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Author |
File Description |
Ingo van Thiel |
Posted on 08/24/02 @ 12:00 AM (updated 11/24/03)
File Details |
Version: |
The Conquerors 1.0c |
Number of scenarios: |
6 |
THE STORY
In this campaign you will step into a dead man's shoes.
You will be part of a mad hermit's tale. A tale of hatred and vendetta, of schemes and noble motives... and of guilt.
Not only will your battle skills be challenged. You will be challenged to follow Ulio on his way into his downfall, and to only leave him behind at the very end. You'll be the actor, you'll be the spectator. And you'll be the judge.
No radiant victory waits at the end... only clarity about Ulio's fate.
THE GAME
Important: Sound files are a must for this campaign, unless you want to miss a lot of the experience. They are divided into zips of roughly 1,3 MB each, so that each of them fits on one floppy disk. You can get the music files here:
Sound File 1
Sound File 2
Sound File 3
Sound File 4
Sound File 5
Ulio 3.0 also has new sound files for the 3rd person narrator. Those files are optional:
UlioNarrator1.zip
UlioNarrator2.zip
The other sound files (1-5) have not changed. If you already downloaded them earlier, you don't need to download them again. If you wonder whether to download the voice files or not, the Ulio 3.0 zip contains one voice sample, which plays after the first battle in the Foundling.
The campaign also plays the Attack on Murron soundfile that comes along with Mark Stoker's classic "Tamerlane, Prince of Destruction" campaign. If you haven't got that campaign yet, I can heartily recommend it. Thanks to Mark for allowing me to use that file!
The campaign contains two cutscene scenarios and four playable scenarios. Style: "Storyteller campaign". A mix of Cutscene/Fixed Force/Role Playing. B&D elements are minimal, you won't build a single building - only train units at existing ones.
The playable scenarios are difficulty-level-dynamic. You should have at least some gaming experience even if you play on Standard. If you are quite familiar with the game and experienced at battle tactics and micromanagement, Moderate will offer you a good challenge. If you like to test your gaming skills to the maximum, check out the Hard level.
INSTALLING THE FILES
Unzip the campaign file and all soundfiles into your Age of Empires II folder. They should go into the right directories.
CHANGES IN ULIO 3.0
- Sound files for narrator are included as extra zips (see above).
- New soundfiles for the dream in the Lion & Cat scenario are in the Ulio 3.0 zip file.
- Some typos have been fixed.
- Foundling: The "Barracks with Child inside" gets renamed again after the battle.
- Lion & Cat: Punishment for Ulio if he walks away from the village (-10 hp).
- Triangle: Fast players who went North could still end up with the general circling in the arena. Fixed.
- Epilogue: Younger and elder traveler got mixed up at the beginning. Fixed.
MISCELLANEOUS
Here are some things which were new to me when I made them: Probably the first movie-like scrolling text on the screen; a developed version of the Pyromaniac's rain trick; thunder & lightning and other effects with light and shadow; a well; some slightly altered town centers; a touchy general; armies moving, stopping and moving again in formations; an armed villager (static); impaled people; sneaking up upon a guard; a stampede; sea gates and sea towers on solid ground; alert watchtowers with fast-footed watchmen; a slippery hill; a nightmare sequence with burning ghosts and lost souls; entering an enemy castle, and a couple more.
This campaign has been tested by many people, so most bugs should have been found and fixed. However, if you do encounter any more bugs, please email me at van-thiel@web.de, so that I can look into them.
Thanks again to everyone who playtested the campaign for me! The names of the playtesters are listed in the Aftermath message of the Epilogue scenario. |
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Ingo van Thiel
File Author |
Posted on 11/06/03 @ 12:00 AM
serikofwaters, you forgot the first half of the solution: "Delete your old username (e.g. Jim) and enter a new one (e.g. Jim again)." That does the trick.
Then, and only then, should you restart the first scenario and "i r winner" it. ;-)
If the next scenario doesn't load, this is an old Age of Empires bug, but most definitely not an eye-candy or Ulio-related problem.
