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| − | {{mod3|mod=End of Days II - Lycan Rising|image=[[Image:EodIIscreen.jpg]]|platform=[[Barbarian Invasion|Barbarian Invasion 1.6]]|era=The Lycan / Vampyre Wars!|leader=[[Halie Satanus]]|mod-folder=Completely contained in mod-folder|release=[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2539696#post2539696 Released January 2008]|map=[[Image:No image.png]]}} | + | {{mod3|mod=End of Days II - Lycan Rising|image=[[Image:EodIIscreen.jpg]]|platform=[[Barbarian Invasion|Barbarian Invasion 1.6]]|era=The Lycan / Vampyre Wars!|leader=[[Halie Satanus]]|mod-folder=Completely contained in mod-folder|release=[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2539696#post2539696 Released January 2008 in this thread]|map=[[Image:No image.png]]}} |
| − | + | '''Lycan Rising is a total conversion fantasy mod for Barbarian Invasion 1.6 - released in January 2008''' | |
| + | ==Overview== | ||
'''End of Days: Lycan Rising''' is a completely independent sequel to [[End of Days]], it is a full conversion modification for [[Barbarian Invasion]] 1.6, contained within its own [[mod folder]] and with automated installer. | '''End of Days: Lycan Rising''' is a completely independent sequel to [[End of Days]], it is a full conversion modification for [[Barbarian Invasion]] 1.6, contained within its own [[mod folder]] and with automated installer. | ||
The mod is based on an invented pre-history of ongoing warfare between Lycan and Vampire races. | The mod is based on an invented pre-history of ongoing warfare between Lycan and Vampire races. | ||
| − | See [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107096 Chronicle of the Nightbreeds] for the ''book'' the mod is based on. | + | See [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107096 Chronicle of the Nightbreeds] for the ''book'' by [[Halie Satanus]] that the mod is based on. |
| + | |||
| + | It uses a new campaign map designed specifically for the mod, which includes a wide range of climates and terrain, with areas such as the 'Forbidden Mountains' and 'Cursed Earth'. | ||
| − | + | All factions have completely new (non-vanilla) unit rosters, including many less humanoid units such as the giant Yargrazil, the winged ancient vampires, and turned Lycans. | |
| − | == | + | ==Features== |
| − | ===The Talamasca Order=== | + | ===Factions=== |
| + | ====The Talamasca Order==== | ||
[[Image:Humans LR.png|right|Talamasca Faction Symbol]] | [[Image:Humans LR.png|right|Talamasca Faction Symbol]] | ||
The playable human faction of the mod. The Talamasca (''latin''; Animal mask) are an order of warriors formed by the late 'Etrigan' mystic and father of 'Kerin' (current) leader of the order, Originally formed as an order of mystics, shamans, and watchers, their task was to safe guard humanity from the nightbreed's by giving warning of any possible threat. After the death of Etrigan 'Kerin swore a blood oath to wage war on those who had for many years hunted man. With vengeance in mind Kerin formed the 'Brethren', a military wing of the Talamasca, made up of trained men at arms and elite knights they form the backbone of his forces. Being no fool Kerin also kept to the orders origins and had his mystics and shamans trained as warriors, none took to the new way of life better than the fearsome Order of Syon... | The playable human faction of the mod. The Talamasca (''latin''; Animal mask) are an order of warriors formed by the late 'Etrigan' mystic and father of 'Kerin' (current) leader of the order, Originally formed as an order of mystics, shamans, and watchers, their task was to safe guard humanity from the nightbreed's by giving warning of any possible threat. After the death of Etrigan 'Kerin swore a blood oath to wage war on those who had for many years hunted man. With vengeance in mind Kerin formed the 'Brethren', a military wing of the Talamasca, made up of trained men at arms and elite knights they form the backbone of his forces. Being no fool Kerin also kept to the orders origins and had his mystics and shamans trained as warriors, none took to the new way of life better than the fearsome Order of Syon... | ||
| − | ===Severin=== | + | ====Severin==== |
[[Image:Severin.png|right|Severin Faction Symbol]] | [[Image:Severin.png|right|Severin Faction Symbol]] | ||
The Severin are the lower caste of the Vampyre world, made up of 'sired' Vampyres they lived under the heel of the pure blood Rahala caste for a hundred years, that is until the insurrection lead by Valfore after he escaped death and was ruled an outcast. The Severin fought a guerilla war against the Rahala for many years while all the time building new towns and cities far to the north, only when the aged general 'Setis' lead a campaign against them did they fight an open battle, a battle which they lost badly. Fortune though smiled on the Severin as the campaign of 'Setis coincided with an attack from the Talamasca on the Rahala city of Kemet, forcing 'Setis to return home. Now under the leadership of the aged Valfore the Severin are ready to forge a new empire... | The Severin are the lower caste of the Vampyre world, made up of 'sired' Vampyres they lived under the heel of the pure blood Rahala caste for a hundred years, that is until the insurrection lead by Valfore after he escaped death and was ruled an outcast. The Severin fought a guerilla war against the Rahala for many years while all the time building new towns and cities far to the north, only when the aged general 'Setis' lead a campaign against them did they fight an open battle, a battle which they lost badly. Fortune though smiled on the Severin as the campaign of 'Setis coincided with an attack from the Talamasca on the Rahala city of Kemet, forcing 'Setis to return home. Now under the leadership of the aged Valfore the Severin are ready to forge a new empire... | ||
