Mod: Gaea, Cradle of Forests 2.0

[Foodstamp]

Correct. Just dump everything in the zip file in the mods directory. That will create a folder in your mods directory called "gaea".

When you start the game, go to preferences, mods, click Gaea and that will enable the mod. Then create a new game in the early era and you will be able to select Gaea as a nation.

Keep in mind that Gaea plays very different than traditional nations, including the fact that there are no recruitable units.

Goodluck and I look forward to your feedback.

[Sombre]

I do like the new graphics. You've stuck with a very dom3 feel (like scaling down the lord of the hunt/forest or whoever to make the spirit of the hunt). The members of the hunt look particularly nice and show what can be done with minimal editing.

It's interesting that you have fairly easy access to H3 stealth preachers, though without domsummons dominion is less important to the nation.

What kind of bless would you suggest?

[Foodstamp]

I wouldn't really suggest a bless. The powerful holy unit is more for adding a second magic type to the nation, although a very limited one.

That being said, if I am going for thematics, I will usually take an earth 4/6, nature 6 bless Earth Mother. Even with this bless, you have to shoot for Nature's Migration to make use of the Ancients, which is single player is easy enough.

In spring, the Ancients have a whopping 256 hp, so they make great use of the regeneration and reinvigoration from the bless.

Other bless options would probably be centered around what type of magic paths you want beyond nature.

Maybe in the next version I will add a sacred unit, or convert some of the existing units to sacreds, the Members of the Hunt may be good candidates.

The forest spider may be interesting as a sacred with #onebattlespell bless as well