I had the same bug with the ES-Caesar campaign in the old Rise of Rome (which didn't have much eye-candy), and I have seen that bug in many RoR, AoK, and AoK:TC campaigns ever since. The "next scenario doesn't load" bug seems to happen more often if people already have a lot of downloaded files in their campaign folder. |
serikofwaters |
Posted on 11/10/03 @ 12:00 AM
__ [To those who think whether download or not]
Well, eventually, I have played all scenarios, and wish to say that this campaing is beyond of any critique. It is simply excelent. If you play, you enjoy.
Serik. |
serikofwaters |
Posted on 11/10/03 @ 12:00 AM
___ [To the designer]
Are we going to get Ulio #3, etc.? As we already have learned, Ulio had a son. Well, Ulio said that he did not, but after all who is going to believe to a mad man?
Perhaps, such scenario or campaing will be presented not in AOK-TC, but, say, in Age of Mythology. Whatever, the story shall continue. Is not that so?
Serik. |
Lord War Monger |
Posted on 11/18/03 @ 12:00 AM
Incredible. It defies classification, if you play it, you'll love it. A perfect balance of fixed force, RPG, and intense strategy. Exelent map design and use of Eye candy. Quite posibly the best Campaign ever, If you don't have it listen very carefully, DOWNLOAD IT NOW!!! Great work Ingo.
PS. To serikofwaters: Pay atention to the final cut and you'll see a grave apear over Ulio son, he died imediatly after birth, it was an unfortunate reality in those times that 50 persent of all babies died before reaching 1 year old.
PSS. To musiclover482: Where you droped as a child, the only thing that surpases Chapters 1-3 is chapter 4. If your playing on easy and finding it impossible to beat, well AoK has a really good learning campaign. |
ax_man1 |
Posted on 11/18/03 @ 12:00 AM
I really liked Ulio, but I think that the question of whether Ulio had a son should be left unanswered. That way, people can come up with their own ending and not have it told to them. Besides, didn't Ulio leave on his wedding night for his final battle? I can't remember, it's been awhile. |
Sir_Cris2k |
Posted on 11/19/03 @ 12:00 AM
Yo forgot to post this above..but maybe you should continue the Ulio legacy, like dude said wether he had a son should be undecided..or you could do like lord of the rings did with the books...they came out with lord of the rings and wrote the hobbit wich happened before froto n all them..maybe you should do a campaign that leads up to the battle where the found Ulio...:S |
Ingo van Thiel
File Author |
Posted on 11/19/03 @ 12:00 AM
Guys... please do not give away details of the end in your player comments or reviews, or you'll spoil it for others.
If you want to discuss anything about the story, please do it at the AoKH scenario design forum. I'll be around. ;-) |
Charlemagne1 |
Posted on 11/23/03 @ 12:00 AM
Im stuck on Ch.4 :(.. right after I defeat Aguric's men in the camp. Whenever I kill them all..Nothing happens after that...what do i do? |
Ingo van Thiel
File Author |
Posted on 11/24/03 @ 12:00 AM
That was a bug, sorry about that... it happened when I was fixing something else. I'm not sure why this new one slipped through while I was testing it, but it should not happen anymore from now on. I re-uploaded a fixed Ulio 3.0 today. |
JavaheadJoe |
Posted on 11/25/03 @ 12:00 AM
I'm still stuck on chapter 4. I downloaded v3.07 and restarted the game but it still doesn't work. I don't have to start over from the very beginning do I?
Thanks for the help,
JavaheadJoe |
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HGDL v0.8.2 |
Rating |
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5.0 | Breakdown |
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Playability | 5.0 | Balance | 5.0 | Creativity | 5.0 | Map Design | 5.0 | Story/Instructions | 5.0 |
Statistics |
Downloads: | 40,976 |
Favorites: [] | 45 |
Size: | 1.33 MB |
Added: | 08/24/02 |
Updated: | 11/24/03 |
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