Blue Lotus: Total War

[hoggy]

Zanderpants - yep, I put that one in there as I thought references like that might not be too bad. A Mongol faction is a definite option at a later date .

anti_strunt - er, yes.. cough, maybe. Well spotted

Unseen Potato - mad isn't it, I just noticed that too! I just hope the mod lives up to peoples expectations, I'll try my best. Cheers for all the support from everyone.

[Silver Rusher]

I notice that a lot of the map is copied. The demon continent is central europe and the north of the eastern continent is is asia minor! (that's why cyprus is in there) You shrewd devil you.

[Emperior Eric]

It has to be copied because it is hard coded. unless hoggy has found a way to uncode it because i have tryed before it is insane

[Azzaturtle]

Map looks great...I think the path that you are taking with the mod is going to work well...
Keep up the good work!!!

[Kallimachus]

OT: Was taking a lil' browse around and noticed that the Ultima mod has what at least appears to be a 'from scratch' map Emperor Eric.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...782#post653782

Given the work I guess the Blue Lotus map is finalised, still, the computers tendency to build insane fleets worries me, unless that's re-codable?

Cheers

[Emperior Eric]

favorite units and difficulty is able to recoded and ill check out that map you were talking about

[Emperior Eric]

Your above link didnt work Kallimachus

[hoggy]

Yep, I basically started with the world map and moved provinces that didn't fit my new map. It is possible to start from scratch, DJ has done an excellent tutorial but at the time this way worked best and crashed least so I went with it. I've moved alot of borders to fit what I'm after province wise and the terrain is significantly different so when you play the game you don't notice the similarities.

edit: Starting on the Chinese armies now. Here are bamboo spear peasants:

[Kallimachus]

Can't wait to see these in action

Still OT: Sorry, quite right you are Eric, academic now I suppose but here's the right thread

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=38835

[Myrddraal]

What do you mean hard coded eric?

Have a look at these two threads:

In progress: Editing the campaign map

Making a new campaign map.

[Silver Rusher]

Chinese armies! Finally! I've been waiting to see these for ages. Bamboo peasants... lol. Good work.

[Emperior Eric]

Ahh yes that map was beautiful Kallimachus.

and yes i thought it was hard coded as i could find it but obviously i just suck lol

[mysticflame]

This is looking GREAT! Hoggy, you have so much talent!

[Leet Eriksson]

Really great work hoggy, i would pay just to play your mod

The chinese bamboo spear unit looks very similiar to the Yunanese, Nanman and Vietnamese spearmen (the cone hats, and the cloak wich looks similiar to rattan armor) during the 3 kingdoms period, so how about calling them Nanman infantry (just for uniqueness), they were also good fighters in forested areas.

[DemonArchangel]

i would suggest a rice straw vest if they are to be peasants.

[Turin]

Eto... not sure how to say this but...

When I looked over the campagin map I realized a mistake I had made in one of the names.

Houkyo

alright, this will take some explaining. When Romanizing Japanese, there is a problem with "long" vowels, both the "o" in houkyo are long vowels. The Japanese deal with the problem by adding a "u" after the syllable to stress that it is "long", thus the u after ho. When Romanizing, one can either add a u, or add a hyphen above the o. Since we can't add hyphens, I decided on the u, but the kyo then, also needs to be kyou. Houkyou looks kind of wierd. If fact, if we used this system for Tokyo or Kyoto, we would have Toukyou and Kyoutou. Neither of which look right. Thus, I advise the much romanized version: "Hokyo".

Sorry about that

Excellent work on the may by the way!

[General_Sun]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/index...howtopic=16149

This campaign map editing tool would speed up everything by a lot! This is really easy to use guys...

I think it's faster than manuel editing...

[hoggy]

. Here are the light spear unit:

Thanks to DJ and Tosa Inu for making me a senior member, cheers guys!

[Duke John]

And you deserve it! Let the beer flow freely! May this mod prosper, cheers!

[Saranalos]

hehe looks like the guy in the pic in bottom left is stabbing his friend.
anyway hoggy as I said before this mod looks brilliant.

and General_sun the link you posted dosent work.

[Shiyuan]

I know i told u this already Hoggy...but shouldn't a ninja unit be added? I know many peeps will love it...just a suggestion. Any way I can help, just ask.

-Shi




Oh and try not to strain urself to much over the Holidays ;)

[hoggy]

I might add ninja at a later date, not sure. They just don't seem to suit the battlefield to me. Anyway here's the last unit before Christmas, Heavy chinese spearmen:

[Emperior Eric]

Beautiful beautiful Hoggy. Since you are coming close to being done with the original factions can we expect a possible beta release?

[Turin]

Is it just me or do other people think that Hoggy's models and textures are improving in quality as time goes on? I mean, the newer units seem to have a greater level of detail in their textures and models than the older ones.

Maybe it's just me. Capital job hoggy!

And I say no to the ninja idea too, not right for a battlefield.

And please don't forget my one request for this mod: change the samurai mounted archer's armor and helmet to the same kind used by the heavy cavalry . This is much more historically accurate, also don't forget to give them a nice long curving katana.

Again, capital job!

PM me or post if you need any help naming units or anything else for that matter. I am decently well versed in the Chinese/Japanese languages and military history.

[DragoonXXIV]

I don't know about improving in quality, but the one thing i can say for certain is that the older ones are fantastic and the newer ones are fantastic.
I also think that there shouldn't be battlefield ninjas, if you can make a strategic ninja (though i doubt it) that would be wonderful, but for battlefield use, they don't fit.
Like i've said earlier, the models are great but i'm worried about the animations. The spearman shouldn't be too bad because you can use regular R:tW stuff (not the greatest anim., but not too bad), however the troops with Katanas and exotic weapons need a whole new set.
Also if you really want this mod to be detailed, you can change the general's speechs and add a few quotes. And as i said earlier i think it would be cool to add a Buddhist side (disregard the irony).

[Zanderpants]

long curved katana? During the sengoku jidai, heavily curved swords weren't used by cavalry.... Or is this during the 1300s-1400s? It is fantasy though, so I guess it's irrelevant. lol. Also, I do agree, Hoggy's models were already superb, but they just keep getting better and better! Three cheers for Hoggy!

[Ferocious_Imbecile]

May I make a suggestion? As the strat map will be divided into a fantasy China, Japan and demon kingdom, wouldn't it be cool when fighting on the terrain of the demon kingdom if you could get into the battlefield map generator and change the mapping of the skies to a more dramatic or spooky or frightening appearance with great towering storm clouds or heavy dark thunderheads?

[binsquared]

I must say,..this mod looks very very good...I can't wait til its released. I love your models Hoggy, keep it up...

Small suggestion: Perhaps you can make the Japanese swordsaints wield dual swords? Just to show they are not regular swordsmen

[DemonArchangel]

NICE!
The heavy spearmen look great, and they don't have obscenely large crests.

[SIcilian]

this mod looks incredible

2 questions,
1. will there be a demo, and when?
2.how many units do u have so far?



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