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Discord server: https://discord.gg/qr9zZpKErP (Mod is being renamed, Codex Dacanium: Terra = WotEC) Codex Dacanium: Terra (formerly War of the Eight Continents) is a total overhaul mod for Age of History II, featuring an all-new, balanced world inspired by various popular fantasy series. It is currently under complete remake, with a completely new map with 9,657 provinces, better and more complex history and scenarios, while also retaining the civilizations from before the remake and giving them a whole new lore. DOWNLOAD LINKS Alpha 1.3.5 files (latest PC): Download mod for PC (Alpha 1.3) Release Date: 19 May 2022 (open README.txt file for instructions) (171 MB compressed, 195 MB uncompressed) Alpha 1.3.5 patch (28/12/2022) Alpha 1.3.5 files (latest Android): Download mod for Android (160 MB), best played with 8-core devices Older versions: Alpha 1.3.1: Download patch for PC Download mod for Android (160 MB) Alpha 1.3: Download mod for Android (160 MB) Alpha 1.2: Download mod for PC (12/03/2022, 169/191 MB) Alpha 1.2.1 patch (13/03/2022) Download mod for Android (158 MB) Alpha 1.1: Download mod for PC (08/01/2022, 158/178 MB) Download mod for Android (147 MB) Alpha 1.0: Download mod for PC (05/12/2021, 156/175 MB) Download mod for Android (145 MB) Current Codex Dacanium: Terra version: Alpha 1.3.5 (WotEC) (OLD) Demo 1 + Demo 2 Download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qOYpnWU8OKhY_3mdCYg9Eh5KLnn8T8yG/view?usp=sharing Release Date: 5 August 2021 (OLD) Demo 1.1 Download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12AWkjeYdRBsEpANeAM6xW4V7oq9mfKs-/view?usp=sharing Release Date: 4 July 2021 (OLD) Demo 1 Download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N7MGP961tQ1R2g2f4CtmtsZ4_2yTRe7A/view?usp=sharing Release Date: 24 June 2021 Post bug reports in the comments. (version color markers): Demo 1, Demo 2 Pre-Alpha Alpha Beta Final Candidate Final CURRENT MAPS First Demo Map (551 provinces, 7 scenarios) (select "War of the Eight Continents (Demo 1)" map) Second Demo Map (1,091 provinces, 15 scenarios) (select "War of the Eight Continents (Demo 2)" map) The Known World/War of Six Continents/V2 World Map (9,657 provinces, 55 scenarios) - 321 super-regions, ~1,120 regions (select "The Known World" map) PLANNED MAPS Simple V2 World Map (~1,350 provinces planned) - V2's regions as provinces Complete World Map/War of Eight Continents (~12,000!!! >14,000!!!!! provinces planned, maybe ~14,000!!!!! just to beat Project Alpha's 13,316 provinces) CIVILIZATIONS 147 civilizations in the First Demo and 619 in the Second Demo, over 2,300 in Alpha 1.3.5! 420 formable civilizations in Alpha 1.3.5 5 new ideologies (Imperial Core, Imperial Province, Kaal and Socialism are already in Alpha 1.3.5 scenarios, rest will come in subsequent versions) FUTURE: Over a dozen new ideologies, many with unique playstyles GAMEPLAY Post update: more detailed Increased population and economy growth for higher realism More realistic populations, with province growth rates up to 200% New government types, and adjustments to existing ones More terrain types, with more powerful modifiers HRE replaced with Empire of Dacanium Capitulation system, based on that of Bloody Europe II Global events, prototype for future super-events Other minor code changes, as well as a color randomizer for game civilization editor: Ultimatum max relations changed from -10 to +25 Increased minimum army to attack from 10 to 50 Miscellaneous general changes FUTURE: Overhauled game mechanics, extended settings, super-events, restored features*, including: Major bugfixes, for things like self-warring (i.e. two countries from the same alliance at war with each other), army disappearances, Improved modding and event tools Army mechanics changes, armies now have subdivisions (increasing in size with later eras), and inclusion of basic combat mechanics to make battles more than just throwing soldiers at each other FUTURE: Empire of Dacanium has actual gameplay effects FUTURE: Move to more RTS-style gameplay, with simulated battles (not just units throwing each other to deal damage), sieges of fortified areas, and time-based unit movement * Talking about spies and nukes, the localization for which still exist. And making an unofficial patch to fix many of the game's bugs TOTAL REMAKE IN PROGRESS ETA: Released! (first demo), Released! (second demo), Released! (Alpha 1.0-1.2), ~6 months? (Beta 1.0), unknown (Final 1.0) < all subject to change! First demo: the first playable demo of the new world map encompassing a few super-regions, with a few hundred provinces and a handful of scenarios. Second demo: a larger-scale demo with parts of one continent playable (around 1,000 provinces), more complex scenarios, new biomes and other improvements Alpha 0.1: the first "true" version of the new mod, with 1/3 of the provinces complete (~3,500), a few major, event-including scenarios and several smaller scenarios, beginning of mechanics overhauls Beta 1.0: completion of the new world map (all 9,424 provinces done), development of first full-feature scenarios, completion of important civilizations, implementation of mechanics overhauls, addition of super-events Final 1.0: the final version of the mod, with complete set of full-feature scenarios, civilizations and new game mechanics, development will continue from here on, adding more scenarios and civilizations over time Beyond: a walk to oblivion begins here... maybe the FULL world map will be turned