Middle Ages: Total War (OLD THREAD)

[Lord Condormanius]

EDIT: March 14

Now that the mod has a forum, I have decided to close this monstrosity of a thread. The new thread is located here: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88160

last edit: March 13



The purpose of this mod is to add length, balance and overall enjoyment to the game. The mod will expand on what CA has already done by adding new factions, a bigger map and adjusting the AI to compensate. While it will cover roughly the same time period (@1080-1530), the timescale has been modified to 0.50 (2 turns/year; total 900 turns) and campaign rebalanced to match (i.e. slower pop growth, lower income per-turn, etc.) + a few extra surprises.

*Any and all help is welcome and appreciated, especially skinning, models (may not be possible at this point), etc. Research and background info is also helpful. Send a PM to me if you would like to help out.

CONTENTS
1. THE FACTIONS
2. THE MAP
3. PROGRESS
4. UNIT SCREENSHOTS
5. SIGNATURES
6. TEAM

1. THE FACTIONS

The Kingdom of England (ENGLAND)
Le Royaume de France (FRANCE)
Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRE)
Reino de Casilla y León (SPAIN)
Venezsia (VENICE)
Basileia tōn Rhōmaiōn (BYZANTINES)
Kongeriget Danmark (DENMARK)
al-Fātimiyyūn (EGYPT)
Magyar Királyság (HUNGARY)
Genova (MILAN)
al-Murabitun (MOORS)
Królestwo Polskie (POLAND)
Rus' (RUSSIA)
Rìoghachd na h-Alba (SCOTLAND)
Duchi di Puglia e Calabria (SICILY)
Kýnýk Seljuqs (TURKS)
Civitas Pontificia (PAPAL STATES)
Gurkānī (TIMURIDS)
AZTECS
MONGOLS
Independent (SLAVE)

NEW FACTIONS
Ériu (IRELAND)
Tywysogaeth Cymru (WALES)
Reino de Aragon y Navarra (ARAGON)
Comté de Toulouse (TOULOUSE)
Duché de Bourgogne (BURGUNDY)
Konungariket Sverige (SWEDEN)
Desht-i Qipchaq (KIPCHAKS)
Pisa
Banu Ziri (ZIRIDS)
( )*

*One more faction will still be added.


2. THE MAP



-The map is based on an early version of Spurius' BigMap that I have modified to include 199 regions.
-All land bridges have been removed from the map.
-An effort has been made to name the settlements and regions to accurately represent the period.
-Reconfigured starting postions for factions.

Some campaign map screens:
*This mod is a work in progress. As such, these screens may not represent final starting points for factions.






















3. PROGRESS

1. Factions

a. At this point, the following factions have been added to the map*:

Ireland
Wales
Toulouse
Burgundy
Zirids
Sweden
Kipchaks
Pisa

*not all are finished, but they are on the map

b. Final faction still not decided (I know everyone has a favorite, but we are trying to achieve balance on the map. If you would like to make a suggestion, please do so without nationalist sentiments).

2. Map

Only small updates are needed for the map. One region needs to be removed (not yet decided) to make room for Pisa. depending on what the final faction is decided to be, further minor adjustments may be necessary. There are also several other minor location adjustments that need to be done.

3. Skinning

a. We have been given permission to use Burrek's Unique European Skins in our mod. If you have not seen them, please take a look at his thread. They are a real treat.

b. Some other skins are being worked on at the moment, but we are always looking for more people to do skins. This applies to both existing and newly created factions.

4. AI

No adjusments have been made to the AI yet.

4. UNIT SCREENSHOTS

Here's a quick look at some of the units for the Irish faction:

Some early spearmen (Peasant Spearmen):



Some Late Spearmen (Irish Spearmen):



Gaill Gaedhil



...and an Irish warband...



The general and his bodyguard



Ostmen



Hobilars



Mailed Hobilars



Bonnachts



Dismounted Mailed Knights




5. SIGNATURES

If you are just as excited about this mod as we are, why not spread the word with one of our signatures.











6. TEAM
Lord Condormanius
Lopus
der Kaiser
HereticFang