77 Bc Released !

[Salvor Hardin]

77 BC - TWILIGHT OF THE REPUBLIC

the second hotfix has been released. Here are the download links:

download link:http://rapidshare.com/files/20729624...otfix.rar.html
download link: http://files.filefront.com/77_BC_12H.../fileinfo.html

- Fixes the problem that some people have experienced concerning Caesar not moving to Gaul in 58 BC.
- Now the Caesariani and the SPQR should remain allied until the end of De Bello Gallico and the beginning of the Civil War.
- It also fixes (I hope) Caesar's faction treasury starting negative. If it is so when Caesar emerges, it will be automatically fixed in the next turn.

the first hotfix, hopefully save-game compatible, has been released. Here is the link to the download thread:

http://forums.totalrealism.net/showt...2385#post92385

download link: http://files.filefront.com/77_BC_11H.../fileinfo.html
download link:http://rapidshare.com/files/18039918...otfix.rar.html

RELEASED

Greetings to all, the day has come.

I have created an installer. I have not been able to test it as I am at work, but it appears to put every file in their place. Download it here:

http://files.filefront.com/77_BC_Mod.../fileinfo.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/16884136/77_BC_Mod.exe.html

Install instructions:

Requirements:

- Rome Total War and Barbarian Invasion patched to 1.5./1.6.
- RTR Platinum Edition 1.8.

Instructions

1.- Make a new install of RTW/BI patched to 1.5./1.6. respectively (in case you already have one, just copy the whole folder.

2.- Install RTR Platinum Edition 1.8. in it. To install RTR PE just download the programs and follow the instructions provided in this link:
http://forums.totalrealism.net/showthread.php?t=4118

3.- Run the 77 BC installer.

4.- Once you have finished, open the folder where you have placed 77 BC.

5.- Now create a shortcut of the Barbarian Invasion icon. Right click on the shortcut. Select "Properties". Edit the "Target" of this shortcut to look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Activision\77 BC Mod\RomeTW-BI.exe" -show_err -mod:
Alternatively, follow these instructions:
http://forums.totalrealism.net/showthread.php?t=1565

6.- When starting the game, the advisor will pop up. It is necessary to click on the "show_me_how" button in order to activate the script that will run through all the campaign, providing the special features of this modification for RTW. NOTE: it has been observed that, for a proper performance of the script, if you leave the campaign it is necessary to completely leave the game and restart it again.

=============alternative install procedure==============================

If you are a true Roman you will not need an installer. Here is the download link of a compressed .rar folder that contains the mod for you to install manually:

http://files.filefront.com/77_BC_V_1.../fileinfo.html

This will allow you to download the full mod BUT with no installer.

Install instructions:

Requirements:

- Rome Total War and Barbarian Invasion patched to 1.5./1.6.
- RTR Platinum Edition 1.8.

Instructions

Ok, now you have a data folder, three text files (including this one that you are reading) and the "campaign_map_reset" program created by Marcus Camillus. What should you do with them?

1.- Make a new install of RTW/BI patched to 1.5./1.6. respectively (in case you already have one, just copy the whole folder.

2.- Install RTR Platinum Edition 1.8. in it. To install RTR PE just download the programs and follow the instructions provided in this link:
http://forums.totalrealism.net/showthread.php?t=4118

3.- Open the RTW folder.

4.- Drop the data folder with 77 BC that you have just downloaded inside the RTW folder. It will tell you that the folder already exists. Answer 'yes' to the question concerning replacing existing files.

5.- Drop the "campaign_map_reset" program inside the RTW folder too. Run it in order to make sure that all map.rwm files are removed from the install.

6.- Now create a shortcut of the Barbarian Invasion icon. Right click on the shortcut. Select "Properties". Edit the "Target" of this shortcut to look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-BI.exe" -show_err -mod:
Alternatively, follow these instructions:
http://forums.totalrealism.net/showthread.php?t=1565

7.- When starting the game, the advisor will pop up. It is necessary to click on the "show_me_how" button in order to activate the script that will run through all the campaign, providing the special features of this modification for RTW. NOTE: it has been observed that, for a proper performance of the script, if you leave the campaign it is necessary to completely leave the game and restart it again.

