I have released the Shield Mod, please try it:)

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1727260522

I Here is a demo pic
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/817877202147977582/423BF315905E9710DAF9B21C42EE4CEA78E89859/

@everyone: Here are some IN-GAME demo pictures of my upcoming shield mod:
It is the plan to change ALL shields, and make 2 versions, one for people with lots of Video RAM, and on for people with less.

(Best one-:) )
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/952983997910840271/9125DE488803DA14C24D8B11D2359B87102A6C89/

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/952983997910860059/1923595C223421B6A7909719A331C18992A6A95A/

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/952983997910855111/B8A048F549F893434BC785928F9CF7E478F3DCD4/

Pics from upcoming big mod of mine:) : https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/profiles/76561198063673523/images/

New barbarian cities:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1700679164

@everone: I am currently working on the textures of the armor and shields of the soldiers, making 2K HD textures for them all, what soliders and what gear, from which campaign (Grand Campaign/Cæsar/Augustus, ROTR, Empire Divided, etc.) do YOU think I should start with?
Which soliders are the most important? It is going to be a very long process, so I wish to start with the ones that most people want upgraded. It not even sure, that I will finish this massive project, but I at least want to try :)

@everyone: VERY different, All new barbarian city, much better: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1642088258

@everyone I will be very happy to make a MOD that updates ALL (or the most important) swords in Rome 2 to 1-2K HD and of course make them look a lot better.

I just need to know which are the most urgent, and also at first from the same campaign if possible (Grand Campaign, or Imperator Augustus, or Cæsar in Gaul, etc.).

[*** INFO ***]
New REALLY good Gladius mod, based on a new model, and looks great::
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1611627095

[Info] New Mod that draws cool markers under the soldiers, points which they are headed and also looks cool: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1558811062

[NEW GLADIUS]: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1540145203

You can't in vanilla, you can in Dei. In vanilla there only ONE gladius for ALL the roman trops, so there you can have to pick one.

I would like to know if I can mix this to your old gladius mod?

New Gladius
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1531048897

I have updated my old gladius with much better texures and editing, now it could stand in for a rough, wornmaybe poorly crafted sword of the common footsolider. It still looks good though :)

Here it is :

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1508079005

ChiefElias: I can make a rougher version of this, but I already HAVE a rough gladius:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1508079005

This is more realistic but does not look as perfect as THIS, but try it, som like it.ils/?

It's nice and all, but I feel the rugged look reflects a weapon in the field much better. A week outside and my hunting knife looks like shit even if it was never pulled out of it's sheath.

You mean the DeI version? It very basic, I just now working on adding some variation to the mod, so there are different swords.

Nice Phazer, thank you very kindly

Quick Dei Version: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1526801541
I will add more variation to the swords when I have the time, maybe tomorrow.

Thanks, that is nice of you. The problem is, that right now I only have 2 swords, and there are many more different swords in DeI.

Hi Phazer the sword looks awesome, but i think a huge % of the players still playing R2 use DeI. So you will struggle to get subs, chicken and egg. However I have given you a thumbs up as the sword does look fantastic.

Yes, but it takes time, because there many different gladii in DeI, and you don't want them all to be identical, right?

Dei please!

Yeah, but I need the permission from the guy who made the original 3d model of this particular sword.

Yeah I mean I would play the hell out of this mod if you made a different sword for early and late Romans yeah.

I could also look at the barbarian swords i DeI, the same guy, Stealth4Health, who let me use his excellent gladius model also has an awesome germanic looking spatha, it could be used for both geramnic swords and for the large celtic swords, again I would have to do variants of that too. It could be cool, but isn't most prudent thing to wait and see how people like THIS sword before doing all that work, that people might not like? Anyway I will look into how many different gladii I would to make for the Roman faction in DeI and maybe begin work next week, but I have other projects running, that coincidently will benefit DeI too....:)

I could replace each roman sword type individually, make the earlier sword types rougher and the newer more refined (if they are divided into early and lade, which I don't recall), also in DeI in a unit there are several different sword, so I would have to make a lot of variants, (some of them could be based on my older gladius mod, which look rougher) I would love to do that work, IF there is enough interest for it:)

Not all swords, just ROMAN sword, and I could replace only SOME roman swords, but would that not look weird=

Ah if a DEI version would replace ALL gladii I probably wouldn't use it sorry

eta: It works for everything that uses the vanilla gladius, and it does not conflict with anything.

Right nok people are not really interested in this mod it seems. But if I make a DeI version ALL the Roman gladii, late to early will be replaced with this sword, I do have an older looking one, but It not as prof looking as this.

Does this work for radious?

DEI pls

DEI VERSION

make a gladius hispaniensis model without the spine it would be nuts! also this is a good mod

Well, first I thought you meant there was something WRONG with MY sword, and that I should make it like the mods you showed me, but you want me to upgrade the armor also? That might be a bit diffficult, as armor is complicated. A sword blade is complicated enough, but in time I might upgrade armor. BUT Cellticus Rome II HD DOES upgrade armor, and I think it looks grea. You have to download it offsite because he has not more space left on Steam Cloud. If your FPS becomes to low then maybe dial back on some of the other thing, maybe set texture quality a bit down and set particle effect and shadows. If I upgraded the armor like the sword it would be VERY VERY demanding and completely destroy the FPS on older machines, the sword has 4 2048x2048 textures, HD Rome II is the best mod for general improvement in armor and all other battle stuff and Celticus ' Orbis Terrarum mod makes the MAP look realy really good, even better than my HD Cities (and it works WITH the HD Cities.).

For that 1GB mod you mentioned, I used it one time before with his ocean and terrain mod, but I don't prefer it. Besides, my graphic card was not that strong, it deeply affect my FPS. I also don't like the way how the mod want us to download, which is a bad examle for us to manage....
And the most funny thing is that, he told us that his ocean and terrain mod are too old, he used the word Obsolete and he told me several months ago he was not going to updating them anymore! I deeply doubt this Beta version mod would face the same fate....

I am using your city mod now!
My meaning was to ask you if you could improve your mod's armor as well. Like the first two examples I gave to you, which improved the armor and sword together....I thought they could become a reference to your mod's future improvement, but it seems like you are not interested in that and armor....

Have you tried my Gladius mod the game? And have tried the Roman II HD mod I showed you:)?

Those are nice mods, but what is is you want me to do about MY texture? It is meant to look like a very highly polished steel blade, doesn't it look like that? Anyway, you should really get the Rome II HD mod I just told you about linked to in here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1217341916

It is one the best mods of all, it makes all vanilla soliders look 10x better, AND it works with the newest verssion of rome 2.

What should I do with it?

I works very well with the version I am playing with it mysellf just now.

That mod looks like hasn't been updated for half a year! How is it going to survive the challenge of patch 18,19 and 20 and hot-fix? Besides, its download link seems doesn't work well.
By the way, could you please do something about your texture like these two mods:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=302959569
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=319664634
Thank you!

That is not really my stremgth,use Celticus' "HD Roman II", it improves the units A LOT, much better than I can:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1217341916

Hello, author. Great work!
And I still want to ask for a content request, since you have improved the sword, could you please also do something for units' armor, examples:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=444363623 https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=466171911
These mods did a very good job for improving units' weapons and armor, but it hasn't been updated for quite some time. Could you please do something about your mod depend on those?
Thank you!

I will make a DeI version if people sign on for this one, it does not really look like there is much interest :( And then a DeI version would a waste of time, right :)?

[Update] Swords look a lot better now!

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yes please a version vor DEI would be nice ...

oK, this one only change the vanilla gladius, I might have to make a new one or two.