Stormaktstiden mod for Battlefield 2

'Stormaktstiden; "the era of great power”. For over five centuries, the Swedish Empire has long been one of Europe’s greatest powers. Following the indecisive First Great Northern War in the early 18th century, hostilities between Sweden and its northern neighbours, most notably the Russian Empire, continued to rise. The 19th and 20th centuries passed and many conflicts for dominion of northern Europe were waged. Still, the Swedish Empire held firm. By the 21st century, the Swedish Empire has once again entered into its “era of great power” (Stormaktstiden). For nearly fourty years there has been relative peace as Sweden and Russia have been locked in an arms race. After the Swedish King decrees all ethnic Russians within Swedish borders to be either deported or interned, the Russian Empire, led by the young Tsar Konstantin III, launches an invasion of the territories of Estonia, Finland and Livonia. As the Second Great Northern War begins, the various different nations of Eastern, Central and Northern Europe declare their position, either forming a coalition with Russia, or jumping to the defence of Sweden and the Stormaktstiden, spiralling into a truly continental war.'

The World:
The world of Stormaktstiden is very different to our own. The continuation of absolutist monarchies and imperialism has meant that technology has not advanced in the same way as in our reality. Nuclear power and weaponry is never developed due to the world wars not occurring, and computer technologies are not researched to the same extent. Instead the world has stagnated, and this is prevalent in the mod's dieselpunk/retro-futuristic style aesthetic. Socially and politically, society itself has also stagnated. The ideologies such as fascism or socialism that rose out of revolutionary movements across the world are never founded resulting in the grand empires of Europe continuing to dominate almost the entire planet.

The Gameplay:
In terms of Factions and maps, upon the first release (v0.1), the mod will just feature two factions - the Swedish and Russian Empires - and probably around 5-6 maps, but over time new maps and factions will be added through updates. In terms of weaponry and vehicles, as I mentioned above, the mod has dieselpunk/retro-futuristic design elements and so the weapons will reflect this. I’ve designed all of the weapons and vehicles myself. Sound design, as with my previous efforts, will also be of top priority as an aspiring musician and sound designer/engineer myself.

Current Team:

• NinjaTheCat - Project Leader/Mapping/Coding/Audio/Music/Concept Art/Writer
• illness88 - 3D Modelling/Textures/Concept Art
• Kiborg_UA - Weapons Exporting/Animations
• DP-42114 - 3D Modelling/Textures/Animations
• Deus_Immortails - 3D Modelling

If you are interested in helping this mod, please contact the team
Check out the Stormaktstiden Lore: Drive.google.com

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