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[Saranalos]

and please calm down guys.

Can you take a hint? Stop please.

Anyway the screenshot looks good.

[PROMETHEUS]

Hi fantastic work so far the best textures and models I have seen so far all over the net together with the Duke jhon's ones......, but one question , in all mods so far I always see screens of units and campaign maps , but never of city views , did u alter also the buildings types or they will keep staying cathaginians romans or so on?Since from what I heard noone yet has been able to implement them....

[hoggy]

tai4ji2x - sorry for not replying. I've not really got time to be providing screenshots etc sadly. There's alot of work to do on the project and other things come first. I hope you can trust my judgement on this one.

I'll second Blindfaith in saying calm down guys.

prometheus.- I think it one of those areas we're all hoping to work on but are so busy with the other stuff we've not had a chance to look at it. It's definitely on the list of jobs, Nice big japanese/chinese walls and temples etc :)

[PROMETHEUS]

The problem is that possibly I have heard only reskins are possible , but not implementing new models for them , this is a severe limitations for full conversion mods....I think all the community should start to research in this field....

[tai4ji2x]

tai4ji2x - sorry for not replying. I've not really got time to be providing screenshots etc sadly. There's alot of work to do on the project and other things come first. I hope you can trust my judgement on this one.

thanks for the reply and sorry again for the intrusion, heh. can i just ask how you managed to get the guanyu cavalry to have nice curves in their blades? or is that only possible because the blade portion is much shorter and the other side is completely straight? just wondering. no need to reply if really that busy. keep up the good work.

[Duke John]

I think all the community should start to research in this field....

That won't be necessary The past few days I have been looking into this and within a few hours I will be looking at a Japanese castle on a battle map just wait for a while I figure out how to explain it to others. Technically it's not perfect, but it's better than nothing yes I cannot stop grinning

[hoggy]

Top Stuff DJ looking forward to seeing them! That's the kind of breakthrough I was waiting on.

tai4ji2x - You have now written 7 posts about the curvature of the blades in the samurai models . The samurai blades are slightly less curved as i have only used one subdivision in the sword model. This is because it is one of the most reused models in the game and will appear in a number of units some of which have large unit size. The curved blade on the Guan Yu has more polys to achieve the curved surface as the Guan Yu is a small elite unit and only very few will appear on a battlefield. That is a simplified explaination and i hope you will be satisfied with it. If not I can't help you I'm afraid.

[Big_John]

hey hoggy, i don't care much, just curious.. but couldn't you use alpha channels (or w/e it's called) to make a low-poly sword with more curvature than the one you're using now?

[hoggy]

here is the finished chinese officer supporting his troops:

[DragoonXXIV]

Looking good as usual hoggy. Just one minor note, i think his grip on the baton is a bit odd, a bit too high i think, but otherwise excellent work as usual. Does this mean you're done with the Chinese?

[shifty157]

Looking good as usual hoggy. Just one minor note, i think his grip on the baton is a bit odd, a bit too high i think, but otherwise excellent work as usual. Does this mean you're done with the Chinese?

Its a scabbard not a baton. And theres still the general, general's body guard, standard bearer, and any other random units hoggy feels like adding.


Keep up the awesome work with those units hoggy. This mod just keeps getting better.

[tai4ji2x]

tai4ji2x - You have now written 7 posts about the curvature of the blades in the samurai models .

The samurai blades are slightly less curved as i have only used one subdivision in the sword model. This is because it is one of the most reused models in the game and will appear in a number of units some of which have large unit size. The curved blade on the Guan Yu has more polys to achieve the curved surface as the Guan Yu is a small elite unit and only very few will appear on a battlefield. That is a simplified explaination and i hope you will be satisfied with it. If not I can't help you I'm afraid.

understood and satisfied.

[Sheep]

Ouch!

[blindfaithnogod]

here are some examples of the building cards and info pics i am working on.

i hope you guys like. i will probably revisit these at some time to put a spit shine on them. enjoy. maybe later you'll get some in game screenies.

