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Shrugging Khan said:

Welcome back Mosquito. Thanks for the mod again, it's still the best Western game out there, imo 

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Thanks Khan!

I'm very glad that you enjoyed the mod. 

I would have loved to continue working on 1866 in another project.  I was spending so much time on the mod, that I was finding it difficult to balance life and my already busy work schedule.  Continuing with 1866 would have meant that 1866 be pursued as a commercial product - so that I could give it the time it deserved.  This has not been made public until now, but I did make some progress on this with TaleWorlds.  They were initially impressed with a pre-release copy of 1866, and had suggested the mod be created as an expansion for a future installment of the Mount & Blade series.  Unfortunately, they would (or could) not keep the dialog going, so after multiple efforts, I was eventually forced to abandon my attempts.  I led the 1866 team to finish (or rather, get to our current state of) development, and have since moved on to other projects.

If any one from Taleworlds reads this and are still interested in pursuing a western in the Mount & Blade series, please feel free to call me.  You have my number.

Messerschmitt,

That's okay.  I was harsh because you were so forceful that the nudity in 1866 was offensive.  In my opinion, it is not.  ( I can see how some people would think that it is, though.  I live in America, and unfortunately many people here think like this.)

You should realize though that this sort of thing is still allowed in general society. It is called "art".  Art is not necessarily pornography.  Nudity is not necessarily vulgarity. 

As to the "Nudity in games" argument, I will say this.  Commercial games do not generally feature nudity because our societal values cause this to instantly be slapped with the "M" rating or worse - which can be the curse of death for many games.  It also gets a certain political and/or religious segment involved, and generally makes development more difficult through increased distractions.  If this mod were being marketed for sale, we would not have included the nudity or the foul language due to the increased number of hurdles involved, and the reduced sales that would have resulted.

You have to wonder though (as Shrugging Khan pointed out) - In a game where you slaughter innocents by the thousand, is a naked body really so offensive?  If you were to judge our society by what is shown in television, a person being shot is much less offensive than a naked body.  Pay attention next time you watch TV.  Tally up the numbers of murders versus the incidents of nudity.  You're going to notice a very strong trend that reflects our societies current attitude towards what is acceptable.  We are just numb towards seeing murder on television.  Nudity is still considered more or less taboo, so it gets our attention. 

I don't know about you, but I for one would much rather have my children see a woman's nipple than have to witness someone being murdered.  I am proud to say that my children see nipples all the time, but have witnessed no murders so far.

You'll figure it out for yourself.  Just keep an open mind in all things, and don't let others tell you what is right and what is wrong.  Decide for yourself.

Behold! I have returned from my long absence to educate and inform.

I hereby declare this post hilarious (for the following reasons):

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[*]Saloons at the time were commonly used as brothels, and they would commonly feature large murals above the bar portraying reclining nudes.  Consider this a matter of historical accuracy.  (You might have wanted to complain about the implied prostitution rather than the nudity, as it is generally considered more offensive today.)
[*]You are unable to distinguish art from pornography.
[*]You do not realize that the reclining nudes used in 1866 are actually incredibly famous in the art world.  http://flavorwire.com/251674/reclining-nudes
[*]You are really bothered by nudity. I can't help but wonder why you are so offended. Do you suffer from this affliction?
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Now that you have asked 1866 to remove its pornography, may I suggest you ask the Louvre to remove theirs? They have several naked bodies on display in their artwork as well, and I am sure they would be open to your informed opinion on this matter.

Thanks fellas,

It is nice to be back, albeit briefly.

I forget the specifics now, but you just have to create a helper function that splits each dollar amount into dollars and cents, and returns each in a separate variable.  Stick the values into whatever variables you need to get them out.

dollars = TRUNCATE(total amount /100)
cents = total amount %(modulus) 100

Create another function to format those values into a string, so it will be "X dollars and Y cents", but so that it will work when either value is 0.  And create another function to display those values in the $X.YY format.

Done.  But then the hardest part by far is substituting every occurance of "denars" in the module system.  Good luck!

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I specifically avoided square banners...sorry, but those are out of scope for this tool.

I'm not sure how well this tool is anymore either..  I haven't confirmed its compatibility since v1.105, and I haven't kept it up to date.

If you want to achieve square banners, you'd have to manually UV-map the existing model onto a seperate texture - so modeling experience would be required.

Ym

Hmmm....

I'm stumped.  I don't remember seeing that red poncho in the game.  Someone may have just retextured the green poncho and posted it? 

I think the cowboy boots were removed because they were an anachronism.  I actually thought the hat and cigar should still be in... could be that it is just more rare?

Early on, I seem to remember Highlander experiencing some data loss, so it is possible items in very early screens were lost, or more likely, just replaced.

Is the enemy using shotguns? Those can hit multiple opponents at once.

Check the FAQ page here.  There is a screenshot of what you should see under one of the spoilers.

Captured Joe said:

1. You're a necro.
2. You're wrong.
It's fixed -- kinda. Now the soldiers won't disappear; The list will be turned upside down and the ones eligible for upgrade to next tier will lose the option to be upgraded, but they won't disappear.

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Damn..I thought I had that all corrected.  In order to reorder the troops, I had to remove them from the player's army and then re-add them.  I didn't realize that their "upgrade ready" status would be removed if I did that.  I also did not realize I was messing up the order. 

HunterAlpha1 said:

i don't think there will be any more versions of this mod.  to all extents and purposes, this mod is dead.

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Ahem...I prefer the term "finished".