DCI: Last Alliance is a submod for Third Age: Total War, focused on the War of the Last Alliance in the Second Age of Middle-earth.
DCI Last Alliance installer instructions:
1. Download DCI_LA_installer.zip and extract/unzip the contents.
2. Run DCI_LA.exe, it will automatically find your Medieval II Total War folder. If it doesn't you can manually browse and find it. Proceed with the installation and when prompted accept and overwrite any files and folders.
3. At the end of the installation a cleaner will delete files that need to be auto-generated at game launch, you'll be prompted to 'press any key to continue...'
4. Likewise, a shortcut for 'DCI: Last Alliance' will be created and added to your desktop, you will be prompted to 'press any key to continue...'
5. Launch the mod by double clicking the 'DCI Last Alliance' icon on your desktop or the DCILA.bat file (DCILA_NoBaiSwitcher.bat will run DCI:LA without the battle AI switcher).
Optional: delete the Third Age Total War shortcut from your desktop if you have one.
Optional: open your cfg file and switch the [log] level from trace to error.
Main Features:
- Third Age campaign map adapted to Last Alliance era * Video *
- New battle map settlements * Part1 * Part2 * Part3 * Part4 *
- New UI (interface, menu, loading screens, units cards) * Preview faction symbols *
- Entirely new faction rosters and unit models * Boldogs *
- All new unit stats, prices and recruitment system
- Custom prominent generals on the battlefield like Elendil, Isildur, Elrond, Galadriel, Glorfindel, Cirdan
- New buildings
- New and extensive mechanics for the One Ring, for good and evil; if wrested from the hand of Sauron! * Video *
- Palantiri, truly useful palantirs, now without drawbacks, and Galadriel's Mirror * Video *
- Cross-religion 'jihad' enables joint counter-invasions for good factions
- New scripts (example: Immortal Nazgûl)
- Extensive AoR system for the Númenórean Kingdoms * Roster *
- Corruption-balancing for the Númenórean Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Khazad-dûm and the Kingdom of Lindon
- Ample lore credibility * Backdrop of the Campaign *
THANKS devs
Thank you for sharing this awesome mod with us!
YESSSSSSSSSS
MY cleaner file isn't doing anything. At least it doesn't remove any files and so when I go to launch I just get Med 2 vanilla. Anyone have this problem?
Rename your configuration.cfg to TATW.cfg. Open dcicleaner.bat with notepad++ and see what files should be deleted.
in installation say this folder already exist, and ask if i want continue
Just click yes.
Is there a way to install this mod without overriding my original Medieval 2 Total War?
I don't want the mod to permanently override my vanilla version.
Will the mod permanently change my Medieval 2, or will the installer not override anything?
Or is there a way to not put the uninstaller and the extra files (examples: "saves, preferences...") in the Medieval 2 folder?
It doesn't override any Medieval 2 files. You can still play medieval 2 by launching the game normally. All medieval 2 mods are located in the existing 'medieval II total war/mods' folder, they work just like any of the kingdoms campaigns.
Okay thank you.
I have a new problem though, now the installer will not allow me to install to my "Medieval II" folder, it automatically installs to my "mods" folder within my "Medieval II" folder.
Now I cannot create a desktop icon to launch either.
Does this change anything that cannot be solved in a simple manner?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Okay never mind, I just launched it from the DCI Batch File and everything works great!
Thank you again for responding in a timely manner, let all evil now beware the coming power that is the Last Alliance!
After install, the DCA icon and the bat file launch vanilla MTW. Any thoughts?
Rename your configuration.cfg file to TATW.cfg. The file is located inside your "Medieval II Total War\mods\third_age_3" folder
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately I do not have a .cfg file in my mod folder. It unpacked and installed just fine without errors but the file is not there. I have TATW.cfg for my Third Age DAC but not this one. Download the files again?
My game crashed mid battle. Playing as Mordor and fighting in Minas Arnor. Is there any fix?
Sorry, no easy fix. Restarting your computer and lowering your graphics setting seems to help.
Hi, during the installation the installer told me that there is a problem to rename a file in his destination, movefile failed code 3. Anyone can help please?
Try to run the installer as administrator. If you're still getting an error try a manual installation with the 7zip file.
What do you do if there is no .cfg file in the folder after unzipping it?
You need to install Third Age total war 3.2 first. It has the .cfg file.
Running the dcilacleaner.bat will rename the configuration.cfg file to tatw.cfg. If it doesn't work you can change the name of the file manually.
Will this mess with my other Third Age mods such as Dac ect? As in will the overwrite of files change things in my other mods? Thanks.
Hey, so I've been having some sort of problem playing with Mountain Men, I tried to switch my culture to Host of the West but then, as I continue down the path, I'm suddenly unable to recruit anybody, I guess the same happens if I go the Men of Darkness route.
This happens because if I get under 25% Middle Men culture, I can't recruit anything.
I'll look into it. For now try to build culture buildings to convert faster.
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