EMPIRES OF FAITH
An RPG mod with persistent characters and a complex, semi-historical strategic layer
It is the thirteenth century, by the Christian reckoning, in a world slightly different than our own. In the West, the Holy Roman Emperor has seized Rome, asserted his dominance over the papacy, and numbers the kings of Britain, France, and Spain as his vassals. His rival in Christendom, the Basileus in Constantinople, still holds Greece and Asia Minor and has extended his suzerainty into Russia. The Caliphate, after a century of rapid expansion, ran into fierce resistance in Anatolia, Central Asia, and India and has consolidated, but also avoided the pitfalls of relying on a slave soldiery. The Turks of Central Asia united with their fellow nomads of the steppe to confront the Muslim invasion and have forged a strong, lasting khaganate, amalgamating the mystic traditions of Tibetan Buddhism with their own traditional sky god to create a religion of imperial rule. The emperor of China, though racked by civil wars, never completely abandoned the Tang Dynasty's imperial ambitions, and continues to contest with the khaganate for control of the Silk Road. In India, the Cholas of Tamil Nadu have expanded their sea empire to make tributaries throughout southeast Asia, and have sent armies of religious devotees to the north to fight the Muslim incursion in the name of Shiva, Krishna, and the Goddess. These six imperial powers, each proclaiming to be uphold the will of the Heavens upon earth, contest with each other for dominance while at home they struggle with restless vassals, rebellious nobles, ungovernable tribes, and others. It is the age of the empires of faith.
Download link for Empires of Faith v 0.401, released April 10 2013
http://mountandblade.nexusmods.com/mods/3974
http://rapidshare.com/files/38243452/Empires_of_Faith_v0401.rar
https://mega.co.nz/#!5BExxbLL!c1svplWzyJ8vah_KXoobGx4YZiNFDFH6B4ZtdlJy6uY
Optional patch for 0.401
Three servers should be up, two in Europe and one in North America
Note -- the game is meant to be playable and fun with relatively few players on the server. (There are a lot of bots to fight).
Website for character development, the strategic layer
http://empires.arrakis-net.com (this will redirect you to the one below, but it should be easier to remember)
http://87.229.55.124/
Features as of v0.400 (April 2013):
* Multiplayer missions including caravan raiding, village raids, and field battles
* Players are granted fiefs from NPC factions. Construct buildings, then visit or fight there.
* Scenes and factions to represent territories running from the British isles to Russia, from Morocco to India
* A world map that reflects the ebb and tide of conquest
* Faction politics pitting nobles against tribes against merchant leagues, and in which different religious trends compete for influence
Resources in languages other than English
This is the mod formerly known as Caravan Raiders.
The goals: a historically immersive multiplayer game with MMORPG-like features.
There are currently two parts to the mod
Multiplayer battles on the server using the Warband engine:
These are multiplayer but also feature lots of bots, making for a challenging experience both when playing with others or on an otherwise empty server. Gold and renown is earned and characters can upgrade, but starting characters should also be competitive and there should be little sense of grinding.
The strategic layer on the website:
Right now, you develop your character by buying estates, urban connections, and the like. You can also follow your faction's victories and defeats on the map -- but you can only influence the course of events through fighting in battles, and the outcomes do not have too much of an impact on your dynasty's fortunes. This will change. I hope to eventually give the strategic layer enough depth to make it a worthy game in its own -- I don't know if I'll ever get to the level of, say, Crusader Kings or EU, but that's the distant goal in my sights. There are some features that I hope to activate in a few weeks or so.
You can also play single-player by hosting a game. Any game you host won't be "official," however, and your winnings will not be uploaded.
DISCLAIMER: Although this has MMORPG-like features, this is still under development. I will try to make sure that no player loses their progress in the game -- although the stats themselves, and what they mean, might change.
The map however may be reset from time to time.
