Hero Mod

o i didnt realize u binded to bfme 2 anims good job

I need help on making some FXs. DLotS said he'd do them, but I haven't "seen" him for almost 2 months... And I can't code FX for shit
So, if anyone would like to do some FXs for this mod, please add me to MSN or PM me. It would be FXs for some special powers. Not much, but some.

Also, I just want to drop a note that the mod is going quite well. I'd say it's about 70% done. And I hope that some sort of a BETA can be released in May.

Edited by King of Universe, 30 April 2006 - 10:33 PM.

I'll post the powers I've planned to give the heroes, so that people can make comments and suggestions.

Gondor
Halbarad;

• Rank 1: Mount
• Rank 4: Summon Dunedain. Summons 3 battalions of Dunedain
• Rank 7: Haste of the North. Gives a speed bonus to himself and nearby mounted troops. Only usable when mounted
• Rank 10: Banner of Elendil. Pulls up the Banner of Elendil which gives an enourmos attack bonus, as well as making the enemy scared

Aragorn; I'll give him a mount instead of his leadership

Perfect, in my humble opinion. My compliments.

Elves
Celeborn;

• Rank 1: Mount
• Rank 1: Power of Love. Makes him stronger when Galadriel is near
• Rank 3: King of the Woods. Gives an armor boost to nearby elves
• Rank 10: Elven Gift. Grants nearby allied heros invulnerability for a short period of time.
• Rank 10: King of Lorien. The Spellbook Elven summon
  

As Ring characters can be turned off, in scenarios w/out that Celeborn's "Power of Love" ability is rendered useless. Celeborn was largely a peace-time ruler, who governed Harlond in Lindon into prosperity, and founded the wealthy realm of Eregion before leaving it for Lorien, and after the Third Age he led elves to southern Mirkwood and their founded yet another prosperous realm. Perhaps, instead of "Power of Love," give him something to reflect the wisdom of Celeborn the Wise, that allows farms to produce more quickly, or, if that isn't possible, allows soldiers near him to gain gold when they slay enemies?

And as for Heros that could use adding, the sons of Elrond, Ellodan and Elrohir, are sorely missed in this game. And I'm sure we'd all love to see Gil-Galad in action.

Dwarves
Beorn;

• Rank 1: Transform. Switch between a man and a bear
• Rank 3: Rage of the Mountain. Like Aragorn's Elendil. Only avaiable in Bear Mode
• Rank 8: Stomp. Causes knockback and damage to enemies
• Rank 10: Summon Beornings. Summons many small bears to his aid

Beorn was a loner, and, as has been mentioned, there does seem to be a lot of summoning in this. Perhaps he could have a passive power that makes everyone around him more effective against Goblins, since he had a particular hatred of their Misty Mountain breed, rather than another summoning?

Bard the Bowman;

• Rank 3: Wounding Arrow. Like Faramir's but stronger
• Rank 6: Slayer of Dragons. Leadership, gives him and nearby troops a damage bonus agianst Fire Drakes
• Rank 8: Summon Men of Dale
• Rank 10: Black Arrow. A one-shot-kill weapon on fire drakes, and take away about half of Drogoth's health. Only useable on Dragons

While personslly I'd rather see this one named King Brand, just to keep it during the time of the War of the Ring, I suppose it makes little difference. My only humble suggestion would be that, instead of summoning Men of Dale, he has the ability to either give archers experience or improve archer's overall, on top of his improving archers against dragons. And for the Black Arrow - I would suggest making it a one-shot kill with a long recharge, since it did kill Smaug in one shot - and that would force players to use it very selectively to take out a dangerous enemy hero or monster when desperate.

Mordor
Gothmog;

• Rank 1: Mount. Mounts a warg.
• Rank 2: Lieutenant of Minas Morgul. Leadership. Gives attack bonus to nearby troops
• Rank 3: Bloodthirsty
• Rank 5: Form Ranks. Leadership. Gives armor bonus to nearby troops
• Rank 10: Siege Commander. Summons some orcs and catapults

Mahud; Starts at Rank 5

• Rank 1: Leader of Oliphants. His only power. A huge damage and armor bonus to nearby mumakils
  

Gothmog never mounts in the film, nor is Sauron ever mentioned to use Wargs from Mordor in the books, so I would suggest removing Gothmog's ability to mount a warg. And for his level 10, perhaps instead of another summoning ability, you could give him "The Age of the Orc," an ability that increases Orc attack for a period of time while decreasing human defense, or maybe a power that causes enemies to flee while simultaneously granting his own troops speed so they can chase down their fleeing foes.
And I really like the Mahud idea! Kudos on that.

