New Mod: Star Wars- Jedi vs Sith

[Desert_Fox]

Greetings,

I am pleased to announce my new mod, which is close to completion. This mod adds two new factions: the Jedi Order and the Sith Dominion, in a bitter contest for power. If you have ever dreamed of commanding huge armies of light-saber wielding, slash-happy warriors, then this mod is for you. Here are the details:

Goal:
As a SW fan, I paly many such games. However none of them satisfied my need for massive Jedi vs Sith battles (in the movies we get cool duels, but no large battles between those skilled with the force). So, also being a huge Dom fan and a descent modder (though I will not claim greatness), I figured I would try to develop a Dom mod to meet my needs. Having made much progress, I descided to share my creation. A brief description of my mod folows.

The mod includes several heros from the SW saga (though I will not reveal them at this time), as well as generic units for the rank and file.

Units:

Jedi:
Infantry- Soldiers single and duel-wielding light sabers
Cavalry- Single-blade soldiers on speeders and pairs of single-bladers together on a large skiff
Ranged- None currently
Commanders- Jedi knights and masters; scouts, and others

Sith:
Infantry- Soldiers with single and double-bladed light sabers
Cavalry- Single-blade soldiers on speeders
Ranged- None currently
Commanders- Sith knights and masters; scouts, assassins, and others

This mod is not balanced for play with original Dom3 nations, but is well balanced between each other (they wipe the floor with normal units, for the most part). The Jedi soldiers have speed and deffence advantages; the Sith have attack advantages. These differences force the player to use tactics over brawn and requires a slightly different strategy for each side, but they are not so significant as to dominate gameplay.

I am still finishing this mod (having new, cool ideas constantly poping into my head, plus a busy schedule, slows my work a bit, however). I plan to release the first version in the next week or so, depending on the many variables of life. Interest in this mod is also a factor in how much priority I will give this project.

Other Things:
I have never done any map designing, though I plan to sometime find the time to learn. Even so, I know there are many awesome map makers already out there. So, if anyone would like to create some SW themed maps, they would make a welcome addition to my project.
I also have a crazy idea, but it would only work with the right map. My idea: to create a space combat SW mod, were all the units are space ships (like X-Wings and Tie Fighters and Star Destroyers, etc.). This would be totally awesome, but would only work with a map board that looked like space and had provinces named for SW planets and the like. The battle map, I think, presents the biggest problem. I do not know this, but is it possible to edit/create a battle map? It would need to be black and probably have a star/space background. Is this possible, O mapping experts? I have never heard of modding battle maps, but I am no expert. If this were possible, then it would make one of the sweetest Dom mods ever! So please give me some feedback, anyone who is knowledgeable on this topic.

Anyway, this is a synopsis of my SW mod. I look forward to feedback. Stay tuned for future updates, espessially the first release of this mod.

Thanks, have fun!



P.S. ~ I have attached a screenshot. Enjoy!