Revora

The Writer's Guild is hosting a writing contest, as you may have guessed from the title of this topic. The theme is 'divisions', and you have a month to come up with something. Any entries will be appreciated, assuming they're not just spam. Contest entries should be posted here.

Hope to see as many of you as possible taking part. Don't let the creative community down!

Vortigern.

Dawn Of Skirmish v3.00 AI, the uber community AI for Dawn Of War: Soul Storm, has been released recently. This is really a must download for any DoW fan, making AI become a real challenge and play the game decently and adds few additional goodies for the game as well. Check it out for more details and download it HERE. The version 3.00 comes with the following changes:


What's new in Dawn of Skirmish SS AI 3.0?
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o New AI's for Dark Eldar and Sisters of Battle
o Old races ported and optimized for SS
o AI harassing improved
o AI attacks more often
o AI upgrades heavy weapons and leaders more often
o Builders can assist with building and repair friendly buildings and vehicles
o Heroes Special Mod updated with new races and campaign
o New Massive Battles Mod to increase army size of all players
o New Fortress Mod to increase strength of turrets, mines and posts if you want more defensive battles
o Countless smaller fixes




For further support on Dawn of Skirmish, check Revora's Dawn Of War Forums.

During the past few months it has become apparent that our (the NL's) methods and views on how to lead Revora differ greatly.
This split within management increasingly hindered progress on subjects concerning the whole of Revora, as we blocked eachothers plans.

Attempts at reconciliation have been made, yet recently the situation escalated, resulting in bad choices on both sides.
We found ourselves in agreement that this could no longer continue and got together to work on a solution.


In short this solution comes down to this:

We go from 5 Network Leaders to 2. One of these 2 NLs will be Mastermind, the other will be either Hybrid or Dark Lord of the Sith.
Together these 2 NLs will have the final say on decisions regarding the whole of Revora.

The remaining Network Leaders will not retire. Instead they will take on a position as Network Admins.
Aside from the central decision aspect, these Network Admins maintain the same access and abilities as they had as Network Leaders.

With this change the way is clear for more prompt decisions and a more actively evolving Revora!

On behalf of the Revora Leadership,
Solinx

Greetings all.

Today is a proud day in the history of Petrolution. The old tattered, coffee stained page that was Petrolution has been carefully torn out and laid to rest under an Oak tree overlooking the sea. In it's place, a new page is being written. Brand New, ready to be filled with activity and content that is exciting, informative and useful. A new day has dawned my friends, and the horizon is looking gorgeous!

Just over two years ago Petrolution was launched originally. Over it's time it's been a steady rock in the community providing resources to the people it served. Today, we're ready to transform Petrolution into a Petroglyph Modding Resource Hub!!.

From this day forth we shall endeavour to bring to you the most up-to-date information about the modding of Petroglyph's Games. We aim to provide full coverage, modding guides and tutorials, resources and tools at your fingertips and a helpful community where you can ask for help with anything related to the modding of Petroglyph Games.

We have completed a brand new original website for Petrolution. It's jam-packed full of awesome features awaiting you. We've incorporated a very flash article system that was originally built by 2playgames that allows you to login with your Revora Username and password to begin sharing and commenting on articles, tutorials, mod pages and files. There are many features to take advantage off so check out the Help Page to find out more about them.

I'd like to take this time here to thank everybody that's played a part in both the development of the new Petrolution site - and in the development of the Petrolution in general. If I miss anyone out, I apologize. Remember, I'm only New too