An RPG mod with persistent characters and a complex, semi-historical strategic layer
It is the thirteenth century, by the Christian reckoning, in a world slightly different than our own. In the West, the Holy Roman Emperor has seized Rome, asserted his dominance over the papacy, and numbers the kings of Britain, France, and Spain as his vassals. His rival in Christendom, the Basileus in Constantinople, still holds Greece and Asia Minor and has extended his suzerainty into Russia. The Caliphate, after a century of rapid expansion, ran into fierce resistance in Anatolia, Central Asia, and India and has consolidated, but also avoided the pitfalls of relying on a slave soldiery. The Turks of Central Asia united with their fellow nomads of the steppe to confront the Muslim invasion and have forged a strong, lasting khaganate, amalgamating the mystic traditions of Tibetan Buddhism with their own traditional sky god to create a religion of imperial rule. The emperor of China, though racked by civil wars, never completely abandoned the Tang Dynasty's imperial ambitions, and continues to contest with the khaganate for control of the Silk Road. In India, the Cholas of Tamil Nadu have expanded their sea empire to make tributaries throughout southeast Asia, and have sent armies of religious devotees to the north to fight the Muslim incursion in the name of Shiva, Krishna, and the Goddess. These six imperial powers, each proclaiming to be uphold the will of the Heavens upon earth, contest with each other for dominance while at home they struggle with restless vassals, rebellious nobles, ungovernable tribes, and others. It is the age of the empires of faith.
Download link for Empires of Faith v 0.401, released April 10 2013
http://mountandblade.nexusmods.com/mods/3974
http://rapidshare.com/files/38243452/Empires_of_Faith_v0401.rar
https://mega.co.nz/#!5BExxbLL!c1svplWzyJ8vah_KXoobGx4YZiNFDFH6B4ZtdlJy6uY
Optional patch for 0.401
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5fclz2bb3mvj6j7
This is a fairly small patch. Copy the files inside over presentations and scripts in the module file. It should give correct messages as to what caravan loot is lootable in player caravan mode, and should provide better indication of what factions you can join in all player-sponsored missions.
It should not have an impact on gameplay.
This is a fairly small patch. Copy the files inside over presentations and scripts in the module file. It should give correct messages as to what caravan loot is lootable in player caravan mode, and should provide better indication of what factions you can join in all player-sponsored missions.
It should not have an impact on gameplay.
Three servers should be up, two in Europe and one in North America
Note -- the game is meant to be playable and fun with relatively few players on the server. (There are a lot of bots to fight).
Website for character development, the strategic layer
http://empires.arrakis-net.com (this will redirect you to the one below, but it should be easier to remember)
http://87.229.55.124/
Features as of v0.400 (April 2013):
* Multiplayer missions including caravan raiding, village raids, and field battles
* Players are granted fiefs from NPC factions. Construct buildings, then visit or fight there.
* Scenes and factions to represent territories running from the British isles to Russia, from Morocco to India
* A world map that reflects the ebb and tide of conquest
* Faction politics pitting nobles against tribes against merchant leagues, and in which different religious trends compete for influence
Resources in languages other than English
A guide in Italian, kindly translated by JabdiMelborn
http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,214353.0.html
http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,214353.0.html
This is the mod formerly known as Caravan Raiders.
The goals: a historically immersive multiplayer game with MMORPG-like features.
There are currently two parts to the mod
Multiplayer battles on the server using the Warband engine:
These are multiplayer but also feature lots of bots, making for a challenging experience both when playing with others or on an otherwise empty server. Gold and renown is earned and characters can upgrade, but starting characters should also be competitive and there should be little sense of grinding.
The strategic layer on the website:
Right now, you develop your character by buying estates, urban connections, and the like. You can also follow your faction's victories and defeats on the map -- but you can only influence the course of events through fighting in battles, and the outcomes do not have too much of an impact on your dynasty's fortunes. This will change. I hope to eventually give the strategic layer enough depth to make it a worthy game in its own -- I don't know if I'll ever get to the level of, say, Crusader Kings or EU, but that's the distant goal in my sights. There are some features that I hope to activate in a few weeks or so.
You can also play single-player by hosting a game. Any game you host won't be "official," however, and your winnings will not be uploaded.
DISCLAIMER: Although this has MMORPG-like features, this is still under development. I will try to make sure that no player loses their progress in the game -- although the stats themselves, and what they mean, might change.
The map however may be reset from time to time.
