Zulu Mod!!!

**Sundjata Keita** · 02-28-2005, 20:57

Thats a shame about the colonization as it would of been a really great mod. If you could get the forums for this one that would be great as there are a lot of things that need discussing including game balance, the map, buildings, dates, historical battles, traits, the family trees etc.

It's good that you can edit texts as that is one of my weakpoints. I think Dclare is handling the map but I'm sure help would be much appreciated. One of the things we are getting sorted now is where the various tribes will go. Here is a quick map I did a while ago. It is very rough and I know who went in some of the question mark regions now.

@dark_shadow89

Turns will probably be months - I think some other mods are doing this aren't they - any news on the scripting problems people were having before of making turns into months

**stichmaster1** · 02-28-2005, 23:22

the forums are completely editable and after i talk to sir ireland i will change them, he is a historian and would like to learn how to skin so he might be able to help.

**Sundjata Keita** · 03-01-2005, 08:32

Excellent!

Some screenshots of the warwickshire regiment on foot coming soon.

**Myrddraal** · 03-01-2005, 09:41

I've been waiting for this. Good stuff

**Epistolary Richard** · 03-01-2005, 11:54

Definitely looks original and exciting , best of luck with it. It's certainly a period of history that's very interesting when you read up on it and the meteoric rise of Shaka and the Zulu fits in quite well with the RTW game concept of going out there and conquering everyone!

Just one small question: I was wondering why the impis are armed with blades? Did they not fight with stabbing spears?

**Duke Malcolm** · 03-01-2005, 18:04

Can't wait, this and the Napoleonic Mod shall be the best (my favourite time periods).
Time to re-enact the Defense of Rorke's Drift, and to win Isandhlwana (as the mighty Empire, of course)

**Sundjata Keita** · 03-01-2005, 19:11

Originally Posted by Epistolary Richard

Just one small question: I was wondering why the impis are armed with blades? Did they not fight with stabbing spears?

The blades are assegai, I think I will redo the model for them as it does not make it obvious enough. You are thinking of Iklwas the spear that they used before Shaka invented the assegai.

This is what the assegai should look like

It is kind of like a spear ended knife - looking back at the model it looks way too much like a sword.

Anyway thanks for all the support everyone

**stichmaster1** · 03-02-2005, 01:27

my chemistry teacher went to south africa last summer and took a picture of one of the tribal flags, i created a flag that looks as accurate as i can get it at the moment

**Epistolary Richard** · 03-02-2005, 12:20

Originally Posted by Sundjata Keita

The blades are assegai, I think I will redo the model for them as it does not make it obvious enough. You are thinking of Iklwas the spear that they used before Shaka invented the assegai.

Ah yes, the iklwa, the wonderful weapon that was named after the noise it makes when you pull it from the gut of an enemy.

re: turns as months
A couple of other people were working on the scripting, there's a thread around the modding forums someplace that goes into it. I think Myrddraal might be your person.

Something else you'll have to address is firearms, again other mods are planning to use them but I don't know how far they've got with them.

**MansaSakura** · 05-21-2007, 18:40

Hi Sundjata. good to be back. I finally got some experience in modding. Just finished my first faction (turning egypt to kush). I wanted to bring something to your attention. I believe you have the Assegai/Iklwa story backwards. Assegai are all-purpose throwing spears. They're pretty long and suprisingly accurate. Iklwas were introduced by Shaka (or so the story goes) by simply breaking an assegai and expanding the blade (width was the size of a full adult hand). They are called ilkwas because of the sound they make when pulled from a body wound "ilkwa". Great work so far. i'll be in touch.