Third Age - Total War is a total conversion for 'Medieval II: Total War - Kingdoms Expansion' that brings you into the world of Middle-earth.

Report article Third Age Total War 1.3 Released

The Third Age team has released the 1.3 version of the mod

Posted by thirdagetw on Apr 27th, 2009 digg this super bookmark


A total conversion for the Medieval II Total War - Kingdoms expansion

Main Features

1. The Middle-earth Map


Play on an extensive historically accurate map of Middle-earth as it was in the Third Age, including 114 settlements taken straight from Middle-earth lore and completed with several fictional locations.
Visit the wonders of Middle-earth, like the Three Towers, the Argonath or Durin's tower and see all the unique locations of Middle-earth like Minas Tirith, the Black Gate or Isengard. See the hills of Rohan, the huge forest of the Mirkwood and the dark ash of Mordor.

2. The Factions

Play with all important factions of the Third Age, including Gondor, Rohan, High and Silvan Elves, Dwarves, Eriador, Dale, Isengard, Mordor, Rhun, Harad and the Orcs of the Misty Mountains.
Every faction has its own strengths and weaknesses, benefits and disadvantages on the battle as well as the campaign map. Decide if you want to face your enemy with a small, but trained and heavily armored army or if you count on masses of units to overrun your foes.
The unit design is based on visual references of the Lord of the rings movie trilogy, completed with fictional units and artwork, all based on the lore of Middle-earth.

3. The Gameplay

The end of the Third Age is a time where good and evil wage a decisive war for the final domination of Middle-earth. Both ways, freeing the good people of Middle earth as well as bringing the world under the shadow will not be an easy task for the player. A new campaign and battle AI will make the player's life much harder and a unit recruitment based on a cultural level and a regional recruitment requires strategically decisions and will slow down your expansion if not properly planned. The AI will also receive certain bonuses like extra money or additional armies if they get in serious trouble to compensate the lack of human intelligence and the lack of income through missions.

4. The Design

In order to reflect the world of Middle-earth as good as possible, there is an almost complete rework of the 2D and 3D design, including the menu, the interface, the symbols and pictures and much more.
To create an even deeper atmosphere, all cultures have a unique set of music and unit sounds and voices were completely changed for many factions.
Lastly there is a huge amount of new videos, including the intro, the faction intros and many in-game events.


Download Links

# TATW 1.0
 Part1&2: Download Third Age Total War via ModDB

# Patch 1.1 (fixes various Bugs and adds several new Features)
 Patch: Files.filefront.com

# Patch 1.1 Alternative link
  Patch 1.1: Moddb.com

# Patch 1.2 (Big patch with many new features and fixes)
  Patch 1.2: Moddb.com

# Patch 1.3 (Big patch with many new features and fixes)
  Patch 1.3: Moddb.com


Installation

Requirements: 'Medieval II - Total War: Kingdoms Expansion' (one installed campaign is enough).
It is highly recommended to install the official 1.05 patch!

- Install Part1, Part2 (extract files of TATW 1.0 first), Patch 1.1, Patch 1.2 & Patch 1.3 into the default 'Medievall II Total' War directory.
(Normally this is: 'Programs/SEGA/Medieval II Total War')
If you have installed Medieval II into another folder, please select the folder manually.

- Start the mod with the 'Third Age - Total War' shortcut on your desktop

Comments
Sgt-Smith
Sgt-Smith Apr 27 2009, 1:22am says:

Schweeeet.

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Blubbles
Blubbles Apr 27 2009, 1:23am says:

w00t!

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UKcharlie
UKcharlie Apr 27 2009, 2:28am says:

You legends! Looking forward to playing this later after work...

I'm sure this is in the documentation but do I need v1.3 of Total War?

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Gollrir
Gollrir May 1 2009, 8:10am replied:

no you need kingdoms expansion pack 1.5

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chdonncha
chdonncha Aug 24 2009, 8:16pm replied:

do u know can the eu version of the game get the 1.5 patch cause i've downloaded the 1.5 patch us version twice but then it says "please insert orginal disc" and i have to reinstall the game i have gold edition btw so i think that might make more problems

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Telefontratt
Telefontratt Apr 27 2009, 4:22am says:

Wow. Just wow.

