As was possibly noticed,, Imperium Graecorum has been released on TaleWorlds for some time now. We made a preliminary version, and I stuck it up over there. The fact that I didn't write a release topic here was an oversight kindly pointed out to me by Armatus. Since then I've been working on various things, and didn't want to release the current development version.
A few quick hacks later, however, and I have it all packaged up in one release, including the hotfix that I released several days after the initial release, to make the mod playable.
There are some bugs, but this is the initial release, and there are no real gamebreaking ones. I'll pin up a bug report topic for the adventurous ones.
If you've actually read all this, then I'll throw in one more thing before we get to the download. A thank you.
I'd like to say thanks first off, to Armagan and his fantastic TaleWorlds team for making such a great game, and especially for making almost every aspect mod-able. Then I'd like to say thank you to TWCenter and staff, for keeping up and maintaining such a fantastic site. This mod would have been a hell of a lot more difficult without their social groups, sub-boards, and of course, the fantastic and enthusiastic community, from which we've received a lot of support. I mean, this is Total War Center, not Mount&Blade Center, yet here we are with a M&B sub board, and three sub boards in the M&B sub board, and then a sub board in a sub board in a sub board, and then a su- well, you get the point. TWCenter had no obligation to give us any space to work, and they've been more than willing. Hopefully, we're all more than grateful.
Next I'd like to thank everyone who helped contribute to the mod. I've had a great team. Everyone who helped in any little way really helped a lot. Without all you guys, this dream would never have come as far as it is, so a big thank you. Now get back to work!
Two people that really stick out, though, are Armatus and Imperator of Rome (Gothic Knight on TaleWorlds.) Without you two, this mod would still be an idea in the back of my head.
Armatus researching and organizing tons of different things, getting us this sub-forum, and maintaining it impeccably. There's been many a time when he's the only one still pushing forward, looking for more resources, and being extremely innovative. So much of this is his vision. I can't thank you enough! Real big kudos to you man!
As for the modeling and texturing aspect, well, the Imperator first approached me when I brought up the concept on TaleWorlds. That was over a year ago, and he offered to do some research, and a bit of rudimentary modeling, to paraphrase him. As it turns out, he learns how to use new modeling programs, how to texture, and has really improved to the point where he's great. He's contributed so much, almost none of this mod would be possible if it weren't for him.
So by now you're probably expecting some huge release. Well this version, I'm sorry to disappoint, is not very polished, and has a few bugs. We're constantly improving it, and most of the scripted features aren't even in this version, as their groundwork was barely lain. That being said, there'll be versions in the future, and to the team, this represents something huge. A start to a finished product. So hopefully, this is just the beginning to a long and fun journey, to the Empire of the Greeks.
"Sarcalogos hilaris!"
Merry Christmas!
~COGlory (aka Bolkonsky)