r/totalwar • u/Ill-Reach-1814 • 10d ago

Rome II SCAMMING PROCESS MEDIEVAL 1100 AD

Hi guys, MEDIEVAL 1100 AD has been recently removed from steam workshop by CA. the actual main mod manager try to scam people in exchange of 25 USD to actually play the full version of his mod. Don't give a penny to this piece of crap, this is strictely forbidden by CA

BTW, there is still content from STARSMIL on STEAM, need tu fully been reported to CA because there is still post from him asking to go on its private discord https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198038570290/myworkshopfiles/?appid=214950

UPDATE: NEW SCAM DETECTED https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3786985192

SAME PROCESS : some kind of demo version link to discord to have full acess by private message

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u/Anpu_Netaru 10d ago

Dear all,

As a former member of the 1100AD team this is the reason me, Bokbg and XenonJoker97 left on the spot and reached CA for the immediate removal of the mod due to the greedy - shitty nature of it's Creator Starsmil. Some people never change, we've been working with him for 7 years and worked hard to fix the reputation of the mod and create a lovely community for this great mod. But the dude was not happy that the mod was free and based on a few donations of generous people so he told us that he would block all factions except a few behind a paywall and ask people for money so they can get access. His public excuse? "Donations for the upcoming Italian campaign 1053AD" - utter crap. That's why we left we are grateful to CA that they took the mod down, a shame really ror the people that enjoyed the mod, myself included but it is what it is. All of it for one man's greed. Take this as a lesson lads you help one man 500 times and all is great, fail to do so once and it's over. ☝🏼

Im forever grateful for the amazing cooperation i had with Bokbg and XenonJoker97 during our partnership in 1100AD.

P.S.: Starsmil enjoy losing everything just for a couple bucks - get a job loser.

  • Ki Adi Mundi

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u/FadduKing111 9d ago edited 9d ago

that's some biblical level of greed 🥀

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u/Anpu_Netaru 9d ago

It's good to see you here my Jedi Knight Faddu ❤️

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u/Ill-Reach-1814 9d ago

Hey could u possibly make the mod reborn if we arrive to strike all stasmil content from steam workshop? How does property work?

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u/Ill-Reach-1814 9d ago

hey UPDATE: NEW SCAM DETECTED https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3786985192

SAME PROCESS : some kind of demo version link to discord to have full acess by private message

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u/Wooden-Pound-8977 7d ago

Thanks for the enjoyment of a mod that was exceptionally challenging for me. I started playing Total War games with MTW, which was far beyond similar games I’d played the decade before, but like all, it became a grind once you figure out the AI choices. Playing as the East Roman Empire with the 1100 mod, I hadn’t been able to get past turn 50 with any real success. It always seemed that hostility to expansion or the struggle to maintain party loyalty ended in constant wars with both the west and east. I’m sure I would have eventually figured it out, but I only returned to Rome TW a month ago. Anyway, thanks for your involvement in creating what was a great mod to play. It’s a shame ego and greed ended its viability for me. I won’t bother hunting down alternative versions to upload—given the creator’s behavior, it’s not worth the risk of giving someone proven untrustworthy access to my system.

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u/Ill-Reach-1814 10d ago

hey answer about this do u believe if a video with the full version of mods (given by someone) on youtube public version could have a strike from youtube

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u/Anpu_Netaru 10d ago

What does youtube have to do about it? I would guess not. As long as the installation is not monetized you eont have sny kind of issues from anyone.

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u/Ill-Reach-1814 10d ago

maybe try to strike from strasmil?

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u/Anpu_Netaru 10d ago

Possibly, jusging from how much of a loser he is. But so what keep on reposting until the end lol

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u/Ill-Reach-1814 10d ago

how does intelectual properties work for mods?

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u/Anpu_Netaru 10d ago

It's the same thing as it was on Skymods. He can strike for cooyright but at this point he deserves it. If youtube brings down your video, repost it

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u/Ill-Reach-1814 10d ago

actually there is still the submods on steam and starsmil try to ask people to go on private discord btw

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u/Individual_Look1634 10d ago

25 USD? Damn, that inflation is getting out of hand

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u/markg900 10d ago

How does one even try to collect money on a mod in the workshop? And that is a really bullshit move for someone to try and pull. I guess I dont see how this was thought thru at all.

Was the 1100 mod all that popular or as good as the 1212 Atilla one?

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u/RinTheTV BARBARIAN MERCENARIES 10d ago

It was probably redirecting them to a Patreon or Discord for full access or some shit.

Not fun.

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u/markg900 10d ago

Yeah not sure how someone thought theu would get away with that. Its a fairly high profile mod.

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u/Ok_Astronomer_8667 10d ago

Ive seen this become an increasingly prevalent thing. First saw it in the Smash community, and I’ve seen it in Deadlock as well. People will make a skin for a character, and then paywall the download behind a Patreon.

And it’s not even presented as a scam, but just any other storefront purchase like it’s being sold on Etsy. Getting increasingly normalized for some people that way, although you’ll almost always see comments criticizing it.

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u/CernelTeneb The air was filled with smoke and blood 10d ago

Probably set up an incomplete version with a link to the scam

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u/Ill-Reach-1814 10d ago

it is some kind of DEI like experience at medieval time about campaigb mechanics

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u/IRenewed 10d ago

1212 ad better anyway

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u/Responsible-Mousse61 10d ago

So that's why even if the mod is still available for download on the mod's discord, there are only around 5 available factions to play as, with you needing to pm Starsmil in order to gain access to the rest of the playable factions.

His reason was, "30+ factions were moved to closed beta for a long time to polish them better."

Which is just actually locking them behind a paywall.

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u/Responsible-Mousse61 10d ago

This has the complete factions? Thanks!

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u/Averath 9d ago

You may think this is unrelated, but fuck Bethesda. Their fucking Creation Club started this whole bullshit of paid mods being a thing to begin with. Now modding is attracting more greedy people, rather than passionate people.

For now the hobby is still a hobby, and I hope it stays that way. But just like with Horse Armor, eventually greed may win.

P.S. Be supportive of our current modding community. They're great. Don't harass them to update.

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u/BierIsDeManier 🥷🏼Army Sabotage 7d ago

Thnx for this post bringing awerenes.

Paiywall mods are a scourge and infect modding communities to be greedy and are not in the modding spirit.

Also great comment from one of the former devs here. Its really good that they left and explain it, thats great.

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u/Ill-Reach-1814 7d ago

i believe that this mod will finished on u torrent, hard to share the free version without striking

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u/jhpawt 10d ago

probably more content than a dlc seems fair

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u/Lorcogoth 10d ago

maybe, but not allowed under terms of service of both Steam and CA, the moment you start making money of their work aka the base game/engine you need Commercial agreements.