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[Allezvotrecorridor]

Hey, i have a nice mod idea: A game about Avatar (the last airbender, not the james cameron version)
It would fit great into BFME I or II. The time and environment are not to different, and avatar has a few badass factions (especially Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation).
The series also know:
Infantry: standard footsoldiers, earth/water/air/firebenders. Maybe elite forces such as the dai li, kyoshi warriors,
Cavalry: ostrich riders/ komodo rhino cavalry etc.
Heroes: dozens of them!
Special units: Think of fire nation tanks, earth kingdom stone tanks and catapults, water tribe boats. And ofcourse airships.

I think the concept would fit right into the game, and i think the engine can handle it perfectly.
I'm not sure wether to use BFME I or II.
I myself have a bit experience in modding, but not too much in this particular game. I can sketch and maybe model units, and come up with scenarios.
If you're interested in helping me out, please let me know.

Yours faithfully.

[Radspakr Wolfbane]

The big hurdle is animations.
BFME simply doesn't have suitable animations.

[JUS_SAURON]

You''l have to decide which animation skeletons seem to fit a boy who fights with a long stick
Maybe Saruman's as he has a staff ?

Then the powers can come in

Air: Pushback , Tornado , Word of power , vortex
Fire : Fireball , Fire Pillars , Rain of fire ,
Earth : Bombard , Earthquake , Rock toss ,
Water : Rain , Flood Horse , Ice shot , Avalanche

The powers can be endless based off BFME2

The Flying Bison can be based off the mumakil with an Eagle flying code ( wha ..??? )
garrisoning is easy ..but then toggling to flying mode ..will the units STILL be garisonned ?

And firedrakes can be the fire-nation's mounts
The Easterlings look fire-nation-ish
The dwarven structure look Earth kingdom
You'll need a few tank models etc

I see the biggest hurdle is the models ..then bind them to appropriate skeletons

But in all do-able ..

[Radspakr Wolfbane]

The workload for a project like this enormous.

From a gameplay perspective too there are difficulties.
In Avatar half the rank and file are benders, you'd have a case of units with hero powers which would be tricky to manage in game.

I had thought of the same idea a few years ago and while it sounds good on paper there are a lot of issues with the idea.

[JUS_SAURON]

For sure ..but if they ever bring out more movies on the 'Books' ,Book1 : Water etc

I may be inspired about it ..it will be a situation of copy/pasting existing powers

Loved the Nickelodean series ...saw almost all ..shame it ended

I'd leave the Bending to Heroes or mini-hero units ...hordes get one or two powers
I'd also have a just an "Ang and Allies" fation VS fire-nation
it would be more fun in a campaign setting

Hmm I'm a bit inspired ...maybe my next project?? ..who knows

[Unknown]

I think it would be a nice mod to have but things like modelling, skinning and animating would require a lot of work
But who knows...