OvN Lost Factions: Araby

This mod is part of the OvN Lost Factions mod series which adds new and interesting races to the game and requires Mixu’s Unlocker to work. These races are available to play in the Immortal Empires campaign, Immortal Empires Expanded, The Old World and custom battles.

For the custom siege map to appear use the Map Replacer Framework mod.

• Major Playable Factions
  • Sultanate of Araby – Led by Sultan Jaffar starting at Al-Haikk, Araby
  • Aswad Scythans – Led by Fatindira starting at Karag Orrud, Worlds Edge Mountains
  • The Golden Fleet – Led by Golden Magus starting at Copper Landing, Western Lustria
  • Cult of the Djinn – Led by Wizard Caliph starting at Kasar, Khuresh (IEE only)
• Minor Factions
  • Sultanate of El-Kalabad – El-Kalabad, Araby
  • Sultanate of Chandrahara – Chandrahara, Ind (IEE only, requires activation in MCT)

• Complete New Race ‘Araby’ – Like the Wood Elves, Chaos Daemons or the Empire, Araby is its own distinct race. In general a new race will have it’s own unit roster, legendary lords, mechanics, diplomatic relations, technology tree, magic lore, spells and everything else you might expect from a distinct race.
• Full Custom Roster – The Araby race has a fully custom roster, the custom units all draw from the tabletop, lore or the OvN team. This not only includes units, but fully custom heroes, lords and legendary lords, all with unique visuals and using custom made models, assets and animations.
• Four Playable Custom Factions – There are four unique factions from the Araby race to play as ‘Sultanate of Araby’, ‘Aswad Scythans’, ‘The Golden Fleet’ and ‘Cult of the Djinn’, there are additionally a number of extra custom battle factions to play as.
• Two Minor Factions – Additionally there are minor factions, to expand the presence of this race on the campaign map, these being the Sultanate of El-Kalabad and the Sultanate of Chandrahara.
• Custom Mechanics
  • Jaffar’s Revenge – The ‘Sultanate of Araby’ faction has a unique faction mechanic which see the player enact ‘Jaffar’s Revenge’ by uniting all of Araby and conquering all of Estalia, Tilea and Bretonnia which in turn provides various rewards.
  • Fatandira’s Allegiance – When playing the ‘Aswad Scythans’ the player must decide Fatandira’s Allegiance and side with either theTomb King God Tutankhanut, or the people of Araby. Both sides offer unique rewards for your faction, from campaign buffs to powerful Royal Djinn or Tomb King Construct units. Your allegiance shifts by constructing certain buildings, winning battles and other deeds.
  • Pirates Delights – Like any good pirates ‘The Golden Fleet’ faction can enjoy a host of pirate mechanics such as Infamy, Pieces of Eight and Magus comes with an upgradeable ship.
  • Wizard Caliph’s Sanctum – Cast Hexes and Incantations in the Wizard Caliph’s Sanctum to buff your forces or hinder your foe.
  • This is just a few of the mechanics for Araby, explore the Bazzar, side with the Nomads or Urban Elites and much more.

Read the full FAQ here.

Mod Compatibility and Compatibility Submods
It’s been reported that these mod conflict.

• Nothing yet

Here is a list of Compatibility Submods

• SFO submod
• French Translation
• German Translation
• Polish Translation
• Russian Translation
• Spanish Translation

Before reporting a bug make sure you have done the following;
1) Subscribed to all the required mods.
2) Turned off all other mods and replicated the bug.
3) Unsubscribed and resubscribed to all the required mods.

If you still have a bug post it to discord, ideally with a screenshot – at the OvN channel on Da Modding Den[discord.gg], Lost Factions[discord.gg] or if it is a small bug you can post in the comments but please try the above at least before posting. This helps us out and saves us time so we can concentrate on genuine bugs.

Will update section when recommended mods are released.
For the custom siege map to appear use the Map Replacer Framework mod.

Please find a list here of the OvN team, thanks and credits.

The mod is reported not to work in multiplayer campaigns.

For update notes or bugs, compatibility issues, feedback & questions go to the #ovn channel on ‘Da Modding Den’[discord.gg] or ‘Lost Factions’[discord.gg]

It’s easy to miss Steam comments, so for a better chance at a response post on Discord and someone from the team or someone familiar with the mod will be able to help.

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If you want to donate to OvN Lost Factions project Buy us a Halfling Honeypot[www.buymeacoffee.com]. All donations received are shared with modders who work on the mod, for larger donations please feel free to contact us on the ‘Lost Factions discord server’[discord.gg]. A number of the modders on the team also have patreon accounts so you can support them directly, you can find links in the "OvN Team, Thanks & Credits" section linked above.