Planned features for v1.5

[Shredzorz]

Hello, everyone. The release of v1.5 isn't too far off, so I thought I would post about some of the changes it will bring.


New Features:
-- Standard-bearers for every faction, along with flags for each faction and three for the clan regiments (Prussian 7th, Swedish 11th, and French 54th)
-- Deployable cheval de frise (anti-cavalry spikes) and sandbag walls
-- Exploding gunpowder barrel scene props!
-- Man new maps
-- Custom horses for each cavalry troop
-- New classes, such as officers and grenadiers
-- All maps have been edited by BattleOfValmy to work better with Polished Landscapes
-- Portugal

Bugfixes/Gameplay Tweaks:
-- Many changes to pistols and muskets (mostly to make muskets better than they were before)
-- Pistol sounds can now be heard by everyone on the server
-- Corrected the Russian and Austrian flags (I think? Someone might have to verify that for me)
-- Probably a bunch of other things I forgot
-- Default horses are now free
-- Hair with hats

Possible Features:
-- Invasion game mode
-- Crouching (I PM'ed Highlander about the code a couple days ago, but he hasn't responded)

Spoiler: Screenshots

Troop Lists:

Spoiler: France

Fusilier
Grenadier
Officer
Carabinier
Chevau-leger
Cuirassier

Spoiler: Great Britain

Royal Footman
Light Footman
Grenadier
Officer
Dragoon Guard
Black Horseman

Spoiler: Prussia

Musketeer
Jager
Grenadier
Officer
Dragoon
Freikorps Lancer
Cuirassier

Spoiler: Spain

Infanteria de Linea
Grenadier
Officer
Dragoon
Guardia de Corps
Cuirassier

Spoiler: Austria

Fusilier
Grenadier
Officer
Chevauxleger
Hussar
Cuirassier

Spoiler: Sweden

Fusilier
Grenadier
Officer
Dragoon
Adelsfanan Cavalry
Cuirassier

Spoiler: Hanover

Infanterie
Grenadier
Officer
Dragoon
Garde du Corps

Spoiler: Russia

Musketeer
Grenadier
Officer
Horse Grenadier
Hussar

Spoiler: Saxony

Garde zu Fuss
Grenadier
Officer
Light Dragoon
Cuirassier

Spoiler: Portugal

Musketeer
Grenadier
Officer
Moura Cavalry

Be sure to check back here, as there will most likely be more things added to the lists and new screenshots.

 

[Hibiki]

Looking forward to it!

A few thoughts, though:

1) Flags - Rather than having them look like stiff plywood squares attached to the poles, why not have them hanging a little, at say a 45 degree angle? It might take some work to model and make look natural, but I think you could get them to look more correct. Alas, if only items could be animated!

2) Default horses are now free? I find cavalry is already over used as it is... I just hope this doesn't doesn't make things worse. I'll hold off judgment and wait and see, though.

 

[Austupaio]

Having them hanging would look better.

Spoiler

Everything else sounds pretty good.

 

[Shredzorz]

1) Flags - Rather than having them look like stiff plywood squares attached to the poles, why not have them hanging a little, at say a 45 degree angle? It might take some work to model and make look natural, but I think you could get them to look more correct. Alas, if only items could be animated!

Having them hanging would look better.

Spoiler

Maybe.

Okay, now for something a little different. I'll be making horses for every cavalry troop. Here's a Prussian dragoon's horse:

Spoiler

Not really sure about the details of a saddle, so bear with me.

 

[Hibiki]

Excellent!! 

I was wondering when we would see some fitting horse models 

Now, if they just fall down with a thrust or two from my bayonet or spontoon, I will be quite happy 

PS. Are you modeling them for each troop individually, based off of references? It sounds like a lot of work, but of course, that is what has set this mod apart!

 

[Faewulf]

Will you add instruments later on? The developers of Musket Mod have everything ready with them.

 

[Hibiki]

I would very much love to be the company fifer 

Really, though. Drum and fife music would add a whole new element of immersion, I think. Were bugles in use in the cavalry at this time? I have a suspicion that they were not, but if so, those could serve an even more practical purpose in sounding charges, or giving other such signals.