into a Hearts of Iron 4 mod? Or the subject of a recoded, AoH-like RTS game? Remake progress articles: Sunset on the Old World January 2020 - June 2021 Map Sectioning: How to Balance and Beautify a Map (24/05/2021) Test World: the first New Generation map* (24/05/2021) Preliminary Map Statistics (27/05/2021) The World of Six Continents: A 7,500-Province Pipedream (27/05/2021) A 13,600 Province Map - The Reality (WIP) (27/05/2021) More, Yes, MORE Biomes! (28/05/2021) Changes to War Mechanics: The Plan (29/05/2021) Heightmap of the World (31/05/2021) Climates of the World (05/06/2021) T.O.R.: The Definitive Edition (05/06/2021) - END OF OLD MOD DEVELOPMENT A New Dawn Begins June 2021 - August 2021 First Demo: Province Map (11/06/2021) - BEGINNING OF NEW MOD DEVELOPMENT Rainbow of Random Civ Colors (11/06/2021) New Mod, New Name (13/06/2021) First Demo Progress: Part 1 (14/06/2021) First Demo Progress: Part 2 (16/06/2021) First Demo Progress: Part 3 - Map Complete (17/06/2021) First Demo Progress: Part 4 - Connecting the Dots (18/06/2021) First Demo Progress: Part 5 - Testing, Testing, Testing... (18/06/2021) First Demo Progress: Part 6 - A Lot of Flags... (20/06/2021) First Demo Progress: Part 7 - Almost Done... (24/06/2021) First Demo: Released! (24/06/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 1 - More Background Completion (29/06/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 2 - A Darkness Falls on the World... (30/06/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 3 - Background Complete! (01/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 4 - Province Drawing 2 Electric Boogaloo (02/07/2021) First Demo: Scenario Update (04/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 5 - Still Scribbling... (05/07/2021) A Time-Based Solution for Province Movement (06/07/2021) The Technology Question (09/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 6 - Too Many Provinces... (13/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 7 - The Province Genocide (16/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 8 - Provinces in the Map Editor (17/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 9 - Nearing Completion (18/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 10 - Province Statistics (19/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 11 - A Civil War of Sorts (19/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 12 - The World in 2021 (20/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 13 - Divide and... Conquer? (22/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 14 - Pick Your Poison (25/07/2021) Second Demo Progress: Part 15 - The Eastern Rekoviad (27/07/2021) Scenario Showcase: Mythic Dynasties (28/07/2021) Scenario Showcase: Winter is Coming (30/07/2021) Scenario Showcase: Between East and West (30/07/2021) Scenario Showcase: The New Age (31/07/2021) Scenario Showcase: Century of Humiliation (01/08/2021) Scenario Showcase: Shattering of the Flower (01/08/2021) Scenario Showcase: Superregion Wars (03/08/2021) Scenario Showcase: Turn of the Old Millennium (03/08/2021) Scenario Showcase: Age of Darkness (04/08/2021) Second Demo: Released! (05/08/2021) - END OF DEMO DEVELOPMENT Leaving the Boundaries (making of full 10,000 province map and Alpha development) August 2021 - December 2021 Full Map Progress: Part 1 - Yet Another Beginning (07/08/2021) - BEGINNING OF FULL MAP DEVELOPMENT Full Map Progress: Part 2 - The First Thousand (08/08/2021) Full Map Progress: Part 3 - Going East (09/08/2021) Full Map Progress: Part 4 - A Little Break Now... (12/08/2021) Full Map Progress: Part 5 - War of 2.5 Continents (28/08/2021) Full Map Progress: Part 6 - The Sun Shines Over the Full Map (01/09/2021) Alpha Progress: Part 1 - Watch your Terrain (05/09/2021) Alpha Progress: Part 2 - Civilization Confetti (27/09/2021) Alpha Progress: Part 3 - I'm sure it's grown out now... (03/10/2021) Alpha Progress: Part 4 - Forward Through Time (14/10/2021) Alpha Progress: Part 5 - A Thousand Years of Progress (05/11/2021) A Change Beyond Any (Beta development and implementing of new features and mechanics) December 2021 - ? Beta Progress: Part 1 - Vivat Aeterno Codex Dacanium! (20/03/2023) Reaching the Finish Line (progress towards Final version) ? - ??? * New Generation: maps made using map sectioning (splitting maps into multiple layers of provinces, regions and super-regions) and more careful province drawing Statistics below for the old, pre-remake version. Current old mod version: FINAL 2.0 (The Definitive Edition, OLD VERSION/T.O.R. Mod) FINAL 2.0 (The Definitive Edition) download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rYAY2SdzSD6rx0iL8nqHH9D9g6yB9fKx/view?usp=sharing (backup your game first) FINAL 1.0 (pre-Definitive Edition) download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ptLK3ulpRbviU86PevUwgHNRHudW1ZD/view?usp=sharing (backup your game first) Features of Old FINAL 2.0: MAPS V1 World Map (1617/~1750-1800 provinces) (select "ToR" map) Map of Ravenfield (WIP, 1890 provinces) (select "ToR Ravenfield" map) Test Worlds (60 and 205 provinces) (select "Map Sectioning Test" and "Map Sectioning Test - Expanded" maps) CIVILIZATIONS Over 200 new civilizations (over 800 planned) 31 formable civilizations GAMEPLAY Increased population and economy growth for higher realism New government types, and adjustments to existing ones HRE replaced with Ravenfielder Empire LANGUAGES - English (always complete) - Russian (incomplete and undergoing major revisions) - Lithuanian (incomplete)