Old Dynasties – Troy Factions Restoration
❝The epilogue is always more interesting than the prologue❞
☀️ One of my big disappointments in Pharaoh Dynasties was the lack of any unique buildings and the very poor troop roster of the factions that were the main ones in Total War: Troy, but here they were made minor.
After buying Total War: Troy, I was quietly horrified by the economy in the game and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t master it. After that, I had the idea to convert the main factions from Troy to Pharaoh.
🔶 Old Dynasties – Troy Factions Restoration 🔶
This mod adds:
◻️ Most of the buildings from Total War: Troy to Pharaoh Dynasties. I tried to put all the buildings in proper order (effects);
◻️ 83 units from Total War: Troy. The units were added from the archive of the Pharaoh Dynasties game. Each faction has 7 additional units (Memnon – 11 units, Ajax – 9 units, Penthesilea & Hippolyta – 36 units);
◻️ Added 7 factions (from minor to major): Memnon, Achilles, Odysseus, Sarpedon, Rhesus, Ajax, Penthesilea;
◻️ The mod does not affect stratpos. You can connect any other mods to mix modifications;
◻️ 2D icons for all new units (except Amazons at the moment);
◻️ Added voice acting to select a faction, but after spending a week on Wwise, I still couldn’t figure out how to add a SoundBank file to the game (Hittites, Canaanites, and the peoples of the sea speak like Achilles, Odysseus, and others). If anyone knows how to help with this, I will be glad to fix it!
☀️Many thanks to Amulet of Kings! I relied on Daughters of Ares when adding Amazons in Old Dynasties (I did almost everything myself).
💾Installation:
1. Click on Steam "Play Total War Pharaoh Dynasties;
2. Open the mod manager by clicking on the "Modifications" button;
3. Move "Old Dynasties – Troy Factions Restoration" to the top of the list of mods and activate it (if you have a "Community Bug Fix Mod", then "Old Dynasties" should be lower);
4. Click "Play".
💡 Mod compatibility:
✔️ COHORTROY UnitPack (units can be duplicated);
✔️ Community Bug Fix Mod (compatible, no errors observed);
✔️ Change Porthole Stand (compatible, but Amazons have black weapon textures);
✔️ Expanded Family Trees (partially compatible, there may be problems with the Amazons faction);
✔️ Expanded Generals (compatible, no errors observed);
❌ Daughters of Ares (not compatible);
❌ Make Character Unique (not compatible);
❌ WalnutPants Minor Faction Unit Roster (not compatible);
❌ Extended_Cultures.pack (not compatible);
❌ Radious Mod (not compatible);
❌ Kendji’s Flavor Pack (not compatible).
⚠️ Penthesilea and Hippolyta speak in the Tausret voice. I haven’t changed the audio files at the moment. Currently, Amazons does not have 2D icons (I may add them later).
Since I added cutscenes for the main menu, I can’t say for sure which monitors they work on (tested on a monitor of 1920×1080 and 1920×1200). In theory, cutscenes should be stretched for any format.
🆕FAQ:
Q – When I launch a campaign for Penthesilea, one building in the capital does not belong to my faction. Is this a bug?
A – No, it’s not a bug. Since I did not edit startpos, Penthesilea and Hippolyta were added using scripts. Just destroy this building. I did not manage to remove the building with the help of scripts.
Q – In the Amazons faction selection menu, the initial god is Ares, but is that not the case?
A – The gods are edited in stratpos. I did not edit stratpos. Therefore, the initial god belongs to the Hittites. And Ares is just a "plug."
Q – Why does Penthesilea have the name Hulliya and the description from Cimmeria, and Ajax Ruler of Aethiopia?
A – Let’s say thanks to Creative Assembly (or my crookedness). This only happens in the English version. If you run, for example, the Imperial russifier, the text will be displayed correctly. Don’t worry, everything is fine with the text and names in the game.
Q – Has the problem with duplicating character images in the campaign selection menu been solved?
A – I hope so!
Q – There are centaurs and sirens in custom battles. Why are they without images?
A – I do not plan to edit them. These are leftovers from the Creative Assembly.
Q – Do Penthesilea and Hippolyta not change their bodyguards when changing weapons?
A – Yes, that’s the case at the moment, and I haven’t looked into the properties of bodyguards/equipment in detail.
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
