RealSwords? Past, present, and future...

[e39042]

Speaking of fantasy weapons (and armour) that look like they could actually exist, I think Diablo II could be a potential source of inspiration.

You can see a full list of the items here:
http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/ ... tml#normal
http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/uniques.shtml

Some of the unique items in particular look very nice:

Very much fantasy, but not too ridiculous at all.

[Guest]

Hi Waalx,

Have you completed your work on the Real Sword North? and if so are you planning a release soon?

Needless to say, your FANTASTIC real sword work drove me to this site in the first place...In short this is where awesomeness starts...

[MicroHunter]

I agree with e39042 !!!

[ChalkLine]

Realswords - 13th Axes, bows & maces - what more to say? (30 items)

- 15th RealArmors - Differents armors designed/retextured for each races, and will also include Color Legion, a module that change the appearance of the Legion armors ranking the officers and the army by colors.

Hi, new here.

I have to say that I'm keenly looking forward to the above mentioned modules, and already use all your LO Race weapons.

While many people say that the weapons are over-powerful, I find they add a fillip of pleasurable anxiety to the game when you note that the average Khajit bandit who's just sprung from the bushes has a RealSword, and you've got no idea if it can knock you clean to Oblivion. Considering that it is very easy to get the Honor Blade of Chorrol almost immediately, along with Rockshatter, most of the weapons are not overpowered. Indeed, my favourite weapon de jure is the Solingen Steel, and it's statistics are similar to the Honor Blade.

While I currently use the Knightly Armory Poll Axe, I'm looking forward to poll hammers and single handed war picks that I hope will make an appearance in module 13. The warhammers in Vanilla Oblivion make me cringe. Also, I hope that 15th century harnesses, similar to the brilliant Ghogiel Sallet, get a showing in module 15. Brigandines, proper 27 layer padded jacks (similar to the ordnannce jacks mentioned in the 15th century that some men-at-arms wore in preference to breastplates) and more attractive maille shirts would be wonderful. Helms such as the lowered, slit sight chapel-de-fer, a good kettle hat or two, a bevor (possible as an amulet?) and archer's skulls would be fantastic as well. As far as I know, no-one's tried a lobster tail sallet or open face salade as yet.

I'm at university training to be a mediaeval historian, so any help that I can provide would be a labour of love. I also make hobby armours, but judging from your work so far you have little need for authenticity input.

Kudos on the great work.

[Geaon]

I'm new to Oblivion, and its appears as though i got a very late start.
But using your mods i've realised they're the best mods anywhere
and the game seems empty and tasteless without them.
Eagerly anticipating Chronicles Of Steel and WAC, or is one included in the other?
Either way i hope very much that you finish them soon.

[Mormacil]

CoS will be included in WAC.

[Waalx]

I'm new to Oblivion, and its appears as though i got a very late start.
But using your mods i've realised they're the best mods anywhere
and the game seems empty and tasteless without them.
Eagerly anticipating Chronicles Of Steel and WAC, or is one included in the other?
Either way i hope very much that you finish them soon.

Get satisfied, and download you a copy of WAC instead of standing in anticipation like that...

I added you to the group.

[Cenaria]

I'm really happy that someone like you exist and made this GREAT Mode!It's nice to destroy enemies (I'm using Deadly Reflex by Skycaptain) with your 2H Broadswords like Conan.I wish you will continue with these modificating and my secret dream is that you 'llcreate The Witcher Sword (based on The Witcher by A. Sapkowski).
I'm awaiting for the RACIAL Armors.THANKS WAALX!!!

NOTE: I'm sorry for my English I'm from Czech Republic.

[Akatosh323]

AWSOME I love the Real Swords mods!!!! I was just wondering when do the Imperial race module come out? Great work keep it coming with the swords man they rule!!!!

[MasterAub]

Hi Alex, hope everything is fine with you and your family

Alex, do we have a chance to see a Realsword (Imperial or Dunmer) any time soon?

We want it...and for you this is the ransom of Glory...

[MicroHunter]

I'm still waiting for the last RealSwords mods. But will they ever be finished?

