Shogun II News

[Release] Total War Battle Map Editor
Total War Battle Map Editor

This insanely awesome map has been created by Anton III

The announcement for Total War Battle Map Editor hit May 2nd, while originally meant to be announced during the second rally point episode, Creative Assembly decided to give us the joyful news as soon as possible! Despite being given a few details, fans went (understandably) wild. When the second rally point episode finally rolled around TEd's release date was revealed to be May 23rd. The Editor would allow fans of Shogun 2's extensive multiplayer game to create and share and share battle maps that they have lovingly crafted using the tool. Opening up a whole new field of possibilities for tournaments.

TEd offers an easy way to make battle maps and its streamlined interface allows even a novice modder to grasp the basics of, and perhaps even learn the more complicated facets of, modding. How exactly? Instead of having to use Notepad++ or another text base editor to change abstract values in text files TEd gives you a real time overview of how your map is shaping up. Even offering you a set of handy brushes which you can use to paint the terrain with trees, groundtypes etc. After you are done with your latest creation you can easily save your map and place it in your Shogun II map folder.

Grabbing TED is easy! Just start up Steam and click on the 'Tools' button in the 'View' menu. Find the 'Total War: Shogun 2 - TEd' double click to install and you'll be able to start creating your own battlefields! After opening TEd the first time you will be presented with a flat plane that is yours to modify at will! For more information on how to use TEd there is the official documentation that can be found here and a FAQ section on the official forums here.

If you want to share your latest creation or just look at the awesome work already created with TEd there's a thread that has it all! It contains beautiful maps crafted with TEd by TWC members and can be found here. If there's anything that is still unclear there also is the TWC mapping workshop where you can ask all your mapping questions!

Written by The Dutch Devil.



[DLC] Saints and Heroes pack
Saints and Heroes


Be prepared, The Creative Assembly just released the Saints and Heroes pack. A new elite unit pack for the base game featuring 9 hero units described by CraigTW as 'the masters of their combat disciplines'. These units will be the perfect addition to your armies in both single and multiplayer. The announcement can be found here!

Written by The Dutch Devil.



[Release] NOIF's Modern Japan Army Uniform Mod
NOIF's Modern Japan Army Uniform Mod




NOIF's Modern Japan Army Uniform Mod is a modification that extensively modifies the uniforms of several units in Fall of the Samurai. Notably, units receive kepis in place of their old (what did they wear? hats/helmets?). On top of that, there are several more awesome uniform changes. For instance the Katana and Yari kachi units lost their clown trousers and the crews of the foreign naval units have been changed. The crews are now mixed, some crew members have the European faces and the others have the Japanese faces. The mod is very easy to install, all the changes come with their own pack files. So you can pick what units to change. If you want to see the goodness yourself don't hesitate to get them here!

Written by The Dutch Devil.



[Release] NOIF's Boshin War Mod (NoBWN)
NOIF's Boshin War Mod


The Boshin War mod is a modification by ♔Noif♔ which aims to add historical flags, banners and uniforms for Fall of the Samurai. Over the course of a fair amount few updates this mod has grown from a modification that changes the uniform textures to a mod that offers an extensive overhaul for banners, uniforms and flags. In the latest update several recolors have been fixed, offering an even better looking and more historical Shogun II! Get the latest version here while it's hot!

Written by The Dutch Devil.



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