INTRO

Welcome to the world of 77BC: Twilight of the Republic, a new mod designed to be installed over a clean copy of BI 1.6 and RTPE 1.8

As you may guess the mod starts in 77BC. Why 77BC? Well the Roman Republic is entering the critical final phase in its long history. An incredible array of characters bestrides the stage as the fate of both Rome and the known world rests in the balance. This is the age of Cicero, Cato, Pompeius Magnus, Mithradates VI Eupator Dionysos, Tigranes the Great and the Marian rebel Quintus Sertorius.

The Polybian Legions are gone forever and the res publica resorts to recruiting large numbers of proletarii in order to face its many foreign enemies. In the east Mithradates of Pontos is gathering a new army drawn from the peoples of both Europe and Asia, preparing once again to challenge Roman hegemony.

In the meantime his son-in-law Tigranes the Great of Armenia is forging a huge empire and his armies campaign as far south as the border of the Hasmonaioi. If Tigranes’ power goes unchecked then the balance of power in the region might well tilt decisively against the res publica.

A resurgent Parthia, fresh from successful campaigns against the Saka, is also a potential danger. Heavily armoured Cataphracts and swift horse archers represent a fearsome if ill-understood threat.

In the west the migration of the Cimbri and Teutoni remains a terrifying collective memory. Rome warily eyes the peoples of Gallia Comata and the forests of Germania, alert to fresh dangers posed by a new generation of warriors.

More pressingly internal discord weakens the very fabric of the res publica. Populares and optimates struggle to preserve their own narrow self-interests whilst in Hispania Marian exiles rally around Quintus Sertorius and large tracts of territory are now under their sway.

What side will you take? Do you prefer to form a new empire and defend your homeland from Rome as the leader of the Arverni? Will you control the destiny of the last members of the Marian cause in Hispania? Do you want to throw the dice one last time for Pontos or will you endeavour to save the res publica with the Legions. So many choices to take, but only ONE faction will control the Mediterranean at the conclusion of 77BC: Twilight of the Republic.

This mod features:

*Scripted missions within the game which will challenge you to successfully control the fate of the Roman Republic. Will you manage to eliminate the pirate menace as efficiently as Pompeius Magnus? Can you decisively eradicate the threat of Mithradates VI Eupator Dionysos? Or will you emerge triumphant from De Bello Gallico and defeat all comers in any Civil War?

*5 new factions. The Breuci, the fiercest of the Pannonian tribes; the Nabataeans with their great capital at Petra who are locked in dispute with the Hasmonaioi dynasty of Judea; the Yuezhi who have swooped into Baktria and threaten to expand still further as well as the North African kingdom of Mauretania.

* Scores of new historically accurate skins and unit descriptions

*Marcus Camillus trait system

* A lot of scripts to balance AI expansion and produce more varied armies.

Hope you enjoy it.

[Turkeys!]

Will this work if i have imperator 2 installed?

[MCM]

i suggest a clean copy install

MCM

[DaVinci]

It's great, i tested it recently with SPQR. Well done guys, good historical flavour

People, who like the Late Republic timeframe should give this mod a go

[AngryTitusPullo]

Will this work if i have imperator 2 installed?

If I'm not mistaken they're are planning to release the one with the -mod switch version. Anyway if you mean to combine both mods then it's not possible.

