Hi everyone!
I've been working for almost a year on my new civs, and now they're almost ready to be released into the world! But I need some help; mostly I need people to test my mods, find bugs, etc. I've done all the testing I can, but I only have 1 friend who plays Civ 5, so I need some more people to find any bugs I have.
So, what is this project of mine? Well, it's a pack of 16 (SIXTEEN) new Civs, lead by Superheroes and Supervillains from the Marvel and DC universes. The leaders (and civs) included are:
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow
Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Ms Marvel
Lex Luthor, Black Adam, Deathstroke, Star Sapphire
Doctor Doom, Magneto, Loki, Emma Frost
Each of them has their own civ, with their own units, buildings, abilities, etc. I plan to release them as soon as I'm satisfied with their quality and stability, hopefully mid-February if all goes well.
I have them uploaded on Steam, but set to friends-only availability. If you want to participate, send me a friend request on Steam, and (especially if your account is level 0) send me a message here or on Steam. My profile is here: http://steamcommunity.com/id/sir_luei/
If you do decide to contact me, I'd appreciate it if you tried to provide feedback for me. I don't just need a ton of people to play these mods, I need people to tell me what's wrong with it or what could be better. If you don't intend to keep up contact with me, I would rather you wait until they're 100% finished and up for the public, it'll be better for us both.
Now, if you're interested in helping beyond just testing and spotting bugs, I could use help in a few areas:
First, I tried to balance these civs both with each other and with the base game, but I'm certainly no expert, and there are a TON of these, so if you see something that needs tweaking for balance reasons, absolutely bring it up with me. Be totally honest, it'll help me more.
Second, I am no good at writing, and, while I can write all of the diplomacy text, I don't think I can do that good a job. If you have some experience writing, or just want to try it out, please let me know and I'll get in contact with you. Also, don't feel like I'm asking you to do all 16 at once, because that's crazy; just let me know which ones you're interested in.
Third, and probably most importantly, I need models (or, maybe more accurately, animations). Models for 17 units, and 1 improvement. As is, all of my unique units just use base-game models and animations. I don't think this would really be that much of a challenge, as most of the unique units can use pre-existing models, like the Doombot or Captain America's Super Soldier. Problem is, while most of these models can be found uploaded somewhere for free use (in non-profit stuff), very few of them have animations, which are required for Civ 5 units. So, I need someone to take some of those free models, animate them, and help me add them to my mods. If you're interested, please do contact me and let me know. OR, if you know more about the whole process and I'm talking out my ass here, let me know that too.
Lastly, while I have all of the other art in place, I will be the first to admit that some of it doesn't look great, mostly the building and unit icons. I spent a lot of time and energy on them, but what I have is about the extent of my image editing skills. If you'd like to help out and improve the art, I'd be happy to give you what I have so you can improve it.
Feel free to ask any questions, and be sure to message and friend me if you want to try out my mods. Like I said, I've worked almost a whole year on these, and I'm really proud of what I've accomplished so far. I got a lot of help from these forums, and I gotta say you guys are awesome.
KNOWN ISSUES:
Black Adam's improvement icon has his unit's icon instead. (I don't have a custom improvement icon for him yet)
Units don't have custom models.
Leaders don't have custom dialogue, and there is no text on their leaderhead greeting.
I've been working for almost a year on my new civs, and now they're almost ready to be released into the world! But I need some help; mostly I need people to test my mods, find bugs, etc. I've done all the testing I can, but I only have 1 friend who plays Civ 5, so I need some more people to find any bugs I have.
So, what is this project of mine? Well, it's a pack of 16 (SIXTEEN) new Civs, lead by Superheroes and Supervillains from the Marvel and DC universes. The leaders (and civs) included are:
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow
Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Ms Marvel
Lex Luthor, Black Adam, Deathstroke, Star Sapphire
Doctor Doom, Magneto, Loki, Emma Frost
Each of them has their own civ, with their own units, buildings, abilities, etc. I plan to release them as soon as I'm satisfied with their quality and stability, hopefully mid-February if all goes well.
I have them uploaded on Steam, but set to friends-only availability. If you want to participate, send me a friend request on Steam, and (especially if your account is level 0) send me a message here or on Steam. My profile is here: http://steamcommunity.com/id/sir_luei/
If you do decide to contact me, I'd appreciate it if you tried to provide feedback for me. I don't just need a ton of people to play these mods, I need people to tell me what's wrong with it or what could be better. If you don't intend to keep up contact with me, I would rather you wait until they're 100% finished and up for the public, it'll be better for us both.
Now, if you're interested in helping beyond just testing and spotting bugs, I could use help in a few areas:
First, I tried to balance these civs both with each other and with the base game, but I'm certainly no expert, and there are a TON of these, so if you see something that needs tweaking for balance reasons, absolutely bring it up with me. Be totally honest, it'll help me more.
Second, I am no good at writing, and, while I can write all of the diplomacy text, I don't think I can do that good a job. If you have some experience writing, or just want to try it out, please let me know and I'll get in contact with you. Also, don't feel like I'm asking you to do all 16 at once, because that's crazy; just let me know which ones you're interested in.
Third, and probably most importantly, I need models (or, maybe more accurately, animations). Models for 17 units, and 1 improvement. As is, all of my unique units just use base-game models and animations. I don't think this would really be that much of a challenge, as most of the unique units can use pre-existing models, like the Doombot or Captain America's Super Soldier. Problem is, while most of these models can be found uploaded somewhere for free use (in non-profit stuff), very few of them have animations, which are required for Civ 5 units. So, I need someone to take some of those free models, animate them, and help me add them to my mods. If you're interested, please do contact me and let me know. OR, if you know more about the whole process and I'm talking out my ass here, let me know that too.
Lastly, while I have all of the other art in place, I will be the first to admit that some of it doesn't look great, mostly the building and unit icons. I spent a lot of time and energy on them, but what I have is about the extent of my image editing skills. If you'd like to help out and improve the art, I'd be happy to give you what I have so you can improve it.
Feel free to ask any questions, and be sure to message and friend me if you want to try out my mods. Like I said, I've worked almost a whole year on these, and I'm really proud of what I've accomplished so far. I got a lot of help from these forums, and I gotta say you guys are awesome.
KNOWN ISSUES:
Black Adam's improvement icon has his unit's icon instead. (I don't have a custom improvement icon for him yet)
Units don't have custom models.
Leaders don't have custom dialogue, and there is no text on their leaderhead greeting.
