RTW/BI: Viking Invasion (The Darkage mod)

[max_minimod]

Ever wanted to play a Viking mod in RTW/BI? Then join the development of this mod.

It should start 840AC till some years after William of Normandy conquered Britain.
Factions:

**6 factions for the British Islands**
Wesseaxons
Mercia
Welsh
Scots
Picts
Celts/Eire

**3 Viking factions**
Vikings from Norgaland (Norway)
Gotland-/Sverige-Tribes (Sweden)
the Danes

**3 factions of collapsing Frankish Empire**
Francia
Lotharingien
Ostfranken

**the Iberia Conquest**
Azurian/Galician Kingdoms
Al Andalus

**the East factions**
Magyars
Byzantian Empire
the Great Moravia (Szech/Bohemia kingdom)
the Khazars
Bulgars
Abissids Caliphate

the map sould contain:

(Keep in mind this map will change, it is not ready yet!)

[max_minimod]

We could need modelers, skinners, historians, modders, mappers.
If you think you have knowlege or interest of any of that factions,
please post here.

[max_minimod]

Some more map details:


We have only a small team yet, so its the right time to join
and we would like to work together with all mods that like to bring a full darkage mod into life.

[Makanyane]

This looks like fun

I was wondering what the scale of the map was (in terms of map_regions size)?
It seems to have a lot of detail in Britain so I assume it's a biggy....

[max_minimod]

Yes, its a 1021x675 map

[Helgi]

Is this mod still alive is it dead?
Like the idea, just curious.

[Ossie The Great]

Is this mod still alive is it dead?
Like the idea, just curious.

I belive it is still alive

[max_minimod]

Yes Ossie The Great is right:
Mod is alive, only few factions left free for historians (Asturia/Galicians, Magyars, Francia), but we in hard need of artists, mappers, modders!
Sadly my firefox browser have hard time here in forum software, so more actual info in http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=119455
(new own subforum soon)

Viking: Total War (is our new title)
more eyecandy (still work in progress):

Viking Trells


highland clansmen, woodsmen


Fyrd Wesseaxe


Mercia Fyrd, levy spearmen, amoured spearmen


Viking Carls and Landmenn (Norge colorsheme, flag will change to black/white)


if you like it and have skills, please join!

Max

[Fate]

Sweet looking mod,awesome looking units and a great timeframe, if i could mod, id help!
Alas, i cant, ill just have to wait to play it lol!

[max_minimod]

@Fate
thanx ;)

testing new sig...

[Raz]

A great idea would be to port this over to M2TW. That way you could have different coloured shields and clothes for the factions of the British Isles - not to mention a huge array of vicious looking axes and two-handed swords for the Jutes. Just a thought.

Of course, I'd only do that if you were in the very early stages of this mod (which doesn't seem like it). *sighs*

Also, in what ways do you need help? Ideas? Research? Descriptions? Models? Skins?

[max_minimod]

Hi Raz,

we mainly looking for skinners, modellers, artists.
A skilled mapper or modder would be good to have too, but also there are some factions that still need historians.
Check our development forum for more infos:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=568

[Seven.the.Hun]

this looks really cool. appears its being made with a bigger map than the previous MTW-VI.
how are the huscarles/joms?
that's an awesome infantry unit not found in rome or BI. nothing like chainmail wearing very big dude with huge double axe and a shield across the back.
i'm sure if dates were different romans would have just loved fighting that viking lot.

[Ibrahim]

not a couible axe-a banish axe (which has 1 blade)

[max_minimod]

not a couible axe-a banish axe (which has 1 blade)

Yes, right.
The double axe is fantasy, but we might use it for Jomvikings (its not clear if they arent fantasy too, however there might have been from Jomsborg, near Wollin, Polnish coast).

Anyway, keep in mind I only check this thread from time to time, if you want to have faster respond, check our main development fourum.