ZX Mod Beta 2 Released

**Zarax** · 06-03-2005, 17:40

Thanks, this is useful info, though i'm not looking to add new units at least for now...

**Zarax** · 06-03-2005, 18:32

Good, after looking at the info you provided (and making a cross check with the wikipedia) I tripled the crusading order lands...
Will post an update with it as soon as i will finish some other minor tweaks...

**Zarax** · 06-05-2005, 19:31

Update!

- Increased crusading order territories

- Minor AI tweaks

- Needs testing, please send your feedback!

**BAD** · 06-14-2005, 04:39

Currently playing with the Italians GA with this mod. Seems good so far, I had to go to scandinavia to get some bada$$ infantry.

Now I just need a shipping lane to get them back home. Hehe. I started playing before your last update so it won't have a few of the things added (what you did in your last update). The crusading units were nice. I started in Genoa and got the regualr two units of whichever order it is, but also when I went through either Venice or Austria I got one and a half units of Teutonic Seargeants also.

I think the HRE got ambushed by the French, Hungarians and Poles so they are crumbling, nothing strange there, but all seems to be pretty nice atm with everyone else. Just got the first crusade to Antioch and about to tech to Italian Light Infantry, so we'll see if I can hold till I get the better units in high and late.

**Zarax** · 06-14-2005, 09:29

Oh, finally someone is playing it!

BTW, were you able to build custom units in scandinavia? Only the danes should be able to get viking units...

Watch out for the pesky French as if they tech up to FMAA they can give you some pain, even though MS should give you some decent counter...

Finally, as the Italians you should get the whole Italy + Malta (to get the Hospitallers) except the papal states as you get some kind of bonus in every place (emissaries in venice, priests in rome, spys in sicily) plus milan is the best place for ILI while Tuscany should be your militia hub (all militia units)... Naples will be useful in late to get some heavy cav (gendarmes) while Genoa is good for the ranged units.

That said, central europe will give you good infantry, look to the steppes for cavalry...

BTW, which version did you download? If you got some crusader units in Venice looks like you got the last one

**BAD** · 06-14-2005, 14:53

Yeah I was able to build all the guys in Sweden as normal, Landsmen, Thralls, Woodsmen, Huscarles. After doing the appropriate tech's of course. But I thought that was the point, that you had to go far-a-field to fill the gaps in your army. Also I was seeing a fair few number of peasants dotted around the place, not from Rebellion's/Crusades/Jihads. Though I just checked the Unit_prod file and everything seems like it should be how you explained it. . .

Will keep you informed.

**edyzmedieval** · 06-14-2005, 15:37

Zarax,

Your enthusiasm is a joy to see.

I'm currently downloading the mod. Looks promising. I promise I will submit some feedback when I install the mod and play it.

Cheers!

**Zarax** · 06-14-2005, 15:44

EDIT: that was meant to be a reply to BAD

Hmm, you shouldn't be able to recruit viking units as the Italians, that's quite weird...
Peasants are also out, there might be some around left as starting units even though i was quite sure to have cleaned there too... I just hope they don't appear as much as in vanilla.

The infantry i meant to be available for everyone are the usual swiss guys, the swabian swordsmen and the almughavars... They are quite enough to fill most gaps but the viking line is absolutely reserved to Danes and Novgorod.

I don't really know what happended, if you got winrar you can try unpacking the exe and manually replace the prod files (they go to c:\total war\medieval total war\) in case they shouldn't be at the right place.

The easiest way to check if the prod file is the right one is to check the pope, he should be accompanied by Hospitaller knights.