BETTER WATER 2's the sequel of BETTER WATER 1.0, a miniature mod improving incredibly the water detail in the battle map, through a Far Cry 2-like graphics. The mod's not been created with the purpose of reaching the extreme reality/fidelity of real-life water simply because Med2 engine is hardcoded unfortunately for us and many things cant be done with our present knowledge. But i m sure you will enjoy Better Water 2 anyway as a different and better gaming experience
WHAT'S NEW:
Water textures
Bump map and shaders
Fake waves simulating real ones
Particles
Real-time water surface reflections
Movement of troops decreased from knee deep water, to reproduce real river crossing timing
YOUTUBE VIDEOS:
Fords of Isen, TATW (watch it in HD)
Vanilla river (Watch it in HD)
BETTER WATER 2 screenshots:
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INSTALLATION:
Extract the folder and files within the .rar to: ..../Medieval 2 Total War/data or ..../mods/yourmod/data
or where your mod is installed and overwrite the files
UNINSTALLATION:
Whenever you dont like this mod, you can uninstall it simply opening data/BETTER_WATER/BACKUP_VANILLA_TXTS, copy the text files you find and paste them back in data folder.
REQUIREMENTS:
BETTER WATER 2 to work needs that you run the game via io_file first and game unpacked In game you have to set maximum video detail settings, to enjoy fully the miniature mod
HOW TO CREATE io.file_first, NECESSARY TO LAUNCH THE GAME WITH UNPACKED GAME (FOR PEOPLE WHO HASNT MODS INSTALLED):
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To create the .bat alternative exe of the game, io.file_first:
To do this, copy your medieval2.preference.cfg file and name the copy "mymod.cfg" Then open "mymod.cfg" with a text editor and add the following to the top:
[io] file_first = 1
[log] to = logs/system.log.txt level = * error
This will tell the game to use the files it finds in the data directory instead of those in the packs. It will also enable error logging to a custom error log, which is highlyrecommended, but not strictly necessary.
In order to be able to start your game using this config, create a new text file inside your MTW2 directory called mymod.bat Open it (right-click, edit) and write this into it:
medieval2.exe @mymod.cfg
Congratulations. If everything worked, you should now be able to run the game with your unpacked files by starting mymod.bat
now open your data directory (inside your MTW2 directory) and delete or rename descr_geography_new.db and descr_geography_new.txt (this is important - if you don't do it, your game won't run)
COMPABILITY OF BETTER WATER 2:
Totally compatible with Medieval II Vanilla + mods
Totally compatible with Kindgoms + mods
If you have to use this mini-mod on yours, put my name and mod names in your credits
Lmao it's not complicated at all. Btw i have written also the procedure for the people who never played mods at all, so they need io_first to run. The others just have to copy and paste the files to play
BETTER WATER 2 (RELEASED)
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. Grande lavoro Davide! Stunning work as usual Davide!
Originally Posted by Cyprian2
amazing Davide!!! Good work!!!
