v0.5.3 The Mesopotamia Update for 1.4.2
Major Mod Features:
- A massively detailed map centered on the Near East which at present holds 7000 provinces!
- Civilization Advancements, a new progression system tied to Technology which offers the choice between bonuses aimed to be more than just modifiers, instead unlocking new gameplay such as new buildings, governments or special actions such as Foreign Trading Colonies.
- Migratory Groups now roam the land causing peoples of all cultures to spread far and wide and sometimes founding new countries in uncolonized pockets of land. The system has it challenges and you can manage and interact with it through several actions to maximize the stability and prosperity of your nation.
- Foraging: now armies can replenish their food by foraging in the local territory where each territories food amount depends on the local terrain and population. But be careful, a region devestated by warfare takes a long time to recover, so plan accordingly.
- Unique mechanics for Egypt in the Dynasty system and the multi-stage construction of massive Pyramid complexes with a possible 15 slots! (3 major 12 minor)
- New building system where there can now only be one of each building with a lot of related changes such as new sources of building slots.
- New "Lapiz Lazuli" UI look with a blue/gold theme especially fantastic for all other dark mode fanatics out there
- And much, much more changes, large and small.
Steam Workshop Link with screenshots
Discord
Install Guide: Remove any old version and then extract the contents of the zip into your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Imperator/mod folder
The year is 2115 BCE. and the nascent civilizations of the Near East are in turmoil.
In Mesopotamia it was a mere eighty years ago that the barbarous Gutians overran the first Mesopotamian Empire, The Empire of Akkad. But now one by one the great cities of the former empire have declared their independence and are determined to lay Gutium to waste.
In Egypt the great and prosperous Old Kingdom, who built the Great Pyramid of Khufu, have collapsed and the land has fallen into ruin and turmoil and anarchy once more reigns over the land. The small kingdoms that soon arose struggle for hegemony over all of Egypt in order to found a new glorious dynasty.
In Anatolia there has been a large influx of the Indo-European Luwians that have now come to inhabit most of the western half of the land but the native peoples still rule the eastern half with the great Hattians still reigning over Central Anatolia.
Greece has also seen an influx of another Indo-European peoples, the people that will become known as the Hellenes. The old and established Aegean Civilizations still hold most of the land and the maritime peoples wont easily let go of their many island strongholds.
In Central Asia several societies prosper from the vast trade networks transporting Tin westward connecting far-away lands. In the northern steppe there is word of a new technology; a fast, manouverable chariot that will lead its warlike creators south away from the steppe to the river valleys of the civilized world.
Along the Indus Valley a mighty civilization sprawling with cities still prosper on the banks of the Indus. But the harvest lessens every season and there are fears that the Gods themselves have cursed the land.
The world stands at a crossroads and civilization seems to be at stake.
Want to help?The easiest thing anyone can do is to simply play the mod and give some feedback! Any feedback is greatly appreciated and I also really hope you enjoy the mod!
Primarily looking for:
- 3D artists for Unit Models/Character Portraits
- 2D artists for icons
- Event writers for flavor events or or whatever else.
Credits:
Sloth for lots of 2D art including the amazing new flatmap (the image you see when zoomed out) but also building icons and lots of work on the new UI aesthetics!
The community for commissioning a new Akkadian unit from Owlcoholic!
MikeW for lots of amazing new icons such as the new building icons!
Fedor for a unique Waset mission, Form Dynasty mission and several new formables!
Oneven/lascupa for lots of amazing and brand new flags!
Benjin for his amazing Aegean unit model commissioned by Skotos and I.
Skotos of Sinope for his work on enriching the Aegean part of the map through a Military Tradition redesign, unique decision for Kadmeia to form Thebes, Hellenic and Aegean deities, holy sites and treasures and much more!
Xangelo7 for the Egyptian unit and Egyptian, Aegean and Akkadian portraits.
Ludwig LoreKhan for Minoan Formable
LittlePage for all his Luwian formables
Lord von Fleck for answering lots and lots of questions on Ancient Egypt
JR Dolan for a crazy amount of historically accurate names
Anoldretiredelephant for the Egyptian culture top bar for windows
MattTheLegoman for the new Cedar trees and Aegean buildings
Nopani for lots and lots of formables and heritages in the Aegean world
MobJay for his Byblos flag
Tay13 for several heritages and the new awesome loading screen quotes!
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