 

[Nodscouter]

This really sounds great. I can't wait for next version where we in the 11th will march under our flag to crush the Prusskies.

 

[Shredzorz]

After thinking about some things for a while, I've decided that there should be more troop types, yet more restrictive equipment choices. So now there will be grenadiers, officers, and all that kind of stuff, but they will have fewer choices in equipment. This will make the gameplay vastly more historically accurate (and I like historical accuracy).

Also, musicians seem doable. That would be great if some people wanted to donate sound effects.

 

[BattleOfValmy]

I would very much love to be the company fifer 

Really, though. Drum and fife music would add a whole new element of immersion, I think. Were bugles in use in the cavalry at this time? I have a suspicion that they were not, but if so, those could serve an even more practical purpose in sounding charges, or giving other such signals.

"The first verifiable formal use of a brass horn as a military signal device was the Halbmondblaser – literally, "half moon blower" – used in Hanover  in 1758. It was U-shaped (hence its name) and comfortably carried by a shoulder strap attached at the mouthpiece and bell. It first spread to England in 1764 where it was gradually accepted widely in foot regiments. Cavalry did not normally use a proper bugle, but rather an early trumpet  that might be mistaken for a bugle today, as it lacked keys or valves, but had a more gradual taper and a smaller bell, producing a sound more easily audible at close range but with less carrying power over distance."

 

[Faewulf]

I counter you: "Fife and Drum Corps began to appear with British armies by the late 1600s and early 1700s.  since the instruments dictated the force's movements."

Just a picture. Though if my brain aren't blasted something on his should be yellow.

Spoiler

 

[Nypifisel]

I counter you: "Fife and Drum Corps began to appear with British armies by the late 1600s and early 1700s.  since the instruments dictated the force's movements."

Just a picture. Though if my brain aren't blasted something on his should be yellow.

Spoiler

I'm quite sure it should all be white. Though I'm in no way an expert on Swedish uniforms from that particular period 

Seeing how I'm already writing in this thread I'd like to thank the creator for a up most wonderful mod, I just love it to bits

 

[BattleOfValmy]

"The first verifiable formal use of a brass horn as a military signal device..."

I counter you: "Fife and Drum Corps began to appear with British armies by the late 1600s and early 1700s.  since the instruments dictated the force's movements."

Just a picture. Though if my brain aren't blasted something on his should be yellow.

Spoiler

Brass Horn/Bugle != Fife or Drums 

 

[Faewulf]

"The first verifiable formal use of a brass horn as a military signal device..."

I counter you: "Fife and Drum Corps began to appear with British armies by the late 1600s and early 1700s.  since the instruments dictated the force's movements."

Just a picture. Though if my brain aren't blasted something on his should be yellow.

Spoiler

Brass Horn/Bugle != Fife or Drums 

What? You must have edited my post!

 

[BattleOfValmy]

"The first verifiable formal use of a brass horn as a military signal device..."

I counter you: "Fife and Drum Corps began to appear with British armies by the late 1600s and early 1700s.  since the instruments dictated the force's movements."

Just a picture. Though if my brain aren't blasted something on his should be yellow.

Spoiler

Brass Horn/Bugle != Fife or Drums 

What? You must have edited my post!

I don't know if you're joking or not, but that's exactly what you said 

 

[Apthorpe]

Them new features are lookin guuud...

Perhaps a slight accuracy boost for muskets when the user is crouching is in order?

 

[BattleOfValmy]

Them new features are lookin guuud...

Perhaps a slight accuracy boost for muskets when the user is crouching is in order?

If Shred can get the script for crouching from Highlander. Shred messaged him a while ago, but Highlander hasn't responded (even though Highlander's been online >_>).

 

[Hibiki]

I don't think that crouching should (or even could) increase accuracy.

It's not as if you could aim a musket that accurately anyway, and we don't want standing to just become obsolete in every way. In fact, crouching should be obsolete except for allowing you to present a smaller target/hide behind cover, and to allow for teammates behind you to shoot.

 

[Shredzorz]

Nah, crouching won't increase musket accuracy. Mostly because I don't think it's possible.

Anyway, small update time. Here are all the horses I've done so far.

Spoiler

 

[SovietSoldier]

You must tell me how to get that sig, we can use it to increase Mod's popularity.