# The Third Age - Total War 3.0 released (a total conversion of Total War Medieval II into LOTR)

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 14, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-age-total-war-3-0-released-a-total-conversion-of-total-war-medieval-ii-into-lotr/606167 "2011-12-14T14:57:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-age-total-war-3-0-released-a-total-conversion-of-total-war-medieval-ii-into-lotr/606167/1 "2011-12-14T14:57:43Z")

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Thought some here might be interested in this. It is a top-to-bottom mod for Total War Medieval II into a Lord of the Rings RTS.

Gotta love the modding communities.

> **[Third Age - Total War 3.2: Install instructions, Download links and other Info](http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=500418)**
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> http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11169/5.1.jpg 
> http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11169/2.4.jpg 
> http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/12/11169/arg.jpg 
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> Credits for TATW 3.0 
> Developing Team Members: 
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> King Kong

Trailer: [Third Age - Total War: Version 3.0 - Release Trailer - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lky9diYN6Qo)

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**Author:** ![mil0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mil0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mil0)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-age-total-war-3-0-released-a-total-conversion-of-total-war-medieval-ii-into-lotr/606167/2 "2011-12-14T22:58:01Z")

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What? A Third Age thread without the ritual heaping of praise upon King Kong?

😛