AGE OF MYTHOLOGY - Lite Version
Many of you are already familiar with the AEGEAN MYTHOS project, an ambitious mod that will make a total conversion of MYTHOS into a far more fantastic mythological campaign.
A beautiful project capable of becoming a real AGE OF MYTHOLOGY mod. You can get more information about this total conversion here.
However, I have a different perspective for an Age of Mythology mod in TROY and I really want an AoM experience while focusing on the Trojan war, keeping it as friendly as possible with the original game.
Basically, my proposal is to make the complete reskin of the units to archaic/classical Greek, an overhaul of unit rosters and add the Norse and Egyptian pantheons through their unique heroes: Reginleif & Memnon.
This will be TOTAL WAR SAGA: TROY - Age of Mythology Lite
ADDITION OF NORSE AND EGYPTIAN PANTHEONS IN MYTHOS
Backstory: Her name means "Heritage of the Gods." Once a powerful member of the sisterhood of the Valkyrie, Reginleif served Odin by capturing the souls of warriors for his armies in Valhalla. Reginleif fell from grace from unknown events and seeks to redeem herself in Odin's eyes by delaying the Ragnarok. This quest has brought her to distant lands, where a great war overseen by other gods can indirectly influence the beginning of the twilight of the Norse gods.
Gameplay: All of Penthesilea's original mechanics will serve Reginleif. Leaving a trail of destruction by looting or razing settlements and using battle glory as a "resource" makes perfect sense with the Norse character. The unique Bloodsworn units that require battle glory will be the Einherjar, mighty fallen warriors that Reginleif has the power to bring to the battlefield once again.
Greek side: As a warrior society, the Norse created a bond of respect for the Greeks, particularly the Spartans. In this way they heard Menelaus' call and saw the opportunity to plunder great wealth from Troy and its allies.
Backstory: From southern Greece he became king of Ethiopia, son of Tithonus and Eos, Memnon is considered almost equal to Achilles in skill. On his journey into distant lands, Memnon won the favor of the Egyptian gods and now he comes to Troy with his distinguished army to aid Priam against the Achaean storm.
Gameplay: Original mechanics.
Trojan side: He comes to the assistance of his uncle Priam, for Tithonus and Priam are step-brothers, being both sons of Laomedon by different mothers. This war is also the perfect opportunity for Memnon to be recognized as the greatest warrior of two worlds and overcome Achilles.
MAIN HISTORY & PLAYABLE FACTIONS
The events that trigger the Trojan war remain the same, what changes are only two pantheons that cross this story through their respective heroes who, by fate or coincidence, reach Greece. Memnon will fight for his uncle and his fame between two worlds, Reginleif will continue the long journey of looting and hopes to show the Norse supremacy in the affairs of war, regaining the prestige of Odin. An immersive and mythological Trojan war!
- GREEK SIDE PLAYABLE FACTIONS
- TROJAN SIDE PLAYABLE FACTIONS
MAIN CHALLENGES & CONCEPTS
The biggest challenges of the mod is in character conversion and new pantheons: Hippolyta will be completely removed from the game and replaced by Penthesilea, who will be the only queen of the Amazons with her settled faction in Asia Minor. If possible, Penthesilea will have her spear replaced by an axe. The original Penthesilea (horde faction) will be converted into Reginleif who will bring with her a unique roster of units and a new pantheon. Arkantos will also be present in the game, but as a non-playable faction, on Thrinacia island. Other features like improving the AI and merging other popular mechanics will also be part of this project, as Age of Mythology Lite wants to bring the best possible experience to TROY players, bringing together everything that is good from great mods, but without making the full conversion. In any case, there will only be progress with the project after AEGEAN MYTHOS has reached an advanced phase. The reason I'm announcing this project now is to get feedback and help from other great mod makers.
