Fourth Age tested

**Pompeius Magnus** · August 17, 2007, 02:33 AM

Dear mod-player,

I am in germany a modification tester. My tests can be found on the homepage of germanys most famous computermagazine "gamestar".
Link can be found in my signatur!

I played/tested the mod "Fourth Age" some weeks ago with the result:
Best modification for the Middle Earth- szenario

Here is the test (in german!)
http://www.gamestar.de/community/gsp...0&postcount=79

Best regards

**Arakorn** · August 17, 2007, 09:37 AM

If only someone could translate this; I can only understand a few parts with my weak German...

Where is Spraeh when you need him?

**Aradan** · August 17, 2007, 04:22 PM

Maybe we should get Laurelhass to do it... From the little I understand, it seems good though.

**Halie Satanus** · August 17, 2007, 04:48 PM

Roughly translated...

Boah. Now it is finite so far. A further delicacy. This time it does not concern separating to be sure the Romans around means earth. In order to say it immediately very clearly: It gives treat several Mods that the subject all around the Tolkin world. One of them, and I it personally would find is momentary the best, is The Fourth Age. How the name concerns already says it the 4.Epoche. The gentleman of the rings fan knows goes naturally immediately about what it. Who there not so bewandert inside gets is a small Intro for my part. The films, or also the thick red Wälzer (THE 3 books) play in the 3rd epoch. In the 4.Zeitalter, the age of the king, gives it no Sauron or similar old acquaintance. For that one receives rescued a roll of the ancestors of those heros the Gondor and made Mordor the ground immediately. The ground was not literally take already flat, therefore please all word. Who however now that with the death Saurons means created became errs all problems out of the world.

This wonderful modification came out already some time ago and still had however (so before ca. a half year) a smaller, almost paltry card. Farmer of symbols looked passed (units) where the eye. And well balanced that was not very also. But I had goes the feeling that there already at that time more ... and it went more ...

The result exists us today in form of the new test. Played I that very sufficiently long and would dive today once jointly with you into the time the 4th epoch. Would accompany me, honor value ring carrier, and sieh what became out of means earth. Is beautiful can become differently, but it again beautiful. With your aid!

What is new? We noble gentleman, like to speak first of all once over the card. This does not comprise entirely means earth. Direction East and south concerns Gondor, Rohan, Mordor as well as a far expansion. A further enlargement is to be sure, after my knowledge, yet planned. Nevertheless the card in the present condition is already very very large! On the well made Map, I recognize the Aragonath by the waterfall of the river Anduin. These are both gigantic statues. Just as the city Minas Thirid is worked in very beautifully into the mountain. Pass or the fire towers that from Gondor to after Rohan, the harbor Edhelland etc..

Now to the game cash nations: The united kingdom Gondors (with Mordor). The units were received basically 1 to 1 out of the films. That recognition valued is is very high. Worth mentioning units are the watches of the tower (elite), Dol Amroth men or the archers out of Ithilien. Basically applies to these units, how also for all other, that became this graphic simply crazy. Pays attention once in these units to the signs and compares it to the film. Super made. There I simply once that would maintain concerns it herewith the head nation of this game world, should become acquainted with one perhaps also with this first of all the game. If also Gondor has a difficulty degree somewhat harder. That lies oppressed becomes on that the Gondor by all sides.

As a small nice addition, it gives another unit on sides Gondors Elbe-archer. One possesses this already at the beginning of the game. Yet caution: Although this unit very high-performance should be one well on it respect give. For the Elbe cannot be recruited or let recruit irgenwie. The unit in the battle should lost go coming that never never again. And that is would damage yet actually very. The characters are descendants of well known persons out of the books films. So some generals in the "Item-cunning" carry special well known rings, the sword Anduril or also the crystal ball. Naturally there are had substantially more objects as well as crown which Aragon in its culmination on, but then I sorely would have to write myself finger.

It gives the horse nation Rohan. Here the focal point lies naturally in the ride. Especially would like to emphasize I the unit the horsemen the Riddermark. Similar to in Gondor with the Elbe, gives receives it also here a special troop which one only once in the game: namely to start. A dwarf troop. Therefore carefully use.

The Harad. Herewith it is naturally of advantage if one knows already a few the books. Units as well as Corsaren, Umbar watches, deserts troops Mumakil (Olifanten) are established here. The gigantic Ottifanten are actual the hammer. Everyone knows the elephants out of Romany. Now imagine that 5 once more largely. With the piling up and archer above thereon these are represented like in the film. Helping in the fight of the monstrosities nearly solely archer, march this Viecher itself to take through a forest of javelins without considerable damage.

The Rhun. A further (böses??) Do not let people that with itself jokes. This nation can, become in the loss of the last settlement, a horde. Herewith it concerns like in the books the large feared invasion out of the East. This nation has also an interesting Unit: the settler trek. One can to augment utility by smaller settlements in that one dissolves the settler trek at the destination, or one can also with this fight.

Then yet the Dunländer are there. Here the feared wolf hunters anzufinden are.

In between one finds yet rebels on the card again and again. Here there are to be sure yet some "looked-farmers" of symbols.

To the end, I would like yet what say to the "drumherum". Other not so importantly, value I this always with. For for me the optics is personal very important. If I Fourth Age land would start I in a completely overtaken head menu. The entire is opened like an opened book. Looks tip moderate. The gentleman of the rings fan will like it, so much stands firmly.

