Scandza: Total War

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This modification-project strives to create a series of modifications focusing on Scandinavia in the Migration Period, a ruthless and unforgiving period when Germanic tribes broke up from their homelands. There have been many theories as to the reasons for this sudden time of unrest. The ancient historians wrote about tribes such as the Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Franks, Burgundians, Langobards, and other such tribes. These tribes were the ones that invaded the Roman Empire, but those were not the only tribes searching for new lands. The Tribes that didn't invade Rome itself, the ones even further north of the borders, were not very interesting for the Roman scribes, and the few written sources are either vague or destroyed. These tribes were also in movement in this period, those are the tribes that I want to depict in this modification. It must be done in the most historically plausible way, while at the same time using the characters of legend to bring the lands of Scandza into life.

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Scandza: Total War version 1.0 has been released! Scandza: Total War is a mod for Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion, set during the Migration Period with an original map of Scandinavia and its immediate surroundings.

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Scandza: Total War - version 1.0 has been released!






Scandza: Total War - Release of version 1.0



Also download: Patch 1.2



Non-Steam installation:

- Extract the "scandza" folder into your "bi" folder inside your main RTW folder (eg. "D:\Games\Rome - Total War\bi").
- Update: Download and install Patch 1.2 (extract and overwrite the full version "scandza" folder).
- Place the "Scandza - Total War.bat" inside the main RTW folder and run it.


Steam installation:

- Extract the "scandza" folder into your "bi" folder inside your main RTW folder (eg. "D:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold\bi").
- Update: Download and install Patch 1.2 (extract and overwrite the full version "scandza" folder).
- Right click on Rome: Total War in your Steam Library and go to "Properties".
- In the "Launch Options" copy and paste "-mod:bi\scandza -nm -ne -show_err" (without quotation marks, and important to use the backslash!).
- Run your game through Steam and select "Launch Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion".


The mod is fully mod-foldered, so it will not conflict with your clean installation of Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (or Gold).


NOTE:

If your screen resolution is lower than 1080, you have to edit the preferences.txt (inside "...bi\scandza\preferences"). Set these two to your screen's resolution:
STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1920x1080
BATTLE_RESOLUTION:1920x1080

Depending on your resolution, you may want to disable the Widescreen setting (in advanced video options).

The mod is balanced for Hard/Hard difficulty and Huge unit scale.


- Start date in 391 AD
- Unique and detailed campaign map of Scandinavia
- 16 either West Germanic or North Germanic factions
- Legendary characters and clans leading the tribes of Scandinavia and the North Sea
- BI religions system repurposed for agent driven migration unrest mechanics
- Advanced scripts for population and economy management
- Anti-blobbing measures and late-game support for smaller factions to prolong playability
- Non-linear settlement development with pros and cons built in, for impactful decision making
- Unit balance with high reliance on deadly throwing weapons and shield frontal defence
- Optional custom environment based on the work of the Roma Surrectum 3 team.
- Beautiful 2D art and UI content by Joar
- Soundtrack by KRAUKA.

For more information, visit the TWCenter release thread.


Team:

- Dansk viking: Mod lead, mapping, coding, scripting, 3D modeling, skinning, unit cards, etc.
- Joar: 2D art, UI content, ancillaries, text elements, advise, etc.


Others:

- The Arthurian: Total War team for allowing the project to start as a submod, using their base of units, and other stuff to work from.
- The Roma Surrectum 3 team for their beautiful campaign and battle map environment.
- Soundtrack by Krauka.
- Art elements courtesy of Giovanni Caselli.
- All the people, modders, guide-creators, etc. on TWCenter for support and inspiration throughout the years!

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