Mod MA Skavenblight 1.15 hotfix - Page 15

Sombre · #**141** October 8th, 2007, 01:13 AM

Unfortunately there's no chance of that happening.

I've decided to take a break from modding new content to concentrate on playtesting and balance for a while. When the new patch comes out, several mods might need updates anyway.

So don't hold your breath waiting for content updates to this or to Empire. It'll be a while.

Sorry.

Sombre · #**142** October 20th, 2007, 02:52 PM

This WILL be updated tomorrow. It WILL include at least:

6 Heroes - Warlord Queek, Plague Lord Skrolk, Grey Seer Thanquol, Boneripper the Rat Ogre Bodyguard, Deathmaster Snikch, Chief Warlord Ikit Claw.

Major changes to Plague Censers (they rock now, especially with N9 bless) and globadiers. Minor changes to many other units, including Warplightning Throwers that aren't parried by shields.

Many other tweaks and balance changes etc

It MIGHT include

7th hero, Master Moulder Throt the Unclean.

New Pretender - Bell of the Horned Rat.

New summon - Verminlord, Daemon of the Horned Rat.

Some of the graphics might not be 100% finished and chances are I still won't have gotten round to finishing the doomwheel or screaming bell graphics, but nevermind the placeholders look ok.

Mordici · #**143** October 20th, 2007, 06:03 PM

Awsome....this mod is so fun to play. With all of the additional heroes I cant wait for the update.

I hope the verminlord summon is included. It was such a powerful and useful addition in the tabletop game that kept the furry ones from running so easily :-)

Again hats off to a great mod that totally captures the feel of the Skaven!!

Sombre · #**144** October 21st, 2007, 11:01 AM

Ugh,... I /really/ wanted to get these buggers released today. But I do have a good excuse - I unexpectedly had to go to the hospital today and have to go in for an upper endoscopy tomorrow.

4 of the 6 heroes are 100% finished, the remaining two need a bit more work. WILL be out very soon, believe me :]

It's great fun getting thanquol and sending out boneripper chewing people up - you can use him as a bodyguard too, but I've found he's more useful as a recurring charger. He has a form of limited immortality - as long as thanquol is alive he can always summon him back up using summon allies.

Szumo · #**145** October 21st, 2007, 12:22 PM

Wouldn't it be more thematic for boneripper to be unique non-commander (assuming that can be modded), so he would indeed be only used as (Thanquol's) bodyguard?
Unique so there can be only one, would propably need recuperation to avoid collecting afflictions (though i think recuperation for all Rat Ogres might be thematic too).

What kind of paths will Vermin Lord have? (assuming it will be non-unique high level summon, right?)

Sombre · #**146** October 21st, 2007, 01:00 PM

He is unique and is a non-commander. That's basically what I was just talking about. If you try to summon allies more than one, the one you have vanishes and reappears where thanquol is. You don't /have/ to use him with thanquol, he can go off with another commander, or be GOR'd or something, but I like to use them together.

Vermin Lords will probably be death, astral, earth. They will obviously have pretty amazing stats, being one of the most powerful things in warhammer. I haven't really started work on them yet.

Sombre · #**147** October 22nd, 2007, 02:25 PM

The update is here. I didn't finish the boneripper graphic, so he looks a bit crummy, but you get the idea. Go download it in the first post of the thread, as usual.

I will upload a pic here to link to in the first post, providing a preview of all the graphics. Note the new heroes.

Morkilus · #**148** October 22nd, 2007, 03:44 PM

Awesome, Sombre! Perhaps soon we will have enough nations for a 2-on-2 Warhammer mod game. Perhaps Sylvania and Teutanian would be good opponents for the rats and ogres.

Mordici · #**149** October 28th, 2007, 05:30 PM

Excellent update Sombre! I was lucky to get Thanqual early in a large SP game (400+ provinces) and he is proving to be as deadly and hard to kill for the opponents as I would expect him to be. Having Boneripper close by doesnt hurt either :-) I also got Plague Lord Skrolk but havent done much with him atm. Wanted to get more construction research done first so he has a few items to beef him up.

I found what I assume is a bug. When I get special characters their actual names arent what they should be. For example, Thanqual in my game is actually called Raddit.

I decided to play the Skaven with a N9 bless and its working good except for the occasional Gray Seer who gets angry and runs in to hit folks with his staff and quickly dies in the ensuing melee :-)

mathusalem · #**150** October 31st, 2007, 12:08 PM

Excellent update !

But I'm still novice with Skaven.
What sort of Dominion / Bless do you suggest ?