| − | ===House of Rahala=== | + | ====House of Rahala==== |
[[Image:Rahala.png|right|Rahala Faction Symbol]] | [[Image:Rahala.png|right|Rahala Faction Symbol]] | ||
The pure blood Vampyre nation lead are by Akashan son of Amshur, rumour has it Akashan was cursed at birth by a Lycan mystic, though as his father had anyone who was there killed these are just rumours...Akashan is a vicious ruler suspected of murdering his own father to seize power, constantly reminded of the glories of the past, of the time before the wars with the Severin and the Talamasca, of the time of the great council (which he also had murdered). | The pure blood Vampyre nation lead are by Akashan son of Amshur, rumour has it Akashan was cursed at birth by a Lycan mystic, though as his father had anyone who was there killed these are just rumours...Akashan is a vicious ruler suspected of murdering his own father to seize power, constantly reminded of the glories of the past, of the time before the wars with the Severin and the Talamasca, of the time of the great council (which he also had murdered). | ||
Now with the decline in fortunes of the Rahala and years of living with fear, Akashan has urged his people to put all their energies into forming a great nation of warriors, intent on crushing his enemies once and for all. | Now with the decline in fortunes of the Rahala and years of living with fear, Akashan has urged his people to put all their energies into forming a great nation of warriors, intent on crushing his enemies once and for all. | ||
| − | ===Lycans=== | + | ====Lycans==== |
[[Image:Lycans.png|right|Lycans Faction Symbol]] | [[Image:Lycans.png|right|Lycans Faction Symbol]] | ||
| − | The Lycan nation has for many years been hidden in the forests of the north as many were runaway slaves of the Rahala, most had seized the chance to escape during the war with the Severin and in their hundreds fled across the forbidden mountains, desperate and leaderless they found a small settlement of 'Terani', a Lycan people led by the charismatic Lucian, under his guidance the free Lycan's began to build homes, then villages and towns and for years they lived in peace, but now Lucian has begun to stir old hatreds amongst his people, now | + | The Lycan nation has for many years been hidden in the forests of the north as many were runaway slaves of the Rahala, most had seized the chance to escape during the war with the Severin and in their hundreds fled across the forbidden mountains, desperate and leaderless they found a small settlement of 'Terani', a Lycan people led by the charismatic Lucian, under his guidance the free Lycan's began to build homes, then villages and towns and for years they lived in peace, but now Lucian has begun to stir old hatreds amongst his people, now Lucian has called them to war. |
| + | ====Heathens and Rebels==== | ||
| + | Rebel nations are comprised of many different distinct groups, including Woodsmen, Desert Dwellers, Soul-Eaters, Druids, Zombies and Ghostmen. It is possible to play as some of these groups in the Year730 Campaign and in custom battles. | ||
| − | ==Traits and Ancillaries== | + | ===Traits and Ancillaries=== |
| − | The trait and ancillary system | + | The trait and ancillary system has been re-worked to give suitable characteristics for Vampires and Werewolves, as well as the mystic humans. A suggestion thread in the teams hosted forum, ([http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107517 here]) raised some interesting ideas. |
| − | With | + | With traits like "fleas" for the werewolves and "garlic breath" to scare away vampires for the humans; you would be correct in thinking there might be some humour to be found in this mod. |
| − | ==Campaign Map== | + | ===Campaign Map=== |
Lycan Rising will be based on a completely new campaign map, designed and implemented specifically for this mod.<br> | Lycan Rising will be based on a completely new campaign map, designed and implemented specifically for this mod.<br> | ||
[[Image:LycanRising map design.jpg|Map Concept by Halie Satanus]]<br> | [[Image:LycanRising map design.jpg|Map Concept by Halie Satanus]]<br> | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 2 February 2008
Template:Mod3 Lycan Rising is a total conversion fantasy mod for Barbarian Invasion 1.6 - released in January 2008
Contents
Overview
End of Days: Lycan Rising is a completely independent sequel to End of Days, it is a full conversion modification for Barbarian Invasion 1.6, contained within its own mod folder and with automated installer.
