Medieval: Total War XL

[VikingHorde]

I just started playing, and like what you have done to the old units and shields, they look much better. Also like that the AI builds less peasants, so making it more challenging. Hope you also make new info pics for the new units, I really like that.

Cheers!!

I will make some if I find enogth sparetime for it, but most units will have the original ones. I have used most of my time on battlefield graphics, shields and stuff, so info pics has not been high on my list. New graphics will properly look very different and with RTW comming soon, I'll properly have to cut down on new stuff to add.

[JR-]

just get 2.0final out the door asap. :D

[Belisarivs]

Hi all. I've found nice and simple way to reduce size of mod AND make it selfinstaler. Download NSIS, install it and go to Bin folder in folder where you installed NSIS and run zip2exe. It will convert zip file to selfinstaller and if you choose lzma algorithm, it's size will be reduced very heavily. Examples: Fall of Rome 2.0 from 24 - 26 MB to 14,5 MB, BKB supermod Superearly from about 44 - 46 MB to 24 MB. If you don't believe, try it and you will believe it. NIS Edit can be downloaded for aditional options like writing to registry, makng uninstall ......

[Armchair Athlete]

Hey VH, last couple of small suggestions before the mod get released, maybe in the late period you could change the faction behaviour of the Hospitallers and the Crusaders to CATHOLIC_NAVAL_EXPANSIONIST, so they build more ships, to stop them getting their fleet sunk and just sitting on their islands for the rest of the game. It seems to work pretty well for the Sicilians, and it would also be historically accurate, (for the Hospitallers anyway) as piracy and selling pirating contracts for raiding Muslim shipping was the major source of income. Maybe one or two more ships at the start will help them a bit more too.

EDIT - btw also noticed that you made the homelands section for GA modification actually readable. It was a mess in there before, that must have taken a while! Thanks for that.

[VikingHorde]

Hey VH, last couple of small suggestions before the mod get released, maybe in the late period you could change the faction behaviour of the Hospitallers and the Crusaders to CATHOLIC_NAVAL_EXPANSIONIST, so they build more ships, to stop them getting their fleet sunk and just sitting on their islands for the rest of the game. It seems to work pretty well for the Sicilians, and it would also be historically accurate, (for the Hospitallers anyway) as piracy and selling pirating contracts for raiding Muslim shipping was the major source of income. Maybe one or two more ships at the start will help them a bit more too.

EDIT - btw also noticed that you made the homelands section for GA modification actually readable. It was a mess in there before, that must have taken a while! Thanks for that.

I'll look into it, but I will maybe make them CATHOLIC_TRADER because the EXPANSIONIST behaviour makes the AI rather stupid. The GA files took a lot of time to make, but it makes editing a lot easyer.

Hi all. I've found nice and simple way to reduce size of mod AND make it selfinstaler. Download NSIS, install it and go to Bin folder in folder where you installed NSIS and run zip2exe. It will convert zip file to selfinstaller and if you choose lzma algorithm, it's size will be reduced very heavily. Examples: Fall of Rome 2.0 from 24 - 26 MB to 14,5 MB, BKB supermod Superearly from about 44 - 46 MB to 24 MB. If you don't believe, try it and you will believe it. NIS Edit can be downloaded for aditional options like writing to registry, makng uninstall ......

I'll try out this program to see if it's better than the current one. Thanks for posting.

[JR-]

i'm about to lose my net connection for three weeks while i move house, finish it man!

[VikingHorde]

i'm about to lose my net connection for three weeks while i move house, finish it man!

lol, Im doing the best I can

[Armchair Athlete]

one last bug I noticed which is pretty easily fixed but when the papacy re-emerged they had a fair few units of Pictish mounted x-bows.

[VikingHorde]

one last bug I noticed which is pretty easily fixed but when the papacy re-emerged they had a fair few units of Pictish mounted x-bows.

Thanks, I'll fix that one

[vladthewallachian]

@VH
Can't wait to see any other new mods that you are creating! Keep on trucking VH.

[Armchair Athlete]

hey VH, hows work going on the final release? Still on track for a release at the end of this weekend? What changes have you done so far?

[VikingHorde]

hey VH, hows work going on the final release? Still on track for a release at the end of this weekend? What changes have you done so far?

Very good, I will properly release it tomorrow evening. Im allmost done balancing the mod and I only need to add a few buildings. There have been made changes to units for better balance and graphics. AI settings have allso improved so that it will build better units and buildings. Lots of changes, can't remember all of them I think gameplay will get a lot better.

[vladthewallachian]

@VH
Goodluck to ya son! Hope this mod does you justice. Pardon my trucker accent. See ya on the flipside VH! I'm gone!

[VikingHorde]

Im going to uploade the final version of my mod tonight when I get home from work. There will be a small 30 mb version and a 100 mb large version.

[Fluke]

Great news!

[VikingHorde]

Great news!

Jepp, uploading right now. The big version is about 140 mb, so it's bigger than I thought. The small version is still about 28 mb.

[william the bastard]

great new! i am in my watchtower

[vladthewallachian]

@VH
Where will this new mod be able to be downloaded at? Is it at 3Ddownloads? Let me know which site man. Thanks! I'm gone!

[VikingHorde]

@VH
Where will this new mod be able to be downloaded at? Is it at 3Ddownloads? Let me know which site man. Thanks! I'm gone!

Im uploading it to Tosa's server and he will then upload it to the 3Ddownloads server. Sadly Tosa's server has just went offline and I have only uploaded the small version and 70% of the large version. I hope the server will get online again soon or I will have to upload the rest when I get home from work tomorrow.

[vladthewallachian]

@VH
Ok! No pressure or anything. Just let know when and where. By the way, excellent work so far. Hope for the best lad! Cheers!

[Armchair Athlete]

Im uploading it to Tosa's server and he will then upload it to the 3Ddownloads server. Sadly Tosa's server has just went offline and I have only uploaded the small version and 70% of the large version. I hope the server will get online again soon or I will have to upload the rest when I get home from work tomorrow.

Thats alright, means I will probably get the mod on my birthday! Whats the diference between the small version and the large version? Is one just an update for the Beta patch and the other stand alone or something?

[VikingHorde]

Thats alright, means I will probably get the mod on my birthday! Whats the diference between the small version and the large version? Is one just an update for the Beta patch and the other stand alone or something?

The small one uses the old original background map, so the map is not correct because of the new provinces. The big one has the new correct background map and the music from the music pack.

[JR-]

what time GMT will XL (large) be fully hosted and ready for d/l?

oh, and thankyou very much.

[VikingHorde]

what time GMT will XL (large) be fully hosted and ready for d/l?

oh, and thankyou very much.

When I have uploaded the mod, then it will be all up to Tosa. I hope sometime tonight.

[JR-]

ok, cheers.

[JR-]

when you Tosa, you mean its going to be hosted by totalwar.org?

and what filename am i looking for, "XL 2.0 final"?

thanks

[VikingHorde]

when you Tosa, you mean its going to be hosted by totalwar.org?

and what filename am i looking for, "XL 2.0 final"?

thanks

The mod is uploaded to Tosa's server and then he will upload it to 3Ddownloads. I will post a link when it's done.

[VikingHorde]

Here is the temperary link for the new mod

The small version:
http://212.238.194.39/files/AutoInde..._XL2_Light.exe

The big one:
http://212.238.194.39/files/AutoInde...W_XL2_Full.exe

Enjoy!!!

[JR-]

d/l'ing now, congratulations. :)

[JR-]

rats! the download just decided to grind to a halt. :(