IB2 VANDALS CAMPAIGN SCREENSHOTS

[Riothamus]

Dominus Diocle, you repped our Dominus Midnite and gave thanks to our Augustus Riothamus, but then you used a chinese to thank them. Next time use something more Roman. Forgive him these Genovese are all nuts.

Cheers.

Lol.. And Please all Rep Reo a he has been so important in or mods unit development as I'm sure midnite would attest..Many Thank You Reno Hopefully I will will be able to sort out and honor our developers lists for each mod soon

[midnite]

Dominus Diocle, you repped our Dominus Midnite and gave thanks to our Augustus Riothamus, but then you used a chinese to thank them. Next time use something more Roman. Forgive him these Genovese are all nuts.

Cheers.

Ha Ha Ha Ha

[Leonnatos]

Nobilissimus Diocle Caesar, your pics are breathtaking and the way you bring Rome back to its ancient glory is awesome! Hail Caesar!

[Diocle]

Thanks Leonnatos, your words are a great gift for me!

443 AD, few kilometers outside Carhage, the Clarissimus Sigisvultus has won again, for the third and then the fourth time, in only three months, an invading force of Vandals has been pushed back;
watching proudly his men breaking the barbaric lines, watching his legionaries and his auxiliares fighting as lions under the glittering golden Dracones, whistling in the African warm wind, the Magister thought:

'They seem alive! Drakes and Eagles are dangerous beasts for the Germanic foe ...'

... nothing could now stand between his men and the Victory, and so it was that, for the fourth time, the Vandals were pushed back into the damned desert sands! Praise be to Christ and Mithras Pater Invictus! ...

[Leonnatos]

I have to thank you, Diocle for your pictures!
Any news from the brave danubian legions? I hope the barbarians have been pushed back?

[Reno Melitensis]

I am humbled Rio, thx very much for your praise. I only did my best to help you out in the most beautiful Late Antiquity mod there is.

Cheers

[Diocle]

these Genovese are all nuts.

..... the Genovesi .... nuts? ... all nuts?!?!?!

If you look outside your door, you'll see a parchment stuck to it by the iron point of a 'quadrella', yes, it's the dart of our iron crossbows, ..... it's my rep for you damn Maltese!

[Reno Melitensis]

Thanks Diocle, I took your message. I had recently painted that door. There was a time when the Maltese and Genovese fought breast to breast on the bastions on fort Fort_St_Angelo .

Cheers

[Aethelstan]

Great stuff Diocle!

Love the pics - I was alwaysimpressed by gem screenshots, but a little cowardly to use it cause it seemed to me like a big change to the whole game. Also the install instructions seem very confusing for me. Any hints?

Nice story too!

[BroskiDerpman]

I haven't used GEM in a while, I always preferred something with colors of oil pastels or oil paintings.

The installation instructions are in the thread if you check the spoilers.

Essentially it is this:

Extract file.

Run installer.

Point to main Medieval 2 directory.

Done.

Originally it was manual install and I prefer that much more but oh well.

[Aethelstan]

Than I think my insecurity derives from that it was manual install when I last checked - its been a while.

Thanks for your reply BroskiDerpman - I will give it a try.

[Diocle]

I couldn't play anymore Med without GEM!

[L&O_92]

very cool!

[Diocle]

very cool!

If you are talking of the screens, thanks!

If you are talking of GEM and the Mod IBFD2, let me steal your words: 'Very cool!'

[Sylon]

My current Mauritania campaign (VH/VH). I've just finished wiping out the Visigoths, conquering most of Aquitania in the process. Once my troops have been retrained and my ranks refilled, I will launch a simulataneous attack on the Burgundians in the Alps and the Romans in Sicily.



The King of the Berbers and Romans (apparently a real title used by a Berber king during this era). A true leader, who led the disparate Berber tribes of Mauritania against the invading Vandals and pushed them into the sea, reclaiming North Africa for the Berber people and establishing an state independent of Roman or Germanic rule.

