Mod:MM653 Mods

**Mailman653** · 03-15-2009, 03:25

I also suggest ToonTotalWar's excellent "Continental,British,Hessian,Spanish & French Armies All-in-One Mod Packs" For other textures I have done which are not included in the two mods I have uploaded at TWC. I try to keep my loc files updated with his units in addition to mine, but he does work pretty fast and my loc files may not always be up to date :laughter:

I will answer any questions pertaining to the following links:

MM653 texture mod.v4.1

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=2366

MM653 texture mod.v5.2

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=2411

MM653_naval_crew_v2_0

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=2450

MM653 US Flag Pack

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=2522

MM653 Naval Mod: Toon Ed (Not compatible with standard naval mod)

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=2531

MM653 King and Staff mod

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=2537

**Mailman653** · 03-17-2009, 08:31

LOL. Mexico has an irish brigade unit....

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...30#post4627630

So this got me thinking, "let me look it up." And I found this:
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/mx%5Epat.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Battalion

Turns out there really was an Irish brigade in the Mexican army.

So I've decided to tackle the Mexicans for version 3 of the mod. Since I couldn't find not one detail or even drawing about what Mexican infantry might of looked at the time during its independence, I figured since CA gave Mexico an Irish unit that appears 36 years after the game ends, I could take a few liberties with the uniforms as well. I figured I might give them uniform colors from Texas Revolution which is a few years closer to the games time frame (1700-1800-10)

But, before I start spending untold hours on this idea, can someone *Looks at pervergreen*....I know your the only one that lives here besides me! confirm if Spain has an Irish unit for me? I'm away from home untill the weekend and I can't check myself. If they do, then that means the Mexican army is a clone army of the Spanish and negates the uniqueness of it.

**Megas Methuselah** · 03-17-2009, 08:48

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Wild_Geese

Yep, those Irishmen loved to fight. They were called Wild Geese, Irish Jacobites who fled abroad and found their fortunes in the various European armies, including the Spanish.

I learnt in another article that a very prominent French Metis, Louis Riel (French form of O'Rielly/Rielly), was descended from an Irishmen who served under Montcalm in the most famed of the French and Indian Wars, a dude called "Jack 'Devil may care' Rielly, one of Patrick Sarsfield's Wild Geese." That's nice to know. My Metis ancestors, through my dad, fought together with Louis Riel; it's nice to know this stuff.

Anyways, the point is that these Irishmen spread their blood throughout the world.

EDIT: Don't the Mexicans have the exact same uniform colours and unit roster as the Spanish and New Spanish factions? They're the triple clones; triplets.

**Mailman653** · 03-17-2009, 16:14

Yeah that's why I was asking if they were just clones of the Spanish or if they were different in some way, since they are apperently, maybe it's not worth modding.

Is the Spanish uniform that ugly in the game? I've seen the Mexican uniform from the demo and it's hidious. It's like a urine yellow with light blue pants.

Update:Their colors in the 1820-1830's was too "generic", (light) blue and red with white/gray pants......might not be worth the effort for faction that isn't even playble due to their emergent status. I'll have to test it out on a uniform before I can make up my mind.

**Sheogorath** · 03-18-2009, 23:22

That's the Spanish uniform alright. Quite hideous.

**pevergreen** · 03-19-2009, 01:56

Originally Posted by Mailman653

But, before I start spending untold hours on this idea, can someone *Looks at pervergreen*....I know your the only one that lives here besides me! confirm if Spain has an Irish unit for me? I'm away from home untill the weekend and I can't check myself. If they do, then that means the Mexican army is a clone army of the Spanish and negates the uniqueness of it.

I'd love to tell you, but I havent played as Spain yet.

**Mailman653** · 03-21-2009, 17:54

New version will be out this weekend, I'm going to include two-three flags of my personal use into the mod, maybe others will like them. I plan to maybe add or update a few units already included.

The update will also see the inculsion of one new faction, I haven't decided on yet if it will be Mexico or the Native Americans, the natives look rather plain imo, I don't expect to revolutionize them, but I want to try to tweak their apperance a bit; make them look more proud and fierce.

**Mailman653** · 03-23-2009, 18:45

My internet was down this weekend

As an update though, I tried modding the Mexican army to no sucess, they are complete clones of the Spanish; giving the Mexican army their own textures doesn't work. I needed to mod the Spanish army in order for it to reflect on the other, very weird.

Quite disapointed since I spent a lot of time trying to research the topic of the uniforms.

On another note, I was able to edit most of the Native American skins, I'm not entirely pleased with the result, but I'll try to post some screens next weekend, hopefully I'll have internet access in my house again.

**Mailman653** · 03-30-2009, 21:51

Well, my internet should be up and ready by the middle of next week finally and I'll be able to upload a new version (after I find a new hosting site as well).

I really would like to experiment adding new units but I don't feel confident enough going into the db files yet. There are lots of awesome texture packs comming out for European units so I think I'm going to try and focus on the Americas and minior nations. I've already completed a US grenadier skin based on real ones (who knew they even had any, I sure didn't) and I'd love to include two new units, Continental Marines and the 1st Rhode Island Regiment; one of the few all Black regiments in the Continental army.