Blue Lotus: Total War

**Ferocious_Imbecile** · 01-10-2005, 04:59

Originally Posted by hoggy

I had a go at adjusting the campmap textures to get a more ancient look and improve clarity. What do you think? Eventually obviously, town, bridge, boat models etc will be modded too:

I totally agree with you about the new texture for the strat map particularly in from the coastline...though the jungles of SE Asia should be super lush with really bright vibrant greens and not the dark greens of RTW...Permanent Green Light is the coulour

Lighter than that..

**Saranalos** · 01-11-2005, 02:43

I just wanted to say looks really good so far and is the view count of this topic really correct cos its at 36,000?

**kendonosensei** · 01-11-2005, 19:08

Hoggy, mate, I hope you had a good holiday. I have come across a 100% authentic Japanese name for you. It refers to a group of female warriors who fought in the Boshin Civil War, 1868-9.

They were called the "Joushigun" and are almost legendary in Japanese culture. Best of all, they were small in number - so they're a true elite.

If you've got a name for the female samurai heroes already, I hope you don't mind considering this.

About the campaign map. Yes, I don't think naval power should be too important. But at the same time, I think the Demon faction needs to be more accessible - else the Chinese faction'll get the brunt of the fighting. Why not have it similar to the original map but change some things. For example you could have some land connections between the different factions, while still making the sea very important.

Hoggy, those Chinese female warriors look amazing. I think someone has seen HERO too much

As to a name for the unit, I'll ask my Chinese ex about that. She might be able to come up with something.

"Dao Ma Dan" is a reference that means something like "warrior woman" but it's not appropriate here. A "Dao Ma Dan" is supposed to be fully clothed in armour. Just mentioned it in case someone found a reference to it.

By the way, we CAN'T give hero units the name of ONE PERSON. It has to refer to an organisation or a unit. Come on, just because Hoggy can't rewrite the game to make them look different, doesn't mean that they're the same person

If we can't get a Chinese name for them, how about something like "Sisterhood of the Red Lotus" (as they're wearing red robes).

Stay cool, dude!

**Galen** · 01-11-2005, 20:14

Again Hoggy Got to say I LOVE THIS MOD :) I can't wait to play it ;) and would love to play even a beta of it.

Asian (especailly chinese) warfare has always been of interest to me, especailly when their demonology is inovlved in the wars!

Heh those women look like Flying Snow during the first part of Hero, which IMHO is quite alright since i liked Flying Snow ;) ;), as for a name the most famous of Chinese Women warriors was Hua Mu-Lan but as a group there were the:

Taiping women warriors or something like that I don't know if that name is spelled right or not:
Among the fiercest and most-feared soldiers of the Taipings were the divisions of beautiful women warriors dressed in gorgeous silks who often fought independently from men. These were known as “the silken armies.”

They were a wierd lot who fought to spread their own bizarre form of Christianity, but for the sake of this game you can just have them as a clan of women warriors (Though I do like the name Silken Armies) :)

**hoggy** · 01-11-2005, 20:57

Hello there, again top stuff on the name and map ideas..
spikke- the mod is likely to be a long running thing and the release at least after a CA patch. I'm not in any hurry at the moment just enjoying the modelling of units and modding of RTW.

on a seperate issue I'm taking a week off from working on the mod. I've just started work again after some time off in Dec and I need to get back into the flow of evening working. Will be back to modelling and modding next week when I'm going to start on the Chinese cavalry.

**Bulten** · 01-13-2005, 00:12

I must agree with the dude who encouraged a fantasymap. I think it would be way more fun than to play in actual asia... Nepallike mountainchains could be included :D Peace!!!

**Ferocious_Imbecile** · 01-13-2005, 01:42

Originally Posted by Bulten

I must agree with the dude who encouraged a fantasymap. I think it would be way more fun than to play in actual asia... Nepallike mountainchains could be included :D Peace!!!

And of course that will include indigenous Nepalese and Tibetan style kingdoms with the possibilities that could offer for new units...