Wars of the Diadochi
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This mod gives depth and accuracy to Diadochi factions, focusing on the era between the rise and fall of the successor states around 305 BC - 147 BC. It introduces two main campaigns, 279 BC and 305 BC. The mod strives for impeccable unit and AI balance, while delivering the ultimate RTW gameplay experience.
Overview
It is the year 309BC, Alexander the Great is dead, he has left a great Empire without a real successor. Every officer in the army of Alexander wants to lead the greatest Empire in the world but who will be the successor?
Now it is your chance to bring the Empire of Alexander alive. And if you are finished with the Successors, continue the plans of Alexander, before he died. Conquer Carthage and Italy and be the ruler of the Ancient world! But this will not easy. Romans are ready to expand into east, Scythians are ready to invade Thrace, Saka are ready to invade the eastern provinces of the Seleucid Empire. The Mauryans are waiting for their chance to destroy the Seleucids, like the Kushites now waiting for the chance to destroy the Empire of Ptolomaios Soter.
Be ready for a century full of destruction and wars....
Factions
Wars of the Diadochi has 18 complete Factions and 2 unplayable ones. All of the factions can be put under a certain title. The Diadochi factions are five factions, an example is the Ptolemaic Empire. The Diadochi factions each have their own strengths and weaknesses, and as such could help eachother to become stronger. There currently is only one eastern faction, Bithynia. Although it cannot rely on allies from the start of the game, it is still a force to be reckoned with. The Greek factions, the Aetolian League, Achean League and Rhodes, are as the name implies based in Greece. They will not hesitate to fight eachother, though the Aetolian Achean League is non-playable. The Barbarian factions are the 'uncivilised' nations who often rely on pure strength rather than tactics and formations. The other 3 factions cannot be united under one name, as each is very different from the other factions. Those three factions are the Sabean Kingdom, Kush, and the Mauryan Empire.
Features
- 12 new City Specific Hoplites!
- 1. Tarentine Hoplites
- 2. Elian Hoplites
- 3. Sicilyan Hoplites
- 4. Athenian Hoplites
- 5. Thespian Hoplites
- 6. Spartan hoplites
- 7. Aetolean Hoplites
- 8. Cretan Hoplites
- 9. Bactrian Hoplites
- 10. Rhodian Hoplites
- 11. Corinthian Hoplites
- 12. Cypriote Hoplites
- Also there are:
- standard Hoplites(also for AOR),
- Elite Hoplites,
- Rhodian Elite Hoplites
- 17 different Hoplite units in total!
- New Vegetation and Skies
- Combination of the best Mods available:
- Realistic Landscape Mod by Anyan,
- Tree Mod by Orrie Boi,
- Skies from Bare Bones Wars
- New Battle System
- Now the Battles are longer,and more exciting
- New Strat Map Models
- Wars of the Diadochi adapted the city model and the ships and strat map units from Prometheus and riczu
- this makes the map look completely different!
- New Historical Battles
- Completely new historical battles: From Gaugamela with Alexander the Great, to Magnesia where Rome gets the power in the Mediterranean sea
- New Buildings
- Complete new Buildings such as Port of Carthage, Buleuterion and much more
- redone Buildings
- New Recruitment system
- you need now one Barrack for the Native Units and another one for the Units of the Faction
- more expensive Units
- no peasants
- Scripts
- Scripts will make the game more challenging
Team
Turk: Mod Leader
Alexander le grrand: 2D Artist
King Louise Assurbanipal: Units
HemilcoBarca: Screenshoots
MansaSakura: Historical advisor for Kush
Wien1938: Historian for the Successors
Tiberius ofthe Drake: Historian for Syracuse,Italic Tribes and rome
History of the Mod
The first Diadochi TW was started for MTW. A guy called Alogic collected important information about the Successors and their army. Then he left the Forum and the Mod changed the leadership. Then Meneledil took over the leadership. He and following people were the original Diadochi Total War team:
The team was composed of:
- Meneledil
- Obi Wan Asterix
- Seleucus I Nicator
- Xanthipos
- Drakon
- Alexandros of Makedon
- Mythos
- Alogic
- Attilla Reloaded
- Rider
The original team did astonishing work on the map and some of the factions. But then this mod stalled for 2 years.
Turk started to work on a Diadochi project anew. Recruited a new team and started to collect information. The new team had some problems getting maps, units etc. so the third Diadochi TW was also close to death. But then, with the help of Uranos, Wars of the Diadochi obtained the files of the old Diadochi TW and began work again in earnest.
Work continues at the moment....
