[S] Historic Castles Project - the British Isles [Released for Warband]

[Adorno]

Download v 1.2: http://www.mbrepository.com/file.php?id=1929

Let's face it: most native castles are little toy models that don't really resemble historic castles.
So I've had some fun making a few castles from history only using the items already in Warband. That's a challenge 
And thought I'd offer them as resource for modders interested in Britain around the years 1066-1300
- or to anyone kind enough to try them out and give feedback.
They're just remade native castles and castle interior and dungeons are left untouched; they don't interest me.

It's a fascinating period and so the castles are mostly Norman motte & bailey castles.
They're not exact replicas but meant to look so much alike that it's believeable.


Name: Classic Motte & Bailey Castle

Year: circa 1066-1070.

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During a siege: (3 ladders. The gate in the tower can be broken down by the player. The more attackers the more ladders will be used.
If there are only a few attackers they will all go to the central ladder):

Name: Classic Motte & Bailey Castle 2

Year: circa 1066-1070.

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During siege: (Attackers spawn by a burned down field - and if defenders sally out the fighting will take place there).


Defenders have retreated to the motte and attackers must run all the way up there).

Name: Tonbridge Castle

History: http://www.tonbridgehistory.org.uk/places/the-castle.htm

Year: 1070.

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During a siege:

Attackers spawn:


and rush straight in:

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Years pass and wooden castles are (re)built in stone...
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Name: Pevensey Castle

History: http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Pevensey_Castle.htm

Year: circa 1080-1150 ?

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Attackers spawn in the marsh and have 2 ladders (both are used by the AI by default (order 'charge')

Name: Carlisle Castle

History: http://www.britishcastle.co.uk/index.php?pageId=CarlisleCastle_History

Year: 1122 - 1160 ?

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Attackers spawn in the streets:


Moving up the orchard path




Moving up narrow stairs

Name: York Castle / Clifford's Tower

History: http://www.cliffordstower.com/

Year: circa 1260-1290

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(The courtyard is somewhat empty so performance isn't affected too much)


Clifford's Tower


Attackers spawn on a hill


... and rush over the bridge


Defenders have set up temporary barriers by the broken gate - so attackers must climb the narrow stairs


Fighting in the courtyard

Name: Llansteffan Castle

History: http://www.castlewales.com/llanstef.html

Year: circa 1192

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Besiegers have broken down the outer gate and set up a ladder in the gatehouse

Name: Beaumaris Castle

History: http://www.castlewales.com/beaumar.html
             The last and largest of the castles to be built by King Edward I in Wales...

Year: circa 1330 (construction began in 1295 - and 35 years later it remained unfinished)

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Defenders sally out:


During a siege. Only one ladder. It's a bitch to besiege:

Name: Conwy Castle

History: http://www.castlewales.com/conwy.html

Year: 1287

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Besiegers spawn - to the left:


A siege. There are two ladders (one has been pushed down by defenders) but AI will only use the closest one unless ordered otherwise.





A theater:

Life's but a walking shadow,
a poor player that struts and frets
his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more...

This project is now finished. Thank you for all the suggestions and feedback.

[FrisianDude]

Blaaah.. that looks so ******** awesome.

Here's your first tester! Ooh! Me! Me!

[Stinus]

Those are some really nice castles! Glad to see some proper ones.
Let's hope more people will feel OBLIGATED! to make castles of that quality for other time periods.

[Adorno]

Thanks a lot. I just uploaded screenshots of Pevensey and Carlisle castle.
Pevensey is pretty standard but has an interesting history during the Norman invasion.

York castle is also done, it's huge - a little surprise for later (I'm tired of taking screenshots now  )

[AWdeV]

Verrrry niiice.

[fedeita]

amazing, very nice work Adorno

[Kohlrabi]

Very nice work!

[Idibil]

Great!
I need install it and conquest!!!

I am historian, what u need? 

[Adorno]

Thanks. Do you have some good pictures/models of castles from that time?
It could be motte & bailey castles or others around the years 1066-1300.

I have so little imagination I need good pictures 

[kuauik]

wow very nice,its for single or multiplayer

[Lumos]

I am speechless. That's all I can say.

[AoC]

I have few castles in books, sadly i lack scanner entirely.

[FrisianDude]

I'm quite partial to Tonbridge and the very first Motte & Bailey, I have to say.

Also, and I feel like a right villain for asking, how open source will this be?

[NikeBG]

Thanks. Do you have some good pictures/models of castles from that time?
It could be motte & bailey castles or others around the years 1066-1300.

I have so little imagination I need good pictures 

Do you need specifically British ones, Western-European ones or generally from whole Europe?

[Adorno]

Finally added screens of Clifford's Tower ^

These are for single player (hence the [S.]) and free for anyone to use.
I'll upload them sometime tomorrow or the day after.

I'm mostly interested in British/Norman castles around 1066-1300,
but also from earlier periods - I just don't have much knowledge of fortifications before William came