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MoevanUmbar
MoevanUmbar - - 6 comments @ The uncertain future of paid mods

if mods are to be sold for money doesnt that make them dlc? i mean if you think about it. its additional content, perhaps not created by the original developer, but it is to be sold to get more maps, skins, game modes, and many other enhancements. are companies too lazy to even make dlc themselves now? with the 25/25/50 split its just another way for them to make money without actually putting in any effort.

think back on recent releases like rome 2. it was an unfinished mess when released, and to many tw fans it was a slap in the face. the politics system is very basic and practically non existent to this day. yet modders stepped in to improve it, to create a game closer to what the developers had promised. now i ask you, if a developer sees mods as an additional source of income while at the same time being an over time improvement to their games, what sort of motivation would they have to push the limits in the attempt to make a truly great game (i know a bit of a hyperbole here, but not far from the truth you must admit)

to be honest , yes a lot of the mods are great and perhaps the modders deserve compensaion, but dont most of them do it for the love of modding, for the love of improving their favourite games and making them what they should have been in many cases. as pointed out, they have no deadlines, no publishers pushing for release, and if im not mistaking some even get jobs through their mods. granted it can be an immense amount of work, but dont modders do it for their passion, for their hobby?

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MoevanUmbar
MoevanUmbar - - 6 comments @ Blitzkrieg Mod

I dont know whether this is relevant to post here, but i have problems creating an account in your bk mod forum. It always says that i type in the wrong security code (yes i have read the instrucions). This has happened 20 - 30 times now, so im just giving up, since it just rejects any code i type in, even if im 100% sure it should be correct. The only solition i could think of is make a post here, since without an account i cant access your forum. hope this will be fixed. cheers

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MoevanUmbar
MoevanUmbar - - 6 comments @ Blitzkrieg Mod

I have the same problem. Tried reinstalling the whole thing with and without HD textures, didnt work´(cant be my specs either, since it worked before the HD Texture patch). I think its related to the camouflage of certain units. WM Snipers, PE Assault Grenadiers, etc..

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MoevanUmbar
MoevanUmbar - - 6 comments @ Third Age Total War Patch 2.1 (Obsolete)

Just found a relative simple solution to circumvent this spawning of units (especially of special units like the balrog in moria). Instead of attacking the settlement just place your amry right next to it. Wait until you are attacked and fight the battle on the battle map (you have to do this, wont work with auto resolve). Win the battle and kill and/or capture all enemy units. Then execute the prisoners. You have to make sure you destroy all enemy forces in order to leave the settlement unprotected, so that you just may walk in the next turn and occupy it without any resistance.

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MoevanUmbar
MoevanUmbar - - 6 comments @ Third Age Total War Patch 2.1 (Obsolete)

Well i started to wonder cause it happened to every initial gondorian settelment i attacked and it basicaly renders my spies useless. Further isnt it kind of over done when instead of facing roughly 300 enemies i have to suddenly face 2500 gondorians in armor (as opposed to the miliatia initially spotted)? I think its a good idea in general, though it seems kind of unrealistic (for example some more militia ought to do the job)

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MoevanUmbar
MoevanUmbar - - 6 comments @ Third Age Total War Patch 2.1 (Obsolete)

hey got following problem, could be a bug. I was playing the haradrim campaign and ordered to take pelargir. thing is i besiged the town with a garrison of two units of their marines, yet the next turn i get attacked from the town (im 100% sure it is not a reinforcing army from outside) by roughly 2500 soldiers. is that supposed to be some sort of mobilization of the populace or a bug?

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