Are you interested in an Adeptus Mechanicus add-in submod? Thread - Ultimate Apocalypse Mod (DOW SS) for Dawn of War

Would anyone be interested in an Adeptus Mechanicus add-in submod?

Th UA team has repeatedly asserted, understandably, that they will not do another faction from scratch; so, if this
is going to happen, it will have to done by motivated fans like you and me. I am aware of the Mechanicum and
Explorator stand-alones but, their awesomeness notwithstanding, I fear neither fits the UA motif(Mechanicum is 30K,
Explorators is too specific).

The recent codex releases (whatever your opinion of them might be) have lent tangibilty to some aspects of the
AdMech that, previously, only existed loosely in fan-fiction/art, albeit with gaping holes like, say, the entire
Auxilia Myrmidon and Ordo Reductor.

In any case, between the official codices, novels, lexicanum wiki entries, and fan-made models/art I have managed
to scrape together what could one day be a workable faction. However, enthusiasm only carries me so far; with
senior members of the modding community available for occaisional advice, I should be able to manage most of the
entity coding, but I will certainly need help with artwork (2D/3D), animation, and VOs.

Please leave a comment below or, if you are interested in helping, send me a PM.

I had been hoping to advance this project much further during my spare time over the last winter since my RL work
is warm-weather seasonal but last winter had me doing 60-hour weeks so I'm only a little past the contemplative
phase. Now that we're gearing up for spring the time I can dedicate to this will likely diminish. I plan to
continue and hope to have help. A provisional (and now slightly outdated) tech-tree can be found on my profile page
and here are the units I am currently preparing:

~~Leaders~~
Magos Explorator
Tech-Priest Dominus
Skitarii Alpha-Primus
Myrmidon Tribune
~~Builders~~
Fabricator Minoris
Artisan Adept
War Savant Siege Engineer
~~Basic~~
Forge Sentinel Auxiliary
~~Skitarii~~
Vanguard
Rangers
Ruststalkers
Infiltrators
Dragoon
Ballistarius
Onager
~~Servitors~~
Arma-Types
Kataphron Breachers
Kataphron Destroyers
Praetorian Heraklii
Praetorian Polemistii
Velox-Pattern Servitors
Medicae-Caladrius
Cacula
~~Priesthood~~
Fulgurite Electro-Priests
Corpuscarii Electro-Priests
Techsorcist
Stasis Clerk
Acuitor Mech-Assassin
~~Auxilia Myrmidon~~
Myrmidon Secutors - Bellatores
Myrmidon Secutors - Telumarii
Myrmidon Magnatechnis
~~Legio Cybernetica~~
Kastelan Robots
~~Aircraft~~
Avenger Strike Fighter
Gun Skiff
Barque
~~Ordo Reductor~~
Venator
Siphonarius
Arco-balista
Falcataex
Fragorator
Obicus Colossus
Vastator
~~Relic Units~~
Knight Errant
Knight Paladin
Knight Warden
Knight Gallant
Knight Crusader
~~Titans~~
Dromon Reductor
Warhound
Reaver
Princeps Alpha (Warlord)

Wow. What an inspiration good sir! Can't wait to see this thread in action...

Thinking about bringing back LEgio Titanicus to life too. When?!?!

Lord, what are your plans on this? Is it possible to add Mechanicus in UA or not?

Wow, this is awesome! As kind of a newer fan of 40k, Admech quickly captured my attention, so to be able to play them in UA would be spectacular. I really wish I was good at coding so I could do my part to bring this to life. However, I am but a humble Military History major at West Point. That said, if you need someone to do any writing work, I'm really good at writing! Anyways, hope you can get some help because this would be awesome!!!

I'd be interested in adding AM as the only big faction from 40k's universe lacking in UA mod. But not in its curent (explorators) shape. If we were brought Mechanicus like new GW army that'd be something.

However idea of databanks instead of morale seems very cool for me.

@Cylarne: Thank you for the compliment sir. I am planning on a warlord titan as a unique unit "Princeps Alpha," and yes, I'll be looking into permission for the model but I have no plans for the rest of 'em. I'm relieved to hear you're cool with the overall notion though; I admit I was worried that I might be perceived as encroaching on others' turfs. In any case I hope I can contribute something useful and enjoyable to your awesome mod.

