Apoc
12-14-2007, 08:03
The Fourth Age: Total War Development Team presents:
The Fourth Age: Total War – The New Shadow 2.5
https://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1940/tns4smallrs3.jpg
Requires: TNS 2.0b (or TNS 2.0+2.1+2.2 - see end of post)
The Fourth Age: Total War – The New Shadow v2.5 patch is now ready for download. This new patch contains many new fixes, features, and improvements, including seven units, Gondorian city models (for the Reunited Kingdom and Adûnabâr), and two historical battles (The Battle of the Plains of Gorgoroth, and The Flight to Erindôl).
If you do not have 'The New Shadow' yet, you can get hold of it here (http://www.thefourthage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1775). Constructive criticism and feedback are always welcome – without it this patch would be much smaller. If you like FATW, please consider voting for us in the ModDB Mod of the Year awards (http://www.moddb.com/mods/8271/the-fourth-age-total-war). You can visit us at www.thefourthage.org (http://www.thefourthage.org), or at our forums (http://www.thefourthage.org/forums).
https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/th_FATWPatch001.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/FATWPatch001.jpg)https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/th_FATWPatch002.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/FATWPatch002.jpg)https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/th_FATWPatch003.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/FATWPatch003.jpg)
List of changes introduced with 2.5:
One new unit for Harad (Corsair Archers), two for Adûnabâr (Shadowriders, Dark Company), three for the Elves (Galadhrim Meigor, Cui Lasgalen, Tirn Lasgalen), and one mercenary unit (Pinnath Gelin Warriors). All units except the Elven ones are borrowed from METW.
Two new historical battles: The Battle of the Plains of Gorgoroth & The Flight to Erindôl
New Gondorian city models for the strategy map (for The Reunited Kingdom and The Kingdom of Adûnabâr – thanks to METW)
Edited supply trait, added 'Wounded' trait, fixed Trait-based CTD, added important traits messages, fixed Adûnabâr king/heir trait problem, Implemented recruited generals discrimination trait, and other various trait edits.
New series of traits and ancs for Cult hierarchy, and characters in Umbar have a chance to be cultists.
New ancs added, changed anc images background
Visual changes to strat. map (thanks to Wimpy for the high fertility texture)
Replaced the Skull with the Dark Tree for Adûnabâr buildings
Tribal Pikes animation corrected
Fixed wrong RK general card, for those with 2.0
New skies for Harad and Gorgoroth
Faction internal map-borders changed
Adûnabâr leader portrait fixed
Coastlines fixed in strat. map
Sprites for all units added
New 'dark tree' 'religion' icons for Adûnabâr
Loading bar edited
Blank faction buttons for rebels
Starting armies for Rhûn rearranged
Implemented slower strat. map speeds and general Movement-Points boost trait
Disabled assassins for RK and Rohan
Settlements with Orkish troops now cannot train any more mannish ones
Lossarnach gets paved roads
Orcs now trainable in Barad-eden
New Formations for Rhûn, Dunland and Harad and all formations tweaked to improve AI behaviour
EDU corrections
Made text corrections in export_buildings and export_units, and mentions added for secondary weapons where they exist
https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/th_FATW003.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/FATW003.jpg)https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/th_TNSRohirrim.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNSRohirrim.jpg)https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/th_TNSDwarves.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNSDwarves.jpg)
Download links (installer version): - if you experience problems installing this version, try the .rar one, just below.
The New Shadow v2.5 Patch (http://www.thefourthage.org/downloads/FATW_TNS_patch_2.5.exe) | Filefront Mirror (http://files.filefront.com/FATW+The+New+Shadow+v25/;9252643;/fileinfo.html) (30 MB)
Download links (.rar version): - for those who may have problems with our installer software.
The New Shadow v2.5 Patch (http://www.thefourthage.org/downloads/FATW_TNS_patch_2.5.rar) | Filefront Mirror (http://files.filefront.com/FATW+The+New+Shadow+v25+rar/;9252690;/fileinfo.html) (36 MB)
Installation Instructions (installer version):
Double-click on the FATW_TNS_patch_2.5.exe that you just downloaded, and make sure that you have it pointed to your Rome directory where you installed TNS (this is normally C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War, or - if you have Gold Edition - C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War). The installation should take a few seconds. You can now click on the TNS shortcut on your desktop, and continue to play!
Installation Instructions (.rar version):
Extract the contents of FATW_TNS_patch_2.5.rar you just downloaded to your Rome directory where you installed TNS (this is normally C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War, or - if you have Gold Edition - C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War). Accept when it asks you to overwrite. You can now click on the TNS shortcut on your desktop, and continue to play!
TNS patch 2.5 is NOT save-game compatible.
*Note that if you have 2.0 installed you MUST first apply fix patch 2.1 and 2.2 before applying this patch. Users with 2.0b should not apply 2.1 or 2.2 as they are already incorporated into 2.0b, instead just apply this new 2.5 patch. All hotfixes are already included in 2.5 and so it does not matter if you already have them installed or not.
