BALTIC CRUSADE mod

**Herkus** · March 21, 2006, 03:52 AM

Greetings

I offer you a new medieval mod "Baltic Crusade" for BI.
It will cover time period from 1210 to 1310 and will give you an opportunity to wage wars in the lands of North Europe. Launch crusades against wild and fierce pagan lands with Crusading Order factions or you can defend pagans from Christian rule. Maybe you want to expand Polish or Russian states to the coasts of Baltic Sea and take part in prosperous sea trading with other factions (13th century marks with the establishment of the Hanseatic League - the trading organisation and it will also be depicted in mod) or expand the dominions of Holy Roman Empire with German duchies. Anyway the choise is yours.

Mod features:
20 playable factions:
Friesland, Saxony, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Pomerania, Greater Poland, Mazovia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Teutonic Order, Livonian Order, Prussians, Lithuanians, Turov-Pinsk, Polotsk, Novgorod, Estonians, Tavasts.
Number 20. is still under the question. It will probably be Smolensk or another Baltic Pagan faction - Semigallians, Yatvingians or Samogitians.

Also mod will contain special feature for German factions to depict German movement to East or "Drang nach Osten".

new campaign map:
Mod has cool northern Europe's map (large gratitude to Spurius for his help on mapping and coding).
Mountains of Norway, Lands of Prussia and Samogitia

and the map that shows all lands.

as you can see the map isn't finished yet and research of regions, towns and cities is still going on (mod needs help from Russian, Polish, Scandinavian and German historians)

Current team members:
Herkus (team leader, mapper, modeller, historian, coder, skinner)
wilpuri, Lithy (historians)
Spurius (technical advisor)

If you want to join the "Baltic Crusade" team than contact with me by PM or join #balticcrusade channel on IRC QueakNet server.

cheers,
Herkus

**Carach** · March 21, 2006, 04:24 AM

oOoOoO

**wilpuri** · March 21, 2006, 07:03 AM

Alright, let's hear it for BC!
:sign_woot

**The-Great-Dane** · March 21, 2006, 09:19 AM

Finally, eh?

It's good to see this announced, as I know you've been working fiercely for quite a time now.

Good job, Herkus.

**Lithy** · March 21, 2006, 11:27 AM

Lets roll

**drak10687** · March 21, 2006, 11:41 AM

so, are you planning to make all of your own moddels and skins, or are you gonna ask other midievil mods to borrow theirs?

oh, and why not make it for M2TW?

**Herkus** · March 21, 2006, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by drak10687

so, are you planning to make all of your own moddels and skins, or are you gonna ask other midievil mods to borrow theirs?

oh, and why not make it for M2TW?

Well I hope that I won't have to make all models and expecially skins by my own(LOT of time) so i would appreciate help from other modellers, but for now I am the only modeller for this mod.
Speaking of borrowing, I must say that there are actually some models that can be useful in this mod. Hmm I haven't thought about this, but not for now. I prefer unit exchange, I give 5 mines, other mod give 5 to me.

Well it is LONG way to go for MTW2 I suppose. So why not doing mod right now instead of waiting for MTW2 whole year. It a good practise anyway -> moding experience, call it how you want.

**Lithy** · March 21, 2006, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Herkus

Well it is LONG way to go for MTW2 I suppose. So why not doing mod right now instead of waiting for MTW2 whole year. It a good practise anyway -> moding experience, call it how you want.

And info which will be assembled during this mod will be priceless later.....

**dragases1453** · March 21, 2006, 12:59 PM

The map seems very promising as the mod!

If you want we could cooperate...send me via Pm your msn messenger address so we can speak, if you want!

cheers,

Luca

**Date_Masamune** · March 21, 2006, 01:09 PM

Norway as a faction...

I love you ! , you better not make them weak.

Good luck with your mod.

**Stalins Ghost** · March 21, 2006, 01:26 PM

OOooo and I was half expecting another random mod idea to be thrown out for people to try to act like it's a good idea. Nice one mate

**LordSaradain** · March 21, 2006, 01:41 PM

Cool! A mod focusing on scandinavia! prehaps iceland should be added to as it was inhabited by that time.

**wilpuri** · March 21, 2006, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by LordSaradain

Cool! A mod focusing on scandinavia! prehaps iceland should be added to as it was inhabited by that time.

Well, actually is focusing on Balticum and the crusades directed against the pagans there, so Iceland doesn't really have any business in this mod. But I'm glad people are taking an interest. :original:

**Holger Danske** · March 21, 2006, 01:47 PM

Looks great.. will it be for 1.5 or BI?
And may I add that Denmark actually also lead a Crusade against the Baltics... Could be cool to push the start back some years so it would start with Valdemars Crusade against the Pagans.

Good luck!

**Herkus** · March 22, 2006, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Holger Danske

Looks great.. will it be for 1.5 or BI?
And may I add that Denmark actually also lead a Crusade against the Baltics... Could be cool to push the start back some years so it would start with Valdemars Crusade against the Pagans.

Good luck!

Yes, Denmark launched crusade against northern Estonia in 1219. Though main Denmark's enemies will be northern German duchies like Mecklenburg and Pomerania so struggle against them will lead to culmination like battle of Bornhoved 1227.