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[IA] WIP - Portuguese Architecture for Independent Mod
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[IA] WIP - Portuguese Architecture for Independent Mod

Description
/!\ WIP - PLEASE NOTICE THAT THIS MOD ISN'T FINISHED YET.
Only Castle Age is finished.

NOTICE! This is a mod for the "Independent Architecture" DAT mod. This mod does nothing for AoE2 itself. You need the "Independent Architecture" DAT mod to see an effect. Make sure this mod has a higher priority than Independent Architecture as well.

HOW TO USE :

1) Subscribe to Saint_Michaels' or Omkar Independent Architecture
2) Subscribe to this mod
3) In your mod manager, put [IA] Portuguese Architecture for Independent Mod with highest priority, then followed by Independent Architecture mod
4) When in the lobby, in the game version selection, select Independent Architecture dataset

This mod is compatible with other graphic mods that use Independent Architecture.

CREDITS :


FEUDAL AGE => Not done yet, use the original mediterranean set if you don't have any mod for Portuguese.


CASTLE AGE => Several credits must be given for this realisation.

The textures of all buildings are from Pesqueira, based in a old set made by monsterslayer (thanks to TriRem for the information).

The shapes of almost all buildings and some elements are taken from the Italian set made by Catbarf, except for the University (Original Set, inspired by the Pesqueira's set), the Guard Tower (Aragonese Architecture by Yakko), the Mill (original Central European Windmill, also inspired by the Pesqueira's set), the Monastery (Pesqueira's set) and the Castle (Can't be obvious at first sight but it's the same shape than the Abejin Portuguese Castle).

Thanks to Catbarf for giving me his support to make this set, since it re-used some of his arts.


IMPERIAL AGE => Not done yet. For now, it uses the Castle Age buildings.

The Independent Architecture Mod was originally created by Saint_Michaels and Omkar pursue his task.


N.B. : Please note that I won't take requests like "make this for Spanish" etc … I don't want to make a multi-mod. There's enough documentation on the web to figure out how to make your own IA set for every civ you want. It's not that hard, you'll just have to download turtle pack and search a little in your game folders, I think everybody can do it. Still I may consider making a Non IA set if it's asked a lot, but not until all the set is finished.
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-Clyde 2 Apr, 2022 @ 6:29pm 
You mention Yakko in writing, did you communicate with him directly? I know that he shared a lot of cool architecture, but he didn't publish it, but he gave it to me, I really want to learn some sets, but I can't contact him, because I don't know where to look for him
Huanglukuzhu 19 Jul, 2019 @ 6:15am 
May I try to do some improve in it for you?
Markus Kruber II. 13 Jul, 2019 @ 11:02am 
Hermerico is a gamma. You have to ignore such people.
Hermerico Vímara Meneses 13 Jul, 2019 @ 4:28am 
@Krichert That was rude, I was very clear to explain my issue was not with the maker of this mod or the quality of the product, but simply the style he chose to portray not being very fitting for the time, i also explained why I believed as such and posted some examples of what i believed to be more fitting, it was purely constructive criticism, and i even thanked the mod maker for at least making something, which is still better than nothing. And it's unfair of you to disrespect my opinion the way you did.
Huanglukuzhu 7 Jul, 2019 @ 11:44pm 
Hello, have this been finished?
Krichert 2 Jun, 2019 @ 4:05pm 
Dude...Don't pay attention to that tryhard portuguese guy and keep going with your amazing work!!! ^^
Gaudio 13 May, 2019 @ 9:13am 
How is the set going?
I really liked it and I would love to see it completed
Hermerico Vímara Meneses 16 Apr, 2019 @ 5:07pm 
To be fair, as a Northern Portuguese my conception of Medieval Portuguese Architecture might be quite different to a Southerner's, since to me it dates back to the 860's, to them it only begins around the 1200's (and with a muslim background), so while i see this as foreign, someone from Algarve might see it more familiar.
So maybe the best way to find the middle ground is making the Feudal Age more Romanesque and North Portuguese based, while the Castle Age more "Lisbon-esque" based (Although the Castles themselves are pretty uniformely "Simple, Square and Stony" all over the country, those lookout towers in the Castle and Docks are characteristic of Early Modern bastions, not Medieval Castles).
Hermerico Vímara Meneses 16 Apr, 2019 @ 4:49pm 
"pictures of Lisbon and Sintra" Well, Lisbon was mostly destroyed in 1755 and rebuilt in an entirely different style, so all we have from before is some poorly detailed 17th century drawings. I dont know much about Sintra, but judging by its wacky Castle, it seems completely different to anything else i know.

"I saw a mod for franks in the steam workshop that looks more viking than french" Oh i know what mod you speak of, it made me cringe as well.

"I can't afford making a whole trip in all the countries of Portugal just for releasing a free set "
I'm perfectly aware of that and i tried to sound as least demanding as possible. Its understandable that someone from outside has very limited exposure. Even most portuguese people have no clue what medival Portugal was like, since we we have always neglected historical bookeeping and Arqueological conservation.
Hermerico Vímara Meneses 16 Apr, 2019 @ 4:43pm 
"Check my other mods screenshots, the backgrounds aren't always related with the civ" Fair enough, that was a ofside rant, not actual criticism.

You're going a little bit too far with the term "add insult to injury"
Agree, i just didn't know any other "softer" expression to convey my point.

"I don't want to rush it and offend anyone." - Its cool my man, although i might sound angry or smth i really am happy at least someone is trying. I'm just giving my feedback.

"It's a simple copy paste of the middle eastern set"
"the shapes that Catbarf used for Italians are from the Middle East set in fact"
Yeah, i can tell. Thats why it looks so foreign.

"but in fact there is some in Lisbon" You can find anything in Lisbon if you look hard enough. But yes columns were commun in the Manueline (Portuguese late Gothic) and Barroque Style, but usually restricted to the balconies of large buildings or churches, not so much in regular housing.