[S] Arena Overhaul mod [released for Warband SP]

[Adorno]

Nothing has happened to arenas in Warband, so I decided to redo all the arenas and add AI mesh.
Both to make them more interesting to look at and more fun/challenging to fight in.

Only scenes are changed - not equipment, betting etc. - so it's easy to install (dump the files in the 'SceneObj' folder)

WARNING: These arena scenes also transfer to multiplayer. BUT the other players do not see the objects you see.
To avoid this a copy of native can be made and the scenes installed there instead.

(450 kb)


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAcU1HAOnxo&feature=email

If there are arenas you don't like and want to replace just those with the native ones then it's simple. Here's how:

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The arena files all have a number from 1-22. The first one being 'scn_town_1_arena'.
Similarly all towns have a number found in the 'parties' text file.

Below is the list of town numbers. So imagine you want to keep the native arena in Sargoth:
you keep the native file called 'scn_town_1_arena' in the SceneObj folder:

Again: make a backup of the native files!

Town 1:  Sargoth 
Town 2:  Tihr
Town 3:  Veluca
Town 4:  Suno
Town 5:  Jelkala
Town 6:  Praven
Town 7:  Uxkhal
Town 8:  Reyvadin
Town 9:  Khudan
Town 10: Tulga
Town 11: Curaw
Town 12: Wercheg
Town 13: Rivacheg
Town 14: Halmar
Town 15: Yalen
Town 16: Dhirim
Town 17: Ichamur
Town 18: Narra
Town 19: Shariz
Town 20: Durquba
Town 21: Ahmerrad
Town 22: Bariyye

Screenshots (some are outdated by now):

Curaw:

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Khudan:

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Suno - redone:

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Wercheg:

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Bariyye:

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Praven - now much larger, with a jousting course (that won't be used as such by the AI of course):

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Jelkala:

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Yalen:

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Sargoth - they closed the golf course and started a fight club 

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Reyvadin:

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Shariz - redone. Also made bigger:

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Ahmerrad:

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Durquba:

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[Lord Serius]

hmm.. nice. When this is done I was wondering if i could include it in my mod?

 

[Do not look here]

THE CAGE is in. Woo-hoo!

I've just simply loved that thing in SAVAGE. I hope that crucified guy will also be in

 

[Tintin]

Looks fun. Especially love Suno

 

[Do not look here]

Oh, and we are talking already about SAVAGE, Adorno...

...you know... any chances for Boars in Warband?

 

[Adorno]

hmm.. nice. When this is done I was wondering if i could include it in my mod?

Yes, of course. No need to ask permission. 

... I hope that crucified guy will also be in

I removed the crucified guy - It seemed too macabre - and replaced him with a torture tool (you can see it in Reyvadin)

 

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I removed the crucified guy - It seemed too macabre - and replaced him with a torture tool (you can see it in Reyvadin)

No, not Crucy Alfred, anywho, but not him

 

[dunde]

Great arena.. Some entry points at spectator stage please, so we can put random nobles or townwalkers there as spectators.

 

[Adorno]

Oh, I hadn't thought of that, but it would be for specific modding purposes right?
(I don't know the entry points for the specific characters by the way  )

Praven - now much larger, with a jousting course (that won't be used as such by the AI of course):

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[FrisianDude]

Adorno; that is awesome. An adornoment to every mod. That is, if you release the scenes for the modding community.
[me=FrisianDude]waggles eyebrows. [/me]

 

[Tuckles]

**** you Fris.

@Adorno:

I don't see why everyone's so excited about the cage, it seems like an expanse of flat land to me.

I personally like Reyvadin's.

Also, are you using Warband singleplayer to make the scenes? You seem to have a Sarranid town there.

 

[Peralta]

How about weaponry placed against the walls or in wooden weaponholders set around the arena, that you could actually pick up?

Would be interesting imo

 

[Adorno]

How about weaponry placed against the walls or in wooden weaponholders set around the arena, that you could actually pick up?

Would be interesting imo

I don't know if anyone have managed to do that - and I'm certainly not skilled enough.

The scenes are made in Warband single player and free for everyone to use, of course.

 

[Peralta]

I'm not a very skilled coder myself, but you could ask the guys from 1866 how to do it?
They have some guns implemented in salloon scenes, and even a feature that allows you to break furniture, after which you an use the remains as weapons

 

[Tuckles]

Also IIRC the weapons in scenes thing is in the training scenes (not in-game, but the actual menu option). You could check those out.

 

[Adorno]

You think I'm the lovechild of Hokie and Highlander? Those guys are geniuses. 

Anyway, toying with openable doors:

Veluca:

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Unfortunately the AI can't work with them - yet. Maybe later. They are afterall in Sarranid sieges.

 

[FrisianDude]

free for everyone to use, of course.

Grand! A pearl to ye!

 

[JoesMama]

Release it.

 

[Peralta]

You think I'm the lovechild of Hokie and Highlander? Those guys are geniuses. 

You could ask them

 

[Ruthven]

Glad to see someone as awesome as you working on something as equally awesome as this.

Picking up weapons wouldn't really be a good idea methinks, because then he'd have to make some changes to actual game codes (easier to just plop .sco files into a folder, that way it's compatible with almost every mod) and the AI can't pick things up so that'd just give the player yet another advantage.