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| Rise of Persia (ROP) This project focuses on the rise of the Achaemenid Persian Dynasty, from 559 to 490 BC, and how it became the greatest empire the world had yet known, forging an empire stretching from Greece to Afghanistan, and from Scythia down to Nubia. |
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May 11, 2008, 07:45 PM
/ ROP v2.2 Released - [Patch 2.22 Available!]
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 ROP v2.2 Released After months of anticipation from both you and us, we now present to you ROP v2.2, our first version to use the praised -mod switch! Apart from the -mod switch, features to be noted are the 4tpy mod, our own governments system, new temples for all factions, new campaign map textures and not to be forgotten: Makedon and the mighty Median Empire are now playable! For a full list of changes, check further down this post   Introduction The Rise of Persia Mod is set in the 6th century BC, a most fascinating era of mankind’s history. It was the time of four grand empires having divided the known world from the Mediterranean Sea to the River Oxus in the east among themselves after the seemingly invincible Assyrian might had been broken. All of them had ventured through great struggles in their past for becoming the dominant superpower deciding the fate of all mankind. In the east lay the vast dominion of the Median lords, the undisputed masters of the Iranian Plateau, ruling territory from Asia Minor to the most distant places of east Iran. These dreaded Iranian warriors had overcome the mighty Assyrians, the Kimmerians and the Skythians, they had forged an empire by the means of war that nobody could match in size or power. Yet their wise kings had now been avoiding open conflict on all fronts, making alliances with the Babylonian heir of the Assyrian realm. Babylon, located deep in the cradle of civilization, had finally revolted successfully against the Assyrian murderers and flattened their seat of power, utterly destroying their capital Niniveh in retaliation. Babylon’s Great Kings took most of their territory including that of the rebellious Judah kingdom in the Levant. Brute force had made them submit, but clemency – and captivity – ensured their loyalty. Babylon and Media had been friends since the Assyrian Downfall, but there was enough space left to conquer. The shadow of the Assyrians was long and their final end had also freed the time-honoured Kingdom of Egypt. The 26th Dynasty had successfully reclaimed its inherent place among the super powers again. Although their great Pharaohs had to face severe problems due to growing mercenary influence and also from the threats posed by Libyans, Greeks and Babylon, they were able to prevail over all these. An ally of Egypt was Lydia, the most powerful Nation of Asia Minor. Their war-mongering kings of the Mermnads’ Dynasty hold sway with an iron fist over the lands between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Nobody had ever defeated them and their lance-wielding cavalry is as feared as Iranian archers or Greek hoplites. Even the gargantuan Medes could not defeat them and the Greeks of Ionia suffered the same fate as the rest of Asia Minor. These four super powers came to terms of trade and co-existed more or less peacefully, despite some grim tensions between them regarding their bellicose past. Now was also the time when the Greek city states grew to a potentially serious contender for these powers. If an ambitious city state managed to master all of Hellas then a new and dangerous power would threaten to unbalance the tense equilibrium of the four empires. But while the colony of Kyrene in north Africa could hold their own even against the Pharaoh, the Ionian Greeks were in submission. However, the true reason of their rise was not war, but trade making them rich. On the other end of the known worlds were the Indians, not yet involved in any of the others’ business. The heavy incursions of the northern nomads, which had devastated Asia and Europe in the past were over, nevertheless everyone needed to watch them carefully. In the south, Nubians and Arabians were in danger of being conquered by the expanding powers, who had decided not to engage each other. Nothing seemed to stop their tetrarchy, but the world changed forever, when one man stood up against the Medes. His name was Kuruš and he was the leader of the ignominious Persian tribe. He vanquished the Medes, crushed the Lydians and conquered Babylon. He created the Persian Empire, one of the most splendid the world has ever seen. However, at the beginning of our mod he is just a tribal leader, alone against the super powers. The year is 559 BC and the Rise of Persia is about to begin!       Guide: Download and Installation We are now using the -mod:mymod switch to make ROP more user friendly, by preventing the overwriting of original game files. ROP still requires the RTW folder to which it is installed to be unmodded (not on top of old versions of ROP!), and of course it should be RTW v1.5. Due to the many new and changed features, old saved games are not compatible with v2.2. As using BitTorrent networks saves significantly in bandwith [Installer is 178 MB], and also is much faster once a couple of people are seeding, it would be better for the servers it if you download and seed ROP v2.2 this way. Alternatively, we have http download links. Torrent ModDB.com or Riseofpersia.com Install Instructions -Download ROP v2.2Gameplay Guide: 4tpy mod We have implemented the 4tpy mod into our campaign, to stretch the number of turns available to build your empire, which is now more or less comparable to vanilla RTW rather than half the turns. There are three summer seasons, representing spring, summer and autumn respectively, and the winter season. As in any other mod, 4tpy has to be activated when starting a campaign or loading a save game. On campaig start, the popup shown below will appear automatically. When clicking the Show-me-how button, the script is loaded. When loading a save game though, you will have to click on a settement owned by your faction, and then open the advisor and click the show-me-how button, as is shown in the screenshot.  ROP v2.2 Full Changelog Spoiler Alert, click show to read: Thanks to: Current/Previous Team members: Nero666 - Lead DeveloperSpecial thanks: CA - for making the marvel that RTW isConditions of use: This mod is for personal use only, anyone who wishes to use parts of our mod in a non-ROP modification of their own must obtain the express permission of the Rise of Persia team first. Enjoy! Contact Information Website: http://www.riseofpersia.com Dev Forums: http://www.riseofpersia.com/forums Forums at TWCenter: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=65
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Lead developer of:  Latest RoP Release: ROP v2.2 Under the Patronage of the magnificent Rez Last edited by Nero666; July 23, 2008 at 04:29 AM. Reason: hotfix inclusion |
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