B Fantasy [WB] The Crystal Blade Mod [Faction/Unit/Gameplay/Texture/Model/MP/SP]

THREE NEWEST UPDATES:
1. (24.11.12)  Uploaded The Ashendells map. Link in Multiplayer Maps section, and here.
2. (23.10.12)  Finished the Orc Aar-Hanar Helm. Check the Arms and Armour spoiler.
3. (19.10.12)  Added Orc Warrior with full armour/weaponset. Check in Multiplayer Units section, spoiler at top.

NOTE: I will be uploading new things here, and to the new website(still under development): http://thecrystalblade.webs.com/

If you want an explanation of anything, or more in-depth explaining, dates, priority, future additions, or ANY other questions, please dont hesitate, and ask me in the comments. If it is a simple thing to answer, like details on units, I'll explain in a reply. However if it is something more complex, like the in-game usage of units, or any secret or special locations, I'll explain in a youtube video, then give you the link in this topic, and in a reply

If I add something that another user has suggested, or if I use models or scripts written by other users, I'll add their name, and the way they've helped, into the "Credits" section just below the Changelog

I'll add new things to the list as I add them to the game, the key is below the list. I won't be, overall, concentrating on a specific topic for example MP or different weapons, but instead changing where the game is set, and the factions that live there, along with their own weapons/banners, quests, etc. I'll keep you informed of what I'm doing at each time through the smiley key ( ) and replies.

So far, this mod consists of 6 general sections:

NOTE: Scroll to bottom for changelog.

1) Factions
2) Arms & Armour
3) Multiplayer Units
4) Multiplayer Maps
5) Tweaks In Original Files (Others)
6) Banners

NOTE: I am currently focusing on 3 factions (Éslaméneva, Brigands, Ashvale) to complete them before I move onto the next ones

1)Factions:

2)Arms & Armour:


3)Multiplayer Units:

Unit Images:
Playable Units:

4)Multiplayer Maps:
Battle/DM/TDM/CTF:
    *Ruins Of Azerkaden
    *Nan-Arvain:The Cliffs
    *Ashvale:Ashendells
    *Renev Nirean
    *Elasslin:Úillinsol
    *Nan-Arvain:Barricade
    *Éslaméneva:Rémasli Lensé
    *Ashvale:Kharrekai

5)Others:

6)Banners:

  Clockwise from top left - Brigands, Aradiin, Vildelan, Éslaméneva, Ashvale, Nessalet
 

= Finished
= Finished, but will most likely be replaced
= Being worked on, but not succeeding
= Currently being worked on
= Unfinished

Arms And Armour Images:

In-Game Images:

Changelog:

Spoiler

Update 1 (15.08.12) Completed MP map: Ruins Of Azerkaden (VIDEO)

Update 2 (16.08.12) Added MP Units to remaining factions, unarmed.

Update 3 (17.08.12) Finished faction banners, can be viewed in this topic.

Update 4 (18.08.12) Finished Nessalet Soldier Armour, images available in Armour Images (spoiler), above this Changelog.

Update 5 (19.08.12) Change total of MP units per faction to 5

Update 6 (20.08.12) Made the Orc shield. From now on, I'll update only when a full set is made.

Update 7 (17.10.12) Finished The Ashendells map.

Update 8 (19.10.12) Finished the Orc Warrior armour set (grunt armour, shield, scimitar, gar-karum helm, greaves, hands)

Designs For Future:

Spoiler

  Gar Karum Orc Helm            Orc Captain Helm              Orc Leader Helm            Beirnar Goblin Helm        Merenath Goblin Helm
                   

Aar Karand Goblin Helm      Aar Karand Orc Helm
   

Please help the mod by showing your support - add this banner to your signiture!
Available Banners:
1)

Spoiler

Code:

[URL=http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,211404.0.html][IMG]http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/295/modforumbanner1.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

NOTE: I will be making videos in single/multiplayer with the changes, on this youtube channel

Thanks for taking your time to read this (if you have ).
Please comment or leave any suggestions below.
Thanks

Team/Credits:

Spoiler

Team:
Saro - Design, Modelling, Texturing, Map Editing, Animating, Scripting, Voice Acting
J.Me - Voice Acting

Also a special thanks goes to:
Taleworlds - Original animations, meshes and textures to work on
mtarini - Creating OpenBRF, without which I wouldn't have been able to make any of this

[PLEASE LEAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENTS BELOW IN A REPLY. THANK YOU]

-Saro

Cool, did you do all that on your own and...pictures! 

xXBerethorXx said:

Cool, did you do all that on your own

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Yes, had a bit of free time, but for now i'm using original meshes, just changing textures

xXBerethorXx said:

and...pictures! 

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Haha sure, been taking some in-game at 5:30am, but gave up cause I got just a wee bit tired

Okay, added a few pics to Multiplayer, tell me what you think I know my texture editing/emblem designing skills are pretty damn low, but hey

looks great when are the other factions going to get finished?

