The Horse and the Rider v1.1 - Compatible with TATW 2.1

[Marshy]

Information

The Horse and the Rider is a submod that improves the Rohan AI and makes Rohan the 'Horselords' once more. Almost all of Rohan's units have had their stats changed to reflect Rohan's horse superiority. Rohan will no more be the weakling and will have the best cavalry in the game. Their archers have also been buffed greatly. However Rohan's infantry are some of the weakest infantry in the game. Rohan's cavalry are also much more cheaper and cost less to upkeep. All Rohan cavalry now have numerical superiority over all other cavalry in the game. Rohan cavalry will easily smash an enemy formation in seconds but, won't be as effective in close hand to hand combat. The Best strategy to use as Rohan in this mod is to use hit and run tactics to batter your enemy into submission. Fighting with swordsmen won't harness Rohan's power. Strong charges are the key.

Download & Installation

1. Download Third Age: Total War v2.0 part 1 here. 2. Download Third Age: Total War v2.0 part 2 here. 3. Download Third Age: Total War v2.1 here. 4. Make a Backup file of your export_descr_unit.txt in your data folder as all the changes made in this mod are in this file. 5. Download TheHorseandtheRider v1.2.zip in the attachments below. 6. Extract TheHorseandtheRider v1.2.zip to your C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods 7. Congratulations, you have installed 'The Horse and the Rider v1.1'!! You can tell if you have installed the submod correctly by checking the stats of the Rohan units. Each Rohan cavalry unit should have at least 20+ charge bonus.

Credits

I would like to thank King Kong for creating the greatest mod in history.

Changelog

Changes for v1.0 All Rohan units have had major stat changes. Rohan Cavalry now has the capabilities to smash through an enemy formation in seconds if used properly. Rohan Archers have been given a buff. Rohan Infantry is now considerably weak and will fall easily against other infantry. All Rohan Cavalry are now cheaper and cost less to upkeep. All Rohan units have had their armor and morale stats altered. Changes for v1.1 Rohan Cavalry now has been made more expensive preventing the AI from swarming their enemies. Rohan Mounted and Dismounted Royal Guards have given considerable morale bonuses. Rohan Archers have been given new stats. Rohan Infantry given small attack bonuses. Changes for v1.2 Vanilla stats have been implemented back into the game. Rohan Cavalry now cheaper and numerically superior to all other cavalry.

Other Information

This submod is save game compatible!

[son of romans]

If you undiustand something,there are Rohan units how should be their stats,101 men per battalion,charge 15,defence 17

[Marshy]

If you undiustand something,there are Rohan units how should be their stats,101 men per battalion,charge 15,defence 17

Im sorry I don't understand what you are trying to say?

[son of romans]

This is the problem,you undiustand what is written in file I send you.

[Marshy]

This is the problem,you undiustand what is written in file I send you.

My submod gives Rohan's cavalry and archers a substantial bonus while lowering their infantry stats.

[Grimbold']

great mod lord... Marshmallow? but anyway this is just the submod i've been looking for, and here we have it! +rep to you kind sir

[glassakias]

good work. will donwload in near future and +rep of course

[panzertankhung]

is it compatible with AUM 2.0 ????

[Marshy]

is it compatible with AUM 2.0 ????

No sorry it isn't. AUM edits the export_descr_unit file as well. Downloading The Horse and the Rider over AUM will result in a CTD.


Also 1.1 will be released with more stat changes for Rohan.

Please report bugs below, suggestions are always welcome as well.

[cedric37]

I did something pretty similar but to less extent, i changed in my EDU all rohan horse units from 30 to 40 men, lowered the upkeep & cost slightly (of horsemen). And i add a slim bonus in attack on all horsemen. I did not test it yet as Rohan myself, but i expect Rohan AI not to die so early as in most of my campaigns

[Icey Fresh Werewolf]

Could you tell me which parts you edited in the txt? I have another submod, and I want to add in your settings while also keeping the other ones. Btw, the other submod is an additional units mod.

[Marshy]

Could you tell me which parts you edited in the txt? I have another submod, and I want to add in your settings while also keeping the other ones. Btw, the other submod is an additional units mod.

Just the Rohan section of the export_descr_unit.txt file.

Type, Ctrl+F then type in "ROHAN"






Also The Horse and the Rider v1.1 is going to be released soon with new morale, armor, and plenty of other stats for Rohan.

[Icey Fresh Werewolf]

Just the Rohan section of the export_descr_unit.txt file.

Type, Ctrl+F then type in "ROHAN"






Also The Horse and the Rider v1.1 is going to be released soon with new morale, armor, and plenty of other stats for Rohan.

Thanks, but it seems you only changed the stat_pri in the ROHAN section? Could you confirm if that's the case?

EDIT: Nevermind, I found you changed the stat_cost as well. Are these the only things you changed for each unit?

[HerzoG]

probably a silly question ...but isnt rohan op with cheap but powerful cav? i think king kong + team had reasons to don't make rohans cav so powerful (they also know that they have the best riders)

[Marshy]

probably a silly question ...but isnt rohan op with cheap but powerful cav? i think king kong + team had reasons to don't make rohans cav so powerful (they also know that they have the best riders)

The reason I made their cavalry so cheap was because in everyday Rohan almost every man/family had their own personal horse they used for transportation. The People of Rohan lived around Horses. During War they would take their horses into battle with them as well. Rohan makes up for this by having some terrible infantry.

I will admit some of them are a little over the top and most of them have been fixed in v1.1

Speaking of v1.1 it is now up in the OP and ready to download.

Thanks, but it seems you only changed the stat_pri in the ROHAN section? Could you confirm if that's the case?

EDIT: Nevermind, I found you changed the stat_cost as well. Are these the only things you changed for each unit?

In v1.1 the start_pri, start_pri armour, start_mental, and start_cost were edited.

[Icey Fresh Werewolf]

WOOPS NEVERMIND!!!!

You already told me which parts you changed hehe. Woops. Alright, ignore this post...

[Marshy]

WOOPS NEVERMIND!!!!

Every Rohan unit has been edited in the categories I listed above.

[Icey Fresh Werewolf]

Every Rohan unit has been edited in the categories I listed above.

Yeah sorry, I saw you replied to HerzoG and then you didn't reply to me and I though you missed my post, and then you edited your post as I edited mine hehe sorry.

Edit: Sorry Herzo, now I made sure everybody knows that you're not just "the other guy"

[HerzoG]

wow im "the other guy" ^^ but if i understand ur post right rohan is balanced in version 1.1 ♔Lord Marshmallow♔?

[Marshy]

wow im "the other guy" ^^ but if i understand ur post right rohan is balanced in version 1.1 ♔Lord Marshmallow♔?

They won't be as OP as they were in v1.0 but, they will still have the best cavalry and be will still be able to recruit whole armies of cavalry.