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[IthronAiwendil]

The next version of the Istari of Middle-Earth mod (for The Rise of the Witch-King), called "Wars of the East" or just "Istari of Middle-Earth" will include some new missions. These missions will all have something to do with the Five Wizards, mainly Alatar and Pallando. My current ideas invclude missions where, for example, Radagast has to defend his home Rhosgobel from the Goblin forces, Saruman attacking Edoras, and the battle between the two Blue Wizards.

So the main plot of the campaing thing is this:
The two Blue Wizards, Alatar and Pallando, where sent to the East to help the Easterlings fight against Sauron and stop them joining his armies. The knowledge and wisdom of the Wizards gave them some power in the Eastern lands, and Pallando used that power in the wrong way: he started ruling the Easterlings and became one of their leaders. As Alatar found out that Pallando had failed completing his mission, he no longer tried to help the Easterlings. Instead, he travelled to some of the easternmost parts of Middle-Earth and found the remaining Elves of Cuivienen (the land where the Elves were born), and the Men of Hildorien (the place were Men were born). He helped these people attack Pallando and his armies and so the Wars of the East had begun...

OK that was a simplified version of the plot, but if you have some ideas conserning the campaign (can also include missions about the other Istari), SHARE THEM HERE!!! All ideas are welcome, and IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE MAPPING TEAM OF THIS MOD ask about it now!

[Lord of Nazgul95]

I have started building one of the main missions in the campaign, if you want to use it, tell me.

It goes like this:

Rholavion (The Castle of the Sea):
Alatar, the men of Hildorien, and the elves of Cuivienen are sending their strongest force to siege one of the great castles of the East, located south of the Sea of Rhun, somewhere between the Sea and the Ash Mountains. Pallando is the commander of the forces defending Rholavion, and the Soldiers are not going to give in easily. Part-way through, forces of Mordor arrive from Morannon (the Black Gates) to aid their ally in defending the great Castle of the Sea.

If you can reskin Dol Guldur walls to look more like their from Rhun and make some kind of Easterling Fortress, this will turn out EASILY. For now, I think I'll make do with Dol Guldur buildings while I design it. I am not good at texturing, so I'll just completely overdo it. Don't let that change your opinion with me on the team, I've gone and made it my very BEST textureing job, and if that doesn't satisfy you, I've mixed EVERY Rhun texture in EVERYWHERE in the map. If that doesn't help my chances of it looking good, I don't know WHAT will.

IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE MAPPING TEAM OF THIS MOD ask about it now!

I just have, and I hope you'll accept. I'd be glad to receive the latest info, my email is:
My Email
PLEASE send me the latest info for me to get started, I'll also upload it for you if you like.

P.S.
I'm not sure if GMail will be able to take more than 25 mb of files, but I think so.

Edited by Lord of Nazgul95, 28 November 2006 - 03:36 PM.

[Lord of Nazgul95]

Hooray, I'm on the team.

Also, I replied to your email.

[IthronAiwendil]

Yeah, you're on the team. Please note that I can't send you the .big file of this mod in one piece... I have to split it up and make something like 3 different .big files, which I hope you can manage to put together by using FinalBig. And when I've sent you the files, could you upload them somewhere on the net? Cause I'm not able to do that. You don't have to if you don't want... And could you post some screenshots of this map you're making when you get it done? Hope I'm not asking too much

[GilGalad]

I have an ideo of a mission that the people of Dale, Erebor and Mirkwood go help Alatar and his army to defend the recently conquisted castle of Rholavion.

And i have question, do you have an idea's team, if you have one i beg you to participate,victorpena9@hotmail.com is my email

[IthronAiwendil]

I have an ideo of a mission that the people of Dale, Erebor and Mirkwood go help Alatar and his army to defend the recently conquisted castle of Rholavion.

And i have question, do you have an idea's team, if you have one i beg you to participate,victorpena9@hotmail.com is my email

There is no mapper in my mod team, so no campaign is being done atm. If anyone wishes to make some maps for this mod, your help would be greatly appreciated and you would get to try the private beta when it comes out

GilGalad, do you mean that you would like to be the idea person of this mod? If you have good ideas then you can join the team

[GilGalad]

Thanks, i love your mod
I'll post my ideas that i consider apropriated to this mod.

