Narrow mountain passages were widened enough for agents to freely pass, while armies will still get blocked. This procedure turned the outer layers of the piece into steel, an alloy of iron and iron carbides, with an inner core of less brittle iron. Army attrition and supply system demands much more tactical decisions and religion is much more important (Byg's Reality traits), Countless new Traits, Transferable Titles, Ancillaries (Blood, Broads, & Bastards 2.x), Patriarch titles for Orthodox Factions available, Many broken Character Traits and Ancillaries fixed. [10] In the late 1850s Henry Bessemer invented a new steelmaking process which involved blowing air through molten pig-iron to burn off carbon, and so producing mild steel. There was no fundamental change in the technology of iron production in Europe for many centuries. Medieval II: Total War Medieval II: Total War M2TW: Kingdoms Hosted Modifications Stainless Steel How do you switch between early and late campaigns? Once you're in the 1300s though, most catholic factions start surpassing them, while in the 1400s, they've pretty much become one of the weaker unit rosters due to their lack of late game heavy infantry, heavy cavalry and firearms. funny fact: I always read your name 'Pedobear', understand s##t Hey! Rebalanced existing missions and added more missions. Medieval II - Americas Medieval II - Britannia Medieval II - Crusades Medieval II - Tutonic: Total War: Medieval II - MODs Broken Crescent 1.05 Broken Crescent 2.02 Stainless Steel 5.1b Stainless Steel 6.1 Deus Lo Vult 5.7 Deus Lo Vult 6.0 HTF: Eagle of the Elbe 05 The Long Road 2.0 Lands to Conquer Gold DarthMod 1.4D: The Last Episode Luminescent sword shaped steel hands. [15] That transition happened at different times in different places, as the technology spread. Iron working was introduced to Greece in the late 10th century BC. Knight's Templar & Kingdom of Jerusalem have been combined into Crusader States (with mixed units). Generals are now a lot easier to educate in settlements with schools etc. (please refer to RR/RC OCT 30 post for more detailed changes). It is one of the most popular mods for Medieval 2, but is surpassed in popularity by Third Age: Total War. [2] It is not known when or where the smelting of iron from ores began, but by the end of the 2nd millennium BC iron was being produced from iron ores in the region from Greece to India,[3][4][5] and sub-Saharan Africa. Steel was also used but rarer. Guard/Pommel: Zamak - Brass plated 3 Beds, 2.5 Baths, 2,089 Square Feet for sale for $395,000 - Welcome to this almost new home in NE Bradley County. Mounted Crossbowmen. One of the world's foremost metallurgical curiosities is an iron pillar located in the Qutb complex in Delhi. Cast iron development lagged in Europe because wrought iron was the desired product and the intermediate step of producing cast iron involved an expensive blast furnace and further refining of pig iron to cast iron, which then required a labor and capital intensive conversion to wrought iron.[77]. If you want a more comprehensive roster of units, go for late era. Version 5.0/5.1 released in this thread in October 2007. The development of iron smelting was traditionally attributed to the Hittites of Anatolia of the Late Bronze Age. In China, these iron working methods spread northward, and by 300 BC, iron was the material of choice throughout China for most tools and weapons. $153.95 Imperial Gallic G Roman Helmet - 18 Gauge Brass. [80][81], In 1707, Abraham Darby I patented a method of making cast iron pots. My chest holds more than 150,000 "ducato" (historic Venetian currency at the time of the game: year 1405). The previous thread on this subject went page 4 in just 15 days: Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. Materials we use for the manufacture of the helmets guarantee good impact resistance capability: historically accurate mild steel and corrosion-resistant stainless steel from 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm thick, which is 16 and 14 gauge, respectively. Needing a larger supply of pig iron he leased the blast furnace at Coalbrookdale in 1709. Jewelry - Medieval, Renaissance, and Celtic, Medieval and Renaissance Pants, Hosen, and Kilts, CAS Iberia Hanwei Medieval Swords - Rapiers - Sabers - Basket-Hilts, Cold Steel Swords Katanas Tantos Sabers Broadswords, Longbows Medieval and English Longbows for Traditional Archery. [15], Iron was originally smelted in bloomeries, furnaces where