BFME: Tactics mod for Battle for Middle-earth II: Rise of the Witch King

Dear friends. Not so long ago, we published the news that we close the project. This decision was due to many reasons: lack of interest in the community, a large amount of work, a small amount of free time. Frankly, they are all relevant today. BUT! We decided to give the project a final chance. It is your activity and interest in the project could save him from the final closing. If the community decides that our idea is not interesting and give an advantage to original bfme gameplay - we stop the development.
It should be noted that the word "interest" meant not the number of comments "Wow", not the number of likes and even not the number of downloads. The word "interest" , we mean just two simple things.

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Main changes.

1) First main change (comparing with previous versions of BFME: Tactics) is the system of «tactics». That current system represents choice of one of three paths of fraction’s development (note that we’re not speaking of choosing «subfractions» but of style of playing suitable to a player). One can make a choice directly while playing in any opportune moment. At the beginning each fraction has a standard set of units, buildings, heroes and special abilities.

By the example of Gondor, a player can build

There is no possibility for a player to enhance units with blades, armour, banners and arrows in a “standard” choice of fraction, meaning unless certain “tactic” is chosen.

Each tactic in game has it’s profile units available only in that particular tactic. Also, depending on choice of a certain tactic, prices change for standard unis, heroes, buildings and efficiency of enhancements of blades and armours.

In attacking tactic Gondor is capable of

Buildings:

• Farm - 300
• Barracks - 240
• Shooting range - 330
• Stable - 400
• Fountain - 330
• Hero’s statue - 300
• Siege workshop - 500
• Forge - 1350
• Stronghold - 1950
• Storehouse - 400

Units:

• Soldiers of Gondor - 160
• Pikemen of Gondor - 330
• Veterans of Osgiliath - 800
• Archers of Gondor - 260
• Ithilien’s rangers - 660
• Knights of Gondor - 440
• Trebuchet -700

Heroes:

• Pippin - 330
• Boromir - 1210
• Faramir - 1950
• Aragorn - 3200
• Gandalf - 6000

In defensing tactic Gondor is capable of

Buildings:

• Farm - 270
• Barracks - 330
• Shooting range - 240
• Tower - 500
• Stable - 650
• Fountain - 360
• Hero’s Statue - 275
• Forge - 1200
• Stronghold - 1650
• Storehouse - 500

Units:

• Soldiers of Gondor - 240
• Pikemen of Gondor - 240
• Gondor Tower Guard - 400
• Archers of Gondor - 180
• Ithilien’s rangers - 420
• Knights of Gondor - 660

Heroes:

• Pippin - 240
• Boromir - 1100
• Faramir - 1050
• Aragorn - 4800
• Gandalf - 5500

In heroic tactic Gondor is capable of

Buildings:

• Farm - 360
• Barracks - 330
• Shooting range - 390
• Stable - 600
• Fountain - 240
• Hero’s Statue - 150
• Forge - 1800
• Stronghold - 900
• Storehouse - 600

Units:

• Soldiers of Gondor - 240
• Pikemen of Gondor - 330
• Archers of Gondor - 240
• Ithilien’s rangers - 780
• Knights of Gondor - 605
• Knights of Dol-Amroth - 800

Heroes:

• Pippin - 366
• Boromir - 990
• Faramir - 1500
• Imrahil - 1500
• Aragorn - 3600
• Gandalf - 4000

2) The second main change touches spellbook.

The first path is all-available special abilities which can be used anytime after building fortress. Three next paths are special tactical abilities which are available after choosing tactic – respectively for each tactic.

General (standard) branch:

1. Defensive tower (summons a defensive tower)
2. Summon Rangers (summons a group of Rangers)
3. Summon Rohirrim (summons a group of Rohirrim)
4. Earthquake (creates an Earthquake on the selected area of terrain, causing heavy damage to structures)
5. Summon Army of the Dead (summons the Army of the Dead)

Offensive branch:

1. Call to atack (+50% damage)
2. Healing (heals units and heroes in the selected area (including allies))
3. Under the banner of the King (+2 levels for units in the selected area)
4. Short rest (for the short time units are stunned and immune to damage (affects all the units and heroes including allies and enemies)
5. Arrow volley (launches a volley of arrows on the selected area)

Deffensive branch:

1. Healing (heals units and heroes in the selected area (including allies))
2. Forests of Ithilien (creates a forest, all nearby ally units gain +50% armor)
3. Heritage of the Numenor (+50 Armor to structures in the selected area)
4. Scorched land (spills oil in the selected area which can be set on fire)
5. Cloud break (cancels all enemy’s weather effects and stuns enemy units)

Heroic branch:

1. Gifts of Galadriel (all heroes gain experience 25% faster and get +10% move speed)
2. Return of the Kings (Aragorn gains +50% damage, but -25% armor)
3. Gandalf the White (Gandalf gains +25% damage and ability to ride the horse)
4. Healing (heals units and heroes in the selected area (including allies))
5. Last chance (units and heroes gain +100% damage, but -200% armor)

3) Resource system.

Now mixed type of source gathering is available in game, easily as mine-worker-storehouse or as a special building (that kind of source gathering is foresight to mine emptying).

4) Unit upgrade system.

Efficiency of upgrading units by means of armour and blade enhancements now varies and depends on the tactic chosen. Also archers are upgraded in one of two directions: increasing damage dealt to units/heroes or damage dealt to buildings.