Third Age for RTW?

[AeacidesOfEpirus]

Just Wondering if theres a Third Age for RTW instead of M2TW coz the M2TW Version is massive and my computer some reason doesnt like it i can run stainless steel and other big games fine but Third Age just seems 2 hate me

[ExtremeBG]

There is a mod that displays the events of the War of the ring according to the movies and and the books.It is called Lord of the rings Total war - you can find it in the Rome:Total war Hosted Modifications section,right next to this mod .

[Aradan]

There is a mod that displays the events of the War of the ring according to the movies and the books. It is called Lord of the rings Total war - you can find it in the Rome:Total war Hosted Modifications section,right next to this mod .

Fixed.

[AeacidesOfEpirus]

Ye ive already played that 1 but i just isnt the same as Third Age anyway im act ganan try it again with lower settings and unit size and hope 2 god i can atleast play battles

[Clagius]

LOTR-TW is the only one for RTW. (At least in TWC)

[Jagmodo]

LOTR-TW is the only one for RTW. (At least in TWC)

Well, it is not entirely true. It is the only one mod for R: TW that draws inspiration from the movies and is set in the War of the Ring. But there is one other, much older, unfinished mod that draws inspiration from the books:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=184694

It’s not in a very playable state, tough... Well, custom battles could be amusing for someone.

[Spike]

yeah, not to mention LOTR-TW is actually for Alex, which not everyone has them...

[ExtremeBG]

Well Aradan,actually LOTR - TW is mostly according to the movies but what is not in the movies ,it gets from the books so i think it's safe to say it's according to the movies and books

[Thangaror]

Well Aradan,actually LOTR - TW is mostly according to the movies but what is not in the movies ,it gets from the books so i think it's safe to say it's according to the movies and books

Heresy!

[Beorn]

Relax, did he say it was from the LoTR books?

[atheniandp]

LOTR TW strives to recreate the film trilogy experience, and it does so extremely well. There's something about the units that makes them look more convincing than the Third Age ones. I'm not quite sure what it is... probably the colours, or the fact that Uruk Hai actually bear the white hand of Saruman (and that's actually Isengard's faction symbol).. Third Age also uses a Lurtz model for a whole unit of Uruk-hai, which is silly. Also, LOTRTW uses only the LOTR music which is better than Third Age's mix and mash of LOTR and M2TW music (really immersion breaking). LOTR has the added benefit of Roma Surrectum trees and nice environments as well.

EDIT: Don't mean to sound like a critic, I also love Third Age, which is easily one of the best mods for M2TW. But it has its faults.

EDIT2: Actually, Third Age is easily one of the best mods for ANY game.

[ExtremeBG]

touché

[Aradan]

Well Aradan,actually LOTR - TW is mostly according to the movies but what is not in the movies ,it gets from the books so i think it's safe to say it's according to the movies and books

It was mostly a tongue-in-cheek remark, but if you insist...

Movie-based = using the books inconsistently to plug gaps the movies didn't address
Book-based = using the books consistently, especially when books and movies contradict each other


Actually, wlesmana and Bardo haven't made any attempt to hide the fact the mod is movie-based. That's actually wlesmana's stated purpose of its creation, recreating the epic battle scenes from the movies. And the 'direction' of the mod is very much battle-oriented, with a relatively thin and arcade-y campaign layer, mainly designed to provide the necessary balance for the resulting battles.

So, I didn't really mean it as an insult or attempt to degrade the mod; that's what they were going for, a movie-like battle-based mod, and they are doing a pretty good job, I think; in terms of battlemap experience, much better than TATW.




EDIT: Wow, I'm way too slow...

[Jagmodo]

EDIT2: Actually, Third Age is easily one of the best mods for ANY game.

Now I will await rage redirection... at you.

[Thangaror]

EDIT: Don't mean to sound like a critic, I also love Third Age, which is easily one of the best mods for M2TW. But it has its faults.

Well, it's Medieval II.

EDIT2: Actually, Third Age is easily one of the best mods for ANY game.

Impossible. See above

[atheniandp]

What bothers me about MedII is the fact that many things, particularly environments are unmoddable as of yet. There is something amazing about custom environments in RTW mods that makes them so distinguishable and a comprehensive departure from the original game. Fourth Age and Roma Surrectum come to mind.

As of campaign gameplay... I can't say too much because I haven't played Third Age for any extended period of time (so much to do, so little time). I don't see why we should bash any mod, I think all the LOTR-type mods are genius in their own right. Even the unfinished Middle-Earth TW has its advantages.

[BroskiDerpman]

Sorry to post in this old thread but I got to respond to this one. Environments for m2tw are modifiable.

[intel]

Much less than RTW ones. BTW, a Third Age submod for FATW anyone?

[Blatta Optima Maxima]

Well I don't think the team are currently up for it, with the release of DoM coming up () and some other stuff ()