Isengard
Ugluk;

• Rank 1: Uruk-hai Captain. Speed bonus to nearby uruks
• Rank 3: Carnage. Same as Lurtz's
• Rank 5: Supper. Heals nearby uruks
• Rank 10: Summon Uruks. Summons some uruks

Saruman;
I'll give him a red Word of Power instead of Dominate Enemy

I like the Uruk speed bonus idea a lot. However, for the rank ten, again I'd suggest maybe something other than a summons. Instead, I'd suggest something like, "Fighting Uruk Hai," a power that makes one company invulnerable, or at least extremely resistant to damage, for a short period of time. Or maybe just makes Ugluk invulnerable for a period of time.

And as for Saruman, I'd really suggest you don't give him the Word of Power. He didn't have that kind of power after he turned to the darker arts of Sauron - but his ability to persuade and dominate remained as one of his greatest strengths.

Well, that's all for my humble suggestions. Hope you might find some useful. Good luck with your mod

Gothmog never mounts in the film, nor is Sauron ever mentioned to use Wargs from Mordor in the books, so I would suggest removing Gothmog's ability to mount a warg. And for his level 10, perhaps instead of another summoning ability, you could give him "The Age of the Orc," an ability that increases Orc attack for a period of time while decreasing human defense, or maybe a power that causes enemies to flee while simultaneously granting his own troops speed so they can chase down their fleeing foes.
And I really like the Mahud idea! Kudos on that.

Gothmog does mount in the movie.. when walking through the lines of Orcs at the Pellenor Fields. Also, when the gate of Minas Tirith breaks, some Wargs are seen running into the City, after the Olog-Hai.

Btw, what model and or skin is needed at the moment? I might lend a hand.

Edited by Matias, 08 May 2006 - 12:31 PM.

I'll post the powers I've planned to give the heroes, so that people can make comments and suggestions.

Gondor
Halbarad;

• Rank 1: Mount
• Rank 4: Summon Dunedain. Summons 3 battalions of Dunedain
• Rank 7: Haste of the North. Gives a speed bonus to himself and nearby mounted troops. Only usable when mounted
• Rank 10: Banner of Elendil. Pulls up the Banner of Elendil which gives an enourmos attack bonus, as well as making the enemy scared

Aragorn; I'll give him a mount instead of his leadership

Perfect, in my humble opinion. My compliments.

Thanks

Elves
Celeborn;

• Rank 1: Mount
• Rank 1: Power of Love. Makes him stronger when Galadriel is near
• Rank 3: King of the Woods. Gives an armor boost to nearby elves
• Rank 10: Elven Gift. Grants nearby allied heros invulnerability for a short period of time.
• Rank 10: King of Lorien. The Spellbook Elven summon
  

As Ring characters can be turned off, in scenarios w/out that Celeborn's "Power of Love" ability is rendered useless. Celeborn was largely a peace-time ruler, who governed Harlond in Lindon into prosperity, and founded the wealthy realm of Eregion before leaving it for Lorien, and after the Third Age he led elves to southern Mirkwood and their founded yet another prosperous realm. Perhaps, instead of "Power of Love," give him something to reflect the wisdom of Celeborn the Wise, that allows farms to produce more quickly, or, if that isn't possible, allows soldiers near him to gain gold when they slay enemies?

I'll give him a leadership for production

And as for Heros that could use adding, the sons of Elrond, Ellodan and Elrohir, are sorely missed in this game. And I'm sure we'd all love to see Gil-Galad in action.

I may add them at a later time, but not now.

Dwarves
Beorn;

• Rank 1: Transform. Switch between a man and a bear
• Rank 3: Rage of the Mountain. Like Aragorn's Elendil. Only avaiable in Bear Mode
• Rank 8: Stomp. Causes knockback and damage to enemies
• Rank 10: Summon Beornings. Summons many small bears to his aid

Beorn was a loner, and, as has been mentioned, there does seem to be a lot of summoning in this. Perhaps he could have a passive power that makes everyone around him more effective against Goblins, since he had a particular hatred of their Misty Mountain breed, rather than another summoning?

