A new small mod, with a gigantic tower.

[John]

On the gmax page, I found and downloaded a nice looking tower.
I opened it in gmax and after some time I decided to make it about ten times the size it was from the beginning.
I placed a hatch on the roof of the tower and erased everything else on the map.
Finally, I saved the gigantic tower.

I wonder:
Is there any possibility to get help with making this into a mod?

I fought (like in think, I don't know how it's spelled) about it a lot, and my idea of it is that the tower should be like one of the two castles that you can conquer in the native version.
One change thou: Some buildings, a tavern and a blacksmith should be placed next to the tower.

If it is possible, I would want the tower to be upgradeable.
For... let's say 5'000 you get the possibility to train musketeers in the tower, by talking to a man inside.
30'000 gets you a stone wall/moat around your tower

You're sopposed to be attacked by anyone hostile near the tower, and if that happens, this is how I would want the defending units to be placed:
Ranged units start on the roof of the tower and melee units on the ground.
If you go inside the tower during a battle, you're teleported to the roof, because you're not supposed to be inside it. (Of course, if it isn't possible to be inside a building during a fight)

The landscape around the tower should be either thick woods or plain lands.

I'm a beginner at making buildings, buckets, carts, trees, (I can't texture them, thou) so if "the very, very, very, kind helper" want to help me with making what is needed done here done, but don't want to make the houses and landscape, I can do it - I'm not in desperate need of help with that.
Absolutely everything else, thou.

As I said: anyone who is very, very, very kind enough to help me will of course get all the credit and make me this happy:  x 1000

Ps. I just have to add that Mount&Blade is one of the best games that I've ever played! I'm a big fan!

 

[Buxton]

What scene props/weapons do you need? I might give you a hand since I've got the week off.

 

[John]

Thanks dude! 

First off:
The tower's and the House's inner quarters.
2. The doors to the tower, the small houses and the roof hatch able to work.
3. Some muskets. Is it possible to borrow someone's meshes (is it called that?) to use in this mod?
4. Making it placeable on the map. (not in any snowy area - I don't like snow)

That's the most important things that I can think of for the moment.

Should I make a more precise list of what's in need of doing?

I'll make the stone walls.

Again: Thanks!

 

[Buxton]

Yeah, just find some pictures of what you want.

 

[John]

I don't have a picture of it now, but do you know the musket in the Craftsmod?
It's SO BEUTIFUL! I want it!

Do you know what I mean, or should I get some pictures?

Is it possible for me to "dress" my own musketeer? ...hard to explain, but you know, for example the river pirates sometimes some kind of fur on them. Swadian Knights have metal armour.

Should I get a picture of how I want my musketeers to look like?

I'm a little n00by, so here comes my n00by-question:
What's a prop?

 

[Buxton]

A prop is the objects in the scene, say the houses, they are all individual scene props.

 

[John]

Ok, now I'm a little smarter 

Props I need:
a couple of farming houses (It's possible that I can get this)
a hay-cart or two  (I can hopefully get this)
a few barrels (I can get this myself)
Mill (I have one that needs to get textred, and I have the texture. I just don't know how to put the texture on the mill)
A word I'm looking for: An area on the ground which farmers seed and grow their vegetables. Is it called farm, or is it the entire area with house, barn and all that?

Btw, did you know which muskets I meant?

 

[Voutare]

You want to show me what this tower looks like? screenshot of it, or a link to the download.

 

[John]

I couldn't find any screenshot button in the Blender, and I can't open it in wings, so I'll just give you the site it was on:
http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Index.cfm?FuseAction=ProcessSearch&intStartRow=1&intMediaType=2&istSearchKey=MIDDLETOWER.zip

If the link doesn't bring you directly to the search I already made, you could search on "MIDDLETOWER.zip" in the quick search bow to the left of the page.

 

[Buxton]

Thats an imposing looking tower, do you want me to texture it?

There are already some farming houses in the game, enable edit mode and look for "farm_house_a", have a look and see if you like them.

 

[Hallequin]

A word I'm looking for: An area on the ground which farmers seed and grow their vegetables. Is it called farm, or is it the entire area with house, barn and all that?

A field? A garden?

 

[John]

I think field is the right word. I never wrote it, but I meant a large area.
Isn't a garden a smaller area?

 

[Buxton]

A garden is for flowers.

 

[John]

Thats an imposing looking tower, do you want me to texture it?

There are already some farming houses in the game, enable edit mode and look for "farm_house_a", have a look and see if you like them.

If you don't have anything special to do, then it would be really helpful! Thanks!  
Btw: There's a texture that comes with the tower when you download it, just so you know (if you didn't already downloaded it)

I'll go and have a look right away.

Edit: Came back with another question:
How do you look for "farm_house_a"?

Edit 2: Is it possible to create maps (towns and similar) in .bsp-format?

 

[John]

List of things that I have found/modeled but needs to get textured:
(I have all the textures, they just need to get put on the models)

(If there's more than 1 it means that there are 2 different types of -----

Of course I don't expect anyone to do this just like that, but I haven't found any guide to learn myself how to texture things yet... I'm still looking, but it would be very appreciated if I get some help with this. this is my first mod.

1 Mill
1 Ballista (if it's possible to put as a decoration or to help defending the tower)
1 Cannon (if it's possible to put as a decoration or to help defending the tower)
2 Carts
A few houses
1 Straw bale
2 Wells
1 Maya plant (I want this on the map - it would be a cool detail) 
2 Barrels

Ps. Anyone who wants to use these things in a mod of your own, just tell me and I'll send it to you.

Ps 2. Buxton: You're a hero!

Thanks! I'd really appreciate any help I get, and I'm trying very hard to learn what I need help with, so I don't have to ask people to help me with it!

Edit: Oh, ****! Sorry I posted double! Wont happen again!

 

[morgoth2005]

I think field is the right word. I never wrote it, but I meant a large area.
Isn't a garden a smaller area?

try allotment

 

[Voutare]

A garden is for flowers.

No, a garden also can hold vegetables in it.