Here’s a new update from L’Outremer, a mod for ‘Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms’ which is set in the Levant and the surrounding lands during the Crusades of the 12th century. The preview gives us a look at some units, such as the Knights of St. Lazarus & the Sultan’s Guard; the map, with shots of the northern & southern Levant, Damascus, the Fertile Crescent & the eastern Caucasus; and the family trees of Antioch, Byzantium, Damascus, Egypt, Georgia, Jerusalem, Tripoli, & the Turks. Go here to check it all out!
Map of the southern Levant
Tags: Christians, Creative Assembly, Crusades, Damascus, History, Holy Land, Jerusalem, Kingdoms, Knights of Saint Lazarus, L'Outremer, Levant, M2TW, Medieval, Medieval II: Total War, Middle East, Muslims, Outremer, Preview, Sultan's Guard
‘Empire Realism’ is a mod which adds tweaks and changes that enhance the playing experience of ‘Empire: Total War’, giving the game a more realistic, historically accurate and challenging campaign. The team has just released ER v0.70, which you can get hold of here!
Battle in Carolina: American Militia fight the English
Tags: American Militia, Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, Empire Realism, Empire: Total War, ER, ETW, History
‘The Song of Taliesin’ (formerly known as ‘Land of Eternal Youth’) is a mod set in the British Isles during the Early Middle Ages. The mod is now out with a new preview showcasing the many mercenaries – coming from both near and far – which you will no doubt meet on he battlefield. They range from experienced warriors such as the Scylding Wræccan (see below) to the lowly and inexperienced Gasraidha (meaning «rabble»). Check out screenshots of these and many more mercs, as well as information about them, in the preview thread!
Scylding Wræccan
‘The Song of Talesin’ is a modification for ‘Mount & Blade’.
Tags: Dark Ages, Gasraidha, History, M&B, Medieval, Mercenaries, Mount & Blade, Preview, Scylding Wræccan, Song of Taliesin, SoT, TaleWorlds
«La Guerre de Cent Ans – The Hundred Years War is a total overhaul mod for Medieval 2: Total War. It aims to introduce a new regional campaign to the world of Total War. You can fight with the French, the English or with another major player of this era. Next to England and France you can fight as the Duchies of Burgundy or Savoy, as the Holy Roman Empire, the County of Flanders or the Kingdom of Aragon. With patches many more new factions will in time be introduced to La Guerre de Cent Ans.»
Castilian Knights
‘La Guerre de Cent Ans – The Hundred Years War’ mod’s on a mountain just posted a few screenshots of their upcoming Castilian faction, showing us their banners, some units (Knights and Dismounted Knights) and the faction’s colour scheme. The latest version of the mod is v0.9, which you can grab hold of here!
Castilian Dismounted Knights with banners
Tags: Banners, Castile, Castilian Dismounted Knights, Castilian Knights, Creative Assembly, England, France, History, Hundred Years War, La Guerre de Cent Ans, M2TW, Medieval, Medieval II: Total War, Screenshots
«Hegemonia City States is a complete modification of Rome: Total War based on Barbarian Invasion. The mod is dedicated to Hellenic history and the wars of the Hellenic people from late 6th century to the Peloponnesian wars.»
Spartan General
Looks like the guys from the ‘Hegemonia City States’ team have been busy lately as they’ve released no less than four or five previews in the past week or so. Let’s get the music preview out of the way first so you can listen to that while you read about the rest. The song they’ve released is the Hegemonia main theme, which you can download here or stream below:
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Hegemonia City States – Main Theme
Next up are the units they’ve been showcasing for factions such as Athens, Macedon and Thebes. Two examples of these units are the Athenaioi Somatophylakes (Athenian Bodyguards) and the Makedones Hippeis Somatophylakes (Macedonian Cavalry Bodyguards) we have shown below. Go here to see all the units they’ve previewed so far (there’s a handy index to guide you included in the first post of the thread).
The last couple of previews deal with strategy map agents, namely the diplomats for six factions, such as Corinth and Argos (see below), and some new family member avatars which look absolutely awesome. Visit the ‘Hegemonia City States’ forum for more info regarding the mod.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Argos, Athenaioi Somatophylakes, Athenian Bodyguards, Athens, Barbarian Invasion, BI, Classical Antiquity, Corinth, Creative Assembly, Diplomats, HCS, Hegemonia, Hegemonia City States, History, Macedon, Macedonia, Macedonian Cavalry Bodyguards, Makedones Hippeis Somatophylakes, Music, Preview, Rome: Total War, RTW, Spartan General, Spartans
«For the fashion of Minas Tirith was such that it was built on seven levels, each delved into the hill, and about each was set a wall, and in each wall was a gate. But the gates were not set in a line: the Great Gate in the City Wall was at the east point of the circuit, but the next faced half south, and the third half north, and so to and fro upwards; so that the paved way that climbed towards the Citadel turned first this way and then that across the face of the hill. And each time that it passed the line of the Great Gate it went through an arched tunnel, piercing a vast pier of rock whose huge outthrust bulk divided in two all the circles of the City save the first. For partly in the primeval shaping of the hill, partly by the mighty craft and labour of old, there stood up from the rear of the wide court behind the Gate a towering bastion of stone, its edge sharp as a ship-keel facing east. Up it rose, even to the level of the topmost circle, and there was crowned by a battlement; so that those in the Citadel might, like mariners in a mountainous ship, look from its peak sheer down upon the Gate seven hundred feet below.» – The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Minas Tirith
If there is one city I’ve always wanted to explore in a game it’s Minas Tirith – and now the guys from the ‘Middle-earth Role Playing’ mod are making my dreams come true. This latest batch of screenshots is showing the White City in all its glory, with my favourite shots being of the Great Gate and the outer wall of the First Circle (though it should be black, if we go by the book), the Hall of the Kings, and the Tower of Ecthelion.
