Best major conversion mod for RTW?

[weyland]

Hello all -- I've been busily trying out major major RTW mods: SPQR, Total Realism, and Europa Barborum, and I'm not quite satisfied with any (although all are very good, thanks to their creators.)

SPQR -- Loved the large-scale map; didnt like the instant-recruitment; didnt like the uber-powerful Roman Senate armies (I couldnt beat any of them!) Also didnt like the Gallic/Macedonion endless-full-stack-armies, as Rome I played for decades and never seemed to expand out of Italy.

Total Realism -- Is this hard enough? I was bored as Romans and Pontines. Overall very nice package though...

Europa Barbarum -- I was baffled by all the obscure (but historically accurate) place & unit names, the Latin alphabet usage ("v" for "u"), and the complex new game mechanics.

Thinking of trying Terrae Expundagae (sp?) by Lusyed I think. Anyway does anyone have opinion about best overall major conversion mod, either any of these or another I haven't tried? Any commentary welcome. I'm especially interested in large-scale & interesting campaign maps and revamped combat mechanics, as well as overall stability and polish. Thanks!

[jw1089]

Darthmod is proabably best overall

[wipeout140]

Well DarthMod 8.0 "Dark edition" is going to be out anytime soon heres the link - http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=71

Darthmod is all gameplay with reskins for all units

TE is great mod by Lusted good mod for 1.5

[Jopo]

Lusted's TE is an excellent, stable and polished mod. Huge maps, reskins and most important runs smoothly. It's vanilla they way it should have been.

[Gaius Baltar]

I played Mundus Magnus 2.0 for many months, then discovered Lusted Terrae Expundae (now 5.1). So you have the great Mundus Magnus map, and super skins, a unified Roman faction, and great game mechanics. Works well.

Only complaint is the Mundus Magnus bonuses for happiness that you get with public buildings like baths, walls, etc, are not seen in TE. Made it easier to keep smaller garrisons in your cities.

I played Bi for about 4 days, then threw it into my software box, where it is now gathering dust.

Check out the latest previee for Penisula Italica (sp?). Looks like fantastic work.

[Miraj]

RTR is the first mod I ever played and will always be the best for me. But I recently played TE and thought it was amazing. The TE map is excellent not only in size but also in quality and beauty. The only thing in TE i didn't like was I felt that all the units in the game moved way too fast and wished their speeds were more like RTRs.

[Husserl]

i have tried many mods, but now i mainly play DarthMOD, it is really one great mod, so get it a try!!! and the newest version of DM will come soon!!

[Hannibal Barca]

Hmmmm, it seems you have exhausted the top 3 mods.

To make a different suggestion, you could try barebones mod. This has quite a few different campaigns to choose from. Check out the forum and see what you think. However, you say you did not like the 0 turn recruitment so maybe it is not for you.

As mentioned, give TE and DM a go. DM 8.0 is out in a few hours from now.

I know you said RTW mods, but if you have BI then give IBFD a go. You said RTR wasn't challanging enough (I couldnt agree more) well this is very challanging (unfortunatly, some people experience bugs - including myself).

Finally, maybe you could give RTR another go but as Numidia or the Seleucid empire. They are the hardest but for very different reasons. For numidia, you are against a superpower from the start. Rubbish units and rubbish land make it difficult to take on carthage (although i managed it first time ). Or you could play as the superpower, the seleucid empire. They have a lot of cities but the problem is they are largely undefended and you are surrounded by enemies that would like your land as their own. You must scramble what troops you can and fight them off (I have never actually played this campaign, but i did mean too).

Also, have a look at the XGM forum under mini mods. This is a greek focused mod so if you like playing as the greek cities take a look.

Finally, you could give rise of persia a go. This is a beta atm i believe but i experienced no bugs. You can play as sparta and athens as well as persian factions.

You can find all these mods in the Hosted Community Projects section of this forum.

[The Black Reaper]

TE is a really good mod... Darth mod is good to but i didnt really get that hooked to it like i did to TE.... TE has 2 new factions (made from the Brutii and Scipii faction slots) reskinned units for all factions, Darth Formations 13.0, theres alot of stuff packed into it plus a great huge map where the AI takes advantage of.... if you check one of the posts in the post your empire thread in the TE forums you'll see that the Britons, Iberians, and Dacians allied together and attacked my whole northern border with 4 stacks each... and its crazy since after you defeat them over 5 years they have 2 more way into their nation moving them up to the front... its real fun to have had there

[leg167]

I love Lusted's TE, I'd say it's the best major mod out there. Very stable, with great unit skins (although some of the units may not look historically accurate, it doesn't affect my opinion). I love the map too, makes the campaign so much more interesting. It's the only mod which i was able to play continuously for a long period of time, whereas I was irritated with most of the others.

[Scipio Afracanis]

I to have been looking for a mod, so I downloaded my 1st one last week.

Mundus Magnus 2.0 is the 1 I got and it is very fun.(Macedon 1st faction choice)

I was going to get TE 1st but I think I read a couple people post the MM 2.0 is a good 1st timer mod........

1 question though, to make TE work do I have unistall-reinstall to make it work or just copy over again?

[GORE]

1 question though, to make TE work do I have unistall-reinstall to make it work or just copy over again?

get jonesoft generic mod enabler, then you can install all the mods you want.

[Scipio Afracanis]

Does that need a fresh un modded RTW?

Difficult to install?

Google it?

[HONDO]

I believe DARTH MOD it gives you different options: Punic Wars or also in the BI style......also!

[Anachronist]

TE is the best IMO.
but i would like if there were indian elephants in the east.

[jaklei]

Please people, DONT use shorcuts of the name when you are advertising/advising a mod for a new player, he will just go: Wtf is that ****, aha an typing moD IbFD must be Iberias buckly ****ers...erh dying!
TE? that must be Total exhibition, urgh, naked fanatics is probalby showing their asses for everyone, and the preatorian gaurd is probably gays, not for me!

do you see my point? say the mods name atleast ONCE and then use the shortcuts of them.

[olly]

My advice would be to get yourself back onto RTR platinum addition and either try:

Imperator 2 mod for BI, only playable as Rome, gives a lot more units and depth plus it is a lot more difficult as the units are slightly weaker, you have an independent Epirot faction, causing trouble, rebelions, Macedonia are not as likely to be uber, and a lot of naval invasions coming your way.

Or Limes mod (see signiture) or Naval and Metropolis mod which both make things a bit tougher.

[Lusted]

Erm, look at the first post, the guy gives most of the names there.

TE is the best IMO.
but i would like if there were indian elephants in the east.

You'll like Gold then, its going to have Indian elephants in it.

[thoscme]

TE is a geniously mod.
the mod i've played most of all i think!

[CrayonVonCaesar]

TRY IBERIA TW!!
New patch will be out soon too.
Excellent mod based around the conflicts between Rome and Carthage and with six (i think) Iberian factions, three celtic and an italic, greek and numidian.

In the Rome provisional campaign it is scripted so that Hannibal will invade italy (there are many other Scripts also) and you are given proper interesting missions to do.
The units look great and there is a new map to play on.

The release at the minute has a few bugs and stats that need fixed but the new Patch is coming out soon. (also if you want my custom edu to fix the stats on missile troops and the like just pm me).

Click the link in my signature...