Invasio Barbarorum: Flagellum Dei
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Latest News
Previews for v 7.04 available in the IBFD subforum --RGyG 02:14, 10 July 2007 (CDT)
INVASIO BARBARORUM v7 (contained in mod-folder) and the 7.03 patch have been released. For more information visit their subforum or download the mod here
Overview
History
Invasio Barbarorum was originally known as Invasio Barbarorum: Flagellum Dei (IBFD) but the current mod leader decided that the name is too specific for the period of Attila the Hun (known as the scourge of God).
General Information
It is a comprehensive modification for BI with a series of campaigns focusing on the late Roman Empire. Sub mods include Rio's IBFD and Goth's Imperium Julianorum.
The mod was started by Atilla Reloaded under the name of "Atilla's Real Late Roman Army", because at that time it was just a pack of more realistic new models and skins for late romans only. The 3rd version of this pack could be perceived somewhat as the real start of the mod: the pack had his first fans, and not only Romans but even Sassanids had their new models. Soon the Franks, Saxons and Gaels were redone. Some little graphic work started with the insertion of new faction symbols. Atilla Reloaded was then the only modder, as it also clear by the name of the pack. In search of some coder to add a building to recruiting Foederati units, to insert in his 4th version, Mylae offered for help; other players also started to give lot of suggestions and ask for historical accuracy. Suggestions from Mylae about starting the mod in 410 were accepted, and the forthcoming version had several new changes: almost all facions had new units, and the modpack 4.0 get the name of Invasio Barbarorum - Flagellum Dei 4. A 4.1 version soon appeared to fix some bugs. It was clear that at this point what was needed was just a continuous work to make the mod better. This version however had still Sarmatians and Roxolani, and started in 363 CE, because took time to implement the numerous suggestions from several players. The map featured more than twenty new provinces, the riot risk was increased - and it was a motive of pain for Romans players. There were over 30 units of Romans, with a more heavy eastern roman cavalry, a full remake of Romano-British, Sassanids with large flags, Franks, Saxons and the conversion of Gaels in Picts. The West Roman Rebels were substituted by the armies of Constantine III (but under the unhistorical name of Imperia Gallorum). There was even new loading screens. Riothamus started to transfer the IBFD units in the BI WarMap II V0.4, and to set as starting year the 450 CE. This was the start of the Rio's IBFD submod. In fact, the new versions increased rather than satisfied the demands of the players. There was a 4.0.3, with his 4.0.4 patch, followed by a 4.1 and his 4.1.1 fixes, all in .exe files, tweaked by GershomPathmos. After few time, was generally agreed to use a new, larger map to give Sassanids more space on east, and for this purpose Sounds Like Killing released a short-lived transposition on WARMAPv1 (made from Ice Torques). A little building addon made by Mylae appeared and inserted few new buildings and some unique one across the world, and a 4-turns-per-year script was inserted. Ramon Garcia y Gonzales released a "Constantine the Usurper v0.1" that inserted the Vandal hordes in Spain (before they were placed around the Rhine). A curiosity: for a strange misspelling, the mod was known for a certain time as IB-FG. It was a simple typing error made by Atilla Reloaded since his first version with this name, but strangely none looked at it until it was spotted a couple of months after. A poll was made to decide wheter to use IBFG (that had become familiar to many) or IBFD. With 14 to 1 the latter was decided. IBFD 5.0 was a major release that included SkyMod and the DarthVader formations, several new buildings, remodelled units for all factions, starting position in 407, with still (unhistorically) Sarmatians and Roxolani; the Romano-British were lead by Constantine III - and in fact in 407 he was leading the troop insurrection in Britain - Vandals were as horde in Spain, near Tarraco, Berbers still were given (unhistorically) the city of Tingi, Ostrogoth occupied Dacian lands. Quickfixes 5.0.1, 5.0.2 and 5.0.3 solved some little bugs and problem, still leaving room for several unhistoricities. The version 6
Setting
Invasio Barbarorum is set in 410AD, the year of the Sack of Rome, at the time of the great migrations, in the Late Roman Empire, at the start of the Dark Ages.
Features
Factions
The modification has the following factions:
- Western Roman Empire (Imperium Romanum Occidentalis)
- Eastern Roman Empire (Imperium Romanum Orientalis)
- The Gallic Empire of the usurper Constantine III (Imperium Constantini)
- The Romano Britons
- Sassanid Empire
- Persarmenia
- The Lakhmid Arabs
- The Berber Amazigh
- The Saxons
- The Frankish tribes
- The Alamanni
- The Burgundii
- The Langobardi
- The Vandals, Alans, and Suebi
- The Visigoths
- The Ostrogoths
- The Slavic peoples
- The Hunnic Empire
- The Hephthalites
- The Gaelic Ui Neill (will be replacing the Picts from v7.1)
The Map
Buildings
Below is a typical Roman building tree
Options System
IBFD has an options system that allows you to make alterations to the way the mod plays to suit your own preferences. Features that can be changed in the options system include:
- Whether hording and shadowing is enabled for certain factions
- Choice of Interface
- Enable intro movie
- Optional additional loading screens
- Variations on scripts used
- Sky mod option
- Revised vegetation option
- Optional new strat map models
