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American Revolution Mod An updated all in one mod pack with over 180 re-textured and new units added to the United States, Britain, Spain, Hessian, France and Indian factions, unit cards/unit info cards, starting positions and additional units.

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Old October 17, 2009, 07:42 AM / RELEASE 1.8.1: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD! >>> DOWNLOAD LINKS <<< (UPDATE 8.1 RELEASED!)   #1
 
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A MODIFICATION FOR EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR
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Version 1.0 - Official Release
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(Formally the AWI mod)

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TAR Update 8.1 Released, See Links Below!
TAR Booster Pack v1.2 Released
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The T.A.R. / A.W.I. Team:
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Modders/Skins - ToonTotalWar (Creator), gary, kave-In, Officerpuppy
Historical Research - Newman55f9, Officerpuppy, MorganH, ToonTotalWar
Code - ToonTotalWar, OfficerPuppy, husserlTW & Lazy Knight - Startpos mod, hip63 - TAR GC Modfolders, TAR Launcher, TAR Installer
Darth Mod Sub Mods - Marku
Additional Contributors - MorganH, Major, tiyafeh, carricanta, nigelnire
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Special Thanks to the APETI Teams for their great support of the ETW Modding Community.
Extra Special Thanks to The American Revolution Mod Beta Testers!
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Here it is! The all-in-one American Revolution War mod with Retexture and New units added to the United States, Britain, Spain, Hessian, France and Indian factions and a number of other game enhanced mods that have been added to make it an all in one realistic experience.

UNITS PREVIEW CAN BE FOUND HERE (old AWI Archive Thread):
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=244468

You have the choice of 4 different scenarios, including custom battle and the choice of each game enhanced mod you wish to activate in game.
  • Road to Independence Episode 3: 1775 - Play as the U.S. from 1775 to 1783
  • Road to Independence Episode 4: 1783 - Play as the U.S. from 1783 to 1825
  • The Revolution Campaign starting 1775* - Play as one of nine factions starting 1775
  • The Grand Campaign starting 1783 - Play as any major factions starting in 1783
*Requires Update 7 (See Download Links Below)

The American Revolution Grand Campaigns are completely modfoldered so they will not overwrite any vanilla files. However the Road to Independence Episodes can not be modfolders so they require use of the included Launcher to activate the custom startpos.esf files for the R.T.I. Episode Mods. The files are deactivated by default when you install so you can install The American Revoultion mod (TAR for short) in peace without having to worry about backing up vanilla files. Simply install, configure and play!


Included Mods:
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4 Customized StartPos.Esf Files by husserlTW / ToonTotalWar / hip63
Britsh Army Mod by ToonTotalWar
Continental Army Mod by ToonTotalWar
French Army Mod by ToonTotalWar
Spanish Army Mod by ToonTotalWar
Hessian Army Mod by ToonTotalWar
Iroquis & Huron Mod by Vonwolfi
General Staff by ToonTotalwar and gary
Optional 24-bit textures by ToonTotalWar
U.S. & GB Drum and Fife Music by Brigadier Grahams
Additional Drum and Fife Music by Hollowfaith
Blood and Smoke Mod by mech donald
Equipment Tweak Mod by erasmus777
Battalion Flags by Aykis16
Atmospheric sounds by Pisoiasul
Transparent HUD by KillZoneGB
ToonTotalwar's Loading Screens by ToonTotalwar
Sgt Mellin's Sound Mod by Sgt Mellin
Music overhaul by Brigadier Graham (modifed by hip63)
Historical Event Pics by jarnomiedema
Proper Milita by Spanky
Crossed Straps Mod by Ahiga
Pipmod by waronmars
Unit Pack Compatiblity Localization by Applelover and Swiss Halberdier
TAR Menu Movie by hip63
TAR GC Modfolder packs by hip63
TAR Launcher by hip63
TAR Installer by hip63
The Revolution 1775 Campaign by hip63 (included in Update 7)
Pirate Card Art by kungfuserge (included in Update 7)


The Start Position Mods Notes:
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Startpos Mods for: American, British, Hessian, French and Spanish Armies. This mod enables you to use accurate starting positions for the above armies from a historical perspective for RTI 3/4 for Americans and Grand Campaign for the American, British, Hessian, French and Spanish Armies. The mods also allow you to play many other factions and include full installation instructions on how to use, and feel free to change and experiment as much as you want. Other versions of mod will be released as and when patch updates from CA are made as current version is compatable with Patch 1.5 update.


