the new Sands of Conquest or Sands of Conquest II will feature a vast amount of changes! (it is for all intents and purposes a complete new mod) there will New everything from battlefield skins, to the map, music etc. so
"from Baghdad to Bombay, Sands of Conquest II map and focus is the lands between these two great cities, just before the Mongol invasion it will feature new religion and culture of hinduism
Although it will be very strong in being historically accurate ( in terms of the general politics, cultures and Geography of the area focused on) it will still retain elements of Fantasy,
the basic theme is the struggle between the Islamic and Hindu forces of the region, there will be six Hindu factions and five Islamic (more can be added upon suggestion at this time i am thinking about the shiekdom of Kwarazem, Armenia and the Caliphate of Syria)
Hindu:
the Punjabi Rajputs
the Rajastan Rajputs
the Rajputs of Pradesh
the Guji Jurat Rajputs
the Marasthra Rajputs
the Rajputs of Kashmir
Islamic:
the Seljuk Shahs
the Armokot Ranas
the Dynasty of the Ghaznavids
the Mamlakate of Sind
the Omani shafite
here are some screen shots:
(more too come including battle field units, more various and different new unit cards and so on)