What's your favourite Fourth Age mod?

[MasterOfNone]

The Fourth Age mod team has created several non Middle-earth mods over the years (as well as contributing toward other mods), and had a great deal of fun doing so. But which is your favourite (other than FATW itself)?

1. Norman Invasion
2. Viking Invasion II
3. Viking Invasion II: Dominion of Britannia (add-on to VI2)
4. Gods & Fighting Men (requires Alexander expansion)

[Feanaro Curufinwe]

It would probably be Viking Invasion II.

[Basileos Predator]

i would have to say Norman Invasion

[MasterOfNone]

VI2 was memorable to me because of the speed with which it was completed, and the way the community received it. It even had a good write-up in PC Gamer. I have a soft spot for NI though, especially because of all the research that went into the informational text for each county/shire. Infernocanuck did a great Let's Play series on NI on Youtube.

[Basileos Predator]

All memorable mods from a great team, and your masterpiece is yet to be relesed.

[Feanaro Curufinwe]

All memorable mods from a great team, and your masterpiece is yet to be relesed.

DoM is going to be their magnum opus. The wait will be more than worth it.

[Jagmodo]

Nostalgic, eh?

All are top-quality mods but I’ll go with NI. Many details and info were decisive here.

Edit: Coronation was also a nice feature! Maybe something similar for FATW?
E.g. there's no proper RK's king without both Annúminas and Minas Tirith...

[Stath's]

VI2

[Aradan]

I have a soft spot for VI2+DoB and its MTW feeling.

@Jagmodo: We're considering a coronation mechanic, we'll see if gameplay considerations allow its implementation.

[demagogos nicator]

Both NI and VI2 DoB bellong to the my most played 4th of total war mods (together with Chivalry TW and RTR VII). And I have to say I prefer both mods even to the similar mod made for M2TW. If I have to choose only one I would go for NI. I love the detailed dšescriptions of every region on the map which helped me greatly to get familiar with the geographical condition of England and Scotalnd before I had a chance to visit the country and bring unique atmosphere to the game. I also love the period of the mod which represents somehow the treshold between too eras. The Norman culture and warfare made in my oppinion a great addition to the traditional anglo-norse and celtic cultures of the islands presented in VI2.

Still I must with shame confess that I havent tried Gods and Fighting Men mod although I have been strongly tempted to do it several times.

[MasterOfNone]

Thanks for the kind words.

I'm glad those regional information buildings are being read and enjoyed. It took quite a bit of effort to compile all the information, and none of it, I hasten to add, is copied and pasted from Wiki, but, rather, all in our own words.

GAFM is a smaller mod, only one faction playable, focused more on story than content. It uses a lot of models tweaked from vanilla, has a little bit of fantasy thrown in in the form of enchanted items and the monstrous Balor of the Evil Eye. It would appeal to those interested in ancient Irish history/mythology. And you'll need Alexander to play it.

[webba84]

Ive previously sunk many, many hours into VI 2 and DOB - I loved the original VI for MTW and the mod perfectly updates that setting for RTW. Its also perfectly balanced, with just about every faction being challenging and unique.

[Casual Tactician]

Viking Invasion II

My favourite mods for TW are:

EB1, FATW and VI2! ... and EOD2.

[CountMRVHS]

NI was how I first got involved with the 4th age team (writing up faction guides and giving a bit of gameplay feedback), so I'll always have a soft spot for it. My vote, though, would probably go to VI2 DoB. It's certainly the mod I've played the most, apart from TNS. Anglo-Saxon-era Britain is one of my favorite historical periods and places; I liked things better before all those Normans showed up.

[MasterOfNone]

Too right!

[Jagmodo]

I liked things better before all those Normans showed up.

Too right!

I knew you two were old but that much? Have you maybe find a couple of the "Rings of the Nine" .
Seriously though, it would be interesting to see how English language would evolve without Norman influence.

[MasterOfNone]

I'm so old that I no longer remember my name. I rely upon witty forum usernames to get by...

[CountMRVHS]

I like my English language like I like my women - short, monosyllabic, and to the point!

[webba84]

Monosyllabic is a deliciously ironic word.