The American Revolution Installation Notes:
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The American Revolution Mod is packaged in a easy to use installer. One of the Installer Packages is split into 3 files:

TAR_Installer_v1_0.exe
TAR_Installer_v1_0.D01
TAR_Installer_v1_0.D02

All three files need to be in the same folder before installing. Simply double click the TAR_Installer_v1_0.exe file to start the installation process.

EXAMPLE:


VERY IMPORTANT NOTE!: The American Revolution Mod MUST be INSTALLED to the EMPIRE TOTAL WAR folder!

EXAMPLE:


During installation, the installer may appear to 'pause' during installation. DO NOT CANCEL! When the installer seems to pause (not responding), it is actually decompressing a large file.


The American Revolution Launcher Notes:
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One of the most important features of the TAR Launcher is the ablity to Activate (install) and Deactivate (uninstall) the required custom R.T.I. startpos.esf files with ease. These files are required for the R.T.I. Episode mods to work properly. When Activating the R.T.I. Files from the Launcher menu, then Launcher "swaps" the vanilla startpos files for the required modded startpos files. The TAR Launcher also enables the TAR custom user scripts on the fly. Even if you already have a user script, the TAR installation will not overwrite it. When you use select a senario form the main menu. Any current user script is automatically moved to a backup folder and the TAR user script for the senario chosen is installed in it's place. When you exit the menu for the senario, the TAR custom Script is moved back to it's storage location (with any user made changes are saved too, see custom Edit below) and the original user script file is restored to it's original location. The TAR Launcher gives the player all the options to tailor the TAR mod to your own personal taste and with an easy to use interface. You have option to play the mod with Enhanced Battlefield Blood and Smoke Mods. The Light version is for Low-End Systems, the Medium version is for Mid-Range Systems and the Full version is for High-End Gaming Systems. Smoke trails can also be disabled. You will also notice a Custom Edit Button. Custom Edit is for those players who wish to further enhance their game play by adding some of the many mods available on the web. NOTE: THIS FUNCTION IS ONLY FOR ADVANCED USERS WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO INSTALL AND CONFIGURE ETW MODS. The Custom Edit option automatically opens the Custom User Script File for the senario you have selected in notepad. Simply make your changes and then save. Then use the Play button to launch the game with the mods you've added. Since the Launcher automatically backups up the custom user scripts on exit, your changes will be saved for the next time you play. Each TAR Senario has it's own script file so players can mix and match various mods for each senario as they please.

Detailed infomation on using the launcher and adding other mods can be found here:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=303449


TAR DOWNLOAD LINKS:

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TAR 24-bit Textures Upgrade Pack:
(Optional download For High-End PCs)

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TAR Update 8.1:
This should be considered a Critical Update!
(includes all previous updates)

NEW IN TAR UPDATE 8.1:
Disabled EUA DLC 33rd Foot Unit as it conflicts with pre-existing TAR Unit of same name (ours is better)
Increased limit of all other new EUA DLC Units from 1 to 12
All New EUA DLC Units given Early Availability
Applied tighter formations and BAI tweaks to new EUA DLC Units
Updated UPC to v5.2
(these changes only apply if you have purchased Elite Units of American reatil DLC, however this update should be applied even if you don't own the EUA DLC)


- - - Previous Updates: - - -
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Added Support for new Elite Units of America retail DLC
Fix for 'black" units in TAR Boooster Pack
Fix for being unable to recruit certain units
Fixed issue with 1783 Campaign end dates
Fixed Missing Roads Issue in Revolution 1775 and Grand Campaign 1783
Tweaked Episode 3 to make US emergent if defeated early in campaign
Corrected 2 Skins
Added Orders for the Troops (selectable) by HGuderian
Added Warpath Compatibilty Mode
Added New TAR Menu Art for some menus
Added New Sound Options Menu