• AdmiralGT - The original vision behind Petrolution. Founded and put together the original version of the site and set the standard for future Staff.
• Torn - Torn did the graphical design for the first Petrolution template, his work is greatly appreciated.
• Banshee - The Supreme Banshee, without Banshee Petrolution would have collapsed a long time ago. He has held it together and has spent a lot of time supporting the site. Banshee has also helped a lot with the development of the new template, we can't really thank him enough. Thanks brother
• Mastermind - MM has been a key influence of Petrolution, while he may not be the great frontman he's been around, updating news and keeping things running smoothly.
• Phoenix Rising - PR is the only member of the former Petrolution staffing team that is still here. A great modder and we look forward to working more closely in the future.
• Brad - Brad is probably relatively unknown to many of you - but he is a great friend of mine and has done the graphical work for Petrolution v II. He is also going to stay on and support the website as a community leader and moderator. Cheers Brad!
• Jeeves - A wealth of information regarding CSS & XHTML development. His support of me coding up this website has been highly valuable. Without his assistance this release date would be many many weeks into the future.
• Dark Lord of the Sith - DlotS has helped a lot with the development of the new look Petrolution. His assistance in many areas is greatly appreciated.

I'd also like to introduce the new staff members here at Petrolution.

• Bex - Bex, or swgbex is an acomplished and respected modder for the Empire at War series. Particularly notable with his work in the Imperial Assault 2 mod for FOC and documentation on Mike.nl's modding tools. Bex will continue modding with Universe at War and will provide help in the forums to anyone that asks to the best of his ability. He has also written and reproduced many modding tutorials for Petrolution.
• Kelathin - Kelathin is a well known member of the Petroglyph fan community and has joined us on Petrolution to help out wherever he can. He is a skilled modder and heads up the Judgement of The Jedi mod for Universe at War. Kelathin will be providing support on modding related issues in the forum as well as helping our community go forward into the future.

Brad has been introduced above

And so this about wraps it up. Welcome to the new Petrolution, stay tuned for much new content to come. Here's to a new Day


 

• Lone Wolf: We got two new updates for two different mods by Radspakr this week. Check out the Lone Wolf update here and the Age of Numenor update here.

• Special Extended Edition: Nazgul has three new goblin heroes to show this week. Check out screenshots of Azog, Bolg, and the Great Goblin hero here.
• RC Mod: Three new maps (Ruined Lands, Greenlands, and Bridges of Fresoan) made by Brabox have been added to the RC MOD and can be seen here. Also, the RC team would like people to vote in the Faction Poll to determine which faction to focus on the most.

• Age of the Firstborn: Version 1.0 of Elrond99's mod is now available for download! Prepare the armies of Lindon and Lothlorien and wage war on Sauron's forces!

In other news, Dre@mer has released a new trailer for his upcoming singleplayer map Golden Forest! It is definitely worth checking out. Also, Beleg has released the Aragorn Ranger Mod for Bfme1. It adds sword/bow toggle to Aragorn for all those who want it.
Rob38

• Lone Wolf: We have a couple more Lone Wolf updates this week. First off, five new maps have been added to the mod and can all be seen here. Second, check out 5 new renders for both the dwarves and Dol Guldor faction here.
• Kings of The West: Mordor, the last faction to be worked on, is done. The mod is now at the stage of finishing touches, bug finding, balancing, and testing. For more information visit this thread here. The mod team will be looking for several testers and bug finders to join the team in the very near future. If interested, please visit this thread.

• Special Extended Edition: More updates for the evil men faction this week. Check out both the Rhun walls and stables here and here. Also, download some new wallpaper pictures for your desktop here.
• RC Mod: The Ridder Clan faction has been updated again and you can check up on it here. The Beast faction also has been updated with two new units which can be seen here. Finally, you can add a RC mod banner to your signature by checking out this topic here.

In other news, Radspakr has added two new Articles and one new download to the main website. The first article is on Stealth by upgrade (different from his last one), the second is on Broadcast Stealth, and the third thing is a full set of onager animations. Also, the models/skins page by TheDeadPlayer has been updated! Two new models are available, the rohan warrior and rohan spearman! Moreover, a rohan shields skin pack is available too! So feel free to use them in your mods!
Rob38

• Expansions: Finally, after not having an update in ages, Flameguard has become active with his mod again! Check out several new screenshots of the harad faction and also a recruitment section here.

