18+ Players Only. This is the Rev 53 of series 8.x release. This file is mod-foldered and it uses 7z compression. Actual space uncompressed is about 1,256MB. Please read the read-me folder to follow through on installation instruction. It is recommended that the user has more than 3GB of memory to run this mod plus a compatible higher performance video card. And uses Rome:Total War/Barbarian-Invasion RTW/BI 1.6, as is available through the Rome:Total War Gold Edition or purchase from Steam.
The 8.2 Release is an "odd" release to allow infantry units more fighting ability against Panzer Wagon units or cavalry units in forest environment..
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WARNING : MATURE PLAYERS ONLY
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The most radical mod for the Total War games now allows multi-option play with modular biometric animation. The new 8.x series features live-like models with fast rendering and bug free game play.
8.2 release allows non-phalanx infantry units better fighting ability against wagon units and cavalry units.
With numerous other changes and minor fixes.
Picture shown, ancient Amazon Tanks chasing infantry into the woods, the tank unit (not dissimilar to what is described in the Talhoffer Manuscript) is another Amazons: Total War first.
After thorough testing, 8.2A has been voted by the development team as the most realistic release ever.
By correcting the infantry's combat factor in the wooded area against cavalry and the wagon (panzer tank) units, even the uber powerful mounted units can be sitting ducks in the forest against skilled infantry attacks. This has long been RTW's fundamental configuration concerns. The mounted units has its handicaps in the woods, but the infantry units do not have the combat prowess boost in the wooded areas to reflect the reality of forest combat.