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Re: Several questions Logain Send a noteboard - 01/01/2010 04:23:13 AM

Who else is on your team? If you're doing this by yourself, then good luck and I look forward to playing the mod in six or seven years time

Nobody else.

Are you a skinner/3D modeller?

No.

Does this new project have its own messageboard on one of the TOTAL WAR forums like TW Center, which you'll need to drum up interest and get some additional personnel on board?

I have no messageboard. I have no intention of having one.

Why are you using ROME when MEDIEVAL II has more options for modding and medieval units are already present in the game (meaning less work to start off with) when you have to change 100% of the content of ROME from scratch and simply can't do certain things (like custom cities to look like they are in the books, which is impossible in ROME but - theoretically - possible in MED II?) at all?

I have Medieval Total War 2. It doesn't run well on my machine. I chose Rome Total War for this mod because I am more familiar with that game. So, to answer your question, I chose to go with Rome Total War because I'm more familiar with it.

There's another reason I am going with Rome Total War. I am NOT planning on modding new units. That would take me too long. So, I was left with some difficult decisions to make. Many technologies in Medieval 2 Total War are too far advanced for the wheel of time (e.g. units with guns) setting. On the other hand, all of Rome Total War's units fit the Wheel of Time setting. BUT, as you've pointed out, the functionality and modding capabilities of Rome are less limited compared to M2TW.

Ultimately, because I realized I do not have enough time to mod/make new units, I chose to go with Rome instead of M2TW.

I'm part of a team that's been working on WESTEROS: TOTAL WAR for the past several years, and it took half a dozen people two years just to get the beta release out (link below), and that's with considerably less work than a WHEEL OF TIME mod would need (only nine factions to WHEEL OF TIMES 16-17, for example).

I did not give enough information in my original post. I am NOT changing everything. In fact, I do not have time to change MOST things. Most of the changes will be things like a new map, changed faction names, new icons reflecting wheel of time banners, etc.

I will post another post below with some updated stuff on what I've done.

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Wheel of Time for Rome Total War Logain - 29/12/2009 05:35:19 AM 1723 Views

You are so totally cool. Can I like... touch you? Can I have an autograph? *groupie scream* *NM* callandor1000 - 29/12/2009 06:20:57 AM 408 Views

Wow.. sounds interesting. *NM* BlackAdder - 29/12/2009 07:37:40 AM 358 Views

I'd like to see it. Let us know when your done. *NM* amirebram - 29/12/2009 08:28:56 AM 374 Views

This should be on the games board! The Wandering Gambler - 29/12/2009 01:58:28 PM 879 Views

It sounds fantastic. Of course, why not use Medieval II? *NM* Tom - 29/12/2009 02:39:07 PM 358 Views

I actually like Rome better, so it doesn't really bother me *NM* Mats imaginary friend - 30/12/2009 12:06:43 AM 415 Views

They're pretty much the same game. Werthead - 31/12/2009 05:28:37 PM 747 Views

Yeah, that was what I was thinking. Tom - 31/12/2009 07:43:06 PM 789 Views

I guess I was just thinking from a gameplay perspective....I've never really done any modding Mats imaginary friend - 02/01/2010 10:12:55 PM 897 Views

I remember discussion about this ages ago beetnemesis - 29/12/2009 06:18:54 PM 801 Views

Let me know *NM* Ryan - 29/12/2009 06:49:05 PM 373 Views

YESSSSSSS! Lord Gaidin - 29/12/2009 07:38:45 PM 781 Views

IF this works out... Napoleon62 - 29/12/2009 10:07:20 PM 917 Views

agreed *NM* Blaine - 29/12/2009 10:58:48 PM 448 Views

Yuck, I hate popcorn BlackAdder - 29/12/2009 11:11:33 PM 877 Views

yikes, I had to look up "Total War" just to have a clue what you were talking about! darius_sedai - 29/12/2009 11:20:01 PM 839 Views

Hell yeah!!! Mats imaginary friend - 30/12/2009 12:06:08 AM 837 Views

Several questions Werthead - 31/12/2009 05:38:09 PM 1120 Views

Re: Several questions Logain - 01/01/2010 04:23:13 AM 1057 Views

I can see pluses and minuses to this approach. Werthead - 01/01/2010 11:00:13 PM 1122 Views

I love you. Great Lord of Chaos - 01/01/2010 05:07:50 AM 842 Views

Haven't heard anything about this for a while... Mats imaginary friend - 18/02/2010 06:34:58 AM 733 Views

Re: Haven't heard anything about this for a while... Logain - 19/02/2010 10:47:57 PM 766 Views

I updated the original post with a link that has screenshots to the overland map *NM* Logain - 20/02/2010 12:24:41 AM 380 Views

I updated the original post to add update #3 *NM* Logain - 22/09/2010 03:25:29 AM 426 Views

How to make this downloadable to the public. Logain - 22/09/2010 04:00:01 AM 795 Views

You might try asking over on the Games board Darth_Katie - 22/09/2010 04:02:05 AM 760 Views

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Who else is on your team? If you're doing this by yourself, then good luck and I look forward to playing the mod in six or seven years time ;)
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Nobody else.

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Are you a skinner/3D modeller?
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No.

<quote>
Does this new project have its own messageboard on one of the TOTAL WAR forums like TW Center, which you'll need to drum up interest and get some additional personnel on board?
</quote>

I have no messageboard.  I have no intention of having one.

<quote>
Why are you using ROME when MEDIEVAL II has more options for modding and medieval units are already present in the game (meaning less work to start off with) when you have to change 100% of the content of ROME from scratch and simply can't do certain things (like custom cities to look like they are in the books, which is impossible in ROME but - theoretically - possible in MED II?) at all?
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There's another reason I am going with Rome Total War.  I am NOT planning on modding new units.  That would take me too long.  So, I was left with some difficult decisions to make.  Many technologies in Medieval 2 Total War are too far advanced for the wheel of time (e.g. units with guns) setting.  On the other hand, all of Rome Total War's units fit the Wheel of Time setting.   BUT, as you've pointed out, the functionality and modding capabilities of Rome are less limited compared to M2TW.

Ultimately, because I realized I do not have enough time to mod/make new units, I chose to go with Rome instead of M2TW.

<quote>
I'm part of a team that's been working on WESTEROS: TOTAL WAR for the past several years, and it took half a dozen people two years just to get the beta release out (link below), and that's with considerably less work than a WHEEL OF TIME mod would need (only nine factions to WHEEL OF TIMES 16-17, for example).</quote>

I did not give enough information in my original post.  I am NOT changing everything.  In fact, I do not have time to change MOST things.  Most of the changes will be things like a new map, changed faction names, new icons reflecting wheel of time banners, etc.

I will post another post below with some updated stuff on what I've done.
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