Blue Lotus Total War
Modfoldered Edition
by Allevander
Thanks to the previous Blue Lotus Team
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ny.../blue_lotus.7z
I Downloaded the Rinsui version of Blue Lotus years ago, and tried to fix it somewhat to make it playable.
Well recently I decided to put in the work to convert it to a modfolder (harder than it looks, must be why it hasn't been done before).
Changes
-Modfoldered appropriate files with blue_lotus tag
-ported models, textures, items from Blue Lotus mod
-pack file for stubborn building textures that used to be overwritten
-Unit recruitment and building effects tweaked
-Rebels overhaul, hopefully in line with the BLTW experience.
-Zone of recruitment for Refugees and mecenaries (done with hidden resources, previously planned but not implemented)
-Wonder buildings (done with hidden resources, previously planned but not implemented)
-Should be as close to original overwrite Blue Lotus version as can be, yet settlement underlays don't seem to have worked.
Well it looks better without them anyways.
Features original full campaign and custom battles and sieges.
I also adjusted a few of the factions starting koku (denarii). Hopefully it is balanced enough to have a successful playthrough if playing smartly.
If not feel free to adjust campaign values yourselves or give suggestions to me for further balance.
Hopefully I have smitten the most obvious crash to desktops (CTD's) that may happen, but I can't guarentee that it won't happen.
Campaign testing by the AI eventually gets overrun by the Yomi usually.
TO INSTALL
Works on Rome Total War 1.5.
Just extract the blue_lotus folder and place in your Rome Total War directory.
NON-STEAM USERS:
Create a shortcut to your RomeTW.exe file. Right click the shortcut, click properties, shortcut tab,
copy in the following to the Target line:
-nm -mod:blue_lotus -show_err
Example:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe" -nm -mod:blue_lotus -show_err
Launch and Play!
STEAM USERS (cause mod folders work on Steam):
Right click Rome:Total War in your library, click properties, set launch options, copy in the following:
-nm -mod:blue_lotus -show_err
Click OK. Launch Rome: Total War and Play!
As has been said before, Blue Lotus is the modder's mod, from which I myself learned to mod Rome Total War. I hope you can freshly enjoy the work myself and the previous teamn put into this classic.
Cheers, and happy demon hunting.