Rome II

[tgb]

I may want to start a new campaign.  I haven't been following the mod scene on this one.  Which are considered the best?

[mikeck]

I prefer Silven (S.T.I.M)
Other likes Radious
And then there are "Lines of battle" and others

It really is a taste thing...there is no "Darthmod" or some must have. For me, STIM does the best with unit formations, morale, combat length and changes to the campaign. I play with the "2 turns per year" mod

[undercovergeek]

I prefer Silven (S.T.I.M)
Other likes Radious
And then there are "Lines of battle" and others

It really is a taste thing...there is no "Darthmod" or some must have. For me, STIM does the best with unit formations, morale, combat length and changes to the campaign. I play with the "2 turns per year" mod

so the game itself still needs a little help from mods - or is vanilla a decent enough experience?

[Sir Slash]

Vanilla's decent but the mods improve the game a lot and are a breeze to use. My only problem with Radious was the mod does 2 turns per year but with my old vanilla saved games, it continued to have 1 turn per year. With a new campaign, it did 2 per year like it was supposed to.

[MengJiao]

I prefer Silven (S.T.I.M)
Other likes Radious
And then there are "Lines of battle" and others

It really is a taste thing...there is no "Darthmod" or some must have. For me, STIM does the best with unit formations, morale, combat length and changes to the campaign. I play with the "2 turns per year" mod

so the game itself still needs a little help from mods - or is vanilla a decent enough experience?

I just started a Radious campaign as Rome.  It's a lot more fun than vanilla, but then I've played the half-dozen versions of vanilla.

[mikeck]

Yeah, you can play vanilla and enjoy it. But the mods enhance the experience....combat mostly. I use them to extend the combat

[undercovergeek]

Yeah, you can play vanilla and enjoy it. But the mods enhance the experience....combat mostly. I use them to extend the combat

cool, ive subscribed to Radious, downloaded it, it has a green tick in mod manager and i press play - how do i know im using Radious?

i instantly ended turn 1 on 272 BC and turn 2 is 272 BC still - presumably this is Radious with the two turns a year?

[MengJiao]

Yeah, you can play vanilla and enjoy it. But the mods enhance the experience....combat mostly. I use them to extend the combat

cool, ive subscribed to Radious, downloaded it, it has a green tick in mod manager and i press play - how do i know im using Radious?

i instantly ended turn 1 on 272 BC and turn 2 is 272 BC still - presumably this is Radious with the two turns a year?

  I wondered the same thing after I subscribed to Radious.  Two turns a year was a clue and then I noticed I had six armies available (3 is what you get on starting in Vanilla).  I haven't had any battles yet so I don't know how those might be different.  Also the country isn't starving and my prosperity isn't appalling.

[Sir Slash]

Yes, Radious has 2 turns per year. You can tell it's running by having more food right from the start and the new units depending on which faction you play.

[Labbug]

Patch 7 has just come out for Rome II.  Suppose to be a number of AI improvements.

[Martok]

Thanks for the heads-up, Labbug!  Gonna go check it out. 

[Gusington]

Patch 7 includes an unlock for a playable Bactria, for.those into that sorta thing, like me.

[Sir Slash]

I'll get-- Bactria--to you on that subject. Best part for me is it plays well with Radious and so I can now return to my campaign. Not being able to play was a cam-pain. No more I promise.

[Martok]

Started a Pontus campaign on Normal.  Let's do this... 

Patch 7 includes an unlock for a playable Bactria, for.those into that sorta thing, like me.

Huh, didn't notice that.  Which culture group are they under? 

[Nefaro]

Started a Pontus campaign on Normal.  Let's do this... 

Patch 7 includes an unlock for a playable Bactria, for.those into that sorta thing, like me.

Huh, didn't notice that.  Which culture group are they under?

Bactrians should be "Eastern" I would think.