Can you fix the issue of not being able to build water fortresses so I DON'T have to download a whole other mod pack that I don't want???

This might be the case (as this mod was created before the Poseidon 1.8 patch and an update was required to update the Builders), but it's weird nobody reported it before. You can use the balance mod which integrated the Racial Watchtower and where it's possible to build Water Fortresses: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=661597466

Please correct me if I am wrong

Using this mod makes me not able to build water fortresses for some reason.

@Ragnar: I forgot if we have this localized in the balance mod http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=661597466 (which integrates the Racial Watchtowers), but if not, do you authorize us to use your localization? We lost our Russian translator some years ago, so the Russian localization of the balance mod is stalled.

Made this simple russian localization [drive.google.com], you can use it if you want.

all i see is halfling towers on rmg, maybe the watchtowers should vary. high elf tower update please looks like it could do with a more elven look. thanks for your work <3

Is it just me or the High Elf watchtower got the short end of the stick??

Great Mod but High Elves need some love!

@Hilladan - Oops, I got the two mixed up, my bad! Thank you for pointing that out.

This mod does not make Watchtower upgradable. I assume you are talking about this mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169198047

Норм

Hi all. A poll has been launched to rate the 20 best mods of AoW3 as of 2019 and this mod is among them (like in 2017)! Please vote for (or against) the selected mods here: https://www.the-battlefield.com/aow3/index.php?page=bf_poll&pollnumber=37
More info on the Steam forum: https://steamcommunity.com/app/226840/discussions/0/1680315447978004673/
Happy voting :D

Hey Nemesis_Zero, is your mp mod in the workshop by any chance?

Awesome mod. Thank you

As an update to the previous post: the poll is up and Racial Watchtowers is part of the poll.
You can rate it and the other 19 mods here: https://www.the-battlefield.com/aow3/index.php?page=bf_poll&pollnumber=27
More info on the Steam forum: https://steamcommunity.com/app/226840/discussions/0/1488866180593890331/

A poll will be launched to elect and rank the 20 best mods of AoW3 as of 2017. In order to shortlist the 20 mods, I opened a discussion here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/226840/discussions/0/1473095965290519438/ Please share your favourite mods there. Please also comment on the mods already listed so that we can see which are the favourites to be in the shortlist.
Racial Watchtowers is obviously already in the list! :)

Hey Buddy, no problem at all, i give you and anyone else who would like it, permission to use this content int their own works : )

Have fun! :D

Hi, i recently started with modding and wanted to ask you if its possible to incorporate your mod into the MP Mod we use to play live multiplayer games. We do like your and other mods so i decided to give it a try and see if i can incorporate all mods we like into on mod. I added you on steam and would be pleased if we could chat about it.

This mod and the other "top mods" for AoW3 will be discussed and promoted during the biggest AoW3 event for 2017 next Saturday! A big live chat event to present the Shadow Realm Community Expansion and much more is planned on Saturday 24 June 1pm-3pm GMT+2 (GMT+1 summer time) Check out the teaser video: https://youtu.be/Gnip--JtusU There will be live PvP tactical battles, live streaming of the expansion, Q&A with the team of volunteers developing the Shadow Realm expansion and sharing of the best contents for AoW3 (including this mod!). Check out this post on the Steam forum for more info: https://steamcommunity.com/app/226840/discussions/0/1353742967824900712/

You're a good samaritan hiliadan.
Thanks for the info.

I'm afraid iHunterKiller does not play AoW3 any more. However, the PBEM & Single Player balance mod included Racial Watchtower in its v1.21 version and has updated it to allow for water fort building. So you can use it to get Racial Watchtower working correctly (1 or 2 watchtowers whose ownership flags were not visible were also corrected): http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=661597466

This mod needs to be updated for the newest patch (1.8 Poseidon). It somehow interferes with the ability of the builder to build a water fort.

@all: for your information, this mod ranked #3 in a poll about the best AoW3 mods! Congratz to iHunterKiller! You can find the full list of the top 20 mods for AoW3 on a dedicated article https://www.the-battlefield.com/aow3/index.php?page=commnews&eingabenewsid=58 (the article also describes the mods and is illustrated with nice screenshots and a video).

