war of eight continents Codex Dacanium: Terra (THE END)

[Valixor 122]

Discord server: https://discord.gg/qr9zZpKErP

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.

Current Codex Dacanium: Terra version: Beta 1.0.1 (PC), Alpha 1.3.7 (Android)

DOWNLOAD LINKS

Beta 1.0 files (latest PC):
Download mod for PC
Release Date: 31 August 2023
(open README.txt file for instructions)
(210 MB compressed, 241 MB uncompressed)
Beta 1.0.1 patch:
Download patch for PC

Alpha 1.3.7 files (latest Android):
Download mod for Android
Release Date: 14 October 2024 (sorry for being this late!)
(160 MB), best played with 8-core devices

Beta 1.0 for Android is coming soon, as soon as I receive enough feedback on the new game code for PC.

Lore document (contains mostly scattered information about the CD: Terra world)

Older versions:
Alpha 1.3.6:
Download mod for Android (160 MB)
Alpha 1.3.5:
Download patch for PC
Download mod for Android (160 MB)
Alpha 1.3.1:
Download patch for PC
Download mod for Android (160 MB)
Alpha 1.3:
Download mod for PC (171/195 MB)
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)

(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, 59 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 2,400 in Beta 1.0.1!
• 454 formable civilizations in Beta 1.0.1
• 5 new ideologies (Imperial Core, Imperial Province, Kaal and Socialism are already in Beta 1.0.1 scenarios, rest will come in subsequent versions)
• 183 leaders (special features)
• 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: (PARTLY IMPLEMENTED)
  • Major bugfixes, for things like self-warring (i.e. two countries from the same alliance at war with each other), army disappearances, forever wars (due to a stupid line of code Lukasz left in), zero-member alliances (periodically cleaned up), and naval invasions resulting in zero movement and constant plundering (fixed by preventing AI units from plundering unless money is < 0)
  • 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 (partially implemented with multiplicative combat bonuses and more realistic casualty calculations)
• FUTURE: Empire of Dacanium has actual gameplay effects (CANCELED)
• 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 (CANCELED)

* 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), Released, kinda. (Beta 1.0), CANCELED (Final 1.0)

• 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 9,657 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)

Edited October 14 by Valixor
update to beta 1.0.1, this is the end

[Valixor 122]

Some pictures to give you an idea of what the game looks like currently. The map background is temporary and will receive a major update after BETA 2.

Edited January 25, 2020 by Valixor

[Valixor 122]

More gameplay photos from other scenarios.

[Valixor 122]

BETA 1.1 update:

Fixes to scenarios

Added two new civilizations (Whitehaven Empire and Draconia)

New scenario (Draconian Invasion, 1789)

Edited January 26, 2020 by Valixor

[IlanFX 72]

Nice

[memososisi 184]

Could I review your mod on my YouTube channel? Here it's the link: https://www.youtube.com/MemososisiGaming

Modunu kanalımda tanıtabilir miyim dostum

[Valixor 122]

1 hour ago, memososisi said:

Could I review your mod on my YouTube channel? Here it's the link: https://www.youtube.com/MemososisiGaming

Modunu kanalımda tanıtabilir miyim dostum

There are still some minor fixes and other things to do. I'll let you know when it's ready.

The mod is now ready for review.

Edited January 30, 2020 by Valixor

[Valixor 122]

BETA 1.2 update:

- More fixing of scenarios

- Beginning of conversion from editor to game civilizations

- New terrain types (suburb and city)

Coming in BETA 1.3:

- Finishing of Eastern Lands (part 1)

- Continuing conversion from editor to game civilizations

- Revising of existing terrain types

- Year 1000 and 1300 scenarios

Download link updated.

Edited February 3, 2020 by Valixor

[StronkPolskaBoi 23]

Um, there is no background map. Could you maybe send one..?

oh btw nice mod, i really like the custom civilizations. 

Edited February 2, 2020 by StronkPolskaBoi
Nice edit

[Valixor 122]

2 hours ago, StronkPolskaBoi said:

Um, there is no background map. Could you maybe send one..?

oh btw nice mod, i really like the custom civilizations. 

Sorry for forgetting to add the background, I'll add it tomorrow in a separate file for the current version, and in the next update.

Edited February 2, 2020 by Valixor

[Valixor 122]

Download link for backgrounds (I forgot to add them in the mod): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QS4X7R8eCFgZUxLsFqMdVSyncHbXBbU_.

Just put them in the map folder.

Edited February 3, 2020 by Valixor

[ieunal61 245]

Noice mod

[Valixor 122]

BETA 1.3 update:

- 18 new civilizations

- 5 new formable civilizations

- Conversion of some civilizations from editor to game civilizations

- New government types for major empires (Imperial Core and Imperial Province)

- 78 new provinces added to map (in Eastern Lands)

- Added 1000 and 1300 scenarios

- Revised Maegrus Era (435) scenario

- Revised Draconian Invasion (1789) scenario

Coming in BETA 1.4:

- Finishing of Eastern Lands (part 2)

- Conversion of all major states from editor to game civilizations

- ACTUALLY coming now, revising of existing terrain types

- Year 100, 550, and 800 scenarios, as well as more major wars as scenarios

Download link updated: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dMTRYJ-4DTw9F5EXYtaBsmd6izBfUOAT

[Valixor 122]

Year 1000 scenario world map

[keyle 0]

I really like your share. I regularly download mod boards at techbigs.com there are lots of good mods there. But now I'm interested in your writing in great detail. thanks

Edited February 7, 2020 by keyle

[Valixor 122]

 

1479 provinces done, now on to filling the Eastern Lands with countries

[Valixor 122]

1537 provinces done, 1.4 should come sometime next week

[Valixor 122]

Beta 1.4 teaser: Eastern Draconian Islands, inhabited by Northerners and Rekovans, with very few native Draconians

[Valixor 122]

Westrinia complete, there are now 1617 provinces.

[Valixor 122]

Beta 1.4 teaser: Westrinia around 1760 B.F.R. The first cohesive kingdoms have started forming around the continent, forming what would become the Tarcinine states. There remains reams of territory still untamed and ruled by countless tribes. Who will be the first to unify Westrinia?

Edited February 10, 2020 by Valixor

[Valixor 122]

The servers broke again, so all of my posts related to Beta 1.4 disappeared. BETA 1.4 summary will be made when I feel like it. In short, some new scenarios (including 800, 540, Long Winter (WIP), Three-Year War, Fourth Tarcinine War, 3000 B.F.R. (WIP)), revised other scenarios, revised terrain types, and changed more editor civilizations to game civilizations.

Beta 1.4 download link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1n7gWD7STqukRVJm_I8EV1QW1upEQPmVy

Edited February 28, 2020 by Valixor

[Federation of Arizona 109]

Looks nice!

[AbRaM311 0]

Бдит ли мод на андроид? 

[Philippine Empire II 11]

Looks nice but anyways, why is it that if i open up AOC2 with this, it crashes while without it, it would not crash?

 

[Ànex i Rux 136]

On 2/28/2020 at 1:29 PM, Valixor said:

The servers broke again, so all of my posts related to Beta 1.4 disappeared. BETA 1.4 summary will be made when I feel like it. In short, some new scenarios (including 800, 540, Long Winter (WIP), Three-Year War, Fourth Tarcinine War, 3000 B.F.R. (WIP)), revised other scenarios, revised terrain types, and changed more editor civilizations to game civilizations.

Beta 1.4 download link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1n7gWD7STqukRVJm_I8EV1QW1upEQPmVy

I love that you are one of the few that finished their projects. Support you <3