Multiplayer Campaign: S P A R T A N S

[The_Vandhaal]

SPARTANS

Created by:The_Vandhaal
RELEASE DATE: 12-12-2007
TYPE: Age of Mythology the Titans, Multiplayer Campaign

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NOTICE This campaign will not be completed....the first 3 acts have been tested many times on ESO....but due to the fact that the scenario is FULLY randimized and changes with every new game you start .....multiplayer testing takes too long i will not test them any further....so they will be released as is....if you have some ideas to improve stuff or found something which does not work + the solution to make it work just post in this thread.....It depends on my MOOD and the time i have wheter I update it or not !

TABLE OF CONTENT

Use this table of content for quick look up. You can find game settings and more info about each Act from this campaign below !

1. STORY
   
2. ACT 1: THE DELPHI ORACLE
   
3. ACT 2: THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE
   
4. ACT 3: 301 GODS
   
5. ACT 4: THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS
   
6. ACT 5: THE SPARTANS MARCH TO GLORY
   
7. ACT 6: THE BATTLE OF PLATAEA
   
8. ACT 7: THE TOWER OF BABYLON
   
9. MORE SCREENSHOTS
   
10. Spartans custom taunts for Eso
    
11. More info & Contact
    
12. DOWNLOAD
    

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480-479 BC

...And then they came from Asia minor...
We smelled already the stench from that filth which came from the middle east when they where miles away. For a second time the Thousand nations of the Persian empire decended on Greece, an island of reason and freedom. Xerxes send an army that was so vast that it shook the earth with its march in order to destroy and submit our homelands !

But this time they would meet us, this time they would not fight only mortal Greeks....no this time they would be confronted by warriors who stand tall above any mortal who walks the earth, warrior who are perfect, warriors who have no fear, warriors who are the decendants of the great Heracles himself. This time they would fight us........SPARTANS !!

We where not alone......the mighty Zeus, ruler of heaven & earth, and all our Greek gods where ready to confront Ahura Mazda and the Persian gods.

They started "first blood" and so the time had come to teach them new kinds of pain !

Spartans is a multiplayer campaign created for Age of Mythology The Titans online gaming on the TVO & ESO. It leads a group of 5 players through the 3 decisive battles in the second part of the Greco-Persian War. Players will fight as the fascist Spartans and their Greek allies or the bloodtirsty and cruel Persians lead by their tyrant God King Xerxes.

Note this campaign will not be fully finished
The act which are released now ar tested many times...and they should run smooth.......but since i will not finish all acts for this campaign i concider all stuff as prototype stuff......if you found something you can post in this thread....and maybe I will update it if I am in the mood for it


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ACT 1: THE DELPHI ORACLE

• Full cinematic scenario finetuned for use on Eso
  
• Made for 5 players
  

Game set up:

• Player 1 is Zeus
  
• Unlocked teams
  
• No other team settings needed
  

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ACT 2: THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE

• Battlescenario with time limit, Invaders vs Attackers + king of the Hill style
  
• Made for 5 players
  
• ALL events are randomized so they can be different each time you host this scenario
  
• Skipable tutorial cinematic
  
• detailed map design
  
• Use of real Persian Myth creatures and gods
  
• Incorporated real historical events + ofcourse Vandhaals own fantasy myth stuff
  
• 2 Greek vs 3 Persian players ( the game is balanced for this amount of players
  
• random events ( randomized each new game)
  
• randomized upgrade system
  
• randomized heroes for both sides
  
• Historical story under the spotlight button
  
• well and much other stuff
  

Game set up:

• Player 1 and 2: team 1
  
• Player 3,4,5 team:2
  
• Above settings are not really needed ( diplomacy effects)
  
• Civ settings do not matter ( specific civs will only have a small inlfuence on the game)
  
• do not use comp players if you can they will do nothing and only lag
  
• lock teams
  
• Host this game only with some fun players..........with morons it will be boring just like any online game !
  

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ACT 3: 301 GODS

• Full cinematic scenario finetuned for use on Eso
  
• Made for 5 players
  

Game set up:

• Player 1 is Zeus ( if not the movie will not play !!)
  
• Unlocked teams
  
• No other team settings needed
  

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NEVER TO BE FINISHED ACTS

These where planned scenarios for the Spartans campaign but they will not be finished and released.

ACT 4: THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS

This scenario was almost 100% designed and the first mission was fully triggerd. It would have been a scenario where both teams would fight around 5 missions ( 5 objectives). The team which would have won the most rrounds in this sea battle would win.
The first mission was about the Egyptian Contigent, the second mission would have been a battle onboard of rammed ships...hand to hand combat...Spartans fav style !. Last Mission would have been a battle in one of the ports...controlled by the Persians or Greek.

