Beta Release - FO 0.95!

[ahowl11]

At this point, I think RTW is still better than R2. Every time I try playing R2 I get so bored. I hope that you can finish FO soon.

[Dracula]

Longer battles for FO 0.9. Needs testing whether the elephants are not overpowered. Goes in FO/data and has to be renamed to export_descr_unit.

[Antiokhos Euergetes]

Nice addition, what have you edited?

[Dracula]

Gave them more armour, defense skill and 'shield in attack' usage points (stat_pri_armour and stat_sec_armour in some cases)). Also, after my trooprs ran away on few occassions (with and without general) making a maneuver, increased morale drastically (stat_mental). Cause they were fleeing no matter what if surrounded (troops all around them) even if they were full numbers and ageneral present.

[Kerrigan]

wow great mod

[JC_von_Preussen]

Here ya go

Thank you for this upload Galigula.

I can confirm that the desposit download has a problem with the archive encription, while gamefront download does not start.

I'm going to test FO now, may I dare suggest someone with the rights edit the first post of Caligula to implement the Mediafire link?

Great job always!

[Stath's]

Has development of FO stopped for now?

[ahowl11]

Yeah, where have you been CC?

[Samraat Mahendra Maurya]

Looked great.

[Caligula Caesar]

Sorry! I've been pretty busy studying and stuff, and modding hasn't really been on my mind lately. Although, if I do end up getting back into it once my exams are done (which is soon), it will be on this project, since last time I played Rome 2 (admittedly in October), it looked broken beyond repair in several ways (and I'm also lost when it comes to Rome 2 modding). I can't really promise anything, though.

[Antiokhos Euergetes]

Sorry! I've been pretty busy studying and stuff, and modding hasn't really been on my mind lately. Although, if I do end up getting back into it once my exams are done (which is soon), it will be on this project, since last time I played Rome 2 (admittedly in October), it looked broken beyond repair in several ways (and I'm also lost when it comes to Rome 2 modding). I can't really promise anything, though.

I know the feeling I had so many great expectations for RII I feel totally let down so I have not touched it since January instead concentrated on University

[Caligula Caesar]

Well, now I'm done with exams for another year I know full well that there are more important things I need to fix with my mod, but I've decided to do some tweaking to the map, my studies this year persuading me that I had it wrong in a few spots. Firstly, Sicily and India had too many regions. I know it's nice to be able to fight a mini First Punic War in Sicily, but five regions is way too much for such a small island! So I've removed one (Panormos). India could justifiably have loads of regions, but not when there is no Indian opposition to Mauryan rule. As it is, I basically had a large state with an unchallenged power base placed there. That would make balancing a nightmare, probably neigh on impossible. So despite my not really wanting to fiddle with India, I decided that two of the regions had better go (leaving it with six). I also removed Palmyra, as it really wasn't important until later. The regions I added are Uruk (because it was still important), Ireland (because the Scotland-Ireland situation was plain ridiculous), Nisa in northern Parthia (the first Parthian capital), and Chorasmia. To be fair, I haven't finally decided I'll stick with my changes, especially the Indian ones (this leaves India with fewer regions than Italy and Greece), so I may yet revert some of them. Anyway, some work has been done

[demagogos nicator]

I think you are right about the Sicily, to have five regions there is nice when you playing Rome or Carthage but it is really to much given the map scope (just compare it with how much regions Hispania or Britania have). There is still RTR VII or FoE for punic wars
About India maybe you could add some opposition to Maurians via minifactions.

[Antiokhos Euergetes]

Lots of independent Poleis in Anatolia I think, if your to remove some from Sicily

[Caligula Caesar]

I'm tempted by various ones in Anatolia, but I don't think that realistically there's space for it. Though any of the Ionian cities, Lampsakos and Herakleia are definitely candidates. I'm not sure whether Paestum is needed in Italy, though. With India, the problem is that they did control all the territory they control on my map, and quite a bit more. However, they obviously didn't just have a western border to focus on, but also ones in the south and the east.

[Caligula Caesar]

Also, I figure on reflection that Chorasmia isn't wise. Apart from anything else, it encourages the Parthians to go north-east rather than south! So I think I might chuck that region back to India.

[Caligula Caesar]

I just discovered how excruciatingly easy it is to create patches once you know how... I could literally have saved myself hours that way had I known it before Anyway, expect a few more soonish, I've been tweaking the map and now I'm adding a couple of buildings which I hadn't got round to before.

[Antiokhos Euergetes]

Look forward to it

[demagogos nicator]

Sounds good

[Stath's]

Yes!!