Issue #1 has been sent out:
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To all Exilian members,
Welcome to the first Exilian Newsletter! This will be a monthly article sent to all members, containing information about new mods, events, notices etc. It will not attempt to sell you anything, like a lot of so called 'newsletters', just give you the latest from our little corner of the net.
Our website is accessible here: http://exilian.co.uk/ (http://exilian.co.uk/)
So, Issue #1:
Mods
One of our hosted mods, The Horde Lands for Mount&Blade 1.011, maintained and developed by Keedo420, has had a new release. Version 1.22 of the mod adds several new features, such as new spells, new items, abilities etc. And fixes many bugs present in 1.21.
Here is a list of some of the features of The Horde Lands:
8 Playable Races: Human, Elf, Dark Elf, Goblin, Orc, Zombie, Skeleton, and Ghost (transparent skeleton). Starting attributes, skills, and weapon proficiencies are affected by gender and race. (exact numbers may be tweaked later)
A completely redesigned map with 8 Kingdoms (each with expanded troop trees and equal territory), as well as expanded troop trees for outlaws and mercenaries.
Nearby enemy parties will now join forces against you.
291 new items (85 horses, 40 helmets, 18 shields, 51 armours, 3 boots, 75 weapons, & 18 cloaks, 1 gauntlets), plus several items not available in Native (including black armour) have been added back to the merchants.
Expanded recruitment options: 3 different recruits per kingdom at villages, hire rogues & mercenaries from tavern keepers, greater variety of random hire-able troops in taverns, and the NPC Necronus sells undead troops. Mid and upper tier troops can be recruited from towns/castles if the player is a member of the controlling faction. If the player is leader of their own kingdom, the troops recruitable from towns/castles will be based on the culture the player chooses for their kingdom. Tavern keepers, Guild Masters, Tournament Masters, Ransom Brokers, and Travellers can now be recruited as well.
Non-tournament arena fights now include a wider variety of opponents.
You can visit the forum here: http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian/forum/44341/ (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian/forum/44341/)
Or visit the gallery here: http://www.exilian.co.uk/gallery/the-horde-lands/ (http://www.exilian.co.uk/gallery/the-horde-lands/)
Some of our other mods that are well worth trying, and have releases are:
The Wedding Dance, a mod for Mount&Blade 1.011, is a mod that adds many new features to the game, including chariots, a storyline, many new items and armours, a new map, lots of silly hats, and of course, the ability to get married.
You can check out its home page here: http://exilian.co.uk/the-wedding-dance.php (http://exilian.co.uk/the-wedding-dance.php)
Its forum here: http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian/forum/3004629/ (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian/forum/3004629/)
Or its gallery here: http://exilian.co.uk/gallery/the-wedding-dance/ (http://exilian.co.uk/gallery/the-wedding-dance/)
Website
This section contains updates about the website and the forum software itself. If you have any comments about the website or forum, feel free to post them in their respecting threads here:
Website Discussion: http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=467808/3/#new (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=467808/3/#new)
Forum Discussion: http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7139901/1/#new (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7139901/1/#new)
Wiki
We also have a wiki, which we are trying to fill with information about the mods we host and various other modding/gaming information. Feel free to contribute in any way you can, it will be much appreciated. You can access the wiki here: http://exilian.wikia.com/ (http://exilian.wikia.com/)
Staff
We are short of two admins for maintaining and updating the Total War sections of our site. If you feel you have the spare time to help us keep these areas alive and kicking, then apply in your respective threads. Bear in mind though that if you are inactive for long periods without good reason, you'll be replaced.
Empire: Total War Admin: http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7101512/1/ (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7101512/1/)
Rome: Total War Admin: http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7148642/1/ (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7148642/1/)
Newsletter
If you have any comments or complaints about the latest issue, feel free to post them in its thread here:
Newsletter Discussion: http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7148488/1/ (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7148488/1/)
Newsletter #5, feel free to COMMENT <hint, hint.
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Welcome to the fifth Exilian newsletter, this will be short issue, as it has bee quiet of late, but here you are:
Mods:
Warsword, a Warhammer mod for Mount&Blade, has had an article of its own created on Exilian. The mod has progressed to the stage where I can make an article for it without the mod dying the next day. Enjoy the article and feel free to comment:
http://exilian.co.uk/warsword.php (http://exilian.co.uk/warsword.php)
Warhammer: Total War for Rome: Total War is inching closer to a new release, as Jubal reports that it now has a fully functioning and complete map for it now. Link below:
http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7193316/2/#new (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7193316/2/#new)
Also, any modders out there that have experience with RTW, Jubal wants your help! He is working on this project pretty much solo, and any help would be appreciated. All contributions will of course be credited, if included in the final release. The areas Jubal needs help in are coding, new buildings, traits, and rebalancing troops. Any modellers out there would also be welcomed, so put your name down! The more help he can get, the quicker the mod will be released.
Site Staff:
In line with the democratic way the forums are run, there will be elections for Sebastokrator and moderator posts in June. If you feel like standing for them, feel free to put your name in. If you don't understand what the posts are, read here:
http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=467543/1/#new (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=467543/1/#new)
Bear in mind that anyone applying for the posts should be prepared to put in a reasonable amount of effort if they are elected. If they do not do anything, then Citizens can initiate a vote of no confidence if it is passed, the staff member will be voted out and a new election will be held. All staff are also expected to abide by and enforce the Terms of Service.
Site Tech:
Anyone who bothers to read the Terms of Service will have noticed that since our upgrade to Zetaboards a while ago, the HTML used to format it has been broken, due to ZB not supporting it. Thanks to the efforts of Son of the King, they have been reformatted as BB Code and are finally readable again. Read them here:
http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian/boardrules/ (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian/boardrules/)
That's all for this issue, if you have any comments, feel free to post them here:
http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7148488/2/#new (http://s9.zetaboards.com/exilian?topic=7148488/2/#new)
Cheers,
Marcus, Technikos.