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[King Earnur]

Cahik wouldn't it be kind of hard to make it so he can ride at the front of the mumak though?

[Canterbury]

If it is possilbe to mount a hero on a mumak, how would you be able to cast spells with the hero? Would the icons be replaced by the skills of the hero? then wouldnt that replace the mumak's charge and evacuate skill?

[Olorin]

that's what I meant too btw.. wouldn't the heroe be killed very fast if on a mumak.. mumaks die quite fast with some fire arrows..

But not all factions have fire arrows, and certainly not all soldiers. The mounted Mumak will have the same uses as a normal one, except it will have leadership and an ability.

Cahik wouldn't it be kind of hard to make it so he can ride at the front of the mumak though?

From what I know they've done it with that 'Mahud' character. Doesn't he provide a leadership bonus to Mumaks when he has mounted them?

If it is possilbe to mount a hero on a mumak, how would you be able to cast spells with the hero? Would the icons be replaced by the skills of the hero? then wouldnt that replace the mumak's charge and evacuate skill?

This is how I had it planned to work (ignore the fact that it might not be possible ): when Bourkhan is mounted you can select both him and the Mumakil he is on, that way you can still use his powers, and the Mumak still has it's evacuate and Charge abilities. One thing though: if all this is possilbe, then is it still possible to make another battalion (say Haradrim Archers) get on the tower of the Mumak with Bourkahn on it?

Edited by Olorin, 28 March 2007 - 08:22 AM.

[King Earnur]

That ain't such a bad idea mine was just you get to mount him on the mumak

[cahik_]

Cahik wouldn't it be kind of hard to make it so he can ride at the front of the mumak though?

it would be hell to animate it. almost the same as cape for legolas and any other animating stuff that you can image. i think that you will see it in RA nonetheless

[Alsch]

Isn't there going to be a Mahud unit that mounts on the front a Mumak anyway?

Edited by Alsch, 28 March 2007 - 08:03 PM.

[hdh7]

I know it would be possible, but it doesn't seem like a Mumak mount ability would look very good.

[King Earnur]

Well, good luck and does anyone else know what the mini-faction heroes will be?

[Olorin]

I know it would be possible, but it doesn't seem like a Mumak mount ability would look very good.

Why do you say that?

[Alsch]

I think he means that a hero mounting his own Mumak that comes out of nowhere would look bad.

Edited by Alsch, 29 March 2007 - 07:06 PM.

[m@tt]

Which is why we think if it does happen he should join with an existing mumakil

[hdh7]

It just doesn't seem like any unit would look right mounting a mumak, unless it was very well coardinated.

[cahik_]

wel if there is unit on mumakil there will be completly new set of anims for to make sure that it will look rigth

[Alsch]

By that do you mean the guy will literally be animated climbing up the Mumak?

Edited by Alsch, 29 March 2007 - 10:50 PM.

[cahik_]

i was talking about other anims, the mounting anim itself could look the same as horse mount anims for heroes. you dont really need climbing anim...it is just useless. i mean this games is RTS you cant have all anims here and some of them arent really needed. what effect would it have to have this mounting anim?

[Lauri]

visuals... no more, no less, no need...

[Canterbury]

Couldnt the hero just join with a mumakil the same way the haradrim can enter the mumak? I dont think we need an anim of the mumak kneeling and then the hero climbs with some ropes. Its just plain dumb for this game

[Canterbury]

are u sure its not a snake in the shape of a VW?

[adummy]

i dont think he means animation of the hero getting on. Animations of what the hero is doing on the mumkil. Or he will just sit there with his arms straight across and doing nothing.