Mods/DLC question

**moritsuna** · October 04, 2011, 10:24 AM

Alright so I beat the campaign once (vanilla) and I'm looking for more samurai action,

I recently downloaded the new rise of samurai dlc but was also considering trying darth mod.

Does darth mod work with rise of the samurai? (able to turn off laser trails?)

**Davidicus II** · October 04, 2011, 05:25 PM

So far it does, but Darth is currently making some modifications to enhance both the original campaign and Rise of the Samurai, so I'd wait a day or two until he balances things out.

**Bolkonsky** · October 04, 2011, 05:26 PM

Moved from General Discussion to Darthmod Forum.

**moritsuna** · October 04, 2011, 07:25 PM

So it is possible for me to turn off laser tails and horo in rise of the samurai? Honestly that's all I want for now.

**valky** · October 05, 2011, 05:13 AM

Originally Posted by moritsuna

So it is possible for me to turn off laser tails and horo in rise of the samurai? Honestly that's all I want for now.

If you currently only need these 2 mods:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=436168
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=437568

Arrow trails are disabled in DMS as well, but there is currently some 'tuning' going on, so I'd suggest to wait and use the 2 separate mods.

**moritsuna** · October 05, 2011, 09:18 AM

Thanks for those links.

Any ETA on the darth mod update though? I tried a skirmish battle with it on, and I have to say it seems so much more fun. (would I need to uninstall and reinstall darth mod or is it a patch type of update?)

**valky** · October 05, 2011, 10:01 AM

Best use of Darthmod (and the latest patch/DLC) is to use only the standalone-packfile, as several sub-mods ain't working anymore and some of them are now built-in.

Though I highly guess, the new DMS will be finished pretty soon. The current (open)Beta 08 is close to reach god-mode

The new melee battles are really cool and aren't either too short or long.

[I never used the installer, as I didn't needed most of the sub-mods or was downloading them myself from the proper mod-authors. But as far as I know, you copy over the darthmod_shogun.pack into your data folder, and if you were starting shogun using the DM-launcher you just use 'MP-light' as option - but it's mentioned in the beta-thread as well]

**moritsuna** · October 05, 2011, 11:22 AM

would I need to restart a campaign for the update of darthmod to work or is it automatically applied to an existing campaign and changes that campaign?

**valky** · October 05, 2011, 11:43 AM

The major change is the new melee-combat system, and it adapted the new Rise of the Samurai-DLC units to fit into DMS as well.
So there is no need to restart your campaign(s), as there was no change made to campaign-settings or the AI. Though he gave the most cheapest units (Ashigaru & Levy troops in the DLC package) a smaller size-boost, cause the AI highly focus to use them, even if you already got better armies.

(or check the DarthMod Beta thread, there is every change listed)

**moritsuna** · October 05, 2011, 06:13 PM

Alright thanks. I am wondering though, what is the 2x unit size comparable to? ultra? large? or is it bigger than both of them?

**StrikeQ** · October 05, 2011, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by moritsuna

Alright thanks. I am wondering though, what is the 2x unit size comparable to? ultra? large? or is it bigger than both of them?

I believe it doubles Ultra settings, since from what I've gathered in the preference script: Ultra = 1.0 Large = 0.75 Medium = 0.5 Low = 0.25. The 2x bonus just changes the variable to 2.0

I prefer normal sized units (On Ultra setting) as 2x gets a little too crowded in siege battles.

**moritsuna** · October 05, 2011, 11:58 PM

Do I have to wait for this beta to go live before I start a new campaign or can I start a campaign now and the update will automatically apply to my existing one? (in other words, will it change the campaign or just tactical battles)