• Special Extended Edition: Nazgul is back to his modding self again and he is adding many new things to his mod. Here is a list of the screens and updates regarding the new Evil Men faction: Harad Stable, Rhun Axemen, Harad Armoury and Barracks and Harad Swordsmen.
• RC Mod: A whole lot of things for the RC MOD this week! The Goblins have died, and the Beasts faction have taken their place. Check out the beast structures here and their units here. Next, Nieksa has finished some units for the Hithaeglir faction and can be viewed here. Third, The Acosa Faction's School and the University is complete and can be seen here. Finally, Ridder Blauw has been posting big parts of the storyline which can be read here.

• Battles of Gondor: Stealthsnake has moved forums and is now based here at T3A! He is hosting a tournament for bog 4.0 to help find bugs and balance problems. There is a prize, an all new "Battles of Gondor Directors Cut" (BoGDC). It will contain a 8th faction and will not be a public version (might be made public in 2020 ). Screenshots of it can be seen here. If you wish to join the tournament, sign-up here.

In other news, our forums now have an exclusive section for the upcoming game, LOTR Conquests! You can find the forum here. Also, if you ever find yourself in dire need to do something, that's not... modding... Feel free to visit the site once more, to see if there are new things, vote for things, revote for things that might interest you, or just get to know old mods better... The worst that could happen is a headache

Rob38

• The 4th Age: After a 3 week vacation to who knows where , Lauri has returned with an update of two new Rhun buildings. Check them out here.

• Special Extended Edition: SEE is finally back in business! While Sul has once again appeared on the forums, it is still unclear how active he will be with the mod. To keep the mod moving, Nazgul has decided to finish and clean up the coding Sul left behind. One of his main goals is to implement the Evil Men faction into his mod. With the help of Flameguard, the Evil Men faction is making some nice progress. Check out all the updates and screenshots of this new faction here.
• RC Mod: First off, Ridder Geel is announcing that the Harad will be a new faction added to his mod. He also has an update on some new structures for the Vandas faction. Look at all the renders here.

• Wars of the East: Hail to Elendil once more, for he finished yet another couple of hero re-designs - at last, Glorfindel, Boromir, Alatar, Sauron and Saruman all became as tough and cool as they are meant to be ! Behold their devastating powers here!

In other news, Ched, our T3A leader, will not be available for the month of August. If you have any issues, questions, or concerns that need to be addressed, send your messages to me. Thanks.
Rob38

I've been looking forward to post this news update for a very long time. A large part of the mod and our goals have been the campaigns (non-linear, linear, etc.) and the War of the Ring mode, and while the campaign will not be expounded upon in 1.06, the mapping team has laid some of the best ground work in mapping, scripting, etc. to really be able to do justice to Lord of the Rings story. Also, work has begun on many of the new territories of the RJ living map.

While there will not be any new campaign maps, a large number of skirmish maps will be added for 1.06. From converted BFME2 campaign maps, converted BFME1 maps, and some amazing custom maps, I for one feel just honered to be able to watch these creations from start to end. All of the maps listed below will not be finished in time for 1.06, but you should find enough to enjoy and keep you enthralled with Middle-Earth. They are listed in random order with a few screenshots of the different maps.

I must say a HUGE thank you goes out to those part of the RJ Mapping team and the time that they have invested:

• Lone Wolf: After some massive updates in the past weeks by Rad, we now get the first small update in quite some time! Check out his new Weather Hills map here.
• Kings of The West: This week, GTO has 19 new screenshots including Merry, Grimbold, Eowyn in armor, Elven Warriors, and the new leadership glows for each faction. They are all up on GTO's site as well as in this thread. Also Rohan is done! For further updates please see the above thread.

• Battles of Gondor: Version 4.0 of Stealthsnake's mod has been released! Start downloading and playing now!

Rob38