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[Halbarad1996]

 

The Lord of the Rings
The Battle for Middle-Earth II
The Last hope of the Third Age 1.0

 

Trailer:

Developer:
BFME Modding

Download mod (eng.) (2.14GB) (Mirror)
Download mod (rus.) (2.14GB) (Mirror)

Special thanks to:
-Annatar - models of golem, werewolf, fire atronach and vampire. Help with graphic.
-DarkWarrior - testing.
-Kromarti - models of chaurus and werewolf.
-Str1ker - launcher.
-Di Hate - sounds.
-Mitrandir - help with installer.
-Users of BFME Modding - ideas.

Site:
http://bfme-modding.ru
Mod on the ModDB

Installation:
-Launch installer and install the mod;
-After installing on the desktop appear shortcut;
-Run the game with shortcut;

Note:
-To activate and deactivate the mod use the launcher, located in the game folder\shortcut on the desktop;

In beta six factions: Gondor, Mordor, Angmar and Arnor, Mithlond and Rhun.

Screenshots:

Spoiler

 

 

Changes version 1.0:
-Global graphic update;
-Performance optimization;
-Added many units;
-Added artillery;
-Added new units modes;

Contact the author:
UIN: 557832391
Site: http://bfme-modding.ru

Good luck in your battles!

Edited by Halbarad1996, 14 February 2015 - 10:55 AM.

[Halbarad1996]

Last updates:
 

 

About bugfixing, angry AI and other:

Spoiler

Hello all.
Today I want to say about nearly future of The Last Hope of the Third Age mod (the last version you can download here).
So, now I'm working on bug fixing and some rework.
And I need help with search of bugs (of course, I see that people already wrote about some bugs in comments, but it's not enough). If you know some bugs, please let me know through comments\PM (or if you know Russian - write post here). It would be great.
 
If I'll have enough time to fixing, patch 1.1 (not only with bugfixings, but with some additions) will be released on New Year.
 
Also I reworked behaviour of AI.
I noticed, that in TLHotTA 1.0 AI don't agressive at all. AI can rush your base in the beggining, but already in middle-game it's passive.
Well, I fixed it and now if you like to play skirmish, active and angry AI would wait you in the patch
 
So, I hope, that together we will be able to fix bugs quickly.
And at last - several screenshots of my game with updated AI:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Halbarad1996, 07 December 2014 - 09:05 PM.

[Halbarad1996]

 

Modern Middle-Earth: Flamethrower:

 

Spoiler

All hi.

Today I want to move a little away from general direction of mod's development and show you one more thing, which I want to add at 1,5-2 last years. It's flamethrower.

If you don't know yet, that The Last Hope of the Third Age is very heretical and non-lore mod, which must be destroyed, you can visit next links (Russian):

 

Modern Middle-Earth - Generalization
Modern Middle-Earth: rocket launchers
Modern Middle-Earth: bombards
Modern Middle-Earth: Machine Guns

 

Well, as I already said, I wanted to create flamethrower for a long time ago, but only in September I created some concept and now you can see it in game:

 

 

 

 

So, what is it? If look general, it's just another cannon, which shoots fire balls.

But it has some important differences with cannons, which make flamethrower unique:

• It shoots faster for one third than standard artillery;
• Balls of flamethrower ignite land;
• Fire can damage your allies, so firstly you must think and only secondly - set it on fire;
• With the 0.25% chance ball of flamethrower wouldn't explode after hit, but fly some distance (as catapult's rock) and only then explode;

And of course video demonstration:

 

 

Well, I also can say that patch 1.1 will be released at New Year.

See you soon.

Edited by Halbarad1996, 07 December 2014 - 09:05 PM.

[Halbarad1996]

 

Campaign, new switcher and more:
 

Spoiler

Hello all.
Firstly, I want to say about nearest plans of mod's future. After patch 1.1, which will be released in the end of December, I'm planning to work on campaign.
Generally, I already wanted to add campaign in 2012, after 0.31 release. And I even had started working, but I understood that mod (and game) isn't suitable for my plans.
And what I want? In short:

• 3rd person missions with dialogs. Of course, handling isn't too convenient, but it's possible.
• Epic battles with a little movie-style scenes.
• Hero battles (as in Third Age game for consoles).

So, first and third items wouldn't hard to releasing, but second item was a real problem.
Why? Just because in original game (and in TLHotTA 0.31) units aren't suitable for epic battles. They moving too fast and funny, they don't look normally in planning-battles (directed battles). In addition, not every faction has full set of siege weapons (as siege ladders\towers and battering rams), but it was needed for my plans.
And I decided that I must rework all missing aspects, before I would work on campaign.
So, now first stage is completed (well, almost) and I can start creating campaign. But I don't know exactly, maybe I willn't have enough time to do it, so it isn't definitive decision.
Well, now I show you my little developments in campaign direction by 2012:

Anarion

Isildur

 
Dock of Minas-Tirith

 

 

 

 

 

 
Minas-Tirith

 

 

 


Council

 

 

 

 

 

 
Inn

 

 

 
Dagorlad battle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, not all are ideal, but I think, that now I can do it better a lot If I will have enough time and desire.
 
And second thing I want to say is artillery switcher in launcher, which will be in 1.1 version.
You will be able to turn off/on all artillery in mod. I decide to create this possibility because of many people didn't like my ideas about Modern Middle-Earth.
 
It all for now.
See you.

Edited by Halbarad1996, 07 December 2014 - 09:06 PM.

[Halbarad1996]

And Mordor's gameplay video:

 

[Halbarad1996]

Updates in Angmar faction.

 

Barrow WIght

 

Barrow-downs

 

Skeletons and dead warriors

 

 

 

Full information about additions is here.

[Halbarad1996]

Small video:

 

And screenshots of new Rhun units, janissaries:

Spoiler

 

 

Edited by Halbarad1996, 14 February 2015 - 10:59 AM.

[Ridder Geel]

Looks nice
In the movie the camera effect is kind of disturbing though... (as in annoying)

[Halbarad1996]

It's Russia, man. Shakeshakeshake and glow :Р

In addition to effects Youtube did something and video looks almost as kasha (ka-sha=porridge, not necessarily oatmeal) on the low and mid quality)

Edited by Halbarad1996, 14 February 2015 - 09:09 PM.

[Halbarad1996]

Dwarves (Iron Hills) - fortress and first units:

Spoiler

[Ridder Geel]

Looks nice, although not sure if you put a normal map or whatever, but some of the cracks on the fortress seem a bit too deep

[Halbarad1996]

Barracks

Spoiler

 

 

 

and phalanx

Spoiler

 

 

[njm1983]

Very nice stuff. though if I may say some of the textures are muddled while others are crisp, it kinda detracts from everything.

[Halbarad1996]

 

Sky Hammer (Iron Hills) (moddb link)