Blue Lotus: Total War

[hoggy]

Yep, really no need to worry. I'm going through polishing the japanese faction and doing Zensen clan texture variations of all the units, Blindfaith is doing unit cards and a whole bunch of other stuff and Sykotic has nearly finished all the portraits amongst other things. The old screenies are down because when i started i had been using my old Middle Earth total war hosting for the screens but when their site went down I broke the links so I wouldn't draw their bandwidth. Should have more screens after this period of reorganisation but unfortunately there's loads of work to do on the mod that doesn't result in screenshots.

[shifty157]

well we really dont care what the screenshot is of. we just want more screenshots. it doesnt have to be anything new. just something small to keep up interest. as it is now i have to go back through and look at all the old screenshots from months ago to satisfy my appetite. just any random screenshot would suffice. so thats just my opinion. you dont have to wait for a new unit to post a screenshot (although new units are always the most impressive).

[Jay Tee]

Hi team,

Is there still anything you need, like names, ideas for tradable goods etc. Or do you have everything figured out already?

[Ferocious_Imbecile]

Yep, really no need to worry. I'm going through polishing the japanese faction and doing Zensen clan texture variations of all the units, Blindfaith is doing unit cards and a whole bunch of other stuff and Sykotic has nearly finished all the portraits amongst other things. The old screenies are down because when i started i had been using my old Middle Earth total war hosting for the screens but when their site went down I broke the links so I wouldn't draw their bandwidth. Should have more screens after this period of reorganisation but unfortunately there's loads of work to do on the mod that doesn't result in screenshots.

Glad to hear it. I'm really looking forward to Blue Lotus. It's going to be fantastic. CA should hire you to develop future TW games with them, Hoggy.

[blindfaithnogod]

Is there still anything you need, like names, ideas for tradable goods etc. Or do you have everything figured out already?

if you have ideas on tradable resources i'd like to hear them.
we could use names, or rather ideas for names for the governance buildings. ie governers villa etc. so if you guys have any please share.

[Khan48]

Hey man this mod looks freaken awsome and i can't wait to play it so keep up the goodwork. For the korean faction u might wanna put in this the war wagon unit from AOE 2 expansion. I don't know if it's real but it would be fun to play and could be an elephant and chariot mix. Hard to kill and crap.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/....html?page=114

[Jay Tee]

if you have ideas on tradable resources i'd like to hear them.

An idea could be a tradable good that can only be found in the Demon countries and possesses magical powers, e.g. Demon Dust or something like that.

[hoggy]

khan48 - looks good. I wanted to do a large oxen chariot for the chinese but I think the constraints of chariot code are going to make it too big a job but I'll look into it some more.
Jay Tee - sounds good, perhaps ssome sortof spirit dust that alows you to recruit certain spirit unit types.

here is the latest pass on the faction logos with new monk, india, korea and mongol.:

[dclare4]

A page on Buddhist beliefs (demons and other creatures)

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/oinari.shtml

Cheers,
Clare

[Kageka]

Hello again!

I really like the new logos for the factions. I especially like the Karazai button. The Choson is cool too (even though it has that "primitive" feel to it).

But the Krishnapur looks some how "strange". Don't know exactly why but I get the "copy-paste"-feeling when I see it plus it dosent really follow the same style as the other buttons/logos.

[hoggy]

Just a quick progress update for Blue Lotus.
I'm currently finishing off the Chinese armies, the officers, generals etc and then I'll be moving onto a period of polishing these units and doing the texture variations for the Yuwan Clan. After that I'll start on finishing the Demon armies' remaining units, generals etc. Obviously I'll post progress along the way.
Blindfaithnogod and Sykotyk Rampage have been doing an amazing job on everything else. Between them they have sorted the character names, portraits have been sourced by Sykotyk and implemented by Blindfaith, tech trees are coming along nicely, event pics are done, music is currently in progress by Sykotyk, they are both doing some excellent job creating building pictures right now and hopefully they'll post samples soon. All of these and others are huge tasks and they've done an outstanding job on them
So we're moving along nicely. The unit building is likely to take several months yet and we've still got a lot to do but I'll be happy if, with our small part time team, we release the mod around the time of RTWs expansion pack (if there is one).

cheers - hoggy

[hardgainer]

So basically, what your trying to say is, It will be a very long time before the first version of your mod is released? I havnt even heard anything about an exapnsion, so I guess thats what your trying to hint at.

