Feedback wanted!

**kitagata** · 06-01-2008, 05:32

Just uploaded to filefront. Hope it works!

http://files.filefront.com/BL+animat.../fileinfo.html

Hey, I don't suppose you guys would release the custom music you put together for forum listening would you? I'd like to see what direction you're taking the asian/demon ambiance.

**Ticu** · 06-02-2008, 03:04

Well, I suppose it wouldnt hurt. It's only music after all. :P

http://files.filefront.com/blmusicne.../fileinfo.html

A lot of the previous music was kept, though a few new pieces were added. It's some of the best asian freeware stuff online as far as I know.

The animations you sent were totally amazing! I am sure we will have use for most of them. I believe many Asian troop types used 2-handed spears. The katana animations will go well with the Samurai, and perhaps some of the other units. I'm not sure if the horizontal bow animation could work nicely for some units. I don't think the musket animations will be used, but perhaps they would work for the fire lances.

The sounds you sent seem to be of a much better quality than the cannon animation currently included in BL, and I'm sure we could use it.

**Zenith Darksea** · 06-03-2008, 14:53

Now I am not a person who enjoys fantasy games. I usually stick rigidly to historical (or pseudo-historical, as in the case of RTW) settings, not for one moment considering fantasy.

However, the first time I played Blue Lotus I was absolutely captivated by it. It was just so original, so much fun to play, so interesting. I thought that it was an incredible shame when the original team gave up working on it. Having seen what you are doing for it, Rinsui, I am both impressed and very happy indeed. It looks like you are bringing new depth to the mod and making it stable and reliable to play!

Forgive me if this has already been proposed, and especially if it is unfeasible, but I wonder if you would consider introducing a Zone of Recruitment system? That is a feature of mods like RTR that I quite like, since not only is it a bit odd for a Japanese faction to capture a city in India and be able immediately to turn out samurai, but it would also add a great deal of variety if the player was able to train the basic units of the other factions (except perhaps for the demons). I understand of course that this may be too much work, or not what you had in mind for Blue Lotus.

**Rinsui** · 06-03-2008, 16:47

Not at all. This system IS implemented already ^^/

**kitagata** · 06-04-2008, 07:51

If anyone else has been goofing around with the more recent beta, here's a couple files with new anims to style things up a little bit. Just add the anim names into descr_model_battle.

http://files.filefront.com/Added+in+.../fileinfo.html

Now those duelists LOOK like they got skills...

**Rinsui** · 06-04-2008, 11:26

Excellent. I just integrated them into the new patch already (release Sunday, 08.06.2008)
Thanks again for the help,

**Rinsui** · 06-05-2008, 10:47

Hmm Kitagata!
The new Katana animation and the new Monted Standardbearer animations were promptly used. The two-handed spear animation was also used for the Yari spearmen, but not the Ashigaru, since it is too slow (movement speed). The "Katana" animation and the new "Swordsman" animation seem to be the same thing (at least I could not tell the difference); likewise, I can not tell any difference between the new foot_archer animations and the old archer animations...? Hmm. The rest is just wonderful, and I guess we will need the musket animation after all, haha ^^/
By the way, you seem to be proficient at editing sounds. May I get back to you once the new firelances are implemented?

And... it's faction selection time again. What faction should I do next? You got time to decide until this evening. Hurry up, guys ;)