[shifty157]

Thats some hot stuff. Any chance youll tell us what each building is?

[hoggy]

... and here is the chinese general :

[Sykotyk Rampage]

demon general portrait

[Sykotyk Rampage]

demon general portraits



japanese general portrait



chinese general portrait

[Sykotyk Rampage]

wonder -mausoleum



wonder -terracotta army



building completed picture - demon -port level 2



building completed picture -demon -road level 2

[Sykotyk Rampage]

Building Completed picture -demon infantry barracks level 2- bottomless pit



Building Completed picture -demon infantry barracks level 3- chasm of fire

[Sykotyk Rampage]

building completed picture -demon shrine level 1- encantation circles



building completed picture -demon shrine level 2- sacrificial altar



building completed picture -demon shrine level 3- skull shrine

2 more levels -summoners stone and temple of spirit lock -you have to play and build to see them...LOL

[Sykotyk Rampage]

building completed picture -demon farm level 1 -carrion pit

Once again 3 more levels of death and destruction -but you will have to wait (play) and see (build)
body vaults --mmm very yummy for the demons tummy
slave corrals - kind of like a drive through for the wicked
breeding pits -not a place to spend your vacation

and closing off the set with a last picture for this batch......



demon general

and good things come to all that wait!

[blindfaithnogod]

here's the ingame shot i promised. hopfully you'll get an idea of what is what.

[DragoonXXIV]

Looks good blindfaith. The thumbnails for the structures are great, but i can't help but think the full-scale image needs to be sharped, have the lines be straighter, but it still looks wonderful.

Ah Sykotyk, i hate to say it, and i don't know about the other people at this forum, but i don't like your choices for the demons. I think those images are too harsh and rather blurry, i don't think they fit in very well with the feel of this mod, and i really don't think they are a good representation of the purposed demon faction. Far too centered on blood and gore, and not enough dark symmetry, insane logic and the such. Remember these are militaristic demons, not just a mindless bloodlusting horde, but a capable firmly led and organized legion.

[Khan48]

How would demon buildings be made on the 3d battlemap?

[Sykotyk Rampage]

Hi,

Well Dragoon, we appreciate your insight as we try to incorporate all views and ideas.

We made a decision to "alienate" the demon faction’s mood and illustrative style away from the worldly factions. This estranged approach will give the demon faction a completely different feel than just another “Rome” faction. Every person will play the faction(s) different and have a diverse view of how demons could be, appear, and how they are to be played. It is left up to your individual gaming style whether you envision demons as a mindless blood lusting hoard or a militaristic demon legion that will…
“MAKE THE WORLD YOUR PYRE”
Please remember some of the pictures are not the finished product and the 13 demon pictures posted here are only a small fraction of the overall collection, something in the range of 3.7% to be exact....LOL and only .08% of all the pictures in the game. So don't take the blood and gore to heart...demons will be demons....

Happy “eater” bunny day …..

Again, keep the comments coming it only inspires us to get better!

Sykotyk Rampage

[DragoonXXIV]

I see, thanks for the clarification Sykotyk, since you posted those images first i thought that all the demons would be extremely blood and gore oriented, which is rather different then thier unit depiction and mythological background. Good to know i was wrong, and keep up the good work then.

[tai4ji2x]

i know this is a fantasy game, but i was wondering if there was a rough time period you're basing the units on? the chinese general portrait you plan to use is from manchu/qing era, while many of your actual chinese battle units are something like tang or song dynasty fashion. then again, i guess it would be difficult to mix the japanese units in otherwise, since the sengoku-style units you're using didn't appear until the late-ming to mid-qing.

[shifty157]

Hey hoggy. Were you going to use the chinese chariot unit you made earlier?

What is the general holding in his left hand?

Cant wait to see the chinese standard bearer.

[Lief]

I like the human building pics, but I really don't think the demon pics fit in with the whole theme of the mod. They look more like Heroes of Might and Magic demonic buildings than the type you'd expect the sinister and somewhat mischevious demons of Asia to live in.