WH Fantasy Mod Preview

[embryodead]

Originally posted by GIDustin
So, um, . . . . Where is it?

lol, dont beat me up! I said in the other post it will be this month.

I have some newly acquired webspace you could use if that is your prob at the time GIDustin

It's not the cause of the delay, though I still need space of course I'll PM you soon about that, thx

 

[Ender713]

wow this looks great...I am so excited for when you're done. (I actually was going to start making a WHFB, but I saw this post...you're doin a MUCH better job than I could ever do...thanks, man) Anyways, If you haven't done so already, I'd like to make a map based on the actual WH world using your mod. Also, any plans on doing Lizardmen? I haven't read all 10 pages of the posts...If no plans Ill work on it...but if anyoone wants to help, I'm all for that...(wow that was a long, complicated message...)
Ender

 

[embryodead]

Originally posted by Ender713
wow this looks great...I am so excited for when you're done. (I actually was going to start making a WHFB, but I saw this post...you're doin a MUCH better job than I could ever do...thanks, man)

Thanks

Anyways, If you haven't done so already, I'd like to make a map based on the actual WH world using your mod. Also, any plans on doing Lizardmen? I haven't read all 10 pages of the posts...If no plans Ill work on it...but if anyoone wants to help, I'm all for that...(wow that was a long, complicated message...)
Ender

Lizardmen will be most likely in 1.1 release.. if you go thru the whole thread, you will see Kinboat's previews of lizardsmen/slann units.

As for the maps, I generated (with BMP2BIC program) several versions of World/Old World, using GW or fan-made maps as reference though none are satisfactory. I will later try to do some manually, which seem to give better results, but it is not likely that I do all of them. In other words, I will happily accept any helping hand

Here are examples of maps I wanted to include:

- World 180x180 (everything including chaos wastes, lustria, southlands, cathay, nippon etc.)
- Northern World, [huge and/or large] (without Lustria/Southlands, sicne there are no Lizardmen in v1.0)
- New+Old World [large] (as above, but without far east, with Old World in center)
- Naggaroth & Ulthuan only [small]
- Cathay, Nippon and Northern Steppes [small]
- Old World [standard and/or large], including part of the Dark Lands, small part of Chaos Wastes and northern (inhabited) part of Araby & Khemri.

Try any you like You can work on geography only so it can be later imported, or I can send you bare .bix with resources/terrain to work with. (resources are different, jungle is replaced by swamps, though there is a way to still have jungles in scenario; also mountains are impassable by non-flying, non-worker units, so it is imporant to make proper valleys/passes).

 

[Ender713]

awesome...Id like to start with the Naggoroth & Ulthuan, I assume there will only be High Elves and Dark Elves and those .bix files would be awesome. If you just wanna communicate via E-Mail, I believe you can just click on the email icon at the top of this message
Once I can get that map done to your satisfaction, I'll start working on other ones.
Ender

 

[Neomega]

About the spaceship victory:

It's kind of unfair that only the evil side can win this way, but I thought of yet another victory type that can be modded differently, besides the U.N. You could make a series of buildings or small wonders with 100 culture each, and make a cultural victory immenent. How you would want to control the difficulty of this would be up to you.

 

[embryodead]

Originally posted by Neomega
About the spaceship victory:

It's kind of unfair that only the evil side can win this way...

Well, chaos in warhammer world is a major threat to the world. If not powerful magic of high elves (they partially closed chaos gates), whole world would be already destroyed.

...but I thought of yet another victory type that can be modded differently, besides the U.N. You could make a series of buildings or small wonders with 100 culture each, and make a cultural victory immenent. How you would want to control the difficulty of this would be up to you.

This is a neat idea, thx though I see it as cool for both evil & good races. Cult sites, artifacts etc. Hmm... actually Chaos is the 1st to have possibilty of cultural victory, after all it is spreading chaos cult, while Space Ship victory could be maybe Arianka's quest (it's a godess that could generally save the world in a day, but she's entombed in a coffin, closed with 4 lost keys... usual myth crap )

 

[Yoda Power]

You properly already answered this question, but im too lazy to look all 10 pages trough. So when is it going to be released?

 

[embryodead]

Originally posted by Yoda Power
You properly already answered this question, but im too lazy to look all 10 pages trough. So when is it going to be released?

this month
(btw the answer was on this page )

 

[Neomega]

Originally posted by embryodead


Well, chaos in warhammer world is a major threat to the world. If not powerful magic of high elves (they partially closed chaos gates), whole world would be already destroyed.

What I meant was that if evil has a victory option, so too should good.

 

[Yoda Power]

Originally posted by embryodead
(btw the answer was on this page )

good to hear

 

[MaDmAn_71]

Just checking to ask how much you think will need to be done before an initial release? I'm looking forward to this one

 

[embryodead]

I have to-do such list:

- leaderheads: Wood Elven Queen, Big Green Orc, Vampire Count, though if time runs out, I will use sween's LotR leaderheads.
- units: Wood Elf Rider, Elven Cavalry, Cold One Knight, Vampire. Maybe Witch Elf too, currently represented by Amazon Berserk which doesn't exactly fit. I need 2-3 days for each unit.
- think of 2 more buildings/wonders to fill all original slots
- add longer civilopedia descriptions of races and wonders.

