BROKEN CRESCENT: This Medieval 2 Crusades Mod JUST BLEW MY MIND!

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Total War: Kingdoms is the gift that keeps on giving, especially if you're looking for a brilliant new Medieval mod to try! From an expanded campaign map east to INDIA, too brand new factions, unit rosters, characters + all on a brilliant Crusades setting with a brilliant vanilla vibe, Broken Crescent is absolutely the mod you need to try next!
    So today I look into my top 3 factions to play with, exploring all the new gameplay here in Broken Crescent with the mechanics, battle dynamics, custom events, historical characters & more. By the end you'll just have to try it out for yourself!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 84

  • @TheTerminatorGaming
    @TheTerminatorGaming  2 місяці тому +30

    Medieval 2 really does have the best mods out of all the Total Wars

  • @Don8Maverick
    @Don8Maverick 2 місяці тому +24

    Medieval 2 shines in these small condensed map mods like broken crescent and tsardoms unlike newer total wars. and with the relatively new settlement creation system by the modders where you can literally create a new settlement mid game, the mods will take another new level in term of gameplay and give it a different fresh air to any other total war game.

    • @M2B30
      @M2B30 2 місяці тому +2

      How do you create a new settlement?

    • @Don8Maverick
      @Don8Maverick Місяць тому +2

      @@M2B30 there's a relatively new feature being modded is that you can create a settlement by creating a fort, basically you can name your fort, construct buildings, recruit, have its own economy and public order, so basically a mini settlement.

  • @parsman9914
    @parsman9914 2 місяці тому +10

    I'm surprised you didn't know about this mod. It's one of my favourites.

    • @TheTerminatorGaming
      @TheTerminatorGaming  2 місяці тому +5

      Yeah never knew dude, just been playing it these last few weeks. Loving it!

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +3

      It's an oldie but goodie been overshadowed by other popular Med 2 mods for a long time.

  • @aramokurdo
    @aramokurdo 2 місяці тому +5

    i love how you cover old TWs and not abandoning them i hope you get much bigger audience my friend

  • @Eternallegacy1
    @Eternallegacy1 2 місяці тому +13

    I pray CA make Medieval II Remastered. I want this game modernized so much!!

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +4

      I'm sure they will, almost no work required of CA but they'll split the revenue with Sega/Feral/Steam . Allowing the game to use more RAM and work with newer CPU's and OS will definitely help and removing as many hardcoded options as possible.

    • @Eternallegacy1
      @Eternallegacy1 2 місяці тому +1

      @ That would be great! I love Rome Remastered specially playing with unit size set to extreme. It’s so awesome having thousands of soldiers fighting battles.
      I’m playing the Western Roman Empire right now in Barbarian invasion and it’s crazy to see so many soldiers fighting at the same time.

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +3

      @@Eternallegacy1 I've put 1000's of hours into it mostly with RIS, just finished East Rome in the Scorched Ground mod, check that out if you like BI and also Tetrachy TW.
      RR mods like EB and RIS and 77BC are great.
      I always use Extreme size but the drawback is pathfinding especially on walls as only 1 model can enter towers to go up or down.

    • @Insanestsage
      @Insanestsage 2 місяці тому +3

      that would honestly bring total war back into frame. they shouldn't even release new franchises anymore, they should just remaster or continue preexisting franchises. A mtw 2 remastered-- where they actually learn from the flaws of the raw remastered would be a masterclass... especially if they add efficiency for those that mod.

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +3

      @@Insanestsage I agree, until CA are confident enough that they can give "us" the customer/fans what we want ( and they have 20 years of data to go off ) they should just Remaster the whole catalogue, adding more MP ( i'm not MP ) and mobile versions.
      Also drop the YT partner programm and allow a free tutorial for pre-orders a week before release.
      The YT partners have never been accurate in their descriptions of the games going all the way back to Rome 2.

  • @MaskofPoesy
    @MaskofPoesy 2 місяці тому +5

    The _Wings of Gabriel_ tho. What a choice for menu music.💯

  • @khalid6722
    @khalid6722 2 місяці тому +2

    As a Levantine i believe that modders may put more efforts on adding more settlements/provinces in the Levant. with balanced enhancements for forces and events.

  • @GusingtonOne
    @GusingtonOne 2 місяці тому +1

    I played Broken Crescent probably ~15 years ago and still remember the awesome soundtrack :) ...one of the best M2TW mods of all time.

  • @Person0fColor
    @Person0fColor Місяць тому

    Medieval 2 is the only total war that doesn’t get uninstalled I have like 13 mods so dope

  • @caiooca5793
    @caiooca5793 2 місяці тому +2

    This is an absolute gem of a mod, I only stopped playing it after an update that made hordes of enemies too common, but I still remember the joys of leading two Rajput stacks against what seemed like infinite Islamic hordes, breaking their crescents and trampling them with my Hindu Elephants. Good times.
    And before the update campaign balance was top notch, and the units are something, every faction is extremely well thought out and designed. It's a joy to go with Romans, Omans, Rajputs or Ghurids.
    9\10 and 100% recommended by me (5000hrs+ in historic titles), but some campaign balance patches may be needed for a full enjoyable experience imo, but don't know if there are any available.
    I was expecting All Under Heaven to be ultimate Asia Total War, as Broken Crescent is the ultimate Middle East Total War, but the effort proved too much for Yelu.
    20 years later and I'm still waiting for an decent Asia Total War, and CA give me Three Kingdoms then drops it down. Oh CA.

