the "early Italian states" is a mod with a new map which spans only from (west) Marsielles in France too Venice (east) in Italy and from Milan (north) too Rome (South)
with 120 regions and is a bigger map than the "original game" has~ it spans from 1150 until 1300 ( two turns per year, 500 turns)
with 7 Italian factions and 3 French:
which are:
Italian:
Republic of Genua`
Marque` of Verona`
Republic of Pisa`
Il Ducato De Milano`
Republic of Florence
Duchy of Spoleto`
and the Papal states
French:
The French Crown
The Duchy of Savoy`
The Margrave of Provence`
new music, ui, new buildings, new battlefield textures...etc basically new everything!
Download here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-early-italian-states