[BtS] DIPLOMACY: a mod for Diplogames!

[The Capo]

I am not going to remove the Swastika units because, quite frankly, there aren't that many and the units they are on are awesome. The only units that don Swastikas are:

1) ONE unit in the Infantry mesh group. I put a Waffen SS soldier in as the "commander" unit. The other two are WWII era German infantry, but do not have swastikas on them.

2) The Fighter and Bomber both have Swastikas on them, but you can hardly see them.

3) The Battleship has Swastikas on it, but it is the Bismark so it is an historical ship.

That's it. And of course the Hitler LH has two Swastikas on it, one on the armband and one on a flag in the background. If it upsets people I'm sorry, but they are staying in.

EDIT: You'll get to see what I mean in a second, I am going to do a full unit preview.

 

[IgorS]

How about instead of swastikas, you give them this?

Or this:

 

[The Capo]

Here come the Germans!

The ancient set is basically all Chuggi, with the exception of the Chariot which actually uses his model, I just replaced the Celtic Rider with Chuggi's warrior. The Medieval set has a bunch of units that I either retextured or compiled. The original models were made by Bakuel, Danrell, and Bernie14. Bernie made the Industrial units and most of the modern units. The Marder (which is the Mechanized Infantry) was made by Snafusmith (I THINK).

See, there aren't a bunch of Swastikas lying around, but I will say if I could get that flag picker to work for this mod Hitler's flag will be a Swastika.

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

Franz Liebkind would be proud.

 

[IgorS]

Here come the Germans!

The ancient set is basically all Chuggi, with the exception of the Chariot which actually uses his model, I just replaced the Celtic Rider with Chuggi's warrior. The Medieval set has a bunch of units that I either retextured or compiled. The original models were made by Bakuel, Danrell, and Bernie14. Bernie made the Industrial units and most of the modern units. The Marder (which is the Mechanized Infantry) was made by Snafusmith (I THINK).

See, there aren't a bunch of Swastikas lying around, but I will say if I could get that flag picker to work for this mod Hitler's flag will be a Swastika.

Well, I see no swastikas, so I guess I was worried for nothing. I like the chequered knight- what German kingdom does he represent?

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

Bavaria.

 

[The Capo]

Well, I see no swastikas, so I guess I was worried for nothing. I like the chequered knight- what German kingdom does he represent?

That's why I posted it, I just wanted to point out the Swastikas because I know people in Germany and Israel (and plenty of other countries for that matter) may find it offensive or troubling, but you can hardly see them and there are only a few here and there (actually the Bismarck has the most noticeable Swastikas).

The Knight is meant to be a Bavarian Knight. It isn't based on anything in particular, I just used the Bavarian flag to skin it, so its probably not entirely accurate but I think it looks cool.

 

[IgorS]

Bavaria.

Stupid me- how could I not figure it out???
After all, the pattern did seem familiar:

 

[IgorS]

That's why I posted it, I just wanted to point out the Swastikas because I know people in Germany and Israel (and plenty of other countries for that matter) may find it offensive or troubling, but you can hardly see them and there are only a few here and there (actually the Bismarck has the most noticeable Swastikas).

I'm mostly concerned for Germany's image. Reactions in Israel- to be honest, as much as I know Israelis- I couldn't care less! These reactions can't be taken seriously because they're based on "all the Germans are Nazis, killers and anti-Semites"... Makes me so mad to hear these stuff!
And back to your set- the only thing I don't like is the guy in the black (the Waffen SS, right?). Not only because he look too Nazi, but also because he just doesn't look like someone who fought on the battlefield.
And, I also have the Bismarck installed in my game, but I erased the swastika (I think I did leave the red-white background though, so that might be a neutral solution).

 

[TheLastOne36]

I love the units. GREAT JOB!

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

Which sets are next?

Capo, where are the Iroquois and Sioux and other previews that were "coming up"?

 

[The Capo]

Which sets are next?

Capo, where are the Iroquois and Sioux and other previews that were "coming up"?

The Sioux are not quite finished, and I remember I said I'd put up the Indians and the Sioux, so I can still do that but I am going to do a bit more polishing today (I am putting in a few new warriors, including a Sioux warrior, as well as some GGs and some other stuff).

As far as what is next, probably Mongolia and the Khmer. I'm still hoping mechaerik finishes up the Zulu Chariot and Knight for me but he hasn't mentioned it lately. I don't think I'll be able to get the Francisca thrower unit to work, so I was thinking of going with a Paladin for the Franks instead. I was going to use Bakuel's Frankish Knight (on the right) with one of the reskinned Bretonnian Lord as the "command" unit up front. That was my alternative plan if the Francisca didn't pan out.

