4.2 Sigh of Empire: The Storm Riders (A 19th Century Revolution)

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If anyone remembers the mod "Sigh of Empire", it's set during the 2nd Opium Wars. The factions involved are the Qing dynasty and her armies, the Taiping Rebellion, the Nien Rebellion, and various Western factions. At the time, the mod was worked on by the DOMOD team.

Fast forward a few years, and I believe it's the Wanmod/Beilai (?) team who are working on the mod. The scale of conflict has been upped and the factions involved are Tsarist Russia, Vietnam, Burma/Myanmar, Siam, Khanate of Kokand, Tibet, Japan, Korea, etc.

I know a few years back I said I would translate some Chinese mods. I didn't live up to my words and I sincerely apologize. Medical school is a lot more demanding than I expected, and it's gotten to the point where I rarely play video games anymore, let alone mod. Again, I apologize.

I do hope that occasionally I will be able to share my findings on Total War mods with TWcenter. Maybe one day CA will make a game with an interesting setting such as this, but given their avoidance of the Imjin War topic I doubt they would dare to work on the Opium Wars.

I have consent from evenmov to share the free version of the mod with the wider community. Whether you agree or disagree with paying for mods, I hope you will try this version. It is untranslated. Please do not ask me for a link to the paid version. Even if you obtained it, the ability to start up the mod is linked to the wanmod website and if their mod launcher cannot verify that you paid for the mod/have a special account on the website then vanilla M2 will start instead of the mod.

Do note that this mod is untranslated, so there may be a lot of things that are confusing, especially the scripted events.
Playing as a Western faction is generally easy. Sit there and gun everyone else down. Everyone else... well....aside from Japan I'd say playing as a minor Asian/Southeast Asian faction is incredibly difficult with outdated units. Traditional playthroughs in FoTS are possible but here...not so much.


Main Download
http://www.mediafire.com/file/55ef4x...tormRiders.rar


You will also need to download this animations pack and UNZIP INTO YOUR MAIN M2 data directory. NOT THE MOD'S DATA/ANIMATIONS DIRECTORY.

https://pan.baidu.com/share/link?sha...&uk=3543214918
Alternate: https://www.mediafire.com/?prd5kmr4w879myd

Suggestion to Lower CTDs: Change your computer's region locale to simplified Chinese (PRC)


Without further ado, I will introduce the factions' rosters when I have time. The latest (and possibly last version) of the mod is 4.2 which is FREE.

British Expeditionary Forces
Strength: Strong, numerous royal navy and gunpowder troops.
Weakness: British (non-native) forces are difficult to replenish.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

British Indian Expeditionary Soldiers (Sepoys)




British India Madras Infantry






British Far East Chinese Regiment






European Flintlock Infantry






British Green Jackets




Late British Indian Infantry






British Gurkhas






British Far East Expeditionary Infantry





Scot Highlanders





British Seamen







Queen's Guard






Late British Infantry





British ANZAC Infantry








Late Scots Highlanders





Coldstream Guards





British Light Cavalry





British General's Bodyguard




Late British Light Cavalry





British Late General's Bodyguard








British Light Cannon






British Late Cannon





British Heavy Cannon






British Gatling Gun Squad





British Maxim Guns









British 75mm Artillery





Muslim Swordsmen (AOR/Merc)








Sikh Heavy Infantry (AOR)





British India Sikh Regulars




Ever Peaceful Army (?) I know of the Ever Victorious Army but there appears to be more







British India Sikh Elite Infantry






Late British India Sikh Infantry






British Sikh Lancers







Late British Sikh Lancers






Mercenary Polish Lancers






British Sikh Elite Cannon

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French Expeditionary Forces
Strength: Strong infantry and heavy cavalry.
Weakness: European troop types are difficult to replenish.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Vietnamese Levy Spearmen (AOR)





Vietnamese Levy Crossbowmen (AoR)





Annam Infantry (Annam was the name for Vietnam during its time as a protectorate of France)




French Flintlock Infantry






French Senegalese Soldiers




French Zuoave Sharpshooters




Late Senegalese Infantry






French Seamen




French Empire Infantry






French Foreign Legionnaires





French Republican Infantry




French Late Elite Senegalese Infantry



French Marines



Late French Infantry





Old Guard





WW1 French Infantry




French Light Cavalry




French Lancers





French General's Bodyguard





Late French General's Bodyguard




French Cuirassiers





French Late Cuirassiers





Chasseurs a Cheval





French Light Cannon





French Late Howitzers




French Heavy Cannon



French Gatling Squad




French Maxim Machine Gun Squad





French 75mm Artillery Crew






Ever Triumphant Army (France's version of the Ever Victorious Army)