Done

Bard the Bowman;

• Rank 3: Wounding Arrow. Like Faramir's but stronger
• Rank 6: Slayer of Dragons. Leadership, gives him and nearby troops a damage bonus agianst Fire Drakes
• Rank 8: Summon Men of Dale
• Rank 10: Black Arrow. A one-shot-kill weapon on fire drakes, and take away about half of Drogoth's health. Only useable on Dragons

While personslly I'd rather see this one named King Brand, just to keep it during the time of the War of the Ring, I suppose it makes little difference. My only humble suggestion would be that, instead of summoning Men of Dale, he has the ability to either give archers experience or improve archer's overall, on top of his improving archers against dragons. And for the Black Arrow - I would suggest making it a one-shot kill with a long recharge, since it did kill Smaug in one shot - and that would force players to use it very selectively to take out a dangerous enemy hero or monster when desperate.

I'd like to keep the name as it is, but I can change the summon I don't want it as a one-shot kill, as Drogoth is so expensive to get... But it'll have a big reloadtime

Mordor
Gothmog;

• Rank 1: Mount. Mounts a warg.
• Rank 2: Lieutenant of Minas Morgul. Leadership. Gives attack bonus to nearby troops
• Rank 3: Bloodthirsty
• Rank 5: Form Ranks. Leadership. Gives armor bonus to nearby troops
• Rank 10: Siege Commander. Summons some orcs and catapults

Mahud; Starts at Rank 5

• Rank 1: Leader of Oliphants. His only power. A huge damage and armor bonus to nearby mumakils
  

Gothmog never mounts in the film, nor is Sauron ever mentioned to use Wargs from Mordor in the books, so I would suggest removing Gothmog's ability to mount a warg.

Gothmog does mount in the movie.. when walking through the lines of Orcs at the Pellenor Fields. Also, when the gate of Minas Tirith breaks, some Wargs are seen running into the City, after the Olog-Hai.

And for his level 10, perhaps instead of another summoning ability, you could give him "The Age of the Orc," an ability that increases Orc attack for a period of time while decreasing human defense, or maybe a power that causes enemies to flee while simultaneously granting his own troops speed so they can chase down their fleeing foes.

The first one

And I really like the Mahud idea! Kudos on that.

Thanks

Isengard
Ugluk;

• Rank 1: Uruk-hai Captain. Speed bonus to nearby uruks
• Rank 3: Carnage. Same as Lurtz's
• Rank 5: Supper. Heals nearby uruks
• Rank 10: Summon Uruks. Summons some uruks

Saruman;
I'll give him a red Word of Power instead of Dominate Enemy

I like the Uruk speed bonus idea a lot. However, for the rank ten, again I'd suggest maybe something other than a summons. Instead, I'd suggest something like, "Fighting Uruk Hai," a power that makes one company invulnerable, or at least extremely resistant to damage, for a short period of time. Or maybe just makes Ugluk invulnerable for a period of time.

I can give him a kind of Glorious Charge

And as for Saruman, I'd really suggest you don't give him the Word of Power. He didn't have that kind of power after he turned to the darker arts of Sauron - but his ability to persuade and dominate remained as one of his greatest strengths.

If any other agree, I'll change it back

Well, that's all for my humble suggestions. Hope you might find some useful. Good luck with your mod

Thank you for the great comments

Btw, what model and or skin is needed at the moment? I might lend a hand.

If you add me to MSN, I'll get back to you Thanks

Edited by King of Universe, 23 May 2006 - 01:43 PM.

Okay, the Standard of Elendil is done.



There you have it.. it might be a bit too bright on some parts, did that to make sure the folds are properly visible ingame.

Love it GREAT :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Thanks

I've got alot of free time today, anything else that needs doing?

Edited by Matias, 08 May 2006 - 02:42 PM.

Concerning the Elves:

Shame you won't add in the Sons of Elrond, as they were actually in the war. :( They'd be really cool as a single unit, with the two ranger-elves together like an expensive Faramir that does twice the damage (since they'd be firing two bows, swinging two swords, etc..)

