The WASP is coming

[dclare4]

Yeah, actually this grew out of my plan to make a Jacobite Rebellion mod with King Malcolm, unfortunately it was designed for MTW not RTW and I felt that the way RTW was set up - particularly its lack of offices and titles - spoiled the atmosphere. I'd still love to play/work on a Jacobite mod but RTW isn't the model for it.

WASP is really designed for RTW - not even for BI - particularly because it needs the 3 families plus Senate setup of RTW to pull it off properly. Right now it's kinda dormant because most folks are into ancient or fantasy while NTW has the lions share of interest and Sundjata and I are working on BI. But I don't want the mod to die out - worst case if someone takes over and I can't work on it I'll let 'em have the map. I really want to see this ... someday.

Harlechman

[GoreBag]

Well, I think it's a great idea. I'd probably enjoy it more than most of the other ancient mods out right now.

[dclare4]

Well that's certainly quite an encouragement. Really it is :) I've been long frustrated that the only game that features this really quite exciting and colorful period was Cossacks. While our battles can't really feature massive armies on a 1:1 scale I think that the pageantry of the era should give people enough eye candy while the history should give gamers enough fun. Hopefully with Cesare interested some more interest can be drummed up (pardon the slight pun!)

Best wishes,
Comte de Clare (Harlechman)

[dclare4]

By the way NeonGod, you wouldn't happen to know any modellers who'd be interested in this particular period would you?

Cheers,
Comte de Clare (Harlechman)

[dclare4]

Hi Cesare and NeonGod (and all interested in the mod)

Just had a bit of a mad brainstorm. What about using the wardog types to represent the irregulars like the Pandours - let them lose but once to wreak havoc on the battlefield. It would probably be best to use the contact rather than the archer types. What do you guys think?

Comte de Clare

[GoreBag]

I'm not quite sure I understand. Let the Pandours run wild?

I've been thinking about the number of modellers available, actually. Have you tried TWC? People say there's a better modding community there. If none can be found here or there, look around at some other mods and PM the artists who made models most to your liking.

I'd offer to help, but I have no talent for such a thing.

[Sundjata Keita]

Do you want these ones then Dclare and of course you can have the rifle animations and smoke (did you get my email?) from ZTW.




PS to anybody who hasn't seen them they are WIP shots

Regards,

Sundjata

[dclare4]

Hi there Sundjata,

Yeah those are the ones... the lovely thing about the period is one model can be used for a variety of units - the Saxon Uhlans for example can also be used for Marshal de Saxe's bodyguard Uhlans, while the tricorned Brits can easily be skinned for the other nations' units. The Brit light dragoons look GREAT (sabre seems backwards though and I should redo the sabretache it looks like a yellow appendage - the sabre should hang down a bit lower from the waist and below this the sabertache, all would be connected by cords to the barrelled sash). The French grey version of these baddies should come out with Zulu Total War.

Yeah the Pandours would function like war dogs or like the Cossack types in the COSSACKS game. They would be released at a certain point and not be recovered (this represents their irregular nature well I think). Maybe have the guy permanently stuck to his horse so its one model and have the animation of swinging the sword up and down or something. Just a thought.

Cheers,
Comte de Clare (Harlechman)