Mercenary Spanish Infantry




French Spahis

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Outer Mongolia
Strength: Strong cavalry.
Weakness: Lacks modern firearm weaponry.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Steppe Swordfighters





Steppe Spearmen





Steppe Bowmen




Steppe Gunners




Steppe Nomads




Mongolian Light Lancers




Mongolian Heavy Cavalry




Mongolian Khan's Bodyguard




Steppe Horse Archers




Mongolian Cannon



Mercenary Steppe Sword Cavalry

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Nguyen Dynasty Vietnam
Strength: Hardy light units
Weakness: Lacks heavy units.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Vietnamese Militia




Note that the Vietnamese share some units with France.




Vietnamese Militia Spearmen





Vietnamese Elite Swords





Vietnamese Palace Guards




Vietnamese Militia Archers




Vietnamese Gunners






Vietnamese Matchlocks





Vietnamese Royal Gunners





Vietnamese New Model Army Infantry




Vietnamese Mounted Bodyguards





Vietnamese War Elephants

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Khanate of Kokand
Strength: Strong militia and foreign troops
Weakness: Lacks heavy units.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Central Asian Firearm Militia





Kokand Regulars






Kashgarian Gunners







Turkish Foreign Advisor Squad





Central Asian Light Cavalry





Central Asian General's Bodyguard




Kashgarian Mounted Gunners




Kokand Heavy Cannon




Kashgarian Cannon




Xinjiang Rabble




Hui Spearmen (Hui are Chinese Muslims)




Muslim Spearmen



Afghan Militia




Tajik Hillmen




Hui Riders



Mercenary Turkmen Cavalry

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Wing King's Army of the Taiping

Strength: Ferocious melee warriors.
Weakness: Difficult starting position, units are hard to replenish.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Christian Rabble





Taiping Child Soldiers




Taiping Light Swordsmen




Taiping Hookswordswomen





Levy Spearmen





Sword Brothers




Taiping Light Spearmen




Halberd Brothers




Wing Army Berserkers/Fanatics




Taiping Archers




Taiping Skyshakers/Grenadiers





Taiping Light Gunners




Gun Brothers




Taiping Lancers




Brotherhood Cavalry





Taiping Heavy Lancers




Taiping Cannon


Red Lantern Shining Disciples (The Red Lanterns were a movement not unlike that of the Boxers)




Yi-He Polearm Warriors






Yi Noble Warriors (AOR)

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Nian Rebellion (A peasant rebellion that sometimes worked with the Taiping)

Strength: Seemingly unlimited in number, no difficulty in recruitment
Weakness: Lacks firearms and heavy units

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Red Nian Axes




Black Nian Warriors




White Nian Longswords



Tassel Spearmen





Bagua Gunners





Blue Nian Javelineers




Black Nian Riders




Yellow Nian Axe Cavalry




Blue Nian Mounted Javelins




Black Nian Cannon





Shaolin Monks




Small Swords Society Fanatics




Yi-He Spears





Swordsmen of the Society of Heaven and Earth

(Banner says "Sky Lord Earth Mother")





Yunnan Crossbows




Seediq Archers

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Qing Imperial Court
Strength: Massive armies
Weakness: Green Standard Army units have low morale; Weaponry hopelessly outdated

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Strong Men (Literal translation)




I made a screenshot error here, but these are supposed to be Green Standard Swordsmen. The Green Standard Army was made of ethnic Han Chinese and served alongside the Bannermen armies. They were essentially the police of the Qing Empire.



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Brave Spears

(The Braves are also known as the Brave Camp soldiers; due to the ineffectiveness of the Green Standard Army the Qing tried to raise new armies who were organized around civilian funding. The officers picked the men and stayed with the men, and it was expected that such resulting bonds would create a more cohesive fighting force)

(The banner says "Save the home, protect the country.")





