Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Beginning Of Something Grand...


You may have noticed that I have been posting mysterious screenshots lately. Of course these aren't just any screenshots. I am now on the verge of announcing a project I have been doing for quite a while now(Almost half a year.). Though I will not say the name or give any other information out yet, this campaign is planned to be very big. The screenshots taken are actually direct from the maps of my campaign. For a short while expect new images to pop up of this exciting new project which I can assure you will be something you have never seen before.

The Announcement Thread: Link

Age Of Heroes II RELEASED!


Nearly minutes after the announcement of Dope's sequel to his first campaign, the scenario was made available on the downloads section. If you missed the last post his newest project is said to be be completely different than the original. Dope's RPG has you playing as Odysseus as he manages to live in a new town. You earn experience from performing the twenty quests,while at the same time you will have jobs and different pay depending on the type of job. the world also changes after you complete missions as well to make it feel more alive. You can now download it and play, it is in vanilla as well, so make sure to try it out even if you don't have the expansion.

The Download File: Link

Announcement: Lord Grondop of the Evil Dwarve army


JDmino first cinematic is now in production. Roughly 10 minutes long, it features an evil dwarf named Grondop who descents into evil. Though there isn't much information about it, the cinematic features a volcano obviously. There is a possibility of an update before it is released, but that's pretty much all the information given for now.

The Announcement Thread: Link

AoEI Exclusive: Ancient Units Add-on


You may remember Cerebus13 and his modpack? Well with the absence of updates for almost a year, many will think it's gone dead. But it has actually been going strong for a while now and Cerberus has just finished models for the new array of units. Cerberus has provided us with a new screen of his mods in action, which you can see here. Today as an AoEI exclusive, these units will be explained. You will notice the large elephants from the screenshot, these are unique siege units which are able to shoot arrows from a distance and ram it's head in melee attacks. Hannibal is also seen in front of the ranged elephants. He sports a powerful demoralizing attack which causes triple damage. Hannibal is one of the many heroes included in the mod along with such others like Leonidas. You might recognize the pike-wielding units in the back. Those are Carthagian phalagnites. Though not as sturdy as the Greek phalanx, the phalagnite is faster and due to it's long sarissa pike, it is possible for multiple rows to engage the enemy at once. Notice the shields show the famed "Crescent moon" which was the symbol of the Carthagians back then. The celtic warrior is also shown here, which is another wonderful addition to the pack. Hopefully now you are back on the edge of your seat awaiting this mod, you can expect the mod to be out in the near future.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Announcement: Vampires and Werewolves


Cafa's new mod for AoE III gives you two new units trainable at the saloon(Except for Asians and Americans as these myths originated from Europe.). These new units have new abilities to set them apart from others. An example is the ability to train smaller werewolves and the ability to heal it self and others for the vampires. An interesting feature is the Werewolf has been edited to attack buildings with melee instead of using torches. The mod will be released soon once a suitable model is found for the werewolf and a few other things are fixed and added.

The Announcement Thread: Link

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Announcement: Hero line Wars


Xerxes 3902 has also announced his new project this month. This 2v2 multiplayer scenario is another new concept, here you buy myth units from your team's shop to battle to enemy team's myth units. There is a total selection of 21 different creatures to buy and a special ultimate one at the last age. Sounds from Warcraft III have also been put in the scenario. Xerxes 3902 is currently looking for someone to playtest before he releases so there aren't any glitches.

The Announcement Thread: Link

Announcement: Athens


Another new file has been released by Eare. This scenario has you take control of Athens and wage a war against Crete. This scenario is his first one and it can work on both versions of AoM.

The Download File: Link