Rate of feedback on nation mods

[MaxWilson]

Sombre said:
What about if the mod brought something which was already familiar to the game? [snip]

However warhammer or Lord of the Rings is, so would people be interested in seeing nations based on these in the game? I don't much like LOTR but I could do warhammer nations no problem, provided there's some interest (other than my own).

I think this idea of importing content is sound. I'd be more likely to download and use a mod nation (for myself or the AI) if I already had some kind of emotional connection to the nation. I'd LOVE to use a mod based on any of the following:

* Malazan Book of the Fallen (I've got a bare-bones version that I made for the T'lan Imass)
* David Eddings' Belgariad (Angaraks, Alorns, Arends, Nyissans, Tolnedrans, etc.)
* Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar and/or Serpentwar series. (Kelewan, the Kingdom of the Isles, the Saaur, Dreadlords)
* Something from Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Maybe not a nation, but perhaps a couple of heroes or summons, or a poptype if poptype modding becomes possible.

To a certain extent, balance takes a backseat to flavor with some of these, especially the "bad guy" nations. If the Angarak units are slightly too cheap, well, evil Angarak hordes traditionally outnumber the good guys anyway.

Alternatively, I'd love to read a book based on one of the mods in this forum. But it's probably easier to go the other direction.

-Max