[Warband] Into the trenches - DEAD - OSP Released.

[Lucke189]

This mod is unfortunately dead. An Open Source Package has been released with some of the content.
Link to OSP.

The First World War has come to Warband.
My thought behind this mod is for it to be a multiplayer mod, players vs players. I think World War One will be fitting because back then, hand-to-hand combat was still as important as the ranged shooting. To encourage people to further make bayonet charges, the rifles wont be dead accurate and quite slow. I want to bring combat to the dirty trenches of the western front.




To encourage teamwork a new class has been implemented - The Medic.

Basic plan - This will probably change quite a bit:

- Factions -

- Great Britain

- Germany

(To begin with)

- Classes -

- Infantry
The backbone in every army. Most players will play as infantrymen. The infantry will have rifles, bayonets, improvised weapons, grenades and shovels.

- Medic
Some individuals may choose to play as medics. Medics will be able to heal their teammates with healthpacks.
However, to prevent everyone from running around as self healing supermen, medics will be unarmed, or simply very lightly armed, making their job as team healers even more important.

(Might change medic to some kind of "Support" to bring both ammunition and health to the front line)

- Captain
Armed with pistol and whistle. Follow your captain to ensure victory!

(Not sure how to implement this class. Maybe make it cost alot to become captian? Is it possible to vote which player should be captain?)
(I will look into this in the future)

Infantry might be splitted into something like "Rifleman" and "Grenadier".
We'll see how things turn out.

Game modes

- Capture the Trench
I'm thinking maybe have two bases for each team with a few lines of trenches and in the middle of no-mans-land there will be an empty trench that both teams will have to rush to take first. Or they might wait, shoot the middle-trench clear and then advance, it's up to the team.

The objective will be to capture that trench.

Maybe several trenches to capture and the team who've pushed furthest and taken most trenches win.

We'll see.

- Screenshots -
In-game screens.

06/06 2010



07/06 2010











Wings 3D renders. (No specular or bumps)













Model and texture by Barf:


Models and texture by Michał.


Videos:
Grenades
This video shows testing of the grenade effects. Keep in mind that these have been worked on more since the video was made.

Various old pictures.

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Picture of Brodie Helmet (This is one of my old animations so the hand is a bit off, fixed in the pics below)


Trench club.


German Stick Grenade close-up.


Hand held bayonet

And some of the new rifle animations:

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Signature picture:

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- Credits -
- Lucke189 - Modeler, Texturer, Animations, Scener, Everything etc.
- Draconis Topmen - Models
- Barf - Model
- Sir Timothi - Models
- Michał - Models
- Highlander - Grenade script
- Cdvader - Medic/Ammo Pack
- feuerzeuge - New Rigging
- Le_Carabinier - Excellent references and information about equipment

- I need your help! -
I need all assistance and help I can get. Do you feel that you can contribute with something for this mod - Contact me.
- It's an order, soldier.

And post ideas, thoughts and criticism in the thread! Everything is welcome - I can't do this on my own.

[Nikolai Alexandre]

I can't help, but the idea and models look good, I'd play it.

[mr.master]

Very nice models And a good idea for a mod Good luck mate on this 

[Adorno]

Looks great and sounds like you know how to balance firearms vs. melee.

[Lucke189]

Just made a trench club, picture in first post.

[Revan Shan]

It will be great!

I love WW1 mods cause I've never saw anyone done, as both mod or game.

[mr.master]

True Best luck to the mod, and very nice models

[Lucke189]

Thank you, all! 

Update!
German Stick Grenade
Click the link or check first post for image.

[The Bowman]

Very nice models ! (but please fix the british uniform texture)

Hope I'll see this mod released.

[Lucke189]

Very nice models ! (but please fix the british uniform texture)

Hope I'll see this mod released.

Thank you.

And about the uniform, it will most likely change to the better before release, although I can't promise anything, as currently I am the only member of this mod team and have to make everything by my self. If I find some help, however, I'm sure things will turn out nicely.

 

[The Bowman]

I think you know China Battlefield mod, you can ask William Berne (mod leader) for the working medic pack.

[Antifiriz_khergit]

Lookin' forward for this! Good luck.

[Venitius]

Good luck! I believe cdvader had released an open-source Warband medic kit thingy..

Personally, I'd like to see a mix of field caps and stahlhelms/kettle helms, but it's your choice.

Nice models though.

[Maximum Pain]

very promising models i see there dude,and with all my heart i wish you good luck

[Emperor Milton]

- To do list -

Meshes:
-German Helmet

I think if you check the thread for Finland at War, they have a pretty good one. NOt sure if it would work for this mod because it is a WWII style one but maybe you could PM them and find out if you could use it