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    Default Eras Total War 2.3

    This mod allows yout to start your campaign in 970, 1080, 1200, 1300, 1400, or 1500. It has two version:

    1) The non-lite version, which has more variations in unit textures (for example German Feudal Knights have English textures if recruited by England) but when unpacked it's 1 Gigabyte larger than the lite version, can be downloaded here:
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1820

    2) The lite version, which has fewer variations in unit textures (for example German Feudal Knights always look like German units no matter which faction recruited them) but when unpacked it's 1 Gigabyte smaller than the non-lite version, can be downloaded here:
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=2052

    You only need to download one version of this mod to play it. Other than the size and variation in unit textures the mods are identical.

    NB: this mod requires the official 1.2 or higher patch for M2TW. The 1.2 version can be downloaded here:
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1545

    Eras

    970

    1) Eight new factions; Bulgaria, Burgundy, Croatia, Cuman, Ireland, Norway, Serbia, and Sweden.
    2) New events prevent the recruitment of all but the most basic units.
    3) Yes, the HRE is meant to be that big.

    1080

    1) Six new factions; Croatia, Cuman, Ireland, Norway, Serbia, and Sweden.
    2) Most faction start out with more settlements.
    3) Yes, the HRE is meant to be that big.

    1200

    1) Nine new factions; Aragon, Bulgaria, the Crusader States, Cuman, Ireland, Norway, Novgorod, Serbia, and Sweden.
    2) Slightly larger starting armies and some settlements are more developed.
    3) Fight against the Mongols.

    1300

    1) Ten new factions; Aragon, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Genoa, Lithunania, Norway, Novgorod, Serbia, Sweden, and the Teutonic Order. The Mongols are also playable.
    2) Much larger starting armies and most settlements have been improved.
    3) Face the Bubonic Plague, Timurids, and the rise of gunpowder weapons.

    1400

    1) Seven new factions; Aragon, Cyprus, Genoa, Lithunania, Novgorod, Serbia, and the Teutonic Order. The Mongols, Timurids, and Milan are also playable.
    2) Larger starting armies, though the plague has depopulated most cities.
    3) Almost every weapon and unit is available (all units become available once America is discovered).

    1500

    1) Most of the smaller factions have been absorbed by larger factions.
    2) Larger starting armies, mostly gunpowder units and pikemen.
    3) All weapons and units are available and most can be recruited.
    4) Some new events will occur, though they have no impact on the game.

    Conquest vs Achievement

    One of the main features of this mod is that the player can choose whether their win conditions will be based on Conquest or Achievment. A Conquest campaigns is won if the player takes a set number of settlements from anywhere on the map, while an Achievement campaign requires the player to defeat certain factions but does not require the player's faction to possess more than one settlement. To access this feature on the campaign screen you need to click where the 'Long / Short' campaign button was.

    Total War Eras Installation Guide

    0) Download this mod (eras 2.3 or eras lite 2.3.7z) and unpack it using 7zip (http://www.7-zip.org/).

    1) Go to the Medieval II Total War directory (default is C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War).

    2) Copy and paste the total_war_eras.bat, eras.cfg, and 'eras' folder into the Medieval II Total War directory (default location 'C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War'). These files form most of the mod.

    3) Copy and paste the 'data' folder in the 'eras lite' folder into the Medieval II Total War directory, you will be asked if you wish to overwrite the vanilla 'data' folder, click yes. This will add the shared.sd and strategy.sd into the 'Medieval II Total War\data\ui' folder. If these files are not put in the correct folder the mod will not display correctly. However if other mods need their own shared.sd and strategy.sd these files may prevent them working. If you other mods do not display correctly try deleting these files (there's a spare copy of them in the 'Medieval II Total War\eras\data\ui' folder).

    4) To play this mod double click on the 'total_war_eras.bat' file and select the campaign you want to play (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) by pressing the corrisponding number on the keyboard (don't click on the number and hit the 'enter' key).

    5) To make the 'total_war_eras.bat' file into a destop shortcut right click on it, select 'Send To' on the pop-up menu, then select 'Desktop (create shortcut)'.

