RIO'S IBFD BRG II RELEASED

[Riothamus]

Rio's IBFD BRG II MOD SWITCHER
Rio'S IBFD BRG II
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S32WEWEY

1- clean 1.6 bi. installation
2- Within the rtw folder copy the bi folder and change the copied bi folder to rio
3- Install Rio's IBFD BRG II MOD SWITCHER



-The IBFD BRG II MOD SWITCHER game can downloaded over the Flagellum Dei, BRG and all other patches after that.
Rio VII Flagellum Dei

-The Rio's IBFD BRG II is set up to install in this way:
C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War

-Short cut launcher icon is set up within your RTW folder:
RIO_BRG_II_LAUNCHER

- Any change to the installation patch will require the same installation patch change to the short cut launcher icon located in the applications properties: right click the application to find its properties

Target: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-BI.exe" -show_err -mod:rio
Start in: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War"

The Rio'S IBFD BRG II is based on the desperate situation the Roman Empire had to face from the barbarian invasions and their newly established kingdoms during the fifth century.

It contains two campaigns, a 434AD provincial campaign and the 463AD main campaign. The provincial campaign in 434AD depicts the Western Roman Empire as on the verge of collapse. A huge and mighty Hun Empire has threatened to engulf anything in their way thus creating a wave of desperate fleeing Germanic hordes into Roman lands, thus severely crippling the Western Empire. In the 463AD campaign the Western Roman Empire is depicted on its final leg. Much of its vast European boundaries have now dissipated to the Italian peninsula itself. Many of the invading Barbarians had by this time rooted themselves into established kingdoms within the Roman Empire. The Empire in the east is now the new Roma and the Empires base of strength but even they are faced with an equal in the east, the Sassanids.

Also there are 4 Alternative Factions now for the 463AD campaign only
-Thuringia
-Original
-Gepidae
-Alemanni

Thuringian Warlords and Heavy Cavalry.
Gepids Warlords and Heavy Swords...
Fighting Bulgar Bolyar Horse Archers, Bulgar Chigots
(swordsmen) and Bagatur Warlords


Game is set up with the original Suebi 463AD or 434AD Provincial Campaign.

To Play 463AD Alternate Faction Campaigns

-Install the Alternate Faction Desired.
-To play original campaign or to play the 434AD Campaign : from the Alternative Factions folder install the original Seubi campaign.


If you play the 463AD Alemanni, Gepidae, or the Thuringian campaigns its highly recommended to play the alternate campaign itself and not the Roman WRE or the ERE for the Romans are set up to be much stronger than in comparison to the original campaign.


The Rio mod campaigns requires the player to rebuild its empire and to once again regain the lands it has lost to the expanding barbarian hordes and from the mighty Huns. Bringing back this imperial glory is worthy of only a true Roman emperor for only through his greatness this can be done. But once accomplished can the other worlds that were never fully Romanized such as Northern Britannia and Hibernia, Germanica, the Asian steppes, and the Sassanian Empire become its newest conquests?
Restoration of the old Empire:-Semi Romanized lands: high -happiness and law penalties. Penalties are not as high as the Non Romanized lands for these lands have been settled by the migrating barbarians for at least several generations.
To Conquer beyond Any Roman lands:-Non Romanized lands very high -happiness and law penalties. Lands never conquered or held onto for a short period of time.

As the author of the mods it has been put together to my own philosophy and vision but I have had some very creative ideas from members who have played this mod. Posted here: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=64371

margio is now an official Rio's IBFD member.

The game is set up to play out in a historical fashion. There are what I call general "truths" that this author has allowed for game play and historical imagination. As a player you have the ability to change history. Nothing is etched in stone. Factions that do not have more than a few provinces will be at a disadvantage. and therefore they will be a challenge to play. Win conditions are set lower for a historical less powerful faction.


IBFD BRG II Newest Additions:
Jingle Bombs illustrated Rio Splash Screen

463AD Campaign:
Alemanni: will be an alternative faction
Thuringia: will be an alternative faction
Gepidae: will be an alternative faction
a. new units added from existing models and texts
1. thurungian warlord, Forest Raiders, heavy cavalry, freeman: combination of Germanic Alemanni units
2. Gepidae: Gepidae Warlord: horse archer, Forest Raiders, heavy sword infantry: combination of steppe , Germanic units
3. Alemanni: Forest Raiders, use existing Alemanni units