Green Standard Spearmen





Brave Swords




Plain Yellow Longsword Bannermen




Emperor's Guard




Bordered Blue Spear Bannermen




Brave Archers



Green Standard Archers




Qing Matchlocks




Brave Gunners




Bordered Yellow Heavy Gun Bannermen




Bordered Red Bannermen Foot Archers





Patrol Squad




Lian Army Infantry




Kansu Braves





Nanyang and Beiyang Infantry






Qing Scouts




Qing General's Bodyguard (looks like I made another mistake here)




Plain Red Banner Heavy Cavalry


Plain Yellow Banner Heavy Cavalry




Plain White Banner Heavy Cavalry




Bordered Yellow Banner Cavalry Archers



Bordered Red Banner Cavalry Archers




New Model Army Cavalry Squad




Bordered Blue Banner Cavalry Archers





Bordered White Banner Cavalry Archers



Qing Archaic Cannon




Grand General Cannon





Western Cannon Brave Squad




New Model Army Machine Gun Crew





Beiyang Army Howitzers




Tiger Warriors





Northeast Hunters




Black Flag Soldiers




Mercenary Western Gunners




Mercenary Deutschland (that's the terminology used) Grenadiers




Mercenary Cossack Lancers




Mercenary American Desperados

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Tsarist Russia/Russian Empire

Strength: Strong ranged and melee cavalry.
Weakness: Weak early infantry

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Cossack Militia




Tsarist Border Guards



Russian Smoothbore Gunners




Tsarist Infantry





Tsarist Seamen





Guard Grenadiers




Tsarist Royal Guard





Tsarist Imperial Guard




Tsarist Scout Cavalry





Cossack Leader's Bodyguard




Tsarist General's Bodyguard





Tsarist Heavy Cavalry




Tsarist Mounted Gunners





Russian 5 Pounder




Russian 12 Pounder




Tsarist Machine Gun Team





Tsarist 75mm Artillery Crew





Tsarist 150 mm Artillery Crew





Mercenary Cossack Lancers

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Huai Army (an army of the Qing based on civilian funding and answering to its own leaders, not under direct Qing control)

Strength: Exceptional firearm units.
Weakness: Lacks cavalry and melee units.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Many of the Huai Army units are shared with the Xiang Army roster and some of the Qing Empire's roster.






Village Braves




Camp Kai Swordsmen




Camp Qing Spearmen




Camp Ren Gunners



Camp Ming Western Gun Infantry




Beiyang Naval Marines




Wuyi Army Infantry




Xiang Army Bodyguards





Wuyi Army 57 mm Cannon





Wuyi Army Gatling Team





Ever Victorious Army Infantry





Ever Safe/Peaceful Army Infantry




Ward's Filipino Bodyguards




Ever Victorious Army Cannon

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Xiang Army
Shares a lot of units with the Huai Army except the Xiang Army lacks many of the modern gun units. They make up for it with a lot of melee.

Strength: Strong, tough infantry.
Weakness: Lacks strong ranged units.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Chu Polearm Braves




Camp Ji Death Squad




Camp Zhen Foot Bodyguards




Chu Brave Spears




Chu Brave Javelins



Camp Guo Archers





Camp Ting Light Cavalry




Xiang General's Bodyguard

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Yi Dynasty Korea/Joseon Korea

Strength: Exceptionally strong ranged units
Weakness: Lacks modern units lategame

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Joseon Garrison Troops





Joseon Swordsmen





Joseon Spearmen





Joseon Archers






Joseon Handgunners





Joseon Mailed Archers






Joseon Special Skills Force/Byeolgigun




Korean Empire Infantry





Joseon Heavy Cavalry





Joseon General's Bodyguard





Joseon Light Mounted Archers




Korean Empire Cavalry






Joseon Archaic Cannon

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Korean Empire Armstrong Guns




Korean Empire Gatling Crew




Korean Righteous Army Spearmen




Korean Righteous Army Bowmen

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Eight Nation Alliance

Strength: Most modern force in the game. Strong arsenal of modern weapons.
Weakness: Difficult to recruit and replenish forces.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Italian Sharpshooters





American Expeditionary Infantry




Deutschland/German Expeditionary Light Infantry




Austro-Hungarian Marines





American Marines





German Marines






Late German Infantry





German Expeditionary Infantry





Austro-Hungarian Light Cavalry




Prussian General's Bodyguard







German Expeditionary Uhlans






Mercenary Spanish Infantry




Mercenary German Grenadiers





Mercenary Polish Lancers

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Sepoy Rebellion of India

Strength: Strong light infantry and war elephants
Weakness: Outdated economy and poor long-term replenishment

