Back from the dead

[cegorach]

After much thinking I decided to release another version of Pike & Musket TW mod for MTW VI before the Xmas.

It will be called PMTW 1.5.

It is still not the final release, but that will take too much time anyway, so I will allow playing much less sophisticated product, but still it has a lot of to offer:

- new campaign map,
- more than 600 completely new units from almost all nations of that time,
- new techtree with more than 70 completely new buildings and various structures,
- new historical battles with one historical campaign,
- new portrait sets and some new music ( films will be added later),
- new unit animations including warwagons, musketeers, pikemen in morions and Polish Husaria,
- 4 campaigns including English Civil Wars,
- more than 150 historical heroes,
- modified system of homelands, buildable mercenaries and others,
- dozens of new office titles,
- three controll panels - muslim, westerneuropean and Polish,
- about 30 factions in every single era available to play,

Overall almost complete recreation of 1480-1700 era's wars, politics and economy including colonisation of Americas and other lands overseas.

some screenshots




























You don't have to wait till Xmas - if you want to enjoy it quicker volunteer as a beta tester - they will get it in about two weeks' time.

Details in XVI-XVII thread in Pike and Musket sub-forum, link in my sign.

Regards Cegorach

[Mithrandir]

When it's finished, be sure to place a link in the MTW content post in the top of this forum :).

[Eternal Champion]

Looks pretty fracklin sweet.

[Vladimir]

Great work especially on the Husaria. I always wanted to use them in battle. Do they also cause fear when charging in mass due to the noise from the feathers?

[Pericles]

This is a thing of beauty

Who needs new games, when there are great mods like this around...

I'm looking forward to playing this when it's released

[X Clan]

This site can be very confusing so, please don't flame me.....ok flame me anyway....but could some kind, very kind person please point me to where all the other mods for downloads are. Thank you very much.

[Ludens]

This site can be very confusing so, please don't flame me.....ok flame me anyway....but could some kind, very kind person please point me to where all the other mods for downloads are. Thank you very much.

The Forge (M:TW modification center) and some of the hosted mods are for M:TW as well.

[bretwalda]

The Forge (M:TW modification center) and some of the hosted mods are for M:TW as well.

Please... a link to the mod that has screenshots in this thread. I searched and not found... Where can I download it? Thank you.

[Ludens]

Please... a link to the mod that has screenshots in this thread. I searched and not found... Where can I download it? Thank you.

Pike & Musket can be found in the hosted mods section. There are versions for M:TW and R:TW.

[cegorach]

For those interested - check the link in my sign for more details

[cegorach]

On Wednesday I am closing the list of beta testers so hurry if you want to be in.

[cegorach]

I am closing the testers' list today at midnight UK's time, so hurry if you want to be one of them.

[Emerald Wolf]

I'm interested if you'd like me to be

[Lars Jorgensun]

Great work especially on the Husaria. I always wanted to use them in battle. Do they also cause fear when charging in mass due to the noise from the feathers?

I highly doubt the noise from feathers would be noticeable considereing the massive yelling, thundering hooves, clash of steel on steel and constant barrages of cannon and musket fire.

[NodachiSam]

I will HAVE to try this

[Vladimir]

I highly doubt the noise from feathers would be noticeable considereing the massive yelling, thundering hooves, clash of steel on steel and constant barrages of cannon and musket fire.

That's just what I heard long ago in history class. No doubt it has a greater effect if you can't see them. Besides, what else would be the reason for all that elaborate feather work? Decorations only go so far and I know the noise would be quite noticeable if it was coming from behind you .

[Matty]

Do feathers actually make any noise?

[miho]

Yes they do if they are specially arranged.

[Mithrandir]

Or when they're packed together under pressure into a ball and thrown on a drum.



anyway, you've got anough betatesters ?

[cegorach]

That's just what I heard long ago in history class. No doubt it has a greater effect if you can't see them. Besides, what else would be the reason for all that elaborate feather work? Decorations only go so far and I know the noise would be quite noticeable if it was coming from behind you .

They did make noise, but they worked together with animal skins and pennants on the lances.

But the main use of the wings was to protect the cavalry against Tatar lassoos. Later it became the Hussars' major 'trademark' so they rarely fought without them.

Regards Cegorach

[cegorach]

Many new units appear in the new release 94 ( excluding those from ECW campaign) - if I counted correctly comparing to PMTW 1.0.

