‘The Frontier’, a mod set on the North American continent from 1655 to 1744 where you can play as one of four European invaders, or as defending natives, has previewed two units for their Miskito Tribes roster. The units, Miskito Gunners and Miskito Seafarers, are both showcased with screenshots and unit info cards, so you should go and check them out!
‘The Frontier’ is a modification for ‘Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms’.
Tags: Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, History, Kingdoms, M2TW, Medieval II: Total War, Miskito, Miskito Gunners, Miskito Seafarers, North America, Preview, The Frontier
‘DarthMod Empire Commander Edition’ for ‘Empire: Total War’ has now been updated to version 3.4, which includes some urgent hotfixes and changes to the cannons of some ships. Read more and download here.
Tags: Commander Edition, Creative Assembly, DarthMod, DarthMod Empire, Early Modern Period, Empire: Total War, ETW, History
The ‘Imperial Splendour’ team have revealed some of what will make it into the v2.2 release in a new preview. They plan on introducing a new «Hybrid-Technique Start Position», and revamping the German minor states, India, the Middle East, and Great Britain. For a full explanation of all the changes go here.
‘Imperial Splendour’ is a modification for ‘Empire: Total War’.
Tags: Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, Empire: Total War, ETW, History, Imperial Splendour, IS, Preview
Polish publisher CD Projekt have released a new trailer for ‘Mount & Blade: Ogniem i Mieczem’, which is being developed by Sich Studio and Snowberry Connection. M&B:OiM is based on the ‘Mount & Blade’ engine, but will be a completely standalone game inspired by Henryk Sienkiewicz’ With Fire and Sword trilogy set in the 17th Century in Poland and the surrounding lands.
There will be five factions included in the game: the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Sweden, Cossack Ukraine, and the Krimean Khanate.
‘Mount & Blade: Ogniem i Mieczem’ is set to be released in Eastern Europe on November 20th. More information about the game can be found here (Polish).
Tags: CD Projekt, Early Modern Period, Henryk Sienkiewicz, M&B, Mount & Blade, Ogniem i Mieczem, OiM, Sich Studio, Snowberry Connection, Trailer, Video, With Fire and Sword
‘German States’ is a compilation modification of Pom’s five previous mods for Hannover, Württemberg, Saxony, Westphalia, and Bavaria. There are three versions of GS: one for ‘Empire: Total War’ v1.5, one for ‘DarthMod Empire’, and one for ‘Imperial Splendour’. They can all be found in the mod’s thread.
Tags: Bavaria, Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, Empire: Total War, ETW, German States, Grenadiers, GS, Guards, Hannover, History, Jägers, Saxony, Württemberg, Westphalia
‘The American Revolution’ adds four new campaigns to ‘Empire: Total War’: Road to Independence Episode 3: 1775 (US only), Road to Independence Episode 4: 1783 (US only), The Revolution Campaign starting in 1775 (nine factions playable), and The Grand Campaign starting in 1783 (all major factions playable). It also includes new units and re-textures for the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Indian factions. Download here!
Tags: American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, Empire: Total War, ETW, History, Marion's Rangers, Pulaski's Legion, Régiment de Bourbonnais, Rogers' Rangers, TAR, The American Revolution
Russian Guard Grenadiers (Semenovski Regiment)
Written by Drizzt.
DaNova has shown us ten brand new units that are part of his ‘Ornamentum’ skinpack. Ranging from elite Russian Imperial Grenadiers to lightly armed Ottawa Indian warriors, they are beautifully crafted units that enhance the game immeasurably. Check them out here.
Ottawa Scouts
‘Ornamentum’ is a modification for ‘Empire: Total War’.
Tags: Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, Empire: Total War, ETW, Guard Grenadiers, History, Ornamentum, Ottawa Scouts, Semenovski Regiment
Two new DLCs, ‘The Warpath Campaign’ and the previously unannounced ‘Special Forces Units & Bonus Content’, have been made available for ‘Empire: Total War’. The first of the two adds five new American Indian factions (the Iroquois, Huron, Plains, Pueblo & Cherokee nations), a more detailed map of North America, and more units, buildings and technologies to go with the new factions. You can read more about TWC on CA’s official page for it, or check it out on Steam. Steam are also having an Empire Week, with 50% off ETW until October 12th at 10 AM PST.
All released screenshots for TWC can be found here, click here to see the trailer, and some great artwork by Björn Hurri is here.