 

[Gorgoroth]

Looks like a good mod, but I doubt that it will be better than the old Fantasy Empires [in fact im sure that Fantasy Empires II. will be the best fantasy themes mod] or the Medieval Europe mod.
It looks like that the best part of your mod will be the units/ leaderheads. However, thats only useful for modders.
Just because its WH...its still fantasy.
Good luck with it anyways, WH fans will love it for sure.
[My problem is the huge file size, since I surely won't download 2 ~100Mb sized mods on my 33.6 modem ]

I have a question: I 'plan' to make a little mod myself, -it wont be as good like yours or Fantasy Empires-, may I use your unit animations in it?

 

[embryodead]

Originally posted by Gorgoroth
Looks like a good mod, but I doubt that it will be better than the old Fantasy Empires

You haven't even seen or played the mod (I doubt you've read this thread at all) and you write that you doubt it will be better than old, outdated mod, that didn't even had foregin races as playable civs.
I've spent like 8 months fighting with the rules, testing, making units, leaderheads, icons, texts etc. instead of putting up a mod out of available stuff. Your post is insulting.
EDIT: It's not about FE or MEM, it's about how you make your statements... and yes, I didn't like FE, but I tried it and gave supposedly helpful comments instead of saying just "I doubt it's as good as my mod, I won't even waste my bandwidth".

It looks like that the best part of your mod will be the units/ leaderheads.

You are badly mistaken.

However, thats only useful for modders.

Sorry but I don't get it. Units and leaderheads are only useful for modders? What are you talking about??? Are normal players blind and don't see them?

[My problem is the huge file size, since I surely won't download 2 ~100Mb sized mods on my 33.6 modem ]

Sure, don't waste your time.

I have a question: I 'plan' to make a little mod myself, -it wont be as good like yours or Fantasy Empires-, may I use your unit animations in it?

This is CFC community, if I release something, it's for the people. Go ahead, just make sure your poor modem doesn't overheat

 

[tjedge1]

Originally posted by Gorgoroth
Looks like a good mod, but I doubt that it will be better than the old Fantasy Empires [in fact im sure that Fantasy Empires II. will be the best fantasy themes mod] or the Medieval Europe mod.
It looks like that the best part of your mod will be the units/ leaderheads. However, thats only useful for modders.
Just because its WH...its still fantasy.
Good luck with it anyways, WH fans will love it for sure.
[My problem is the huge file size, since I surely won't download 2 ~100Mb sized mods on my 33.6 modem ]

I have a question: I 'plan' to make a little mod myself, -it wont be as good like yours or Fantasy Empires-, may I use your unit animations in it?

I think this is mod will be way better than Fantasy Empires. Now FE II will be left to negotioation after it's release in November. This mod by Nov. will most likely better than it's first release possibly this month. This mod is also very ideal to players who are looking for a fantasy mod they are familiar with (War Hammer world). The FE II is just a great collection of fantasy worlds and great for multiplayer and non-scenario based games. I will not waste my time downloading both since I have a cable modem. I will not consider it a waste to download but an honor to play such a fine mod as this.(And FE II). You got the right idea about useful to modders. I plan to use a few of those leaderheads and units myself. War Hammer has some simularities to D&D worlds.

P.S.: It is hard to convey emotions on a typed letter so I just want everyone to know I am not trying to be rude.

Keep up the good work embryodead.

 

[Neomega]

Originally posted by Gorgoroth
Looks like a good mod, but I doubt that it will be better than the old Fantasy Empires [in fact im sure that Fantasy Empires II. will be the best fantasy themes mod] or the Medieval Europe mod.
It looks like that the best part of your mod will be the units/ leaderheads. However, thats only useful for modders.

??? Why so hostile?

 

[Kal-el]

@Gorgoroth,

Wow!, Why write something like that? Was there anything constructive said in that post? Or do you just like to find things to sh*t on?

Move along, obviously embryodead is putting in a lot of work on this project and for you to make those types of comments before you've even played it seems a bit premature.

 

[Oruc]

Nope!

 

[mrtn]

Gorgoroth: If you have anything good to say about Fantasy Empires, do that to Balrog, give him some credit.
If you have any constructive criticism for embryodead, go ahead and post it. Even if it's just to say "that sheep looks ugly, imo." If he agrees with you, he might do something about it.
If you just want to tell someone how crappy he is: go to hell and tell it to the guy down there.

embryodead: I know a bit how you feel, I got a comment like this from a jerk in my Pollution thread a month ago.
You are appreciated.

 

[Neomega]

Dude your mod sucks. Do you mind if I use your units for my own mod?