Hyborian Age - Total War

[OmarPacha]

Here the links to download Hyborian Age beta version:

http://www.atomicgamer.com/file.php?id=81040

http://uploading.com/files/6m4cb73e/HyboriaTotalWar.exe

Since it's a complete conversion of MTW Viking Invasion you will be no more able to play Viking campaign.

Some notes:

- The mod arises from an italian version so, after the installation all files stored in the C:\Program files\Total war\Medieval - Total War\Loc\Ita, must be copied and pasted in your own language folder.

- Hyboria TW has been run on the following systems successfully:

Windows XP SP2 graphics : Nvidia GeForce Go7300 (Notebook)
Windows XP SP3 graphics : Ati Radeon X850XT PE AGP Driver version 8.201.0.0 (Catalyst 8.10)
Windows XP SP2 graphics : Ati Radeon HD 4850 PCIexpress Driver version 8.56.1.15
If asked, I could arrange later the upload of 8.10 Catalyst for ATI graphics boards.

This is just a previous release, a lot of material, especially for new units, is already on the way,
but I think that sharing it now could help to extend the mod to the components I was not able to manage , so feel free to add your contribution.

Hope you all enjoy

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Hyborian Age is a modification for MTW Viking Invasion 2.1, an idea coming from the map
of the hyborian continent by Vincent N. Darlage based on the essay of Dale E. Rippke
"The Dark Storm Conan Chronology" published since april to october 2003
( http://www.rehupa.com/rippke_chronology.htm ).
It is therefore strongly linked to books and novels of Robert E. Howard, but such a large world
needed something more to be populated so I've been using also novels of John Jakes
(Versus the sorceress, 1969), Karl Edward Wagner (Dark Crusade, 1976) and Norvell W.Page
(Flame Winds, 1939).
To be honest, all the rest, characters, names, units and other, has been taken from Taranaich's
MTW2 mod ‘Conan - Total War’ ( https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=231 ), check his thread.

The campaign map brings 70 land regions and 20 sea regions, the well-known Vilayet Sea is not
navigable.

The mod, even in its final, complete release, will NOT include:

-Shields (all I'm using now are the default/rebel shields)
-Modifications in battle map models (this means you can see Conan fighting beside a catholic cross)
-Heroes ( I've started this mod reading only Taranaich's thread and I can't begin now reading R.Howard)
-Famous Kings
-Muslim factions (Obviously it's not impossible. HTW has proven they might be added – after and not me)


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Updated link courtesy of Cyprian2: Hyborian Age: Total War

[Axalon]

Cool stuff!

If I were not so darn busy with my own stuff I would definitly check this out, right this instant. Who knows, maybe I can when time finally allows. At any rate, keep goin Omar and pay no mind to all the sheeples and lurkers that don't have the guts and decency to post and support you here on this wonderful and cool venture!

I am all for the Hyborian Age-project!

- Cheers

[Raz]

Wow, nice map, nice units, awesome mod!
What's left for the mod? Adding and balancing units? Adding descriptions?

Hope all goes well for the release later this year.

[gregori99]

Good luck with this. I contemplated a mod based on the Lemuria books by Lin Carter but it was too daunting. But I think a fantasy based mod would be great and I'll certainly play it.

[Martok]

Holy crap, OmarPacha! That looks pretty sweet.

[OmarPacha]

Wow, nice map, nice units, awesome mod!
What's left for the mod? Adding and balancing units? Adding descriptions?

Hope all goes well for the release later this year.

As I said above there's a lot of work to be done for shields and heroes/famous kings;
if you want, you can add some Cimmerian, Aquilonian or Stygian hero, just know that
ATM:

SET_FORENAMES:: FN_01 1 8 // Hyrkania
SET_FORENAMES:: FN_02 2 12 // Cimmeria
SET_FORENAMES:: FN_04 3 8 // Aquilonia
SET_FORENAMES:: FN_06 4 13 // Turan Empire
SET_FORENAMES:: FN_08 6 8 // Stygia

thanks in advance


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[OmarPacha]

Khitai Empire set up


https://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l...a/Khitain2.jpg

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[Weebeast]

Hi how's it going? This is awesome. We don't have enough fantasy mods lying around for classic MTW. I'm not too familiar with the lore. I only know it because of Arnold lol. When the mmo came out I considered trying but I was so into WoW and I wouldn't have had time for both so I didn't bother. I'm looking forward to this. Hope the best.

[caravel]

Is naval combat going to be in HATW? I'd sort of been under the impression that there won't be (which is fine as far as I myself am concerned), but I don't wish to assume.

https://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l...a/Khitain2.jpg

The map looks to be subdivided into sea regions. Also a fleet is visible in that screenshot which would suggest that this is the case.

Personally I would say that particular map would benefit more from having fleets and shipping entirely removed as it's basically a single land mass with some outlying islands (which can be connected with land bridges). In general MTW plays much better without it.

Very nice looking map and mod.