Roots of War – A New Dawn
Hi, this mod is *fantasy* in setting, but its roots are in historical basis to some degree. Think of how LOTR mods work, with the exception of trolls they play largely like a historical title and thats what is happening here (no, i dont have trolls). But, this mod is set in a fantasy universe with new cultures and pre-existing ones. With a larger focus on african, arabian and eastern factions. Once the campaign is done this will mimic the Imperator Augustus campaign with a large empire fractured into 3 pieces, spanning from iberia to arabia. Some new additions and changes include:
– 34 NEW factions to replace the old ones, most based on base game cultures but some new like vikings, kievan rus and indo easterners
– NEW crossbow weapons, 45 damage (10 armour pen) one main variant with 135 range and another with 105, typically with less ammo than an archer.
– NEW halberd weapon, 33 damage with 10 ap. this CAN be pikstacked as the reach of the weapon is just over half of that of a pike
– NEW mace, essentially an upgraded club with 30 damage (10 armour pen) and 5 bonus vs inf
– NEW 2-hander swordsmen. These swords can grind while packing a punch, but are vulnerable to arrows due to no shield alongside having no pila but often characterised with high weapon damage and charge bonus
– NEW grenadiers, with just 15 men the grenadiers are capable of destroying towers and walls alongside creating chaos among enemy ranks.
– NEW ranger archer type, think elite longbowmen with higher damage bows but low armour. (43 damage, 6 armour pen)
– CHANGED dogs, to now be assigned to a melee unit so that way they become more viable to bring
– NEW ability, first strike is active on 1 unit. The Etarsi Staffmasters on Dragulia, they have awful stats but this ability means that they will always hit first alongside other buffs.
– CHANGED pikes to have more average hp to be more viable
– CHANGED "pike infantry" category to "phalanx infantry" to accomodate the new halberdiers
– NOTE: when i say these factions relate to base game cultures, this is not always 100% due to ew weapons and also for the sake of faction variety.
– NOTE: look closely when selecting units, i have messed with man count on some.
– NOTE: Some factions have access to character or "lore" units. all of these units will be capped at one and have a long description. The character units are like kings and queens to add depth to the factions, the "lore" units fulfill the same role but ALWAYS have a basis in a historical event from any time period.
Custom maps were from Destro’s Better maps mod.
Custom unit cards are from Donald, from the now defunct melius roma II
Custom unit cards are also from Genesis, the creator of the New World mod
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
