MODding: Total War: 2008

Ran no Jidai: buildings

Shiro

Shiro Lvl 1 (based on Aya-jo)

http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/89-Aya-Castle

Shiro Lvl 2 (based on Matsue-jo)

http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/26-Matsue-Castle

Shiro Lvl 3 (Shiro lvl 2 with an an extra building added to it)

Shiro Lvl 4 (based on Matsumoto-jo)

http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/53-Matsumoto-Castle

Shiro Lvl 5 (based on Himeji-Jo)

http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/32-Himeji-Castle

Other castles:

Osaka-jo

http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/61-Osaka-Castle

Kumamoto-jo (Ginnan-jo)

Kumamoto-jo is one of the three largest Japanese castles (the other two being Himeji-jo and Osaka-jo), most famous for being the locus of the Satsuma rebellion, during the Meiji restoration (the main theme of the movie "The last Samurai").
http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/8-Kumamoto-Castle

Guide to Japanese Castles (http://www.jcastle.info/)

Ran no Jidai: map

RnJ strat map enhanced with M2TW ground textures

Ran no Jidai

Ran no Jidai: Chaos/War/Revolt Era

Kyoto, 1467: As the ancient imperial capital burned to the ground, the Shogun ignored the blaze and held a poetry recital. As samurai armies from distant provinces battled each other outside the palace gates, the Shogun busied himself with tea ceremony and flower arrangement. Japan's It began when the ruling Shogun failed to avert civil war, the resulting power vacuum served only to inflame the conflict, which dragged on for well over a century. "Sengoku Jidai" (Era of the Warring States) lasted from 1467 to 1603.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_period http://www.jref.com/culture/japanese_history_timeline.shtml