CherryMod Thread

#1 January 19th, 2004, 10:27 PM

Well if it's the stone age. Don't put in the 'plate' part of your equipment. "Crafted Stone Moomoo" would be more more indicitive of craftmanship in the Ice Age.

Wauthan · #2 January 19th, 2004, 10:30 PM

Hehe, well you sort of misunderstood me. I meant that making such armor means that they are not exactly on stoneage level of technology and it sort of looses it's prehistory feel.

Making worthwhile armor of such brittle and bulky materials would be a challenge even for the tools of today. And your mod shows that they are well on par with steel armor. But perhaps it's in comparison with the weapons of the time? One could of course jump in and say "it's magic materials" in a fantasy setting but it's sort of stretching it.

Armor made out of skins, furs and bones don't offer nearly the same protection but they are much lighter and would be fast enough to produce to equip a small army.

I'm sorry I brought this up. It's your mod after all and I should know better then to comment on its setting.

Saber Cherry · #3 January 19th, 2004, 10:43 PM

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Originally posted by Wauthan:
I'm sorry I brought this up. It's your mod after all and I should know better then to comment on its setting.

No, please, don't feel that way=) I'll probably tone down the stone stats. But if you ever go to a museum with a jade exhibit, check it out - the stuff they did with jade is amazing. Chains, for example... wow.

By the way, I decided to make a new Ice Age thread. Anyway, I agree that stone plate armor and prehistoric pre-bronze societies making high-quality laminated wood are pretty unrealistic... but I think they're more realistic than coral hauberks and heat-radiating Abysians. Because they actually COULD exist

Moreover, wood laminate armor was used in "Magician: Apprentice / Master" and stone armor was used in Chrono Trigger, so both have proper fantasy credentials=)

However... I'd love an injection of realism... so if you want to pick a nation or two, go for it! Pangaea might be a good choice=)

-Cherry

[ January 19, 2004, 20:44: Message edited by: Saber Cherry ]

#4 January 20th, 2004, 06:26 AM

I was planning on a Mod based around the Tsurani actually. But was waiting for a 'full' set of mod tools before I do it. I'd rather not make half a mod now and make a whole mod later, when they actually include the tools in order to make it happen.

Saber Cherry · #5 January 20th, 2004, 06:29 AM

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Originally posted by Zen:
I was planning on a Mod based around the Tsurani actually. But was waiting for a 'full' set of mod tools before I do it. I'd rather not make half a mod now and make a whole mod later, when they actually include the tools in order to make it happen.

A tsunami mod? I suppose that would work...

#6 January 20th, 2004, 06:38 AM

Hah, Tsurani. Aliens of Kelewan

Afraid of horses. Riding Needra and wearing brightly colored armor based on their house and clan and political party.

Black Robes galore!

Saber Cherry · #7 January 20th, 2004, 06:43 AM

Oh THEM!!! That's right. They remind me of Mictlan.

Now that I think about it, I thought about Dominions an awful lot while reading those books. Of course Mictlan had not been invented yet, but it's not a very good parallel anyway. And Dominions doesn't really have elves or dwarves as major components. I guess Feist's elves are close to Dominions Tuatha... and the central, crumbling kingdom was very reminescent of Ermor.

[ January 20, 2004, 04:49: Message edited by: Saber Cherry ]