434 and 463 and Campaign:
Map and Gameplay editing:
added an alemanni province.
Extended the Frisian territories along the coast for both 463 and 434 campaigns
-rebel starting positions corrected
-Lombardi starting location corrected
-Lombardi and Ostrogoth's are not playable in the 434AD Campaign.
-Huns are stronger but sever penalties for occupying Roma lands.
-Dalmatia coast widened in 463AD Campaign
-Rebel Genera Marcellinus will occupy Solana with a powerful Rebel army and navy
-Beyond Roman Glory newest Triumph for the Capturing The Gepidae Capital and Romanizing it through the Roman economy
-increased econ slightly
-made smaller factions more playable
-Suebi playable
-Domain of Soissons: Western Roman Rebels ideas from: seriousbusiness
-Roman general unit up-keep increased

More foederati units : numbers in the units will be higher
a.Hun foederati
tweaked Roman heavy infantry units stats..slightly higher
raised slightly certain warlord stats and costs
Senior Palatinii Separated from reg Palatinii
Redresses texture for WRE WRR Foederati Infantry
Bulgar cav using avar archer: lance and bow redressed slightly

Added from 7.3
vexilla: IBRR
Roman standard IBRR
Roman general IBRR
dmbfiles updated.
unit card and buildings edited for newest units and buildings

Banners and symbols:
Thuringian Banners and symbols
Gepidae In game banners and symbols
Gael symbols and banners(Arthurian Total War)
Adjusted captain banners
Historical battles made playable in orig. mod campaigns

In debt to these Fantastic mods:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...ghlight=warmap.
The Momma
INVASIO BARBARORVM : RUINA ROMAE
See Arthurian Total War
Arthurian: Total War (BI)
See Bulgaria Total War
Bulgaria: Total War (BGTW)

Special thanks to margio's consistent contributions to the Rio IBFD Mod over the last 2 years.

Over Time those who have added at one time or another their ideas with the progression of this mod...My Thanks
philip w ideas: game testing
Hound of Ulster: unit testing
Marku: ideas: game testing
Scolot: game ideas... Slav and Asian region corrections
Magio: game play tester... game ideas
Hohenlohe: game ideas
davidharvey1: game ideas
rasputin753: game play tester... game ideas... City fixes
Duke of Serbia: Slav historical corrections
Legion Augusta III: game play tester... game ideas(economic)... smith alteration ideas
cherryfunk: game play tester... game ideas
Raguel: game play tester... game ideas
Oswald von Wolkenstein: game play tester... game ideas
Turkeys: game play tester... game ideas
Bonifacius: game ideas... region corrections

THANK YOU TO THE FORUM GIANTS
Ice Torque, Ramon_Gonzales_y_Garcia, Mylae,(wonderful buildings) Attila, IBFD Founder, and the IBFD team, Arthurian TW... Agraes and team for letting me use their wonderful mods. Their work put into the units and the map is truly remarkable. Thanks Ramon for allowing me to display this mod on this noble forum.

[Incontinenta Buttox]

Fantastic news.

Is everything included in a single download? I mean IBFG, BRG2 and soundmod? Or will I need to download IBFG first and then BRG2?

Can't wait to download this evening.

[Riothamus]

Fantastic news.

Is everything included in a single download? I mean IBFG, BRG2 and soundmod? Or will I need to download IBFG first and then BRG2?

Can't wait to download this evening.

Yes Everything is included..prob better not to copy over the IBFD Flagellum Dei even though it works fine..its just some of the the options folders might be a little different.

Sound mod i may need to eventually re upload but the one from(Within the folder) the IBFD Flagellum Dei Mod switcher is compadable with IBFD BRG II

I'll have another dl sever soon

[Claudio II Gothic]

Wow wonderful i'm downloading it!I hope to install it easily...
Thanks Riothamus for this great mod!

[Riothamus]

Wow wonderful i'm downloading it!I hope to install it easily...
Thanks Riothamus for this great mod!

Thanks Claudio II Gothic,

If you don't copy it(the IBFD BRG II Mod) over the IBFD Flagellum Dei, and just copy it over the bi, 1.6 look for the Rio icon launcher within your RTW Folder..u can also copy and past the Rio icon launcher to your desk top

[Incontinenta Buttox]

Is the soundmod within the load ready to go? Or do the soundmod files need to be renamed as before?

events.dat - oldevents.dat
evenrs.ui - oldevents.ui

This is great. One install and away you go. Thanks for all your good work Rio.

[Hound of Ulster]

I'll download this one once I finish my Rio VII campaigns.....

[Giovi]

wow awesome really ty Rio

[loet66]

Hi Rio,

Beautiful work, ...as usual !!

