end later ( e.g. Religious Turmoil starts in 1572 so it is expected to end later than in 1700).
Some new screenshots:
More event pictures were added - examples:
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ach/event2.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ach/event1.jpg
Here are some essential animations - work in progress
two types of cuirassiers
in open helmet from early XVIIth century
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rianblack2.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...arianblack.jpg
and earlier ones
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rialcuiras.jpg
Notice the scarf around their belts - it was used to show the unit allegiance since it was hard to find out who is friend and who is not exactly one of them... :skull:
The feature will be present in the mod as well.
During the weekend most of the new files will be uploaded. The new beta will be very simple to install and download and after some time it the new release will be finally released :balloon2: :balloon2:
Regards Cegorach :2thumbsup:
Polish dragoons are finished
fire !
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...trzelajacy.jpg
Charge !
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...zadragonow.jpg
The animations are used by other eastern european units - red will remain as their uniform colour as it should be.
Here are Croat cavalrymen
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...h/chorwaci.jpg
Another helper from Poland Barnim started adding his work towards the common good - his first work - artillery crew
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/obsluga.jpg
One of new units with new description.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...orach/lapp.jpg
Regards Cegorach :2thumbsup:
Impressive work Cegorach! Really Impressive work! I really like it how this mod is coming out. I especially like those Polish Dragoons!~:D And it is interesting that u've actually made SKI INFANTRY! Well Done! My complements!
Thanks, :bow:
Aenarion
Thanks, I still need more animators, but it is getting better and better anyway.
New goodies from YanTraken's forge
IRONSIDES
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b.../ironsides.jpg
First of new cmapaign map pieces - castles
this one for some eastern european factions
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/newfort.jpg
Finally time to present an entire western type army !
Bavarian army from the second part of the 30 years war
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...arianarmy1.jpg
As you can see 2 infantry brigades 200 musketeers and 100 pikemen each form the center of the formation along with one heavy cannon - no regimental cannons yet.
Left flank.
Mounted arquebusiers in morions provide skirmishing screen.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...arianarmy2.jpg
General's unit is made from heavy, black armoured Bavarian Cuirassiers. Later they will be replaced with lighter and cheaper cavalry only with small armour pieces - breast and backplate and helmet mostly. Still at that time these expensive horsemen are the kings of the battlefield in western europe.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...kcuirassie.jpg
Two infantry brigades are placed in the center. Pikemen are used to attack the enemy already weakened by musket fire - later their main task will be musketeer's protection, but now they are the very elite of infantry.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...infbrigade.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...2ndinfbrig.jpg
Right flank consists of lighter and cheaper cavalry.
First there are arquebusiers armed with pistols, carbines and swords. Because cuirassiers are getting lighter and lose armour these arquebusiers will be the new cuirassiers on the battlefields of Europe.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rkebusiere.jpg
Finally even lighter cavalry - reiters who have no armour at all. This chaap and fast cavalry will replace previous arquebusiers when they will be transformed into new cuirassiers.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...my6-reiter.jpg
As you seesome units do not appear in the army like Dragoons which were still quite rare or eastern type cavalry called Croats, but not every commander used them anyway.
More units in progress.
Regards Cegorach :book:
Great units and a great looking mod. I hope you are proud of your work Ceg becasue it is a credit to medieval mods mate
I am. :2thumbsup:
BTW Congratulations !!! :elephant: I hope that the Age of Warlords will be released as you plan :viking:
It is amazing how quickly this thread is moved to the second page of the sub-forum. It means that MTW VI community is very active, but maybe also that this particular historical period isn't too popular too :inquisitive:
Anyway, more screens soon. :book:
More screens - several new animations are in progress YanTraken is getting faster and faster - some of them:
Wallachian Curteni - the image on the shield is supposed to show 'a devil's skeleton' - images like this were quite popular in Wallachia - unfortunatelly it isn't all that well with MTW grapghics to show it properly, but I will try to make it better.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/curteni.jpg
Moldavian Plaiesi
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/plaiesi.jpg
Scottish Moss Troopers - don't worry bonnets will be corrected
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...sstroopers.jpg
One of most curious units in the game Portuguese Arcabuzeiros de Goa
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...eirosdeGoa.jpg
Polish Lisowczycy - advanced stage
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...lisowczycy.jpg
General with bodyguards
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/general.jpg
Line cavalry - this one from Danemark - note that the uniform colour is now used to represent faction allegiation.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/linecav.jpg
More later.