    How to Play the 2.2 and 2.3 Versions

    0) Download the mod
    1) Start up this mod by clicking on the 'total_war_eras.bat'.
    2) Choose which campaign you want to play (this copies the relevent files).
    3) Click on 'Single Player' option in the start menu.
    4) Click on 'Imperial Campaign' on the next menu (this mod will now automatically bring up the correct campaign).
    5) Select a faction and start this mod.

    How to Play the 2.1 Version

    0) Download the mod
    1) Start up this mod by clicking on the 'total_war_eras.bat'.
    2) Click on 'Single Player' option in the start menu.
    3) Click on 'Custom Campaign' on the next menu.
    4) Choose which campaign you want to play.
    5) Select a faction and start this mod.

    Additional Files

    If the sound does not work copy the whole vanilla 'data/sound' folder to the 'eras/data' folder.

    Staff
    The following people worked on this mod:
    Uanime5: mod leader, modeller, scripter, mapper
    tomwushu: beta tester, mapper

    Other mods
    The following mod were added to this mod with the permission of their respective authors.

    Alternate Crusader Shields (Salty) : improves crusader shields
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1214

    Armoured Generals Mod, Vanilla Style Skins 1.0, Teutonic Campaign Skinpack (Tyre) :
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=106633

    Banner & Symbol MOD (joedreck) :
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=93253

    Big Map 1.06 (Big Map): increases the number of provinces to 166 and increases the number of resources to 436.
    http://www.totalwarmods.com/BigMap%20Download%20Page.html

    Blood, Broads, & Bastards v3.0 (dearmad and Pnutmaster) : gives factions generals and leader more traits
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...do=file&id=955

    Bringing Justice to the Horde! (Kalos) : reskins Mongols
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1651

    burrek's Polish Heraldry : (burrek) : reskins some Polish shields
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1149

    burrek's Unique Europeans, Early Period v0.91 (burrek): reskins most European factions' early units
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1025

    burrek's Unique Europeans, High Period v0.3 (burrek): reskins most European factions' late units
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1048

    Byg's Grim Reality 2.0 (Byg): character and supply traits (soldiers may munity if you spend too long in enemy terriory).
    http://twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=106060

    Byzantium Armor Progression Mod V 0.7 (WhiteWolf) :
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1134

    Danish Shields (ziher) : reskins some Danish units
    http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/m.../mod/11603.html

    Diverse Loading Screen 3.1 (apkairan) : adds 65 more loading screen to this mod
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1782

    English Shields (Himmelsfeuer) : reskins some English shields
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1213

    French Shields (Himmelsfeuer) : reskins some French shields
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1222

    HRE shields retexture : (ziher) : reskins some Rebel shields
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1118

    Highways mod (selenius4tsd): add highways
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1125

    Italian Factions - Shield Mod 1.1 (Salty) : reskins some Italian shields
    http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/m...mod/12217.html

    Lord Condormanius' Irish Reskin (Lord Condormanius) : reskins Irish units
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1755

    MapMod: Trees, Textures, Sea v1.7 (Charge) : improves strat map appearence
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=153955

    MapMod: Trees, Textures, Sea v1.7 (Charge) : improves strat map appearence
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=153955

    Magyar Mod 1.21 (Csatádi, Hunor) : reskins Hungary
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1506

    New battle models for captains (Lord Condormanius): changes the appearence of captains on the battle map
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1877

    New Garrison Script (GrnEyedDvl): an AI settlement with a Governor will now recruit mercenaries when it's being sieged. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1522

    New strat models for captains (Lord Condormanius): changes the appearence of captains on the strat map
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1983

    New strat models for castles (Agart) : changes the appearence of castles on the strat map
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1993

    Ordo Teutonicus (Rex Cobalt) : changes the appearence of Teutonic units
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=128720

    Ornamentum 1.32 (GubZol and DaNova) : reskins England, Scotland, and Denmark
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=136437

    Real Combat 1.5 (point blank) : makes the attack and defence of units more realistic
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=3002969

    Real Horses Project (Argent Usher) : makes the horses more realistic
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=165860

    Realistic Walls and Siege Engines for UAI 1.6 (Raptor_341) : makes walls tougher, so sieges are more difficult.
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1728

    Rebel Shields (ziher) : reskins some Rebel units
    http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/m...mod/11960.html

    Spanish Shields (ziher) : reskins some Spanish units
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1146