Transforming Penthesilea into Reginleif is the first step of this mod. It is necessary to see the possibility of creating a new pantheon and establishing the concepts of the new character:
SOME UNIT CONCEPTS
PLANNED PANTHEON
| ODIN |
cult:
I. The Accurate Gungnir
+10% to missile and armour-piercing missile damage of javelin units (own armies factionwide)
+20% to melee attack of spear units (own armies factionwide)
II. To Valhalla
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+40% to morale of own units (own armies factionwide)
+50% to income from raiding and razing (factionwide)
III. The Wild Hunt
+10 to charge of all units (own armies factionwide)
All Heroes frighten enemy units in battle
Enables recruitment of Valkyries
pray:
Neglected Effect
Gain +20 battle glory (own armies factionwide)
Respected Effect
Gain +30 battle glory (own armies factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
Gain +40 battle glory (own armies factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
Gain +50 battle glory (own armies factionwide)
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| THOR |
cult:
I. The Might Mjölnir
+20% to melee attack of club and axe units (own armies factionwide)
-2 to enemy siege holdout time (minimum 1 turn) (own characters factionwide)
II. Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr
+10 to charge of chariot units (own armies factionwide)
+15% to battle speed of chariot units (own armies factionwide)
+20% to melee defence of chariot units (own armies factionwide)
III. Dwarven Gifts
+30% to armour-piercing damage of melee units (own armies factionwide)
Enables recruitment of a Dwarf Blacksmith
Enables recruitment of Dwarves
pray:
Neglected Effect
-5% to morale of all enemy units (enemy armies)
Respected Effect
-10% to morale of all enemy units (enemy armies)
+30% to generated rage in battle (own armies factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
-15% to morale of all enemy units (enemy armies)
+30% to generated rage in battle (own armies factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
-20% to morale of all enemy units (enemy armies)
+30% to generated rage in battle (own armies factionwide)
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| FREYA |
cult:
I. The Beautiful Brísingamen
+25% to bronze and gold from war spoils (own armies factionwide)
-10% to bronze and gold construction costs (own armies factionwide)
II. Love and Magic
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III. Queen of the Valkyries
-20% to fatigue in battle for mythic, mounted and chariot units (own armies factionwide)
+30% to morale of mythic, mounted and chariot units (own armies factionwide)
Enables recruitment of a Seidkona
pray:
Neglected Effect
Gain +20 battle glory (own armies factionwide)
Respected Effect
+7% to battle speed of mythic, mounted and chariot units (own armies factionwide)
Gain +20 battle glory (own armies factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
+9% to battle speed of mythic, mounted and chariot units (own armies factionwide)
Gain +20 battle glory (own armies factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
+12% to battle speed of mythic, mounted and chariot units (own armies factionwide)
Gain +20 battle glory (own armies factionwide)
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| FREY |
cult:
I. Virility and Prosperity
+25% to food from war spoils (own armies factionwide)
-10% to wood construction costs (own armies factionwide)
II. Elven Mastery
+10% to missile damage and armour-piercing missile damage of archers (own armies factionwide)
+15% reload skill of archer units (own armies factionwide)
+20% to range of archer units (own armies factionwide)
III. Lord of the Elves
+25% to administration efficiency for royal decrees
Enables recruitment of a Elf Skald
Enables recruitment of Elves
pray:
Neglected Effect
+1 to horde growth (own armies factionwide)
Respected Effect
+2 to horde growth (own armies factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
+3 to horde growth (own armies factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
+4 to horde growth (own armies factionwide)
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| SKADI |
cult:
I. Hunting Party
+15% to ammunition of archers (own armies factionwide)
+15% to morale of own missile units (own armies factionwide)
II. Lady of the Mountains
+10% to battle speed of missile units (own armies factionwide)
+10% to campaign movement range (own armies factionwide)
-10% to upkeep cost of all light infantry units (own armies factionwide)
III. Glorious Hunt
+50% Aristeia gained by Heroes (own armies factionwide)
Enables recruitment of Frost Giants
Enables recruitment of Ullr
pray:
Neglected Effect
+20% to success chance of ambushes (own armies factionwide)
+20% success chance to evade an ambushe (own armies factionwide)
Respected Effect
+30% to success chance of ambushes (own armies factionwide)
+30% success chance to evade an ambushe (own armies factionwide)
Light infantry gain the "Strider" attribute (own armies factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
+40% to success chance of ambushes (own armies factionwide)
+40% success chance to evade an ambushe (own armies factionwide)
Light infantry gain the "Strider" attribute (own armies factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
+50% to success chance of ambushes (own armies factionwide)
+50% success chance to evade an ambushe (own armies factionwide)
Light infantry gain the "Strider" attribute (own armies factionwide)
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| BALDER |
cult:
I. Loved by All
+10 to diplomatic relations with all factions
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II. Beauty and Wisdom
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+10% to battle captives taken (own armies factionwide)
-15% to cost of all administration buildings (own armies factionwide)
III. A prophetic nightmare
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+25% to damage resistence for Heroes (own armies factionwide)
Enables recruitment of a Völva
pray:
Neglected Effect
+3% to damage resistence of own units (own armies factionwide)
Respected Effect
+5% to damage resistence of own units (own armies factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