[Drtad]

I tried to play a bit as the Armenian Empire, and I was surprised at what a delicate situation they are in at the start of the mod. They really need a financial boost. I also noticed that the core of the Tigranes's empire, Armenia, lacks any infrastructure, such as roads, markets, stables, and traders, while the newly conquered territories, Syria, Cilicia, north Mesopotamia, have good infrastructure. It should be reversed so that Armenia has most of the infrastructure and the borders lack it. Also, Tigranes, trait wise, seems a bit pathetic. I mean, he created a large, great empire, yet he only has 2 command, one management, and two influence. He at least needs a considerable amount of influence. Also, Armenia should have an outlet and port to the Caspian sea, since his empire was called, from sea to sea. One last thing, Tigranes should have two field armies. One preparing to invade Phoenicia, and one preparing to attack Cappadocia. Other than my minor observations, everything else is amazing.

[Salvor Hardin]

Turkeys!, as Marcus says, better test it with a clean RTR 1.8. install.
Thanks for the thumbs up, DaVinci !

[Salvor Hardin]

Thanks for the feedback. I will deliver your comments concerning settlements and infrastructure to the History department in order to make the necessary amendments.

In the first betas, Armenia had a port to the Caspian but it made Armenia expand North and clash with the Sarmatians, something that we wanted to avoid.

And concerning the field armies, there was one originally in Phoenicia but we had to remove it because it made the Armenians overrun the region in a few turns, wiping out Nabatea and Judea in the process. Instead of that, we distributed the units through different settlements. And the army in Cappadocia made the Armenian AI backstab Pontus, when we wanted them to remain at peace in order to force Pontus to be a threat for the Roman Republic.

Unfortunately, the resources we have to deal with the AI diplomacy and expansion are really limited and this has led us to do some "sacrifices" in terms of historical accuracy.

But, as I said, we will keep looking for other ways to improve AI behaviour and at the same time, adding historical accuracy.

Thanks!

[Turkeys!]

Could someone get another download link for the exe version. Filefront is being annoying.

[Salvor Hardin]

As soon as I am back at home I will upload to another server. My apologies.

Added download link in Rapidshare.com. Please look at the first post of the thread.

[scannerfish]

I installed it , followed your instructions and when I click on the created shortcut I get generic error , unable to find barbarian swordsmen

[Salvor Hardin]

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[Salvor Hardin]

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[Salvor Hardin]

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[Salvor Hardin]

First issue: did you install it on top of a clean RTR Platinum 1.8. Install? And did RTR work before installing 77 BC?

If you have installed it in the C:\Program Files\Activision\77 BC Mod folder it should work. Please try these:

1.- Open your C:\Program Files\Activision\77 BC Mod directory and look for a folder named "77_extras" (it should be on the top-left side). If it is there, the mod is installed correctly.

2.- Make the shortcut this way:
"C:\Program Files\Activision\77 BC Mod\RomeTW-BI.exe" -mod: -show_err
I have no idea but the order might be important.

Of course, if you have installed it in, let's say C:\Program Files\Activision\RTR-77 BC, then the shortcut should be pointed at this directory.

Please let me know if you have any more problem.

[scannerfish]

Will the extras file be in the data folder?

Oh crap , should have I installed the mod to the RTRPE file ?

[Salvor Hardin]

The answer is "yes" to both questions. Please make sure that you install 77 BC on top of a clean RTR PE 1.8. install. Hope this helps

[Arbaces]

OHOI! You've finally released it... Well done Salvor. I still have a RTR Pe...1.7... But I'm going to install everything again to see what you've done. I haven't hanged around for quite a while, so I wasn't even aware of RTR 1.8 . Again, great work... I wonder how teh (Dacian) Kingdom looks here... I'll definately check it out...


Arbaces.

[Salvor Hardin]

Hey, Arbaces. Glad to see you after so much time (too much, in fact). I think you will like our view of the Dacian Kingdom. After all, we have some impressive units from Heirs of Atlantis . And we have had a top historical advisor for this faction, too. . Hope you enjoy it, friend.

[Salvor Hardin]

Sorry for double-post, but this is important:

the first hotfix, hopefully save-game compatible, has been released. Here is the link to the download thread:

http://forums.totalrealism.net/showt...2385#post92385