Regards Cegorach :2thumbsup:
This mod looks very very nice and at the look of the screens it looks almost done no? Can you give me a ETA?
There is an earlier release called PMTW 1.0 - much weaker, but you can try it to give you the idea what mod it is - check our subforum for details.
Regards Cegorach :book:
I tried the 1.0 version and now i really cant wait anymore! Will it be done in feburary?
hi where cane i get this mod and are there more patches of this mod or a topic of this mod where cane i look i cant find a forum or a topic of this good looking mod
The Pike & Musket mod can be found in the Pike & Musket subsection of the Hosted Mod forums. Keep in mind that there are two versions of the mod: one for M:TW and one for R:TW.Quote:
Originally Posted by axel
thx mate :2thumbsup:
One note - despite what is written in the readme for 1.0 all campaigns are fully playable, beware though, there are some bugs there which will be eliminated from PMTW 1.5.
More screens soon.
Regards Cegorach
P.S. I am doing everything to have it ready as soon as possible.
More screens, more are prepared, but this time I will show only some saving a couple for later time.
Don't forget that the mod starts in 1480, so there are some earlier units
Hungarian Rac
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...units/rac2.jpg
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...units/rac1.jpg
Now another presentation.
Polish komunik ( cavalry strike force) Ukraine around 1644 ready to hunt down Tatar raiders.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...omunikcaly.jpg
Right flank consists of two units recruited among Ukrainians.
- Polish Dragoons ( Dragoni) were very useful in steppes providing more firepower than any other cavalry. Because most of them were Ukrainians they were cheap to hire, although their loyalty during some Cossack rebellions left much to be desired leaving in masses during Khmelnickij Rebellion, which caused a lot of problems.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rawaflanka.jpg
Cossack cavalry. Some were a part of register ( Kozacy Rejestrowi), and although most were very good infantrymen, their cavalry was employed as well, mostly because it was cheap. Famous irregular Cossack Lancers appeared much later.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/cossacks.jpg
Polish nobility ( Szlachta) was supposed to be ready to fight as a part of militia-like forces called the Levy. Usually more troublesome than useful, there were exceptions like these ukrainian Polish nobles who were used to warfare and their morale and discipline was much higher than in other regions of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ( Rzeczpospolita).
Usually armed with sabres, bows and pistols they provided numbers rather than high quality forces, but were very useful nonetheless.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b.../szlachta1.jpg
Quarter forces - regular army
Medium-light cavalry called Kozacy provided multi-purpose horsemen units armed primary with carbines and pistols, bows were much less popular weapons - contrary to popular beliefs firepower was essential factor in Polish army. These cavalrymen wear kolczuga armour and still use armoured gloves similar to those in western armies.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...zacypolscy.jpg
Husaria in much looser formation than when fighting enemy infantry is the sledgehammer of this army. They are armed with 5 m hollow lances, which not often were used against Tatars where additional speed was more useful - they usually relied on long swords called koncerz and pistols when figting fleet hooved nomad forces. This time however they are supposed to use the lances, which scared Tatars so much, that the very sight of them was often enough to break their morale.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...riacentrum.jpg
Pancerni cavalry appeared to replace Kozacy and provide chaper alternative ( to some extend) for Husaria. They replaced western armoured gloves with karwasz armguard armour plates and are heavier armoured than Kozacy. Still their main task was the same as Kozacy - multi-purpose cavalry supporting Husaria with their firepower.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/pancerni.jpg
A number of Lithuanian and Polish Tatars were serving in the army of the Republic even against their former countrymen. Even if often they remained muslims they were given the same rights as catholics, orthodox or protestant christians.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ts/tatarzy.jpg
More militia from this frontier country adds necessary numbers and more speed as a completely unarmoured light cavalry.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b.../szlachta2.jpg
Regards Cegorach :book:
Impressive screenshots. Looking foward to the mod :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:
Another presentation
Tatar army - somewhere in Ukraine late XVIIth century
It is a typical force consisting only of cavalry, nothing unusual for one of the last nomad armies.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/OGOLNIE.jpg
The army was guided by tatar scouts ( Izci Tatarlar) who now still form a part of vanguard on the left wing of the formation.
