[BC 2.4.2] : Standalone Patched Version - [Preview + Download] RELEASED!

Introduction

Broken Crescent team presents you a new version of Broken Crescent - 2.4! It includes several improvements, all listed below, which we hope you find refreshing. We also hope you will have a good time while playing 2.4 and waiting for subsequent releases. Enjoy!

http://i.imgur.com/KBVrS.png

Main features

• Map extended to the North and the East
• 7 new factions
• More than 80 new units and new models
• Improved Strategic map
• Rewamped economy, religion and recruitment features
• A lot of new events, traits and ancillaries
• A lot of new UI and eyescandies

http://i.imgur.com/KBVrS.png

[FIELDSET2="Info pictures and loading screens"]New Info Pictures:

http://i.imgur.com/KBVrS.png


New Agents models

Armenia

https://s26.postimg.org/8ddw88u8p/Armenian_agents.gif

Byzantium agents
https://s26.postimg.org/lpbov6mmx/Byzantium_agents2.gif

Vladimir agents
https://s26.postimg.org/yffx89ul5/Vladimir_Agents.gif

Makurian agents
https://s26.postimg.org/7ws9e2dy1/makuriaagents.png


New Byzantine models
Orthodox bishop & Oecumenical Patriarch
https://s26.postimg.org/j1hn7347t/Byzantium_agents.gif

Church of the East: Nestorian bishop and nestorian patriarch

https://s26.postimg.org/l8lvv09i1/Nestorian_agents.gif

Jerusalem agents

https://s26.postimg.org/5ym0ntdzt/Jerusalem_Agents.gif

Paramara agents
https://s26.postimg.org/o43kfm2vt/Paramara_agents.gif





Preview videos (thanks to Geoffrey of Villehardouin)

Eldeguzids - faction preview





Zengids - faction preview

A quick videoclip with one of the new factions, the Zengids.

Installation

Requirements:

1. [*]Medieval 2 Total War + Kingdoms + Patch 1.5 - all installed outside Program Files directory (for the sake of your peace and quiet)
2. Download ~3.5 GB of free HD space for BC 2.4 zip file. You need 4 GB free space.
3. Installation path of BC 2.4 should be "M2TW/mods/Broken_Crescent_kingdoms2.4" (no more, no less)! Zip file adds "/Broken_Crescent_kingdoms2.4" to the path chosen by you, so watch out to not to set "/mods/Broken_Crescent_kingdoms2.4/broken_crescent_kingdoms2.4"!

2.4 installation will not affect any other mods and do not need BC 2.3 to work. 2.4.2 is a "stand alone" version.

Install steps:

1. Download the .Zip -> Here
2. Unzip it into your M2TW/mods folder in order to have (MTW2/mods/Broken_Crescent_kingdoms2.4/data)
3. Go into MTW2/mods/Broken_Crescent_kingdoms2.4 and launch the bc_launch.bat file

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http://i.imgur.com/KBVrS.png

The credits

Broken Crescent 1 & 2 Team - establishing this excellent modification
Broken Crescent 3 Team

Direct contributors to 2.4:

Byzantineboy (Project leader)
Vatar (testing bug reporting)
Geoffrey of Villehardouin
Ryousan
Sumskilz
Alejandro Sanchez
TMK




Credits:
Units: (models and textures)
- Shaoding Team
- Mount&Blade12th Team
- ChenyJR (main part of the roster)
- Rev. (main part of the roster)
- Yelü Dashi (Nomad aux; Tarim warlords)
- Koultouras (Uyghur militia)
- Sumskilz (Naimans)
- v1499 (Uighur cavalry, heavy spearmen)
- RusichiTW (for textures)
- Aura (new turkoman units)
- Byzantineboy (Naiman textures and shields)
- Cedric37 and S.S team (UI interface engine)
- KaraIslam (new turkish units)
- Koultouras (new turkoman and arabs units)


Unit descriptions:
- A_Su
- DonnyBrasko


Special thanks to:
- Shaoding Team (again)
- Stainless Steel Team
- Againster
- IGdood
- Faerrum Aeternum Team
- Gigantus
- Byzantineboy (project leader)


TMK - Unit Modelling, Skinning and Coding
ALFAJI - Arabian Researcher
Wudang_clown - Team Leader
Sumskilz - Unit Modelling and Skinning
Matmohir - Research
_Capper_ - Faction Symbol
Also Tureuki, Jermagon and all the others who supported this with comments and advice.

