Age of Empires 1

[Forgotten_Warlord]

I made 2 new buildings and a unit.
The Archery and the Greeks House of the Bronze Age.
And the catapult.

I made the actual mesh of the archery though ^^

 

[tyranid51112]

This is looking better and better everyday with the model pictures

Hope this turns out awesome, this is wanting me to yell for joy.....




MWAHAHAHAHA

 

[peterrab]

Make sure you use the same unit upgrade scripts and have suitable models for each unit (like they look in AOE1, the buildings you have look pretty nice), and this'll be great.

If you can code it, you've got to have a Priest too.

 

[chilla_killa]

I made the actual mesh of the archery though ^^

Yeah forgot to say that ^^, of course I will credit you

@peterrab:

Yes of course there will be a priest.
I remake all models used in AOE 1, if there aren't fitting ingame models.

 

[chilla_killa]

*bump*

 

[scorpion182]

you've got to have a samurai for asian force

 

[SnaKy]

i hope you will finish this i remember playing AOE as a kid, it was cool game!

 

[chilla_killa]

i hope you will finish this i remember playing AOE as a kid, it was cool game!

bump, yes I hope that, too
it's one of my favourite games

Any modeller who wants to help me with the buildings?

 

[Amigurumi]

Any modeller who wants to help me with the buildings?

I can 'try' it. I can't say to 100% that I'm able to do a model, because I never made buildings.
But I can try it, just have to say which one.

 

[chilla_killa]

Can you look for screenshots on yourself, do you have AOE installed?
Could you make the stable of the greeks of the bronze age.
Please use the texture "UI-Glues-SinglePlayerCampaign-HumanCampaign3D-Castle texture.
If you want you can just make the mesh.

 

[Amigurumi]

not sure, do you mean this one in the middle:
<removed>?

 

[chilla_killa]

I can't see the picture, upload it here.
But I meant this one:
The one under the tower.
Make it low poly and only ingame textures, if you don't find good textures leave it blank I will do it then, you dom't have to make anims. Upload then the ms3d file

 

[Amigurumi]

oh, yes, I see. sorry for the broken link :/

well it was the wrong building I thought
okay, I can try it, but not sure about the spring.

 

[chilla_killa]

Just make two cylinders.
Or import the warcraft fountain.

 

[Amigurumi]

Just make two cylinders.
Or import the warcraft fountain.

no I mean the water in it. it has to be animated to look real, and I don't know
how to animate textures

 

[pangahas]

hey here's the wip of the stable..

 

[chilla_killa]

Ultra cool! Do you make stand, brith and death anims for it?

 

[pangahas]

I'm trying to,right now..but I think I messed up with something..I don't know what but errors appear while I'm trying to compile it..it's 2am here and I'm feeling a little sleepy now,I might just go over it again when I wake up..at least the mesh is done,so gtg for now..advanced merry xmas everyone..

 

[Amigurumi]

holy crap! your one looks awesome... I think I have to practise a little more
but I hope chilla makes the texture for me ^^
well the mesh and my (hardly failed) texture:

open at own risk

and before you say: Your spring looks odd 0.o , I will tell you: I need a break.

 

[pangahas]

hey bad news..the model I made won't compile..I have to remodel it.Give me a couple of days,I'll add simple birth,stand and death anims..

 

[Xerho]

I can help with the grammer, I am very good at that stuff.

 

[The Mechanic]

holy crap! your one looks awesome... I think I have to practise a little more
but I hope chilla makes the texture for me ^^
well the mesh and my (hardly failed) texture:

open at own risk

and before you say: Your spring looks odd 0.o , I will tell you: I need a break.

It actually looks really nice (apart from the water - but that can be fixed).

 

[Eccho]

If you want my personal opinon about the resource system age of empires has, it is going to be really tough to adapt it to wc3. Not only would I say it is very or almost too complex to properly function in GUI, but that itself needs a pretty good AI which is flawless.

Consider it, wc3 has 3 types of resources which could be used easy:
*Gold
*Lumber
*Food Upkeep

And it has only two sorts of harvesting:
*Gold mine
*Trees

It will be hard to adapt, because here is my point. You need:
*Food
*Lumber
*Stone
*Gold
*Food Upkeep

Following, you need these different harvesting methods:
*Hunting, fishing (villages), fishing(ships), farming(berries), farming(farms)
*Lumbering
*Gold mining
*Stone mining

And they all need a custom upgrade system whenever you need to research something.

I'm not saying it is impossible... But you should seriously code this is vJass or Jass at least.

A side note, I could be useful there, but that is up to you to decide, and it will not be certain I will have the time. I also already attempted this afew years ago when I had a project exactly as this in mind, but failed due to it's complexity (and it was in GUI). I would happily help though or be at any assistance whenever I have time. For insstance, I could attempt it now on my small christmas break.

~Eccho~

 

[chilla_killa]

The ressource systems won't be a problem, I already have a full working Hunting System, and for the 4 ressources, I will use a Multi Board.
Yes you're right, it will be much work and it will get complex, but I will do it.
If I need some trigger help, I will ask you, but now I get along very well.

 

[pangahas]

hey chilla i'm sorry but i can't continue working on the model for the mean time coz I'm having trouble with the resource system for my map,I already asked amigurumi for help since your hunting system is similar to mine..I requested a modified version from him..I'm pushing for an alpha release for my map by next month so I'm pretty busy right now,but I'll still help doing models for your project..not at the moment though,I hope you understand..

 

[chilla_killa]

Can you send me the 3ds file?

