Warhammer Total War 2

[Casuir]

I'd be interested in helping out with this, got some experience modelling and texturing though prob not enough to produce quality goods. Can do 2d stuff as well and have some limited experience with heightmaps if you need someone to do the campaign map. Have practically every army and rule book too, including some warmaster, wfrp and man o' war.

[Myrddraal]

@ Faenaris you realise there is a Warhammer mod for RTW?

[Bwian]

I have been having some fun with my initial models, putting them in BI to see how they look :D

[userfriendly]

You do realize that there is a Warhammer: Mark of Chaos game on the market that utilizes the same engine as MTW2

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...mer/index.html

you can either play that one or you can probably rip yourself some really awesome models for this mod.

[Casuir]

I seriously doubt it uses the same engine. Looks to me that it has a more linear campaign like dark omen or shadow of the horned rat. As for ripping the units, its great way to get your mod shut down.

[Myrddraal]

It doesn't use the M2TW engine. The M2TW engine is far far superior IMO

[Dave1984]

It doesn't use the M2TW engine. The M2TW engine is far far superior IMO

Agreed. I was quite excited about MoC when it was first announced because they were talking along the lines of Total-War-with-customisable-units.
And while it's still better, in my opinion, than your alot of your standard RTSs, it's a real missed opportunity.

This is another mod I'm looking forward to very much.

[Ciaran]

I have been having some fun with my initial models, putting them in BI to see how they look :D

And? How do they look? Screens, if you please (even if it´s "only" BI)

[Faenaris]

@ Faenaris you realise there is a Warhammer mod for RTW?

Aye, but I have never tried it. It was for RTW 1.2 only and I was waiting for a 1.5 conversion before I would give it a serious go. It also didn't have a campaign and since I am not a custom-battle-man, that kinda put me off. But the project has fallen silent now, which is a shame. And I can't quite get back into RTW now that M2TW is out.

Now, since Bwian is making one for M2TW and he has way more chance of succes (Reiters are just begging to be called Pistoliers and Forlorn Hope/Zweihander might become Greatswords), I'm VERY excited. I hope that it is possible to implement Orcs too, nothing would please me more than sending the Empire against the Greenskins.

[gladiator777]

I had looked at the WTW mod and was going to download it until I saw that it was only in Beta and was not looking like it would move any further beyond that. I would definitely download a WTW2 mod after completion, it would be like lord of the rings on crack, a term we use down here on the east of usa to replace rad, narly and such. Seriously, it looked great, on this engine and with improved ai it would be like watching a fantasy movie of epic proportions.

Anyone with any kind of interest in this area will take a look at it, and probably be amazed. It will be what Mark of Chaos should have been. What makes WTW great though is the story line and plot, and if there can be some kind of story line depending on what faction you play as that would add so much more to the atmosphere, although that can be kind of hard because you wouldn't want such a linear path as mark of chaos seems to be, and as shadow of the horned rat was as well.

I'm no modder, I just recently learned about all this, but when I realized that I could play mods, the same game but altered completely in every other way, I was stunned as I could do it for free, and the game was completely new, just the same engine.

Good luck, look forward to seeing it in action soon.

[Bwian]

As has been stated earlier, GW has 'softened' it's approach to people using it's IP in mods. Generally speaking, they would only can a mod that was in direct competition with something that they were going to release themselves. They would have licensed the game and would be expected to defend the thing and prevent such activity. Can't see that as being an issue. Mark of Chaos is out and done, and was more of an RTS anyway. We are no competition and will be taking GREAT care to follow the rules. This is such a rich gaming world, it DESERVES to be available in as many flavours as possible!

Ahh....greenskins. How can you even THINK about a warhammer mod without Orcs and Goblins. Thats unthinkable! I had some workable orcs in RTW, so even if the new engine has restrictins in skeletal arrangement, I will have Orcs. I will also have Elves and I will have Skaven. There will be undead and there will be Chaos ( and I plan on using the variations in models to make variations in the 'shape' of some of the units for Chaos. There will be Beastmen and there will be ....things ;)

Biggest 'questionmark' hangs over the implementation of Dwarves. This will e the first thing I work on. They must be made possible!

I will take a few screenies of the Tomb Kings units to keep Ciaran happy ;)

[Myrddraal]

Bwain, in the long run (by which time I will hopefully have finally gotten around to modding M2TW) would you be looking for a team?

[Bwian]

In the long run...you bet.

I already have a couple of guys who have volunteered to do a few bits and pieces, such as text descriptions for units and factions, and someone who has started work on a campaign map.

The project is too big to work on solo!

Metal Mayhem stayed pretty much a solo effort purely because it was a very personal thing. I still work on it ( when time allows ) but it could never be a team thing. I couldn't explain enough of it to get people to work on it the way I wanted. With Warhammer, you can show them a picture and say 'make one like that' which is a whole lot easier!

I can do enough myself by way of modding to make most of the mod and to ensure that progress continues, but I can't make this thing in a sensible timespan without help. I don't plan on going all out and recruiting the whole world, but will add people to the team as and when the tools to mod become available. Hence the start with text and maps. These CAN be done .... so it makes sense to start saying 'yes' to people who volunteer with those skills.

But.....in short....yes. I will gather a team of Warhammerites, and if nobody volunteers, I'll still build the damn thing on my own

[Ciaran]

I will take a few screenies of the Tomb Kings units to keep Ciaran happy ;)

I´m happy already seeing your grim determination to make this mod if possible (those last two words being the breaking factor). The Tomb Kings are a cool concept , but being a more, let´s say medieval-oriented person, the Vampires of the Von Carstein line are my personal Undead favourites (the Blood Dragons come a close second). Though, as stated above, I´ve never actually played the tabletop, I find myself very fascinated by it and - even more so - it´s sidekick Warmaster (larger scale and more focussed on strategic aspects than on individual units and heroes)

[Casuir]

If anyones got a copy of tomes of corruption or renegade crowns from wfrp I'd be grateful for any fluff they could provide on the Border prince and Norsca regions, likewise anything on Esalia though I dont know where you'd get that.