Modding extras by CA (unsupported)

**Myrddraal** · 03-06-2005, 00:31

OK, why not?

**SigniferOne** · 03-06-2005, 00:51

I'm not affiliated with TWC in any way, but I know that the general rule is that hotlinking is not good. It takes advantage of the the bandwidth of the content provider, without giving them any recognition. If linked to the download page, then the person knows that this is a TWC forum, they are the ones hosting the file, etc.

It's just like, why is it wrong to hotlink to pictures hosted by other websites? The same principle.

**Simetrical** · 03-06-2005, 04:29

Or, put more simply: they don't get money from ads if people don't go to their pages, and they're the ones paying for us to be able to download.

-Simetrical

**Turin** · 03-20-2005, 04:32

Hey Myrddraal:

Do you think the release of those files make the animations for a volley fire system possible?

**Myrddraal** · 03-20-2005, 14:57

Do you mean just making a firearm animation?

**Bwian** · 03-21-2005, 11:17

This won't change the current situation. You could make a new animation without this, but you could only base it on the existing skeletons.

If you wanted to make a new shooting animation, you can. As far as firing in a volley, the current archers do just that.

What the new files were injtended ( had they actually worked ) was to allow you to run new ani mations outside of the pack files, and to use completely new skeletons. This would have given you far greater control over the process, and allowed you to do things that just can't be done now.

**Turin** · 03-21-2005, 21:34

No it's more than just firing in a volley like the archers do. If you all have ever seen a movie with muzzle loading firearms in it, you will notice that the front row fires in unison then goes to the back row. At that point the second row steps forward and fires and the process is repeated. It is a very complicated animation but it was present in all the previous Total War games where they had firearms.