 

[pangahas]

I can but upon checking it I scaled the model too small,when I tried importing it to editor its only a quarter of its supposed size..let me do a quick remodelling now since I'm still waiting for amigurumi's triggers.Then I'll send it to you..is that ok with you?And also how many polies should it have?Coz I made a higher poly version..

 

[chilla_killa]

<1200 polies

 

[Eccho]

very well ask whenever you need to if you ever need to.

Otherwise, I am just going to say keep up the good work and good luck with the project. Im looking forward to see the result.

 

[baassee]

echo uber triggerer I see your point but you should know and you do know, multiboard, integers and checking orders would make the system perfect

 

[Eccho]

If I decided were to begin yeah. But Ill wait now anyway.

 

[88WaRCraFT3]

Chilla_Killa and Eccho if you need help with multiboard ask me, because i maked something like that and it works propertly.

 

[baassee]

Chilla_Killa and Eccho if you need help with multiboard ask me, because i maked something like that and it works propertly.

you know that echo is an old spell mod, with that I mean, he knows basicly anything about triggering including vJass

 

[chilla_killa]

Okay 88WarcraftFT3, tell me how to make a multiboard show only for Player 1.

 

[Amigurumi]

Okay 88WarcraftFT3, tell me how to make a multiboard show only for Player 1.

it's possible. you have to use local player, but this can make desyncs (sometimes)

 

[baassee]

Okay 88WarcraftFT3, tell me how to make a multiboard show only for Player 1.

You didn't ask me about this so I'll make it hidden :)

• Custom Script - call "Show Multiboard(which multiboard, GetLocalPlayer 1)

something like that but ... as post above says, has some desync problems :/

 

[Catch_ya]

but this can make desyncs (sometimes)

not with multiboards only with things like fog..

 

[Eccho]

GetLocalPlayer desyncs whenever it is about to create a handle (most of them, as they now are called agents which extends handles). All types which are referencecounted in wc3, thus if something is created locally, it would never work because the packets between the computers and the server would have mismatches. But for instance, a string or integer or real or something like that can have their local value, as long as it doesnt involve creating something which results in differences. Eg, you can not hide a unit, because that would make a unit available on the map for one player while it wouldnt be for someone else. So basically, one would be allowed to attack while the other believes it doesnt can move at all and is gone. Thats an example of a desync.
Multiboards and leaderboards are things which doesnt desync. Or well rather, setting a value on a board locally would, as it is in multiboard, actually setting a 'multiboarditem' value. But nothing will never happend if you only show the leaderboards locally. That is pretty much what happends when a team player leaves a ladder game: A multiboard is created but only showed for the team.

 

[Tha Flamestorm]

Omg i have this game is so fun i also got the II but how isnt it illegal to take pictures and sounds from another game?

It is, but seeing as microsoft shut down Ensemble, they can go fuck themselves.
oh and, this looks great! Hope it is as great as the actual game

 

[Eccho]

Taking the sounds from a game could definitly be illegal. You dont know if microsoft did their sounds themselves our bought the license to use them from another company. As for the pictures, since you are planning to do custom models, you could rather add custom icons for it instead. A plain print screen and altering of a model would look nice.

http://www.ensemblestudios.com/
Just because they havent updated it on a few months doesnt mean it is dead?

 

[chilla_killa]

Maybe it isn't illgeal because I don't use them for getting money and I will also give Microsoft credits.
Furthermore you can find all the sounds in the AOE folder without any copy protection.

 

[Eccho]

Thats true... it could be another matter if used for a non-commerical use. But anyway, the icons would fit much better if they weren't cnp form the original game:]

And well, sign me up on the AI nao

 

[chilla_killa]

I made the Stable of the Toolage. The mesh was made by pangahas, but he broke the textures, so he just sent me the blank mesh.
I finalized it by reducing the poly count (from 927 to 762) and texturing it.
Here's the result:

pangahas wrapping

chilla_killa's wrapping

 

[pangahas]

Nice one chilla..hehe..How did you reduced the poly count?Did you use mdx squisher or just deleted some vertices?And also,the texture on the main roof looks a bit stretched..
When I have more free time I'll help you again do some models..Or if you like I could just do the mesh then you do the texture,,lol..

NOTE: you spelled my name wrong.Its pangahas..

 

[chilla_killa]

Oh sorry, I changed your name
I just removed useless faces (for example, those at bottom of every mesh)
Oh yeah, I'lll fix the roof, you're right.
If you have time to do just a blank mesh, PM me and I'll tell you which building to make and send you a picture of it.

 

[pangahas]

What texture did you use for the stable's gate

 

[chilla_killa]

Textures/Doodads0

BTW: Because MasterOfEagles's Granary model had 4500 polies ... I made it on my own.
Here it is, it has 395 polies:

 

[Eccho]

That's cool. By the way, I see you are screenshoting alot from the original game?
Have a look in the install directory and see Age of Empires\help . In there theres not only sounds, but textures of all buildings in the game. It should be useful :]

 

[chilla_killa]

Yes I know.

 

[warman45]

Taking the sounds from a game could definitly be illegal. You dont know if microsoft did their sounds themselves our bought the license to use them from another company. As for the pictures, since you are planning to do custom models, you could rather add custom icons for it instead. A plain print screen and altering of a model would look nice.

http://www.ensemblestudios.com/
Just because they havent updated it on a few months doesnt mean it is dead?

ensemble actually anounced that they were being disbanned and that halo wars would be their last game. and now..... there gone. and just like when the USSR dissolved. random people will come and steal their crap!