We've decided to release our last internal version of Shadow and Flame. Read on to find out more.
Hey all,
As you may know, Shadow and Flame was cancelled at the start of this year due to the team moving on to Age of the Ring. We are now releasing the last internal version that was worked on. There are a bunch of bugs still remaining, but the mod is quite playable.
If you want to use parts of this mod for your own project, these simple conditions apply:
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Private use: you can do whatever you want.
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Public use: If you want to use our work in a public release, you will need to ask permission by sending a PM to MathijsRevora and provide credits afterwards.
The mod does not come with an installer. To install the mod, follow these steps:
- Make sure you have BFME1 patched to 1.06
- Unzip the downloaded file and move SaF.BIG into your 'My Battle for Middle-earth Files' folder. To find this folder, type %appdata% into your Windows search bar.
- After that, create a duplicate shortcut for BFME1 on your desktop, right click, go to Properties, and add the following to the text in your Target field: ' -mod SaF.big', after which the text should read "C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Battle for Middle-earth (tm)\lotrbfme.exe" -mod SaF.big, substituting C:\ for whatever drive it says for you.
- Play the mod and ignore the bugs.
Regards,
The Defunct Shadow and Flame Team
Credits:
Mathijs - Leader, art
Kwen - Art, code
Dúnedain76 - Art, code
Lauri - Code
RiderOfRohan - Code
Ganon - Code
Echo/Pallando - Code
Enjoy!
I try it right now ;)
this is the best mod for the BFME1 but can u add some more features to make this mode full-compleat? 1 in mod age of the rings thrir are a lot of HD models of Herous and solders, can u use them in this mod? And about uruk scouts, why u do not invlude them? what about rohan generals like Gamling?
Vaauvvv
You guys are doing a great job for this games!
Keep up the good work on Age of the Ring as well.
i tried to install , got a big game crash once i pressed skirmish ?
Go into appdata, My Battle for Middle-earth Files, and delete a file named something like skirmishprofile.ini (can't check the exact filename now, not at my PC).
Thanks boss , i didnt see many bugs ,overal really nice mod ,i cant imagine the work how well you will make age of the ring
i rather had to create a profile to succesfully launch the skirmish mode of the mod, thanks for the tip
this is the best mod for the BFME1 but can u add some more features to make this mode full-compleat? 1 in mod age of the rings thrir are a lot of HD models of Herous and solders, can u use them in this mod? And about uruk scouts, why u do not invlude them? what about rohan generals like Gamling?
I will download it definetly when I back to home. I dont know if you guys made AI for gundabad. If no, I can make it for you. Btw, there are what kind of bugs can you list them?
If you make Gundabad AI, I will release that officially. Bugs etc are listed in a text file in the .rar.
I played against gundabad today. It is cool I thing. They make all structures, units, heroes. I guess all armies use passive spellbooks. Anyway still I didnt find out how to make AI use active powers like warchant.
Yeah. It's very basic still.
There are ppl know how to make structure AI, units AI, passive spell book AI. But noone know active spellbook AI like wc. It is so annoying. I wonder is there a way to do that? I mean not replace with existing one.
1 question : I saw mordor AI made sauron. But I didnt see radagast, gtw, balrog, saruman. Do all armies AI use all passive spells?
thank you brother
Can't play it. When I click on skirmish it crashes. And the thing is on a fresh installment and patched up to 1.06, is there any way to fix it ?
This tends to happen when you were playing a mod containing a faction the current mod you run doesn't have. Go into appdata, My Battle for Middle-earth Files, and delete a file named something like skirmishprofile.ini or run the other mod, enter the game with an original faction, exit, and try SaF again.
Thanks, well I got it around and it works. Also tried it out and Trolls OP :P
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When i press on the skirmish Button from the Main Menu, the game shuts down and i get an Error:
EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION! The thread tried to read from or write to a virtual address for which it does not have the appropiate access. Access address 0x00000008 was read from.
Any idea how to fix that?
Solved that.
But everything is invisible. Already got a ne asset.dat but that didn't helped.
While browsing the INI files to mod this mod (For my own uses, no one else's) I found lots of BFME2 files and units. Could I possibly create a shortcut starting BMFE2 with the SaF.big and play the mod there?
No, that's entirely impossible.
hello,
i have a issue
i just downloaded and installed the game excecly how you wrote it but it seems i cant play the mod, i keep getting to the normal game of bmfe
could you assist me on this matter?
exe" -mod SaF.big to target part of bfme proporties. Also post SaF big to your roaming fopder
Hello you you could do it installation video tutorial.I would like to play but I can not install it.
Please
Open details part of Bfme 1 and add target are -mod SaF.big extension. Also post SaF big file to Bfme's roaming folder.
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what patch is needed.And do you need a windows 10 update
patch 1.06
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Heya! Recently downloaded the mod, I gotta say it's the best one I've played. So much work and amazing true hd reskins! I only have one issue, same buildings and even some units appear invisible, some appearing back when damaged. Is there something that can be done on my end to fix this?
İf you find a new codder will you continue to develop?
The majority of the team has moved on to Age of the Ring development. I have considered continuing to work on SaF but no concrete plans have been made up to this point.
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