Thursday, July 31, 2008

AoEI Exclusive: Ancient Units Add-on


You may remember Cerebus13 and his modpack? Well with the absence of updates for almost a year, many will think it's gone dead. But it has actually been going strong for a while now and Cerberus has just finished models for the new array of units. Cerberus has provided us with a new screen of his mods in action, which you can see here. Today as an AoEI exclusive, these units will be explained. You will notice the large elephants from the screenshot, these are unique siege units which are able to shoot arrows from a distance and ram it's head in melee attacks. Hannibal is also seen in front of the ranged elephants. He sports a powerful demoralizing attack which causes triple damage. Hannibal is one of the many heroes included in the mod along with such others like Leonidas. You might recognize the pike-wielding units in the back. Those are Carthagian phalagnites. Though not as sturdy as the Greek phalanx, the phalagnite is faster and due to it's long sarissa pike, it is possible for multiple rows to engage the enemy at once. Notice the shields show the famed "Crescent moon" which was the symbol of the Carthagians back then. The celtic warrior is also shown here, which is another wonderful addition to the pack. Hopefully now you are back on the edge of your seat awaiting this mod, you can expect the mod to be out in the near future.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Announcement: Vampires and Werewolves


Cafa's new mod for AoE III gives you two new units trainable at the saloon(Except for Asians and Americans as these myths originated from Europe.). These new units have new abilities to set them apart from others. An example is the ability to train smaller werewolves and the ability to heal it self and others for the vampires. An interesting feature is the Werewolf has been edited to attack buildings with melee instead of using torches. The mod will be released soon once a suitable model is found for the werewolf and a few other things are fixed and added.

The Announcement Thread: Link

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Announcement: Hero line Wars


Xerxes 3902 has also announced his new project this month. This 2v2 multiplayer scenario is another new concept, here you buy myth units from your team's shop to battle to enemy team's myth units. There is a total selection of 21 different creatures to buy and a special ultimate one at the last age. Sounds from Warcraft III have also been put in the scenario. Xerxes 3902 is currently looking for someone to playtest before he releases so there aren't any glitches.

The Announcement Thread: Link

Announcement: Athens


Another new file has been released by Eare. This scenario has you take control of Athens and wage a war against Crete. This scenario is his first one and it can work on both versions of AoM.

The Download File: Link

Announcement: Unknown Land


Big Muh has yet again released another scenario to play. Now it features Arkantos and Ajax who have been stranded on a group of islands. Their goal is to reach Gargharensiss base but it is heavily fortified which provides a challenge. You can download this now and expect new scenarios and mods from Big Muh coming in the future.

The Announcement Thread: Link

Update: Wulf The Wild Warrior


Atlan has been working hard on his Wulf campaign. Now it goes to the part where Wulf must train in the woods. There are many things to do here such as pray to the gods. The continuation of this will be released in due time as Atlan plans to release the campaign in parts and combine it later on. Comments and reviews will also be appreciated.

The Download File: Link

Announcement: Chinese


Another new update in AoE III news, JPsoft has created a simple 400x400 sized scenario where you must defeat your opponents. There's not much else about it as he wanted to keep it as simple as possible and to give a fun scenario. You can play it now, just follow the link below. Be sure to add a comment on what you thought about it on the page as well.

The Download File: Link