Under his guidance, Mauritania has flourished. The cities are packed and lively, the ports filled with cargo and ships trading to and fro. The vast trade network that starts from south of the Sahara now extends to Northern Europe, bringing gold, gems, ivory and many other kinds of luxuries. Its borders are vast, its armies brave, its people resolute.

The army he personally leads are the veterans of many campaigns, having fought against Vandal, Suevian and Visigoth. Though they may be more lightly armed than the other armies of the kingdom, their strength at arms are reliable and their loyalty unwavering.



The kingdom's greatest general and the next in line for the throne (for the King has no sons, only daughters). He has fought many battles and has won just as many, honing his tactical ability in the process. There are few generals in this part of the world who can match his ability- perhaps the King of the Suevians might have, but Gulussa killed him.

Ambitious and resourceful, his original plans were limited to the liberation of Africa; but as victory followed after victory, he began to dream of more. It was he who first suggested the conquest of the southern coastal towns in Iberia, which eventually snowballed to extending Mauritanian suzerainty over most of southern Iberia, setting up the inevitable conflict with the Suevians. And it was he who struck the first blow against the Visigoths, destroying one of the armies and causing war to break out between the two kingdoms. Now, with the kingdom of Mauritania extending from the northern border of the Sahara to the middle of Gaul, he looks further, dreaming of the conquest of Rome itself.

After a brutal siege assault, his original army was sent back to Tingitania to be retrained. During this time, he seized control over the Romano-Mauretani Legion, raised from Roman Berbers from the eastern cities who were loyal to the king (its general had died an unfortitious death at the head of a cavalry charge). The army combines Mauritanian speed and tactical flexibility with Roman discipline, with skirmishers in front to draw the missles of the enemy, legionaries to hold the center and pepper the enemy with javelins, and heavy spearmen to kill the enemy cavalry. A contigent of desert bowmen and medium cavalry complete the army.



Abazza the Horseman, a newly appointed but highly capable general from the southern reaches of Mauritania. Having grown up in the Sahara, he is accustomed to long hours on horse and camel-back. His tactics, too, are more reminicent of the steppe peoples of the east than of the missle infantry-heavy armies of the hill tribes from which most of Mauritania's soldiers are drawn from. His genius with commanding cavalry has brought the kingdom many victories.

(In case you're wondering, his high command skill is due to the +3 from commanding cavalry- it's usually around 5.)



An example of a post-Vandal war army. A solid core of heavy spearmen, supported by skirmishers in front and on the flanks, with scores of armoured archers raining death on the enemy and some cavalry to finish up.



I also had some other army compositions, to keep things fresh, but my archer-heavy army rebelled and I had to destroy it. Similarly, the romanized army above is actually the second Mauritanian legion- The first rebelled when sieging Palma, joining the full stack of rebels with its own fullstack. From a role-playing perspective, it actually made sense, for once.

[Stath's]

My current Mauritania campaign (VH/VH). I've just finished wiping out the Visigoths, conquering most of Aquitania in the process. Once my troops have been retrained and my ranks refilled, I will launch a simulataneous attack on the Burgundians in the Alps and the Romans in Sicily.



The King of the Berbers and Romans (apparently a real title used by a Berber king during this era). A true leader, who led the disparate Berber tribes of Mauritania against the invading Vandals and pushed them into the sea, reclaiming North Africa for the Berber people and establishing an state independent of Roman or Germanic rule.

Under his guidance, Mauritania has flourished. The cities are packed and lively, the ports filled with cargo and ships trading to and fro. The vast trade network that starts from south of the Sahara now extends to Northern Europe, bringing gold, gems, ivory and many other kinds of luxuries. Its borders are vast, its armies brave, its people resolute.

The army he personally leads are the veterans of many campaigns, having fought against Vandal, Suevian and Visigoth. Though they may be more lightly armed than the other armies of the kingdom, their strength at arms are reliable and their loyalty unwavering.