bellows were used to force air through a pile of iron ore and burning charcoal. [30], Wootz steel was produced in India and Sri Lanka from around 300 BC. [79] This further reduced production costs. This is far longer for Early era. Rome was transformed from a republic into a government with a single ruler, and Caesar was its first dictator. There, he made iron using coke, thus establishing the first successful business in Europe to do so. CBUR and Unit Card improvement projects by Agis Tournas implemented. All factions accessible in custom battle and hotseat. Real Recruitment's AoR (Area of Recruitment) system included. Thanks for all the replies, I'll start downloading it today. Thanks in advance. For God and St. George mods by AWellesley. [9] New methods of producing it by carburizing bars of iron in the cementation process were devised in the 17th century. Between 2000 and 2005, world steel demand increased by 6%. The problem of mass-producing cheap steel was solved in 1855 by Henry Bessemer, with the introduction of the Bessemer converter at his steelworks in Sheffield, England. CBUR with most of its features implemented. [6][7][57][dubious discuss][51][56], There is also evidence that carbon steel was made in Western Tanzania by the ancestors of the Haya people as early as 2,300 to 2,000 years ago (about 300 BC or soon after) by a complex process of "pre-heating" allowing temperatures inside a furnace to reach 1300 to 1400C. [37] In 2008, two iron fragments were excavated at the Mogou site, in Gansu. In order to adapt water wheels for gristmilling purposes, cams were used for raising and releasing trip hammers. This is because if not, it feels like youre already won the game in the time it takes to reach late ear tech. Tax auto-manage should now work properly. [11]:145. It is one of the most popular mods for Medieval 2, but is surpassed in popularity by Third Age: Total War. By the 11th century, every province throughout the Muslim world had these industrial mills in operation, from Islamic Spain and North Africa in the west to the Middle East and Central Asia in the east. The Art of Medieval Jewelry An Illustrated History. The Roman Sword has a forged and fully tempered stainless steel blade that has been polished and detailed. [citation needed] Archaeological evidence of cast iron appears in 5th-century BC China. The place and time for the discovery of iron smelting is not known, partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing metal extracted from nickel-containing ores from hot-worked meteoritic iron. Version 3.2 was released for the M2TW official patch 1.2 in this thread in May 2007. First, I played the Ukrainian side (Grand Duchy of Kiev) and managed to play for 444 turns. Ferrous metallurgy is the metallurgy of iron and its alloys.The earliest surviving prehistoric iron artifacts, from the 4th millennium BC in Egypt, were made from meteoritic iron-nickel. Stainless Steel is really really good, but it feels like it takes way too long to get to the fun later units even starting from late period. Auto border-less mode - ALT+TAB in and out of the game without any loading. These processes permitted the great expansion in the production of iron that constitutes the Industrial Revolution for the iron industry.[84]. Date window at 3 o'clock. Proper Mix of Infantry, Missiles, Cavalry and Artillery. They're all fun in some way, except Kwarezm, which can suck if you hate getting your butt kicked by the Mongols early. He probably used Forest of Dean iron as his raw material, but it was soon found that oregrounds iron was more suitable. Events who inform about the fall of any faction's capital cities. The basic oxygen process is used in all modern steelworks; the last Bessemer converter in the U.S. was retired in 1968. The earliest surviving prehistoric iron artifacts, from the 4th millennium BC in Egypt,[1] were made from meteoritic iron-nickel. In the early 19th century, Hall discovered that the addition of iron oxide to the charge of the puddling furnace caused a violent reaction, in which the pig iron was decarburised, this became known as 'wet puddling'. While I didn't actually win the contest (Fatimid Caliphate did), I still grabbed the whole Northeast quarter of the map: all lands North of Black Sea and Caucasus, 32 regions. The economic boom in China and India caused a massive increase in the demand for steel. ): White, W. C.: "Bronze Culture of Ancient China", p. 208. Removed Ireland. Answer (1 of 8): From a stats perspective the peasant units are always terrible, but I wouldn't count them as "the worst unit" because they are dirt cheap and not intended to be very useful. You're surrounded by practically all enemies that want to gut you the chance they get. