The Dawnless Days: Wainriders
*NOTE: The TDD campaign released two days ago, on December 12th 2025. The mod will have it’s own campaign starting in the year 1856 TA but will require at least several months of development time to be in a playable state. Do not ask about the units being added to the campaign.*
"The Wainriders were a people, or a confederacy of many peoples, that came from the East; but they were stronger and better armed than any that had appeared before. They journeyed in great wains, and their chieftains fought in chariots. Stirred up, as was afterwards seen, by the emissaries of Sauron, they made a sudden assault upon Gondor, and King Narmacil II was slain in battle with them beyond Anduin in 1856. The people of eastern and southern Rhovanion were enslaved; and the frontiers of Gondor were withdrawn to the Anduin."
-LOTR Appendix A
Wainriders is a submod set in the 19th century of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Gondor has been hobbled by civil war, plague and ever greater threats. A confederation of Easterling tribes called the Wainriders have killed Gondor’s king, enslaved their Northman allies and raid as far as the ruins of Osgiliath.
The Northern sister kingdom of Arthedain is harried by the Witch King of Angmar, one of the Nazgul.
And in southern Mirkwood, a shadow inhabits a fortress on Amon Lanc, biding his time, rebuilding his physical form and marshaling all of his cunning and malice against the Men of the West.
FEATURES:
10 lore-friendly and unique factions CURRENTLY, more possibly to be included in the future!
Current Factions:
Gondor
Wainriders
Arthedain
The Eotheod
Angmar
Dol Guldur
Silvan Elves
High Elves
Khazad Dum
Umbar
Each faction includes smaller, but highly distinct rosters that offer new experiences with each match! Not all conventional tactics will work with all factions, and players are forced at times to think outside the box.
New balancing systems and formulas make for a unique, standalone experience NO, providing a new take on battles in Middle-earth!
Discord link: https://discord.gg/gvNWqnWC
*UNIT CARDS AND FACTION ICONS ARE NOT FINISHED, DO NOT ASK ABOUT THEM*
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
