Hi guys I am opening up this thread to present to you a mod made by LEZVIE called the Italian Wars 1493 - 1559 (Итальянские Войны 1493 - 1559).
The mod was initially based on the Italian Wars mod by Aneirin but it is a lot more advanced now and it has become a mod of its own. It truly shines in many areas, especially the visual aspect.
Unfortunately, the mod is fully in Russian so you will either need to know Russian or alternatively fumble your way around the menus.
This is not my mod, I am not involved with the team nor working on the mod and I don't even speak Russian. However, LEZVIE mentioned that I could create a page on TWC to promote the mod as he does not have the time nor the good language skills to promote the mod in english.
I will copy here images and if LEZVIE is ok with it I will also post the link to the Vkontakt page where the download link is located.
Description of the mod (Google translate from Russian):
1. The main task is the desire to create units as historical as possible in terms of costume, armor and weapons, but with certain assumptions.
2. In addition to the original units in the fashion, Jukoman units and elements of komatozz protective equipment will be presented, as well as a small number of recycled models from other mods, the authors of which are not known to me. A series of two-handed swords provided by Comrad Ivenend. And the OiM2 mod oriental models from this mod served me as a base for my models, the guys did well with you all the best.
Special thanks to Komrad Jukoman for the comprehensive help and assistance provided and to Komrad bitterhowl for helping me with the introduction of a new AI into the game and a bunch of different edits in text files that I myself would not do.
Big thanks to Komradam Haktar, Edmond, Torpedniy_Kater, blad398, Leeekaaa, Dart Kovu Nazgul for their advice and assistance.
Many thanks to comrades rustik4009, puylo for helping me compile a list of Turkic names.
Many thanks to Komrad zvinuz for replacing the partretas of the characters and the complete processing of icons and info-pictures in the construction menu on the strategic map.
Many thanks to Komrad Oleg Tarasov for help with the introduction of new horses into the mod.
Many thanks to Komrad Ivan Tellin for creating a model of a new organ weapon.
3. Mod is dedicated to the era of the Italian Warrior.
The Italian Wars (1494–1559) - a series of military conflicts between France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire with the participation of other Western European countries (England, Scotland, Switzerland, Venice, the Papal States and Italian city-states), as well as the Ottoman Empire for the possession of Italy and hegemony in Europe and the Mediterranean. Having emerged as a dynastic dispute over the throne of the Neapolitan kingdom, the Italian wars quickly became a pan-European conflict. Since the 1520s, the main component of this conflict has been the struggle between France and the Hapsburgs for dominance in Western Europe. Military operations took place mainly in Italy. The political outcome of the war was the transition of Italy to Spain, the consolidation of its fragmentation and the pushing of Italian states to the periphery of European international relations.
4. The time period mod 1493 - 1559, 10 moves per year. The game is dedicated to the Renaissance, on the battlefield opposing heavy cavalry and infantry battles.
5. The use of models and textures of units from the mod in other modifications only after agreement with the author of these models and textures.
6. Other changes are possible, but they are still in the project.
Factions
Kingdom of France
Holy Roman Empire
Swabian Union
Swiss Confederation
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Naples
Papal Province
Milan
Mantua
Ferrara
Venice
Ragusa
Florence
Siena
Genoa
Borgeh
Ottoman Empire
Tunisia
Downloand
Installation instructions for mod:
Archive Italian_Wars unzip to the mods folder of the game. The game is launched via Executable.bat located in the Italian_Wars mod folder.
The patched file you must have, if it is not there, download it from the link below and drop it into the root folder of the game itself.
Yandex
https://yadi.sk/d/0blPLGVPko647A
OR
Google drive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aKW...U54MCoOEo/view
Fix 01
Content:
- A small graphical improvement in tactics
- Optimization of a new large city for Germany on tactics.
- Removed mirror textures of some horses
https://yadi.sk/d/klBo3-HddGiEKw
Installation method:
Unzip the archive into the folder with the mod with the replacement of files (the name of the folder where you need to install Italian_Wars).
The English translation has arrived! The translation is not perfect as it is done by an automatic translator but it definetly makes the mod playable and no longer uses cyrillic.
Download here: https://mega.nz/#!KhkWUI7b!Ksea63J3a...6XsVEQwDgNwv9s
Copy the files into your Italian Wars folder in data/text and overwrite the existing files.
Just for safety keep a copy of the original files too in case there are problems.
Many thanks to Jmazz97 for the translation
A presentation video of the mod (in Russian):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MdBChamC74&t=1231s
Battle map architecture
German City
German Church
German/Northern European cities
Milan/Northern Italian city
UNITS
Swiss
Hospitaller Knights
Hospitallers
Landsknecht Zweihander
Germans
Landsknecht arquebusiers
Arquebusiers
Landsknecht Halberdiers
Teutonic Knights
Spanish Rodoleros
Papal Troops
Milanese
Italians
And some badass artillery
I will keep posting images as I get a bit more time.