SP Antiquity [WB] The Successors

[Deras]

Overview
The Successors is a work in progress mod for Warband set among the many wars of Alexander's successors and their rivals.
The aim is to accurately represent hellenistic warfare while creating a fun and balanced mod.

Currently Featuring:
Elephants, working phalanxes, the three main successor kingdoms of Seleucid, Ptolemaic, and Antigonid.

What is planned:
More "exotic" factions, armored elephants, elephant with rideable towers, a wide and varied unit roster including thureophoroi, greek crossbows, slings and more!


SCREENSHOTS

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While I'm intent on making this mod, my lack of modelling, coding, and texturing ability does hamper how well done this mod could be.
If anyone would like to help on this mod just contact me on these forums and I'll get back to you.


CREDITS

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Llew
Barabas
Rigadoon
Papa Lazarou
Jabarkis
The Specialist
Gothic Knight
rgcotl

 

[dinnerdog2zero]

An often overlooked but incredibly fascinating period of history.

Good luck in getting it off the ground.

 

[Ademar]

Elephants !!!!! It's the best day of my life  (poor life)

 

[Temuzu]

Looks interesting. Good luck with it. Always nice to see more mods using elephants.

 

[Ademar]

Is it for singleplayer or multiplayer ?

 

[FrisianDude]

Cool! Looks nice, good luck. The elephant(s) look nice already.

 

[Deras]

Thanks guys.

Is it for singleplayer or multiplayer ?

I haven't really decided yet, but I'm leaning towards multiplayer on first release.

Here's a preview on some shields I've been working on, they're based off of this

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After some more shield patterns, I plan to work out the troop types and then start implementing them.

 

[FrisianDude]

Looking nice, are those aspis-sized or phalangite pelta-size?

 

[Deras]

Looking nice, are those aspis-sized or phalangite pelta-size?

The phalangite code used in the Rome at War mod was made by me, so you can think of that as something of a preview. 
But onto the shields themselves they are pelta sized,  here are some pics of them being tested ingame.

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The goal after finishing on the phalangite is to start work on more assault-oriented infantry, like Galatians for the east and Thracians for Macedon, but that still is awhile off for now.

Also at the moment I'm looking for a coder that can help me with a goal I have in mind for this mod. I understand how alot of work would be involved, but I'm hopeful that somebody also interested in the idea can help.

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What I'm looking for, atleast at the start , is someone who might be able to attach a rideable tower to the elephant's back, that way players can ride ontop, like this:

 

[dinnerdog2zero]

Great work!

La Grandmaster may be able to help with the elephants.

 

[Stevon]

Looking very cool, good luck with this, one of my favourite eras!

 

[Ademar]

How did you do elephants correctly rideable ? With a new skeleton ?

 

[Deras]

How did you do elephants correctly rideable ? With a new skeleton ?

Well first off I started with the elephants made by AlphaDelta like everyone else, and after seeing myself ride around in the elephant's stomach I knew that needed to change. I then downloaded Rigadoon's model but it wasn't rigged, so I pasted the rigging onto it then just played around.

After some time I noticed that by moving the elephant model I could get it into the right position, but at the cost of the hitboxes and animations becoming wonky. Now after rerigging it, I can tell you there's no new skeleton involved, if I remember right you can't do multiple skeletons for horses and elephants anyways.

Here's a video of the rigged elephant made by Rigadoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTbWleX-0Cc&feature=youtu.be, the elephant is also OSP so anyone can use it in their mods if they don't mind it's slightly missed up hitbox.

 

[doctorwarband]

Good luck with your mod!
If its multiplayer I can help you scene and photoshop.
And bring my cavalry clan from Rome at War to it

 

[Ademar]

How did you do elephants correctly rideable ? With a new skeleton ?

Well first off I started with the elephants made by AlphaDelta like everyone else, and after seeing myself ride around in the elephant's stomach I knew that needed to change. I then downloaded Rigadoon's model but it wasn't rigged, so I pasted the rigging onto it then just played around.

After some time I noticed that by moving the elephant model I could get it into the right position, but at the cost of the hitboxes and animations becoming wonky. Now after rerigging it, I can tell you there's no new skeleton involved, if I remember right you can't do multiple skeletons for horses and elephants anyways.

Here's a video of the rigged elephant made by Rigadoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTbWleX-0Cc&feature=youtu.be, the elephant is also OSP so anyone can use it in their mods if they don't mind it's slightly missed up hitbox.

Ok, because I downloaded the model and I see that elephants were as large as horses.

 

[Ademar]

When 'll it be released ? 1 years ? more or less ?

 

[matmohair1]

"Wars of the Diadochi - The Ultimate Clash of Titans"

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Antigonid 20 BC-285 BC

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Later Macedonia 260 BC-148 BC

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plates

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Seleucid 280 BC-83 BC

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plates

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additional research

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Ptolemaic 275 BC-40 BC

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Plates

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additional research

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[doctorwarband]

Nice pics

 

[Zetra_ernat]

Good luck.

 

[Metalfist]

When 'll it be released ? 1 years ? more or less ?

Never with people like you around. Stop asking.