The map featured the Salamis area, including both ports, rammed ships, and just like in the real battle Xerxes sat on his thrown on the beach to see the naval battle as it developed.

Some BETA screenshots from Act 4 The Battle of Salamis..Notice these are work in progress screens so not finished stuff:

ACT 5: THE SPARTANS MARCH TO GLORY

This would have been again a short full cinematic scenario special created and finetuned for the use on ESO

ACT 6: THE BATTLE OF PLATAEA
Would have been the final large scale battle.. in the Greco-Persian War
The idea behind this scenario was to base it on a standard supremacy build & destroy gameplay. But with objectives for both sides...so kinda like the Build & Destroy scenarios in the original Age of Mythology single player campaigns

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ACT 7: THE TOWER OF BABYLON

• This scenario is a singleplayer eyecandy rpg map. which is released as a stand alone scenario on 13-11-2007. It is the final act of the Spartans campaign
  Check the full showcase + download info here
  
  

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MORE SCREENSHOTS

You can find all screenshots in the Spartans Mulitplayer campaign album located in the Vandhaal Gallery.

• Use this link to go to The main Entrance of The Vandhaal gallery
  
• Go to the SPARTANS album in The Vandhaal gallery to see all screenies
  

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Spartans custom Taunts for Eso

if you like to scream and shout on Eso like a real Spartan...well then grab these custom taunts

• Info + Download of the 300 Spartans custom taunts for use on eso can be found here
  

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More info & Contact

Playtesters:

I like to thank all playtesters for their help and time
I am sure I have forgotten some names here....so sorry guys ! but anyway thanx for testing and helping out

names I do remember are:

main playtester: Oscar ( he helped me the most with his detailed notes and playtests...thanx a lot man !!)

other playtesters:
EliteMasterChief, Paperfriend, Darkdude, Elflesh, Freaky2, Albericht, Anasousolis, Two_Ace_U, Roman Hersir, Brightgalrs, navarone revenge, Azur fire, Nottud, two ace ??, luckyman ??...well and a lot more

The 3rd Greco Persian War Map
Click to enlarge

Visit one of the below locations for more info or to leave a reaction

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vandhaal@gmail.com

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www.geocities.com/the_vandhaal

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DOWNLOAD

• DOWLOAD the Spartans PROTOTYPE multiplayer campaign from the below download box !
  

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[TBK145]

Hmm, might be a bit late reaction, but you can just playtest every map to see the general bugs, and then post it as "The Spartans V1.0".
You tell people that when they play it and the find a bug, then tell it to you, so you can create: "The Spartans V1.1", and so on!

It might sound stupid, but else we'll never know the whole story .

T.

[The_Vandhaal]

Tbk that was just my plan

basicly act 1 act 2 and act 3 are already tested a lot of times....they are balanced ( act 1 & act 3 are full cinematics specially made for use on eso/online)

act 2 is a playbale game.......but its fully randomized...means it changes every time you host it again....so it has a lot of options to test...basicly all works pretty good

so i will indeed release act 1 2 and 3 just as beta versions...although they are pretty much final versions.......people can play and report stuff here

and when I am in the mood i will see if i update the files

as for the other acts...i will not finish or start with them....just not in the mood at this moment.....ofocurse the final act is done...its the tower of babylon....so you know how the story ends

[The_Vandhaal]

Alright Prototype Campaign act 1,2 and 3 are released !

plz remove/ replace any test files you have by these downloads
they contain some updates compared to the last test versions !

Thanx again to all who helped playtesting them !

Please check for more info and why this will stay a protoype campaign the main topic in this thread !

Have fun

[Brightgalrs]

So we can host this on ESO?

[The_Vandhaal]

yes you can

but only the parts in this download...not the unfinished salamis part...please do not share the unfinished slamis part if you have a test version of it

[Brightgalrs]

Yes, of course.

[Azur_Fire]

Awww, but Salamis was so much fun :'( I wish you would finish it
Ah well, at least everything else is alot of fun

[TBK145]

Act 4 looks very much finished :S The battle on the ships looks very very very very uber-cool!
Are you sure you'll NEVER finish iig act 4?

Also, how'd I play the already finished acts (online)?

[The_Vandhaal]

well never say never....but i will finish or work on it not anytime soon

@tbk

hosting online ?

well simply host a game in advanced set up for 5 players, check the settings in the main thread....select scenario and then the custom scenario ( it will be transferred to the other players) green up and watch or play them