Notice that they are eqipped with an additional horse. A common feature in nomad armies, in PMTW only some Tatar units have them which makes them more resilent to anemy firepower and hives them more stamina.
They are able to hide everywhere lying with their steeds in long grass, behind a small hill or using any other kind of cover.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...orach/IZCI.jpg
Tatar with arkans are placed on the left flank ready to use their skills as slave hunters against enemy, especially heavier cavalry.
* the unit idea was based on several remarks that Tatars employed numerous soldiers to seize valuable enemies which could be later sold back for a decent ransom. They were especially useful against heavy cavalry including knights who were especially vulnerable to their lassoos.
- https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ach/ARKANY.jpg
The bulk of the army are light, swift horsemen called Atli Tatarlar armed with bows and sabres, but Khan's bodyguard consists of these Kirim Suvari - tatar armoured cavalry, so better used to prolonged combat.
* tatar leaders and their nobility were using armour if possible. There is a good reason to gather them in units on their own.
- https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...RIMEA-KHAN.jpg
Firearms were rarely used in Crimean armies, in fact ordinary tatars were prohibited from using it at all. Untill XVIIIth century it didn't matter anyway, since bows were more accurate and a skilled archer could achieve very impressive rate of fire launching even 4 arrows before the first one reached its target. Combined with lack of armour in enemy armies (slowly abandoned because of gunpowder weapons) it meant that they could achieve much with bows alone. Still some soldiers from royal domains were trained in use muskets and acted as mounted infantry. They rarely appeared on the battlefield, still when the Khan was present or their presence was deemed necessary they were used in small numbers. Tatar yenicheri-like infantry also existed, but their use was even less frequent, mostly in sieges.
* the mounted infantry called Segmen appears in many sources, it seems there were 10 'companies' of them. The problem is that it is hard to tell when they were introduced to the Crimean army, it is even possible that it happened in the XVIIIth century, beyound the timeframe of the mod. I decided to add them in the late period of the mod. Because I wanted to make them look unique I used Polish Dragoon animations which still have eastern 'look' and there is a good reason that the Tatars really adopted similar uniforms - weather conditions and polish cultural influence ( Khans used Polish in diplomatic correspondence even with other nations like Cossacks, Russians etc) give a good reasonto believe it is acceptable.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ach/SEGMEN.jpg
The majority of Tatar population were badly armed horsemen who joined the army to loot avoiding starvation and saving lives of their family during the frequent periods of famine.
Sometimes even without a sabre and armed with a horse jaw on a stick ( called 'maslak' in Polish) they were still born horsemen and shouldn't be undereastimated. When the opportunity appeared they could be used to attack enemy flank or rear or even to overrun isolated enemy musketeers it it was possible and if they were brave enough to withstand firepower of their infernal weaponry.
- https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rach/NOGAY.jpg
Some Tatars were especially good horse archers. In game they are placed in Kipchak Asker - cavalry using flaming arrows to kill its foe and set building on fire.
* Tatrs were using flaming arrows quite frequently when trying to overrun enemy forts made most often from wood. Besides it gives them another way to destroy fortifications, they need it since artillery is hard to get for them.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/KIPCHAK.jpg
The end.
More animations are in progress, including some of the older ones redesigned, remade or upgraded like one of the most important units in game - Polish Husaria.
They are not ready yet, but I wanted to show you how good work YanTraken is doing.
