Rome Total War Mods : Othor Games

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:33 am

I'm reinstalling RTW from Steam and am looking for some good mods. What are the best places to find them? Also, I'm particularly interested in fantasy mods or medieval-type mods.

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:12 am

You can find most mods for Rome http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=214

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:42 pm

Extended Greek Mod
Diadochi Total War

These are the only mods I've tried and actually liked for RTW.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:07 am

Thanks, guys.

Also, I just noticed that I have Medieval Total War 2 as well. What are some good places to get mods for that game?

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:31 pm

TWCenter is the place for any TW game mods. Just click on the forums tab, and you will see a Medieval mods section.

For Medieval, I would try out Stainless Steel. Great work.

For Rome, Europa Barbarorum is damn good, if not the best RTW mod.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:38 pm

Get third age, it beats every other mod EVER!!!!!!!! I was just playing it/

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:31 am

Extended Greek Mod
Diadochi Total War

These are the only mods I've tried and actually liked for RTW.

Both those are good recommendations. You can also try Europa Barbarorum if you want a really intense and historically accurate campaign. Rome Total Realism is also good in this department. Personally, I use http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1101. It's very similar to Extended Greek Mod, but has a greater emphasis on character and cultural traits. I also like the balancing of it more.

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:55 pm

Here can you http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php each category for mods. You may have some use for these http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1118933-total-war-discussion/page__view__findpost__p__16668007 as well.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:13 am

Shame they don't have a decent mod hosting site for the TW games. I've seen several TW mods with dead Filefront links and what not.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:28 am

Get third age, it beats every other mod EVER!!!!!!!! I was just playing it/

Third Age is fore Medieval 2 with the Kingdoms expansions, though I think there is one called Second Age for Rome.

The only mod I use is one to change the Spartan Warriors to look better since the look by default doesn't really fit them. I do not remember where I got it though, I have had it for quite some time.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:17 pm

Rome: Total Realism is, well, realistic. It may leave some nations extremely strong and others ridiculously weak, but personally I like the way wars between super powers end up as wars of attrition, and of extermination.

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:49 pm

Thanks, guys! Also, another question. If I run RTW on low settings, it plays fairly smooth. So what can I expect with M2TW?

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:59 am

For it to run a whole lot worse. I can run RTW on medium setting with large units without any hassle, but MTW2 is slow and choppy by comparison, with less detailed units. Certain areas of the campaign map run smoother though, namely The areas covered by the Byzantines, the Muslim Factions and Russia. Italy is the slowest region.

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:58 pm

Thanks, guys! Also, another question. If I run RTW on low settings, it plays fairly smooth. So what can I expect with M2TW?

Mora's got it right on this one. If your only getting fairly smooth FPS at low setting for RTW, M2TW will be a hellish experience.

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:22 am

For it to run a whole lot worse. I can run RTW on medium setting with large units without any hassle, but MTW2 is slow and choppy by comparison, with less detailed units. Certain areas of the campaign map run smoother though, namely The areas covered by the Byzantines, the Muslim Factions and Russia. Italy is the slowest region.

My laptop which is subpar for gaming runs both games on medium settings, though I do not do the actual manu battles for campaign mode, and I don't seem to have much issue with it. I don't really use any mods except for the above mentioned unit replacer for the Spartan Hoplites but for Medieval 2 I use Retrofit on the occassion I play the stock campaign, otherwise I mainly play Third Age.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:50 pm

Third Age is fore Medieval 2 with the Kingdoms expansions, though I think there is one called Second Age for Rome.

The only mod I use is one to change the Spartan Warriors to look better since the look by default doesn't really fit them. I do not remember where I got it though, I have had it for quite some time.

Its called the new shadow, i keep getting it mixed up with third age :facepalm: But its still the best rome TW mod imo