And as for Bard:
Instead of summoning or giving experience for his rank 8, what about (since he was known for rallying the archers of Lake-town to stand their ground against the dragon) a short invulnerability to archers around him, so that they can stand their ground and fight a dragon for a little while in defense of their homes? And for his Black Arrow - I can understand making it too weak to kill Drogoth, but personally I'd like to see it strong enough so that any other monster or hero would be slain, and that it does enough damage to Drogoth that the enemy would have to pull him back pronto if they want him to survive.

Concerning Gothmog's Warg:
While he may have rode am mount while surveying the troops, I think having him mount takes away from his role as an infantry leader, and it seems out of place for him since in combat he always was dismounted, but I guess there is no canonical reason to contest this.

I also had an idea - what about adding the Haradrim Serpent King - I think I've seen his name as Sulladan and Herumor in the past, though those aren't canon. He could be a recolored Rohirrim (I could probably edit the skin in the near future, though at the moment the computer that has BFMEII and my computer that has photoshop are several hundred miles apart), come with a small cadre of his body guards, and have a leadership power for evil men, a Glorious charge power for him and his bodyguard, and the ability to switch between bows and spears, and maybe a poisoned dart that immobilizes an enemy for a little while. The Haradrim king just seemed to play a memorable role in the book, and with the Orcs of Mordor getting Gothmog as their minor leader, I would like to see the men of Mordor get one as well. Plus, if you look kindly on this idea and it works well, Imrahil and his Swan-Knights could be added in similar fashion to Gondor

And Matias, that banner looks great! My only question is: isn't the banner supposed to be sable/black?

And what about adding Smaug the Golden? And Thorin Oakenshield, or Bolg of the North? If you're adding Bard and Beorn, and so not sticking to LoTR timeframes, these characters that shaped the Northern world might deserve an appearance. Smaug could be effective against Dwarves and make Dwarves weaker in his presence, to reflect how he dominated them at Erebor, a pillaging power that allows allies to gain gold for kills when in his presence, and maybe capable of 'Bejeweled Beast' power that makes him resistant to arrows for a little while, or weakens a few archer units so that their arrows hardly faze him, but leave him weak enough to be slain by the Black Arrow of Bard? Thorin could be an orc-killing machine, since he did so well in the battle against Azog at Moria, with powers to increase his own killing power and a "To Me!" rallying cry that helps allies in some way. And Bolg, of course, could be a Goblin tank with leader powers, with a Marauder-like escort or something? Just thinking as I type and all

Thanks for putting up with my comments Of course, they are merely suggestions meant to throw ideas out there for you, so take what ya like.

Edited by Gomurr the Ancient, 09 May 2006 - 05:50 AM.

And Matias, that banner looks great! My only question is: isn't the banner supposed to be sable/black

I was aware of that, but something told me that he'd like it to be blue more.. if not, I can post my sable one. You seem like an interesting conversational type, if you have msn, add me. ffx_matias@hotmail.com

EDIT:

Edited by Matias, 09 May 2006 - 08:29 AM.

Sûladan the Serpent Lord.. made for no reason, but if you want it I would be glad to tribute it. Perhaps you can get Mullers to bind it? I can't do that stuff. Gimme a shout if ya want it.

Concerning the Elves:

Shame you won't add in the Sons of Elrond, as they were actually in the war. :( They'd be really cool as a single unit, with the two ranger-elves together like an expensive Faramir that does twice the damage (since they'd be firing two bows, swinging two swords, etc..)

I may add them at a later time

And as for Bard:
Instead of summoning or giving experience for his rank 8, what about (since he was known for rallying the archers of Lake-town to stand their ground against the dragon) a short invulnerability to archers around him, so that they can stand their ground and fight a dragon for a little while in defense of their homes? And for his Black Arrow - I can understand making it too weak to kill Drogoth, but personally I'd like to see it strong enough so that any other monster or hero would be slain, and that it does enough damage to Drogoth that the enemy would have to pull him back pronto if they want him to survive.

Don't know about the leadership, but I can make Black arrow take away about 3/4 of his life, or 4/5 maybe. And I want it to only work on dragons, and maybe fellbeast(hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm).

Concerning Gothmog's Warg:
While he may have rode am mount while surveying the troops, I think having him mount takes away from his role as an infantry leader, and it seems out of place for him since in combat he always was dismounted, but I guess there is no canonical reason to contest this.

I'll think it over, but I think he needs a mount, as he is slower than the other troops...

