There are a number of mods out
there. Lately, I've noticed a surge in mods that people plan on making, so not
all mods may be in here. For quick reference, here is a list of the mods I'm
going to show: (In no particular order)
~Military Tech Tree
~Mod Mega Pack (with indians and norsemen)
DISCLAIMER:
Please do not take offense in the
marks I have given. These are my personal opinions, and I have a tendancy to
grade very hard on a faction if there is no new models or at least well textured
reused models. I am not insulting the creator (even if I can't remember the
creator) I am just giving MY opinion on the faction. It may not
be everyone's opinion. Some people may like the faction, some may not. I do not
mind anyone insulting my factions as long as they don't insult me. I'm hoping
simular goes for all of you. So please do not take any offense
from bad remarks about your faction. (Though feel free to bite back by fixing
the errors!)
~Science faction
~Nihilirian
~Dark Magic faction
~SST:
LD
~Sun and Moon (working title)
~Underworld
faction
Many of these are not yet done, so I'll use what info I
have.
Military Tech Tree
Rating: 
Pros: Interesting factions, all-new units,
awesome music, fun to play, TANKS!
Cons: AI have immensive
troubles, no select sounds (just attacks and a few others), some models are very
simple, all ranged attacks which is hard to get used
to.
Creator: OMEGA (That's me!)
Notes: I
think I may have to just give someone else the models, images and particle xmls,
then let them make the xmls. Maybe they can get the AI to work. Overally, in
player-vs-player, it would be quite fun. Some people wish oil was easier to get,
but it's not suposed to be easy! Nice that there is mostly new models though!
Did I mention there is tanks?
Mod Mega Pack
Rating: 
Pros: New models, good ideas, works perfectly,
good sound, fun to play
Cons: Holy Valkrie upgrade is
insane, doesn't fit with magitech, some units are too cheap and lead to
imbalance
Creator: Titi
Notes:
Fortunately, I hear that Titi is going to fix up the Holy Valkrie upgrade. Most
people think this should be a whole new tech tree (I agree) because it is
unbalanced with magitech due to some units being so cheap they can be mass
produced and whipe out anything. Also, the factions start with a lot of units.
The models are nice though, as are the animations. Good sound effects and
voices.
Science Faction
Rating: 
Pros: Some new units, dancing engineers (is that
a pro???)
Cons: Building sizes are horrible, very unserious,
unbalanced, defense towers are over powered, no more updates
Creator:
I don't know who created
science...
Notes: Science was kinda poorly recieved by
many. The building models are very bad, since they are about half the size they
should be, and that looks kind of bad. The faction is very unserious (Really,
dancing engineers and building sheep? That's a joke, right?) Also, it is
extremely unbalanced, and is unable to fit in magitech because of this. The
defense tower is way too powerful, with a very large splash. All in all, it just
doesn't meet standards.
Nihilirian
Rating: 
Pros: All new units, cool new concept,
overally very well balanced, good plot for factions, nice webpage, very fun to
play, no bugs, good animations
Cons: Souls are gained in
very small portions, hard to see icons, no levels for kills, construction models
are the same
Creator: Nihilirian
Notes:
Very good mod, I enjoyed this one very much. Good, new models are well
made and animations are very smooth and realistic. Good concept and storyline,
though icons are poor. Mostly ranged units. Very easy to win with automacers,
but differicult to learn. Nonsense names make memorizing units difficult. But
overally, a very good mod that I strongly recommend.
Dark Magic Faction (As marked 9-30/08)
Rating:
Pros: Good ideas, large faction with
lots of units
Cons: No new models, as of marking date,
almost no new textures, needs original sound
Creator:
Modman
Notes: Lots of work to do. No original
models, and no new textures on recycled models. New sound would be nice, that
way it doesn't look so much like magic renamed. New, original icons should be
used as well. You may want to wait for new models before downloading.
SST:LD (Star Ship Troopers: Last Stand)
Rating: 
Pros: New models, good ideas and storyline, interesting
differences when playing.
Cons: Animations are very rigid,
and units are few, some units appear to be very simular to
others
Creator: Unknown
Notes: 'Dead'
mod. Many models are simular to the rest in their tech trees, and animations are
very rigid. Simple idea, and factions aren't quite the most balanced.
Interesting ideas, but overally just not worth it.
Sun and Moon factions (working title)
Rating: [Not
yet Released]
Pros: [Not yet Released]
Cons:
[Not yet Released]
Creator:
JohnD
Notes: When the glest board crashed, the
thread regarding this was deleted, and the owner has yet to put up a replacement
thread. I think it seems to be a very good idea, and concept art is looking
good. I can't really rate it or say more yet because it is not released
yet.
Underworld Faction
Rating: [Not yet
Released]
Pros: [Not yet Released]
Cons:
[Not yet Released]
Creator: OMEGA (Me
again)
Notes: Kind of odd, making two mods. No set release
date on this, and I'm still wondering if there is a way to fix the military tech
tree... Only concept art so far, with the exception of the mine (model done) I
will take my time with this, going for perfect models and animations. The rest
of the information is CLASSIFIED!
That's the list of mods. I'm aware that there was a few others
including a middle earth mod on the glest board, but those threads were deleted
in the crash. There is also a dwarf, war for kallen, and orient faction, but I
do not really know much about them and I haven't visited those threads
recently...
Please do not take offense in the marks I have given. These
are my personal opinion, and I have a tendancy to grade very hard on a faction
if there is no new models or at least well textured reused models. I am not
insulting the creator (even if I can't remember the creator) I am just giving
MY opinion on the faction. It may not be everyone's opinion.
Some people may like the faction, some may not. I do not mind anyone insulting
my factions as long as they don't insult me. I'm hoping simular goes for all of
you.