im not a computer guy or a computer modeler but isn't there a laser that u can use on a BFG model to digitize it in to something u can use as a model to use in the mod?

Hey all. So...this mod is probably going to go on a bit of a hiatus. RL just got real over the past month.



In the mean time, I'll throw up a little something something that I've been working on last month to whet the appetite.

Nice, a blend of ES-Warhammer?

ghazz wrote:
im not a computer guy or a computer modeler but isn't there a laser that u can use on a BFG model to digitize it in to something u can use as a model to use in the mod?

There's quite a few issues with that, including different scales, accuracy, colouration and cost (He'd be buying close to forty ships, which would be ridiculous).



Besides, some of these don't actually have models yet. It is an arduous process, but it's the only way.

true i dint think of the shear scale of models he would have to buy owell and leitoh that is spectacular

Do you have an optimum release date for the first part of this mod? Now that I have read this whole thread, I was hoping you could give a rough time frame for release.

rynter71 wrote:
Do you have an optimum release date for the first part of this mod? Now that I have read this whole thread, I was hoping you could give a rough time frame for release.

To quote Blizzard: When it's done. lol



All joking aside, modelling is super hard (I tried making a Monolith, the easiest one in the whole batch to do; After two weeks it still looked AWFUL) and time-consuming, and Leitoh mentioned life was getting busy. Combining all that with the fact one person is trying to make as many models as the base game has all on their own, and I would expect it'll be quite some time.

romeo has made another thread where he's starting to make the races' custom affinities, traits, tech trees, anomalies where you can test the races as they are produced and tell him how they play and if they feel like the races in warhammer 40k

Can't find new thread, please link.

So.... Dead mod?

As the modeller left this mod (And I can't model to save my life), I shifted over to a game-play and image only mod (Search for Battlefleet Gothic). With the updates that happened to the game, I didn't maintain it (Too many changes to constantly keep updating). When Endless Space 2 comes out, provided it isn't too resistant to modding, I'll re-do the mod for it (Without Ship Models).

Also, good luck with the tech tree.



You will know what I mean when you see it.

Faction List:



It seems that at the moment that there is no way to have custom factions as AI opponents, the new factions will only be a reskin of the vanilla ones. This section lists the new factions for the mod along with their description and traits



Chaos/Hissho:

Description - N/A



Dark Eldar/Pirates:

Description - N/A



Eldar/Amoeba:

Description - N/A



Imperial/United Empire:

Description - N/A



Necron/Sowers:

Description - N/A



Ork/Horatio:

Description - N/A



Space Marine/Pilgrims:

Description - N/A



Tau/Sophons:

Description - N/A



Tyranids/Cravers:

Description - N/A





Heroes List:

This is a list of heroes that will be replacing the vanilla ones. There will be no changes other than a rename and portrait swap.



Eldar/Amoeba:

Phoenix Lord Asurmen

Phoenix Lord Maugan Ra

Phoenix Lord Baharroth

Phoenix Lord Jain Zar

Eldrad Ulthran

Prince Yriel



Cravers/Tyranids:

Deathleaper

Parasite of Mortex

Red Terror

Old One Eye

Swarmlord

Doom of Malan'tai

Dagon Overlord



Chaos/Hissho:

Lucius

Eliphas

Lufgt Huron

Typhus

Kharn

Fabius Bile

Honsou

Ahriman

Abaddon the Despoiler



Horatio/Ork:

Skinrot

Old Zogwort

Nazdreg Ug Urdgrub

Snagrod

Ghazghkull Thraka

Skarfang

Zagstruk

Badrukk



Pilgrims/Space Marines:

Logan Grimnar

Kayvaan Shrike

Darnath Lysander

Kor'sarro Kahn

Cato Sicarius

Dante

Azrael

Tu'Shan



Sophons/Tau:

Aun'Shi

Aun'Va

Ko'O'Vanan

Commander O'Shovah

Commander Shadowsun

R'myr



Sowers/Necron:

Trazyn the Infinite

Szarekh

Anrakyr the Traveller

Imotekh the Stormlord

Orikan the Diviner

Illuminor Szeras

Nemesor Zahndrekh

Vargard Obyron



United Empire/Imperial:

Commander Kubrik Chenkov

Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed

Lord Admiral Cornelius von Ravensburg

Commissar Yarrick

Admiral Quarren

Ciaphas Cain

Lord Commander Solar Macharius

Ship List:



The vanilla ship classes will be slightly altered in order to incorporate ships found in 40k.