-https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...h/HUSARIA1.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...WAHUSARIA2.jpg
Regards Cegorach :book:
Time for some screenshots...
Let's start with some eastern european stuff, shall we ?
Historical battles are slowly transformed thanks to the new animations
Klushino 1610
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...impressive.jpg
Some new units
Russian Oprychniki NKVD from the XVIth century. They were wearing black uniforms and placed severed wolf's heads on their saddles to show that they will have no mercy to any opposing Ivan the Terrible's orders.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...oprychniki.jpg
Ottoman Delil - 'hot-headed' cavalry mainly from Serbia. They were wearing most impressive uniforms at that time, but like the Ladsknechts before there was nothing to question their fearsome reputation.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rach/deli2.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rach/deli1.jpg
Many eastern antions used warwagons to create mobile strongholds incredibly useful in the steppes especially against cavalry. They were carrying supplies as well so this way the usually the weakest part of the marching army ( baggage train) became one of the strongest ones.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...orach/wozy.jpg
Many nations had their own dragoons sometimes wearing different clothes and even wearing armour like these imperial dragoons
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...imperdrag2.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ach/impdr1.jpg
Most of them were unarmoured
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/swdrag2.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/swdrag1.jpg
Many dragoon units from late XVIIth century had uniforms amazingly similar to the ones used in Poland - one of the results of polish-french contacts ( many Frenchmen served in polish dragoon units) and the victory at Vienna in 1683 - England for example created one dragoon unit wearing the uniforms intended to be in 'polish fashion'
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/frdrag2.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/frdrag1.jpg
One century earlier...
Burgundian cavalry formed elite of Spanish horsemen - they were called Archeros and used lances to deadly effect
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ch/archero.jpg
Petronel were light cavalry using calivers - smaller arquebuses. Their willingless to fight was questionable, but provided the army with a useful skirmishing screen.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...h/petronel.jpg
Thanks to the impressive work of the ORG member Inal the Great Circassia is added on late as a new, quite interesting faction.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...circassia1.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...circassia2.jpg
More screens later - I am saving some...
Regards Cegorach :2thumbsup:
More screens
new offices have been added
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ssiaoffice.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ianewtitle.jpg
some old units got new descriptions
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rach/croat.jpg
more animations
free lancer from early XVIth century
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...freelancer.jpg
elite sipahi - note western shape of their helmets
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...litesipahi.jpg
Regards Cegorach :2thumbsup:
Some older screens I finally managed to add
Fanatical persian Kizilbash cavalry - 'red hats' as you can see on the screens
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...rach/KIZIL.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ach/KIZIL1.jpg
Circassian cavalry - these particular ones are called Werq Dzhigit - noble cavalry armed with carbines more often than with bows.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...RCASSIANS1.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...RCASSIANS2.jpg
Finished Husaria
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...h/HUSARIA2.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...h/HUSARIA3.jpg
If you possess PMTW 1.0 on your HDD you might want to try them, so I decided to place this mini-install ready to use here
http://rapidshare.de/files/14335064/..._demo.exe.html
Regards Cegorach :2thumbsup:
More screens
muslim army figures
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...ainvmuslim.jpg
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...iamusmarsz.jpg
european army invades
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...szwedziinv.jpg
Regards Cegorach :book:
Cegorach. You (and your animators) rock. I can't wait to give this mod a try.
It looks VERY promising.
Thanks !
It is mainly one man or two-men project. Currently it is YanTraken who makes the graphic jo and definetely he is the best from all the previous 'helpers' so the incoming release should amaze many people. :2thumbsup:
One of new screens
French Royal Musketeers
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b...SZKIETERZY.jpg
Regards Cegorach :book:
realy realy nice screens i like the musketeers may i ask when this wonderful mod is reddy for download? the 1.5 that is:2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:
Not yet, but VERY soon :2thumbsup:
GREAT mate i am dieing to play this mod :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:
I've never been too much into muskets but this look very cool. How big the download currently at?