i posted a simlilar post a while back but no one responded but somebody here has to have read the series a song of ice and fire by george r r martin, it has to be one of the best fantasy series ever written, and would be perfect for a total war mod, political intrigue, assinations and a 2000 year history of constant warring.

any way i have already started on making a mod for this, but didn't really fully comprehend the undertaking that it was. a have a map up and running, still fleshing out the details, mostly landscape, and regions. if there is anybody out there who has read this series and would like to help email me. any help would be great, especially in the areas of unit rendering and city design, i'm not at all proficient with 3D studio max, i tried but was overwhelmed by it's complexities.
so if you have read it
if you haven't read it you should


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You're going to have to upload your images first before we can see them (try imageshack).

That aside, I am all for Westeros: TW, I have been dreaming about how it would be like since M:TW game out. I was actually just starting to read through some campaign map tutorials so I could begin making my own Westeros. IMO the total war engine would be perfect for such a game, because it combines empire building, huge scale battles, and subterfuge so well. I certainly hope this gets done some time as the possibilities are endless. We just need to find a couple of George RR Martin fans who are also experienced at modding...

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hey thanks for that image shack suggestion, here are some pics of my map so far.

the twins


the eyrie


the trident with river run and harenhal


winterfell



i was able to change the names of cities easy enough, but with so much to do i found my self jumping all over the place trying to change things, and getting confused as to where i was and what i was doing( not the greatest multitasker)
so i decided i would wait on tryin to change the faction names and flags and units and what not until i was completely done with the map, which is still in progress. the areas above are the closest to being complete if not already.



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Good idea I love the series, not much info on different types of units though.

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That map is amazing, everything looks like it's in place. That must have taken a lot of work. I actually had already started working on a super accurate map of Westeros, but when it came to implementing it in game it got a little confusing. Check it out:



I'm still figuring out how I can get something like this to load up in map editor so I can tinker with it some more. Making a new map from scratch isn't as easy as I thought, so if anyone can point me to a tutorial or something that explains this I'd be grateful.

Anyways, keep up the good work! I'm looking forward to this.

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Great idea for a mod lads. Alternatively you could place the mod before the Aegon Targaryen landed in Westeros, in which case you have all the independent kingdoms fighting each other. :)

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Now that I think of it, a mod based entirely north of the Wall would be pretty neat. It would be to Westeros:TW like how the Viking Invasion expansion pack was for the original TW games, a smaller sort of cross section of the original game using some of the same units and different dynamics. For example, if you played the Night's Watch you would have 0 population growth for obvious reasons, but you would periodically get "gifts" of fresh convicts from the kingdoms down south (who act sort of like the senate), maybe in return for successful rangings (exterminating wildling towns). Meanwhile the wildlings would start off either united under Mance or as seperate factions, and would have to protect their lands from both the wights and the night's watch with the ultimate goal of making an army large enough to breach the wall and escape to the south.
Of course it's probably a little early to be talking about this before Westeros:TW is even complete, especially since it would be a lot of work. Just an entertaining idea.

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there is a much larger discussion over here

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/index...T&f=58&t=22366

i check back here periodically, so you can post responses here, if you don't wanna sign up for another board. Massi i PM'ed you about the unit list you came up with, good work.

Witch-King, as of right now the time period is set around the clash of kings, but i'm startin to think a different time period might be better, don't know, gonna run it by everyone else.

Bigwig, the idea was actually tossed around about an eventual expansion, we were thinking about doing the other continent with danerys, but a small mini campaign for the wall, perhaps a replacement for the tutorial, actually sounds like a really cool idea. i personally don't think it would be that hard, most the changes that would take place would be to the map. but like you said still waaay too early, to say if that would happen.

and hopefully we're gonna get our own site soon. i'll post a link when it happens.

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O my GOD!!!!....Winter is coming!!!

truly one beautiful idea!! if you have need of a hand for whichever thing I will make all what I can, even if me you will have to explain what and as to make... (o you even say me where I can find a guide) if instead it serves you of the diagram 2d for the background of the shielded ones I put myself endured to the search of images adapted and I put myself to the job with photoshop....
my mail: s0ulw0lf@hotmail . com (without spaces)

ps:excused for as I write but use a translator

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I was part of the team on the Westero's mod, for Crusader's King (as I seen someone mentioned it).

Unfortunately, the guy running the project kinda disappeared... and I didn't feel up to continuing his work (I simply couldn't handle that much.. and he truly had the text under control)

I mostly added my knowledge of the books plus knowledge of editing to get a few things done.

I believe I was the only one with the latest version of the mod...

(unfortunately my computer crashed recently..)

It was very good and bugless.

If you need any assistance... I'm here.

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