I consider this project finished, sorry.
Version 1.2 is now released that just fixes minor issues. No new castles!

What is the problem exactly? It's not for Warband if you're in doubt,
and it's a rar. file so you must extract it.
If you have no program to extract rar. files try using 7zip (google it).
Once extracted place the mod in the modules folder.

Download the latest version (0.3) and unzip it. Open the unzipped folder and inside is a folder also called 1866_mp_v3.
Place that folder in the M&B: Warband modules folder. Launch the game and find a server called 1866 something...

Only British castles interest me.
I have made 3 more castles that will be in the next release (1.1), as soon as the patch is officially released.
In the meantime I'm working on scenes for Brytenwalda mod (not released yet). You can see some screenshots here (page 2 & 3):
http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,106886.15.html

I probably won't be making more castles for this project but I can't say for sure.

Thank you very much iggy_jpn.

Unfortunately that is a problem with the gatehouse model and not something I can change.
I can however put a plank or something to cover the slot - especially since there's no gate (which the slot is meant for).
Thanks again.

Thank you for the feedback iggy_jpn.
I'm guessing it's a bug when you say "guard units dropped". Where exactly does that happen? A screenshot would be great.
Your English is not so good so I'm not sure I understand.

Wow, amazing screenshots Galactic

Excellent work!

Just downloaded and installed without problems - using AVG free edition. No warnings at all.

Nice, and you gave them blue 'belts' instead of orange/yellow.
My eys no longer burn

Amazing. Let's hope collision issues will be solved and it's good to go

Der er vist et par danskere her

Why is the mod called 912 - because of a special battle or is the year random?

@Arcanian: I haven't tried this mod but Roots of Yggdrasil.
You extract the mod - notice it's rar. - and place it in the modules folder in the mount&blade directory, usually located at:
C: program files > mount&blade > modules.

Then launch the game and choose this mod from the drop down menu where it says "current module". And play

No wanna, that's just a foolish remark.

@va209: When you've copied the native folder and called it 'native 2',
then simply drag and drop the files from Bob's Fort Kit into 'native 2'.
Click yes to overwriting.

(Also make sure you're using version 1.011 of course).

Very nice, I like it a lot. Good little expansion to native, that makes it much more enjoyable to start off. Tested a few things and everything works fine. Haven't tried a siege though (oh, I see that's not implemented yet)...

I on the other hand think 2000 denars for your own fort is very cheap, considering the huge advantage it is.

Excellent work comment last edited by Adorno on Oct 27, 2009, 04:59:57 pm

This mod rocks your socks off. Modern gang/street fighting galore. Absolutely fantastic.
Don't listen to retards - Grab your AK47 and try it out!

I tried the rapidshare download link, but part one gives an error: "file could not be found".
And the 'initial' downnload link still gives the 404 error...

I also get a 404 error, and can't download.
And I think you should take some screenshots since this is about visuals. It would be nice before downloading 200+ MB

You could have used the 'modify' button instead of this new download.
People might download version 1.0 not knowing there's a 1.1.
You could do that next time.

Cheers

Yes, I noticed the subtle differences but thought it was a trick of the eye. It's working as intended. Sorry about the fuzz.
Now that I've tried them all in-game it's actually very well done

I tried this one out, but all I see in-game is the grey version (where the yellow cross is replaced by a grey/silver one).
I followed the instruction on installing - like many times before - but I see only one new model. Am I suposed to wait several days for the new models to show up in stores...?

It looks interesting, but where do you copy these scene codes.
I'd like to just copy them to the 'scenes' text file - but where? Overwriting existing text, or at the end?

Oh, the heartbeat. That's from soundsnap.com
There's also a sound of heavy breathing - that's me

Sorry to say this, but I haven't even played The Witcher
All soundeffects are royalty free samples from places like: soundsnap.com and atomsplitteraudio.com - and some of my own

(You'll notice I've credited TheWitcher, but he's a person at the Taleworlds forum who gave me ideas for this )

Nothing is stolen!

Thanks for the comments Leona and SugaryPlumFairy (cutest name ever )

I won't add more melodies, as they are just there to set the mood for each faction - and hopefully don't become too annoying.

I'm limited by the way music is played in the game: Battle music is played regardless of night or day - or steppe or snow.
And I can't make sound of ocean when you're near the shore (as suggested).
There are many different wind and bird sounds depending on the battle, but they have to suit any situation (night, day, snow, turf, village etc.)
So you'll have to live with some odd sounds now and then.
But overall I'm quite pleased and think it's more pleasant to listen to than the original soundtrack

Thanks for the input.
1. Thunder: Perhaps on the overland map, but if it's nice sunny weather on the battlefield it would seem strange. Don't you get enough in the opening theme?
2. Distant chatter: There is actually a little of that, but only on one track (from an Italian marketplace) (town_swadian).
3. Cicadas. That's already there when you travel in Nord area on overland map (town_nord).
4. Wind: there is different wind noises, but perhaps there could be more...
5. distant maniacal laugh:
6. Tree falling: there are a few sounds of that - but very distant (in Khergit area).
7. The ocean: there's so little ocean/water in the game that I decided not to include that. But a little wouldn't hurt I suppose.

