The American Civil War Mod: Revived! Fredericksburg Update (v 1.6.8) file

Installation Instructions:

1. Make sure you delete any previous versions of the mod.
2. Download the winrar package called, "The American Civil War Mod Revived v1.6.8", and save it to your desktop or another preferred destination that you can easily access.
3. Open the package and extract the folder inside called, "The American Civil War Mod Revived", to your modules folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MountBlade Warband\Modules).
4. Start Mount & Blade: Warband, select the mod from the drop down menu, and play!

Voice Commands Instructions (optional):

1. First, you will need to download and install a program called "VoiceBot" from here: Voicebot.net. This program is for free and will be fully functional for this purpose. It can also be used for other games as well. There are some limitations to the free version, but nothing that prevents you from using and enjoying the program with this mod.
2. After installing VoiceBot, you will need to import the voicebot profile that I included in the mod package. This can be done by going to the settings in the program and you will see a button for importing and exporting profiles. Extract the voicebot profile folder to the desktop or your preferred destination, click import in the voicebot program, find where you extracted the voicebot profile and import the profile inside of the folder. I have also included the sound files for the bugle calls, I'm not sure if the sounds will play in the program without them. The folder can simply be placed on the desktop for quick and easy reference.
3. After the profile is imported, I strongly recommend you familiarize yourself with the commands, and if you prefer to use a different voice command to execute an order, you can change it to another word by editing the macro.
4. You should also train your microphone to recognize your voice, if you haven't done so already, because VoiceBot relies on speech recognition software that is used for voice-to-text programs, so it may not always recognize your voice, especially if your computer has never heard your voice before.
5. When using the program, it is possible to use a built in microphone, however a headset or a separate mic is preferred because it picks up your voice more clearly. You should also make sure there is as little background noise as possible so that it does not interfere with the microphone recognizing your words.
6. You can press play to make the program start to listen and press pause to make it stop. You can easily alt+ tab in game to turn it off when you are not in combat or don't want to use it.
7. For more detailed instructions on how to use the VoiceBot program, please refer to their website.

• Fredericksburg map layout updated, based on actual schematics of the real life location.
• Placeholder buildings at Fredericksburg replaced, and models of real life structures added, including Marye's Mansion, the Innis House, the Stephens House, the Ebert House, the Stratton House, the Stratton Wheelwright and Blacksmith, and the Sisson's Store.
• Almost all buildings in Richmond and Washington replaced.
• White House added to Washington scene with custom interior.
• Davis House (Confederate White House) added to Richmond scene, with custom interior.
• New general store interior scene in Richmond.
• Baltimore scene replaced and the bugged interior has been fixed.
• Buildings replaced at the villages of Alexandria, Gordonsville, Lynchburg, Winston-Salem, Winchester, Harper's Ferry, Mechanicsville, and Manassas.
• Tipi's added to some Native American scenes. Work in progress.
• AI mesh added to Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg scenes. Soldiers will no longer get stuck behind fences or buildings, they will now be able to flawlessly navigate around them. Fences can also still be used as cover, units will stand behind fences and only go around when ordered to go in front of them.
• New Union Cavalry regiment: 3rd New Jersey Cavalry "The Butterfly Hussars"
• New authentic Civil War era projectiles are now fired from all firearms.
• The old black cartridge box mesh that appeared as previews for bullets in the inventory screen have been replaced with authentic Civil War cartridge packs.
• Three new pretenders, with custom dialogue and appearance. Charles Jennison, Newton Knight, and Dull Knife. Following their quest lines will lead the player into moral dilemmas that are rooted in the actual history of the time.
• Corn field mesh updated to look more natural and less square, with corn stalks of varying heights.
• Trenches at Vicksburg slightly improved with new trench wall prop.
• Entry points and passages at Fort Donelson fixed, scene slightly edited.
• Palataka renamed to Gettysburg and moved north.
• Greeneville renamed to Shiloh and moved west. (No new scenes yet for Gettysburg and Shiloh).
• Base party size increased. Players can gain charisma normally now, without needing to start off at 25, and the size of the player's party will be 114 at only 3 leadership skill.
• Overhead attack with bayonets added.
• Many soldiers will now use their rifles as clubs for their melee weapon instead of knives. Some units will still have knives and use rifle clubs, which turns out to be a good reflection of hand to hand combat in the Civil War; knives, bayonets, and rifle butts.
• Generals now wear their uniforms inside of their headquarters, and will not wear hats.
• Scabbard added to Model 1840 Cavalry Saber.
• Nordic swords dropped by belligerent drunks replaced with knives.
• Messed up dialogue with bandits and village walkers has been fixed.
• Fixed Springfield Model 1847 Artillery Musketoon and Pattern 1861 Enfield Musketoon so AI can switch to melee weapons when using those weapons.
• Fixed broken bayonet melee mode function for the Fayetteville Rifle Type III
• New animation for standing idle with bayonets while the melee function is turned on.
• New battle icon on the world map.
• Font color for Union names on the world map changed to a brighter blue to be easier to read.
• New sound effects for bullets impacting flesh.
• Four of the battle music tracks have been replaced.
• Replaced the coronation music track left over from native M&B.
• Replaced the picture for ordering your soldiers to attack without you in field battles.
• New variant for Confederate grey kepi with infantry and cavalry cap badges, and also one with a lighter grey color.
• 42nd Pennsylvania, mesh for bucktail in kepi made smaller and more proportional.
• Springfield Model 1835 Flintlock replaced with the 1835 percussion conversion for Union Volunteer Infantry.
• Regimental color guard added to the 8th Missouri Infantry. Carries a generic regimental flag.
• Jim Baker given increased stats appropriate to his backstory of being a frontiersman.
• Rifles and carbines now have a bonus vs. shields and can knock characters down.
• Previews for weapons in the inventory screen fixed.
• Female nurse dress added to inventory of battlefield nurses, surgeons and doctors. Stats also modified to be appropriate to medical units. Now if you have a few of them in your party, they will help with surgery, wound treatment and first aid.
• Cavalry sword added to Hampton's Legion Mounted Infantry.
• Added some of the armed civilian outfits to the Confederate Home Guard, to help visually show how they are more of a low quality, armed citizenry unit rather than professional soldiers.
• 11th Mississippi and 19th Illinois hat hair darkened.
• Prices increased for cotton, tobacco, corn, rice, whiskey, and wine to make them more profitable to sell.

• Tournaments are not finished and can't really be worked on without the module system. We aren't going to work with the module system for a while, so anything that requires it is out of the question for now.
• Mule trains still cause crashes for some unexplained reason.
• Gunfire sound effects can sometimes cut out when many rifles are firing simultaneously.
• Revolvers will not show up in markets and fixing this requires module system.
• Armies still recruit too many flag bearers sometimes, and this can only be fixed with the module system.
• AI mesh is not done for every location on the world map, which means AI will still get stuck on things in some places where this is not yet completed. This will continue to be worked on and updated as time goes forward.
• Q:Freelancer? A: Freelancer requires the module system.
• Q: Artillery? A: Working artillery requires the module system.
• Q: New factions? A: No new factions are planned.
• Q: New weapons? A: We do not have plans to add new weapons. The weapons we currently have were donated and we do not have the skills to make new ones from scratch.