Im not much of a mod person, but the extensiveness of your mod looks quite impressive. I like how some demon units are larger than normal troops, like the orange demons, hanya? Being a fantasy mod doesnt bother me, it looks very interesting. I like the idea of trying to hold a bridge with samurai against huge hulking demons.

Im not sure how long this project has been in development, but it does look great. There appeared to have been alot of screenshots in this thread previously, is there anywhere I can see them now they have been taken down? Anyway, this mod looks really fun, keep up the top work.

[blindfaithnogod]

..................around the time of RTWs expansion pack (if there is one).

cheers - hoggy

there is always an expansion pack. even if they(CA) have not officially made it known.

[hoggy]

Sykotic has been sourcing oriental art for event pics but we were unable to find one for weeping women (used for most disasters) so I've had a go at one trying to copy the style. obviously not as good as the original masters (and thank god for the undo button):

[shifty157]

Looks more than good enough to me.

If you need any other artwork try asking TomteofDoom from sengoku jidai. His stuff beyond belief.

[Lief]

Wow...Hoggy did you do that? That's amazing.

[fallingstar]

Reading your previous posts Hoggy you said you are in a complete stage for all units, are you doing the pictures like the one above "weeping ladies" for events, disasters, building types?

I really like that picture Hoggy, by the way what's the picture going to be used for?

[Revolting Friendship]

Hoggy, you are too modest. The linework is excellent and you've captured the style better than anyone could ask for. I especially like the clothes and the patterns, and your choice of colors is also perfect. No complaints here.

I'd love to see more info-pictures of this quality.

[nic_vee]

hoggy, great work. I cant wait till its released. Keep up the good work.
You are the best.

[HunkinElvis]

I liked the characters in "Journey to West".

[hoggy]

When I get a break between modelling units etc I'm going to be working on a battle scene for the BlueLotus intro screen. I thought I'd post progress here as the image develops. It can act as a kind of countdown to the release with the picture getting more developed as the mod progresses. Part 1... (apologies as out of context it's a bit hard to work out what's going on but, well that's half the fun )

[hoggy]

and some more...

[bthizle1]

I am astonished Hoggy. You are truly somebody to look up to for all people that wanto get into modding. I remember back in the day when I started, it always helped to have people like you to try and get as good as, for inspiration. I just wanted to say great work, and how amazed I am that you have stayed with this with the same passion now as you had on day 1.

[King Clas]

Now that an expansion has been announced for Rome what will you do with it? Simply use its new features to spice upp the old campaign and then add a second campaign set later (or earlier) in your storyline?

Also for animalhandlers instead of them having short swords for closecombat weapons perhaps wips would be a nice thing, they are animalhandlers after all :P

[shifty157]

whips would require a new skeleton and animation. alot of work for something so small. that and id rather have a sword than a whip in a melee any day.

[Gubook Janggoon]

Are ya'll still working on the Korean faction? Ya'll seem a bit lost on them and I'd be happy to help.

[hoggy]

Hello everyone, I just want to make a quick apology for moving posts around. I'm trying to keep the forum tidy and manageable and as easy to navigate as possible. Rather than starting a new thread for every post, if general questions, suggestions etc can go in the General thread that would help. If they trigger a big debate we can make a new thread for the topic. Army list suggestions or units strength discussions etc can go in the Armylist thread and so on. So if I move your post please don't feel offended. Cheers

[nic_vee]

Great going guys
Can i ask when you would be releasing a test.
i cant wait

[hoggy]

We should have a release some time after the expansion from CA.

here is some more of the intro pic:

[hoggy]

also had another go at the Krishnapur logo.. still not sure..