Shogun 2 Total War

[Martok]

One thing that does bother me about Shogun 2 is how short the campaign is.  Personally, I feel 220 turns is not a lot of time to win...particularly since expanding quickly seems to bring disaster (even more so than in the first STW).  Anyone else have this issue? 

Try letting them sit in a city until they pick-up a couple of levels. In FOTS this works pretty quickly. I can't remember if the same works in Shogun 2.

Well that's what I'm trying now.  We'll see how/if it works. 

I actally tried that last night, but enemy agents seem to zero in on them and kick 'em in the nuts before they can level up. Not only that, but either the AI is bloody smart or this was a coincient, but the clan that declared war on actually move agents into place outside / near cities and made a fine job of eliminating my leaders.

I guess I should have seen it coming, but it was neatly done.

I doubt the timing was a coincidence.  When I declared war on the Satomi (and unknowingly, the Satake as well), they quickly dispatched agents to take out my own ninja & matsuke.  They even tried to bribe my general, although fortunately without success. 

Coordinating their military operations with that of their agents is another way in which the AI has impressed me. 

[Gusington]

Some newer mods have been released to extend the length of the campaigns. You can get them over at TWC.

I play most of my TW campaigns on Normal/Normal...very rarely, I bump up the difficulty.

[Shelldrake]

I have been playing on normal/normal...with darthmod (I must be a gluton for punishment!)

[TheCommandTent]

How easy is it to mod the STEAM version of the game since it doesn't have STEAM Workshop yet?

[Martok]

Some newer mods have been released to extend the length of the campaigns. You can get them over at TWC.

Good to know.  I'm not gonna go grab any of those mods yet -- I want to get a better feel for the game's pacing -- but I'm glad the option is there. 

I play most of my TW campaigns on Normal/Normal...very rarely, I bump up the difficulty.

I have been playing on normal/normal...with darthmod (I must be a gluton for punishment!)

That's about the highest I was planning to go as well, at least for the time being.  Just seeing how the AI does on Easy, I don't even want to imagine what it's like on Hard or Legendary.  :o 

[Gusington]

Shogun II does have the Steam workshop.

[Nefaro]

Shogun II does have the Steam workshop.

Yep.

I thought one of the mods that extends the time limit was in there, too.  ???

[Sir Slash]

I remember playing as the Choksabe clan I think, on the Hard/Normal level and was doing great until I hit Realm Divide. Then the game became un-winnable with all my allies/vassals turning against me and my cities flowing with public disorder. So I installed the Darth mod and from a pre-Realm save was able to win against a tough but manageable AI. I grabbed the Trade Ports on the west side of the map and built a large navy to protect them and my income steadily increased. Check your food production every turn and keep your farms upgraded because lack of food will cause public disorder to skyrocket. Even with enough food, public order becomes a problem as the cities get bigger. Before you build anything, check to see what it'll do to your food level. The division between Christianity and Buddism will also cause trouble in your cities.

[Gusington]

Realm Divide is one of the few things I would mod in Shogun 2...for me the rest of the game is really strong.

[TheCommandTent]

Shogun II does have the Steam workshop.

Not sure how I missed it.  Thanks!

[Gusington]

I haven't actually used it...I don't think it's as all-encompassing as the Civ V shop as the code for the game is not as user friendly for modding. But...there are some mods there with some great reputations that I am tempted to try.

[Shelldrake]

Realm Divide is one of the few things I would mod in Shogun 2...for me the rest of the game is really strong.

That is the major reason that I am using Darthmod which I believe makes it more likely for allies to stick by you when Realm Divide hits.

[Sir Slash]

Exactly. In both Shogun 2 and FOTS, Realm Divide can be survived using Darth.

[Gusington]

Shelldrake just kicked my ass in a game of PBEM Commander - The Great War so I don't know what he's afraid of!

[Martok]

That is the major reason that I am using Darthmod which I believe makes it more likely for allies to stick by you when Realm Divide hits.

Exactly. In both Shogun 2 and FOTS, Realm Divide can be survived using Darth.

Can Darthmod be used in conjunction with other mods?  (Such as one extending/increasing the number of turns in the campaign?) 

Also, what does Darth actually change?  I know his mods for previous TW titles are about and/or involve improving AI performance, but how does he accomplish this?