---Tales of Middle-Earth---An AoK Total Conversion Modificationby Matt LiVecchi and Pulkit Karwal

---Release Information---Version: 0.6 betaRelease Date: 15 Dec 2012ToME Forum: http://goo.gl/s5I1kToME Website: http://www.moddb.com/mods/tales-of-middle-earth

Thanks for downloading Tales of Middle-Earth (ToME). We are proud to announce the first every fully playable and finished mod of Age of Empires II - The Conquerors based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Featuring all the famous realms and kingdoms of Middle-Earth and Númenor, hundreds of new buildings and units, and revamped civ structure and gameplay, this mod will finally bring your LotR fantasies to life! ToME is designed to work perfectly in singleplayer, multiplayer and scenario design.

---Requirements---You will need a working installation of Age of Empires II - Age of Kings along with:

1. The Conquerors Expansion and the C-Patch installed.2. No other mod installed.

Your AoK version should be 1.0c in order to successfully and correctly install ToME.

---Installation Instructions---Your download comes with an installer to manage everything for you. Don't worry about taking backups, the installer will handle that for you too!

1. Run the setup included in the download. When requested, please grant the necessary administrative privileges to allow the installer to install the mod to your AoK folder.2. During install, make sure you read through the information supplied, and supply the location of a valid installation of Age of Empires II - The Conquerors.

That's it! A shortcut to ToME will be available on your desktop from which to run the game.

---Uninstalling---You can uninstall ToME just like any other program. There are several options:

1. Uninstall using Add/Remove Programs and Features (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows Vista/7/8) in the Control Panel.2. Find the uninstaller in the Start Menu.3. Find the uninstaller in the ToME folder inside your AoK installation folder.

---Other Notes---This is a beta release, and the first release of ToME. While we have tried to cover all possible aspects of the game, there are some missing features that we are still working on:1. Interface graphics.2. Shadows for some buildings and player colours on some units.

3. Heroes from Middle-Earth.

These are low priority issues that don't need to be addressed before a release, and we didn't want you to wait any longer to play ToME!

Keep a check on the ToME Forum and/or Website listed above for updates. Apart from these, the other updates planned are:1. Hobbit-themed graphic pack: adds hobbits, hobbit-holes and Smaug the dragon!2. More eye candy and Gaia objects for scenario design.3. Balance fixes, if any, from all the suggestions and feedback we will receive from you.

---Bug/Suggestion Reporting---To help us improve the ToME experience for you, we urge you to report your feedback � what you liked, disliked, any balance issues, and any ideas and suggestions.

You are welcome to participate in the discussions on the ToME Forum (http://goo.gl/s5I1k), or you can comment at our mod page directly (http://www.moddb.com/mods/tales-of-middle-earth).

Thank you. We hope you have lots of fun playing Tales of Middle-Earth!