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Pronkkie
Pronkkie Apr 27 2009, 6:50am says:

so cool

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rohit9891
rohit9891 Apr 27 2009, 8:23am says:

This is awesome...really looking forward to playing this game.
Thanks for giving us this mod,u guys rock.

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filetofbaby
filetofbaby Apr 27 2009, 9:03am says:

PROMOTION!

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q0rra
q0rra Apr 27 2009, 10:03am says:

Wait a sec.. so you need Kingdoms to play this?

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Mr_Cyberpunk
Mr_Cyberpunk Apr 27 2009, 5:30pm replied:

wait you don't have kingdoms? are you aware that Kingdoms removes the reinforcement limits meaning you can have MASSIVE battles?.. trust me, YOU WANT KINGDOMS :D. its a good expansion.

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q0rra
q0rra Apr 28 2009, 11:42am replied:

So in other words i need to get Kingdoms? Ah well. I hate Platinum editions of games (Yes i know I'm silly) so looks I'll have to find me a used copy. Well, nothing is better than a good treasure hunt!

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Magical_BooBoo
Magical_BooBoo Apr 28 2009, 2:12pm replied:

Amazon.com
Treasure-hunt over

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Damagd
Damagd Apr 30 2009, 1:43pm replied:

hang on i have kingdoms there are limits in custom battle

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Brunez
Brunez Apr 27 2009, 10:20am says:

Great!!!!!!!!!

P.S.: Need to find M2TW cd...

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MrvictoR
MrvictoR Apr 29 2009, 5:33am replied:

And Kingdoms CD, too,,

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BloodWing
BloodWing Apr 27 2009, 2:25pm says:

omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg!!! *dies* *resurrects* omg so awesome!! have waited so long at last!! gonna play day and night non stop! xD

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chris_sloany
chris_sloany Apr 27 2009, 4:13pm says:

HOLY CRAP!!! i cant believe it!!! im soo goanna download this!!! and let u kno wat i think! looks awesomE!

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Heavyarmz190
Heavyarmz190 Apr 27 2009, 8:36pm says:

if i have MTW2 on steam where should i extract the files to??

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TropicalBob
TropicalBob Apr 27 2009, 11:25pm says:

I think I need a towel...Time to revive my Total War playathons.

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CaptainSource
CaptainSource Apr 28 2009, 1:23am says:

Fantastic!!! Downloading... congrats on the release guys...

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[IBKW]Lucious
[IBKW]Lucious Apr 28 2009, 4:04am says:

Great mod, i been testing it all night and i gotta say tis excelent. just a few problems to sort out.

bug list below which i found on 3 seperate systems.

Anti ani x2/x4 on nvidia cards in the 9000 range causes severe c2dt.
High resolutions may cause graphic glitches when going armies of mordor or harad especially when using elephant units.
Few sound glitches when eax is enabled (using soundblaster Xi 24-bit)

aside from that no other problems i can find tried on all settings on both nvidia and ati cards (ati range includes most of the HD series)

all the best for future releases hope my little bug list will contribute :)

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Psycho_Sam
Psycho_Sam Apr 28 2009, 8:58am says:

boo yah!

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DAK1LL3r5009
DAK1LL3r5009 Apr 28 2009, 9:44am says:

I'd hug you if I could. Cant wait to play it :D

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TuskenRaider
TuskenRaider Apr 28 2009, 10:29am says:

time to install medieval 2 once again, awesome job guys

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nf1n1ty
nf1n1ty Apr 28 2009, 11:36am says:

Re-installing Medieval II now :)
Been waiting for this!!!!

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flippercus
flippercus Apr 28 2009, 2:30pm says:

When MTW 2 and Kingdoms came out, they made it so the digital versions were only compatible with each other and only the retail versions were compatible with one another. I own the digital download of mtw2. Does this mod require the retail, digital, or does it not matter? Like an idiot I bought the retail Kingdoms expansion assuming I could add it MTW2 digital download. I was wrong. So, I wanted to check that this was compatible with all versions before I go out and buy the Kingdoms digital download.

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MerlinGalgotta
MerlinGalgotta Apr 28 2009, 4:38pm says:

Definitely one of the best mods ever!
Awesome!!!

