Barbarossa82's Gold Mod Collection: Vanilla Balance Mod; VBM for BI, Alexander Reborn

[Barbarossa82]

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===ALEXANDER REBORN v1.1==
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by Barbarossa82


CONTENTS
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1 - Introduction
2 - List Of Changes To Vanilla Alexander
3 - Requirements/Compatibility
4 - Installation Instructions
5 - Uninstallation Instructions
6 - Credits


1. INTRODUCTION
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Alexander Reborn is a mini-mod for Creative Assembly's Alexander expansion pack for Rome - Total War. Its principal features are:
* Revitalised Alexander campaign with the Greek Cities and Porus's India to subdue as well as Persia
* Option to play as Persia
* Option to play as India


2. LIST OF CHANGES
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GENERAL
* Extermination is now Suppression, as in Vanilla Balance Mod v5.0 and Vanilla Balance Mod for BI v3.0. The associated epithets have been removed too, so no more finishing the campaign as "Alexander the Butcher"!
* Macedonian faction now uses a phalanx pikeman as its strategy map captain model.

* Persian Immortals are now better armoured and have a Standard Bearer
* The ridiculously numerous and absurdly experienced and armoured Dahae have been toned down.

CAMPAIGN SWITCHING
There are now three campaigns that can be played under Alexander Reborn - the Alexander Campaign, the Defence of Persia Campaign and the Rise of India campaign. To select which campaign the game uses, simply run the appropriate batch file in your Rome Total War\Alexander directory. These batch files are:
macedon.bat - sets up Alexander Reborn to play the Alexander the Great campaign.
persia.bat - sets up Alexander Reborn to play the Defence of Persia campaign.
india.bat - sets up Alexander Reborn to play the Rise of India campaign.

ALEXANDER CAMPAIGN
* There are two new enemies for Alexander to confront as he begins his quest for world domination. The Greeks, resident in Sparta, put up resistance using their traditional hoplite tactics. Will Alexander's modern Phalanx be able to overcome this time-honoured fighting style? And in the far east, Porus and his mighty armies of India threaten to stomp all over the Macedonians with their terrifying, painted war elephants. Alexander must now take the Indian capital in order to complete his quest.
* A new unique "building" in Pella, the Authority of Alexander, gives the Macedonians a 100% public order bonus in all settlements - no more exterminating your way around the map (the real Alexander didn't, except when people really ticked him off).


DEFENCE OF PERSIA CAMPAIGN
It is now possible to play as the beleaguered Persian Empire, beset by enemies on all sides! As Darius III Codomannus, you must contend with the vast invasion force sent by Alexander to invade Asia Minor, while simultaneously protecting your Eastern provinces from the onslaught of the ambitious Indian king Porus.


RISE OF INDIA CAMPAIGN
It is now possible to play as Porus, the Indian king ruling the lands in the northwest of the subcontinent. While the Macedonian invasion thousands of miles to the west distracts the persians, the Indians must seize their chance to overrun eastern Iran. The Indian faction, as implemented in Alexander Reborn, includes:
* Campaign Map general and captain models
* A full selection of Indian male and female names
* Appropriate Indian building descriptions, including Hindu temples to three gods, Indra, Saraswati and Vishnu
* Purpose-created "empty fort/city" banner
* A new unit, Indian City Militia, a basic spear-armed levy suitable for garrisoning your cities.
* Levy archers and their female equivalents now take only 1 turn to recruit.




3. REQUIREMENTS/COMPATIBILITY
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Alexander Reborn requires RTW: Alexander v1.9. It should be considered incompatible with any other mods for Alexander.


4. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Simply run the downloaded file AlexRebornSetup.exe and follow the onscreen instructions. Make sure to tell the installer the correct directory - it'll probably be different to the default if you have RTW Eras. The required directory is your "Alexander" folder, which will normally be either:
C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Alexander\ (original), or
C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\Alexander\ (Eras/Gold)


5. UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Run the program "AlexRBUninstall" program located in your Rome - Total War\BI directory. Your original files will be restored.


6. CREDITS
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Mod creator and programmer: Barbarossa82 of the totalwar.org forums


DOWNLOAD

Click here to download Alexander Reborn v1.1 (11MB)