Updates UPC to 4.9 (auto deletes 4.8 if present)
Merged Tighter Formations with BIA Improvements
Added missing Hessian Textures by ToonTotalWar
Added Updates for regionIDs for Generals by ToonTotalWar
Added Updates to db tables for Hessians by ToonTotalWar
Added BAI improvements for vanilla untis by Tan Zhi Han
(based on Darth's Tweak)

Pennsylvania Marines Unit for the US by ToonTotalWar
French Bourbon Skins by Psycho V
Spainish Skins by Waronmars
BIA Spot Parameters Tweak by Darth Vader
Uniform Patch

The 1775 Grand Campaign had critical flaws when try to play as nations outside the Americas Theatre.
1775 GC now reworked as new campaign:
The Revolution Campaign 1775
Play as one of nine factions:
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The United States
Great Britain
France
Spain
United Provinces
Iroquois
Huron
Cherokee
Pirates

TAR UPDATE 8.1 DOWNLOAD LINKS:

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TAR BOOSTER PACK v1.2:
(Optional download)
You MUST close the TAR Launcher BEFORE installing the TAR Booster Pack!
Booster Pack Features:
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This an optional pack containing mostly new skins and a few new units centered mostly on Eastern Europe. The TAR user scripts will be updated to include this pack. All added units have been modified for the latest BAI improvements and tighter formations.

The TAR Booster Pack includes:
Gun Ports mod by jarnomiedema
Sealords Lite mod by bladerunner
Denmark Retexture by erasmus777
Mexico Retexture by OfficerPuppy
German States mod by Pom
Genoa Retexture by Cornwallis
Papal States Retexture by Cornwallis
Piedmont Savoy Retexture by Cornwallis
Westphalia Retexture by Cornwallis
Prussian Mod by gary
Austrian Retexture by Remo
Prussian Retexture by Remo
Ottoman Retexture by Remo
Potugal Retexture by Ranger86
Bavaria Retexture by General Cornwallis
United Provinces Retexture lite by jarnomiedema
Ornamentum Skinpack by danova

TAR BOOSTER PACK v1.2 DOWNLOAD LINKS:

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Dowload TAR Files via Torrent:
ueber has started torrent of the TAR Files (please rep him and PLEASE SEED!)
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Dowload TAR Files via FTP:
A friend of mine has built an FTP site that allows for downloads of the TAR v1.7d files. There is a connections limit of 25 users at a time. You will need to use an FTP Client to connect:

FTP Logon Info:

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Address: ftp://74.93.130.117
Username: gamemod
Password: Pa55w0rd


Install Order:
1 - Install TAR Mod Main Installer (required)
2 - Install TAR 8.1 Update (required)
3 - Install any HotFixes (required) - http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=331150
4 - Install any UPC Updates (required) - http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=340442%20
A - (optional) Install TAR 24-bit Textures
B - (optional) Install TAR Booster Pack v1.2


Full TAR Readme File here:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=303444

FINAL NOTE: The American Revolution Mod is packaged with the UPC 5.0 Localization File. The UPC Localization Pack File is constantly being updated so you may wish to periodically check this thread for the latest UPC updates to stay compatible with the latest ETW mods: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=259541

By the ETW Community for the ETW Community!
ENJOY!
Brought to you by the TAR/AWI Team!
SPECIAL THANKS to TOONTOTALWAR for EVERYTHING!

Last edited by ToonTotalWar; August 21, 2010 at 08:25 AM. Reason: TAR Update 8.1 Released
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Old October 17, 2009, 07:46 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #2
 
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SPECIAL MODDING NOTE: The TAR MOD is NOT compatible with Marku's Mod (a conversion of AWI to DM specs), DarthMod (or it's sub mods), APETI, TROM, or ROS. All of these mods listed are major mods that CAN NOT be made to work together.

VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF DOWNLOADED TAR FILES:
Some people have reported corrupted downloads, note that the uploaded TAR files have been re-download and verified as good. The best way to check the integrity of your downloaded files is to use a Check SUM program. I have made a copy of the winMd5Sum sum check program available here:
http://www.filefront.com/14742839/winMd5Sum.exe/

Here are the sums of the original files:

TAR_Installer_v1_0.exe MD5 SUM:
586236c5044471ff076739756acbad9d

TAR_Installer_v1_0.D01 MD5 SUM:
d2f18f722931b574ee20b45a8b27cb4b

TAR_Installer_v1_0.D02 MD5 SUM:
94e5fdc90d7543db44240828eda3a550


The check sum on the copies you download must match the sums listed above perfectly or the file is corrupt.

