Modder Question and Answer List
Created and maintained by the Consilium Belli, the Modder Q&A List is a listing of experienced, veteran modders and their specific specialties, who have volunteered to make themselves available for questions from modders.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact via PM or Instant Messaging the applicable modders on the list. Methods of contact are displayed at the bottom of the member's profile at Total War Center.
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Contents
Coding
Unit
- Roman_Man#3: Can help with problems inserting units for Rome: Total War.
Ancillaries
Settlement
- Drak10687: Will provide assistance in coding-in battle-map objects (buildings, walls, etc) as well as the modification of settlement plans for Rome: Total War (cannot help with "export_descr_buildings.txt" or campaign-map objects; must have general knowledge in coding RTW .txt files)
Campaign
- Makanyane: loading bugs for campaign maps, reasonably good as a bug hunter (as a result of having created quite a few herself), for conditions see profile page. Also will advise on converting mods to mod-folder.
Artwork
Modeling
- Professor420: Skill in all areas of Autodesk 3dsmax and Maya. (General use, modeling, UV, animating)
- Publius: Experience in Autodesk 3dsmax as relevant to R:TW Unit Creation (modeling, UV, rigging)
Texturing
- Professor420: Skills in Adobe Photoshop, hand-painting textures, photosourcing, copy-pasting, etc.
- Halie Satanus: Skills in Photoshop, uv mapping. See End of Days.
- Publius: Experience in Photoshop CS2 (mainly character texturing)
Animation
- Professor420: Skill in 3dsmax Biped/Character Studio and in Maya. No Milkshape experience.
2D
- Halie Satanus: Good knowledge of RTW/BI 2d elements and editing them, GUI, UI cards, Load screens, ect...See See End of Days.
UI
Scripting
- GrnEyedDvl: Scripting for M2TW
Mapping
- Makanyane: loading bugs for campaign maps (see profile and entry under coding)
- GrnEyedDvl:Mapping for M2TW
Mod Leadership
- Professor420: Project leader of Fourth Age: Total War Winter 05 to Winter 06, Blood and Iron Winter 06 to Summer 07.
- Marcus Cornelius Marcellus: Team Leader of Rome Total Realism August 2006 to the present.