Resources for enhancing the battlefield visually

[Duke John]

Of course wether these recources really enhance the battlefield is a matter of opinion, but I think so

I have stopped modding for a couple of months and I thought that I might just as well upload some of my creations so that others can use them for their own mods. I was mostly occupied with changing the battlefield visuals for the Napoleonic 2: Total War mod. So if you wish to see how it looks when all put together then download that mod.

http://www.mizus.com/files/files/RTW...lResources.rar

In the uploaded file you will find:

• Sky textures. I do not know how they look at night. Since weather doesn't really affect battle mechanics and I couldn't get it to look well I removed it. Look into the descr_daytypes.txt file to see how you can make sure that you only get the new textures to show. You will also find the skybox creator and tutorial images as described in this tutorial: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=66881
• Lighting settings: I thought that R:TW was too bright. With these new settings that isn't the case anymore.
• Ground textures: included are DDS files and the PhotoShop originals with multiple layers. Note that you must use an hex editor to make the game use textures with new names. Alternatively you can overwrite existing ground textures.
• Roads: I made new, smaller, road models to accompany the new ground textures.
• Vegetation: New trees and bushes and all the files necessary to (re)create them. Included are several types of trees including oaklike, pine and leafless. Follow this tutorial (images are included) to learn how to create your own vegetation: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=60901

I hope that this is of any use. And since this is my last contribution to the modding community I thought I could use it to showcase my work (NTW2 unit models are not mine but they make the background look even better ) and say goodbye to a wonderfull hobby

R:TW


M:TW


The future?


Good luck with your own projects and have fun!

Cheers
Duke John

p.s. If this is posted in the wrong forum then please move it. I do not know wether this counts as a mod or tool.