The kingdom's greatest general and the next in line for the throne (for the King has no sons, only daughters). He has fought many battles and has won just as many, honing his tactical ability in the process. There are few generals in this part of the world who can match his ability- perhaps the King of the Suevians might have, but Gulussa killed him.

Ambitious and resourceful, his original plans were limited to the liberation of Africa; but as victory followed after victory, he began to dream of more. It was he who first suggested the conquest of the southern coastal towns in Iberia, which eventually snowballed to extending Mauritanian suzerainty over most of southern Iberia, setting up the inevitable conflict with the Suevians. And it was he who struck the first blow against the Visigoths, destroying one of the armies and causing war to break out between the two kingdoms. Now, with the kingdom of Mauritania extending from the northern border of the Sahara to the middle of Gaul, he looks further, dreaming of the conquest of Rome itself.

After a brutal siege assault, his original army was sent back to Tingitania to be retrained. During this time, he seized control over the Romano-Mauretani Legion, raised from Roman Berbers from the eastern cities who were loyal to the king (its general had died an unfortitious death at the head of a cavalry charge). The army combines Mauritanian speed and tactical flexibility with Roman discipline, with skirmishers in front to draw the missles of the enemy, legionaries to hold the center and pepper the enemy with javelins, and heavy spearmen to kill the enemy cavalry. A contigent of desert bowmen and medium cavalry complete the army.



Abazza the Horseman, a newly appointed but highly capable general from the southern reaches of Mauritania. Having grown up in the Sahara, he is accustomed to long hours on horse and camel-back. His tactics, too, are more reminicent of the steppe peoples of the east than of the missle infantry-heavy armies of the hill tribes from which most of Mauritania's soldiers are drawn from. His genius with commanding cavalry has brought the kingdom many victories.

(In case you're wondering, his high command skill is due to the +3 from commanding cavalry- it's usually around 5.)



An example of a post-Vandal war army. A solid core of heavy spearmen, supported by skirmishers in front and on the flanks, with scores of armoured archers raining death on the enemy and some cavalry to finish up.



I also had some other army compositions, to keep things fresh, but my archer-heavy army rebelled and I had to destroy it. Similarly, the romanized army above is actually the second Mauritanian legion- The first rebelled when sieging Palma, joining the full stack of rebels with its own fullstack. From a role-playing perspective, it actually made sense, for once.

Just saw this...Plain awesome!!

[demagogos nicator]

There is a lot of really amazing pictures in this threat. I think I should really give a try to this mod (as far as I can remember the only reason I have not done yet is because I thought that Africa Vandalorum is outdated in comparision with Conquestus Britaniae). I like the region focused mods as I found roleplaying historic regional/border conflicts between factions much more rewarding than mindless conquering of whole Europe. I think my first try will be Burgundians or Visigoths.

[_Tartaros_]

very nice progress

[TheCataphract]

Some screenshots of my current campaign, also I'm looking forward to the release of flagellvm dei, I'm lovin all these mini campaigns in the mean time!

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Honestly when I first got this message I didn't really worry about it too much since the Huns seemed weak at first... I even began to worry if they would become pushovers for my Roman death stacks.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I was horribly mistaken! So here I am now being absolutely destroyed by the Vandals and the Huns...epic
Note: that guy besieging that settlement is dead...very very dead.

[Riothamus]

Some screenshots of my current campaign, also I'm looking forward to the release of flagellvm dei, I'm lovin all these mini campaigns in the mean time!

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Honestly when I first got this message I didn't really worry about it too much since the Huns seemed weak at first... I even began to worry if they would become pushovers for my Roman death stacks.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I was horribly mistaken! So here I am now being absolutely destroyed by the Vandals and the Huns...epic
Note: that guy besieging that settlement is dead...very very dead.

Excellent!!