@BlackOpsOne: Well, I, DeusVult9, am the one proposing this project and yes it is possible to add another faction, but it is a lot of work and won't be done overnight by any means. I've already added the faction in fact, though it is currently populated by placeholder models borrowed from other factions while I code in their attributes amongst other things.

@Cadet Shananigins: I appreciate your enthusiasm and I do need assistance from people with the certain skills I listed above, but, sadly, it involves very little freestyle writing. Thank you for the offer and the encouragement, though.

@piotr: You're right, it is conspicuous by its absence and my aim is to rectify that. You'll be pleased to learn that I am planning to employ them more as they are described in the Codices, a sort of combined arms force of their disparate militant factions. Similar to the GW table-top, they will be heavy infantry oriented but unlike GW not to exclusion. I like some of the mechanisms and gimmicks from the Explorators; I've been looking for things like that to give the faction a unique playstyle and not just be another Imperial race.

Thanks for the replies and votes everyone. I look forward to the continued interest and comments. Once again, if anyone is interested in helping let me know.

Well I would like to get into 3D modelling as a hobby, unfortunately I can't seem to find the proper software (3D Studio Max 2008) that works with Dawn of War. So if you have any leads to finding that, I would love to learn the software and eventually be able to help with modelling, depending on how capable I turn out to be!

Sadly, I don't have any of the necessary skills to aid you but as soon as you get them in, I'll be sure to leave some balance feedback.

I wish you the best of luck on your efforts o7

Wow, i have waited a really long time for this and you have my full support! Excuse me, but can you tell me or give me a link to what a "dromon reductor" is? I have never heard or seen most of these names before, so it would be very kind of you if you could give me an explanation or something to each unit, but i won't pressure you.

Well i didnt check the mod but i wont say no....

i m not accustom to say what i think on forum but i was good .....some times ago ( 4/5 years ago on SC2 and supcom online) now...i am good to get kicked by normal IA ( i wouls love an IA between easy and normal actually)...

But more races the better....

Sorry for my english!!!!!

Do you need help with coding? I've sort of learnt programming, though I'm not sure what kind of coding you mean. I'm pretty good with psuedocode and algorithms too, if that can help in this situation.

Well, I wish I could help you somehow, but I'm very weak at C++, hardly getting basics, and I don't have any more skills you'd need. But I wish that project all good.

Edited by: piotrb19

@Cadet Shananigans: I have a copy myself but I remember it was a real pain to get and that was years ago. I'll PM you if I get any leads.

@SylvanSnow: Thanks.

@To9thecreeperorc: Your confusion is understandable. I had planned to release something along those lines eventually and now I have. It was too long to put here so for anyone interested check out the unit intros I have posted here.

@Touvez: Thanks for the enthusiasm.

@Catz_Rule & Piotr: Thanks for the interest guys, but it's actually not that fundamental of an approach. Thanks to Corsix's awesome Mod Studio, .RGD editing and a bunch of other things are much easier. In fact, you don't want to edit the files manually. If you're really interested check this out.

As I told The Creeper, I have posted a list explaining the units' concepts, please check it out and let me know what you think.

deusvult9 wrote:

@Cadet Shananigans: I have a copy myself but I remember it was a real pain to get and that was years ago. I'll PM you if I get any leads.

@SylvanSnow: Thanks.

@To9thecreeperorc: Your confusion is understandable. I had planned to release something along those lines eventually and now I have. It was too long to put here so for anyone interested check out the unit intros I have posted here.

@Touvez: Thanks for the enthusiasm.

@Catz_Rule & Piotr: Thanks for the interest guys, but it's actually not that fundamental of an approach. Thanks to Corsix's awesome Mod Studio, .RGD editing and a bunch of other things are much easier. In fact, you don't want to edit the files manually. If you're really interested check this out.

As I told The Creeper, I have posted a list explaining the units' concepts, please check it out and let me know what you think.

Thank you, much appreciated!

Oh, awesome. In that case, good luck with the mod. Hope to play it soooooon. ;D