Carolus Magnus AD771

[Bohémond]

Carolus Magnus AD 771. A Great Invasions Mod for AJE.

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Great Invasions is a mod for AJE based on Great Invasions, a video game designed by Philippe Thibaut in 2005.
The mod is still in alpha version but almost all features are already implemented.

I will play with the Kingdom of Franks ruled by Charlemagne in the AD771 scenario.

My goal is to post an update twice a week.

Comments are welcomed.

[Bohémond]

The Kingdom of Franks, in blue, is most powerful western kingdom but the loyalty to Carolingian dynasty varies a lot from area to area.

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[Lafrite]

Joli

[Jagermeister]

C'est Noël avant l'heure.

Je vais suivre cela avec intérêt.

[Nikel]

Are you alone creating this?

Double merit considering the forum is a deserted island!

Hope you enjoy it sir

[Bohémond]

:blink:

Are you alone creating this?

Double merit considering the forum is a deserted island!

Hope you enjoy it sir

I am alone but I did collect a lot of graphic stuff from Great Invasions. Total War titles or other AGEOD games.

I think ''enjoy'' is the right word, I really have fun doing it.

[Pocus]

I'm already impressed!

[Bohémond]

Let's have a look to the scenario background before action take place in March.

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Pepin the hunchback is the heir of the hrone and Hidelgard is the new queen since Desiderata repudiation.

Following the death of Carloman, Charlemagne is the sole ruler of the kingdom of Franks,

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[Bohémond]

Let's have a look now at what expect us in the North, goal of our Spring Campaign.

The Saxons, pagan and rebel, led by some skilled noblemen.

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And of course, Frisians raiders are ready to plunder

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[sionnach]

This looks great!

[Baris]

Thank you for your work Bohémond.

looking forward to scenario.

[delcastel]

J'adore super travail j'espere que ca debouchera sur un mod jouable pour nous

[Bohémond]

March 772, the Spring Plaid is located in Mainz. All leaders and vassals are present.

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Habemus Papam

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In March, we are allowed to recruit our levy units (Bann) trough Regional Decisions.

As our goal is to invade Saxony, most of the decisions are set in Austrasia and Germany.

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However we raise 3 infantry units in Gascony and Gothia and sent Count Roland to Toulouse.
We are planning to increase our demesne in Gascony.

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[Bohémond]

In this scenario , there are 3 kinds of factions ;

-The major one ; Carolingians
-The minor ones ; Kingdom of Lombards, Duchy of Bavaria, Kingdom of Asturias, Papal States.
-The raiders and unstable ones ; Frisians, Saxons, Slaves, Avars, Vascones, Britons, Danes and Umayyads.

Each faction kind has his own features and ways to prevent Carolingians hegemony.

[Bohémond]

Our Bann Units have been raised,

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and we can now start to storm Saxony.

There will be 3 main columns. ;

Western one will cross the Rhine at Nijmegen and march to Osnabruck.

Central one will cross the Rhine at Koln and march to Paderborn

Eastern one will march from Frizlar to the North

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Some bad news from kingdom of Lombards , Gerberga is now at Pavia.

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We will need to take care of our nephews and bring them back close to their beloved uncle.

[Bohémond]

In April, we are allowed to raise some low quality levy units (HeerBann) . They are cheap units but region loyalty is impacted.

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Their task will be to defend some key locations, like the Fulda Abbey above, in the borders against raiders.

Raiders will show up in the borders regions, they do represent a strategic threat but population unrest will increase and prestige will be lost if the ruler does manage to eliminate them,

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[Bohémond]

In Great Invasions Mod, there are 6 assets

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-Prestige (VP) ; Required for diplomatic action, generated by cities and structures and lost when ruler is not able to protect his people from raids or starvation .

-Morale (NM) ; Earned and lost via battles.

-Engagement Points ; Required for almost everything (options, decisions), generated by cities and structures.

-Money ; Required to pay and recruit your vassal units, levy units are free. A few decisions will require it too. (Generated by Cities and Structures once a year.

-Men ; Required for levy decisions. Generated by cities and structures once a year.

-War supplies ; Required for levy decisions. Generated by cities and structures once a year.


The regional decisions are removed and added depending on season kind ( war, infrastructure, diplomacy, levy).
The goal is to keep player busy during the cold times and focused on war between May and October.

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[Bohémond]

Let's have a look at the ledger.

Some pics addition on the sides, like in ECW,

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And a new ledger (F9) for all locked options, to give a player an opportunity to include these options in his strategy.

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[Bohémond]

Osnabruck and Paderborn have been conquered, the saxon army is located in Minden.
A nice place to be as Frankish armies will have either to cross a river or to march trough a wild region with no roads to reach it.

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A new heir to the throne, Karl.

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[Bohémond]

In Septimania, the decision is made to bride the raider in order to get rid of them.
The prestige cost of this decision quite huge.

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Far from Narbonne, we try to pacify recent conquered region in order to be able to move ''safely'' trough it (loyalty has an impact on available local supply).

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[Random]

Impressive!

This is an era and topic about which I know next to nothing but following where this leads might just change that. Looks very polished even at this stage so well done and best of luck with your mod.

-C

[Nikel]

I remember the old times when Rafiki gave titles to special forumites.

No doubt Bohémond deserves one. When the forum is in decadence, PhilThib gone and Pocus using another engine to create games, not his own, Bohémod is still modding it!

Paraphrasing Julius Caesar's Ultimus Romanorum, we may call him the Last of the Ageodians.

No, wait, modding AJE Ultimus Romanorum sounds better


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_of_the_Romans

[Bohémond]

Thank you guys for your nice words.

I want to give credit Philthib and Pocus for their help and for the opportunity to have been part of a some betas teams
I did learn a lot about AGEOD engine.

[RebelYell]

Very impressive!

[Pocus]

This seems a superb and complete mod you have done, amazing!!

[Bohémond]

Warplan is to attack Minden from the East ( Charlemagne Stack) and from the West (Bernard Stack)

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Some Britons raiders have reached Tours and try to sack St Martin Abbey, Hopefully next Fall, we wil be able to afford the Brittany March Option to get rid of this annoying threat.

[Bohémond]

Several structures are available in Great Invasions Mod

The standard ones City, Walls (Fort), Harbor (sea and river) and Depot.

The military one ; Fort. Able to raise a garrison.

The economic ones ; Commerce Port and Bridge. Providing some extra money.

The religious one ; Monastery, Bishopric and Archibishopric.
Religious one are kind of important as they increase loyalty to the owner and allow decisions as Conversion

[Bohémond]

Some action in Saxony

Charlemagne Army manages to engage Widukind one in Minden.

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Although it's a Carolingian victory, saxons prisonners are only 150 and Widukind has not retreated from the region.

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In Gascony, a fort is going to be built in Pau in order to establish Frankish domination.

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[Bohémond]

Bad news again from Lombardia,

Didier's court seems the place to be for the ones not confortable with Charlemagne hegemony.

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We are confident that Pope Adrian will not respond positively to the Lombards king.

[delcastel]

ce mod est vraiment genial j'espere que nous pourrons y jouer un jour .

Jattend la suite de l AAR