The First Triumvirate Launcher Released! (by a Fan)

**hip63** · November 19, 2007, 06:23 AM

Hello all,

This is my first post here so i might as well make it a good one!

First, I gotta say, I LOVE the TFT Mod!

To show my appreciation, I've created an TFT Launcher that basically allows you to launch any of the campaigns from one shortcut menu.

Here's a screenie of the menu:

It's got the RTW theme music too!

Here's the short readme included in the installer:

THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE LAUNCHER
To use this launcher, You must have The First Triumvirate Mod for Rome - Total War installed.
These files must be install to the location of the The First Triumvirate executable files (by default, your Rome - Total War Folder).

Use at you own Risk!

Oh and I guess you all would like the download link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/70772983..._Installer.exe
Less than 5MB

Just a fan's way to say "Thanks for a great mod!"

hip63

P.S. - So how's that for a first post?

**Empedocles** · November 19, 2007, 09:23 AM

incredible man! congratulations! I'm sure Stuie will like it!

BTW, we can use your help for an overall installer of the FRRE project.

do you have some free time?

**hip63** · November 19, 2007, 10:11 AM

I image I could help out with the installer

HAIL CAESAR!

I'm a little tied with getting an installer together for this project:
http://babylon.hard-light.net/ (The Babylon Project - a open source space sim based on Babylon 5 using the FreeSpace 2 engine and it's FREEWARE! yah!)
But I hope to have that finished up this week (I would have had it completed already if I hadn't started playing RTW again

)

hip63

**Octavius Vatco** · November 19, 2007, 10:12 AM

great work hip63!!

awesome

**Salvor Hardin** · November 19, 2007, 12:23 PM

Great first post, hip63! As Empe said, I am quite sure that Stuie is going to love it.

And you are also a Babylon 5 fan! Great! J.M.S. rules!

**Finn** · November 19, 2007, 03:46 PM

Its been a while since I played TFT, and I think I only played as Ceasar. Your launcher is very tempting...:hmmm:I might have to give TFT it another go when I get the time. Good job.

**Sarkiss** · November 21, 2007, 12:25 AM

hey, great job, weldone!
are the Gauls still playable?

**Empedocles** · November 21, 2007, 08:26 AM

Sarkiss,
I assume they are playable if you choose the Crassus campaing as in the original TFT.

regards

**DaVinci** · November 21, 2007, 01:02 PM

hip63, this is a very nice and as well seldom piece of a fan-contribution. Great

**Sarkiss** · November 22, 2007, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Empedocles

Sarkiss,
I assume they are playable if you choose the Crassus campaing as in the original TFT.

regards

oh, you're right, should have been this way

**hip63** · November 24, 2007, 07:27 PM

Version 2 released! with a Total graphic overhaul!

http://rapidshare.com/files/72075084..._Installer.exe

hip63

**misplacedgeneral** · November 24, 2007, 10:34 PM

I would go for it, the but two hit point enemies really kills what is a difficult but brilliant game, merely making it upsetting.

**Stuie** · December 01, 2007, 04:57 PM

That's pretty cool. Thanks to Emp for pointing me to this thread.

@misplacedgeneral - the two hitpoint enemies has been rationalized as representing the fact that we can only portray a certain number of adversaries in the game; so where the gauls would have had twice as many men, we gave them twice as many hitpoints.

**Salvor Hardin** · December 01, 2007, 07:13 PM

Hey, Stuie, if you can drop by our Dev. Forum, you will see that Hip has created something really astonishing.

**misplacedgeneral** · December 02, 2007, 07:21 PM

I suppose that makes sense Stuie, though as a Gaul against the Romans, or a Roman against a Roman, it is impossible. As well as against Cataphracts and such.