***EODII LYCAN RISING RELEASED***

[Coeur de Lion]

Halie....you have done it again

what you ask?

produce a beautifully crafted and well thought through mod...you got a banner I can slap on my sig so I can spread the word bout how damn well great you guys are

I'm playing as the human faction...love the cleansing roleplay
also....cannons???? bloody amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Halie Satanus]

I can only take half the credit, Mak put as much if not more work in than I did..But thanks any way..

Sigs are here..



Yup, the Talamasca are a cool faction to play, though not the 'good guys' by any stretch..

[Coeur de Lion]

well whoever is responsible for the magic of this game....they've got my applause

[NaptownKnight]

Hey, this mod is awesome!

I really like the map, it gives a "whole world" feel that vanilla and other mods lack. I also enjoy the different factions and all of their units, although there could be more unit diversity. The factions are cool, I really like your take on Vampires and Werewolves, and the Talamasca will be my next faction choice, they look real interesting.

Overall, this is one of the better mods ever made for RTW, and is quite a feat for such a small team (it's just Halie and Mak right?). The things that stand out to me the most is the beautiful map and the impressive siege engines, great work with those.

I started a game as the Rahala and am in the process of whooping arse against the Severin and Soul Eaters. I don't see why you believe they are one of the harder factions, their isolated island home is a great base for further conquest provided you have a strong navy to keep would be invaders away.

[Coeur de Lion]

I'm loving the naval aspect as the Talamasca...the lycan have taken the large island in the east of the map...above the talamasca lands...and are trying to blockade my ports, I've put a wall of experienced war galleys and gallys across the mouth of the channel and they dunno wot to do! lol

[Halie Satanus]

Overall, this is one of the better mods ever made for RTW, and is quite a feat for such a small team (it's just Halie and Mak right?).

Yep, just us..

I started a game as the Rahala and am in the process of whooping arse against the Severin and Soul Eaters. I don't see why you believe they are one of the harder factions, their isolated island home is a great base for further conquest provided you have a strong navy to keep would be invaders away.

I found the early campaign easy enough, but once the Lycans and Severin start to spread my Island fortress seemed very small, while expansion to the main lands became risky. Added to that the Severin take a fancy to the Rahala homelands and tend to invade..

I'm loving the naval aspect as the Talamasca...the lycan have taken the large island in the east of the map...above the talamasca lands...and are trying to blockade my ports, I've put a wall of experienced war galleys and gallys across the mouth of the channel and they dunno wot to do! lol

They'll probably put together some strong full stacks and come knocking on your front door (while the Rahala sneak round the back)

[Coeur de Lion]

They'll probably put together some strong full stacks and come knocking on your front door (while the Rahala sneak round the back)

Got that one covered, spies throughout the druid lands (forbidden mtns) and into the rahala provinces on the mainland watching their every move

One thing about the lycan, I have spies in their home regions and I know they can recruit mid-high level units but they keep tryin to get onto my mainland with full stacks made up of their Teleri units

[Halie Satanus]

One thing about the lycan, I have spies in their home regions and I know they can recruit mid-high level units but they keep tryin to get onto my mainland with full stacks made up of their Teleri units

Their probably in a full scale war with the Severin on their western front, how that turns out will decide who your biggest threat will be. If the Lycans push the Severin back you'll soon be facing full stacks of their best units. If the Severin crush the Lycans you'll soon be faced with waves of blood thirsty Vampyres.

Either way you'll need your best units (and plenty of them) fully armoured with the best weapons you can forge.

[NaptownKnight]

Well I'm currently pushing the Severin back, while my spies up in the north have seen the Lycans being hard pressed by both the Ghostmen and the Druids at the same time. I lucked out I guess .

[Halie Satanus]

Well I'm currently pushing the Severin back, while my spies up in the north have seen the Lycans being hard pressed by both the Ghostmen and the Druids at the same time. I lucked out I guess

Part of the beauty of 'LR' is the very fine balance between the factions, which makes for unpredictable campaigns. The rebels especially will take advantage of the wars between the main factions, rather than just being cannon fodder. I've even seen the Druids forge quite an empire for themselves while the Talamasca and Lycans were distracted, by the time my Rahala forces reached the forbidden mountains the Druids were so strong it took me years and cost many lives just to get a foot hold.

[Coeur de Lion]

I was thinking that too, atm I'm allied with the druids cuz they're doin a great job of holding back the rahala

[Halie Satanus]

I was thinking that too, atm I'm allied with the druids cuz they're doin a great job of holding back the rahala

Ah, well they'll hold the Rahala back but you'll soon find you've nowhere to expand into and the Rahala will go around them to get to you, and if they manage to take one region that boarders you they'll soon recruit a heap of ships which will lay siege to your ports and cut your economy drastically.

Tip; the 'Druids' take full advantage of the mods garrison script, whatever armies they have now will almost double if you launch an invasion against them. So the longer you leave them the harder they'll be to defeat..

muhaha!..

[Coeur de Lion]

good tip, already securing the forbidden mountains right now...
army compostition:
1 general
2 Order cav. (about to be replaced by Hashim cav.)
6 Breathren Spears (about to be replaced by human guardians)
2 Breathren M@A (about to be replaced by footknights)
2 Mystics
2 Human Guardians
3 Onagers
2 Syon Archers

Just took down an army of druids 3000 men strong

[Halie Satanus]

So it begins...

[Coeur de Lion]

what formation do you use? army composition?

I keep my artillery right at the front in gaps between the lead ranks with covering units either behind or formed up infront

[Halie Satanus]

I can't really describe my tactics without a graphic so I'll try and knock one up asap..

[NaptownKnight]

Well for my Rahala I like to use Alexandrian Hammer and Anvil tactics.

[Coeur de Lion]

heres my formation then



the artillery can fire constantly at maxium range and in all my time using this formation I have never had to withdraw my artillery crews away from the battle

[Halie Satanus]

I pretty much use the same basic formation for every mod/faction I play. The key really is to be adaptable, not only in battle, but also campaign wise. I tend to take a strong force of spear men to man my front line and the best sword men I have to fan out and take the enemy flanks. My missile units, depending on whether they're peltasts or archers are positioned either in front of my line (archers) or behind (peltasts), Archers are always set to retreat behind the line when the enemy get close and are set to stand once they do. Peltasts once their javelins are used are generally then sent wide to the flanks.

Cavalry I rarely use unless it's an elite unit and even then only as an extra flanking force once the sword men are engaged, out flanking your enemy is the best tactic imo.

My general I tend to hold back to support the middle.

I've left three unit slots blank in the graphic, basically these are filled depending on the faction I'm facing, if they tend to use Phalanx I'll fill that space with heavy sword men, if they lean toward cavalry, then I'll take more spears, if they use horse archers then I'll take the best archers I can, flexibility. Of course if I have the funds and time I'll just put out an elite force of my two best units, infantry and cavalry, and if I have horse archers I'll send out 19 units of them..



I know it's very basic..

[Ephialtes The Dog]

I just re-downloaded this and started playing it again. Man this game is awesome, I started a campaign as the Severin and am kicking butt. Great Work Halie and Mak!