A Roman Mod

**Imperator_Maximus** · November 29, 2007, 10:29 PM

Ok, this is a mod idea that is totally non-historic what so ever. I'm just bring it up since it has gathered some intention and so maybe this would be a great mod.

The goal is simple: put the Roman Empire into the Medieval Era. This is not making it so it didn't fall in 476, but rather it reimerged with some imagination.

I have already made some work on this and have made a Catholic faction called the Roman Empire that has buildings such as the Public Baths and an Ampitheatre, as well as the Legionaires, Praetorians, so forth. Here are some screenies for you.

http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rome1rr4.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rome2py0.jpg
http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rome3oh4.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rome4fw2.jpg

There are some detail stuff like tweaking the skins to make them more original and some of the other campaign map stuff. This mod also includes my additional units to the Byzantines and I have added some of the units found in Kingdoms into the mod. I'm also having trouble adding the Magonels and Greek Firethrowers into the game and getting a new map to work that will add Persia to the map (once that is done I hope to add in a Persia faction that would represent the Iranian empires prior to the Mongols and Timurids). So, what do you guys think?

**I-Trojan-I** · November 30, 2007, 01:40 AM

lol I would like to see how the Romans would match up against the other Medieval nations and technically themselves (Byzantines) so best of you to you

**rusina** · November 30, 2007, 07:05 AM

it would be cool to kill HRE and byzantine and become great power once more

filip_f · November 30, 2007, 06:22 PM

cool , great I like the screenshot can you post the screenshot of roman legionaries in battle mode please

**Imperator_Maximus** · November 30, 2007, 10:11 PM

Yeah, sure, here is an image of the Legionaires on the battle map, which I based on the Armored Swordsmen.

http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rome5ie4.jpg

**nosjo78** · December 02, 2007, 11:48 PM

Can't wait until your done with this. I can already see this is going to be my favorite mod.

**Imperator_Maximus** · December 03, 2007, 09:03 PM

Here is some more info.

This what the map will look like. It is same as the vanilla map, except it extends right on the boder with India, about the place where Samarkand is if you know where that is. Something I think is neat is that I added in Palma and the Balearic Islands, which in vanilla just a rock in the ocean.

http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?i...regionstg8.jpg

Here is a complete list of the Roman Faction unique units.

City:
Roman Militia (Italian Spear Militia + Good Stanima)
Roman Pike Militia (Heavy Pike Militia)
Praetorian Militia (Papal Gaurd)
Praetorian Elite (Swiss Gaurd)

Castle:
Roman Spearmen (Armored Sergeants + Good Stanima)
Legionaires (Armored Swordsmen)
Bipennis "Polearm" Legionaire (Dismounted English Knights)
Milites Sagitarii "Soldier Archers" (Venetian Archers)
Equites Sagitarii "Horse Archers" (Byzantine Cavalry)
Legionaire Cavalry (English Knights - barded horse)
Legionaire Cataphracts (Kataphractoi)
Serus "Late" Legionaires (Dismounted Broken Lances + Very Good Stanima)
Gravis "Heavy" Legionaires (Dismounted Gothic Knights + Very Good Stanima)
Serus "Late" Cavalry (Broken Lances + Very Good Stanima)
Gravis Legionaire Cav. (Gothic Knights + Very Good Stanima)
Legionaire Phalanx (Aventuros)
Legionaire Plauser "Thunder" (Musketeers)

Port:
Galleas

Buildings:
Naval Academy, etc
Public Baths, etc
Ampitheatre (Plaza el Toro)
Theater, etc

**warluster** · December 04, 2007, 12:27 AM

Awesome.

Though I know for a fact that EB is making EB II for M2TW already, and for HoI2.

**Imperator_Maximus** · December 08, 2007, 12:18 PM

I'm still having map issues, but here is what I have for the Persia faction.

The idea is that it will be a blend of the Turks and Timurids based on the two Persian empires prior to the Mongol invasions, the Ghaznavid Empire and the Khwarezmian Empire. I have thought about adding in the Safavid Persians, but they didn't really come to power until after the time of the game. The colors will be gold and black.

Unit Roster (could change) Note: this faction has the basic Middle Eastern units like town militia, Saracen militia, peasant archers, etc
Turkomans
Elephants
Elephant Artillery
Afghan Javelinmen
Persian Ghulams (Hasham)
Dismounted Persian Ghulams (Dismounted Hasham)
Hindu Spearmen (Levy Spearmen)
Steppe Horsemen (Mongol Horse Archers)
Khwarezmian Cavalry (Kwarizmian Cavalry)
Ghaznavid Archers (Ottoman Infantry)
Khwarezmian Infantry (Dismounted Heavy Lancers)
Persian Archers (Dismounted Heavy Archers)
Immortals (Tabardariyya)
Khwarezmian Elite (Khan's Guard)
Persian Cavalry (Mongol Heavy Archers)
Samarkand Militia (Sabadar Militia)

**Orko** · December 09, 2007, 01:42 AM

This is great!
BTW you can switch The roman empire with the Papal states so the empire will start with Rome

**Basileos** · December 27, 2007, 09:27 AM

a great idea Imperator!This is just one tiny thing.I think that it would be more roman if this faction was based upon the byzantine empire,because their units have roman skirts and an uniform a bit similar to the late WRE.
i like historical correct mods more,however this is an exception and i like this idea!