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Old October 17, 2009, 08:05 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #3
 
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Thank you hip63 for putting this lot together for me team and everyone else involved with this mod!!!
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Old October 17, 2009, 08:33 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #4
 
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Thanks Toon ,Hip63 and all of the team(reps are sent)
Awesome work!!
I first have to finish my British GC(currently exterminating the Marathas in India)before i can launch this!
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Old October 17, 2009, 08:51 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #5
 
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Fantasic ! Ive had the pleasure of beta testing this mod and i love it. I highly recommend it to everyone and i believe this mod is in a class of its own. I look forward to reading the feedback.
Toon, hip63, Gary and everyone else involved in the American Revolution Mod congratulations take a bow. Well done my friends

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Old October 17, 2009, 08:58 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #6
 
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Thanks Toon ,
Awesome work!!
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Old October 17, 2009, 09:08 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #7
 
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Totally awsome well done Toon & all involved

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Old October 17, 2009, 09:17 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #8
 
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With this release being on Saturday, I can't help but the think of the band Chicago's lyrics, "Saturday, In the Park, It must have been the 4th of July..."

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BTW - Here's the alternate way I thought of announcing the release:

Feeling a little let down with the DLC? Do some Indians have you on the Warpath of despair?

THEN LOOK NO FURTHER MY FRIENDS FOR YOU HAVE FOUND WHAT YOU SEEK!

ect, ect. hehehe

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Old October 17, 2009, 09:48 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #9
 
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Oh an let's give a lttle preview on the TAR Menu Movie:
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Old October 17, 2009, 10:10 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #10
 
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Old October 17, 2009, 10:34 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #11
 
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Now I have to get Empire running again. I hope its problems have been fixed.
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Old October 17, 2009, 11:06 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #12
 
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It said that I couldn't install the main TAR thing through the .exe, it said something corrupted, help?
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Old October 17, 2009, 11:20 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #13
 
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sound like a corrupted download to me unless you forgot to download all three parts to the same folder.

I'm trying to get some mirror links uploaded today but it will take some time.

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Old October 17, 2009, 11:20 AM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #14
 
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It said that I couldn't install the main TAR thing through the .exe, it said something corrupted, help?
You need to download all the files put them together on your desktop or in a file and run the self installer. Have a go at that and it should be ok

OK I have removed my Beta version tonight and updated to the released version. It did take a while at 86% but installed with no problems. Everyone should enable the TAR menu movie when installed its pure class. Toon, hip63 and their team have created one great Mod here. Has anyone installed it today? any feedback on it folks?

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Old October 17, 2009, 03:42 PM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD!   #15
 
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Old October 17, 2009, 04:02 PM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD! --- DOWNLOAD LINKS ---   #16
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Oh, sweet, thanks SO much!!! So what do I need to play with DarthMod/Marku Submod?
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Old October 17, 2009, 04:11 PM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD! --- DOWNLOAD LINKS ---   #17
 
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TAR will not work either of those mods. It is a stand alone mod. Marku's mod a combination of the AWI (what TAR was created from) and Dartmod. So you should play Marku's mod or Darthmod or TAR but not any coambination of the three, it just won't work.

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Old October 17, 2009, 04:37 PM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD! >>> DOWNLOAD LINKS <<<   #18
 
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Old October 17, 2009, 04:43 PM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD! >>> DOWNLOAD LINKS <<<   #19
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Old October 17, 2009, 05:23 PM / Re: RELEASE: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MOD! >>> DOWNLOAD LINKS <<<   #20
 
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I just got finished re-downloading the TAR installer files to another computer and I was able to install the mod without any issues, so the uploaded files are good.

It appears you have a corrupted download.

EDIT:

NEW FILEFRONT MIRROR LINKS NOW AVAILABLE!
See the first post for links!

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