Chansons de Geste: CANCELLED

[TaronQuinn]

<<<<CANCELLED for the foreseeable future>>>>



Announcing my big project: Chansons de Geste, a minimod for Deus Lo Vult 6.2.

The primary goal of this minimod is to institute changes to make the game more historical and interesting to play. There is no overall philosophy, only a series of changes that I feel are warranted. However, if as the previews and early releases appear, you feel that other changes could be included, feel free to post here. I will post most of the material in this first post.

FOR:.......DLV 6.2 Main Campaign ONLY
(Historical Campaign is not functional)

DOWNLOAD
(BETA- some errors still occur, please post when/if they occur.)
(263 Mb, so will take some time to download)

Megaupload

Patch
(includes some fixes, and my Faction Selection CTD Fix)

Megaupload - Patch 0.96

Installation Instructions:
-Make sure to run Kingdoms, then install DLV 6.0, then the 6.2 patch, then run that as well.
-the DLV_ext folder is compressed in a .7z format.
-using Winzip or other porgram, extract the DLV_ext folder to your M2TW/mod folder.
-Click 'Yes' when it asks to overwrite all files.
-Finally, delete the map.rwm entry in the data/world/maps/base folder.

Patch Install:
-unzip the data.zip folder
-copy the files over your DLV data folder
-Click 'Yes' when it asks to overwrite files
**IMPORTANT**-Go to data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign and DELETE ALL of the 'map_(faction name).tga' image files. Do NOT delete the 'map_FE' image file.

**Post any and all bugs, errors, and CTDs in this thread. If possible, post your log files as well, preferably with trace activated

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

To activate trace, open your DLV_ext.cfg file in Notepad. This file is located in the DLV_ext in your mod folder. NOT the DLV_ext in your data folder! In this file, under [log], you will see an entry: level = * error Change this to: level = * trace It will slow down some processes, so only do this when you are getting an error that keeps repeating. Save that file, then post it in this thread along with a description of the problem. Hopefully, I can track the causes of any problems and correct them in patchs/later versions.

Enjoy!


FEATURES:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

**Starts with my Aztec-Aragon Faction Swap. So Aztecs are gone, replaced by Aragon.**

1. Replacing the Hedjaz (Desert Tribes) faction with the Abbasid Caliphate
-New roster
-New starting position
-New graphics


(just a sampling of the units in their roster...see #3 below)

2. Editing Hungary's provinces and roster, (including material from Magyar Mod)
-10+ new units and re-skinned units to make Hungary more unique and accurate.
-Repositioned settlements and forts
-Overhauled geography and topography
-New ancillaries and traits


3. Implementing units from Broken Crescent for Middle East factions
-40+ units reskinned using textures from Broken Crescent
-rebalanced stats for many units
-overhauled rosters for Egypt, Turks, Moors, Hedjaz/Abbasids, and Kingdom of Jerusalem

3a. Roster Replacments
-Over 50 units completely replaced with new, more unique units, ranging from heavy Armored Halberdiers to javelin and axe-wielding Ceitherne.
-Peasant units, Religious units, and some militia units have been removed where they are redundant, and replaced with more varied units.
-New unit cards and balanced stats

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Chansons de Geste
Unit Change List, including BC units

Original Unit_________________New Unit
Aztec Spear Thrower --> Dism. Knights of Montesa
Arrow Warriors --> Navarre Infantry
Aztec Warriors --> Knights of Monetsa
Woodsmen --> Junior (Axe) Militia
Slav Levies --> Wlach Spearmen
Transylvanian Peasants --> Pecheneg Horse Archers
Croat Axemen --> Armored Halberdiers
Bosnian Archers --> Magyar Archers
Battlefield Assassins --> Magyar Swordsmen
Peasants --> Knifemen
EE Peasants --> Burgher Pikemen
Latinn Crossbow Militia --> Latin Crossbowmen
Christian Guard --> Knights of Jerusalem
ME Peasants --> Hosp. Mounted Sergeants
Dism. Templar Knights --> Dism. Templar Knights
Highland Rabble --> Ceitherne
Highland Pikemen --> Scots Spearmen
Billmen --> Gascon Sergeants
Abbysinian Aux --> Nov Sen Crossbow Militia
Arab Camel Gunners --> Rus Ohochie Archer
Tlaxcalan Mercenaries --> Breton Light Cavalry (merc)
Flagellants --> Christian Levies
Religious Fanatics --> Huntsmen
Heavy Bill Militia --> Rus Gridni
Kazaks --> Chude Militia
Pavise Spearmen --> Pavise Spearmen
Magyar Cavalry --> Magyar Archers (mounted)

