Benefits of ''the year of the 5 good emperors mod'' ontop of 2.5 Beta

**RafoutRoud** · April 30, 2012, 11:14 AM

Hi...basically I was wondering ...I heard there was a garrison script thrown into the 2.5 Beta now.

First question - What are the benefits of using the *years of the five good emperors* mod with the 2.5 Beta?
I mean, are there any differences anymore?
I use neither 2.5 or the emperors mod...

Second question - Which one should I install first? if I want to use both...I wasn't sure if some files were going to overwrite the others...

Thanks

**Primo** · April 30, 2012, 11:23 AM

The Five Good Emperors submod is NOT COMPATIBLE with 2.5 Beta.

If you want to play FGE, install RS 2.1 and patch it with FGE, if you want to play RS 2.5, install it. But don´t combine them.

Apart from that: FGE is focused solely on Rome, and it creates a very long and hard campaign for roman players. RS 2.5 can be played with many factions, 20 normal factions + 6 swap factions. The trait system was overworked, introducing offices like the Consul, with consular elections every year, or Military careers. If I were you, I´d play RS 2.5.

**RafoutRoud** · April 30, 2012, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Nightmare Moon

The Five Good Emperors submod is NOT COMPATIBLE with 2.5 Beta.

If you want to play FGE, install RS 2.1 and patch it with FGE, if you want to play RS 2.5, install it. But don´t combine them.

Does 2.5 incorporate much or any of FGE?

And is it superior to FGE?

**Primo** · April 30, 2012, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by RafoutRoud

Does 2.5 incorporate much or any of FGE?

The garrison script is the only thing I can think of at the moment.

Originally Posted by RafoutRoud

And is it superior to FGE?

Comes down to opinion - I personally would say yes. Hopefully FGE will be adapted to the next version of RS.

**RafoutRoud** · April 30, 2012, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Nightmare Moon

The garrison script is the only thing I can think of at the moment.

Comes down to opinion - I personally would say yes. Hopefully FGE will be adapted to the next version of RS.

What exactly causes issues between FGE and 2.5?

**z3n** · April 30, 2012, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by RafoutRoud

What exactly causes issues between FGE and 2.5?

traits for one, script for two, and probably a whole lot of other things among them the descr_strat and other important files. I'd go with 2.5.

**Legatus Legionarii** · May 04, 2012, 02:54 AM

[QUOTE=Luke Vader;11397633]The Five Good Emperors submod is NOT COMPATIBLE with 2.5 Beta.

If you want to play FGE, install RS 2.1 and patch it with FGE, if you want to play RS 2.5, install it. But don´t combine them.
QUOTE]

I think this is not entirely correct... see the quotes below:

Originally Posted by rikibitta

Confirmed that the new launcher RSII 2.5 works properly with my old FGE campaign saves.

Originally Posted by rikibitta

And zero problems for me installing 2.5patch over RS2.1+FGE
I hope the same for you guys!

Originally Posted by dvk901

I really didn't think that the new Beta would interfere with FGE. Afterall, it is a modfoldered campaign itself. The only thing you'll miss is the new individual cities like

Originally Posted by dvk901

Athens, Rome, etc., because descr_strat.txt isn't set up to use them.

BTW, the Patch does not remove anything, it only changes existing files or adds.

**ricandy144** · April 30, 2012, 05:29 PM

I am practicing RSII 2.5 now, the FGE campaign is pending until Christ have the update to it. FGE make more pressure when trying to expand Roman Teritory, but I am now preferring loyalty trait and many new things in version 2.5

**Lt.Speirs** · May 01, 2012, 01:44 AM

Excuse me but this thread title says "the year of the five good emperors". Im fairly sure you mean five good emperors, because the "year of the four emperors" is somewhat completely different

Just saying

**RafoutRoud** · May 01, 2012, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Lt.Speirs

Excuse me but this thread title says "the year of the five good emperors". Im fairly sure you mean five good emperors, because the "year of the four emperors" is somewhat completely different

Just saying

I'm fairly sure it doesn't matter that much, lol.

**chaplain118** · May 01, 2012, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by RafoutRoud

I'm fairly sure it doesn't matter that much, lol.

In before history hounds smell the blood

**RafoutRoud** · May 02, 2012, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by chaplain118

In before history hounds smell the blood

Simply not caring, imo.

**Primo** · May 01, 2012, 02:09 AM

Check this out:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=528660

**Primo** · May 04, 2012, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by Legatus Legionarii

Originally Posted by Luke Vader

The Five Good Emperors submod is NOT COMPATIBLE with 2.5 Beta.

If you want to play FGE, install RS 2.1 and patch it with FGE, if you want to play RS 2.5, install it. But don´t combine them.

I think this is not entirely correct... see the quotes below:

Said quotes were posted after I posted my post. As soon as I saw it, I posted the link to the thread of your quotes:

Originally Posted by Luke Vader

Check this out:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=528660

But it doesn´t seem like anyone bothered to click it.

**Ferdiad** · May 02, 2012, 04:12 PM

FGE is a much slower grinding campaign than Vanilla RS. Money is alot tighter as well.

**RafoutRoud** · May 02, 2012, 09:50 PM

RS2 is already long and drawn out as it is, not that I dislike it. I think the pace of RS2 without FGE is probably the best. FGE may be a step too far. I mean, there are only so many hours in the day, lol.

That said, I didn't try FGE yet. I'll probably try 2.5 sometime soon.

**Legatus Legionarii** · May 04, 2012, 06:35 AM

Luke,

Including me....

**dvk901** · May 09, 2012, 02:36 PM

Just so people know, and hopefully Chris10 won't object (

), but I will be including an alternate script file for the two Roman campaigns that incorporates much of what Chris10 scripted. By the looks of it, it will be for the stout-hearted, however, because it does some tough stuff.