Hey guys, sorry for this topic going kinda dead, my computer got really messed up and I couldn't really do anything on it. But I now have a new computer, and I've managed to recover my old files (I think), so I'll be continuing with this mod

A little video with the MP map Ruins of Azerkaden will be uploaded in about 3 hours and 24 minutes at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaSCNH-__fk

what are you planning on for the three other factions? (style of units)

Nessalet will be a more knightly faction, in a way like swadia, but including some units with a different style of weaponry and armour, varying the gameplay a bit more.

Vildelan will be a poorer faction, consisting mostly of units that will be able to hold the enemies at a distance (ranged/long weapon), as the armours will be of a poor rating, and quick guerilla-styled horsemen, with weapons capable of quick strike-and-disappear fighting styles.

Aradiin will be a typical brute faction - axes, sledgehammers and bardisches, but no shields and (i'll try) slowing-down armour, to balance it out


I'm also planning on changing Éslaméneva a bit, to a more ranger-type faction, for example, i'll remove the Glaviers from the multiplayer, as they are more brute-themed soldiers

In case youre wondering, I'll also give info on the three created factions:

Éslaméneva is a huge forest, and so the faction from it will be an agile ranger-themed faction. Light, weak armour, but fast weapons and very precise bows, and strong arrows. The horses are also agile, capable of moving through the forest a high speeds.

Ashvale is, as the unit names suggest, a corrupted faction. Individual units are weak, but together, with good formations, can be a force to be reckoned with. The Crossbowmen have a crossbow that takes 5 shots before the need to reload, but their health is fairly weak. The footmen typically use shields and spears, but you have an option to use swords and the heavy dark cleaver - a very strong, two handed weapon, however slow.

Brigands are a faction I have created when playing around with the background is my story. They are agile like the Éslaméneva sentinels, but also strong. I am going to degrade their weapons and armour, as they are currently a very powerful faction, which i was not meaning to do. They use mostly old swords and bows but, at an advanced level, can use more powerful weapons. Having 10 Pillagers on your team can be a good strategy, as they are a good striking unit, clearing the way for veterans and sharpeyes

Added a changelog. Beginning work on all MP units and maps. After I finish them, I'll release the Beta V1.0 as a test

Finished banners, uploaded images.



NOTE: Posting new comments continuously is against the Forum rules, so I'll have to modify the original post, and so I can't notify you of additions, like a Beta release - Please keep checking back on the topic, posting a reply every so often would also help I'm mostly adding new things daily

Okay, just uploaded images of the first model/texture - the Nessalet Soldier Armour in a spoiler just above Changelog, to conserve space!

I have 3 questions, 1. are you going to add more meshes into the game? 2. how long before the beta gets released? And 3. how do you post a link using 1 word? The thing you did to link to youtube

Hey to answer your first question, yes, I am - I'm going to make the world different from Calradia, so I need different weapons and armours too.
2. The Beta should be released in a week's time, maybe more. It's only going to be a Multiplayer Beta, so don'y get too excited A few maps, and all the units. I'm doing all the team's jobs myself, so the whole thing will take time.

3. Haha it's quite simple really, you just put a square bracket behind the address, then your word, then the [/url], like this:   






Just added the Orc Heavy Shield textured mesh!

Saromin said:

xXBerethorXx said:

Cool, did you do all that on your own

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Yes, had a bit of free time, but for now i'm using original meshes, just changing textures

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Change of plans, I'm starting to make new meshes for the mod. I've already posted a mesh for the Nessalet Armour and Orc Heavy Shield, and I'm gonig to add a new one every day, maybe every two days, so stay tuned! I should also be done with the Ashendells map sometime in the next few days

Interesting!

Thanks, bpopa27 sorry for the late reply, have to go to high school, and spend all free time modding, the Gar-Karum helm was very buggy, but I've managed to make it now, uploaded pics I'll just move on to orc armour, but if you want me to do the helms (from 'future ideas/designs' spoiler) in any specific order, let me know

P.S. Hey guys, just finished making a new website for the mod. It's still a work in progress, but i'll be adding everything there:
http://thecrystalblade.webs.com

Bump - I've finished the Ashendells map, will have a video uploaded soon - gotta wait around 20 hours for the upload to finish -.- but for now, here are some pics:
Forest:



Canyon:

Battlegrounds:

Forest Path:

can't bucking wait
good luck

Saromin! I just found out an easier and quicker way to work on your mod http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,105928.0.html
it makes it so you can make troops, parties and factions far easier! and http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,5646.0.html
which is a tool to make maps with ease! You should try them! It might help.

theelder said:

can't bucking wait
good luck

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Haha, thanks Almost finished Ashvale and Éslaméneva, I'll release the 3-faction-MP-beta as soon as brigands, ashvale and Éslaméneva are complete

Brandis said:

Saromin! I just found out an easier and quicker way to work on your mod http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,105928.0.html
it makes it so you can make troops, parties and factions far easier! and http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,5646.0.html
which is a tool to make maps with ease! You should try them! It might help.

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Thanks, they'll come in real handy Should speed up the process of adding units, and actually enable me to change the birds-eye-view map


Also, I've just added a few more pictures in the Unit Images and I've added pictures of the Aar-Hanar Orc Helm in the Arms&Armour spoiler