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +1

      I only encountered that in my Kingdom of Georgia campaign, i know the AI was spamming scripted armies against me. Have had that issue with anyone else.

  • @IceniTotalWar
    @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +4

    Broken Crescent is a veryyyyyyyyyy old Med 2 mod, i think it's mostly overlooked/overshadowed by other well known Med 2 mods. Shame as it's a really good mod and has factions/religions you don't find in other mods.

  • @MrBerni123456
    @MrBerni123456 2 місяці тому

    I just want to say thank you to you for providing content. You are the Number 1 Adress for Historical Total War.

  • @TahaAlhimyary
    @TahaAlhimyary 2 місяці тому +5

    I never thought I would see Yemen in a MIDEAVEL 2 MOD
    I thought it was just in ATTILA DLC and ROME 2 DLC 😅

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +2

      I had great fun with Oman ( yes i wiped out Yemen ) Oman has a Muslim faction i had never heard of Karijji i think it was.

    • @TahaAlhimyary
      @TahaAlhimyary 2 місяці тому +3

      @@IceniTotalWar Me to
      And that Kariji I think it's some sort of a religious ideology

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +2

      @@TahaAlhimyary Yeah it was very interesting, I was certainly aware of Sunni and Shia Islam and thought i had a decent understanding of religions/sects through my interest in history.
      But i had to Google Karijji once i started that campaign.

    • @rory6860
      @rory6860 2 місяці тому

      ​@IceniTotalWar The kharijites were the people who betrayed Ali (RA) so naturally neither sunnis or shias like them.
      The ibadis are less extreme, but the original kharijites were basically dark ages ISIS and were so extreme they killed some of the original first generation followers of Islam for being "too irreligious"
      Absolute nutcases, lookup the early Muslim expansion videos from kings and generals and watch the second fitna to see the kharijites at their height.

  • @riverblack565
    @riverblack565 2 місяці тому

    broken crescent is the first overhaul mod I ever played...was mind blowing and that's why I loved Total War more

  • @Gaelic3
    @Gaelic3 7 днів тому

    BC version 1.05 is my favourite. Well balanced and decent pace to the campaign.
    Later versions added some interesting factions which were great, but economy and battle stats were not balanced.
    Buff and Shine is a good sub mod.

  • @pravinschmidley4711
    @pravinschmidley4711 25 днів тому

    I would love to see a South Asia or India mod for Medieval 2 total war. The sub-continent is packed with opportunities.

  • @donaldpyper4627
    @donaldpyper4627 2 місяці тому

    Dei Agminium is a kingdoms mod from the same people as broken crescent but a bit more modern and focussed on the smaller map.
    Really good gameplay, supercharged cavalry and awesome models.

  • @renanschimuneck9369
    @renanschimuneck9369 2 місяці тому

    Broken Crescent is Epic. In my opinion the best most and that honours most Medieval II legacy.

  • @JadedJawnee
    @JadedJawnee Місяць тому

    Hey Terminus! I have been playing Roar of Conquest for Medieval 2 recently, which basically combines Stainless Steel and Broken Crescent. I am really interested to hear your thoughts on it, and it's worth highlighting for more people. 😄

  • @adaw2d3222
    @adaw2d3222 2 місяці тому +1

    The best mod for the old engine is Roma Surrectum for Rome 1.

  • @iratepirate3896
    @iratepirate3896 2 місяці тому +4

    Bruh i played this back in 2008, remastered? Lmao. I always loved how this mod had Makuria in it. Incredible.

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +1

      I had Makouria in my last faction vote but they didn't win, i'll add them in again as they're interesting for both start position and religion.

  • @huantruonginh2946
    @huantruonginh2946 2 місяці тому

    My wish for a long time is to see these more regional campaign maps ported over to Attila.

  • @christopherwebber3804
    @christopherwebber3804 2 місяці тому +2

    I went from Divide and Conquer back to this and the downgrade in the graphics quality killed it, though at least I have a chance of winning this, unlike Divide and Conquer, which has been made stupidly difficult

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +1

      Agree 100% on DaC i lose now quite often simply by the AI getting their VC ahead of me. Broken Crescent does still have beautiful models but i don't think it's had any updates outside of Buff and Shine in a very long time.

  • @andrewfish3141
    @andrewfish3141 2 місяці тому

    Hey termi,was the the buffe and shine version of Broken Cresent ? Becouse are 2 version of them,Buff and shine have a various buffs and modification 😊

  • @dimitarnedev5729
    @dimitarnedev5729 2 місяці тому +2

    Try buff and shine submod

    • @TheTerminatorGaming
      @TheTerminatorGaming  2 місяці тому

      I will!

