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    Default Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    Hello there, I always get asked what mods am I running to make Rome II look so good, in truth I don't run any, but the last few weeks I've been testing out over 80 different mods to see which ones are the best and which work well together. I settled on 15 in total that keep the Rome II experience in tact, but make it look better in almost every aspect.

    Here is the comparison video:

    Link to the mod collection on steam: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=227016568


    List of all the mods used:
    -Arcade graphical effects removal
    -Better Horses, elephants and dogs HQ texture v2
    -Better siege weapons, equipments and fort walls HQ textures
    -Better Water III HD
    -Battlefield Dust
    -BullGods AIO Icons Pack
    -Combatus_Maximus_Shiny_Equipment_Pack.pack
    -Grand Campaign Map - Greek Theme
    -GBJ Blood Mod: The Original
    -KLA's new Roman Generals for campaign - Patch 15 / Emperor -Edition
    -Pdguru's Legal Weed Mod
    -PdguruRomansPlus 9/24
    -Special Effects Enhancement Mod v1.6 "Insane Edition"
    -Splenyi' Better Campaign Camera
    -Uniform Colours Remastered (Emperor Edition updated)
    -Lucifer Hawks GEM shader.
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    Default Re: Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    I'm always really happy to see videos like this! That sandstorm battle was quite jaw-dropping! CA couldn't have done it better themselves! Oh, wait! They didn't! . I'm going to steam subscribe a lot! Darren, can you play unmodded rome 2 maxed out? My pc is good for very high/ultra (best setting for smoothest movement). I suppose these mods will make quite a difference! + reputation!!!

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    Default Re: Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoplite of Ilis View Post
    I'm always really happy to see videos like this! That sandstorm battle was quite jaw-dropping! CA couldn't have done it better themselves! Oh, wait! They didn't! . I'm going to steam subscribe a lot! Darren, can you play unmodded rome 2 maxed out? My pc is good for very high/ultra (best setting for smoothest movement). I suppose these mods will make quite a difference! + reputation!!!
    Yeah I usually play on the extreme pre-set with unlimited video memory turned on. I usually get about 30-40fps in battles and 40 on the campaign. The mods for me didn't decrease my performance at all.

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    Default Re: Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    Nice video, as always. But what I like more is the uniqueness of the idea, perhaps it can be extended to maybe other top 10 lists.


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    Some very nice mods there. BullGod style Icons Pack is the standout for me personally. Also, one which i'm surprised hasn't had more attention (mainly due in part to the author abandoning the project for a few months, but now back) is little legionaire's Legionaire's Armies Mod: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=187264810 It changes the look and style for pretty much every faction to a more realistic colour and style. The shields being particularly impressive.
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    Default Re: Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    Quote Originally Posted by m_1512 View Post
    Nice video, as always. But what I like more is the uniqueness of the idea, perhaps it can be extended to maybe other top 10 lists.
    I've been thinking of doing it for other unit pack mods... There is just so many and they are all such high quality I don't really have the right to compare them, but it would probably be just based on my preference more than anything else.

    At least with graphics, if something looks better to me it probably looks better to most.

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    Default Re: Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    Thanks. Nice collection. I like to play Rome 2 with only graphical enhancement. Bullgod Icon it's a must. However i don't like GEM settings. Too dark for me and for my Monitor/PC...

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    This was a really good video. Outstanding at comparing with and without the mods. Great work!

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    Default Re: Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    Nice vid! Why not make a gfx compilation and put on steam?

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    Default Re: Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    Quote Originally Posted by Swe_gamer View Post
    Nice vid! Why not make a gfx compilation and put on steam?
    I did, http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=227016568

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    Default Re: Total War: Rome II GRAPHICS MODS - Get the best out of Rome II

    that was a quite good info thanks alot Darren, its save a lot of people times, good work
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