The guys from ‘The Last Days’ are treating us to another look at what’s been going on behind the scenes. This time Merlkir is revealing some of the concept art that he has made for Dale and the Men of Rhûn (also known as the Easterlings). He has also promised that he will post an additional two or three new pictures every day until he runs out, so you may want to visit the preview thread often!
You can play the old version of ‘The Last Days’ right now if you download ‘Mount & Blade’ v0.808 and TLD v2.4. Find out more about the mod at their forum.
Men of Dale
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Tags: Bardings, Concept Art, Dale, Easterlings, Fantasy, M&B, Merlkir, Mount & Blade, Preview, Rhûn, TaleWorlds, The Last Days, TLD
«Play on an extensive historically accurate map of Middle-earth as it was in the Third Age, including 114 settlements taken straight from Middle-earth lore and completed with several fictional locations. Visit the wonders of Middle-earth, like the Three Towers, the Argonath or Durin’s tower and see all the unique locations of Middle-earth like Minas Tirith, the Black Gate or Isengard. See the hills of Rohan, the huge forest of the Mirkwood and the dark ash of Mordor.»
The long-awaited The Lord of the Rings modification for ‘Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms’, called ‘The Third Age: Total War’, has just been released. Play as one of twelve factions – including Gondor, Rohan, Isengard & Mordor – on a map of Middle-earth:
Map of Middle-earth
Go here to find the download links and more information on the mod and the release!
Faction Icons
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Tags: Creative Assembly, Fantasy, M2TW, Medieval II: Total War, TATW, The Third Age: Total War
The Dead Marshes
`Middle-earth Role Playing´ is a total Conversion for `The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion´ based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. With a completed heightmap work is progressing well for the team, with modellers creating assets and landscape artists bringing the world to life. This latest media update brings us various high resolution pictures revealing just some of the beautiful and detailed work accomplished so far.
Barad-dûr
You can download the older version 0.2.2 from the `MERP´ website here. Or view the rest of the media update on the Bethesda forum thread here.
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Original post written by Kasabian for Mod Realms.
Tags: Barad-dûr, Bethesda, Dead Marshes, Fantasy, MERP, Middle-earth Role Playing, Oblivion, Preview, TESIV, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Posted by: Amroth in Games
Economy Map
«All those who ever wished to ride with the dour-handed Rangers of the North or to wear the high crown of the Sea-Kings of old; all those who ever dreamed of taking part in the Counsels of Elrond Half-Elven or to visit the enchanted realm of Queen Galadriel; all those who ever coveted the treasures of Khazad-Dum, of Moria, in the days of its glory; all those who ever wanted to command the fearsome power of the Mumakil or to hoist the black sails of the Corsairs of Umbar; even all those who ever yearned to spread fear in the hearts of men like only a Nazgûl can, or to loot and murder with a horde of blood-thirsty Orcs.»
The guys over at ForumGaming.com are starting up a new game called ‘The Lord of the Rings: War in the West’, and they are looking for people interested in playing. Read more about the concept in this thread, and find out if this is something for you!
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Tags: Forum Game, ForumGaming, The Lord of the Rings: War in the West
A new gallery has been set up, this time featuring screenshots from ‘The Last Days’, a The Lord of the Rings modification for ‘Mount & Blade’. You can check out all the images here. For more information about the mod proceed to their forum.
Variags of Khand
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Tags: Gallery, J.R.R. Tolkien, LotR, M&B, Middle-earth, Mount & Blade, Screenshots, TaleWorlds, The Last Days, The Lord of the Rings, TLD
A new preview showcasing the ruins of Osgiliath has just been posted by Llew2 from the ‘The Last Days’ team. This means, of course, that we’ll be able to headshot some Orcs (or Men if you’re more into the evil side of things) surrounded by the beautiful, if ruinous, environments of the Citadel of the Stars in the next instalment of TLD. Here be screenshots!
The shadowed ruins of Osgiliath
The latest version of ‘The Last Days’ is for the old ‘Mount & Blade’ v0.808. Find out more about the mod on their forum.
Osgiliath was once the capital of Gondor
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Tags: J.R.R. Tolkien, LotR, M&B, Middle-earth, Mount & Blade, Osgiliath, Preview, TaleWorlds, The Last Days, The Lord of the Rings, TLD
The Dragons Skin Regiments
«The Easterlings have been under the influence of Sauron, and before him Morgoth, it would seem from the very beginning. However it is their more recent dealings with Sauron that concerns us most. Before Sauron had established himself in Mirkwood he sought security in Rhûn. He used this time in the east to build the loyalty of the Easterlings. Around 1050 of the Third Age Sauron rebuild Dol Goldur in Mirkwood; however he maintained his ties with the Easterlings. He constantly sent emissaries to the men of the East to ensure they kept up their raids. These emissaries would eventually help establish the tribe known in the west as “The Wainriders” as the pre-eminent tribe in Rhûn. They were eventually able to establish a loose confederation under the leadership of the Wainrider Warlords. It was these warlords who attacked the west in 1851 of the Third Age by assaulting the lands south of Mirkwood. A constant state of war existed between the Wainriders and the West as an Alliance with Khand and Harad was formed. However with their defeat at the hands of Gondor in 1944 of the Third Age the Wainrider influence in the east disappeared. The tribes were fragmented once again and the alliances with Khand and Harad fell apart.»
Easterlings vs. Knights of Dol Amroth
The Easterlings of Rhûn are the latest faction to be previewed by the ‘The Third Age: Total War’ team, and, in addition to much information about their take on the faction, we get an absolutely massive amount of screenshots to gawk at. Make your way over to the faction preview thread to join in on the gawking!
Easterlings vs. Gondor
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Tags: Creative Assembly, Easterlings, M2TW, Medieval II: Total War, Rhûn, TATW, The Third Age: Total War
Swan-knight of Dol Amroth
Hoggy made some great concept art for the ‘Middle-earth: Total War’ mod for ‘Medieval: Total War’, and that art is now collected in a gallery which you can find here.
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Tags: Art, Concept Art, Hoggy, Medieval: Total War, METW, Middle-earth: Total War, MTW, Tolkien Art
We’ve been doing monthly roundups of everything that has been going on over at Mod Realms for a few months now, and with the new website up and running here at CoR we thought it might be a good idea to do something similar. This month has been used to port some of the old content over from the old site, such as the interviews, and adding galleries with the artwork previously posted on the forum. Some news has also been posted, such as the new addon released for ‘The Fourth Age: Total War’, allowing you to play with a Roman legion stranded in Middle-earth, and the new edition of Tolkien’s ‘Tree and Leaf’ which was published on the 2nd of March.
News & Announcements:
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Tags: March 2009, Monthly Roundup, Roundup
The coming of Fingolfin
More images are up in our gallery section, and this time the turn has come to the art of Jenny Dolfen. Click the ‘Gallery’ link under the ‘Main Menu’, or click here, to check it out!
Find out more about Jenny Dolfen here.
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Tags: Art, Gallery, Jenny Dolfen, Tolkien Art
