Hi
I am new to the lists and unable to start new threads. Although new to MTW I believe I am already a long way down the modding road. My achievements to date are workable map making both manually and using LMM. Succesful script files relative to those maps (manually so I understand whats happening heheh) . Adding factions, adding pagan agents, making new units and a little bit of work with unit grap1hics and changing weapons and shields on existing animations. . Ive not been to great on the unit graphics because I am a cr*p artist rather than inept programmer .. heheh

My reasons for joining this thread is that I have all but completed an Arthurian mod and cannot post it as a new thread because I am not authorised???. Since Arthur has so little confirmable historic fact, I have decided to base it on popular fiction. I particularly enjoyed Bernard Cornwells trilogy and interpretation of the legends, particularly considering its historical basis. So thats where I placed my mod.
The start date Is 495 AD cos this seemed as good as any. The map is as per VI but with redrawn and renamed regions. (This is completely different to VI)The British Factions are Dumnonia(led by Arthur), Gwent, Powys and the northern Kingdoms. The invaders are the irish, Scots, picts , saxons and Jutes. Both the jutes and saxons have a european base in Denmark, Jutland, Frankonia and neustria while Arthur has a european base and source of heavy cavalry in Armorica (Incorrectly symbolised by the Cottentin peninsula.) The saxons jutes and powys are pagan while the rest are catholic.
I have borrowed heavily on artwork and the efforts of other members of this forum to enhance the mod but have made some major graphical changes myself to produce more "historically better looking" units and agents. The mod IS PLAYABLE right now. It appears to run without CTDs and gives a satisfying game. The economies begin fairly developed as the Roman infrastructure is still working in Britain at this time. I have most of the kings and heroes working but there is still work necassary on some factions.
The armies are basically saxon dross infantry armies while the Britons are low grade late Roman armies with factional specialites. ie Dumnonian cavalry, Powysian auxilia palatinate and gwents regular pedyts. Battles are bloody as the forces are reasonably balanced. Production time for the specialist units is MAJORLY LONG (2 to 6 years). Defeats are therefore cataclysmic in terms of recovery periods and production of the specialist units is restricted to certain areas.

OK heres the crunch. I want to post this mod for general testing but I am currently unhappy with the aesthetic appearance of some of the 3Dtroops. In particular I would like a generic late roman infantry type, usable as javelinman, bowman , auxilia as per the Doura paintings. (BTW this is my main objection to the fall of Rome mod. It plays great but the troops are 2nd century not late Roman.) So before I post this mod, does anyone just happen to have prepared 3D late roman graphics or is there a gullible mug out there who would like to try their hand. I can supply artwork with dress details. Also if someone could post this as a new thread to keep it alive I would be very grateful.

Oldnfaded
(veteran wargamer in all senses of the phrase)