    Scotland Shields (ziher) : reskins some Scottish units
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1132

    Teutonic Campaign Skinpack (Tyre) : changes the appearence of Teutonic, Lithuanian, and HRE units http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=106633

    The Real People Mod (Matz) : gives all agents more traits
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1809

    Turk Reskin 1.1 (Eternal Cocoon): reskins Turks
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1044

    Ultimate Battle AI 1.2 (GrandViZ): improves AI's fighting ability, conduct during sieges, and unit formation. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1602

    Ultimate AI Mod 1.6 (GrandViZ): improves AI's behaviour in campaign mod, diplomacy, and unit's attack. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1643

    USCARLI MATHERIANI (Matherlandia): changes the Huscarl's appearence.
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=125862

    Vanilla Style Skins 1.0 (Tyre) : changes the appreance of English, Scottish, and HRE units
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=106633

    War College Quotes Mod (Ryoken) : adds 246 new quotes
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2411392

    Xenophonia (Beiss) : gives factions native speach voice packs, got the sound working
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=256

    Also I'd like to thank:
    dave scarface for making a descr_events.txt file that works with the Big Map mod,
    SicilianVespers for all his work on the launch menu,
    tomwushu for adding 22 provinces to the campaign map and beta testing this mod.

    Known issues

    I am aware of the following problems and I am working on a way to fix them.

    1) If you click on several factions, rather than just choosing one and starting the game, the mod will crash (to counter this choose the faction you want to play first, then start the game).

    2) Since each campaign requires different files loading a save file from one campaign when this mod is set to another campaign's settings may cause the mod to crash. For example if the mod is set to the 970 settings and you try to load a save file from the 1500 campaign the mod may crash.

    Future Improvements

    1) Improving unit's textures
    2) Making the battle models for the general, faction heir, and faction leader different (other than making this a Kingdoms mod).
    3) Make a Kingdoms version with Greek Flame Throwers (I know I can add Flame Throwers to the vanilla version I just feel that people should buy Kingdoms if they want to use them).
    4) Make the player decide whether their generals will be Governers or Generals (being both will be difficult).
    5) Make royal / noble military buildings (affects AoR).
    Last edited by uanime5; 08-19-2008 at 12:18. Reason: Upated information
    4 Seasons (6 Empires battle for supremecy); 3.0 version
    Total War Eras (start at 970, 1080, 1200, 1300, 1400, or 1500); 2.4 version
    Eras Total Conquest (start at 1230, 1346, 1547); 1.2 version

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    Default Re: Eras Total War 2.3

    Here is a list of the new features in the 2.3 version:

    1) I renamed several textures, so this mod stopped crashing when certain units entered the battle screen because M2TW could not find their texture. I also fixed the bug that caused the mod to crash whenever the Cumans or Cyprus lost a settlement.

    2) To make the strat castles look better I've added a castle retexture mod. To make the strat map look better I've added a map enhancing mod.

    3) I added Croatia as a faction in the 970 and 1080 campaigns.

    4) The Mustering Hall now lets you recruit Sergeant Spearmen and other basic units, rather than peasants.

    5) tomwushu added 22 provinces to the map; mainly in central Europe, Scandinavia, North Africa, and the Americas; then helped me beta test this mod. I added 6 additional provinces in France, the HRE, and Norway. This now takes the mod to the maximium number of provinces allowed.

    6) I've also replaced the battle and strat captain textures with Lord Condormanius' "New Strat Map Captains" and "New battle models for captains" mods. In addition the generals, Faction Leader, and Faction Heir now all have their own strat models. However I cannot yet give Faction Leaders and Heirs unique battle models without making this a Kingdoms mod.

    7) To improve the mod I've added more load screens and quotes using a quote mod and a load screen mod; I reduced the size of the campaign script to make the 'end of turn' faction scroll shorter; and to make a Faction Leader's authority matter more I've linked it to trade bonuses for all settlements (low authority = less money, high authority = more money).
    4 Seasons (6 Empires battle for supremecy); 3.0 version
    Total War Eras (start at 970, 1080, 1200, 1300, 1400, or 1500); 2.4 version
    Eras Total Conquest (start at 1230, 1346, 1547); 1.2 version

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