Aryth: Total War (A mod, of course)

[Motep]

This is inspired by a story I am writing outside of the guild. It entails a continent called aryth, inhabited by various religious groops and even species. It will undoubtable test the limits of the Total war engine, but that's half the fun, is it not?

Factions: (faction names are not final)
Empire of Caliem - human - Light
Empire of Temil - human - Light
Aryth - human - Neutrality
Tarasia - human - Neutrality
Otho - human - Light
Thagan - dwarven - Neutrality
Gara - human - Dark
Marian - human - Neutrality
Raban - elven - Light
Hapella - Human - Light
Naldantor - human - Dark
Empire of Kojiro (sorry, but it has a nice ring to it) - human - Dark
Turmel - dwarven - Neutrality
Sorai - human - Dark
terim - human - Dark
Gorrivandin - human - light
Noordmarian Republic - elven - light
Arvingil - human/elven - Neutrality
Alhana - human - Neutrality
Copella - human - dark
Mirallian Republic - human - dark

Religions:
Of light:
---Dalvaar---Chief God - White
---Nalvaar---God of War - Green
---Amoora---Goddess of Nature - Yellow
Of Neutrality:
---Vashir---God of Neutrality - Red
---Morovir---God of Knowledge - Brown
---Delana---Goddess of Justice - Gray
of Darkness:
---Kojiro---God of Darkness - Black
---Choril---God of Deciet - Blue
---Moruit---Goddess of Death - Violet


Current Units: (names are not final)
Elven Archers
Knights of Kojiro
Knights of Nalvaar
Knights of Delana
Moruitan Cultists
Various colored Wizards
Various colored Dragons (complete with knights)
trireme
bireme
quinquireme
dragon ships
dwarven axemen
dwarven pikes
dwarven swords
dwarven crossbowmen
various religous fanatics
Elven Knights
Elven Swordsmen
Marian Phalanx
Tarasian Raiders
Arythian Knights
Arythian Raiders
Antorian Longbowmen
Various Legionary troops
Various heroes
more to come


Map:

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Modders:
Motep - Texts, maps, skins
need other skinner, moddler, artist.

Mod News:
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[Makanyane]

Hi Motep, Good luck with the mod - though I think it might test the limits of the modders as well as the engine! Many of the fantasy mods / conversions that actually got released like FATW, EOD and LotR have a limited number of factions - at least for the first release - which makes them more achievable.

It might be worth planning an initial release at a slightly smaller scale.


Also watch religions - RTW/BI engine only allows the first three religions to have an effect on unrest. Your system would work if you have Light, Neutrality and Darkness as the religions and use faction specific temples to give you the finer detail.

[Jubal_Barca]

Good luck with this...

Can Warhammer do a models/expertees swap of some sort? We've got some elf stuff which might help give you a kick start...

[Motep]

Hi Motep, Good luck with the mod - though I think it might test the limits of the modders as well as the engine! Many of the fantasy mods / conversions that actually got released like FATW, EOD and LotR have a limited number of factions - at least for the first release - which makes them more achievable.

It might be worth planning an initial release at a slightly smaller scale.


Also watch religions - RTW/BI engine only allows the first three religions to have an effect on unrest. Your system would work if you have Light, Neutrality and Darkness as the religions and use faction specific temples to give you the finer detail.

Thats actually what I had in mind (with the religion, mind. The actual religion will be light, dark, neutral, and the particular gods will be left to temples). These factions shown will be in the final version. I was planning on making the first release after 10 factions or so, and not including the whole map unless I find alot of spare time. With summer coming up in a few months, i will have the time to devote to the mod, and I expect to find myself spending long hours at the screen.

As to the swappy thing, sure. If you guys ever need a hand (I dont know if you are finished or not, so I might as well offer anyways), I can lend you one.

EDIT: No longer need a skinner, though I could use some help.

[Motep]

No help? I guess Ill just have to start work soon.

[Motep]

Well, I suppose I'd better get started on the map now.

[Motep]

Progress as of an hour and a half ago: (note, this is the outline going to be used to make the other map tgas)



Any suggestions?