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[IthronAiwendil]

Making new factions is really complicated, because I would have to make new bases, buildings, spells, voices etc. to make the faction work.

[Gherrick]

Than make all harad/rhun units from inns and mordor faction as a faction of orcs and trolls...

[IthronAiwendil]

This time I have a Dwarven hero update:

Thorin Stonehelm's powers:
1 - Battle Shout (Debuffs surrounding enemies)
2 - Harden (Freezes targeted enemies and makes them invulnerable for a limited time)
3 - Dragon Helm of Belegost (Makes Thorin fire resistant, extremely powerful against dragons, and inspires fear in enemies)

Thorin Stonehelm, the son of King Dain:


Thorin at Level 10, when he receives his Dragon Helm of Belegost upgrade:


And Bilbo will also be included in this mod as a Dwarven hero.

[Gherrick]

Harden? What is the power like? I would give him some morale power too as he was King's Dane son. And passive better attack and defence when near King Dane. And King Dane should get some bonus damage and armor when near his son too.

[IthronAiwendil]

Harden? What is the power like? I would give him some morale power too as he was King's Dane son. And passive better attack and defence when near King Dane. And King Dane should get some bonus damage and armor when near his son too.

Harden turns units into stone (actually it kinda doesn't, but it freezes them anyway). And about your King Dain - Thorin power, I've planned to make one for the Entings, when they're near ents thay gain leadership bonus, and when their near Treebeard or Quickbeam thay get even a bigger bonus.

[IthronAiwendil]

This time I have an Isengard update:

New Heroes of Isengard (Wulf, Draugluin, Mauhur and Black Eagle):


Closer look at Mauhur:


New Units of Isengard (Orcs of Lugburz, Half-Orc Spearmen, Uruk Raiders, Orc Overseer and Uruk Bombers):


Mauhur has the following powers:
1 - Stealth (Makes Mauhur invisible when moving)
2 - Swift March (Targeted Uruk Raiders gain Speed, Armor and Attack Speed bonus and can resist knockback)
3 - Toxic Strike (Fires poisoned arrow insanely fast for 20 seconds)

Uruk Raiders are "Hero Slayer" units and they are really fast. Thay can be upgraded with Orc Draught that gives them auto heal ability. Half-Orc Spearmen are elite pikemen that have a power that debuffs surrounding units. Orcs of Lugburz are weak orcs recruited from the Inn. Isengard also has a new spell, called "Curunir's Wisdom". It gives heroes a health, healing and armor bonus.

Edited by IthronAiwendil, 15 January 2007 - 04:58 PM.

[PAULO]

nice update isengard new hero is great

[IthronAiwendil]

I've been doing some art stuff for the mod, including new palantir menu color theme and a new menu and splash screen. I also changed the main menu music.

New main menu image:


New color theme for the ingame palantir menu:


New Splash (startup) screen:


Hope you like them! Expect a new update within a few days!

Edited by IthronAiwendil, 17 January 2007 - 06:42 PM.

[PAULO]

really cool update I like the a lot the new main menu image is great

[IthronAiwendil]

Gorbag, an orc chief of Minas Morgul, and a new Mordor hero:


Dunedain Swordsmen and Rangers:


Lossoth Fighters, the new Inn unit for Men:


And now some more info about the units above:
Gorbag is an early mid-game hero who is very effective when used correctly. His powers are:
1 - Dark Pillage (Provides Pillage and Leadership to nearby units)
2 - Back Stab (Deals heavy damage to targeted unit)
3 - Summon Orc Guard (Summons superpowered orcs, berserkers, wargrider and a catapult)
4 - Call the Horde (Increases Orc buildspeed a lot)

Dunedain Swordsmen are MotW's 2nd powerful melee unit (Hildorien Axemen are the most powerful ones).
Dunedain Rangers are built from Level 3 Archery Range and they are more powerful than Ithilien Ranger (which is obvious).
Lossoth Fighters are interting units: They have both pikemen and swordsmen in their hordes. Thay are either built from the Inn or summoned by using a spellbook power. Lossoth can be upgraded with Draft which raises their damage and health.

Keep posting your ideas and comments, they're all welcome!

[Wolfenstein]

nice

[IthronAiwendil]

Today I have a bit larger update:

Carcharoth, new Angmar Ringhero, using his "Burning Silmaril" power:


Damrod getting owned by Uruk Raiders:


Dunedain now have a Spear Throw special power:


Ered Luin Sentries, new Dwarven Infantry unit, can stealth near trees, and the Dwarven Miner, who can repair structures:


New Half-Trolls of Far Harad, model and skin by cahik_:

[Juissi]

Everything looks really good. Carcharoth is best imo

[PAULO]

nice

[IthronAiwendil]

Thanks for your replies guys. I've finally got an update after a long while, but I've done a lot of work all the time just to get this mod finished as soon as possible.

New Alatar and Pallando models & skins, by Cahik:




Cold Drakes (new Angmar unit) and the Lair of Dragons structure:


Wraiths of Rhun, new Goblin unit, by JEV3 and me:




That's all for now, I can tell you that every single unit is done, except Suladan. But a lot of balancing, testing, final polishing & bug fixing needs to be done before this mod can be released. So keep posting your questions, suggestions and comments!

[King Thranduil]

I'm not sure if you told people already, but what are Alatar and Pallando's powers?

[JEV3]

Those cold drakes are neat, do they freeze the enemy units in place like soul freeze instead of killing them instantly?

Who are the other two units in the dark tent?

JEV3

EDIT:
Oh, are you still planning to change the color scheme, and if so how is it going?

Edited by JEV3, 16 February 2007 - 06:26 PM.