[MasterAub]

I'm still waiting for the last RealSwords mods. But will they ever be finished?

I can assure you that those Realsword are or will be finished...(Imperial & Dunmer)

[MicroHunter]

Nice! And I see Waalx is back! Awesome

[urwis123]

Is this mod still being worked on?

[MasterAub]

Hi urwis123,

short answer for a short question:

Yes!!!

[Coltell]

Hi, im following this mod for a long time, it's my secong favorit mod(mod manager rulz) ,the armors of gladiators, the swords and the creature(love the gnolls, and the anoying smurfs). Im posting this only to know if you will mod for Skyrim, and of course if you will port all your blades. Alas i will apologizefor all the ortografics and sintaxis errors, english is far to be my main language.

[Fessels]

Hi, im following this mod for a long time, it's my secong favorit mod(mod manager rulz) ,the armors of gladiators, the swords and the creature(love the gnolls, and the anoying smurfs). Im posting this only to know if you will mod for Skyrim, and of course if you will port all your blades. Alas i will apologizefor all the ortografics and sintaxis errors, english is far to be my main language.

I guess most if not all of us hope that he will port them over to Skyrim, or if that is some how not possible make them for Skyrim. Let us wait and see what Waalx does when the time comes. As for your English...do not worry no one will complain about that because i guess that enough people here on these forums do not have English as their native language either.

[Waalx]

No, I'm not going to mod Skyrim as far as I know. There's a very good reason about this that will be explained once I release the next WAC version.

As for RealSwords itself, if you have WAC running you already have RealSwords Dunmer and Realswords Imperial in your game. I didn't make the separate mods for those two race, but I will probably do it at the same time I will release the next WAC.

There won't be any RealSwords Altmer (high elf). The reason for this is that I have no time to do it, and also that Altmer are mostly only magic users and in my opinion it would be lost. Of course my initial idea was to make a RealSwords Altmer based on magical blades, but that was then and now it's now, and I have no more time for this.

As for RealSwords in Skyrim, I guess some of the latest I made could be ported easy as I made the last ones more high res and the textures may still hold up to Skyrim level of detail. I don't know for sure though, the only thing I know is that by the time Skyrim is out, I won't be near a computer anymore... so I will probably permit others to port them to Skyrim, or at least the ones I feel are high quality enough (Nord, Dunmer, Imperial, and the new versions of Orc). For the rest, most would need to be re-worked to fit, and I won't be able to do it myself.

[Floreria]

Bad for us who adore WAC. But hopefully someone will come up with anything similiar for Skyrim. At least nothing featuring lions etc, but wonderful armor and weapons which also fit the games atmosphere (which I think can not be said about most of the armors and weapons for oblivion).

I don't know what's the cause but I'm sure you will make your way (Do you say so in english...?) - for that you have my best wishes and many for WAC so far!

[Coltell]

Ok, i will expect the next release of WAC, bad news, you are one of the best modellers i saw, and the best creating blades, if you will not mod anymore it's a very bad new for everyone who love mod they games. I expect the "thing" will stop you of modding it's a Happy one (Wife and childs, work...).

P.D. I don't know why, but the altmers ever i imagined they blades like chinese ones (Daos,hook-swords etc) and japanese katanas, Bosmer like philippine (bolos, ginunting, kampilan etc) with bone handlers and Dunmer like Moghol/arab/persian. Argonians a mix of Aztec (the "body" of the blade of wood and the sharp edge of steel) and malay(keris and serpentine tipe swords) and Khajits another mix of Ancient Egypt and arab with indian influence. The human cultures of they own type of direct influence (Nords=Escandinavian and germans, Imperials=Rome and Byzantine times, Bretons(English) and Red Guards = well, perhaps sub sahara cultures) and orcs, minotaures, goblins and all the others bestial races with a great misc of raw made weapons of all type. When i saw your blades i fell in love, perhaps not all how i was thinking but close enough. The goblin, nord and imperial weapons,with the gladiator ones, are inspiring and fit incredible well with the cultures, a master piece of mod. Well, i will thank you for the hundreds of hours this mod was cost you,the hard work and the imagination, a colossal work for only one man. the best of lucks.