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Hindu Warriors





Muslim Ghazis





Indian Regulars





Madras Army Infantry




Late Indian Infantry




Indian General's Bodyguard





Indian War Elephants




Indian Tribal Light Cavalry





Indian 12 Pounder




Ceylon Gunners





Akali Fanatics






Indian Tribal Spearmen

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Tibet

Strength: Hardy infantry
Weakness: Poor territory, archaic equipment

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Gyantse Spearmen




"Dai Ben" Noble Swords(I was unable to find an English term for this, but there was a military system imposed on the Tibetans by the Qing)






Dai Ben Spears




Gyantse Bow Militia





Amdo Militia Gunners




Dai Ben Gunners




Dai Ben Bodyguard




Kham Cavalry Archers





Dai Ben Noble Horse Archers




Lama Warrior Monks

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Kingdom of Siam

Strength: Elite war elephants
Weakness: Lacks elite melee infantry

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Siamese Longsword Militia (holy , that sword length!)




Siamese Urban Sword Militia




Siamese Swordsmen





Siamese Urban Spear Militia





Siamese Regular Spears





Siamese Bowmen





Siamese Gunners





Siamese Seamen




Siamese European Style Infantry




Siamese Late Infantry





Siamese European Style Guards





Siamese Late Royal Guards




Siamese Royal Cavalry





Siamese Western Style General's Bodyguard




Siamese Western Style Cuirassiers



Siamese Royal Elephants






Siamese Late Western Style Cavalry





Siamese Archaic Royal Cannon





Siamese Western Style Light Cannon





Siamese Western Style Late Howitzers

Taiping Rebellion
They share the same roster as the Wing King's Army, but the regular Taipings have 2 units that the Wing King does not have.

Strength: Strong militia units; well-balanced roster
Weakness: Lacking in specialized units

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Taiping Female Archers





Taiping Western Cannon

[phuc96125]

Alert!!!! Awesome mod is COMING!!!!!!
3 AM i dont even want go to sleep now , u bring so much good things to us , thank you
i'll download and try it right after i'm wake up, hope that not crash so much as moddb version
thank you again !!!!

[IGdood]

Meiji Government

Strength: Brave soldiers, strong ranged units
Weakness: Difficult recruitment; unit sizes below average

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Battoutai/Sword Corps





Spear Levy





Yari Kachi



Kamikaze Squad





Katana Kachi




Levy Infantry





New Model Line Infantry





Satsuma Infantry






Japanese Infantry





Japanese Marines





Kihetai





Japanese Light Infantry






Black Bear Infantry






Bow Kachi





Matchlock Kachi





Japanese Imperial Guard




Late Japanese Imperial Guard





Saber Cavalry





Japanese Cavalry





Japanese Imperial Cavalry





Yari Ki





Japanese Carbine Cavalry




New Model General's Bodyguard





Imperial Guard Cavalry




Armstrong Guns




Japanese 57mm Artillery



New Army Gatling Team





Japanese Maxim Gun Team

[IGdood]

Alert!!!! Awesome mod is COMING!!!!!!
3 AM i dont even want go to sleep now , u bring so much good things to us , thank you
i'll download and try it right after i'm wake up, hope that not crash so much as moddb version
thank you again !!!!

I forgot if V 1.9 needs an animation pack download. If you can't start up the mod, then it probably does. I will upload the animation pack download if needed....

Good luck.




Manchu Mongol Alliance/Inner Mongolia


Strength: Strong combination of Steppe and Chinese units
Weakness: Lacks modern units

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Tribal Spearmen





The Green Standard units for the Mongolian faction look a bit different
















Camp Chen Heavy Infantry





Baturu Vanguard Camp



Mongolian Archers






Mongolian Bannermen Light Lancers





Mongolian Steppe Light Lancers




Senggen Rinchen Bodyguard (Senggen Rinchen was a famous Mongolian general who served the Qing)





Mongolian Banner Heavy Lancers




Mongolian Steppe Riders





Mongolian Bannermen Horse Archers




Mongolian Bannermen Heavy Horse Archers





Heilongjiang Riders

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Edo Bakufu/Tokugawa Shogunate





Strength: Extremely strong samurai units
Weakness: Lacks modern firearms during the later part of the campaign

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Shogitai




Kyoto Police/Kyoto Mimawarigumi





Shinsengumi





White Tigers





Shogunate Line Infantry






Sharpshooters





Black Tortoise





Azure Dragons






Vermillion Birds





Shogunate Guard Infantry





Shogunate Guard Cavalry






Shogunate General's Bodyguard





Armstrong Guns




Gatling Guns





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