This is version 2 (and the last) version of the Demo. This version comes with the main campaign map being completed (the provinces).
Also 2 SPG's entered the demo. Download this newest version to play with your friends.
GameRanger file is also included (in gameranger select the RomeTW-BI.exe INSIDE the '1942' folder.
NEW CONTENT: + MAIN CAMPAIGN MAP IS FINISHED!
+ 2 SPG's
This is the promissed demo for Total War : 1942. Try it out and give us feedback! You can also play it multiplayer (install Evolve and play in parties). Read the description carefully!!
This is the promissed demo for Total War : 1942. Try it out and give us feedback! You can also play it multiplayer (use GameRanger, not Evolve!).
This is the demo version (v2), which doesnt support campaigns. The maps can be viewed and played, but there are no rosters or whatsoever, so it is not playable. Both '1942 campaign' and 'the pacific' will be supported when the first patch releases.
This demo will give you the chance to test this mod out before it is even released! You don't need Barbarian Invasion installed for this mod, but it doesn't matter if you have it, just make a backup of the RomeTW-BI.exe before you install this mod.
It is not allowed to use any of the models in the demo, nor editing any files without asking permission of the developers:
Dagovax
Saloth Sar
Email them if you have any questions
Installation instructions:
1. Download the installer. If you have a version of BI, make sure you make a backup of the RomeTW-BI.exe (as we make this mod a BI mod ourselves, you dont need a BI version for it...
2. Run the installer as an administrator, otherwise you won't be able to install this mod!
3. Follow the instructions
Multiplayer
This mod demo can be played multiplayer. Don't download Evolve anymore, as it doesnt work sometimes. Try it on GameRanger.
In GameRanger, select for your BI version this new executable (INSIDE the 1942 folder), which will run the mod on Gameranger.
I hope you like this demo as I do, and we need a lot of audience and players, so we are couraged to make this mod the best one made ever in Rome Total War
Great!
I've tested the three new units and they do look awesome!
Vichy France/Republic of France has gotten two new artillery units that look super cool.
USA has gotten a new plane - the corsair.
Planes seem to cause a gamelock whenever firing at each other so that will need som fixing if they are going to be in the campaign. As there is no way of avoiding planes to face planes if two sides have access to them. For now it could be avoided by adding it to just Japan, or by making sure the Corsairs are just in use in areas where Japan ain't present.
But that is a real issue at a later stage.
Looking at the new map i think it's very good that you've removed a lot of regions/settlements in areas where there were no fighting during WW2 in favor of areas where fighting took place - i can see a much more interesting Asian theatre now.
In the first demo Thailand attacked China, and India attacked Thailand - with the new map this is more unlikely as Japan and Britain has taken much of their lands.
One thing i didn't like in the new map is that most cities in Europe and elsewhere has ancient wooden or stone walls. In the first demo you had added the same settlements without any walls - which is better for the WW2 era.
Not sure why walls were added as that was an unnecessary change in my book. Otherwise looking great =).
Hmm that is why I disabled both planes in custom battles for now. Dont know about walls. But I do know that it doesnt matter. When we change the cities we are also changing the walls.
I see. I've added temporary units to the minor factions and main factions to make them more ready in the demo. Like adding British snipers and assault squads to the USA, while adding antitank units, mortars and artillery from US to the British Empire.
France has shared it's infantry-unit with Vichy France and has gotten American/British placeholders.
Finland has gotten German placeholders. I am not done, but they do only borrow neutral units so no elite tanks or such. They do borrow the lowest ranking tanks.
Finland got an SS unit as there were Nordic SS battalions in the war on the Eastern Front - they would be finnish/Danish/French/Norwegians and Swedes who volunteered - fighting for Germany, but as they were fighting beside Finnish soldiers on the battlefield and RTW has limits it's better from my point of view to simulate that by adding them to Finland.
By doing this all factions can be played in custom battles. I am making armies varied by removing certain units and adding specific ones for all. But i am not choosing the best for any minor factions, and not letting Britain borrow the best stuff from the uS etc. France don't share it's best unique artillery neither.
The campaign will be more interesting this way too. Recruitment isn't done so i will just let everyone start with huge armies in every region and then when they are spent they get no more.
Of course this is done to test things and for personal fun. If i bother to do any recruitment in my personal version, i will of course change the armies at the start to be more like the size in history and placed out correctly on the map. But recruitment could mean spaming of certain units as well - with all armies available at least they are all varied.
Sure you can do all that stuff, but next time ask me for it. Dont let anyone use your configuration, as it is not allowed by us. But for the rest: nice work :)
Yeah i know, usually if someone is doing private edits (no release) permission is not needed as the developers cannot control what anyone does to their own copy.
However, of course i won't upload anything as i read edits are not allowed - which usually means no sharing of edited files.
Yeah thanks, i am going to record some playing when done.
Bro this is an amazing mod I hope someone will do a mod like this but bro can you help me how to install I try I download it but doesn't work why did this happen pleas help me I love this !!!
Sure what is exactly the problem? Did you run it as administrator? Or what error do you get?
You should make a download tutorial video
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where am I supposed to put this? im using the steam version so the installer says path not found and I have to pick the destination manually, RTW Gold Mods folder, or the BI folder inside the RTW mods folder?
Mod needs to be placed in both the main directory of your Rome Total War Gold Edition, and in the BI-folder.
Also, you'd need to do some edits.
"Steam needs players to go to the Steam library, then right click "Rome Total War", then click on "Egenskaper" at the bottom but will be a different english word similar to characteristics but probably not that one - as Google Translate showed it but i think it is wrong.
Then when clicked on one has to click on the "set starting alternative" and then once there add the line: -nm 1942 -show_err -mod:bi\1942
But the mod also need to be (the full mod) in both the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rome Total War Gold folder, and in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rome Total War Gold\BI-folder.
So Steam needs two versions."
Background might be vanilla with new title for Steam. Should still work.
Rome total war channel Melkor :D
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