Medieval II Total War - Grand Campaign Balance Fix
Compiled by Candelarius aka Yakaspat
This is an unofficial balance fix for the Grand Campaign of Medieval II Total War. This fix adds the new balance improvements that Lusted and Palamedes developed for the Kingdoms expansion pack to the original Grand Campaign. This fix also makes all playable factions unlocked. No others changes are included. This fix is essentially intended to be an unofficial patch for the Grand Campaign to bring it's unit balancing in-line with the new unit balancing introduced in Kingdoms. Note to those who have the Kingdoms Expansion Pack: This mod is rather obsolete compared to Unspoken Knights' Retro Mod, as it adds much more content, was developed by a official developer, and was balanced by the Creative Assembly studio. I recommend my fix only for those who have not purchased Kingdoms.
- Download the fix HERE.
- To install, double click the self-installer.
- To run the original game with this Balance Fix, use the desktop icon that the self-installer places on your desktop (should over-write your original icon).
Credits:
Lusted and Palamedes - Balance changes.
Me (candelarius aka yakaspat) - Compiled this mod for easy user installation.
-----------------------UPDATE DECEMBER 2007---------------------------
I have a new and much improved mod that I've released, which can be found here:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=135950
The new mod, the Grand Unit Addon Mod, adds many Kingdoms units to the Grand Campaign.
The new mod requires Medieval II Kingdoms.
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Q&A
Q: Do I need Kingdoms to play with this balance fix?
A: No, this can be played with or without Kingdoms. All you need is M2TW installed.
Q: Do you intend to include other changes or fixes?
A: No, this is intended to make the vanilla game balanced against Kingdoms.
Q: Did you make these changes yourself, or did you alter these files?
A: No, the balance changes were created by Lusted and Palamedes, who work for CA. I just put the installer together.
Q: Why did you include a file to unlock all factions?
A: Sometimes it's necessary to reinstall a game, and, it's unfair to force that person to replay a campaign through again to unlock the other factions. So I unlocked them for said persons (mostly me).
Q: Is this fix compatible with X mod or Y mod?
A: This fix is intended for those who play vanilla M2TW and want the Kingdom's balancing in their Grand Campaign. If you play with other mods, do so at your own risk or learn to integrate mods manually. I will not be providing any support to those who for some reason want to play this fix and some other mod(s).
Q: What futher enhancements or new content do you intend to add to this fix?
A: None. This fix is officially "done". If you want more content, buy Kingdoms.