The mod I'd love to see

[Cheops]

While I'm very interested in the Medieval and Ancient periods, I would love to see someone throw history to the wind and mod their own world. It would be a parallel Earth, with its own unique geography, culture, history, heroes, etc... (No need to alter the units, aside from changing their names and assigning them to appropriate new factions).

The First Age mod kind of follows this premise (then again, politics and economics in Middle Earth is boring and 2D; there's really only 2 alliances and that's it).

I'd like to starting modding the campaign map and go from there. I encourage everyone to take a break from intense historical detail, and just go super-creative! Make a unique world. :)

[NobleRubberChicken]

Yea I agree, it would be very interesting to see a mod like this, it would add more tactics to the game. You'd have to worry about Mages throwing fireballs and Priests healing or resurrecting troops.

Your Cavalry would have another job, charging down mages and priests provided they actually dodge those fireballs. I would imagine they would add an entire spells system and more interesting fractions and units.

I wouldn't like to see it set in middle-earth, the setting is kinda limited (there are only five wizards i think) and its getting abit old now. One idea I have not seen -Ever- is a Total War set in the Forgotten Realms, that would be an interesting setting, which would provide something different to LOTR. Just look at games like Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale, those were both excellent games.

[Sundjata Keita]

I thought about making a mod like this. I imagined a world fairly like our own but with different animals and culture types. It would have been set in the equivilent of the medieval period but with more basic siege weapons. However with very limited time I decided to do my Zulu mod instead becasue otherwise it would never get done

[LucaviX]

Yea I agree, it would be very interesting to see a mod like this, it would add more tactics to the game. You'd have to worry about Mages throwing fireballs and Priests healing or resurrecting troops.

Your Cavalry would have another job, charging down mages and priests provided they actually dodge those fireballs. I would imagine they would add an entire spells system and more interesting fractions and units.

I wouldn't like to see it set in middle-earth, the setting is kinda limited (there are only five wizards i think) and its getting abit old now. One idea I have not seen -Ever- is a Total War set in the Forgotten Realms, that would be an interesting setting, which would provide something different to LOTR. Just look at games like Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale, those were both excellent games.

I've made fireball throwing mages, or druids who throw firey oranger boulders.

[Sundjata Keita]

I'm out of helping if you include magic, I'll wish you good luck with it but I feel that with magic it becomes too much like some of the other fantasy mods at SCC.

[Duke Malcolm]

Okay, hows about we just have the fire mages, since I think it is a pretty good idea, but no other magic, and won't be such a fantasy mod.

And for factions, well, I thought about having a nomadic arab faction which wanders about the desert, with armies to begin with, but no cities, possibly just called the Nomads.

I also thought about a faction which uses technology, and could live in a pretty little mountain place that I have on my map. They could have units such as mobile seige cannons (sort of like tanks), hand cannoneers, and generally long-range weapons.

I also thought that the mod shouldn't be limited to an era. It could span out across all time, so perhaps we may have something as recent as Dragoons, fighting alongside something like Roman Legions, and Kataphractoi, and chariots. Simply to add more variation.

[Myrddraal]

Well you can use my one_power projectile if you like, but personally, I think you should stay clear of magic, your loosing something thats unique to your mod otherwise...

[Duke Malcolm]

What an ingenius idea...

I had started a Jacobite/Scottish Clans mod, but after a few viri/viruses, whatever, the files got deleted, and I can't really continue until after all my exams.
If it was a unique mod, however, you wouldn't have to follow the natural outline of an island, or regional borders, and could just go wild...
A few more units, perhaps re-texturing, perhaps re-modelling...

What a good idea, yes. I would be willing to help if this is a team effort (although it would be only a little initially, what with exams and all).

[Duke Malcolm]

I've started making a campaign map, and I suggest that we get some factions on the go

[Mikeus Caesar]

I would like a mod like this too. As long as there was no magic or things like that in, i would love it. Maybe i could help? I don't have a clue how to mod, but i have one heck of an imagination.

[Zharakov]

This sounds like a book my uncle wrote.

It would be neat to see though.


A mod where the histoey buffs are out weighed by those with good imaginations.

[Sundjata Keita]

I could possibly help with a few models and stuff but I can't promise anything as I have plenty to do for my Zulu mod.

I suggest no magic as there are plenty of fantasy mods out there already, we need an alternate reality kind of thing.

A few things to think about are time period, I suggest a medieval type of setting but with simple armor. Factions, are you going to make some names up? If so what are the factions going to be like? I suggest an arab type faction, some Leidang/barbarian factions and some completely new styled factions.

If everyone puts ideas in then maybee one of you could write a storyline for it

[NobleRubberChicken]

Well I didn't know fireball throwing druids were possible

I can see you guys are starting a mod and thinking of ideas and a storyline. Well before you do that, i suggest you look at the Forgotten Realms. Its a HUGE setting, just look at this Map . Warning this is a big file, it might take a while to load.

Btw the map is only one continent (the main one I think), there are enough fractions and races for a total war game as well. Anyway its just an idea i'd love to see for a total war game fantasy game...

[Zharakov]

Technicaly the point of this mod is to make a compleatly unique story and not use another authors work.

Or at least that what I thought it was.

[dark_shadow89]

Again I reiterate my offer of creating a website for this mod...call it
(Continent's name): Total War...

Zharakov, message me with what you've got so far on the story, and I'll do the same...this could really become a great mod, if the story's worked properly.

[stichmaster1]

i say we get the story done, some names for factions, and the map decided on first. and i would suggest getting some sort of forum/website up for us to communicate on so all of the ideas are organized

[dark_shadow89]

Before a website can be made, i'll need to know the mod's name...