- Introduction
This is my new project, its called Blood&Sand, and its a Gladiator mod for Mount and Blade Warband based on the series "Spartacus". The mod will be for MP only, and will bring some new features to warband. Progress is going on great, if we manage to keep it like this mod shall be out soon , we will have it before summer, i hope.
Status
Everything is goin on great , we are near a closed beta, most code is done.
Models - 5%
Scenes - 20%
Coding - 80%
Art - 30%
Features
Green - Yes
Blue - After first releases
Red - Hopefully
- New Weapons
New Armor
New Maps based on Spartacus
New Factions
Lots of new troops based on real gladiators
Need of more strategy
Dual Wielding
Counter-Troops ( Troops made to take down other troops)
More throwing weapons (Swords, Axes, Spears,)
Less Armor, More Skill ( This mod will require a certain ammount of skill, for you cannot count on armor to protect you anymore)
Armor Protects Less/You are Faster
More Blood ( Like in the series )
Nets
Factions&Troops
(These are the troops for the first release,more will come.)
House of Batiatus
The house of Batiatus has been one of the finest gladiator schools of Capua for generations, hiring the most promissing warriors from the empire, and training them till their ready to be worthy of tittle.... They present us with the following gladiators....
Thraces
Murmillones
Secutores
House of Sulonius
The House of Sulonius has been the big rival of the House of Batiatus, it seemed pretty defeated after Theokeles death on the arena uppon Spartacus blade, but Sulonius has proven himself a influencial man on the senate, will his house prevail again on the world of entertaining blood?...... We can count with the following gladiators..
Thraces
Galli
Provocator
The Arena Guards
These are the guards of the arena, they bring in the gladiators, they bring them out, men of brave who put themselves in the frontline, when the feared riots of gladiators appear
Presidium
Praeses
Custodis
The Pitt Fighters
These wretches uppon earth, are the men who consider themselves animals. They fight the most angry and offencive way without caring for their lives just for seconds of fame, honor is not counted by these warriors....
Pugna
Rabidus
Ludos of Rome
The Best Gladiators of Rome in their full glory, these are the men that spent their lives entertaining the public for coin, honor, and fame. May they fight with other cities ludos for the glory of winning for their home.
Velites
Retiarii
Rudiarius
Ludos of Pompeii
The Ludos of Pompeii always had the most exotic warriors of the mediterrain, is their divercity good enouph for the trained warriors of Rome and Capua? Its up to you, to find out.
Hoplomachi
Scissores
Rudiarius
Maps
(These are the maps i intend to do.... for now)
The Colossium
The Arena of Capua
The Pitts
The Ludos of Capua
The Arena of Pompeii
Capua
Info
Teams&Strategy (Entry 1) - On the making of teams, you will have to pay atention to the players skills, for a good distribution of classes will guarentee the sucess of the team, in a game like team deathmatch, if a team plays with tactics, they will probably put their Rudiarius on the front, who are troops designed to fight the Retiarii, put some of Thracians on the back and sides, for they are the average gladiator (Gladius, Rectangular medium shield, one-arm armor, and a helmet) and some Velites (Skimirishers) in the middle, to throw their "Hastas". Well if this team stays within the formation, the other team will just spent herself on waves against the formation. Soo to suceed you must train well, choose well, and play well.
Tridents&Mirmillos (Entry 2) - Im already making tridents for the Mirmillos. They originally used the tridents along with a net and shield, but since the net is not implemented yet, they will use shields. The point on the Mirmillo is, when facing an upponent who wont turn his back to skimrishers, flank im from the sides, injury him with the trident, and allow the gladiator who was facing him give the finnal strike. The trident is a slow weapon, and might be useless without the support of a net or a friendly gladiator, soo in a moment of panic the Mirmillo might want to throw his Trident who if hits the opponent will result in a insta kill, and then run in chance of loot another weapon.
Gaulls (Entry 3) - These are barbarians who belong to the House of Batiatus, They have a weak shield, and may use spears, axes and swords, altough they are weak alone, they are deadly in 3-4 groups, for they can use spears on the wings, and axe and sword in the front.
Horses (Entry 4) - I have left horses out of the first version, but they will be on next versions, and horse riders may only fight other horse fighters, unleass its a special match, and in that case the horse riders shall use only range weapons (Throw mostly) along with some mans on foot.
Team
- Tansvanio
- Ku Aborough
- The Athenian
- Mephisto
Credits
- All coding is beeing done by tansvanio.
- Some art taken from Spartacus Official site.
- The Athenian for a wonderful ground sand with blood
- FreeStyler for his Sig
- The Athenian for his Sig
- Models from Ku Aborough
- Good info and help with textures from The Athenian
- Mephisto is working on some scenes
- Barbarian Invasion Models, credits go to every creator of them...
Jobs
- Right now, i need someone to make images for the mod, like the "main" thingie, sigs for publicity and images to use in the game
- I also need someone to make good models, due to the huge amount of models to do, the faster we get models done, the faster the mod releases
- You can do the following scenes:
Arena of Rome
Battle of the Auxiliarii ( first battle against the barbarians )
The Ludos
Arena of Pompeii
The Pitts
Random Arenas