‘Special Forces Units & Bonus Content’ is a DLC which came as a surprise, as no one knew it was going to be released (or perhaps it was there all along and I never noticed it until it was updated). It makes available all the extra units from ‘Empire: Total War – Special Forces Edition’, and adds three more. It is available, as are all the add-ons, exclusively from Steam. The units added are (first six from SFE):
- HMS Victory — The Royal Navy’s most distinguished and formidable first rate ship of the line; Lord Nelson’s 104 gun flagship is one of the most heavily armed ships of the 18th Century. This unit is available when playing as the British faction and your technology has sufficiently advanced.
- Rogers’ Rangers — Major Robert Rogers’ company of rangers are highly trained elite light infantry, specializing in reconnaissance and special operations. They are extremely mobile in even the most challenging environments. This unit is available when playing as the British faction and your technology has sufficiently advanced.
- Ottoman Organ Gun — A viciously powerful field gun, able to inflict incredible damage on the opposing army. Emphatic proof of the Ottoman Empire’s advanced knowledge of gunpowder and firearms technology. This unit is available when playing as the Ottoman faction and your technology has sufficiently advanced.
- Ghoorkas — “Better to die than be a coward” has been the motto of these elite Nepalese soldiers for centuries. Disciplined, tough and courageous, they carry a deadly 18-inch long, curved knife known as the kukri. This unit is available when controlling the Kashmir territory.
- Corso Terrestre Guerillas — An independent light infantry guerrilla regiment, experienced in skirmish and stealth tactics. Surprise raids and ambushes are the guerillas’ favored tactics, a way to compensate for their limited number and light armor. This unit is available when playing as the Spanish faction and your technology has sufficiently advanced.
- Bulkeley’s Regiment — A French unit of Irish mercenaries with a fearsome reputation for hardiness. Exceptionally tough and resilient, they make for a highly flexible and dependable regiment. This unit is available when playing as the French faction and your technology has sufficiently advanced.
- Death’s Head Hussars — The Prussian army’s bravest and fiercest cavalry is trained to deliver devastating volleys of musket fire while closing on the enemy. These daring charges strike fear into even the most stalwart of opponents. This unit is available when playing as Prussia and your technology has sufficiently advanced.
- The USS Constitution — The legendary heavy frigate of the United States Navy, used to great effect in capturing enemy ships and running down fleeing opponents. Fast and heavily-armed, the pinnacle of 18th Century US Navy power. This unit is available when playing as the USA and your technology has sufficiently advanced. It may also be captured by opposing factions.
- The Dahomey Amazons — An elite female-only military regiment from West Africa. Disciplined both in rifle drills and close combat, they are rightly feared for their incredible courage and their practice of decapitating their captives. This unit is available when holding territory in North Africa.
Tags: Bulkeley's Regiment, Corso Terrestre Guerillas, Creative Assembly, Dahomey Amazons, Death's Head Hussars, DLC, Downloadable Content, Early Modern Period, Empire: Total War, ETW, Ghoorkas, History, HMS Victory, Ottoman Organ Gun, Rogers' Rangers, Special Forces Units & Bonus Content, The Warpath Campaign, TWC, USS Constitution
‘Magna Mundi Platinum’ v1.1 is a modification for ‘Europa Universalis III: In Nomine’ aiming to «lead the game through historical processes to allow the game to flow freely within the constraints faced historically … creating plausible alternate realities». It also attempts to create a vibrant game world (and by all accounts succeeds) via detailed systems, such as those for vassalization and warfare. MMP’s features include plagues, civil wars, succession wars, in-depth religion, personal unions and many, many more.
You can download the ‘Magna Mundi Platinum’ manual here if you want to read more about the mod, or go to the release thread to download the mod itself.
Their forum can be found here.
The German Republic in 1625
Tags: Early Modern Period, EUIII, Europa Universalis III, German Republic, History, In Nomine, Magna Mundi, Medieval, MMP, Paradox Interactive, Platinum
Some guys over at TWC got tired of the bland and unhistorical unit lineup available to the United Provinces in vanilla ‘Empire: Total War’ – and decided to do something about it! That decision has now resulted in the release of the ‘United Provinces Retexture Project’ v1.1, a mod which retextures the original UP lineup so that it is more distinctive and true to history, and also adds several new units. There are two versions of the mod available: the Full Edition, and the Light Edition which only contains the retextures and no new units.
Waldeck Infantry (Mercenary Regiment)
Tags: Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, Empire: Total War, ETW, Full Edition, History, Light Edition, United Provinces, United Provinces Retexture Project, UPRP, Waldeck Infantry