The Tower of Ecthelion
All the screens of the great City of Kings can be seen here, where you’ll also find some close up shots of Third Age Gondorian armour (it’s the plate kind seen in the films, not the maille from the book). Make sure you explore the MERP forums, as well – there are a lot of interesting gems to be found there, especially in the MERP Videos thread and the Screenshots thread.
The Hall of the Kings (Tower Hall)
The MERP team have released a BETA version of the mod (v0.2.2) which allows you to run around in and explore some of the areas of Middle-earth that they’ve landscaped. All instructions on how to download, install, and play can be found here.
The outer wall of the First Circle and the Great Gate
‘Middle-earth: Role Playing’ is a modification for ‘The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion’.
Tags: Bethesda, City of Kings, Fantasy, First Circle, Gondor, Gondorian Armour, Great Gate, Hall of the Kings, Lord of the Rings, LotR, MERP, Middle-earth, Middle-earth Role Playing, Minas Tirith, Oblivion, Outer Wall, Screenshots, Shivering Isles, TES:IV, The Elder Scrolls, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Tolkien, Tower Hall, Tower of Ecthelion, Tower of Guard, White City
‘Sparta: Total War III’ is a mod for ‘Rome: Total War’ (plus a version for ‘Barbarian Invasion’), and they recently released a preview of their all new Roman faction. You can read more about the mod (and download it) here, or just jump straight to loads of screenshots of Romans prancing about!
Legio X Fretensis
Source: twcenter.net
Tags: Barbarian Invasion, Classical Antiquity, Creative Assembly, History, Legio X Fretensis, Legionaries, Preview, Romans, Rome, Rome: Total War, RTW, Sparta: Total War III, STWIII
‘Call of Warhammer: Total War’ is a modification that is, obviously, set in the Warhammer fantasy setting. The team has just released a new slew of screenshots featuring units from Tilea and Estalia, as well as a look at some Dwarf pirates! Check out the screens in the mod’s thread here, or go on to their forum (Russian).
Tilea: Voland's Venators
According to some of the mod’s team members it will be released sometime near the end of this year, and it will feature a number of factions:
Estalia: Bandolleros Gringos
‘Call of Warhammer: Total War’ is a modification for ‘Medieval II: Total War’.
Long Drong Slayer's Pirates
Tags: Bandolleros Gringos, Call of Warhammer: Total War, CoWTW, Creative Assembly, Dwarfs, Estalia, Fantasy, Games Workshop, Kingdoms, Long Drong, Long Drong Slayer's Pirates, M2TW, Medieval II: Total War, Screenshots, Tilea, Voland, Voland's Venators, Warhammer
This video was actually a part of the huge Song Dynasty preview the guys from ‘All Under Heaven’ released yesterday, but it wasn’t made public until now, and it deserves a post of its own anyway. The video is made by Toboe and features Song units battling the Mongols:
‘All Under Heaven’ is a modification for ‘Medieval II: Total War’.
Tags: All Under Heaven, Asia, AUH, China, Chinese History, Creative Assembly, History, Kingdoms, M2TW, Medieval Asia, Medieval II: Total War, Mongols, Preview, Song Dynasty, Video
«A Proper Empire balances combat, morale, and battlefield effects. Pricing changes in units, buildings, and research costs will challenge you but new units, new technologies, and additional benefits from many other changes to Empire will be available.
Terra Incognita adds a strategy-focused mod for A Proper Empire. Enjoy exciting new features like Manpower and Supply, a completely rebalanced economy and, most importantly, an exhilarating new gameplay feeling. The aim of Terra Incognita is to present the player with ways to employ diverse strategies and present him with interesting decision that offer meaningful choices.»
Russians at Istanbul
‘A Proper Empire: Terra Incognita’ has been updated to version 1.0.6, adding tweaks and fixes to naval guns, field guns, and fatigue. Erasmus’ backback removal, Tiyafeh’s animation changes, Spanky’s Militia re-skins, Waronmars’ French red/white/blue skins (when France becomes a republic), Matte979’s AI mod, and Tan Zhi Han’s Bang! SFX have also been added. Read more about the mod here!
Exploding Ship
‘A Proper Empire: Terra Incognita’ is a modification for ‘Empire: Total War’.
Tags: A Proper Empire, APE, APE:TI, Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, Empire: Total War, ETW, History, Istanbul, Russia, Terra Incognita