+7% to damage resistence of own units (own armies factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
+10% to damage resistence of own units (own armies factionwide)
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| NJORD |
cult:
I. Favorable Wind
+20% to campaign movement range at sea (own armies factionwide)
+20% to morale when figthing at sea (own armies factionwide)
II. Fertility and Wealth
+1 to horde growth (own armies factionwide)
+40% to treasures looted after battle (factionwide)
Grants +5% unrestricted casualty replenishment
III. Patriarch of the Vanir
+10 to deal evaluation for all diplomatic agreements
-25% to cost of royal decrees (factionwide)
Enables recruitment of Trolls
pray:
Neglected Effect
Immune to deep-seas attrition (own armies factionwide)
Respected Effect
Immune to deep-seas attrition (own armies factionwide)
+25% to all resources (factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
Immune to deep-seas attrition (own armies factionwide)
+50% to all resources (factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
Immune to deep-seas attrition (own armies factionwide)
+75% to all resources (factionwide)
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| TYR |
cult:
I. War and Justice
+20% to charge of infantry units wielding two-handed weapons (own armies factionwide)
+20% to damage of infantry units wielding two-handed weapons (own armies factionwide)
II. Patron of Heroes
+10% to hitpoints of Hero (own characters factionwide)
-20% to fatigue in battle for Heroes (own armies factionwide)
-20% to rage cost of activated abilities (own armies factionwide)
III. Stoutness Courage
+10 to morale of all units in Hero's aura (own armies factionwide)
+30% to aura size of Hero (own characters factionwide)
All Heroes are unbreakable in battle
pray:
Neglected Effect
+1 to recruitment rank of all units (own armies factionwide)
Respected Effect
+1 to local recruitment capacity (own armies factionwide)
+2 to recruitment rank of all units (own armies factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
+2 to local recruitment capacity (own armies factionwide)
+3 to recruitment rank of all units (own armies factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
+3 to local recruitment capacity (own armies factionwide)
+4 to recruitment rank of all units (own armies factionwide)
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| HEIMDALL |
cult:
I. The Blow of Gjallarhorn
+1 to local recruitment capacity (own armies factionwide)
-15% to recruitment cost of all army units (own armies factionwide)
II. Keen Eyesight Protector
+50 to experience per turn of all units (own armies factionwide)
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+40% to melee defence of shielded units (own armies factionwide)
III. Guardian of the Bifrost
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-20% fatigue in battle for all units while defending (own armies factionwide)
+30% to morale of all units when defending (own armies factionwide)
pray:
Neglected Effect
+20% to line of sight of all armies (own characters factionwide)
-20% to success chance of enemy agent actions (own characters factionwide)
Respected Effect
+40% to line of sight of all armies (own characters factionwide)
-30% to success chance of enemy agent actions (own characters factionwide)
Celebrated Effect
+60% to line of sight of all armies (own characters factionwide)
-40% to success chance of enemy agent actions (own characters factionwide)
Worshipped Effect
+100% to line of sight of all armies (own characters factionwide)
-50% to success chance of enemy agent actions (own characters factionwide)
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PLANNED UNIT ROSTER (26 new units)
| MYTHOLOGICAL UNITS |
- Frost Giant: Single entity unit, recruitable in military building chain and enabled through the worship of Skadi.
- Valkyries: Heavy cavalry, recruitable in military building chain and enabled through the worship of Odin.
- Einherjars: Heavy infantry, only enabled temporarily through the Blood Oath on the Glory level.
- Troll: Single entity unit, recruitable in religious building chain and enabled through the worship of Freya.
- Dwarves: Heavy infantry, recruitable in military building chain and enabled through the worship of Thor.
- Elves: Medium missile Infantry, recruitable in military building chain and enabled through the worship of Frey.
- Draugars: Medium infantry, only enabled temporarily through the Blood Oath on the Vengeance level.
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| MELEE INFANTRY |
- Ulfhednars: Limited medium unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Berserkers: Limited medium unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Huscarls: Heavy unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Jomsvikings: Limited heavy unit, recruitable in military building chain.
- Axemen: Medium unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Warriors: Medium unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Spearmen: Medium unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Atgeirmen: Medium unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Wildlings: Light unit, only enabled temporarily through the Blood Oath on the Honor level.
- Shieldmaidens: Limited medium unit, recruitable in military building chain.
- Raiders: Light unit, recruitable in main building chain.
- Warband: Light unit, recruitable in main building chain.
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| MISSILE INFANTRY |
- Bowmen: Light unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Ambushers: Light unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Hunters: Light unit, recruitable in main building chain.
- Skirmishers: Light unit, recruitable in main building chain.
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| CAVALRY & CHARIOTS |
- Ynglings: Limited heavy chariot unit, recruitable in military building chain.
- Horsemen: Medium cavalry unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
- Scouts: Light cavalry unit, accessible by upgrading lower units.
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TOTAL WAR SAGA: TROY - Age of Mythology Lite
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