Nearly every tower looks great, except the Goblin one. Could you do something to change that? It feels a bit pixelated

Awesome :)

Looks great!

It looks like he just took structures from the City skirmish maps for each race and scaled it to make it a tower.

Hi, I like your mod very much, and I wish you also made the same changes to each faction's fortress, so that each will look different.

@iHunterKiller: hello, there are currently discussions for a community-made Shadow Realm expansion and we are looking for 3D modellers. Your mod seems to show you have that kind of skills. Would you be interested to join the team? Please answer here: http://aow.triumph.net/forums/topic/shadow-realm-brainstorm/page/4/#post-244780
With Tibbles and Charlatan, it seems you're one of the main 3D modeller (and also mod contributor) for AoW3 so I hope you'll join the team!

Aow 3 Launcher /UserContent/ Open Package Manager

File New -- Enter a name for your mod. Then up top go to the "Content Bar" open packages and tick "Black Market Dwellings" and Racial Watchtowers. Now in the priority box in the bottom right make sure the priority is set to higher than that of both of the involved mods in this case 2. Next...

Launch Mod editor Aow3/ Content/Title/ Packs
select AoW_LevelGenerator.rpk

Click Generation Settings from the drop-down toolbar and on the 10th line you will see
Land (Structure). Click it and then hit modify. Bottom line on the right side of the screen you will see a line called "Generation Passes" Open it up.
Now from the "Available List" scroll down until you find "Shared- The Black Market" and double click it (it should go over into the selected list, make sure it does).
Now do exactly the same for Continent (Structure), Underground (Structure), Islands (Structure). Then file, save and your finished!!!

I think I will just leave instructions on how to patch. If you are too lazy send me a friend request and you can download it from friends only. Making A Patch is sooooo EASY for this and this will work for most other compatability issues involving the RMG.

Thnx muchly :)

Sure, go ahead CSB. I dont mind at all

That's great news :-)

Ive got a patch already made Zupalex( its very easy to do ;) ) just need IHunterKillers approval before I can officially release it as I will be using the name in publishing.

Hi. Great mod but enabling it seems to prevent the structure from the "black market" mods to be placed by the RMG.

Sure, go for it Sandman

@sidek13, yes it does.

Does this mod also include the 3 races from the DLCs?

@Spesh, agree with both those points. High Elf watchtowers were resized at some point in the update process and the texture quality was lessened for some reason (and unintentionally to be sure). TLoEB is also a great mod idea like this one, would be nice if they both would work simultaneously.

I'm enjoying the extra flavor given by this mod!
2 problems though.

1. The elven watchtower's texture is of way lower quality than the other watchtowers. Idk if this is an issue on my end or what, but its kinda jarring when the other watchtowers look so nice.

2. Could you make this compatible with The League of Extraordinary Builders? (mod that lets builders build most structures like goldmines and shit, I like making maps looks asthetic as fwark)
With that mod installed, my tigran builder can only build Human watchtowers.

Holy shit, I had no idea there were mods for this game of such high quality.

:D no problem!

Thats a great idea! I dont like the icons im using atm either and i think those racial icons would work super well! Good thinking man :D

ah okay ill try that thanks. Just throwing out an idea, currently youve got custom icons for the different towers... but they look a little odd. This is because all other buildings are represented by art. Might I suggest that you use the 'racial' icons instead to represent the towers... you know the ones that are there on the leader create screen when choosing a race. the one with the face and the city in the background. it would look less odd imo.

Great mod though, couldnt live without it now

@drew_west i just checked it to be sure and all the towers are present in my version of the editor.
Do note that you may need to go to Content > Packages and active mods and expansions in order to see that content in the editor.

Hope that helps bud

why cant I place these on my custom map? I could before :(

Extra effects like increased movement, invisibility, higher defense for garrisonned units, would be a great idea.

Now if we can just get racial Fortresses... :)

Much better with the latest patch - sizes are nice! Don't think I agree with having extra effects on the towers as part of this package but sure, try it out in a separate mod if you're up to it! :)

I agree with "Wild"
adding racial effects to the towers would be a great idea
I cant say I have ever built a watchtower with a builder, just forts
but adding racial effects would really make them more useful