Dismounted Tuaregs --> Arabian Swordsmen
Crossbow Militia --> Turkoman Crossbowmen
ME Crossbow Militia --> Maghreb Marines
Berber Spearmen --> Faris Cavalry
Southern Peasants --> Abna Infantry
Abid al-Shira --> Abid' Al-Shira
Bedouin Tribal Infantry --> Bedouin Spearmen
Desert Archers --> Bedouin Archers
Kurdish Javelinmen --> Kurdish Javelinmen
Arab Cavalry --> Arabian Noble Lancers
Hashashim --> Dism. Askaris
Dism. Arab Infantry --> Dism. Noble Lancers
Desert Cavalry --> Beja Cavalry
Archer Militia --> Taifa Crossbowmen
ME Archer Militia --> Andalucian Knights (Faris Lancers)
Eagle Warriors --> Berber Infantry (Noble Jav)
Bedouin Heavy Horse --> Askari Cavalry
Arab Guard --> Faris Heavy Infantry
Bedouin Camel Riders --> Bado Camelry
Jaguar Warriors --> Azeri Spearmen
Cuahchiqueh --> Dism. Caliph's Guard
Coyote Priests --> Jagirdar Horse Archers
Aztec Bodyguard --> Faris Dism. Archers
Yemani Warriors --> Persian Militia
Afar Aux --> Arabic Sheikhs
Jihadi Mutatawwai'a --> Harafisha Infantry

Mamluk Archers --> Tawashi HA - Toassin Mamluks
Mamluks --> Tawashi Cavalry
Royal Mamluks --> Royal Mamluk Cavalry
Muslim Swordsmen --> Zanji Swordsmen
Tabardariyya --> Mamluk Tabardariyah
Nubian Archers --> Nubian Archers
Nubian Spearmen --> Nubian Spearmen
Sudanese Gunners --> Sudanese Longbowmen
Sudanese Tribesmen --> Beja Tribal Warband
Janissary Archers --> Janissary Archers
Janissary Heavy Infantry --> Janissary Heavy Infantry
Ottoman Infantry --> Turkish Heavy Bowmen
Turkish Archers --> Turkish Infantry
Dism. Sipahi Lancers --> Abna Heavy Spearmen
Turkish Horse Archers --> Seljuk Horse Archers
Sipahis --> Sipahi Heavy Horse Archers
Slav Mercenaries --> Slav Mercenaries (sword + jav)
EE Archer Militia --> Mutatawwi'a Archers
Mutatawwi'a --> Mutatawwi'a Warriors
Turkopoles --> Turkopole Archer (mercs)

4. Map overhaul -
To implement many of these changes, the campaign map has been changed,
-moving 4 provinces from the New World to Old World (Barcelona, Clermont, Qarisiya, An Najaf)
-moving Brindisi to Belgrade, and Malta becomes Syracuse
-reworking Greenland to include the Hebrides and the Isle of Mann (on the suggestion of Sivilombundsmen)
-assorted changes to elevations, ground types, and resources
-20+ new permanent stone forts, including Stornoway, Cardiff, Taroviste, Brest, etc.



5. Changing Mongols to (unused) mesoamerican culture
-Allows them to use the Steppe Portrait Project by TuCoT
-Also opens the possibility of giving them unique settlement models, rather than using Muslim ones.
-New nomad herds building line in place of farms for Mongols.
-Switched other buildings to match Mongolian development level

Includes:

Taiji's Battlefield Balance 2.7 update 50 (before he added defense spending, alliance scripting, etc)
Tokus and Shadrach's New Symbols Set
Tokus' New Event images
tucoT Mongol portraits
and my work based on unanime5's Faction Selection Screen CTD fix.