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Warlock_23
Warlock_23 Apr 29 2009, 4:54am says:

Will future versions of this mod be updated through the use of patches or will we have to re-download the whole thing again?

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eni_
eni_ Apr 29 2009, 4:29pm says:

I've been having a problem with the Mod. After I installed it (everything installed properly with no error messages etc...) when I try to play it (starting the 'Third Age - Total War' shortcut from the Desktop) I get the following error message 'Windows cannot find "kingdoms.exe". Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Start'. When this error message appears, it appears in a normal Windows dialog box, but along with that appears a DOS-Terminal called 'Third Age - Total War', inside the box it says this 'E:\Games Installation Folder\Medieval 2\Medieval II Total War\mods\Third_Age>cd...\...' and also 'E:\Games Installation Folder\Medieval 2\Medieval II Total War>start kingdoms.exe @ mods\Third_Age\TATW.cfg'.
I have no idea how to sort this out, I am fairly computer savvy, and this pretty much stumps me. I've tried starting the mod from the source file (Third Age MS-DOS Batch File), no joy. I've also tried dragging and dropping the TATW MS-DOS Batch File into the 'Third Age - Total War' Shortcut on the Desktop.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as from what I've seen from the screen shots etc... This looks like the best Medieval II - Total War mod I've ever seen, and probably the best LOTR Mod I've ever seen (including the Rome - Total War LOTR mod). As I said, any help is greatly appreciated, I really want to play this amazing mod.
peace all, respect to the modders/scripters etc...
eni_

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Ennui
Ennui Apr 30 2009, 1:32am says:

damn, I might buy Kingdoms for this

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DAK1LL3r5009
DAK1LL3r5009 Apr 30 2009, 11:21am says:

Played it and it is truly amazing!! Although, I hope in the next patch we can play castle siege in custom battle mode.

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haxo13
haxo13 Apr 30 2009, 4:01pm says:

mine is bugged its say ''Could not find Kingdoms.exe'' ;(

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BMauro
BMauro May 4 2009, 4:28pm says:

I just ordered a copy of medieval II + kingdoms for the express purpose of playing this mod

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Chris555
Chris555 May 5 2009, 6:43am says:

I assume the latest Medieval II and Kingdoms patch is required for this to run, correct?

It looks orgasmic by the way.

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Lucifer
Lucifer May 7 2009, 6:59pm says:

I forgot about the overview risk-like game mode Total War games had so I didn't look at this mod (not that having LOTR battles isn't awesome) but actually...Seeing as how there is so much more to Total War than the average y'know what, think I'll try this and I'm sure I wont be disappointed. =D

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Ekky137
Ekky137 May 18 2009, 4:55am says:

If you're having problems installing (Cannot find Kingdoms Exe thing) Then make sure you have the right version. Amazing mod though (<3 teh uruks) and the patch fixed up my biggest issue; All the diplomats and generals were continuously referring to England. ._. But it's awesome though!

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Ekky137
Ekky137 May 18 2009, 9:41am says:

EDIT: Sorry for double post. :|

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Dramanu
Dramanu Jun 8 2009, 10:29am says:

Does this Mod include cities like Minas Tirith and castles like Helm's deep?

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ShAdESLaYeR7
ShAdESLaYeR7 Jul 28 2009, 4:11am says:

Could someone tell me the whole process from the beggining to the end to install this mindtaking mod?pleeeeeeeeeease!!!
I mean what programs must i have cause its the first time i want to download a mod!

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Thoreri
Thoreri Aug 11 2009, 6:37pm says:

wow best mod ever. only thing i wish is that citys like minas tirith and helps deep and all the famous citys looked like how they look in pictures and on the films. And when i fought in moria i was out side soo wish u where fighting in a cave or something. still awesome mod. LOVE IT

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Inarus
Inarus Sep 8 2009, 6:00pm says:

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT

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lol3
lol3 Sep 10 2009, 7:42pm says:

Hey is there goin to be a 1.3 patch?

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3stee.r
3stee.r Sep 15 2009, 1:47pm says:

must make battle maps for this mod for the main places like minas tirith, osgeolith, helms deep ect, that would be class

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Mada234boyroblox
Mada234boyroblox Nov 14 2009, 2:28pm says:

anyone knows where to download a Kingdoms campaing?

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