Concept: Age of Charlemagne 11th Century Mod

**Tuskin** · December 15, 2015, 10:58 PM

This is just a concept for a possible mod for Age of Charlemagne.

Year 1070 AD

Christianity now dominates Western Europe with the conversion of the Magyars and Norsemen. After the battles of Stamford Bridge and Hastings, the Viking Age has passed. In its wake the feudal nations of England, France, Castile, Hungary, the Holy Roman Empire and others have risen to dominate Western Europe. William the Conqueror and his Normans conquered England from the Saxons and at the same time the Normans led by the de Hautevilles expand their control over southern Italy. Meanwhile in Spain, the Christians and Muslims continue their war for control over Iberia. While in Germany the Holy Roman Empire is reformed under the descendants of the German tribes that Charlemagne defeated and converted.

Religions:
Latin Christianity
Greek Christianity
Sunni Islam
Shia Islam
Judaism
Slavic Paganism

I know that not all factions could be playable at once but the mod would be split between the main mod and then other mods that make the various factions playble that could be toggled on and off for different groups of factions.
Factions:
Norman England(Can form Angevin Empire)
Gwynedd(Can form the Kingdom of Wales)
Deheubarth(Wales)
Powys(Wales)
Scotland(or Alba)
Kingdom of the Isles
Ulster(Ulaid)(Can form Ireland)
Munster(Ireland)
Northern Ui Neill(Ireland)
Connacht(Ireland)
Kingdom of Dublin(Ireland)
Brittany
France
County of Barcelona(can form the Crown of Aragon)
Kingdom of Aragon(Crown of Aragon)
Kingdom of Castile(Can form Spain)
Kingdom of Leon(Spain)
County of Portugal(vassal of Leon)(form the Kingdom of Portugal)
Pamplona
Taifas of(can form the Almoravid Emirate except the Hammudids(I know the Almoravids were invited by the taifas to fight the Christians and later overthrown by them but in game the taifas would have to complete certain requirements to invite the Almoravids and join them))
Cordoba
Seville
Valencia
Toledo
Algeciras
Badajoz
Almeria
Hammudids of Granada(can form the Caliphate of Cordoba)
Lisbon
Denmark
Obotrites
Holy Roman Empire(Franconia, Aachen and Burgundy)
(HRE Vassals:
Frisia
Flanders
Swabia
Brandenburg
Magdeburg
Bohemia
Bavaria
Austria
Saxony
Westphalia
County of Savoy
Siena
Milan
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Pisa
Verona
Spoleto)
Papal States
Benevento
Roman Empire
de Hauteville Normans(can form the Kingdom of Sicily)
Emirate of Sicily
Giudicati of(rulers of Sardinia)
Cagliari
Gallura(Olbia)
Republic of Venice
Hungary
Croatia

**Hater01** · December 16, 2015, 05:31 AM

Yeah nice concept.
I am sure there gonna be Medieval 3 sonner than mod like this gonna be finished.
Its just like all similiar big mods.
Neverending BETA.

**TotalDonutWar** · December 16, 2015, 06:40 PM

Great idea! I wanted something like this so bad I started working on a mod myself but the campaign will start just after the death of Edward the Confessor in 1066. Though I have no experience modding the startpos file. I have made some progress on units, faction emblems etc. but the campaign map editing is going to be a .....

**LikeABossOnTWC** · December 19, 2015, 06:03 PM

Funny thing, as soon as this campaign came out I immediately wrote up a political and trait map to a 11th century total conversion starting after the death of William the Conqueror similar to the proposal above but slightly more simple and historically accurate. I just wish I knew how to mod. None of the tutorials that are put up make a lick of sense at all. A real shame too. I would really like to see this become a thing.

**Linke** · December 22, 2015, 05:43 PM

I had the same idea with 1066 man, i have every faction roster and buildings line with historical outlines, experience in startpos editing, also quite a while ago when I began with another to plan a similar thing for the last roman campaign the medieval kingdoms team sent me over a bunch of assets (now outdated with old texs though). The only real in game work though is a couple of dozen working faction icons, and an old outdated startpos for the last roman.

If people here are actually serious we could start a group. Oh and also I have direct acces to everything from TW: karling, including the muslim roster (though the models don't show up in ak for me), my own ones of course wich can be edited for a later time-period. I would (maybe) like to do startpos, buildings and units for Vikings and Anglo-saxons. The problem is I gonna finish a bunch of units for desperatis rebus and also get a functional campaign going (i feel I'll have to abandon some cool concepts there).

It would be great if we could all get together as I said, maybe as an early independent part of medieval kingdoms (buildings icons and models support a lot easier, plus more publicity for both).

and yet another thing, I have quite some experienc in mod teams so I can help anyhow organise interested parties, research and such in an effective maner.

**TotalDonutWar** · December 22, 2015, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Linke

I had the same idea with 1066 man, i have every faction roster and buildings line with historical outlines, experience in startpos editing, also quite a while ago when I began with another to plan a similar thing for the last roman campaign the medieval kingdoms team sent me over a bunch of assets (now outdated with old texs though). The only real in game work though is a couple of dozen working faction icons, and an old outdated startpos for the last roman.

If people here are actually serious we could start a group. Oh and also I have direct acces to everything from TW: karling, including the muslim roster (though the models don't show up in ak for me), my own ones of course wich can be edited for a later time-period. I would (maybe) like to do startpos, buildings and units for Vikings and Anglo-saxons. The problem is I gonna finish a bunch of units for desperatis rebus and also get a functional campaign going (i feel I'll have to abandon some cool concepts there).

It would be great if we could all get together as I said, maybe as an early independent part of medieval kingdoms (buildings icons and models support a lot easier, plus more publicity for both).

and yet another thing, I have quite some experienc in mod teams so I can help anyhow organise interested parties, research and such in an effective maner.

I am certainly interested to give it a go. I have some experience in creating shield patterns and I know how to create new units. I will be really busy with school in a couple of weeks but I am certainly interested to start a group. I would really like to do the units for the Duchy of Normandy.

**Linke** · December 22, 2015, 06:13 PM

Sure, hope you're european so we'll be awake at same time, anyhow i'll sleep now and you can add linke on steam aswell. And then tommorow hopefully begin with something.

**TotalDonutWar** · December 22, 2015, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Linke

Sure, hope you're european so we'll be awake at same time, anyhow i'll sleep now and you can add linke on steam aswell. And then tommorow hopefully begin with something.

Yeah I am European so that is quite convenient. I am trying to find you on steam but I don't know which link is the right one. my steam name is SnipeTale.

**Dude with the Food** · December 23, 2015, 08:15 AM

I'd like to help with some of the 2-D work, research and text. I can do some DB work too but I'm only really comfortable with variants. My Steam name is the same as here but I share the account so I might not always be available.

**Linke** · December 23, 2015, 11:00 AM

2d work would especially be very useful!

**Linke** · December 23, 2015, 05:24 PM

Update, we have a steam group now http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tw1066
anyone willing to join should add me and try to join and we'll accept, the more the better.

Spoiler for early wip map concept:

**LinusLinothorax** · December 24, 2015, 09:50 AM

A historical accurate 11th/12th century mod would be indeed very sweet. Ill keep an eye on that!

**~~Blastoise Groudon~~** · January 12, 2016, 06:26 PM