TAM Scenarios

[Drtad]

Thamis, I believe I have compiled enough information to allow the modding in of the Urartian Empire. Here it is.

Leader: Argishti Unique Unit: Urartian Warchariot (increased strength) Urartian Cavalry (replacing horse archer, again increased strength) Unique Building: Vishap (replaces aqueduct, increased health)

City list: Tushpa
Sagunia
Musasir
Arzashku
Erebuni
Argishtihinili
Teishebaini
Toprakkale
Sardurihinili
Rusahinili
Altintepe
Kayalidere
Patmos (not the island)
Shengavit
Kultepe
Armavir
Garni
Cavustepe
Anzaf
Baskale

I hope this is enough.

 

[thamis]

Hey cool. Thanks a lot! Now any clue what that leader might have looked like?

 

[Drtad]

Sure! Argishti was one of the greatest Urartian kings, and he defeated Assyria's greatest general of that time, so the Assyrians depicted him as he was beating them. Here is one of those depictions. Also, I think Urartu could be put on the huge map, Tushpa should be right next to Lake Van.

Dionysius, I am nor sure you will see my last post at the bottom of the last page, so I will post it here to, could you make that near east map for vanilla as well? I will need it for my next project which will include the Fall of Assyria scenario, and I shall later do Pontic Wars.

 

[Ankenaton]

Hello Drtad. Where was this civilization located? I know very little about them. Hats off to any civilization that helped grind the Assyrians into the dust.

 

[thamis]

You can quickly turn any mod map into a vanilla map with VIM (see the link in my sig).

 

[thamis]

Urartu was located north of Mesopotamia, south of the Caucasus, west of the Caspian Sea, and southeast of the Black Sea.

 

[Ankenaton]

Urartu was located north of Mesopotamia, south of the Caucasus, west of the Caspian Sea, and southeast of the Black Sea.

Were they related to the Mittani (were they the Mittani)?

 

[Drtad]

Prepare for a long explanation Akhenaton.

The Urartians were one of the Hurrian tribes in Armenia. In 860, under king Aramu, they absorbed the surrounding tribes and organized a central state. Under the kings Menuas, Ishpuini, Argishti, and Sarduri II, Urartu became the strongest state in the region by conquering Kolchis, Syria, Cilicia, Lake Sevan, and the rest of Armenia. They were the main rival of Assyria until 714, when the barbaric Cimmerians crushed the Urartian army in the north. The Assyrians then invaded from the south and attacked Tushpa, the capital. The Assyrians were crushed and they turned back. The next time they invaded, they completely ignored Tushpa, saying that the Urartian cavalry was too strong. Urartu continued to deteriorate, aiding in the demise of Assyria and then, according to the Bible, were involved in an anti-Babylonian coalition. After that the Medes destroyed them and the Orontid Armenian kingdom arose from Urartu's rubble.

 

[Drtad]

This is kind of off topic, but it is a question to help me with one of the scenarios that I am making for my big project, the Battle of Vartanantz. During this time, was the Sassanid Empire in control of Egypt?

 

[Dionysius]

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[Drtad]

Thamis, I know how to change a map to vanilla, but I stink at placing resources. And thank you very much Dionysius!

 

[Dionysius]

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[Jet]

help for this Canaan map

I'll give it a shot right now, looks like fun.

 

[thamis]

Remember that MapView is a much better editor than WorldBuilder.

 

[Dionysius]

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[Jet]

Dionysius, here's a version with terrain, features, and resources. I'm not attached to it, so please change it however you like.

 

[Dionysius]

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[Jet]

credit?

I don't really care.

 

[Dionysius]

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[Ankenaton]

i thought the crashings could be fixed by re-installing civ,
but after i uninstalled it i noticed the civ4 disk had a crack.
so, no maps for awhile. unless that mapview thing works, though.

After my Civ4 Conquests Disc cracked in half, I always make a copy and keep the original tucked away just in case the copy disc is damaged. Its like backing up your data; you don't necessary do it, until you have experienced a hard drive failure resulting in a loss of data.