Because I am evil I will just mention some of their names without any descriptions or anything else, you can only guess who will get them:

Dragouni, Jarakisa, Kulogli, Algierian Lancers, Moss Troopers, Karolinska Ryttare, Guerrillada Restauracaro, Covenant Pikemen, Piqueiros do novo exercito, Hampas, Skilopere, Gwardia Piesza, Swiss Skirmishers, Poteshnyi, Gardes Francaises, Corazzieri, Armenian Archers, Sfakioti, Oprychniki, Cimaroons, Livonian Lancers, Iyalaras, Order Incendiary Musketeers, Rotularii, Rosiori and many, MANY, MANY more...

The testers will see them first, but the list was closed on Wednesday so REGRET if you are not one of them.
Ha, ha - insert diabolical laugher - ha, ha !

I will upload/send the testing version on Monday morning

Regards Cegorach

[cegorach]

More screens

[cegorach]

TO ALL

I decided to delay the release by 10-14 days, so it will be available either in the week after the Christmas or just after the New Year's Day.

I want to give the testers more time, because there were several technical problems with beta tests.

In addition I need more testers or there will be another delay

factions ( 2 for each tester):

The Dutch, Hungary, Poland, England, Sweden, Brandenburg, Portugal, The Knights of St. John ( Maltanese or Hospitallier).

Volunteers please contact my by PMs as soon as possible.


More screens:

New building icons



one of more unsusual concepts in the mod



Regards Cegorach

[cegorach]

Hungary and the Netherlands are taken, but the tester for the Tatars and Russia cannot continue, so now the free faction list is as follows:

Crimean Tatars, Russia, Poland, England, Portugal, the Knights of St.John.

[cegorach]

The Russians and the Knights are taken

[ShadowMagnet]

I would soooo want to bagsit Poland since it is near enough me old fav faction in MTW and seeing their units in your mod makes my mouth water...
It actually gives me some pub ammo too, as none of my MTW playing mates ever wanted to believe that Poland rose to be the dominating power in Europe at that time and their armies were head and shoulders above anyone else present on any given 17th century battlefield. Ufff, there.

However it's christmas, innit, and I'm at my parents house, not a single MTW copy in sight and as soon as I'm back at mine (mid Jan) I have some serious work to do (that's what it's like to be old! ).

But please, please do release the mod in New Year and if you're based in NI I'm prepared to send you a nice bunch of flowers or HMV vouchers or summat just to say thak you!!

Big respect

[cegorach]

I think you will be delighted when the mod will be released.

I will post some new screenshots soon including some new discoveries I have made recently.

BTW - HMV you say, I think I have enough - the only thing I need is 24 series 1 ( I still haven't seen it, damn... and I can't this way watch the new series at all...) - I am trying to find it in the web if you know where tell me please.

Regards Cegorach


P.S. if you mention that Poland-Lithuania was the biggest christian country for more than 100 years ( 1385 - to around 1521 when Cortez conquered Mexico) you will see some jaws dropping to the floor level.

[Vladimir]

Just show them a map from that era. After they call it a forgery they'll still have the visual in their mind. It's my understanding that they filled in the vacuum left by the horde.

[cegorach]

True.

Anyway here are more screenshots, many more in the XVI-XVII thread in the subforum.

It is another paradox typical for this mod. When I am trying someone to help me noone is able/willing to do otr nobody has enough spare time, but when I am announcing the exact date of the release I have a surge of volunteers.

For this reason I must dalay the release for at least another 2 weeks, but hopefully it will result with the new map and several new animations for units in the mod.

Here is the very first one in rather raw state, but it is better than nothing - Polish Dragoons are here:





Some new buildings were added as well finishing the techtree.



including this state structure:



the last of the new resources is here **don't mention Fawlty Towels***



I have started adding new pictures for events as well.



Here are some of the new icons for the mod - some Cossacks units here.



And FINALLY my pride - the result of lack of modding during Christmas.

I used something which was here all the time, but I really thought that I cannot do it, because it is so... rude and obviously will result in CTD, but... it didn't so it gives some really huge opportunities in making units which can change into different ones infantry to another infantry, infantry to cavalry, cavalry to cavalry, infantry to artillery etc.

see this example with Swiss Armoured Pikemen not using their full armour in this battle:





More to come.

In the next week I will upload early 1.5 version with selfinstaller and all the latest changes, I believe that I will prepare the final version rather soon because the rate I am adding something and finishing the mod is accelerating all the time.

Regards Cegorach

[Pericles]

This mod looks great.

Excellent work!