Expressions of Interest in new Mod - Wheel of Time

[Dread_AUS]

Hi Guys,

I'm a complete modding n00b but I've fallen in love with this game....like no doubt all of us here have

I've played a few of the mods avaliable and I'm very impressed with the worlds able to have been constructed so far with the tools we have avaliable.

On a whim I decided to 'give it a go' and knocked up a map of one of my favourite fantasy settings: The Wheel of Time. I have attached a screeny from the Map editor and resized it for display here. It is fully playable at the moment and there are no errors in testing. At the moment I am currently plodding my way through it manually experimenting with the Un-Official Editor, changing bits and pieces to see the effects and learning what I can and can't do. So far, apart from re-naming the towns, I have made more than a few changes to Cairhein, which was converted from the native Sargoth. I've also re-done all the factions and am slowly plodding along.

What I'm looking for is for some decent moddlers and texture guys who are keen to 'give it a go' like me. Its a totally collabrative effort, I have zero skills in those departments I'm quite happy to keep fidlding with the map and replacing the stock elements in the Un-Official editor that I can.

If you'd like to be part of this mod let me know. I don't evisage it being overly technical or a huge transition from standard M&B gameplay. Ideally, I'd like the following specially done for this mode:

Heron Marked Swords (a simple re-skinning of the Nomad Sabre?)
The sinuous sword the Myrdraal use (a new model)
Trollocs - only one variety needed...but I'm not sure if this can be done
Myrdraal - a new Human based model, pale skin, dressed all in black....no eyes
Custom Heraldric armour to match various nationalities emblems from the Wheel of time ie Andorian Armour with the White Lion on it, White Tabard with a golden sunburst for Whitecloaks etc

Again, let me know if there is any interest

 

[Zulgaines]

I really love the map layout.

 

[Janus]

Hey, not a bad start. Good luck with it.

This is cool, first a good LOTR mod, then ASOIAF mod has been started on, now WOT.

Once there's animation support and the ability to add new body types it would be cool to see trollocs, ogier, myrdraal, et al.
WOT is a great series, no matter what some here might say, though it did start to drag out way too much with little going on for a few books there. Thankfully the latest book picked the pace back up bigtime and got me back into the series.

Now if somebody will just start a Black Company mod, I'll be perfectly happy.

 

[Winter]

Now if somebody will just start a Black Company mod, I'll be perfectly happy.

I would be all over a Black Company mod. I love that series almost as much as I love Song of Ice & Fire. Wheel of Time . . . not so much.

Confessedly,
Winter

 

[Dread_AUS]

No takers??

Well...I guess I'll just keep bumbling around

 

[fisheye]

No takers??

Well...I guess I'll just keep bumbling around

Keep working, post some screenshots, maybe people will get more interested as you show good progress.

 

[Mr. K]

id love to help except i have yet to purchase the game (puttin $$$ on paypal so games comin ) and have no modding experience. other than that, you can count me in!

 

[Deus Ex]

No takers??

Well...I guess I'll just keep bumbling around

*grin*

WoT is a great series - sounds like it might be a great setting for m&B.

I think there are a LOT of great ideas out there - but perhaps not quite so many folks that can do the modding... heh heh.

You may need to keep cranking on by yourself or with a few folks you might be able to recruit. There is a lot of good information here to help you learn how to use the modding system - and more being added all the time.

so hang in there, and don't give up if you think the idea is worthwhile.

good luck

DE

 

[Janus]

No takers??
Well...I guess I'll just keep bumbling around

If I weren't already too busy with so many other things, I'd join up. You have my well wishes.
Feel free to ask me about mod-related stuff and I'll help as best I can, maybe even contribute little bits here and there.
Also, many others here (Winter, fisheye, Ancientwanker, svaucher, Khalid, etc.) are good about helping with such questions as well when they're posted on the board, so that's another good avenue to try if you get stymied.

 

[DevinC]

Dude, I'd be all over a Wheel of Time mod Unfortunately I have zero skill to support such a venture

And I keep hearing this Song of Ice and Fire series name popping up around... sounds like something I'll have to look into...

 

[Dread_AUS]

Thanks Fella's

I'll keep plugging away, but I will post the odd modelling request in the appropriate posts....whilst trying not to spend so much time actually playing the bloody game LOL!

Stay Tuned for further updates.

 

[Forral]

A cool idea that could work out really nicely with time and effort. So good luck and know that I'll be keeping my greedy little eyes on the development of this.

Unfortunatly my skills are limited in the area of modding so I can't help much. I do however have some slight skills in finding good pictures of Heron marked swords, so I thought I'd post up the pictures for anyone feeling the urge to model or texture one of those.

It's all pictures of the same sword. The link takes you to a page where there's a close-up on the heron.

http://www.swordsofhonor.com/ranhermarswo.html

http://www.wotmud.org/directory/sword.jpg

http://www.by-the-sword.com/acatalog/images/1-340.jpg

Just figured I'd give a helping hand.

-Forral-

 

[Hobbie]

It's a great idea, and I definately am looking forward to seeing the progress you make. I wish I had the time to sit down and work on this as hard as I have been working on ASOIAF, but that's my priority at the moment. However, if you need some help and advice as you go along, just ask, and I'll do what I can for a fellow member of our "community".

 

[Llew2]

hey! only just found this and I think it's as awsom idea! 
is it still going?

 

[Aenlaorn]

I hope it is still going. It would be a great setting for a mod. The only problem I can see is that it might be hard to implement channeling.

 

[weelillad]

I think this is a great idea.. I've got no expertise with modding whatsoever, and I'm in the middle of my exams now, so I regret that I can do nothing right now.. But I'm bumping this so it'll get a bit more attention from everyone. Maybe you could give us an update, Dread?

 

[Eird-Way]

The Wheel of Time? Jesus, is that over yet?

Hey, but if you could distill the only two cool things about the series, that would be great. By which I mean:

- The part where rand says, "ASHA'MAN, KILL!"
- Nth generic demonstration of Fedaykin badassery.

Good luck modelling and animating Trollocs.

 

[Gaiazun]

All u really need are models right just make a list and hopefully random people will do the job. Modelings not to hard to learn and their are plenty of modelers who don't want to get attached to a project but still make a mod for mount and blade

 

[DynastyFenix]

Unfortunatly, I havn't heard anything from this mod for about 4 months.

 

[LzrdDragoon]

id join when i find out how to mod....