November 2003

	CWC - Sunday, November 30, 2003
	CWC Fall Second Round The Clan Wars Competition is into it’s Second Round of the 2003 Fall Seasonal Championship. Starting with sixteen Clans paired in eight Matches, the field has now been reduced to eight Clans paired in four. The Contestants and their opponents for this phase of the Competition are: Clan Celtiberos vs. RTK Taiwan Cavaliers vs. The Prophets Duchy of Mazovia vs. Marechaux Clan Raven vs. Grey Wolves Please wish them the best of luck in this Round when you see them. You know, it’s the efforts of the individual Clan Emissaries to the CWC, that have made these Contests possible. These official representatives of their Clans have to interface with the CWC Admin, their own Clan mates, and their opponent Clan’s Emissary to make the Matches happen. They have to coordinate interclan and in-clan communications, and manage agreement on scenario choices, and meeting schedule, and onsite battle organization. Then when it’s all done, they have to gather up and submit the results for the record. It’s a lot of work! A Salute to all of the Clan Emissaries to the CWC, past and present. I sincerely hope your Clan members know and appreciate all you have had to go through, so that they might have a chance for their moment in the sun. We at Clan Wars Administration do, and want to take this opportunity to say Thank You, for making the CWC a success! bows Tomisama TosaInu

	New Building revealed - Friday, November 21, 2003
	At the official site they're revealed another building description. Eastern Seraglio Even the mightiest of leaders needs somewhere to refresh themselves and indulge in all the pleasures of the flesh. A Seraglio is located close to the seat of power in many cities of the East. It is where an established leader keeps his many wives and numerous lovers, a pleasure palace where he can retire from the tiresome burdens of state. Guarded by eunuchs and run by the senior women in the harem, these are even places where Eastern leaders can establish comfortable offices, choosing to meet their officials and diplomats in secrecy. The drawback is that sometimes the eunuchs and women manage to wield great power over weaker-minded leaders and can influence their master’s decisions... Mithrandir

	New unit revealed. - Wednesday, November 12, 2003
	At the official site they've released new unit information. Companion Cavalry Companion Cavalry The Companion Cavalry are the elite of the Macedonian army and society, and date back to the time of Alexander the Great and his father, Philip of Macedon, giving them a proud military heritage. The Macedonian King remains their ultimate commander in battle, and they fight with unbridled enthusiasm as heavy armoured cavalry. The Companions ride the best horses and receive the best armour and weaponry available. Each carries the long thrusting spear - or xyston - and wears a cuirass, arm protectors and helm. Each horse also is also partially armoured. As heavy cavalry, they can be a decisive arm of battle, able to charge down many opponents, and they are best used as shock cavalry to break wavering enemy formations. They do need to be careful when attacking spearmen and will will take casualties if they are foolish enough to charge into a forest of spear points! Traditionally, as members of the nobility, they are rewarded with captured lands after battle, and this gives them a very personal stake in a vcitorious outcome. Mithrandir

	Pictures of the Total War Meeting. - Wednesday, November 12, 2003
	There was a TW meeting in Blackpool (UK) on saturday November 8th organised by AggonyYoguish and Battle Scar. The meeting was attended by: Yoguish(Aggony) Scar(7Bear7) Druid(Wolves), Blade(7Bear7) Gazza(Aggony) Soul(Majestic) Karsh(VKC) Drakul(VKC) Kas(Ronin) You can view some pictures of it here. Mithrandir

	Dark Ages mod - Tuesday, November 11, 2003
	kataphraktoi has finished the Dark Ages mod. for MTW VI. It starts from the 8th century at a time when the invasions of Europe were beginning to reach its climax. It features 15 factions, 5 new units and a number of tweaks of the existing units. You can read al about it here. It comes in 2 parts: There is the base mod where the startpos for early and the starting positions are arranged. Plus names, descriptions and factions are changed accordingly. Then there is 2nd part which has new units, mainly Byzantine to give them a greater variety. The first part : Click here (240 KB) The second part : Click here (333kb). Mithrandir

	New unit description added - Friday, November 7, 2003
	Over at the Official site they've added the description for the Carthaginian Spearmen Carthaginian Spearmen These Carthaginians are steadfast, hard, ruthless fighters. Many of them were originally recruited among the colonists and locals of Carthage's Hispanic and Lusitanian provinces. They wear mail coats, Iberian-style pointed helmets and carry a scutum, gladius and spear. Their behaviour in battle is often very good, and even Roman writers compared them favourably with Roman troops. As spearmen they are best at defending against cavalry, as no horse willingly charges onto spear points. As a historical note, Scipio Africanus had the swords and shields of these Carthaginian infantrymen copied for use by the Roman legionaries after the Punic Wars. It's thanks to the prowess of these men that the later Legions were armed with what everyone now thinks of as typically 'Roman' gear. Copying your enemies' strengths is, perhaps, the highest praise that can be given by a warrior nation like the Romans. Mithrandir

	Huge new map-pack. - Wednesday, November 5, 2003
	Antalis:: has created a huge new map-pack containing 76 maps !. You'll need the following 3 files : HTW Map-Pack.zip HTW Map-Pack Mapimages1.zip HTW Map-Pack Mapimages2.zip He writes : It was built for HTW (Hellenic TW mod). It contains 76 maps: They represent real landscapes of Greece and Asia Minor, also the area of Bulgaria, Kroatia, Macedonia. These maps are: ACHAIA ACHAIA-PHTHIOTIS AEGOSPOTAMOS ARGOLIS AVDERA BITHYNIA BYZANTION CASTLE 1 (updated) The historical battlefieldmaps are in special: The Persianwars: MARATHON_ATTIKA THERMOPYLAE v4 PLATAEAE Alexander the Great: ISSOS_KILIKIA GRANIKOS_TROAS GAUGAMELA_ASSYRIA Phillip II: CHAIRONEA_BOEOTIA I've shortened the list, you can view the entire list on our Forum. For more info on his mod you can check this thread on our forum. Mithrandir

	The Clan Wars Competition for Fall 2003 is underway! - Monday, November 3, 2003
	The Matches are four 4v4 Battles each, with a sudden death fifth Battle if there is a tie. Scheduled for the First Round are: Duchy of Mazovia vs. Ronin Warlords Excalibur vs. The Prophets Taiwan Cavaliers vs. Freedom Fighters Grey Wolves vs. DreadMasters Clan Celtiberos vs. Aggony Clan Mokum Knights vs. RTK Saints Clan vs. Marechaux DragonCREW vs. Clan Raven What a line up! This is going to be very interesting. Wish them Good Luck when you see them. You can watch the progress of this Contest, and eventually get the Replays via our web site at: http://www.clanwarscomp.org CWC Administration TosaInu