Bored with Realism? Try Totally Random!

[Epistolary Richard]

Totally RandomÔ Total War

What is it?
This is a new provincial campaign for the Julii family in which they start off not with their usual starting territories of Arretium and Ariminum but with a single completely random territory somewhere on the map. And when I say random, I mean it. You won't know where you're starting from. I won't know where you're starting from.

Why? Well, just for something different, a new challenge of carving out an isolated Roman state in the middle of the steppe, deep in the desert or in the forests of Western Europe. It's fun!

How big is it?
Approx. 0.7meg

Mod compatibility
This campaign requires you to have the vanilla map files either in the base folder (where they are when you install it) or in the Totally RandomÔ campaign folder itself. It also specifies vanilla unit names for the troops listed in descr_strat so that may need updating if you're using a modded game as well. Minor adjustments such as merely adding new troops/formations/stat adjustments should be able to be used in conjunction.

Install instructions
1) Download Random_Julii2.zip
2) Place the Random Julii campaign folder in Data\world\maps\campaigns alongside the Imperial Campaign and the Sons of Mars campaign.

Then you'll be able to launch it from the Single Player menu as a Provincial campaign.

Commentary
This mod is the culmination of a few hours work I put in testing out an idea that actually paid off. Many thanks to Sfwartir for putting together the city co-ordinates even though he couldn't see any possible way they might be useful!

So let's see the mod in action:

Here's the launching screens:


And here's some of the various different locations you can start your Julian Empire from:

A Sicilian Stronghold? Challenge Carthage & Numidia for Northern Africa? Pre-empt the Brutii in Greece?


Found your nation in the Bosphorus? In Rich Asia? In the darkest European forests? It's totally randomÔ!


And as an added benefit, the senate missions will follow where you have gone So, you won't be told to take Segesta while you're fighting the Nabateans.

[shifty157]

Your starting province could be absolutely any province on the map? Including one in the middle of another faction? Including another factions capital? Including Rome itself?

Thats pretty awesome. You should give that out to other mods as well as allow for all of the factions to be used. Hell go all the way and give every faction a random starting province. Itd be a bit of work but itd be pretty great. No two games could ever be the same.

[dark]

yeah, very cool idea
but i have the same question as the guy above
i didnt bother to read the whole script, but have added all provinces to it?

dark89

[Spidr]

Beautiful Work

Spidr

[King Ragnar]

Looks pretty cool.

[Epistolary Richard]

Your starting province could be absolutely any province on the map? Including one in the middle of another faction? Including another factions capital? Including Rome itself?

Actually, I didn't include Rome. The game doesn't like it. The Senate get ousted, but they don't get destroyed, it gets messy. I also excluded the other 4 Roman starting provinces, simply because if you're landed in one of those the Senate demands that you give it back, which is pretty tough when you have no diplomats and no other cities. Apart from those 5, it's all the provinces.

Hell go all the way and give every faction a random starting province. Itd be a bit of work but itd be pretty great. No two games could ever be the same.

True, but it would end up as a bit of a Rebel Total War don't you think? If there were only 20 faction occupied provinces at the start...

[Divinus Arma]

True, but it would end up as a bit of a Rebel Total War don't you think? If there were only 20 faction occupied provinces at the start...

That could actually end up kind of cool!

Think about it...

Every province on the map given to either a single faction or a rebel.

You never know where you would be, or who you would encounter...

That would be sweet! Plus with a one province starting limit, every faction is on the same page...

It would be evn better if you could incorporate this with RTR 6!!!!

DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!!!

Rome Total Random!!!!

[Reidy]

are you still able to play Vannila with this?

[Oaty]

It is still the vanilla game except on the starting position of the Julii. And the mod does not overwrite any existing files so no need to uninstall it unless you're really desperate on space.

[shoenjumpman]

hey guys im new and i just downloaded the random julii mod and when i tried to get it working when it tp;d me to choose my faction there were none. can someone plz help? tyvvvvm

[shoenjumpman]

ok im verrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy srry but now i tried downloading it again but this time the 1st campain screen i clicked julii but on the 2nd screen it dosent have the factoin leader face or the goal and it also wont let me start



someone plz help!

[anelious phyros]

Um, not to be like the first guy but I've got a era. When ever I click the arrow to start it puts right back on the start. This is what happened to me with the Sicily campaign map which is like yours.

My version is 1.5, it might just not work.....

[anelious phyros]

Bad news I just copied the imperial folder and called it Test_1, and it worked perfectly.

[shoenjumpman]

ok srry to act so weird but what did u do?

[Myrddraal]

Hi shoenjumpman, and welcome to the .org.

Be patient, this is a message board so people come and go. I'm afraid I've never tried this mod but give it time and somebody who has might be able to help you out.

[Splay]

I dont get it guys , i copied the file in the folder , got the provincial campaign , and when i started it , it doesnt work!

I tried unlocking the prologue into a provincial campaign and it doesnt work either , help guys