If you find a mapper i have another idea based in the evil mission of mirkwood, to make a trap on part of
Pallandos army, its not complete i'll think more.

Edited by GilGalad, 10 April 2007 - 08:11 PM.

[{IP}jimmyman]

hi ima decent mapper, and i liked this mod since the Blue Wizards came out and (if i had a little more skill in mapping) i would love to help make maps for your mod

[IthronAiwendil]

You would like to be a mapper? That's awesome! Are you able to make some sort of singleplayer maps? Or just ordinary skirmish maps? If you want, I can send you the link to the beta so you can gain access to the Evil Men units.

[{IP}jimmyman]

uh if i could id try my best and thats pretty good but depending on what you want depends on how i can make the fort and mission maps-bad part im not the best with scripting maps i can do little stuff like add reinforcements and timers other than that id try and find a scripter to help me with my maps :( but i would love to (bad thing-my second computer where im at every other week doesnt really allow me freedom with WB it tends to get stuck and i become very frustrated )
oh and one quick question, would the campaings be based soley in rhun and harad or would they be over in the east and west too?

Edited by jimmyman, 19 June 2007 - 11:19 PM.

[IthronAiwendil]

Well there doesn't have to be a campaign dor WotE, but it would be pretty nice. If you could make some skirmish/multiplayer maps like Cuivienen, Khand, Rholavion (Pallando's sea fortress, if you can do fortress maps) etc. I could then put the maps to War of the Ring mode as well. Just let me know how much stuff you're able to do.

Edited by IthronAiwendil, 21 June 2007 - 06:13 PM.

[{IP}jimmyman]

all right i get to it as soon as i can

EDIT: im halfway done with the map,it a central fortress on a cliff overlooking the sea of rhun. thers some sparse forest on the outskirts of the map and some hills here and there. ive added haradrim camps for extra effect and some ruins of long gone sturctures from towns past. i put in goblin lairs and warg lairs. thers 2 marketplaces and an inn in the fortress and 3 marketplaces spread out throught the map. ill be done ina week or two. will post when done.

Edited by jimmyman, 03 July 2007 - 06:58 AM.

[Captain Beremir]

Do you want certain campaign missions to be based around Gandalf at all, or should it just be the other 4.

And when do you want the campaign to start....WOTR or earlier third age?





the sky has fallen

Edited by Captain Beremir, 31 August 2007 - 11:17 PM.

[Elendil the High]

Well, the campaign is based on the battles in the East between Dorwinion, Cuiveinen, Hildorien and Rhun.
there will only be 2 wizards in the campaign, Allathar and Pallando.

[Captain Beremir]

Alright I've come up with some campaign mission ideas. There is a good campaign and an evil one.

*still needs a name

MISSION 1: Journey to the East

GOOD MISSIONS:
2: Kalorme
3: Last Desert
4: Hildorien
5: Old Cuvienien
6: Forests of Rhun
7: Merchant City*
8: Capital of Dorwinion*
9: Sea of Rhun
10: Rholavion

EVIL MISSIONS:
2: Rholavion Outpost*
3: Rholavion
4: Hildorien
5: Orocarni
6: Old Cuvienien
7: Last Desert
8: Kalorme
9: Dorwinion Vineyards
10: Capital of Dorwinion*

objectives/heroes to come

[Elendil the High]

I am sorry to say it, but we have already planned the campaign and it is in working proces now. As far as i know 3 of the missions are done. And there won't be room for hero ideas, i am sorry, but we have enough ideas, MorrisB's, My and Ithron's of course.

[Captain Beremir]

well i meant heroes for each level....

oh well, thats too bad. what are the missions then???

EDIT: where can i find the tech trees for the Dorwinion and Evil Men factions? Even though the campaign is started i would just like to know the faction units to fill them in to my ideas...

Edited by Captain Beremir, 02 September 2007 - 01:26 AM.

[MorrisB]

Sorry, the missions won't be revealed until they are finished, except if Ithron tells us to reveal them or he reveals them himself.

[IthronAiwendil]

MB is right, the missions have only been revealed to the staff members and they will be released to the public when the scripting starts.

And remember, all mission ideas have already been made, so we don't need any new ones