With your help, the roman empire will never die !

Thanks for all.

[Riothamus]

Is the soundmod within the load ready to go? Or do the soundmod files need to be renamed as before?

events.dat - oldevents.dat
evenrs.ui - oldevents.ui

This is great. One install and away you go. Thanks for all your good work Rio.

Thanks Incontinenta Buttox

If a brand new new install over the 1.6 then yes, but make sure its not the RaR version. You want the Mod switcher version which was in the IBFD Flagellum Dei Mod DL. I may have to upload Ihatemondays sound mod on File front for the Mod switcher version.

I'll download this one once I finish my Rio VII campaigns.....

Take your time friend..

wow awesome really ty Rio

Thank You Giovi

Hi Rio,

Beautiful work, ...as usual !!

With your help, the roman empire will never die !

Thanks for all.

And with the encouragement and interest from players such as yourself

Hey I'm a little confused, is BRG a patch for Rio or is is a separate mod?

The Rio IBFD BRG II is a stand alone mod that goes over the BI 1.6.
Also it can go over the latest Rio Mods and patches.

Just downloaded and installed. But something is wrong.

There is no shortcut! All the files seem to be installed, but I can't start the mod.

It should be located within your RTW folder not on your desk top...

Have you checked for a shortcut in the install directory? That was the case with RS for me, no shortcut on the desktop but one in the install folder.

Yes this is how it should be.. Just copy and paste it to ur desk top if you want

[El Chupanibre]

Hey I'm a little confused, is BRG a patch for Rio or is is a separate mod?

[Incontinenta Buttox]

Just downloaded and installed. But something is wrong.

There is no shortcut! All the files seem to be installed, but I can't start the mod.

[Selifator]

Just downloaded and installed. But something is wrong.

There is no shortcut! All the files seem to be installed, but I can't start the mod.

Have you checked for a shortcut in the install directory? That was the case with RS for me, no shortcut on the desktop but one in the install folder.

[Incontinenta Buttox]

Did I need to download IBFD first?

[Riothamus]

Did I need to download IBFD first?

No you dont have to ..the short cut rio icon to launch in your RTW folder?

[legio_XX]

DANG NICE JOB RIO. i was playin it until 5:00 am last night hten i had to work at 10 AM work was...fun. i think i have to make it vh/vh like you keep saying man i love the new troops you get, it makes you realy see the scarceniss of the legios but i refuse to let them die haha

[Riothamus]

DANG NICE JOB RIO. i was playin it until 5:00 am last night hten i had to work at 10 AM work was...fun. i think i have to make it vh/vh like you keep saying man i love the new troops you get, it makes you realy see the scarceniss of the legios but i refuse to let them die haha

Great legio_XX

Did you just copy it over the 1.6 BI..curious

[Riothamus]

Hi Rio,
I tried to install on my laptop but no joy. Even my original BRG does not work now. I am using "The Creative Assembly" Gold Edition. Any advice? Do i need to start over?

Thanks in advance!
Lioneljoe

surprised you got it going on a lap top

It gets tricky when the instalation is different then whats posted below cause you will have to manually change the installer's installation path and the rio launcher icon to match the installation

-The Rio's IBFD BRG II is set up to install in this way:
C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War

-Short cut launcher icon is set up within your RTW folder:

Target: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-BI.exe" -show_err -mod:rio

Start in: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War"


- Any change to the installation patch will require the same installation patch change to the short cut launcher icon

This help??

[Incontinenta Buttox]

No you dont have to ..the short cut rio icon to launch in your RTW folder?

I see the icon in the RTW folder. But it's just an icon and doesn't seem to do anything. I tried putting the shorrtcut icon on desktop and then dragging it over the RTW folder to launch. But then I am asked to insert the RTW disc! That can't be right.

I tried to do the same with the RTW BI folder, but that just launches vanilla BI.

I am confused:hmmm:

[Riothamus]

I see the icon in the RTW folder. But it's just an icon and doesn't seem to do anything. I tried putting the shorrtcut icon on desktop and then dragging it over the RTW folder to launch. But then I am asked to insert the RTW disc! That can't be right.

I tried to do the same with the RTW BI folder, but that just launches vanilla BI.

I am confused:hmmm:

:hmmm:me too I put the applicator(the Rio launch icon in there along with the a reg. rio icon)in there..wondering why you wanted have it... If you download the IBFD Flagellum Dei then download the IBFD BRG II over it the launch icon does appear on your desk top.