Ship Class:

Dreadnaught > Battleship

Battleship > Grand Cruiser

Cruiser > Cruiser

Destroyer > Frigate

Corvette > Destroyer

Transport > Transport



List of BFG ship models to be used, listed in the order of ship type. Some slots will be labeled N/A because there isn't a BFG ship model that fits the ship type. That means I'll have to get creative when I get to them...



Chaos:

Desolator Battleship

Repulsive Grand Cruiser

Chaos Cruiser

Infidel Class Raider

Iconoclast Destroyer

Imperial Transport (chaosified)



Dark Eldar:

N/A

N/A

Torture Cruiser

Corsiar Escort

N/A

Eldar Transport (dark eldarifed)



Honestly, I don't like any of the Dark Eldar ships that GW currently sells, though I did find some sweet conversions through Google using some of the new Dark Eldar bits. There has been talk to have Dark Eldar as pirates instead of a player faction due to their lack of known ships.



Eldar:

Void Stalker

Shadow Cruiser

Eclipse Cruiser

Aconite Frigate

Nightshade Destroyers

Eldar Transport



Imperial:

Retribution Class Battleship

Vengeance Class Grand Cruiser

Imperial Cruiser

Sword Class Frigate

Cobra Class Destroyer

Imperial Transport



Necron:

Carin Class Tombship

Scythe Class Harvest Ship

Shroud Class Light Cruiser

Jackal Escort

Dirge Escort

Monolith



Ork:

Super Battleship

Battle Kroozer

Kill Kroozer

Onslaught Ship

Ravager Attack Ship/Savage Gunship

Rok/Space Hulk



Space Marine:

Battlebarge

N/A

Strike Cruiser

Gladius Class Frigate

Hunter Class Destroyer

N/A



Tau:

Custodian

N/A

Protector

Castellan Heavy Escort

Warden Gunship

Emissary Class Starship



I'll be using Forgeworld models for Tau as they look way better.



Tyranids:

Leviathan Hiveship

N/A

Razorfiend Hive Cruiser

Stalker Drone Ship

Prowler Drone Ship

Spore

I here by pledge my support for this mod & the Emperor



EDIT: For no other purpose, i guess for fluff reasons. The game/faction descriptions should be set in a sector, it hardly feels like a galaxy ( least a million of worlds ) plus would also cover the fact the system's all have unknown names. Something about a Warp-storm containing this sector for thousands of years. Much like the Tau.

Tip if I may: Don't think about doing the modeling and such things unitl the coding work is done, and the mod plays well.



Looks are nice, but mean nothing if the mod's game play isn't finished.

Thank's for the heads up Igncom1, right now i believe Leitoh is planning a simply re-skin of the ships & leaving the more large game changes till the next expansion of ES is out & also for more support from modders.

I see where you're coming from, but I think it'll be safe to begin artwork as it'll just be swapping assets. There isn't going to be much of a change in game play as the mod is just a reskin (for now).



As far as the galaxy map goes, I'm okay with the randomization of planet locations like in the vanilla game.



This mod is going to be a wash of 40k instead of a total conversion with fluff down to the letter.

Leitoh wrote:


As far as the galaxy map goes, I'm okay with the randomization of planet locations like in the vanilla game.



This mod is going to be a wash of 40k instead of a total conversion with fluff down to the letter.

Dont get me wrong, i'm more than happy to play with out a 100% fluff. More just saying as a way to explain & get people in a mind set for why there is only one world to start with & to better give breathing room for any writer to come along to fill in descriptions random events/wonders etc