    • @LucasCunhaRocha
      @LucasCunhaRocha 2 місяці тому

      buff and shine is amazing but keeps crashing a lot for me after turn 70-80 for some reason, I don't have crashing problems with any other mod.

    • @dimitarnedev5729
      @dimitarnedev5729 2 місяці тому

      @@LucasCunhaRocha You should try commenting on the modb page. The creator (WeekendGeneral) is still active and responds regularly with such issues. I know because I had one and he fixed it in one of the patches. Good luck mate!

  • @artv.9989
    @artv.9989 2 місяці тому +2

    Are there any mods that remake the Americas Total War DLC?

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому +1

      Very few, there was a Colonialism mod that was WIP but i think stopped, Lucium Total War has an 18th or 19th century South American campaign , Steam and Steel also has same including North America, i may have seen 1 or 2 others.

  • @huantruonginh2946
    @huantruonginh2946 2 місяці тому

    You’d be missing out if you don’t play as the Khwarezmian, bc Mongol doom stacks spawning is real😅

  • @LuCa8_
    @LuCa8_ 2 місяці тому

    I’m surprised that you haven’t played this mod yet. I honestly assumed you already did just awhile ago 💀.

  • @1992zorro
    @1992zorro 2 місяці тому

    Remastered 😂😂😂 This guy never ceases to amaze me

    • @adamjohnson3239
      @adamjohnson3239 2 місяці тому

      He is running out of mod content.

    • @TheTerminatorGaming
      @TheTerminatorGaming  2 місяці тому +2

      How am I running out of mod content? There are thousands of mods to choose from 🤣

    • @IceniTotalWar
      @IceniTotalWar 2 місяці тому

      @@TheTerminatorGaming You'll never run out of mods to cover and i'll never run out of mods to play, i will however run out of time to play them all or even a % of them ! 😮😮🤣🤣

  • @arnodorian6192
    @arnodorian6192 Місяць тому

    Does it have new siege map models?

  • @caledoniusmonti5617
    @caledoniusmonti5617 2 місяці тому +2

    Too many good mods for mtw 2 in a life wich is too short

  • @j.sch.8266
    @j.sch.8266 2 місяці тому

    I remember paying this like a decade ago. So they finally made a new update or what?

  • @RandomAussie-dx9fj
    @RandomAussie-dx9fj 2 місяці тому

    I still need a naval mod

  • @arsamkiani2296
    @arsamkiani2296 Місяць тому

    unfortunetly crashes for me with this error: medieval 2 total war encountered an unspecified error and will now exit . it oftenly happens with mods that we need to change the name medieval2.exe to kingdoms.exe like stainless steel. the 4gb patch didnt work too

    • @arsamkiani2296
      @arsamkiani2296 Місяць тому

      im thinking that will it be fixed if i install windows 11 . cause i have already windows 10

    • @karthikpushparam9839
      @karthikpushparam9839 Місяць тому

      Copy and paste the exe file and then rename it as kingdoms

    • @karthikpushparam9839
      @karthikpushparam9839 Місяць тому

      Copy and paste the exe file and then rename it as kingdoms.

  • @DMM_Fan
    @DMM_Fan Місяць тому

    Hey, can you host few Online Battle sfor Medieval 2 with mods ofcourse

  • @eduardoanzolch6078
    @eduardoanzolch6078 2 місяці тому

    'In coh 2 i managed to beat mission officer assassination in general deficulty lvl..'

  • @aggelos-db8ik
    @aggelos-db8ik Місяць тому

    By far and napoleon 3 total war if the modders fix the movement of the army

  • @marziobruno8055
    @marziobruno8055 2 місяці тому

    In my opinion this mod is insane in the sense that it's insanely unbalanced, the units upkeep is just exaggerated and your units always feel super weak against even basic enemy units, not really enjoyable for me.

    • @marziobruno8055
      @marziobruno8055 2 місяці тому

      The buff and shine submod by the way (ironically it does the opposite of what it says) vanilla broken crescent is just ok i guess (i completed 3 campaigns without problems)

  • @igornikiforov5474
    @igornikiforov5474 Місяць тому

    Did you say it is fresh in the beginning??? Drugs...

  • @StevenDeha
    @StevenDeha Місяць тому

    Try Bellum Crucis mod

  • @fachriyulfiansyah1927
    @fachriyulfiansyah1927 Місяць тому

    How many mods that blow your mind? 😂

  • @МенМаатСет
    @МенМаатСет 2 місяці тому +1

    don't understand: modders remastered old mod "broken crescent", or what?

    • @TheTerminatorGaming
      @TheTerminatorGaming  2 місяці тому

      No the mod sort of remasters the Crusades kingdoms campaign so its bigger, wider, more factions, events etc

  • @Kaknamenuss
    @Kaknamenuss 2 місяці тому

    Sry, but this was a pretty lacking review. Repeated yourself a lot, didn't really go deep into the mod, it's also visible that you didn't play the campaign very far.