The differences between the two versions are nominal in terms of game-experience. Redux can run on both V.1.1 or V.2.01-engines, the latter require an additional upgrade – the VI-upgrade - available as a separate download (and to be installed after Redux). It's main campaign is RX-classic which is the default campaign spanning from 700-1260 AD over a period of 560 turns with the goal of world domination. It improves many aspects of the game such as audio, graphics, faction rosters and the AI among much more. Redux is essentially a better Medieval: Total War in many ways. The latest release - made in 24th April 2012 - is the “RXB1003”. With each new release after the RXB1000, many bugs and errors have been “killed” and solved upon detection in following releases, resulting in an increasingly reliable and polished game-experience in later releases.

It was basically the template for what is considered as Redux today. It had little in common with the original game and it offered many features that were new and unheard of in previous Redux releases. This new release, dubbed “the RXB1000”, brought many changes and improvements to Redux, both in designs, delivered experience and appearance. In March 2011, after many delays, the first open beta-release of a “new Redux” finally hit the world. The final release with such traits would be “MTW-Redux 1.0b”, which was released in October 2008. This was to set the template of the “old Redux”, which was much closer to the original MTW experience in most regards. Redux was released for the first time in 8th Aug 2008, as “MTW-Redux 1.0”.

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