I also had an idea - what about adding the Haradrim Serpent King - I think I've seen his name as Sulladan and Herumor in the past, though those aren't canon. He could be a recolored Rohirrim (I could probably edit the skin in the near future, though at the moment the computer that has BFMEII and my computer that has photoshop are several hundred miles apart), come with a small cadre of his body guards, and have a leadership power for evil men, a Glorious charge power for him and his bodyguard, and the ability to switch between bows and spears, and maybe a poisoned dart that immobilizes an enemy for a little while. The Haradrim king just seemed to play a memorable role in the book, and with the Orcs of Mordor getting Gothmog as their minor leader, I would like to see the men of Mordor get one as well. Plus, if you look kindly on this idea and it works well, Imrahil and his Swan-Knights could be added in similar fashion to Gondor

I can add them, at a later time

And what about adding Smaug the Golden? And Thorin Oakenshield, or Bolg of the North? If you're adding Bard and Beorn, and so not sticking to LoTR timeframes, these characters that shaped the Northern world might deserve an appearance. Smaug could be effective against Dwarves and make Dwarves weaker in his presence, to reflect how he dominated them at Erebor, a pillaging power that allows allies to gain gold for kills when in his presence, and maybe capable of 'Bejeweled Beast' power that makes him resistant to arrows for a little while, or weakens a few archer units so that their arrows hardly faze him, but leave him weak enough to be slain by the Black Arrow of Bard? Thorin could be an orc-killing machine, since he did so well in the battle against Azog at Moria, with powers to increase his own killing power and a "To Me!" rallying cry that helps allies in some way. And Bolg, of course, could be a Goblin tank with leader powers, with a Marauder-like escort or something? Just thinking as I type and all

Smaug, maybe. Thorin, maybe a summon. Bolg, I'll add him

Thanks for putting up with my comments Of course, they are merely suggestions meant to throw ideas out there for you, so take what ya like.

Great ideas, as always

Sûladan the Serpent Lord.. made for no reason, but if you want it I would be glad to tribute it. Perhaps you can get Mullers to bind it? I can't do that stuff. Gimme a shout if ya want it.

I would love to have him, but don't need it right away. If I can get it at a later time, it would be great

Wen is this finished, i have waited loooooong

Wen is this finished, i have waited loooooong

I haven't done much on it lately (had to do spend some time with the GF) but I'd say I can release something in a couple of weeks. I don't have much left, but some tweaking, and the rest of the powers. (I'd say the mod is 75 % done. BETA on 90-95& I'll guess)

Edited by King of Universe, 27 May 2006 - 07:42 PM.

As my ever-lasting problem is laziness, it still isn't done
But I managed to take a screen of the change that I wanted the most. A Ringwraith mounting a horse AND fellbeast on the same hero.
http://mods.moddb.co...ry/image/43686/
Oh, don't expect too many screenshots, as the comp sucks, and it takes ages just to load up the game. I can take requests for screens though (if it's done )

EDIT: I know the pic looks like he's buggy (in the tree and stuff ) but that's just because I'm a sucky photographer

Edited by King of Universe, 07 June 2006 - 03:14 PM.

Looks good I eagerly await this mods completion - though no pressure, of course

lol i kno this is kinda outdated but i didnt see it before :|

Great work with the standard matias it looks a bit better than my one eh kou

Alittle, yes

I'm now back from vacation (3 weeks here and there in south-Europe ), and have decided to (try to) recruit some coding help, as my modding will is dead. I'm sorry, but if I don't get help with the coding parts for the mod, it'll take (almost) forever to get the mod done, as it felt really good to have a nice and long break. So good in fact, that I've decided to retire from modding for the most part. May do some small things as favours for some friends here and there, but for the most part just help poor noobs at the T3A forums

But, if the mod is to be completed in foreseeable future, help is required. It would be nice if the one I "entrusted" the codes and models for the mod were someone I knew from before, but it's not important. Thank you...

Edited by King of Universe, 11 August 2006 - 01:38 PM.

It would be nice if the one I "entrusted" the codes and models for the mod were someone I knew from before.

Hmm, now that line reminds me of Star Wars..

Anyways, off topic, did you have 3 weeks in southern Europe? I had to drive in a "bobil" all over Norway in one week first up to Bergen, then Geiranger, then Lillehammer, then Seljord then home again 150 norwegian mil arg, good luck though