I have recently re-setup this mod after being absent from following for three years. And I have to say I am overwhelmed by the qualtiy of this mod and the development in the last few years. Personally I will consider the mod to be complete as long as Greenwood is finished and Haradrim is more like a bonus to me. This mod in my mind offically surpass Edain, which used to be my faverate but unfortunately drive me away with their hero designs since 4.0.
Even so, I would like to talk about the idea of another possible evil faction, although the developers have mentoned no interest in any other faction than planned, but the idea developed here may be fun and useful for other inclusion: a "modern Angmar" led by Agandaur from the game "war in the north". The design and lore of that game is quite compatilble to the lore of the book (at least compared to the shadow of mordor aka Assassin creed: mordor), and make up the absence of evil faction in Eriador during the war of the ring. It could be based on the design idea of Angmar of original game, featuring elite black numenorean, gundabad orcs, orcs sorcerer (a lot of cool designs from the WITN game can give a different visual style from original Angmar). I feel there is not enough black numenorean included in the current plan, Haradrim may contain some black numenorean originated from Gondor. But Agandaur and his follower in the game gives me a more ancient feel as from fallen Numenorean of the second age.
Anyway, I apologize if this idea has been discussed and rejected already.
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Edited by ziyiqingyu, 18 May 2020 - 02:34 AM.
). I actually like it much more than this Dol Guldur faction, which I find incredibly well - designed, but somehow unfitting for my vision of Middle Earth. As for the Black Numenorean issue, in War In The North only Agandaur is mentioned as one, sent by Sauron (so he wasn't actually "settled" there, it was more of a "business trip" for him; i believe someone even called him "man of the south" in the game, which indicates that the Eriador isn't his actual home). Other men who serve him are called "Men Of Carn Dum" (well, that indicates their northern origin) and look different, more barbaric than Agandaur, so we can assume that they are Rhudaur Hillmen or some other wild descendants of Arnor. So the faction itself is actually much more fitting than Dol Guldur (which could be mixed with Misty Mountains and this faction). But that's just my opinion and I understand that mod's creators have a different view of Middle Earth. Still, I think AOTR is a great mod, it could've been called BFME 3!
