(2 years before The Fellowship leaves Rivendell). We will not follow much from Shadow of Mordor and LOTRO. We will use other sources such as concept, Games Workshop and previous Lord of the Rings modifications. We will be following the Weta designs for the movies almost entirely. What art direction will this mod be taking? We are familiar with the vast majority of LotR works, if we are not using ideas from one of them, its likely on purpose. TLD is a big inspiration being the biggest LotR mod for Bannerlord's predecessor.
Our primary inspiration is from the main trilogy, the books will be used to supplement them in times of lack of creativity or poor choices. What inspiration will KoA take from the movies, the books, TLD, etc? The mod tools have accelerated our production, but we can't and won't give a date. It is impossible to answer this right now, it is still a long time until then. Here is a article with some questions that have been frequently (and some not so frequently) asked questions about KoA (Kingdoms of Arda).
