****************************************************************************************************************************** **********************************************BROKEN CRESCENT PATCH 2.0 README FILE******************************************* ****************************************************************************************************************************** Broken Crescent is the premier total conversion modification for Medieval 2: Total War that brings the warring states of the medieval middle east to life in all its full and colorful glory. The year is 1174 and the many great warlords, sultans, kings and emperors hold sway over rich lands of the east. It is your job to take any one of the 16 brand new factions into glory and domination. Broken Crescent features 300 brand new artistically crafted units and a gorgeous new grand campaign map that spans from Anatolia and Egypt in the west, through the lands of Mesopotamia and Persia and into the lands of Khorasan, and India in the east. Broken Crescent includes new campaign features, scripted Crusades and Mongol invasions, balanced strategic gameplay and army compositions, a drastically improved AI and diplomacy and much much more. ***CONTENTS*** 1) Rights 2) Developers and Contacts 3) Requirements & Installation Instructions ***RIGHTS*** Any public use and release of material found within the Broken Crescent modification requires express permission of its creators. ***DEVELOPERS AND CONTACTS*** * Ahiga * Strelac * GrandViZ * Kinniken * Yelu Dashi * Miraj (RETIRED) * AlphaDelta (RETIRED) * PLEASE VISIT OUR TWC FORUMS TO GET MORE DETAILED INFORMATION TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE Broken Crescent Total War Center Forums: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=346 ***REQUIREMENTS & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS*** Broken Crescent 2.0 requires Medieval 2: Total War, patched to 1.3. The Broken Crescent team is not responsible for any problems arising from other installed mods or modification of the core vanilla data files. It is recommended that you have a fresh installation of Medieval 2: Total War and then patch it to 1.3. Installation Instructions 1) Run bcrescent.exe 2) Select your main M2TW directory, if automatic selection does not work. (e.g. C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War) 3) Select your game version (ENGLISH vs. NON-ENGLISH) and start the installation process - NOTE: Wrong selection here will cause CTD issues! 4) Start the game with the Broken Crescent shortcut on your desktop ***APPLICATION NOTES*** Please note, that BC 2.0 makes all of the previously released patches and fixes obsolete. ***CREDITS*** MOD DEVELOPERS -- Ahiga -- -- Strelac -- -- GrandViZ -- -- Kinniken -- -- Yelu Dashi -- -- AlphaDelta -- (RETIRED) -- Miraj -- (RETIRED) SKINNING ~Strelac~ ~Yelu Dashi~ ~AlphaDelta~ MODELLING ~Strelac~ ~Yelu Dashi~ ~AlphaDelta~ MAPPING ~Miraj~ 2D ART AND DESIGN ~AlphaDelta~ ~Strelac~ ~Ahiga~ CODING AND SCRIPTING ~Miraj and GrandViZ~ Scripting Campaign Setup Ancillaries & Traits ~GrandViZ~ Campaign and Economy Mechanics EDB Generation Rules CAMPAIGN AI AND DIPLOMACY ~GrandViZ~ AI Decision Rules Faction Relation Rules Army Composition Concept UNIT AND BATTLE CONFIGURATION ~Stelac~ Battle Configuration EDU Generation Rules (Unit Stats) Unit Balancing Projectile Physics ~GrandViZ~ Battle AI and Configuration EDU Generation Rules (Unit Costs) ANIMATIONS ~Strelac~ Elephant Archers Elephant Javelins New Pikeman 2H Swordsmen Commander MUSIC Aeranis (Official BC Musical Soundtrack) Ahiga (Organization and Direction) AlokaParyetra (Indian Music) ShayanMirza (Persian & Turkish Music) CODING AND TOOLS ~Kinniken~ EDU Stat Calculator Tool EDB Generator Tool ~GrandViZ~ Installation Tool Localization Support RELEASE MANAGEMENT ~GrandViZ and Strelac~ BC CONTRIBUTORS ~B.Ward~ New Strat Muslim Generals ~Pacco~ ERE Shield Textures ~Leif Ericson~ ERE Shield Textures ~Indian Boy90~ 3D Accesories Contributions Rajput Ancillaries and Traits ~IrAr~ Armenian Names List ~Aethelred~ Provincial map Unit Faust HISTORICAL RESEARCHER ~Ahiga / AlphaDelta / Strelac~ Faction Rosters and Reasearch Unit Ideas Military Historian ~Keravnos~ "The Roman" Visual Research in Artworks and Photographs, Unit Ideas and Information ~Jermagon~ "The Pious" Ancillaries Titles Historically Accurate Family Trees Muslim General Portraits HISTORIAN CONTRIBUTION Randarkmaan (Research on Western Muslim Factions) Yelu Dashi (KK, Mongols) Tadzreuli (Georgia) nnnm (Illustrations and Sketches) Boztorgai_Khan (Kypchaks Names and Family Tree) Celtic Pagan (Macrohistorian) MaximanusBR (Historical Events) Manuel Komnenos (Byzantine Empire) Indian Boy90 (Rajputs) John I Tzimisces, Drtad, Ermeni, King Arsen (Armenia) Khaled.Ibn.Waled (Muslims, Illustrations) Al Masri (Egypt/Arabs) Beuchamp (Oman, Arabs) Hruthwulf (Historical Events/Disasters) Shadibadoo (Names, Traits and Ancillaries) Averroes (Steppe Settlement Research) Little Legionaire (Photo Tours from Istanbul Museum, Topkapi, and Hagia Sophia) AnthoniusII (Byzantine Empire - Material Contribution) TEXT DESCRIPTIONS Ahiga AdmiringtheEnemyEh teh.frickin.pope Tadzreuli Irar Jermagon Ieuano Player44 Kalos Bernem The Celt Keravnos Drtad Lykaor Slash5 Averroes KonfuseQ SPECIAL THANKS TO ~Creative Assembly~ The gratest game series ever! ~TWCenter~ For the mod forum, and for banning Miraj from time to time. ~GrumpyOldMan ~ The Mesh Editor! ~KnightErrant~ modeldb entry duplicator Mount to mesh Faction Viewer Animation Utility ~Hong~ Online Unit Database (http://totalwar.honga.net/faction.php?v=bc&encode=en) TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTERS Beiss of Xenophonia (audio advisor) DeRougemont of The Character Names Project (names tutorial) bdh for his mapping technique Snipafist for helping solve indestructible buildings issues. SIGS, ADVERTISING AND MEDIA SirPaladin Sinan Bdotward Dmesa King Arsen Atterdag Kaiser Invicitus PUBLICITY ~Bulgaroctonus~ Eagle Interview ~Sextus Loverlord~ http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=125939#BC Boomtown UK http://pc.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=16553 4Players http://www.4players.de
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