*If you helped anyhow but don't see yourself on the list - PM Byzantineboy.

Chanegelog of Broken Crescent 2.4

In progress

If you have any technical (CTD's, installation, bugs) problems with Broken Crescent 2.4 - report them here and only here, otherwise they will be ignored!


Download 2.4.2 standalone
-> HERE<- (megaupload) or
-> HERE<- (Mediafire) .

Please, could someone upload this file to another free uploader? It would help us a lot.






* As a last resort you can also try here

Great! I'll begin playing tomorrow.

oh my gawd.
EB 2 autumn release and this? I need much more time.

could some of the team members tell us what is the full changelog (new factions and improvement details) and if possible upload pictures to these???

tnx guys

is it possible to play as volga bulgars or vladimir in the grand campaign?

Well, it seems clear that you can't. Howether there is an option to play any "unplayable" faction in m2tw series:
1. Get to mods\Broken_Crescent_kingdoms2.4\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign
2. You will need descr_strat.txt , open it up
3. Move one of the factions from playable list to the list of unplayble (m2tw supports limited number of playble factions)
4. Move cumans (stays for bulgars) from unplayble to a playble list
5. Save
6. Profit

Quote:

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Originally Posted by mouadmessi

could some of the team members tell us what is the full changelog (new factions and improvement details) and if possible upload pictures to these???

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For a last period of time only Byzantinium were carrying on the mod development, so it is too much to ask for him. Main changes are already listed in the head of topic,
i can give everyone more specific details in a week or two if someone needs them

Congratulations guys !!!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by VataR

Well, it seems clear that you can't. Howether there is an option to play any "unplayable" faction in m2tw series:
1. Get to mods\Broken_Crescent_kingdoms2.4\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign
2. You will need descr_strat.txt , open it up
3. Move one of the factions from playable list to the list of unplayble (m2tw supports limited number of playble factions)
4. Move cumans (stays for bulgars) from unplayble to a playble list
5. Save
6. Profit

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What are the correspondences for all the factions?

Halleluja, finally it has been done! I was waiting for the new version since i played BC the first time 4 years ago.
And btw, Makuria has been reworked? Supernice, i have to check that out.

Wow awesome and just what i need to fill my holiday with :D

Just installed, thanks for a great Xmas present!

Have started with my favourite faction, KoJ, interesting to see Antioch is now part of the KoJ proper. New look for cities and castles is beautiful

is it normal that my download speed stuck at 2xx KB/s?

Excellent news!!! Congratulations!!! I'm going to dive into middle ages... :)

I just started a campaign with Makuria and despite the UI and the event pictures beeing new the units are still from 2.3. Is that a bug or intentional?

What is the best way to download this? Is the Megaupload server safe to download? I've been trying to download it normally, but it is taking forever (and I have a good internet connection).

Also do I still need BC 2.3? Or is BC 2.4 a fresh and complete install?

gerek yok direk bc2.4 klasörü şeklinde iniyor zaten

@ LinusLinothorax.

Makurian units are the same than before. But their gameplay have been modified: priests, specific events, new UI, new map.

@ The Turk

BC 2.4 us a fresh and complete install. It doesn't need 2.3.

congratulations, ByzantineBoy you really proved yourself, although I didn't download it yet but I know you made an amazing job. I am glad to see my name in the list I have been a BC fan for almost 10 years and I never lost my passion to it, BC is a well researched mod me myself although I studied history and archaeology I am still learning a lot of things from Broken crescent.

when you play BC you can fight the crusaders if you play the Ayyubids, or crush the armies of Saladin and expand the Kingdom of Jerusalem, you can lead the army of byzantium and destroy the Turkish Sultanate and reconquer Anatolia and upper Syria, you can revive the Abbasid caliphate and Establish full control over the former provinces. you can do a lot of things, all the what if scenario you can find it in broken crescent .

Thanks everyone for keeping the project a live and best regards and merry Christmas to my christian fellow.

P.S BC release anouncement should be on the TWC home page to attract more followers