Credit also goes to Sivilombudsmen, palatinae, _Tartaros_, and many others who have offered help and advice with this project.

**Assorted changes to loading screens and portrait files; nothing new, just streamlining their use in-game. Also, campaign selection maps and special unit info screens will be corrected.

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Feel free to post any and all comments, suggestions, links or tips in this thread.

More previews and images will follow over the next several weeks.

TQ

[palatinae]

when this will be released..also will be compatible with BB 2.7 !?

u will have to make the mongol directed and focused on taking over Baghdad

[Wader]

GREAT , plis do it compatible with latest BB.

[Overlord.ru]

Omg very ambitious! Can't wait!!! Btw, maybe remove the American continent at all? And some additional provinces in France, Spain, Scandinavia and maybe HRE would be awesome!!! Also, are you going to add crusaders' units from BC?...Sweden?

[Wader]

Maybe add flanders or bohemia??? And i agree with Overlord.ru ,it will be good to remove America.

[kaiser1993]

bin the americas and buff out italy and sicily

[palatinae]

probably u will need extra regions in the east so the mongol struggle with Abbasid will be in depth.

[TaronQuinn]

It will be using the latest release of BB...whatever that is at the time. It might be up to update 55 or 60 by the time I have this all ready haha.

@overlord.ru, yes I will add a couple Crusader units, but a few were not done by Alpha Delta, so I can't use the Crusader Sergeants, Crusader Knights and 3-4 others, but I will use about 4-5 of their knights and infantry units for both KoJ and mercs.

@wader, Flanders is already in the game, but adding Bohemia is beyond my scope. I considered remaking Ireland into Bohemia, Burgundy, Serbia or whatever, but I figured it was best to leave them for now, since they are rather unique up in their corner of the world, with lots of different units.

Haha, I came up with a wishlist of about15 provinces I would love to add if I had the space. Among those were Pisa, Verona, Ancona, and Torino for Italy, and about 3 more for the Middle East....but there are only 5 provinces left in America, I don't want to mess with the New World invasions script, and I am leery to remove provinces from other parts. So, I'm afraid that map shows the extent of my provinces changes, unless someone wants to go through Taiji's latest campaign script and remove Americas Invasion...oh, and test it a couple times. I got my work cut out for me as it is haha.

Expect a list of units sometime this weekend.

TQ

[kaiser1993]

good luck with the work

[Taiji]

Looks awesome, TaronQuinn

[Kjertesvein]

Now Kingdom of Jerusalem is really ed! Oh dear.

~Wille

[TaronQuinn]

Updated with a new pic or two, and added the lists of changed units. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Or, for that matter, if you notice anything I've done wrong or could improve upon, speak now before I actually start changing stuff!

TQ

[Overlord.ru]

I wonder if you're going to make this mod anyhow BB-update-friendly, I mean that when the new BB version is released, one can simply put it also over this mod. Or you'll be updating your mod manually?

[La Bestia Von Garlet]

Nice ideas you have!
The good work you must keep

[palatinae]

cant wait for this to be released..when u gonna release it !?

[TaronQuinn]

Haha, when its done. I'm a PhD student in History, so I got a lot of reading and teaching duties to do when I'm not pursuing my amateur career as a DLV modder lol. Don't worry, it'll go faster than you think, but not as fast as you want it to go.

TQ

[Shadrach]

Love that you've included stuff from the Magyar Mod, while I've not played it, it looks very good. Hungary is my favorite faction to play and about time they got a makeover in DLV!

All the best and heres hoping for a release not too far away!

[Baron von Manteuffel]

This sounds really cool.

[Wader]

Maybe add same units from Stainless Steel 6.3 (for example Aragon units)?

[_Tartaros_]

Very cool submod - you fit all in what´s need to make dlv how it should be (as i like it)
the aztecs and hedjaz tribes are always useless ore some kind of organized rebel states in my games and there regions could be used better.

can you please correct some borders in the holy roman empire and baltic regions too? i try to make a map and show you what i meen.

best regards