[Graphic Mod] Varietas Delectat v9.2 [civ specific unit sets]

[AbsintheRed]

Yes, there is, and I was/am seriously thinking about it. Will see, but currently I have more on my hands than I can handle -> I want to update all of my mods!
So if some of you are interested in doing a Berber civ you are free to go!

Well, I have plenty of time recently (unfortunately)
What help do you need?

 

[DmitriE4]

I'm so blond)))
Sorry guys, Eventually I haven't patched it properly)))

 

[DnBBitmans]

I so have understood there will be an updating of all dandies, and leaders too will be updated? Are planned creation of new additional civilisations? Very much it would be desirable )

 

[10lire]

Are planned creation of new additional civilisations?

See post #2058!

 

[DnBBitmans]

Italy we will test, thanks!

 

[avain]

Well, I have plenty of time recently (unfortunately)
What help do you need?

@all: I could probably use some playtesters.
There're specific tasks I'd like you to perform.
Anyone interested (with enough dedication) drop me a pm.

 

[AvatarLDI]

Have the crashes with the saved games of VD8 been fixed yet? I haven't played since December, because I only play with VD and have been unable to do so.

 

[avain]

Guys/girls,

I'm really exited about how VD9.0 is shaping up! Really nice, quality units are getting in, the new CC seems stable and I myself made some changes to new/existing units ranging from a shield change in the Japanese war elephant to bigger texture changes (French knight, German warelephant, Japanese Samurai knight, etc, mostly using other people's work and fine tuning those). Also I'm checking poly counts, and remove unnecessary meshes, textures, etc, whenever possible.
I'm going through ALL civilizations' unit rosters and check what should be changed, what is available elsewhere, how things could be improved. A LOT of changes are done.

Hope to be able to bring you this cool new version in days!

avain

 

[DnBBitmans]

We look forward, updatings

 

[-Perceval-]

Yeaaaaah

 

[avain]

War elephants are one of the unit types I feel I can stretch the limits a bit, let room for a bit more imagination (unit from a fantasy mod, some reskin by me):

 

[NotSoGood]

Nice. Great idea!

 

[The Capo]

Wow, that looks awesome. Good work.

 

[AvatarLDI]

I have a question (suggestion?) about VD9.0 you are working on. Currently with 8.0 I think it is the Germans that have an alternative Stealth Bomber, that looks real cool, but does not bomb, but uses machine gun fire. I love the look of the plane but hate the animation. Can it be changed so that it actually drops bomb as it is supposed to, or if not change back to the original so that it can actually drops bombs again? I would appreciate that, thank you.

 

[avain]

Varietas Delectat is now updated to v9.0
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Changelog:

- updated to GeoModder's Cultural Citystyles v0.98

- The Coyote fixed the African Kogge
- 3 button fixes from BAT 2.2
- Korean pre-dreadnought size corrected

- added Bakuel's Spanish- and Portugese ancient and medieval units,
Vietnamese cuirassier and musketman, Byzantine cuirassier and musketman, Mongolian worker units,
El Cid, Count Duke of Olivares, Yusuf ibn Tashfin
- added brand new Arabian set by bakuel, coffee junkie, mechaerik, avain
- added several F-16s by asioasioasio
- added snafusmith's tankpack for each civ
- added Cassador by bernie14
- added Gvozdika 2S1 mobile artillery by snafusmith
- changed French horseman and knight (danrell, coffee junkie, avain)
- added 155MM French Artillery (snafusmith)
- added 75MM French Artillery (snafusmith)
- added 77M German field gun (snafusmith)
- new skin for Arite armor (Nikko) (thou resized to 256x256)
- added American galleon
- added American war elephant
- added The Capo's American grenadier
- added Sukhoi T-50 (The Coyote)
- Avro Vulcan teamcolored
- added Japanese explorer (coffee junkie)
- changed Japanese archer (coffee junkie)
- added 2 new Chinese axemen (Sanguo mod)
- added new Japanese axeman (avain, based on model by danrell)
- added Carthage grenadier, cavalry, elephant ( ambrox )
- changed Celtic rifleman
- changed Egyptian scout (ambrox)
- added new Egyptian settlers (coffee junkie)
- added some new texture parts to Egyptian warelephant (mamba)
- changed Greek rifleman (coffee junkie)
- changed Indian marines
- added Indian war elephant (coffee junkie)
- added new Indian male settler (coffee junkie)
- added Indian cuirassier, new Indian musketman (coffee junkie)
- added Byzantine, Viking, Ottoman ware elephant (coffee junkie)
- added Indian explorer, Indian warriors
- changed English rifleman, infantry
- changed Japanese Samurai knight (based on Mr Blue's work)
- changed Persian warrior, explorer
- changed Russian longbowman
- added Swedish cannon
- changed Chinese marine to a new one, old to Mongolian marine with flag change
- added Viking warmammoth
- added Egyptian marine
- added new Japanese ww2 marine (coffee junkie)

From Total Realism:
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(Probably) Corrected models:
- F-22 (less verticles)
- African modern merchant
- African scientist
- African modern warlord
- AV-8b Harrier
- A7CII Portugal (glossy model)
New model/skin for existing units:
- African ancient warlord
- African prophet (less voodoo now)
- Indian antitank infantry
- Italian antitank infantry (nicer hat)
- F-15 (new texture)
- English ww2 marine
- WW2 German marine
- Indian infantry
- WW2 Indian marine
- Indian knight
- Indian pikeman
- Indian maceman
- Ottoman cavalry
- Ottoman axeman
- Ottoman rifleman
- Roman warchariot
- Roman quinquereme
- Russian heavy swordsman
- Kirov corvette (new skin)
- Russian modern general
- Russian rifleman
- Skjold stealth destroyer
- Zulu knight (nice skull mask)
- Atakebune trireme
- Slavic worker
Added units:
- Japanese antitank infantry
- Ottoman antitank infantry
- Dhow
- Aztec Tlaloc canoe
- Meso caravel (and shuffled Meso ships a bit)
- Celtic cavalry
- Piri Reis (Ottoman explorer)
- Russian explorer
- Russian bombard
- Chieftain tank (retextured by avain)
- Handley Page Victor
- Italian early destroyer, cruiser and pre-dreadnought
- several other nif-swaps if needed ( e.g. Tu-160, Drakkar, Whippet )

- optimizations
- lot of other smaller changes

 

[-Perceval-]

Super!!!!!!

 

[avain]

I have a question (suggestion?) about VD9.0 you are working on. Currently with 8.0 I think it is the Germans that have an alternative Stealth Bomber, that looks real cool, but does not bomb, but uses machine gun fire. I love the look of the plane but hate the animation. Can it be changed so that it actually drops bomb as it is supposed to, or if not change back to the original so that it can actually drops bombs again? I would appreciate that, thank you.

Can you please post this to the graphical requests thread? I hope someone can animate it to drop bombs, and then I'd be happy to include it.

 

[DnBBitmans]

Thanks!!! Has waited!!! By the way addition with Italy gives out an error

 

[JustATourist]

I have a question. While merging I have noticed that VD 9.0 uses an older version of CIV4ArtDefines_Unit.xml than 8.0. Is this on purpose?

 

[avain]

I have a question. While merging I have noticed that VD 9.0 uses an older version of CIV4ArtDefines_Unit.xml than 8.0. Is this on purpose?

Those should be the same. Can you please compare and confirm?