newbie questions about SS and other mods

[areki38]

Hi all


I played RTW for a few weeks and now decided to check out Medieval II

Now, the vanilla AI in RTW was way not challenging enough, so I thought I'd check out the mods for Medieval II right away.

From the look of things, SS seems to be the best choice for me, but, now I look around and I see all these other mods, like Lusted's AI mods etc, and I get this "damn, when can I start playing a great game already"-feeling.


So, could anyone give a comprehensive list of mods they use with SS? Also, I miss concise explanations what some mods actually do. Does Crimson just add blood? What does Total Combat do? And, is there a guide for first-time users of SS, so I don't get caught off-guard with content and /or changes that are naturally not explained in the official manual?

Finally, what I personally would really be interested in is a mod that splits the HRE into the different German nations it historically consisted of. Bugs me a bit, because as far as I know, the HRE never acted as a homogeneous political entity, quite the contrary, in fact. Of course, such a mod would need to be compatible with SS 6.1 since that's the base mod I intend to play.


Thanks a lot for your time

Cheers

[knight of virtue and valor]

Hi all


I played RTW for a few weeks and now decided to check out Medieval II

Now, the vanilla AI in RTW was way not challenging enough, so I thought I'd check out the mods for Medieval II right away.

From the look of things, SS seems to be the best choice for me, but, now I look around and I see all these other mods, like Lusted's AI mods etc, and I get this "damn, when can I start playing a great game already"-feeling.


So, could anyone give a comprehensive list of mods they use with SS? Also, I miss concise explanations what some mods actually do. Does Crimson just add blood? What does Total Combat do? And, is there a guide for first-time users of SS, so I don't get caught off-guard with content and /or changes that are naturally not explained in the official manual?

Finally, what I personally would really be interested in is a mod that splits the HRE into the different German nations it historically consisted of. Bugs me a bit, because as far as I know, the HRE never acted as a homogeneous political entity, quite the contrary, in fact. Of course, such a mod would need to be compatible with SS 6.1 since that's the base mod I intend to play.


Thanks a lot for your time

Cheers

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=498 that answerers that part of your reqoust!

[Quark]

areki38
First off, welcome to SS.

1. RTW, there are two great mods for RTW that will enhance your experience RTR http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=26, and EB http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31.

2. SS - I would play this through once first, just to see if it needs any mods. The sub forum is very active with players who have there own view/interests, and not all of these are compatible. It also depends on your style of play, are you a turtle or blitzkreig type, do you like AOR systems or not.

3. Some popular sub-mods are:
RC is included in SS, but there is a sub mod RC+RR (Real Combat + Real Recruitment) which introduces an era recruitment system. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=162997
BYGIII imposes limits on recruitment based on a limited number of your generals being in a War Council. Howver it does slow down turn times. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=106060

Both of these are included in the installer (although you need to go to the sub-forums to get any latest patches).

4. HRE: Well I am afraid there is no such sub mod, although the main mod posted aboth is very good.

[areki38]

Great, thanks. Think I'll heed your advice and play SS like it is to start with. And maybe end up playing the HRE-mod after all. We'll see