Anno Domini

Overview

The Anno Domini mod aims to satisfy the strategical player, while also providing an as historically accurate campaign as possible. The mod covers the period the period between 1080 and 1530 AD, and is centred on Europe, just like the vanilla Medieval II: Total War. A few provinces in the Americas are also available later in the game.

Features

Factions

• Rebel forces representing tribes and minor powers are added,so the vanilla "Rebels" faction has been renamed renamed "Lesser Factions" to reflect the new concept.

Existing factions also included:

• All the vanilla MTW2 factions are included in the mod.

Map

The Anno Domini modification utilizes Spurius' Bigmap with many improvements and added regions. Anno Domini's map boasts 191 regions along with historically accurate starting faction positions.

Traits and Ancillaries

The mod features new traits based on the "Seven Deadly Sins" and the "Seven Virtues" in order to give you the right Middle Age flavor. In addition, other traits linked to basic education received when a character is young (military, trade, religious, court)have been implemented with varying chances of getting them, depending on the faction.

Also new and revised ancillaries. no more "Foreign Fruitcakes" and other ancillaries which could render your family extremely vulnerable to Inquisitions.

Historical and Faction Events

A multitude of Historical Events have been scripted in the game, including the most important Heresies.

Faction Events have also been reworked. Randomly, at the start of the turn, some Faction Events MAY be proposed to the player. He has the ability to decide what to do by clicking the "Show Me" button of the advisor or dismissing it. The Faction Events are mostly self-explanatory, but most of them have derived effects, "Good", "Bad" or "Mixed" even if the player dismisses them. The new Faction Events allow for a much more immersive gaming experience.

Graphical Improvements

Loadscreens, events, ancillaries and a lot of other things have now been enhanced through the use of famous works of art from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. A coherent and immersive background for your playing experience.

New Gameplay and Reputation System

The basic principle of Anno Domini is reaching your victory conditions without angering too much the other factions. It is based on your global reputation which can be controlled through the Diplomatic Screen of the game. The worse your global reputation is, the more likely the other factions will be to declare war . The worse your global reputation is, the more disloyal your generals and family members will be. In short, no one will trust you.

What decreases your global reputation:

• Invading a settlement. If the settlement was owned by a faction of your same religion the reputation hit will be far greater.

Global reputation max is 10, min is -10.

• Having our faction leader and other named characters with poor command, loyalty/authority, chivalry and piety. Build wisely your family members and generals. A dreadful general can win battles but can make you very hated all around the world.

• All other transgressions like walking with troops in foreign ground without permission, undeclared attacks, etc (same things than in Vanilla).

• Signing an alliance with factions of other religions. Do it at your peril!

• Being excommunicated

• Suffering a Crushing Defeat

• Every turn you are at war with a faction (more if with a faction of the same religion)

• Certain faction events

What increases your global reputation:

• Royal titles

• Having your faction winning a Crusade/Jihad

• Having one of your Cardinals elected as The Pope

• Having your Faction Leader and other named characters with good command, loyalty/authority, chivalry and piety.

• Winning a Heroic Victory

• Every turn you are at peace (lesser factions, mongols and timurids excluded)

• Certain faction events

Royal Titles

Owning certain regions permanently gives your Faction Leader some Royal Titles. Of course. you cannot acquire a royal title owned by another faction until its leader is dead.

Islamic and Orthodox Royal Titles are not included in the mod's released version.

Team

• Re Berengario I - Mod Leader
• Shaba Wangy - Mod Co-Leader

History

The Anno Domini modification has been merged with the Italia Invicta modification.

See Also

• The Eagle Standard Interview With Re Berengario I
• Hosted Mod Forum