Total Rebalance III – Rome Rebundled (Complete Edition)

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Author: JonkoXL

Last revision: 30 May at 10:48 UTC

File size: 17.79 GB

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This is a complete package (~18GB) so no additional downloads are required.
Save games from Total Rebalance III – Ultimate Campaign Bundle are technically backwards compatible

Total Rebalance III – Rome Rebundled (Complete Edition)

The complete edition of Total Rebalance III – Rome Rebundled by JonkoXL contains everything you ever wanted to play in Rome Remastered.

  • Total Rebalance III
  • Ultimate Campaign Bundle
  • Complete Unit Variation Project


Total Rebalance III" – offers the latest rebalance revision of Rome Remastered
  • Includes all (new) units added from the previous released Rome Rerostered / Total Rebalance series
  • Unit statistics have drastically been rebalanced so battles go on longer to make room more tactical and "realistic" play.
  • Faction rosters are overhauled and extended for a more balanced gameplay experience.
  • Recruitable generals (including new ones) are available
  • More availability of unit abilities (such as warcry, shield-wall)
  • Barbarian factions can level up to a large city and get access to onagers.
  • Certain buildings can unlock certain unit recruitment, such as the trader (local mercenaries), governmenet building and academy (General Bodyguard Units), docks for pirates, walls for defensive units and so on. (see: the tech three in-game)
  • Each factions has a certain faction bonus, that could be extra experience, armor, melee damage for Barracks, Archery Range, Stable units or each of them.


"Ultimate Campaign Bundle" – offers 7 playable campaigns on the Europa 270 BC map.


"Complete Unit Variation Project" by Dux


About the balance changes

Total Rebalance III differs from the other Total Rebalance editions (that already changes attack and defense stats), in adjusting unit sizes, hitpoints, stamina, speed and recruitment times based on how "powerful" the unit is. (i.e. which tier it belongs to)
That is to say, all changes below are to make game as realistic as possible, as, for example, lower tier units should be cheaper, more easily massed, and stamina wise should endure longer than armored units (armor is heavy).
Low tier infantry is therefore by no means useless.
Hoplites now are stronger in the front, weak in the back, and while cavalry should be very effective by charging in the rear, cavalry availability is reduced as much as possible gameplay wise.
(i.e. a Roman army had about or less than 1:10 cavalry per infantry)

Unit sizes:
  • 240 – Low tier skirmishers / archers
  • 200 – Low tier spearmen
  • 160 -Mid tier units such as armorless swordsmen, improved skirmishers / archers, low tier hoplites
  • 120 – High tier units such armored or well shielded units
  • 48-100 – Elite tier units such as well armored units or units with high hit points, including General’s Bodyguard on foot
  • 48-64 – Low tier cavalry (note: scythians get more)
  • 36 – High tier cavalry and Generals

Hit points:
  • 2 – All infantry with some exceptions (i.e. General’s Bodyguard and some elite units such as Spartans, Berserkers)
  • 3 – Elite "heroic" units such as Spartans, Berserkers, Bastarnae, Sacred Band etc.
  • 4 – General’s Bodyguard Infantry
  • 5 – Most cavalry, except Cataphract and General’s Bodyguard.
  • 6 – General’s Bodyguard Cavalry
  • 10 – Cataphract

Stamina and speed:
  • High stamina, fast speed – Non- or lightly armored troops, both cavalry and infantry
  • High stamina, slow speed – General’s Bodyguard on foot
  • Low stamina, fast speed – Axe- and Falxmen
  • Low stamina, slow speed – Generals’s Bodyguard on horseback, armored cavalry and infantry

Recruitment turns
  • 1 turn – Low / mid tier infantry
  • 2 turns – Higher tier infantry, all cavalry, onagers
  • 3 turns – Elephants
  • 4 turns – General Bodyguard

Additionaly:
  • Hoplites are now strong from the front, but very weak from the rear
  • Skirmishers, archers and slingers do tremendous damage from the side and rear or upon the front of uncovered units.
  • Cavalry charges from the rear do quite extreme damage and deplete morale very effectively.
  • Spear wielding cavalry does additional damage to cavalry.
  • Axe and Falx wielding infantry charge powerfully and do pierce damage however there defense is lower and they tire more easily
  • High tier melee swords, slingers, spear- and axe thrown projectiles also do pierce damage.

Note also:
  • There is more time for tactical manouvering such as outflanking due to fights from the front being less effective.
  • Well armored troops are very powerful, they tire more easily and can’t outrun less armored troops, in addition to being harder and more expensive to recruit, so time their use wisely.
  • Cavalry is very powerful and can charge effectively and even bash through units, but their low unit count makes them easier to lose.
  • The most effective way to win is to keep the enemy engaged at the front, and buy time to outflank the enemy in the rear or sides.
  • Remember, Spearmen beat Cavalry beat Swordsmen beat Spearman.
    Ranged units beat Infantry (outflanked), Cavalry beat ranged units.
    Axemen beat Heavier Infantry (unit count wise), Light Infantry beat axemen (if outnumbered)
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Disclaimer:

This mod is not to be redistributed with or without any modifications or any parts included in other mods, do not download this mod if you can’t respect this.


Additional optional compatible mods

Put the following mods on top of Total Rebalance III:

Better AI Battle Formations
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2485055901

Triple Chaos AI Mod (recommended)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3236132034&searchtext=ai

Put the following mods below Total Rebalance III:

RTR Graphics Pack:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2624625027

Swagger’s Blood FX
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2674375439

Enhanced Battle Camera:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2857196246

Enhanced Sounds:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2857630157