Welcome to our first Scriptorium Editorial! This little publication aims to enrich our previous Scriptorium Article Reviews Publications, which were found too be too plain and perhaps a bit empty. So, let's get started!

Our busy and hardworking Librarian team makes sure that the Scriptorium is always up to date by ensuring that the best TWC articles are stored as swiftly as possible! A large number of articles were stored in the Scriptorium since our last publication, and we'll be making sure you are always informed of our new article additions. So, without further ado, here are the articles that were deemed worthy of addition to the Scriptorium within the last 2 weeks, in order of submission:

• [AAR]M2TW: Song of Victory: A Lithuanian's Tale - Part 1
• [AAR]M2TW: Song of Victory: A Lithuanian's Tale - Part 2
• [History]Chou Military
• [TW Guide]Viking Prince’s Short Campaign Faction Strategy Guide to Medieval II Total War: The Holy Roman Empire
• [Computers]Windows Vista
• [Modding]Stop Trying to Take on the World
• [Computers] Online Multiplayer Campaign: Medieval II Kingdoms (Setup Guide)
• [Computers] Online Multiplayer Campaign: Medieval II (Setup Guide)
• [TW Guide]Viking Prince’s Short Campaign Faction Strategy Guide to Medieval II Total War: France
• [TW Guide] Alexander Unit Guide
• [Science]"Bura-Hara"
• [Music]Bomberboy's Reviews - Hot Chip - Coming on Strong
• [Movies]Vizigothe's strange and cult movie pit
• [TW Guide]The Great Faction Breakdown
• History]Mixing David with Goliath: Comments on the Hundred Years War
• [TW Guide]The Moors
• [History]The Council of Nicea
• [TW Guide]Viking Prince's Short Campaign Stategy Guide to Medieval II Total War: Portugal

Other than storing various articles in the Scriptorium, another activity our Librarian team endorses is Review Writing. Such reviews will serve as nice introductions and might even draw your attention on an article. Most of you will probably be already familiar with our reviews, as they were present in our earlier publications. They shall be included in our new publication model as well, twice a month, with 2 of them being presented in each publication. This time we have 2 reviews to publish, one by Hesus de Bodemloze, and another one by Soulghast. So, here goes:

Sicilia Divided

Article Author: Atterdag
Review Author: Hesus de Bodemloze
Original Thread:[AAR]RTW EB: Sicilia Divided

This article tells us the story of Antonius, a Latin soldier in service of Rome. He is stationed with the rest of his maniple in a supply fort on Sicilian soil. The war between Carthage and Rome has been going on for 6 years, and Antonius will finally be given the chance to fight against Rome's enemies. On the Carthaginian side, Hamilcar is preparing for a battle the consular legions. That is not an easy task however, as he is experiencing some resistance by two senators who arrived at Carthage. They are harassing him with troublesome proposals of invasions and surprise attacks. This AAR is writen by Atterdag, one of the respectable members and contributors of this community. A well written and ilustrated AAR enlivened by its high quality screenshots. A good read for every one who loves a good story.

Cheers
Hesus de bodemloze

The Seleucid Empire

Article Author: Astaroth
Review Author: Soulghast
Original Thread: The Seleucid Empire


This TW Guide opens with a brief historical introduction on The Seleucid Empire, briefing us on the events that led to the separation of Alexander The Great's Empire, and the creation of the Successor States, specifically the state this guide is about, The Seleucid Empire. The Guide then goes on to give some general strategic tips, making you aware of your prime enemies , while also presenting your Empire. The author provides detailed, well written information on your enemies, their prime advantages and disadvantages, also advising you on what would be the best course of action. A short paragraph on your economy follows, where the author once again gives us his opinion, without going into much detail. Then comes what I personally consider the best, and most interesting part of the guide: The Seleucid Army Composition. The author wonderfully explains the Seleucid Battle Tactics, by presenting us a detailed diagram. Then, different army compositions are presented for each period of the game. While these are in no way definitive, as there can be many variations, it gives the reader a good idea on how a seleucid army can be used. The guide closes with a short, sweet summary.

To conclude, I strongly believe this guide is worth reading, and rereading. The author has done an excellent job on focusing on specific sections of the Seleucid campaign, while decorating it with in-game screens and detailed diagrams.

Written by Soulghast

On other Scriptorium news, the Librarian Team recently welcomed 2 new recruits! Acco and Viking Prince recently joined as rookie Librarians a few weeks ago, and they have already started showing their credentials by storing an amount of articles in a relatively short amount of time. Fresh blood, renewed enthusiasm, what more can you ask for? We would also like to wish them good luck in their newly acquired jobs, and would like you to congratulate them as well.

And as such, our first experimental Scriptorium Publication comes to a close. Remember, whenever you find an article/guide that you believe is worthy of being stored in the Scriptorium, be sure to drop a PM to a Librarian, and we will be happy to consider it. You can find a list of all the currently active Librarians in this thread. In the case you want to become more involved in the running of the Scriptorium, you can PM the Chief Librarian, jimkatalanos, to discuss participation. That is all. We wish you a nice time, and we'll be back in 2 weeks. Stay tuned!

The Librarian Team