 

[The Capo]

Here is a little mock-up of my plan for the Roman Republican-era leader. Scipio Africanus, although I could always call him Marius or something else maybe. What do you think? Its just PG's Antony with a helmet on.

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

That's good! Now we don't need to worry about the hair for Scipio!

 

[TheLastOne36]

speaking of which, when I find that post with the roman armors and helmets i'll post it here.

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

I've decided to change Kim Jong Il's text. This better suits him than a bunch of Team America quotes. The Alec Baldwin bits sound too random when taken out of context.

<TEXT>
<Tag>AI_DIPLO_FIRST_CONTACT_LEADER_KIM_1</Tag>1
<English>Greetings, [CT_NAME]. I am [OUR_NAME], Eternal President and Glorious Leader of [OUR_CIV_SHORT]. What would the [CT_EMPIRE] like to do for the great and mighty nation of [OUR_CIV_SHORT]?</English>
</TEXT>
<TEXT>
<Tag>AI_DIPLO_REFUSE_TO_TALK_LEADER_KIM_1</Tag>
<English>Sorry, don't interrupt me! Not during yet another impropmtu parade in my honor!</English>
</TEXT>
<TEXT>
<Tag>AI_DIPLO_NO_PEACE_LEADER_KIM_1</Tag>
<English>You can starve to death for all I care! I'm still going to blow your country into smithereens!</English>
</TEXT>
<TEXT>
<Tag>AI_DIPLO_GREETINGS_ATT_FR_LEADER_KIM_1 </Tag>
<English>Welcome to back to [OUR_CIV_SHORT]. [CT_NAME]! Would you like to hear the new opera I wrote? I kidnapped some actors just for this occasion!</English>
</TEXT>
<TEXT>
<Tag>AI_DIPLO_GREETINGS_ATT_FUR_LEADER_KIM_ 1</Tag>
<English>Welcome back, [CT_NAME], miserable excuse for a leader who is lower than a dog. Guess where all my missiles are pointed at!</English>
</TEXT>
<TEXT>
<Tag>AI_DIPLO_DEMAND_TRIBUTE_POWER_WEAKER_KIM_1</Tag>
<English>Give me this, or else I will be very, very angry with you... and I will write you a letter, telling you how angry I am!</English>
</TEXT>
<TEXT>
<Tag>AI_DIPLO_DEMAND_TRIBUTE_POWER_EQUAL_KIM_ 1</Tag>
<English>Give me what I want and maybe... just maybe... I'll tell you about my nuclear program...</English>
</TEXT>
<TEXT>
<Tag>AI_DIPLO_DEMAND_TRIBUTE_POWER_STRONGER_KIM_1</Tag>
<English>If you knew what happens to people who don't attend my parades, you wouldn't deny me this.</English>
</TEXT>

 

[Vrenir]

I like the Scipio, and the helmet is pretty good. However, I'm not a huge fan of the current look of the cheek-guards, something about the shape combined with the texturing.

 

[The Capo]

Its from the Praetorian, so I'll take a look at it and try to improve it, but its all I have right now.

 

[achilleszero]

Its from the Praetorian, so I'll take a look at it and try to improve it, but its all I have right now.

Its the UV coordinates. Its the exact same texture that we used for your Centurion. I kept forgetting to fix it on the unit because you cant tell at Civ scale on a unit.

 

[The Capo]

I'll fix it when I get to the new leaders, I just threw it together because I wanted to see what people thought about it, I wanted a Roman Republic leader so I figured I'd go with Scipio Africanus or Marius, but I'll probably wind up going with Scipio.

EDIT: BTW Igor, I am probably going to use that same helmet model for Vercingetorix' helmet. I'll retexture it to look more Celtic and I'll probably add feathers and maybe an eagle or something to the top. In fact I spent a lot of the day sleeping off a brutal hangover, and I'm not going out tonight so I think I'll just do a whole lot of modding work. First I'm going to update the Sioux and get the Indian and Sioux preview up, then I'm going to work on something special that Madman will probably enjoy a lot and after that I'll be throwing the helmet together, so you might have to wait until tomorrow morning. But the helmet shouldn't take that long at all because, quite frankly, it should be extremely easy to make. And I have an awesome idea for Tamerlane too, I haven't forgot about him either. Just a whole lot of stuff on my plate as far as modding goes right now.