The Fourth Age: Total War – The New Shadow 2.5
https://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1940/tns4smallrs3.jpg
Requires: TNS 2.0b (or TNS 2.0+2.1+2.2 - see end of post)
The Fourth Age: Total War – The New Shadow v2.5 patch is now ready for download. This new patch contains many new fixes, features, and improvements, including seven units, Gondorian city models (for the Reunited Kingdom and Adûnabâr), and two historical battles (The Battle of the Plains of Gorgoroth, and The Flight to Erindôl).
If you do not have 'The New Shadow' yet, you can get hold of it here (http://www.thefourthage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1775). Constructive criticism and feedback are always welcome – without it this patch would be much smaller. If you like FATW, please consider voting for us in the ModDB Mod of the Year awards (http://www.moddb.com/mods/8271/the-fourth-age-total-war). You can visit us at www.thefourthage.org (http://www.thefourthage.org), or at our forums (http://www.thefourthage.org/forums).
https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/th_FATWPatch001.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/FATWPatch001.jpg)https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/th_FATWPatch002.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/FATWPatch002.jpg)https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/th_FATWPatch003.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNS%20Patch%2025/FATWPatch003.jpg)
List of changes introduced with 2.5:
One new unit for Harad (Corsair Archers), two for Adûnabâr (Shadowriders, Dark Company), three for the Elves (Galadhrim Meigor, Cui Lasgalen, Tirn Lasgalen), and one mercenary unit (Pinnath Gelin Warriors). All units except the Elven ones are borrowed from METW.
Two new historical battles: The Battle of the Plains of Gorgoroth & The Flight to Erindôl
New Gondorian city models for the strategy map (for The Reunited Kingdom and The Kingdom of Adûnabâr – thanks to METW)
Edited supply trait, added 'Wounded' trait, fixed Trait-based CTD, added important traits messages, fixed Adûnabâr king/heir trait problem, Implemented recruited generals discrimination trait, and other various trait edits.
New series of traits and ancs for Cult hierarchy, and characters in Umbar have a chance to be cultists.
New ancs added, changed anc images background
Visual changes to strat. map (thanks to Wimpy for the high fertility texture)
Replaced the Skull with the Dark Tree for Adûnabâr buildings
Tribal Pikes animation corrected
Fixed wrong RK general card, for those with 2.0
New skies for Harad and Gorgoroth
Faction internal map-borders changed
Adûnabâr leader portrait fixed
Coastlines fixed in strat. map
Sprites for all units added
New 'dark tree' 'religion' icons for Adûnabâr
Loading bar edited
Blank faction buttons for rebels
Starting armies for Rhûn rearranged
Implemented slower strat. map speeds and general Movement-Points boost trait
Disabled assassins for RK and Rohan
Settlements with Orkish troops now cannot train any more mannish ones
Lossarnach gets paved roads
Orcs now trainable in Barad-eden
New Formations for Rhûn, Dunland and Harad and all formations tweaked to improve AI behaviour
EDU corrections
Made text corrections in export_buildings and export_units, and mentions added for secondary weapons where they exist
https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/th_FATW003.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/FATW003.jpg)https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/th_TNSRohirrim.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNSRohirrim.jpg)https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/th_TNSDwarves.jpg (https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa42/Aglarech/The%20Fourth%20Age/TNSDwarves.jpg)
Download links (installer version): - if you experience problems installing this version, try the .rar one, just below.
The New Shadow v2.5 Patch (http://www.thefourthage.org/downloads/FATW_TNS_patch_2.5.exe) | Filefront Mirror (http://files.filefront.com/FATW+The+New+Shadow+v25/;9252643;/fileinfo.html) (30 MB)
Download links (.rar version): - for those who may have problems with our installer software.
The New Shadow v2.5 Patch (http://www.thefourthage.org/downloads/FATW_TNS_patch_2.5.rar) | Filefront Mirror (http://files.filefront.com/FATW+The+New+Shadow+v25+rar/;9252690;/fileinfo.html) (36 MB)
Installation Instructions (installer version):
Double-click on the FATW_TNS_patch_2.5.exe that you just downloaded, and make sure that you have it pointed to your Rome directory where you installed TNS (this is normally C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War, or - if you have Gold Edition - C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War). The installation should take a few seconds. You can now click on the TNS shortcut on your desktop, and continue to play!
Installation Instructions (.rar version):
Extract the contents of FATW_TNS_patch_2.5.rar you just downloaded to your Rome directory where you installed TNS (this is normally C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War, or - if you have Gold Edition - C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War). Accept when it asks you to overwrite. You can now click on the TNS shortcut on your desktop, and continue to play!
TNS patch 2.5 is NOT save-game compatible.
*Note that if you have 2.0 installed you MUST first apply fix patch 2.1 and 2.2 before applying this patch. Users with 2.0b should not apply 2.1 or 2.2 as they are already incorporated into 2.0b, instead just apply this new 2.5 patch. All hotfixes are already included in 2.5 and so it does not matter if you already have them installed or not.