The Sicilian Vespers 1.x

[SicilianVespers]

The Sicilian Vespers version 1.0 has been released.

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Splash Art - The Triumph of Death by Antonello da Messina

The Sicilian Vespers is the name given to a rebellion in Sicily in 1282 against the rule of the Angevin king Charles I of Naples, who had taken control of the island with Papal support in 1266. It was the beginning of the eponymous War of the Sicilian Vespers.

The rising had its origin in the struggle between the Hohenstaufen-ruled Holy Roman Empire and the Papacy for control over Italy. When Hohenstaufen Manfred of Sicily was defeated in 1266, the kingdom of Sicily was entrusted to Charles of Anjou by Pope Urban IV.

Charles regarded his Sicilian territories as a springboard for his Mediterranean ambitions, which included the overthrow of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus. His French officials (who governed Sicily badly) mistreated native Sicilians with rape, theft and murder.

There are two interpretations, not necessarily exclusive, of events. One stresses the weltpolitik of Michael Palaeologus and the Aragonese king Peter III, Manfred's son-in-law, in fomenting the revolt; the other concentrates on the unpopularity of Charles's rule among native Sicilians. The latter view gained popularity during the Risorgimento when it was propounded by the patriot Michele Amari. Regarding the former, Michael VIII in his autobiography wrote: "Should I dare to claim that I was God's instrument to bring freedom to the Sicilians, then I should only be stating the truth."
"Sicilian Vespers" (1846), by Francesco Hayez

The event is named because the insurrection began at the start of vespers on Easter Monday (March 30, 1282) at the Church of the Holy Spirit just outside Palermo. Thousands of Sicily's French inhabitants were massacred over the next six weeks. The events that started the uprising are not known for sure but the retellings have common elements.

According to Steven Runciman, Sicilians at the church were engaged in holiday festivities and a group of French officials came by to join in and began to drink. A sergeant named Drouet dragged a young married woman from the crowd, pestering her with his advances. Her husband then attacked Drouet with a knife, killing him. When the other Frenchmen tried to avenge their comrade the Sicilian crowd fell upon them, killing them all. At that moment all the church bells in Palermo began to ring for Vespers.

According to Leonardo Bruni (1416), the Palermitans were holding a festival outside the city when the French came up to check for weapons and on that pretext began to fondle the breasts of their women. This then started a riot, the French were attacked first with rocks, then weapons, killing them all. The news spread to other cities leading to revolt throughout Sicily. "By the time the furious anger at their insolence had drunk its fill of blood, the French had given up to the Sicilians not only their ill-gotten riches but their lives as well".

Taking advantage of the revolt, King Peter III of Aragon launched a successful invasion, becoming also Peter I of Sicily.

Charles remained in control of the mainland Kingdom of Naples until his death in 1285 and his heirs continued to reign there until Peter's successors reunited the territories in 1442. (wikipedia)

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**LIST OF FEATURES:

- Campaign start date of 1311

- Playable Factions:
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Naples
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Venice
The Papal States
Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Castilla y Leon
Kingdom of Portugal
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Denmark
Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Hungary
Grand Principality of Vladimir
Golden Horde
Ilkhanate of Persia
Mameluk Sultanate
Ottoman Sultanate
Merinid Sultanate

- Regions & Provinces map v2.1 Custom

- Six new provinces:
Malta
Majorca
Corfu
Negroponte
Morea
Chios

- 2 new factions:

The Catalans/Kingdom of Aragon
The Angevins/Kingdom of Naples

- Zephs Eras and General Mod

- Darth DiplomacyCampaign War AI pack version 2.5

- Blood, Broads, & Bastards v1.9

- WhiteWolf's Byzantium Armor Progression V 0.7

- burrek's Knights and Knaves v0.95

- Eternal Turk Reskin 1.1


** INSTALLATION:

Before starting I suggest you install this mod in a copy of your MTWII folder that is NOT unpacked.

********** BACKUP ANY OF YOUR FILES THAT MY BE REPLACED **********

1) Unzip into your MTWII directory, the file structure should be maintained.

2) Copy the "fmv" folder from your main MTWII directory.

3) Copy the contents of your medieval2.preference.cfg into SicilianVespers.cfg.

4) Run Launch_SicilianVespers.bat to play. Enjoy



Sincerest thanks to all the folks who have contributed to "The Sicilian Vespers":

- Sb2ean: Regions & Provinces mod 2.1
- Ramtha: Renaissance Total War
- Zephrelial: Eras and General Mod
- Zephrelial: Teutonic Order Mod
- Darth: Diplomacy/Campaign War AI pack version 2.5
- Dearmad & Pnutmaster: Blood, Broads, & Bastards v1.9
- WhiteWolf: Byzantium Armor Progression V 0.7
- Burrek: Knights and Knaves v0.95
- Himmelsfeuer: Retextured French Shields
- Zhukov: France Coat of Arms and banner Fix (modified)
- Boicote: Portvcale v0.2
- Salty: Sicilian Shields (modified)
- Ziher: Spain shields retexture
- Eternal Cocoon: Eternal Turk Reskin 1.1
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The New Provinces:


Majorca


Corfu


Malta


Frankish Greece
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Some of the new units:


Sardi Mercenaries


Sicilian Comitiva


Provencal Met-at-Arms


Angevin Men-at-Arms
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The Catalans


The Angevins
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Catalans in Battle


Angevins in Battle
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Sicilian Knights (ex. Norman Knights + modified Sicilian Shield pack)


Aragonese Feudal Knights


Angevin Chivalric Knights

[Soulghast]

Good job SicilianVespers! I am looking forward to it! Hve you thought about making a smaller map, concentrating on eastern iberia and south Italy? Good luck!