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Mesopotamia was fully into the Iron Age by 900 BC. All rights reserved. During the medieval period, smiths in Europe found a way of producing wrought iron from cast iron (in this context known as pig iron) using finery forges. Gristmills in the Islamic world were often made from both watermills and windmills. [20] An Ancient Egyptian sword bearing the name of pharaoh Merneptah as well as a battle axe with an iron blade and gold-decorated bronze shaft were both found in the excavation of Ugarit. New main menu background & splash screen by Y2day. Makes for a surprisingly easy and fun early game where you turtle and have no wars with anyone, if you ally with the right factions. The carbon monoxide produced by the charcoal reduced the iron oxide from the ore to metallic iron. [16] The Indian mythological texts, the Upanishads, have mentions of weaving, pottery and metallurgy, as well. We're going to wing it with a faction of YOUR choosing and. While the iron bloom contained some carbon, the subsequent hot-working oxidized most of it. [89] In 2005, the British Geological Survey stated China was the top steel producer with about one-third of the world share; Japan, Russia, and the US followed respectively. Stainless Steel version 6.0 by King Kong. (now we have 141 music files + vanilla music, compared to 89 in 6.1 and no vanilla music, that's a hell lot!). We hope you enjoy the wish list. She ne vmerla Ukraina)) It is not known when or where the smelting of iron from ores began, but by the end of the 2nd millennium BC iron was being produced from iron ores in the region from Greece to India, and sub-Saharan Africa. To give you an idea: Gunpowder technology is, if i remember correctly, about 20 turns in when playing late era. Join now to share your own content, we welcome creators and consumers alike and look forward to your comments. sunrise_killer 13 years ago #1 I'm playing with Stainless Steel 6.2, and I was just curious as to. Stainless Steel mostly keeps the same setting as the original Medieval 2 campaign, though it expands the map east and north while removing America. Smelting with coal (or its derivative coke) was a long sought objective. Plus, Winged Hussars. Post article and help us achieve our mission of showcasing the best content from all developers. Geez guys, I did not think that I would get this much information from a discusion I started a couple months ago. Meh the cumans if unmodded are pretty crappy in my opinion. Maximum amount of almost 200 historically medieval settlements. Mounted Arquebusiers. Rebalanced building bonuses. The early Hittites are known to have bartered iron (meteoric or smelted) for silver, at a rate of 40 times the iron's weight, with the Assyria in the first centuries of the second millennium BC. Medieval II: Total War has a surprisingly active and vibrant mod scene for a game its age. While there are some iron objects from Bronze Age Anatolia, the number is comparable to iron objects found in Egypt and other places of the same time period, and only a small number of those objects were weapons.[21]. We suggest you try the article list with no filter applied, to browse all available. Usually the one that I am playing at the moment cuz nationalism will bring us victory! Concurrent with the transition from bronze to iron was the discovery of carburization, the process of adding carbon to wrought iron. I get this 'f##k you', Head Armorer of the Order of the New Templars, Member Of The Missionary Church of Kopimism, Tesserarius of 1st Cohort, 1st Century, Legio I Latina(Join Up), STAINLESS STEEL Historical Improvement Project (SS, http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt71#post8479471, http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=369607, http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=479539, If this is your first visit, be sure to The efficiency of the blast furnace was improved by the change to hot blast, patented by James Beaumont Neilson in Scotland in 1828. Maximum amount of almost 200 historically medieval settlements. Palms Place Hotel in Las Vegas offers luxe and chic surroundings for the most upscale customers. The Renaissance Pike and Shot submod for SSHIP (Stainless Steel Historical Improvement Project), Re uploaded mod all other existing links are corrupted. The earliest records of bloomery-type furnaces in East Africa are discoveries of smelted iron and carbon in Nubia that date back between the 7th and 6th centuries BC,[64][65][66] particularly in Meroe where there are known to have been ancient bloomeries that produced metal tools for the Nubians and Kushites and produced surplus for their economy. Posted at 01:41h . Apart from some production of puddled steel, English steel continued to be made by the cementation process, sometimes followed by remelting to produce crucible steel. It's only that, for a while, restarting the game, or your PC, allows you to continue the game. Stainless steel bracelet with hidden deployant clasp. Archaeological sites in Gangetic plains have yielded iron implements dated between 1800 and 1200 BC. All of the factions in the Late Campaign that weren't there in the start of an Early Campaign (Teutonics, Mongols, Timurids) show up over time. However, the Medieval period brought two developmentsthe use of water power in the bloomery process in various places (outlined above), and the first European production in cast iron. [23] It was believed that they maintained a monopoly on iron working, and that their empire had been based on that advantage. Our premier resort boasts spectacular, wide-ranging views of the Vegas Strip and the Spring Mountains. Version 6.3 released in this thread on the 3rd of August 2010, Version 6.0/6.1 released in this thread in April 2008. O and i nom nom nom on rep so yeaclick the buttonim waiting. Cuman's give me my mounted focused roster that I enjoy playing without the sort of OP start that I feel the Mongols get, Byzantium is glorious Rome, and Poland is just sort of a personal favorite of mine that I have always enjoyed since the earliest days of playing vanila. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Specialties: If only for a time, you can live like the king or queen that you are. Work of art coastlines instead of the square 'vanilla' ones. However in the 1870s GilchristThomas process was developed, and later basic lining was adopted for the open hearths as well. Even that is survivable and thus exciting. . In the Bessemer process, molten pig iron from the blast furnace was charged into a large crucible, and then air was blown through the molten iron from below, igniting the dissolved carbon from the coke. [2] The archaeological evidence seems to point to the Middle East area, during the Bronze Age in the 3rd millennium BC. The brass plated cast metal is ornated with figures sculpted in relief, while the handgrip is in anatomically worked wood. It is possible that this was at the Cistercian Abbey of Clairvaux as early as 1135, but it was certainly in use in early 13th century France and Sweden. Byzantine and Kievan Rus unit cards by akvilonn. [24] Bronze objects remained abundant, and these objects have the same percentage of tin as those from the Late Bronze Age. Steel was produced in Sri Lanka from 300 BC[29] by furnaces blown by the monsoon winds. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=560689, If this is your first visit, be sure to More logical and rebalanced recruitment, for example cities can build more ships & artillery than castles. Stainless steel isn't supported anymore, there are mods that have continued its development however,Roar of conquest automatically installs the patch plus stainless steel and broken Cresent, it's stainless steel but functional and fixed, roar of conquest makes battles unplayable lmao. In 2008, steel began trading as a commodity on the London Metal Exchange. There, armour was made of hard leather or thick wool. Features Stainless Steel 6.4 Features The Campaign Rebalanced victory conditions. Overall Length: 71 cms - 28 inches This page was last edited on 18 February 2021, at 12:40. [13], These early uses appear to have been largely ceremonial or decorative. Recent studies have suggested that its qualities may have been due to the formation of carbon nanotubes in the metal. Medieval II: Total War is the fourth game in the Total War series. This is a clean install guide for Medieval II: Total War (MTW II) & Stainless Steel (SS) 6.3/6.4 (non-Steam). By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Regardless of your length of stay, we offer a design for living the good life with all the modern amenities and . 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