Thanks for the answer , come to think of it I probably should've browsed around more before asking. Luckily, the viking conquest activation problem has apparently been fixed, so that's the way I'll go with my concept.
I came to wonder that question a while ago, as I'd like to use some of the spectacular work I've seen in here in a little project of mine. As I'm not good at modelling or texturing (though have dabbled a little here and there have some basic knowledge of these and work on getting better at it)...