[Thy]

looks great! the best of luck with the rest

[finneys13]

How is Scotland on the faction list when the map stops in Northern France?

Looks great by the way.

[SicilianVespers]

Good job SicilianVespers! I am looking forward to it! Hve you thought about making a smaller map, concentrating on eastern iberia and south Italy? Good luck!

This is basically my personal Late era mod. I thought about a new map, but it would require more time than I have for modding right now.

[bkyn75]

@SicilianVespers

This mod looks promising. So is it the RegionsProvinces 2.1 map plus those 6 new provinces?

Are you gonna wait until the new patch comes out before you release it? Or release it and then update it after the patch? Hopefully, it's the latter 'cause I can't wait to try it out!

[SicilianVespers]

@SicilianVespers

This mod looks promising. So is it the RegionsProvinces 2.1 map plus those 6 new provinces?

Are you gonna wait until the new patch comes out before you release it? Or release it and then update it after the patch? Hopefully, it's the latter 'cause I can't wait to try it out!

It is the 2.1 map, plus the provinces I have added. I am also planning on adding a few more provinces in Italy and around Tunisia.

I think I will release it, and then update it.


@finneys13
The map included all of Scotland, and part of Scandinavia.


@all
The first post has been updated with battle pics showing some banners.

[Fresco]

I can't wait!!!! Any estimated date for the release????
However very compliment for your great work!!!!

Grande Antonello,e' tutto fantastico,mi hai fatto venire l'acquolina in bocca.....

[SicilianVespers]

I can't wait!!!! Any estimated date for the release????
However very compliment for your great work!!!!

Grande Antonello,e' tutto fantastico,mi hai fatto venire l'acquolina in bocca.....

Thanks, it won't be long, it is just about done.

BTW, I just fixed the faction symbols in the battle UI.

[Atterdag]

Best of luck SV.

But please make a new faction icon for Denmark.. It pains me to see that viking raven..

[Re Berengario I]

Great Era you choosed and the factions are perfect. I'm looking forward to have a go at it!

[DaVinci]

Hey SV, there you are no wonderr that you aren't around at Chivalry

Good luck with this project, i'll play it for sure

[SicilianVespers]

@DaVinci,
Just sharpening my skills Actually a one man project is much easier when strapped for time.

@Atterdag,
I think that will have to wait for a followup, but I can definitely understand your view. It just doesn't look like Denmark to me.

@Berengario,
Thanks, I as actually re-reading The Decline and Fall of Medieval Sicily, and I got inspired. Frederick III is another of my favorite kings.

[Fresco]

Any news?

[SicilianVespers]

Added Sicilian (modified), Spanish and French shield packs.

First post updated with a few unit screen shots.

I am hoping to get it uploaded by the weekend.

Outstanding tasks:
- Change Genoese banners.
- Add provinces (Djerba, Naxos, Siracusa, and Abruzzi)
- Add Serbia and Bulgaria

I will probably only add the Genoese banner/faction symbols for this release.

[Fresco]

Good News,I hope that this weekend I can download your fantastic Mod!!!!
Complimenti per l'aggiunta della mia regione(Abruzzi)!!!!!

[Zenith Darksea]

Looks fantastic, but instead of calling that city in Asia Minor 'Phrygia', you might want to try 'Smyrna'. 'Phrygia' was the ancient Greek name for Asia Minor. Also, 'Chios' is the island South of the one that you put it on. The island that you named 'Chios' is actually Lesbos, and its capital city was Mitylene. Oh, and you got Arta on the wrong side of the Ambracian Gulf. It should be on the North. Perhaps also it would be better to call 'Durazzo' 'Dyrrachium'? 'Durazzo' is a modern Italian name.

[SicilianVespers]

I have been meaning to change Phrygia, thanks for reminding me. Renamed to Smyrna.

As for Chios, the actual island was too small for a city, so I put the port on it. I wanted Chios as the main Genoese outpost in the Aegean, and it actually was a Byzantine theme that included Lesbos.

Since Albania was already under Italian influence, I think I prefer Durazzo.

Arta was just a rename of the original Regions& Provinces city. I will look into relocating it when I add additional provinces.

@Atterdag,
Here you go my friend:



Courtesy of the Portvcale mod.

[SicilianVespers]

The Sicilian Vespers version 1.0 has been released.

The download link is in post # 1.

[ToRdeN]

tnx, very nice.
but i have a problem. i got no sound. when the game starts up i got sound, but soon as the campain map loads\starts it is no sound. i copied the M2TW cfg. to the mod cfg. as it said,. the game works fine , but no sound
can anyone help i will be happy.
Thanks....