There is a pile of more newly crazy made Loading Screens. In the historic battles, not only battles of the 4th age aftermath let themselves. I had play joy on that also Battles out of that 3. epoch to can. In the Custom Battle, it gives widen well known war scenes as well as the Fangorn forest or also that south Ithiliens. ´ The small pictures of the generals were adapted also to the films. Comes it to the battle or gives finds it other events one here also new graphics.

Sentences last another couple to the cities. Naturally there are various new buildings. Logical. If it to a battle will come one recognize that even the cities himself a little to Gunsten the film changed have. The city Minas Thirid is snow-white. In a mountain is worked in it to be sure not. The mountain is direct behind the city. One technically not certainly can expect more and found made I that also very well. The cities Rohans, and above all the buildings, look now really almost like in the film. Also here one must give note 1. Similar to in the Mod Chivalry one has reshapes hill eingeplanzt and the buildings completely. The capital Rohans únd looks at you yet once the king hall. I think will like the gentleman of the rings fan it.

Effect: So. And now I like no longer. This Lobesdudelei must stop now. This modification is not yet long ignition-gemoddet. There there will be again and again further Patche. First of all once I was sketisch your vis-à-vis, would have I yet much rather the films after game. But I was not disappointed. Entirely in the opposite. So pleased me just the ships of the pirate and its invasion very. I must begin the heir of the film-heros and demand that. So I have to be the feeling middle sometimes in a civil war. This finally must end!

Will you be able to conclude this?

Quality: I had, and that is not now no joke, a Crash to desktop. And I played long. And it was fun a moor. It gives some yet at the rebels looked-farmer of symbols. Unsightly. But rebels do not occur very frequently. Who be not has must disappointed in the description Orks missed. These occur naturally yet. These are but a Highlight no longer. Whose time expired is. Mordor is a debris pile, but if one there a battle strikes feels one into the film transfers. The entire is based upon the Patch 1.6 and BUSES. So, now I have quite no more time you to write. I see becomes namely just the Harad in the south impudent. There I must do now what against...

Thank you very much for your times and until soon your ring carrier schwarzeHH

**Aradan** · August 17, 2007, 05:34 PM

Gee, thx a bunch Halie!

**Pompeius Magnus** · August 18, 2007, 12:59 AM

I mean I can speak a little bit english. But the automaticly generated translation looks terrible!

A lot of meanings are so different in german in opposite to english.

I don't have time to translate the complete test in english due to my new interview project. (see in my signature)

Also an interview with a developer of fourth Age is in "work"!!!

**Aradan** · August 18, 2007, 04:43 AM

There is no "boss" of FATW... I suppose you mean Apoc though.

That's great news still.

**ccllnply** · August 18, 2007, 05:25 AM

Also an interview with the boss of Fourth Age is in "work"!!!

Strange how none of Fourth Age team know about this.

I played/tested the mod "Fourth Age" some weeks ago with the result:
Best modification for the Lord of the rings- szenario

I think they might have got the award wrong

Fourth Age Total War is NOT based on the Lord of the Rings.

**Pompeius Magnus** · August 18, 2007, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by ccllnply

Strange how none of Fourth Age team know about this

Oh yes, they know. Don't worry.

Wait and enjoy

**Arakorn** · August 18, 2007, 05:38 AM

Seems like this "review" was based on FE instead of TNS...

But what's all this talk about the movies? The only thing common with this mod and the movies is that they are both based on the books.

**Pompeius Magnus** · August 18, 2007, 05:45 AM

Originally Posted by Arakorn-eir

Seems like this "review" was based on FE instead of TNS...

But what's all this talk about the movies? The only thing common with this mod and the movies is that they are both based on the books.

And thats what I explained in the test. Read carefully.

Do you understand the german test or do you focused you critic due to the english 1:1 translation?

**ccllnply** · August 18, 2007, 06:00 AM

Ahem.... Just look at the name of th award you gave it

Best modification for the LORD OF THE RINGS- szenario

**Pompeius Magnus** · August 18, 2007, 06:12 AM

thats right. the title is not so correct. but I have to seperate my modifications as tester.
late antique
old age
and so on...

And "fourth age" is a lord of the rings szenario. Even if the mod plays much later, of course. All the readers of the test will immediately know in which time the mod plays. So I think its OK so far.

@Arakorn
Yes. But I am honored to hear that you can speak a little bit. Do you learned in the school?
I am sorry that I can't offer the test in full english. I am including the english interviews with all the modders in my (german)thread. And I got a lot of PMs that a lot of users can't read english. So I also have to translate the interviews to german. Arrrghhh...

**Arakorn** · August 18, 2007, 06:05 AM

It's the translation, my German is not good enough to understand whole articles, sorry.

**Arakorn** · August 18, 2007, 06:50 AM

Yea, I'm reading German in school (very hard though

).

I speak good Swedish, Finnish and English, but German... I guess it's just that I don't want to study it, ie learn all articles (der/das/die) and learn what the words mean...

**ccllnply** · August 18, 2007, 04:08 PM

And "fourth age" is a lord of the rings szenario. Even if the mod plays much later, of course. All the readers of the test will immediately know in which time the mod plays. So I think its OK so far.

You could have also said Middle-Earth mod but I know what you mean