GRANTOZ OIM UPDATED 8/11/2013
I am very happy now with the battle ai and the missile response from the ai in fire fights ...enjoy
the campaign is still not balanced but i am working on it....roman buildings have been removed
'BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE MODDERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO KINDLY ALLOWED ME TO USE THERE WORK..RESPECT'
.....THIS MOD IS NOT MOD FOLDERED MAKE COPYS OF YOUR DATA, BI, ALEX SO THAT YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN OR MAKE A WHOLE INSTALL JUST FOR THIS MOD!!
WORLDWIDE DOWNLOAD LINK VERSION 3.1.4: http://ge.tt/8n6MH7y/v/0
OIM desktop icon: http://ge.tt/4ldSozx/v/0
OIM BACKGROUND INFORMATION: http://www.internetwars.ru/OiMNew/Im...hemEnglish.htm
INSTAL:
1: unrar to somewhere safe on your pc
2: go into the folder and copy contents over to your clean rtw/bi/alex directory
3: overwrite files {click yes to all}
4: send alex.exe to desktop open with right click and go to properties
5: -mod:bi -show_err -noalexander
6: add the above to the end of the target line making one space like above and click 'apply'
7: play campagin through the ' main campaign '
8:START THE SCRIPT EVERY NEW LOAD THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT , CLICK FACTION SUMMARY SHIELD ON THE UI THEN CLICK 'SHOW ME HOW ON THE ADVISOR POP UP... 4TPY WILL SHOW THAT IT IS WORKING
.....HOUSE RULES....
1LAYER MUST SPY ON ENEMY ARMYS AND CITYS {NO PEEKING WITH RIGHT CLICK} AND USE CAVALRY SCOUTS TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY TO FIND OUT THERE NUMBERS!!!
2LAYER MUST NEVER AUTO RESOLVE A BATTLE {ESPECIALY SIEGE BATTLES} THE MOD IS DESIGNED THAT THE PLAYER MUST FIGHT EVERY BATTLE FOR IT TO BE A CHALLENGE!!
3LAYER MUST NOT EVER ...REPEAT ... EVER, EVER, EVER PLAY ON EASY/EASY..!!!
PLEASE READ!!! {it will save a lot and lot of hassle}
START THE SCRIPT BY CLICKING THE FACTION SUMMARY WINDOW THEN THE ADVISOR BUTTON
HINTS AND TIPS.......
1:SAVE GAME EVERY TURN!!! ......START SCRIPT EVERY NEW SESSION!!!
2:this is not rome anymore its probably more like empire , DONT RUSH INTO BATTLE losing great numbers can be very bad especialy near the start,skirmish and use cannons
3:wear them down with your muskets ,cannons and arrows{because they will now try and do that to you}
4:in night battles make sure you toggle your cannons back to cannonballs{its a night flaming arrow hardcode thing}
5:muskets can be pretty crap at long range but devestating at close range
6:the campaigns vary in difficulty , if you want a long campaign choose a large faction if you want an insane campaign choose a small faction{like cossacks}
7:difficulty settings recommended for a large faction vh campaign h battles , for a small faction m/m campaign m/m battle
8:stretch your trained musket fighters in to a thin line they will cause more damage than if they are clumped together
9:cossacks can horde on the bi exe
10:gun powder is affected by rain and snow{muskets ,handguns and the like will be less damaging due to missfire}
11:citys are hard to take , expect losses
12:all factions are set to religiously expand{destroy there holy places and build your own}
13:the player should only use spys to check out enemy armys{unless you realy have to look}its like an advanced fog of war
14:the player can toggle bloom effects on/off by pressing SHIFT AND F12
15:when negotiating with the ai ask for money for map info or alliances or trade but be wise
16:trust no one ...rtw engines dont do diplomacy very well ....if you catch my drift
17:cannons can be made useless in forests , fight guerilla tactics against cannon strong armys
18:use the forest to ambush and surprise the enemy{some factions will not fare well in open field combat}
19:spend money wisely in buildings that will create money and population growth , build mines and invade citys and towns that have mines built
20:raid ai towns and destroy the buildings for extra cash
and finaly.....
i have built and worked on this mod using the alex.exe i recommend it for the ultimate experience especialy for a big faction campaign
i continue to take this mod forward to a complete conversion, also i do not believe that vh campaign is bugged {most believe it} feel free to play on vh campaign if you are a large faction {the ai will recruit better units}
cheers , grant