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[deguerra]

Wow. Doesn't that Dermokaitis fellow look handsome

What? Trying to get people into my family? Me? How dare you?

In any case welcome to the game Marcus Agrippa, and while I would be more than happy to have you play Andreas (who is my character's son in law) do not feel at all pressured please. We are more than happy to let you do whatever you want

[Marcus Agrippa]

hmm the husband of a princess or degurerra's son in law.
Both are good generals. Who has the sexiest wife?

[ULC]

Well, we know Hypatia has "flawed features". But as for Helena, nothing is known, except in all likely hood she isn't either Anna's or Kalameteros's kid

[Ituralde]

Depending on how closely you followed the game so far there is the twist to the Princess husband that, his marriage is at the root of the extensive Civil War we see going on right now. So if you pick him it will definetly not become boring!

[Marcus Agrippa]

Would I likely become a member of house asteri if I were Andreas Dermokaitis?

[ULC]

Wouldn't say likely as so much as coerced IC into doing so (you did marry the House Leaders daughter after all), although that really is up to you and Deguerra to work out.

[TinCow]

Would I likely become a member of house asteri if I were Andreas Dermokaitis?

No matter what avatar you take, your affiliation or lack thereof with any House is entirely up to you. What you do with your character is entirely up to you.

[Marcus Agrippa]

I choose Andreas Dermokaitis the chivalrous.

[TinCow]

I choose Andreas Dermokaitis the chivalrous.

Then welcome aboard! He's all yours and you can begin playing him immediately.

[deguerra]

[Cecil XIX]

Huzzah, a new player! May I suggest joining the noble Order of St. John, where land is plentiful?

[deguerra]

keep thine pious paws (and suggestive eyebrows) off my son-in-law

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[ULC]

Don't forget the wonderful weather in Egypt and opportunities in in the IK either!

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Sorry Deg, couldn't help myself

[Alerion]

I have a question: Will this work with the german version of the game?

If not (and actually, even if it does work) does anyone know a way to change my game language?

[TinCow]

I have a question: Will this work with the german version of the game?

If not (and actually, even if it does work) does anyone know a way to change my game language?

I think that depends entirely on whether Stainless Steel 4.1 works with the german version. My instinct says that it does, but I don't have a non-English version of the game, so I don't know for sure. I think that at worst it would simply make the in-game text display in english rather than german, but that it would otherwise work properly. If you could deal with the game text being in english, you would probably be ok.

My suggestion would be to make a backup copy of your entire M2TW install folder. Just hit copy when the folder is highlighted, then his paste to create a duplicate of it (this will take up a lot of HD space). Then install SS 4.1 over the top of your german version of M2TW and see if it works. If it does not, you can just delete folder with SS 4.1 in it and rename the duplicate copy folder to the original folder name and the game should work properly again.

That said, we have a lot of people in LotR who do not hail from nations with English as a primary language. Perhaps some of them will have more information on how well SS 4.1 works with other versions of the game.

[Ituralde]

Too bad the anglophile in me purchased the original English copy of Medieval II Total War. I did however have the the German version of Rome Total War and it worked fine with the bigger mods out there. The mods were definetly in English, but I think there were some German fragments left. It didn't bother me though.

[Alerion]

I'd love to have the original english version, but I couldn't find it anywhere here...
I just didnt want to spend the money to let it ship from the US, but the german language version sucks so much I might just stillt get the english gold edition or something...

But as for now: I installed Stainless Steel and the patch and it seems to work... HAven't installed the LOTR Mod yet though. Maybe I should get used to Stainless Steel gameplay before joining LotR ;)

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Nah.. join the LotR and learn SS that way! I did it.

[Rowan]

Ah, the good old 15-year siege of Antioch, the supply problems, never ending Pneumonia... Those were the times...

[Alerion]

Aye, I'm in. Please show me my options :)

[Northnovas]

Aye, I'm in. Please show me my options :)

Welcome Alerion, you just have to decide if you want an available avatar from the family tree or an RBG, if there isn't any available one can be created. Install the mod and grab the latest save and explore the Empire to decide what you want to do.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Northnovas, I think he knows all that since he joined WotB too.

He meant his avatar choices, me thinks.

[Alerion]

He meant his avatar choices, me thinks.

Exactly, sorry, should have been more clear :)

[TinCow]

I am in the midst of moving and cannot access the game. I'm pretty sure that a couple avatars have come of age, but I can't get into the game to check. Can someone else take a look and post here to help Alerion? Specifically, the family members that are about at the right age to appear are Sophronios Komnenos, Ammonathas Kalameteros, and Ioannis Tagaris. If any of them are currently of-age, please post a mugshot for them.

Alternatively, Alerion can download the save and check to see if they are of-age himself. Alerion, if you do not like any of the family members (or none are of-age and you do not want to wait for one) we can spawn recruitable bodyguards for you. The usual routine is to spawn 3 of them, from which you can pick your favorite. I will then teleport the RBG to whereever you want to start.

[ULC]

I checked through the save, and Ammonathas should come of age within the next ten turns (bloody memory and vodka ), and Sophronios Komnenos and Ioannis Tagaris are all of age although IIRC, Tristan wanted Ioannis Tagaris as his next Avatar. I'll post mugshots when I can remember how...

[Alerion]

Well looked through the save and Ioannis Tagaris would be my first choice but if he is reserved I`ll go with Sophronios.

[_Tristan_]

Thanks... Methodios may not be long for this world and I'd like to go on playing as his son...

[TinCow]

Well looked through the save and Ioannis Tagaris would be my first choice but if he is reserved I`ll go with Sophronios.

Sophronios Komnenos is all yours and you may begin playing him immediately. I regret that it may be several days before I can get a Library bio up for you due to my current RL constraints. Hopefully they will be sorted out by early next week.

Welcome aboard!

[Alerion]

Thanks, I'll start playing as soon as I've caught up on the recent history of LotR ;)

[Ignoramus]

Oh well, I guess I won't be able to play any of Ioannis' sons.