Rome II

[TheCommandTent]

Yeah mikeck could you give us a quick summary of why you like that one more...and is it available on Steam?

+1

[Sir Slash]

At the Steamworks mod site there are a series of mod-play videos. It looks very impressive but I've got too much time in Radious to start a whole new campaign. It's rated 5 of 5 stars there as is Radious.

[Martok]

Found this, it seems to be a much more hard core version of Radious - not to be unfair to Radious i think he has fixed broken things, these guys have taken the next step and are adding to the core game

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?630814-Divide-et-Impera-%28Divide-amp-Conquer%29-Main-Thread

apologies if it already been mentioned - this is a monster thread to check it hasnt

it may well be the foundations of my next campaign after the Radious one

Yes this is the mod that I have been using and advocating for a while now. it's quite good I find it to be better than radius although different people have different opinions

Cool.  Thanks for the heads-up/reminder on this one. 

[mikeck]

Mainly, I like the additional formations available for units. It's more than just testudo. These and his changes seem to help units keep order better than Radious. That's the main reason. The battles last long just like Radious.

Radius also made some unit changes that I just wasn't interested in.

The main reason I like it though is that units keep better formations.

[Gusington]

Cool I'm going to check it out. I have the luxury of not having started a campaign yet, so I can choose. The features list is quite solid and really gets my ancient juices flowing. Of course choosing between this and Radious will be difficult. Very. In a good way.

[TheCommandTent]

Cool I'm going to check it out. I have the luxury of not having started a campaign yet, so I can choose. The features list is quite solid and really gets my ancient juices flowing. Of course choosing between this and Radious will be difficult. Very. In a good way.

Let us know what you decide.  I am playing through vanilla right now but these feature list make me want to quite and dld the mods and start anew.

[Gusington]

^What do you think of vanilla? I enjoyed it. I am leaning towards diving into Radious first and then Divide and Conquer after, just because I have been looking forward to Radious for a while and his other mods (for Shogun 2) are highly respected.

[mikeck]

I've played with both mods. Although I prefer one over the other...it's really a personal preference based on what I find more important. I really enjoyed both mods and you can't go wrong with either. My point is don't be afraid to fire up a campaign with one of them and don't worry that you would be enjoying it more with the others.

Really makes me wonder why CA did not include many of these things to begin with

[Gusington]

^I have thought that way since the original Medieval. Hindsight is 20/20 with mods.

I really like the professionalism exhibited in this new Divide and Conquer mod, even in the threads over at TWC and in the descriptive writeups. Not that Radious is not professional with his stuff but you're right Mikeck this new one seems concerned with more 'serious' parts of the game. Maybe I'll go for that one first...GAH

[TheCommandTent]

^What do you think of vanilla? I enjoyed it. I am leaning towards diving into Radious first and then Divide and Conquer after, just because I have been looking forward to Radious for a while and his other mods (for Shogun 2) are highly respected.

I am still on my first campaign but I am enjoying it so far.  Although reading through the mod changes I am realizing little things that have been bugging me with the vanilla version.  Unless of course that just has to do with the power of suggestion.

[Gusington]

The power of suggestion is very strong with the TW series. Believe every post you read on it and you will blame TW games for eating your baby and murdering your parents.

[Sir Slash]

Vanilla's greatly improved over the patch-thon by CA. It now does have many of the mod-type attributes like the seasons now having an effect and the AI factions no longer are overthrown by their own rebels. I'm playing vanilla Suebi, Iceni, and Bactria. And Radious Rome and Seleucia and am enjoying both types equally well.

[undercovergeek]

^I have thought that way since the original Medieval. Hindsight is 20/20 with mods.

I really like the professionalism exhibited in this new Divide and Conquer mod, even in the threads over at TWC and in the descriptive writeups. Not that Radious is not professional with his stuff but you're right Mikeck this new one seems concerned with more 'serious' parts of the game. Maybe I'll go for that one first...GAH

i think this is what turned my head - serious additions as well as game fixes

[Gusington]

Maybe I can start two separate campaigns with two separate mods using the same faction and compare...

[undercovergeek]

Maybe I can start two separate campaigns with two separate mods using the same faction and compare...

its crossed my mind too, dont know who to play - might be ze germans