The mod is based on an invented pre-history of ongoing warfare between Lycan and Vampire races. See Chronicle of the Nightbreeds for the book by Halie Satanus that the mod is based on.
It uses a new campaign map designed specifically for the mod, which includes a wide range of climates and terrain, with areas such as the 'Forbidden Mountains' and 'Cursed Earth'.
All factions have completely new (non-vanilla) unit rosters, including many less humanoid units such as the giant Yargrazil, the winged ancient vampires, and turned Lycans.
Features
Factions
The Talamasca Order
The playable human faction of the mod. The Talamasca (latin; Animal mask) are an order of warriors formed by the late 'Etrigan' mystic and father of 'Kerin' (current) leader of the order, Originally formed as an order of mystics, shamans, and watchers, their task was to safe guard humanity from the nightbreed's by giving warning of any possible threat. After the death of Etrigan 'Kerin swore a blood oath to wage war on those who had for many years hunted man. With vengeance in mind Kerin formed the 'Brethren', a military wing of the Talamasca, made up of trained men at arms and elite knights they form the backbone of his forces. Being no fool Kerin also kept to the orders origins and had his mystics and shamans trained as warriors, none took to the new way of life better than the fearsome Order of Syon...
Severin
The Severin are the lower caste of the Vampyre world, made up of 'sired' Vampyres they lived under the heel of the pure blood Rahala caste for a hundred years, that is until the insurrection lead by Valfore after he escaped death and was ruled an outcast. The Severin fought a guerilla war against the Rahala for many years while all the time building new towns and cities far to the north, only when the aged general 'Setis' lead a campaign against them did they fight an open battle, a battle which they lost badly. Fortune though smiled on the Severin as the campaign of 'Setis coincided with an attack from the Talamasca on the Rahala city of Kemet, forcing 'Setis to return home. Now under the leadership of the aged Valfore the Severin are ready to forge a new empire...
House of Rahala
The pure blood Vampyre nation lead are by Akashan son of Amshur, rumour has it Akashan was cursed at birth by a Lycan mystic, though as his father had anyone who was there killed these are just rumours...Akashan is a vicious ruler suspected of murdering his own father to seize power, constantly reminded of the glories of the past, of the time before the wars with the Severin and the Talamasca, of the time of the great council (which he also had murdered). Now with the decline in fortunes of the Rahala and years of living with fear, Akashan has urged his people to put all their energies into forming a great nation of warriors, intent on crushing his enemies once and for all.
Lycans
The Lycan nation has for many years been hidden in the forests of the north as many were runaway slaves of the Rahala, most had seized the chance to escape during the war with the Severin and in their hundreds fled across the forbidden mountains, desperate and leaderless they found a small settlement of 'Terani', a Lycan people led by the charismatic Lucian, under his guidance the free Lycan's began to build homes, then villages and towns and for years they lived in peace, but now Lucian has begun to stir old hatreds amongst his people, now Lucian has called them to war.
Heathens and Rebels
Rebel nations are comprised of many different distinct groups, including Woodsmen, Desert Dwellers, Soul-Eaters, Druids, Zombies and Ghostmen. It is possible to play as some of these groups in the Year730 Campaign and in custom battles.
Traits and Ancillaries
The trait and ancillary system has been re-worked to give suitable characteristics for Vampires and Werewolves, as well as the mystic humans. A suggestion thread in the teams hosted forum, (here) raised some interesting ideas.
With traits like "fleas" for the werewolves and "garlic breath" to scare away vampires for the humans; you would be correct in thinking there might be some humour to be found in this mod.
Campaign Map
Lycan Rising will be based on a completely new campaign map, designed and implemented specifically for this mod.
Map design concept by Halie Satanus shown above. There will be a distinctly different flavour to some of the areas of the campaign map with unique rebel types and mercenaries available only on some of the islands, and nasty weather conditions affecting specific areas of the mainland...
Preview screen-shot of 'Forbidden Mountains' portion of map showing new ground type textures in use.
Team
- Halie Satanus - Mod leader, design concept and back-story, 2D and 3D graphics, unit descriptions and music.
- Makanyane - Map construction, making it all fit together, inventing new ways to CTD game and then fixing them.
The mod is basically a two way split, between inspiration and graphics from Halie, and coding (adding and resolving problems) from Mak.....
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See Also
- End of Days - released mod by the same team.
