Broken Crescent

2008-07-12T14:05:03Z

86.155.247.68: /* Hundreds of New Units */

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Broken Crescent is a modification for M2TW and is currently in version 1.05

== Summary ==

'''Broken Crescent''' is the first Total Conversion modification for Medieval 2: Total War, focusing on the Middle-East and its warfare between they years AD 1174-1400. Unfortunately its release date was pushed back from the 28th of September to allow two brand new factions, Imamat of Oman, and the Malikate of Sindh and Strelac's Byzantine units replace the purple horrors that where the vanilla Byzantines. Strelac also made a brand new formation for Byzantine pikes. It was released officially on the 13th of January at the Total War Centre forums.

== Factions ==

'''Muslim:'''
*The Ayyubid Sultanate
*The Abbasid Caliphate
*The Great Seljuks
*The Turkish Sultanate
*The Khwarezm Shah
*The Sultanate of Ghazni
*The Ghorid Sultante
*The Imamate of Oman
*The Malikate of Sindh
'''Christian:'''
*The Byzantine Empire
*The Kingdom of Jerusalem
*The Kingdom of Armenia
*The Kingdom of Georgia
*The Kingdom of Makuria
'''Hindu:'''
*The Solanki Rajputs
*The Chuahan Rajputs (unplayable, exits at Dehli to be annexed by the Ghorids, only a gameplay/immersion faction)
'''Pagan:'''
*The Kypchaks
'''Emergent:'''
*The Mongol Empire
*The Timurids

Additional factions may be added in later versions.

== Features ==

=== All new ===
Travel anywhere from the Middle East to India in search of becoming the greatest ruler and general the world has to offer. Books of great knowledge were written throughout these parts, and can now be acquired as ancillaries. People of certain regions were better at certain activities; have them follow you and aid you in governance and warfare. Perhaps your men take to the exotic lands where they have traveled, and become very much like their foreign counterparts due to all the Vices and Virtues available?

The mod includes many new traits as well as ancillaries for each new culture and religion to further immerse the player into the world at war.

=== New Buildings ===
Broken Crescent freatures several new buildings, Including one that signifies Papal support for the kingdom of jerusalem to initiate a crusade, several trading increasing Ocean-trade buildings and the silk road.

=== Area of Recruitment ===
Broken Crescent will feature a special Area of Recruitment system. Each faction will only have ''home regions'', where it can recruit its units. In the regions it conquers, it will only be able to recruit local levies and special units. For example, the Hindu Rajput States will be able to recruit unique elephant units in India, but conquering factions will only be able to recruit ordinary elephant troops.

=== New Religions ===
Having a part of India in the campaign, the modification will feature the Hindu religion. It will be the official religion of the unique Rajput States faction. In addition, Broken Crescent will feature the Kypchaks as a fully playable Pagan faction.

=== Titles ===
The mod will have all-new Titles which will bring the game alive. Certain titles will be based on ownership of regions, while others can only be attained by killing the present holder of that title.
==== ''Caliph Title'' ====
The Abbasids will begin the game with their leader as the great Caliph. This title will be hereditary; but if another faction leader defeats the Caliph in battle, he will gain the glorious title.

=== The Campaign map ===
Broken Crescent features a brand new campaign map spanning from Anatolia and Egypt in the West, through Mesopotamia, Persia, and Afghanistan, all the way to India to the East.

=== Hundreds of New Units ===
Broken Crescent will feature hundreds (250+) of completely new units made from the ground up by the skinners AlphaDelta and Strelac. The differences and variety of looks within a unit are seen far more, rather than minor differences, and each faction

== The Team and Contributors ==

'''Mapping'''
*[[Mirage41]]

'''Coding and Scripting'''
*[[Mirage41]]
*[[AlphaDelta]]
*[[KnightErrant]]
*[[GrandViz]]

'''Reaserch Director'''
*[[Ahiga]]

'''Skinning'''
*[[AlphaDelta]] (leader)
*[[Strelac]]

'''Modelling'''
*[[AlphaDelta]]
*[[Strelac]]
*[[Indian_Boy90]]

'''2D Art and Design'''
*[[AlphaDelta]]

'''Lead Researchers'''
*[[Ahiga]]

'''Music'''
*[[Aeranis]] (soundtrack)
*[[Ahiga]] (director)
*[[AlokaParyetra]] (indian music)

'''Faction Researchers'''
*[[Tadzreuli]] (Georgia)
*[[Indian_Boy90]] (India)
*[[Khaled.Ibn.Waled]] (Muslims)
*[[Manuel Komnenos]] (Byzantium)
*[[Jermagon]] (Abbasids)

'''Technical Contributors'''
*[[Beiss]] of Xenophonia (audio advisor)
*[[DeRougemont]] of The Character Names Project (names tutorial)
*[[bdh]] for his mapping technique
*[[GrumpyOldMan]] mesh editor tool
*[[KnightErrant]] models.db entry duplicator, unit cost script, mount to mesh, faction viewer

'''Research Contributors'''
*[[John I Tzimisces]] (Armenia)
*[[Jerusalem]] (Georgia)
*[[Drtad]] (Armenia)

'''Text/Descritption Contributions'''
*[[Ahiga]]
*[[AdmiringtheEnemyEh?]]
*[[teh.frickin.pope]]
*[[Ieuano]]
*[[Tadzreuli]]
*[[Irar]]
*[[Jermagon]]
*[[Player44]]
*[[Kalos]]
*[[Bernem]]
*[[The Celt]]
*[[Keravnos]]
*[[Drtad]]
*[[Lykaor]]

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*[[Kalos]]
*[[Meat Popsicle]]
*[[The Celt]]
*[[King Arsen]]
*[[DreadKing]]
*[[Alias]]
*[[Drtad]]
*[[Ermeni]]
*[[Crucifix]]
*[[Kobi118]]
*[[YodaTwin]]
*[[Qarama]]
*[[Hissing Fauna]]
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==See Also==
[[Broken Crescent (form)|Broken Crescent - Mod Registration Form]]

== External Links ==
*Broken Crescent [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=346 hosted forum] at TWC.
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=96454 Official Screenshots].

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