Which overhaul mod is considered to be the most historically accurate?

**tulx** · August 01, 2015, 12:27 PM

I've been playing TW since the original Rome and most games always seemed to have one mod that was considered to be the definitive historical accuracy overhaul (for Rome 1, this was probably RTR).
Rome 2, however, seems to have several very ambitious mods striving for authenticity / historical accuracy. Is any of these overhauls considered to be the best / most authentic historical representation?
I've mostly played Vae Victis and am very impressed with the geopolitical accuracy, but the campaign difficulty seems to rely too much on high building costs.
Other promising overhauls like Lines of Battle, Divide et Impera, Conflictus Antiquarum Culturarum, Authentic Ancient World and of course RTR 2 seem to have their own strengths as well.

Is any of these overhauls considered to be the definitive historical accuracy / authenticity mod?

**Magnar** · August 04, 2015, 04:49 AM

A proper comparison can't be properly done until all the historically accurate mods are finally finished.

R2TR is still in pretty early development

CAC has reached v1.0

DeI is at 1.1

Vae Victis v.611

LoB is either on hold or not being worked on anymore

AAW never amounted to much... though members from it are working on AE for Attila

Of those active and listed above the following have the goal of historical accuracy VV, CAC, R2TR

DeI is historically inspired and authentic but not necessarily historically accurate

**Tenerife_Boy** · August 04, 2015, 11:12 AM

Agree with Magnar. Also it's worth to mention that DeI plays much with the "What if" units.

I also recomend Toon's overhaul if you want to experience vanila game but with plenty of units and mods added. Official site here:
ttp://toontotalwar.wix.com/rome-2-all-in-one

**Ardionso** · August 04, 2015, 02:00 PM

We shouldn't forget the mod Haegemonia from a competent french team. This mod also aim for historical accuracy.

**The Wandering Storyteller** · August 05, 2015, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Ardionso

We shouldn't forget the mod Haegemonia from a competent french team. This mod also aim for historical accuracy.

By far one of the best mods ever.

**VINC.XXIII** · August 11, 2015, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Magnar

DeI is historically inspired and authentic but not necessarily historically accurate

This is very convoluted

.

**Alma69** · October 03, 2015, 05:31 AM

I feel like "historical accurate" term is at best over used by moders. Its like an a/ss, everyone has they own. Its more like "my opinion on history", many times without proper research.

**binTravkin** · August 08, 2016, 02:43 AM

Hi!

Looking for the answer to the same now, almost a year later.
The only mod from Steam "Most Subscribed" list I recognise is Divide et Impera.

Which mod is now considered historically accurate (I'm mostly interested in strategic and other non-battle interactions), while also being relatively stable and playable?