Remember to use version 2.0 (if not already) since much has changed.

More sounds? Are you using version 2.0?
I suppose it's a matter of taste. It's meant to set a mood, without becoming annoying.
What more sounds could be of interest?

Everything is kept simple, so that all items resemble workers clothes and tools.
The only horses are the ones used by simple folk - no warhorses/chargers.
The horses are a little faster than usual but also weak, so be careful when charging...

Very enjoyable. Especially the new troop trees and mercenaries are interesting.
A fine piece of work!

Hey Buggah:
This is a very late reply. But for the future, if the file is RAR. you just need a program to open RAR. files.
Most known is WinRAR but it costs money. ALZip is free (get it at altools.com).

Damned those sounds are making me horny
some of them seem a bit long, like 'bigcut', 'bigslice', 'sliced'.
And 'fainter' is certainly not for a person fainting. It doesn't take 10 seconds to faint

The quality is fine though - except the wave sounds in 8 bit (!) (which are useless because of noise).

Thanks for the update.
And now that we are close to the final version (of native)
it doesn't seem as if there'll be a custom battle feature in that one.
So I hope you'll keep porting to the newest versions to come.
It's really a lot of fun.

A truly magnificant and very thorough piece of work.
Well done Markus and all others who contributed, incl. the beta-testers.

@stuffithoser

By having a few devoted testers, you'll get little but qualified feed-back.
When the mod is open for all to comment on, you would get a huge amount of similar bug reports and other comments of no use to you.

With 2469 downloads I think a lot of people don't read the part that says:
"This mod is in closed testing right now".

You might wnat to highlight that even more.

If the final version of M&B doesn't have a custom battle option, you better port this mod,
because it'll be as indispensable as the 'battle size changer' and the 'town siege fix' is now.
I'm still running version 0.894 just to play this great mod.

The mod is as good as it's simple. Don't let me down

Very nice. I have some comments:
1. The scenery is good. Besieging and fighting villagers is fun to watch.
2. The fighting is a little monotonous. There's only attacking, and no parry.
Many games have mindless hack 'n' slash, but M&B has a nice fighting system. You should show that.
3. The beginning - about 1 minute - seemed superfluous.
Instead of just circling the camera around your character,
you could perhaps show the various castles and towns from a birds perspective. Or something...
4. Music. Why a song about broken hearts (or whatever it's about)? Seems strange.
5. Length. The lenght - about 4 minutes - is fine.
6. Newspaper. After 55 sec. there's a newspaper. What's that about?
7. The end - the end (it says the end twice)

But all in all - a nice video. Liked it.
You can watch some of mine if you like:
Mount & Blade Music Video - We'll Hunt You Down!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCtRmUWsFc4
And:
Mount & Blade - Viking Raiders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIV54L_FsA4&feature=user
For some inspiration

I've tried this fix out in some cities in native,
and it works like a charm. No bugs.

Excellent work, Sir.

Great. Traditional real-time RPG. No world map.
I have a few comments:
1. Graphics. I have the game set to nicest graphics possible And yet I didn't see any shadows (men/surroundings) and where is the 3D grass and all the bushes? Nature could look much nicer. The falling leaves are excellent though.
2. Saving Game: I saved the game and then died (in the cellar with the undead poking me through the stairs ) When I reload the game I start all over Is that a bug or do you start at the beginning everytime you die?
3. Borders: There isn't much room to move in. Especially when I was fighting the guard outside the gate to the castle. It seems you can only move in very narrow roads.
4. Picked up items: They disappear when you enter a new map.
Spelling: Many spelling mistakes. Try perhaps to find an online translater to get rid of the worst of them. But having said that - the dialog is really great and funny. Keep it up

I really like the idea of a "reward system, good or bad".
All in all really good. Keep it up!

I really liked it. Converting M&B to WW1 works fine. The use of the mortar is well made and fun
The sounds are great. Especially the blues song at the end. Very soulful

I have some bug reports/criticism:
1. Overall very difficult unless you simply let time run out and you automatically win (at least that's what happened to me). I got shot a lot. And it's just the first skirmish.
2. You advance in level while playing and when pressing C the start screen where you apply skill points is opened. But when pressing 'done' I ended up at the world map and startet over.
3. I was constantly given credit for killing people without doing anything. Mostly when an explosion was heard.
4. The men spawning were often just standing at the spawn point (away from the front line) and it seems you can't give them orders like 'spread out' or 'charge'.
5. All the men have similar faces. Perhaps you could make it random as in native (but that's just a small thing.)
6. Spelling mistakes. Perhaps you could ask some english speaking people on the M&B forum to correct them.

I didn't experience any crashes

I have to say it's great. And I hope you'll keep working hard. I can see on your homepage that you are just getting startet

Yes, I've been playing for about 1 hour and it works!
Nice to see Danes in a mod but did you have to call some of them Dane Colon

Seriously, I hope you will keep working on it. It has great potential

This is great, and exactly why a 'quick battle' function was created for the 0.890 version.
The game is excellent for this feature and i've spent a lot of time with this mod.
And for beginners it's a good way to learn the basics (I would imagine )since the difficulty can be adjusted.
Keep up the good work!