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#1 robnkarla

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Posted 03 August 2008 - 10:44 PM

I've been looking forward to post this news update for a very long time. A large part of the mod and our goals have been the campaigns (non-linear, linear, etc.) and the War of the Ring mode, and while the campaign will not be expounded upon in 1.06, the mapping team has laid some of the best ground work in mapping, scripting, etc. to really be able to do justice to Lord of the Rings story. Also, work has begun on many of the new territories of the RJ living map.

While there will not be any new campaign maps, a large number of skirmish maps will be added for 1.06. From converted BFME2 campaign maps, converted BFME1 maps, and some amazing custom maps, I for one feel just honered to be able to watch these creations from start to end. All of the maps listed below will not be finished in time for 1.06, but you should find enough to enjoy and keep you enthralled with Middle-Earth. They are listed in random order with a few screenshots of the different maps.

I must say a HUGE thank you goes out to those part of the RJ Mapping team and the time that they have invested:

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- RJ Mapping Team Showcase -

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#2 robnkarla

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Posted 03 August 2008 - 10:44 PM


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-Dol Amroth-

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-Osgiliath-

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-Dimrill Dale-

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-Minas Tirith-

Complete Remake, True Scale

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-White Mountains-

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Njm has also worked on converting some of EA's campaign only maps to skirmish, so thanks to njm, we now have:

- Blue Mountains -
[Conversion and original editing by The Best Guest]
- Amon Hen (Expanded) -
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- Deadman's Dyke -
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- Laketown -


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-Lothlorien-
The Golden Forest

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-Rammas Echor-

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Dre@mer has also kindly allowed his Fall of the Iron Crown map to be used in the campaign.

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-Tolfalas-

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#3 robnkarla

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Posted 03 August 2008 - 10:45 PM

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-Hobbiton-

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-Lamedon-


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Kobrakai and I (Shikari) have worked on several maps together.

-Rivendell (Campaign Cinematic)-

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-The Road to Helms Deep-


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-Lanthir Lamath-

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-Eastfold-

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-Brethil-

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-Cair Andros-

The Dawnless Day

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#4 robnkarla

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Posted 03 August 2008 - 10:48 PM

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-Combe Valley-
Outlying Lands of Bree

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-Fords of Bruinen-

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and finally Shikari...
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-The Lonely Mountain-
(complete remake of EA's Erebor)
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-Dagorlad-
Last Alliance Prologue [pt.1]

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-Barad-Dur-
Last Alliance Prologue [pt.2] - Modification of EA's Mt. Doom

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And lastly - Thank you to Shikari for putting this magnificent news update together.

Edited by robnkarla, 03 August 2008 - 10:49 PM.


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Posted 03 August 2008 - 11:31 PM

So are we suppose to be left speechless from this or what :xcahik_: ?

Don't even worry about not getting any more work done in the campaign. It already seems like there's a lot of beautiful work done to the mod. I am just blown away by the amount of effort that you and the team puts into this mod (<grammar?). Now I can't wait for the next beta release :crazed: !

I hate to throw something else on the team's shoulders.. But I am going to suggest that once you guys are finished the campaign, that someone could possibly consider adding a walk-through/guide for the non-linear campaign. That way the players wouldn't screw up the order of the battles and whatnot. But that would just be something to consider after the campaign is finished.

All of these map-previews are nothing short of amazing, by the way.
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Posted 04 August 2008 - 12:54 AM

spectacular work guys; my congratulations to the whole mapping team!

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#7 Rob38

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 01:15 AM

Wow! :crazed: Great team effort from the entire mapping team! :xcahik_:

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#8 Devon

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 01:39 AM

Wish I woulda uploaded some scripted screens :crazed: Nice work to the rest of the team though.


Osgiliath is still my favorite :xcahik_:

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#9 kobrakai

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 08:10 AM

yeah Yoda gotta agree with you on that although i love all of them as well
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Posted 04 August 2008 - 09:31 AM

yeah Yoda gotta agree with you on that although i love all of them as well


same - osgiliath my favourite
oh no wait Rivindell.
No Lonely Mountain.

oh they're all my favourite =)



Amazing work guys. It's mods like these that keep me checking revora and 3rdage.net :xcahik_:
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Posted 04 August 2008 - 11:02 AM

this is really great work congratulations:D

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 11:33 AM

Great work ! Maps looks very nice to play !
I can't wait !

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 11:41 AM

All these maps, it's wonderful! :xcahik_:

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 12:32 PM

amm robnkarla what means RJ i still dont now or if somebody other tell me what means this pls

Edited by andrej, 04 August 2008 - 12:32 PM.

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 01:46 PM

Congratulations! :xcahik_:
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Posted 04 August 2008 - 02:23 PM

:crazed: Whoah!!! Congratulation!
And those are Awesome, Great, Wonderful and Amazing! :xcahik_:
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Posted 04 August 2008 - 02:35 PM

The maps all look amazing, I can't discribe it.
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Posted 04 August 2008 - 05:04 PM

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 06:27 PM

My congratulations to the project team :p . The mod is being even best :thumbsupsmiley: .~

I can´t wait to be instaled in my PC :shiftee: .
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#20 robnkarla

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 06:40 PM

To answer the question - RJ is used for my initials Robert J. This mod started as a one-man mod that has grown considerably during that time. It actually started very small in a MyRotWK folder on my laptop, but I changed it to RJ-RotWk when I released the first version very long ago.

While the team has grown, the name has stayed the same for a couple of reasons. First - search capability. It's a very unique name that I can search on the search engines to see if there is anything out there that I might have missed. Very few mod names are able to do this, and it really used to help me track down questions, PR, etc. After time the name also stuck. I've thought about changing the name and my username a few times, but each time it seems like it is too late. I changed robnkarla and that did not really work at all. I've been afraid to lose any name recognition we've worked hard to obtain with each release.

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