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Tuskmod: Celticus Battle Overhaul Alpha 2.7

*UPDATE 2/28* Contains all the Campaign parts of base Tuskmod

Welcome to the Realism Branch of Tuskmod, while this will not start out as a full overhaul like other mods, the hope is that this portion of Tuskmod will bring more complexity, stategic thinking, and historical balance to the base game of Attila. My friend WarlusJones has been hard at work all these months and has allowed me to head this project based on Tuskmod. This particular mod is mean't for early alpha testers who wish to try out this style of gameplay. All criticism is valid and needed in order to make this successful. If an unrefined, possibly buggy, testing mod isn't your cup of tea, then wait for the official release. I hope you enjoy yourselves.

Battle Changes:

Completely revamped Fatigue, Morale, and Kv Rules. Based on Tuskmod with heavy modifications. Battles can last up to 30 minutes or 6 minutes depending on your actions...or the AI's. Battles are not as clear cut as they used to be and the slightest change in the balance of the battle can have cascading effects.

Statistical balancing remains close to base Tuskmod so players who are familiar with that balance will have some idea of how core unit balance works. Formation is more important than specific unit balance in the Realism branch, getting out of formation is a ticket to lose the battle. Stay disciplined and victory will be yours.

A full changelong is available in the changelog section of this mod page. (Will be Soon)

**Compatibility Notice** Unit mods should be able to work and will be balanced so long as they are balanced for vanilla settings.

~Gameplay and Battles~

III. Battle Overhaul

A. Tuskmod base values for melee attack, defense, morale, and weapon damage. These areas are fine for now and will remain untouched.
B. Revamped HP system. Experimenting with Charlemagne DLC's 100HP system for human entities.
C. Armor System temporarily edited for testing purposes. Full armor overhaul will be in final versions of the mod,
D. Horse Overhaul: Horses have been divided into historical breeds with are represented by different mass, acceleration, deceleration, charge speed, walk speed, and run speed values. The breeds are Steppe Ponies, British Ponies, European Tarpan, Thessalian, Turanian, Nicaean, Arabian, and North African. Different cultures will have access to these horses through their units. Horses will also behave and move more independently and will need to be formed for a charge if the formation is broken.
E. Morale System Overhaul: Morale has been changed to extremely dynamic values. There are penalties and bonuses for many situations including fatigue state, flanking, rear charging, horse v infantry combat, winning or losing a battle, number of men lost in phases or shorts amount of time, general vicinity, unit inspiration, strength of the army, hill position and much more. These values are all in the base game however the changes are so small that they are not noticable. In Tuskmod Realism, they can change a battle completely. Formation, keeping flanks secure, and watching the enemies every move are key to staying alive. Do not expect tired, frightened, and surrounded men to last long in combat.
F. Changes to Shield stats: Shield Armor has been removed and the armor value has been added to the Shield Defense value. Units shields will change which units can defend themselves well in battle. Missile Block Chance has been edited to reflect the actual shape and size of the shields.
G. Battle AI should try to make better formations and decisions in field battles.

*Special thanks to Avetis for allowing me to use a few helmet retextures and armour pieces*